Peak
8
Weeks
10
Score
1,589
Chart Year
1966
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This was first released on the San Francisco label Hush Records in January 1966. After quickly selling 5,000 copies locally, it was picked up by the major Bell label who took over distribution of the single and also gave the band the opportunity to release an album. Don Baskin the band's vocalist told classicbands.com the story behind the release of "Little Girl": "We couldn't get 'Little Girl' played anywhere. No one wanted it. Everyone turned down 'Little Girl.' So, we decided with our producer's label, Hush, which was a rhythm and blues label out of Richmond, California, the Oakland-Richmond area. Our producer's parents had owned that label. He decided, 'let's put it out locally and see how it does,' and we sold 5,000 copies in the first week. An incredible number for that day and time in and around the Northern California area. A big (radio) station in San Francisco really broke our first record - KYA. That's what really made us take off. That's what really made Bill decide to take us on. We had our first big, big break-out in Oklahoma City and it started from there." The band's sound has been hailed by some critics as one of the forerunners of psychedelic rock. In addition "Little Girl" has been recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, where it is on permanent rotation. A plaque is on display there, referring to the song as a pivotal song in the history of rock and roll. Among the other artists to cover this song are English rock group The Banned, who had a #36 hit in the UK with it in 1977. Garage-rock quintet Syndicate of Sound formed in San Jose in 1964. After the follow-up single to "Little Girl," "Rumours," peaked at #55, the band went through some line-up changes and recorded some more singles without success. In 1970 the band opted to split and Baskin found work as a studio musician before moving into Country music. Since 1990, Baskin, bassist Bob Gonzalez and drummer John Duckworth have occasionally reunited with a couple of new members to perform as The Syndicate Of Sound at selected concert appearances.
Hey, little girl, you don't have to hide nothin' no more You didn't do nothin' that hadn't been done before Little girl thought she wouldn't get caught, you see She thought she'd get away with goin' out on me, yeah Other girls did it, you didn't think of nothin' new You went out on me, so other girls did it too You can leave, little girl, I don't want you 'round no more If you come knockin', you won't get past my door... yeah! You got nothin' to hide and everybody knows it's true Too bad, little girl, it's all over for you... ha-ha-ha-ha
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 4, 1966 | 78 | 48 |
| 2 | Jun 11, 1966 | 51 | 75 |
| 3 | Jun 18, 1966 | 41 | 85 |
| 4 | Jun 25, 1966 | 24 | 102 |
| 5 | Jul 2, 1966 | 11 | 115 |
| 6 | Jul 9, 1966 | 8 | 118 |
| 7 | Jul 16, 1966 | 8 | 118 |
| 8 | Jul 23, 1966 | 13 | 113 |
| 9 | Jul 30, 1966 | 21 | 105 |
| 10 | Aug 6, 1966 | 49 | 77 |