The
Maydays
Led by Pat Johnson, the Maydays stormed onto the San
Francisco scene in late 2001 with their R & B fueled
power pop. They produced one brilliant 45 for Flare
Records in 2002, then vanished as fast as they arrived.
 Last
Maydays lineup, NYE 2003 at the Casanova Lounge,
San Francisco (Rick Quisol far right)
The
Maydays
“THE
VERY LAST TIME”
b/w
“ YOU DON’T
HAVE TO WAIT”
Debut
single by The Maydays,
San Francisco’s premier garage-soul combo.
Produced by Alec Palao (Sneetches/Joe Foster/Ace
Records reissue expert) “The
Very Last Time” is an instant mod-pop classic;
the flip "You Don’t Have to Wait",
a slow burning soul torcher. It’s a Carnaby
Street/Muscle Shoals-styled one-two punch.
Pat
Johnson and Pete Gowdy of the Maydays at Thee Parkside
in San Francisco: 
photo
by Neil Motteram © 2002
Straight
outta San Francisco, The Maydays come
forward with their debut 45. Among
the members you'll find such well-known people as
Alec Palao (re-issue expert at Ace Records, giving
us the Dave Davani Four among other things) and Ron
Silva (Crawdaddys, Monarchs and other seminal bands). "The
Very Last Time" is a fab pop tune that reeks
of summer sunshine. These guys truly know their craft. The
flipside "You Don't Have to Wait" is described
as a "slow burning soul torcher" by the
record company and I'd like to second the emotion. Splendid
performances from everyone involved, plus a top notch
production done by Alec Palao. Richard
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