The Revells

The Revells weren't an actual group, but one of the several surf-hot rod acts of the 1960s that were actually comprised of California session players and songwriters. They released one album, a novelty-concept LP of sorts jammed with songs about the then-hot slot car craze. Masterminded by Gary Usher (who produced the record and wrote most of the songs with Roger Christian), it shamelessly imitated the lowest common denominators of Jan & Dean/the Beach Boys circa 1964. That's not surprising, as Usher and Christian both helped write some of the Beach Boys' early songs (Christia...