The Mynah Birds - It's My Time
It's My Time / Go On And Cry
V.I.P. V.I.P.-25033 (2012)
The Mynah Birds were a Canadian R&B/Garage band active 1964 through to 1967.
The band is notable due to a few of its famous band members, namely Neil Young, Rick Matthews (aka Rick James) and Bruce Palmer.
In early 1966 the band was signed to Motown records and recorded this 45 which was scheduled to be released on Motown's subsidiary label V.I.P. that May. The story goes that the band found out that their manager had stolen the advance they received from Motown so they fired him.
In return he informed Motown that Rick James was AWOL from the US Navy. Rick was subsequently arrested by the Navy and jailed. Motown shelved the single and cancelled plans for an album so Young and Palmer famously sold their musical equipment, bought a hearse to drive to LA and once there helped form Buffalo Springfield.
Although James, Young and Palmer were gone the band still had a six month period remaining on the contract for Motown so replacements were found and the band continued to gig and record, although no further material was released.
Rick James was released from Naval detention in May 1967 and joined a new, short-lived line-up of the band before moving to California to pursue his solo career.
This single remained one of the lost great gems until the A-side finally surfaced in a 2006 Motown compilation box set. This 45 was released for Record Store Day 2012 in a limited run of 5,000 units.
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