Also known as: Endd, The
Origin: La Porte, IN, USA
Little is known of this northern Indiana outfit that formed in 1965 as the End and was the brainchild of frontman and songwriter Russ Sanders (lead vocals, lead guitar). Other original members included Steve Schapanski (bass), Rod Palmer (drums) and Steve Chrobak (keyboards). Sanders was the entrepreneurial type and had decided to create a makeshift recording studio in his parents' basement where he and the group could record and release records on his own label called Seascape. They released their first 45 ('So Sad' b/w 'Emancipation') as the End in '65 and began playing around the area at da…