Richard and the Young Lions Open Up Your Door

[pbullock52]

After Richard Tepp moved from New Jersey to Cleveland, this song became quite popular in the Cleveland market. Definetly got its share of air time on WMMS-FM and WKYC (WTAM)-AM.

[TheTip64]

Great.........I have the Original in Mint condition..Really Big in Cleveland. Thanks.

[monarch1957]

I remember recording that song way back in 66 on a cheap reel to reel tape recorder. Still have it but the quality is poor.It's good to hear it in high quality in you tube.

[IrwinGenealogy]

Great Song - Can anyone tell me what instrument is making that bell like sound in the background. I just wonder if it pre recorded music that they used in the session when the record was cut.

Thanks !

[HarvestmanMan]

@IrwinGenealogy Probably just a xylophone or marimba.

I got a copy of this 45 in a lea market (cracked, but still plays fine) for $1,

[Tahiti1030]

@IrwinGenealogy I was told it was an African hair drum

[tropicalpancake56]

Love it!!!!

[MrUncleglenn]

When our band, "The Noblemenn" was starting out this was one of our biggies. I remember playing it many times in my parents garage. We were one of the many bands named "The Noblemenn". We were from Garden City Michigan. 1965 until I quite after the summer of 1967. I had to get a real job since I was soon to be a senior in high school.

[airtc22]

When I 16 in 1966, this song was covered by alot of bands playing in the coffee houses and teen meets. It was a fan favorite and one of first songs to show case the fuzz tone base. It still resonates. I'm glad that Janet is ok

[newhotman1001]

Another of the great one hit wonders from the '60s. Visited the Civic Center in Lansing in 1966. Were on the Ch. 6 teen show "Swing Lively" with Dennis Wayne. Love this song and was a hit in Lansing and Detroit.

[MrEvolution513]

Thank u for posting this great forgotton song. The Detroit band The Romantics covered this song on their 1983 album- great version also.

[foreal1992]

I like the drums.

[foreal1992]

Apparently the drums used are some African drum.

[makingsense53]

When I was thirteen I was playing this record in a friends bedroom with a few of my friends when two of the guys were playing around with a shot gun that went off and hit Janet Chaneir in the arm. Janet's fine now after many surgeries, but I'll never forget this song. It's a classic. Peace.

[Jackamoo1]

This was number one in Cleveland for ? weeks. Barely broke the top 50 in Pittsburgh................... Strange days!

[recordman64]

Just goes to show you that we Clevelanders have taste!!

[fenncsu]

newark, n.j. garage band formed in 1966. very popular on the east coast and the cleveland-detroit area.

[BigBishop1]

romantics covered this quite good

[cb3961]

GREAT tune !!! i remember it well listening to CKLW out of Detroit...they were a Detroit band I'm pretty sure. Thanks for posting !!!

[newhotman1001]

@cb3961 I played this on my weekend radio show while I attended Michigan State from 1968-72. They were actually from New Jersey. As for the Big 8, I tried to pattern myself to be like Scott Regan and Big Jim Edwards when I was a dj. Steve Hunter and Hal Martin were others I liked. Nothing matched the Big 8 in radio then or now, Sirius included.

[876489]

There is a lot of good music that came out of this decade, it's to bad no one makes music that sounds like this anymore.

[modskin]

The Black Hollies

Muck and the Mires

The Flakes

[mickeysat17]

greatest record of 65!! to bad it was local. first punk stuff. any video from 65??

[cornsloan]

One of the finest songs of the Psychedelic era also contains one of the finest screams of the entire rock era!