Throughout the '60s and '70s, guitarist/songwriter
Jerry Cole worked with some of the most prominent talents in rock & roll, including
Them,
the Beach Boys,
the Byrds, and as a session man in
Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew. With his own group the Spacemen,
Cole released four albums of space-age surf music in just over two years, beginning with 1963's Outer Limits. As the '60s progressed,
Cole worked on sessions for
the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man"/"I Knew I'd Want You" single and
Them's 1965 self-titled album. He teamed up with
Roger McGuinn again in 1972 for
McGuinn's debut solo record, and session work with
Roger Miller,
Chuck Howard, and Susie Allanson sent him in a country-rock direction.
Cole's work with the Spacemen was collected in the 1999 Sundazed compilation Power Surf! The Best of Jerry Cole & His Spacemen. ~ Heather Phares