Distortions  by The Litter

The Litter was a garage rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1966 by some young people who, influenced by the "British Invasion," wanted to write some songs with a rougher musical style. You can hear this in their debut in 1967, titled Distortions. As one can understand from the title, the distortion of the electric guitar is the dominant element of the record.

Distortions never achieved any huge success, nor did The Litter as a band, but it is an example of how garage rock could be heard with a very large dose of psychedelia. The album consists mainly of covers of songs by other artists such as the Who, the Spencer Davis Group, and Bo Diddley, while there are also some garage approaches to folk and blues songs from the 1930s.

The song that stood out and was original and performed by The Litter themselves was Action Woman, composed by the album's producer, Warren Kendrick. This particular song has now achieved legendary status in the garage scene of the 1960s.