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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
• Pressed on orange vinyl at Citizen Vinyl!
• Includes liner notes that feature an in-depth interview with Dale Menten!
• Includes their 1964 chart topper "Run, Run, Run"

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• Includes two unissued bonus tracks!
• Includes liner notes that feature an in-depth interview with Dale Menten!
• Includes their 1964 chart topper "Run, Run, Run"

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1.	Hi-Heel Sneakers 03:16	buy track
2.	I'm Not Mad 02:36	buy track
3.	Don't Mess Around 02:21	buy track
4.	Run, Run, Run 02:19	buy track
5.	Things We Said Today 02:31	buy track
6.	Can I Get A Witness 03:00	buy track
7.	Long Tall Texan 02:34	buy track
8.	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying 03:23	buy track
9.	It Seems To Me 02:30	buy track
10.	She Cried 02:19	buy track
11.	When Does Linda Cry 02:21	buy track
12.	Savage World (Instrumental) 02:54	buy track
13.	Candlelight 02:27	buy track
14.	Things We Said Today (Alternate Backing Track) 02:34	buy track
15.	I'm Not Mad (Alternate Version) 02:20	buy track
16.	Stand By Me 03:21	buy track
17.	Don't Mess Around (Alternate Version) (Bonus Track) 02:27	buy track
18.	I'll Be True (Previously Unissued Bonus Track) 02:16	buy track

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Phenomenal ‘60s garage from Minnesota’s Gestures!

Along with a few other Twin Cities chart toppers, Menten’s “Run, Run, Run” became a national hit and even earned a spot on Kaye’s legendary Nuggets compilation in 1998. Full of shimmering guitars, opulent harmonies, and good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll, the band was limited to a handful of singles before going their separate ways. It’s surely a staple in any garage aficionado’s collection!

In California, the Gestures were especially well-received, maybe because “Run, Run, Run” had the lightness, the hook, and infectious drive of the California surf and car band hits. Record World’s hot picks column called it a surf-like sound that should endear them to teens. The slice is a hard-driving ditty. Cash Box said the Gestures bow was a hard-rocking, Liverpool-sounding affair... powerhouse instrumental support on this haunting entry. There’s a complete change of pace in the soft-sounding uptempo undercut.

“‘Run, Run, Run’ hit #1 in the Twin Cities, #3 in Los Angeles, #1 in New York and #3-5 in Oklahoma City. It reached the top of the local C&N Sales jukebox charts, cracked Billboard Magazine’s top 40, and as I mentioned before, was even played on Bandstand. It was right up there with records by the Hondells, Gene Pitney, Jay & the Americans, and all the early British bands – including the Beatles.” - Dale Menten

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released September 29, 2023

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