Balloon Farm

Psych-punk quartet the Balloon Farm remain best remembered for their sole Top 40 hit, "A Question of Temperature." Bandmembers Mike Appel, Don Henny, Ed Schnug, and Jay Saks first teamed up in 1966 as Adam, signing to Mala to issue the little-noticed single "Eve." Upon adopting the Balloon Farm moniker in tribute to a New York City nightclub, the New Jersey-based group inked a new deal with Laurie Records, issuing "A Question of Temperature" at the tail end of 1967. A fuzz-punk classic much loved by garage-psych aficionados, the single also proved a commercial success, crackin...