The Blue Banana - Spicks And Specks (1968 Kansas Garage Psych Kanwic 45)

Band: The Blue Banana Track: Spicks And Specks (Side 1) Songwriter: Barry Gibb Format: 45 RPM Vinyl Single (Compatible Stereo) Label: Kanwic Records (Catalog: HFCS-152A) Studio: High Fidelity Recording Studio (Wichita, Kansas) Producers: Louks and Reimer | A&R: Don Clyne Publishing: Big Top Records, Inc. (BMI) Release Year: 1968 Origin: Wichita / Kansas region 🏆 ABOUT THIS RECORDING This is an audio archival transfer from an exceptionally rare, historic physical 1968 garage-psych 45 RPM vinyl single. While Wichita's independent Kanwic label was renowned for its country output, this holy grail release by The Blue Banana captures a phenomenal, organ-tinged regional cover of Barry Gibb's classic composition. Complete with its iconic printed blue banana label artwork, this preservation is part of a private project dedicated to documenting the diverse mid-century musical heritage of Kansas and the greater Midwest circuit. 🔧 TECHNICAL NOTES • Source Material: 45 RPM Vinyl • Digital Capture: Audacity (High-Fidelity WAV) • Audio Restoration: ClickRepair (Targeted click/pop removal keeping original gritty vocal tracking, driving drum transients, and swirling organ depths perfectly intact) To protect the privacy of the archivist and the integrity of the physical collection, comments are held for review to encourage community history sharing while filtering spam. Thank you for listening to these preserved sounds of Midwest music history.