The Phase V came from Fort Worth, TX, and cut a rare single, “Opaque Illusions” on Title Records S-101. Rick Eubanks wrote the song. Kendall Publ Co. is on the label but I can’t find any registration of copyright.
Members of the band included:
Steve Lamb – vocals and guitar (?)
Mike Kersh – guitar
Monte Kersh – bass
Rick Eubanks – keyboards
Jim Cardwell – drums
First mention I can find of the band is a notice of the group playing a back to school fashion show on August 12, 1967, sponsored by Penneys.
In September the Phase V played the new Soul City Club for teens at 2918 East Belknap.
On October 31, 1967 they played Panther Hall’s Halloween Scene with the Jades, the Restless Set and the Sundown Collection, emceed by KFJZ DJ Stan Wilson.
Half an hour of footage from Panther Hall exists, I believe from this Halloween show. Unfortunately there’s only about 30 seconds of the Phase V tearing through Love’s “Seven and Seven Is”. I can recognize the white Gibson SG guitar from their band photo. However, in this clip, the bassist is singing lead vocals, and there is a second guitarist, so the lineup above may need some correction.
The group played Irving Teen-a-Go-Go on April 12 with the Tyme of Day, and appeared at a teen narcotics seminar the very next day.
July and November 1968 saw the Phase V playing at the White Settlement Youth Club and Jolly Time Skating Rink Teen Scene.
I’ve seen the band’s name rendered online as Phase Five or Phaze V, but it is Phase V in the photo and in all newspaper notices I’ve found.
I’d like to know more about the Phase V and this rare record. I don’t even know the title of the flip side!