Thursday, 25 May 2023

The Belles

The Belles were a garage rock group from Miami Beach, FL who released two singles on Tiara. Is one of the slew of mysterious, mostly forgotten all-girl beat groups and garage rock crews predating hard rockers and proto-punks like the Shaggs, Fanny and the Runaways.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Formed in Miami Beach, the Belles played dances and an area Air Force Base, garnered a local newspaper feature and some radio appearances and recorded two 7" inches on Hollywood, Florida-based label Tiara.

 

 

 

 

 






The A-side, version of Them’s “Gloria” with the genders swapperd for a boy named Melvin; the B-side, the raucous “Come Back,” written by 14-year-old guitarist Debbie Teaver.