Also known as: Pagens, The
Origin: Southgate, MI, USA
This obscure garage band hailed from Southgate, MI, a suburb of Detroit, where they were classmates at Schafer High School. Original members included Bill Mueller (lead guitar, vocals), Mike Klein (guitar), Wayne Hall (bass) and Randy Meyers (drums). They issued one single ('Mystic Cloud' b/w 'Someone Like You') on the Ish-Koom label in 1966. Soon after, Hall left, Klein moved to bass and Cal Hughes joined on rhythm guitar. 'Mystic Cloud' is an excellent slice of garage-psych and was penned by frontman Mueller and produced by Meyers. Not long after making the record, the Pagens entered the Ame…