The Nautiloids

Rockville, MD-based surf-punk trio the Nautiloids shaped in 1964 — 15-year-old business lead guitarist Rick Fulton called the group honoring a genus of prehistoric undersea creature, buying the moniker even before recruiting tempo guitarist Glenn Schaffer and drummer Greg “Mac pc” Bell. The Nautiloids quickly made their general public debut at a battle-of-the-bands competition in close by Lanham, playing plenty of regional gigs to warrant getting into Washington, D.C.’s Edgewood Saving Studio room in March of 1965 to slice a demo comprising two Fulton originals, the instrumentals “Nautiloid Reef” and “Nautiloid Browse.” A well planned solitary never materialized, as well as the Nautiloids quickly dissolved. Unbeknownst to the initial users, “Nautiloid Reef” required on a existence of its thanks to looks on compilations including Authorized D.C. and Concussion!!!, earning cover variations by latter-day browse groups like the Waistcoats, the Mongols, as well as the Dactaris. Fulton also penned Jim Whelan & the Beau Havens’ 1965 garage area punk jewel “Feel SO EXCELLENT.”