THE FRONT LINE - GOT LOVE

THE FRONT LINE - ’Got Love’/’I Don’t Care’ (Atlantic ) December 1965 San Rafael, CA was the base for The Front Line, a short lived group of outsiders who only released one single, then were not forgotten I first heard ’Got Love’ back in the 80s on the ’Mayhem & Psychosis’ compilation and thought it was killer. It’s a short (under two minutes) and snappy garage swinger which doesn’t let up from the blistering intro. The fuzztoned guitar and uptempo pace together with the quick vocal responses make for a thrill ride that can be described like the sound of The Yardbirds on some speed pills. The Front Line were originally called The Turtles and obviously dropped that name when the latter hit the big time and so The Front Line were born. Three recordings exist cut for Trident Recordings. These remained unreleased until Big Beat compiled them on the CD ’Sing Me A Rainbow.’ Earlier takes of ’Got Love’ and ’I Don’t Care’ along with another previously unknown song ’Need You No More’ which sounds