Biography
In 1964 the surf-punk trio the Nautiloids assembled in Rockville, Maryland. Fifteen-year-old lead guitarist Rick Fulton selected the name to evoke a prehistoric genus of marine mollusk, locking it in before bringing rhythm guitarist Glenn Schaffer and drummer Greg "Mac" Bell into the lineup. Their first public appearance came at a battle-of-the-bands contest in neighboring Lanham; enough subsequent local dates followed that the group booked time at Washington, D.C.’s Edgewood Recording Studio in March 1965, where they taped a demo of two Fulton-penned instrumentals, “Nautiloid Reef” and “Nautiloid Surf.” A prospective single was never issued, and the Nautiloids disbanded shortly afterward. Unknown to the original members, “Nautiloid Reef” later surfaced on anthologies such as Signed D.C. and Concussion!!!, inspiring covers by subsequent surf outfits including the Waistcoats, the Mongols, and the Dactaris. Fulton also wrote the 1965 garage-punk gem “Feel So Good” for Jim Whelan & the Beau Havens.
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