1965’s I Want Candy: The Strangeloves’ Garage Rock Hit Factory

EPYSODE 92: I Want Candy by The Strangeloves.

Guest: Jerry Goldstein.

Additional commentary by The Psychedelic Wizard, Uncle Herff.

This week it's fuzz guitars, pounding rhythms, and one of the most irresistible hooks of the 1960s as we explore I Want Candy, the electrifying debut album by The Strangeloves. Best known for the immortal title track, the band blended raw garage rock energy, rhythm & blues swagger, and clever studio craftsmanship into a sound that helped shape the future of rock music. But there’s much more to I Want Candy than its iconic hit single. Best of all, this epysode features exclusive commentary from Jerry Goldstein (aka "Giles Strange"), who shares firsthand stories about creating the album and the surprising legacy of one of the most influential garage rock records of the 1960s.

I hope you dig I Want Candy as much as I do.

- Farmer John

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