EARL MOCK & THE MOCKINGBIRDS 1955
Earl Mock gtr/vcl	Skip Battin gtr/vcl	Hal Rugg steel gtr	Chuck Lee bs

PLEDGES 1956-1957
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl	Bobby Verbooh gtr	Dick Gabriel sax	Reed Clemens dr

PLEDGES single
1957: PLEDGES - Betty Jean (Gary Paxton) b/w Bermuda Shorts (Rev Records 3517)

Gary Paxton and Skip Battin recorded some more material, which they released on the Shad label. Not sure how to call themselves they changed their name for every release. One of these releases named the artists as CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES, but of course this was just another name of Skip Battin and Gary Paxton.

CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES 1957
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES single
1957: CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES - Bury The Hatchet b/w One Hundred Baby (Shad Records)

The next release on the Shad label showed their first names. The group was simply called CLYDE GARY & HIS ORCHESTRA.

CLYDE GARY & HIS ORCHESTRA 1957
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

CLYDE GARY & HIS ORCHESTRA single
1958: CLYDE GARY & HIS ORCHESTRA - Tami's Dance b/w Chestnut Drive (Shad Records)

In 1958 Gary Paxton and Skip Battin changed the name of their group to GARY & CLYDE. They released two more singles.

GARY & CLYDE 1958-1959
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

GARY & CLYDE singles
1958: GARY & CLYDE - Why Not Confess? (Gary Paxton) b/w Johnny Risk (Rev Records 3523) 1959: GARY & CLYDE - The Twister b/w The Jackie Look (May Records)

Skip Battin released the song "The Twister" also as his first solo single in 1959.

Clyde Battin
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl

Clyde Battin single
1959: Clyde Battin - The Twister b/w Daybreak (May Records 108)

In 1959 Gary Paxton and Skip Battin changed the name of the group again and now they called themselves SKIP & FLIP. Some of the singles of SKIP & FLIP were rather successful. They released several singles as SKIP & FLIP. Their biggest hit was "It Was I". Some of their recordings were even released outside of the USA (Sweden, England, Canada, New Zealand).

SKIP & FLIP 1 1959-1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

SKIP & FLIP singles

1959: SKIP & FLIP - It Was I (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) b/w Lunch Hour (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) (Brent Records 7002) 1959: SKIP & FLIP - Fancy Nancy (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) b/w It Could Be (Baker / Greenlee) (Brent Records 7005) 1960: SKIP & FLIP - Cherry Pie (Joe Josea) b/w (I'll Quit) Crying Over You (Gary Paxton) (Brent Records 7010) 1960: SKIP & FLIP - Hully Gully Cha Cha Cha (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) b/w Teenage Honeymoon (B. Mize) (Brent Records 7013) 1960: SKIP & FLIP - Betty Jean (Gary Paxton) b/w Doubt (Gary Paxton) (Time Records 1031) 1961: SKIP & FLIP - It Was I / Lunch Hour / Fancy Nancy / It Could Be (S: EP release) 1961: SKIP & FLIP - Green Door (Moore / Davis) b/w Willow Tree (Ross / Babrick) (Brent Records 7017) 1961: SKIP & FLIP - Over The Mountain b/w One More Drink For Julie (Brent Records 7028)

SKIP & FLIP acetate
1960: SKIP & FLIP - Cherry Pie (Joe Josea) b/w Skippin' And Flippin' (Audio Recorders)

In 1998 Collectables Record released an album with 15 songs that were recorded by SKIP & FLIP during 1959 to 1961. The album features the first six singles plus the CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES single. The 15th song of the album is an alternative version of "Doubt".

SKIP & FLIP album
1957 - 1961: SKIP & FLIP - The Very Best Of SKIP & FLIP - It Was I (Collectables Records COL-CD-5919); released 1998

Even though Gary Paxton left the duo, Skip Battin continued with new partners, but he could not repeat the success.

In October 1960 Skip Battin was a member of the group the PREHISTORICS. This group made some recordings. One of those songs, "Alley Oop Cha Cha Cha", is available on an album released by the Del-Fi Label.

PREHISTORICS 1960
Skip Battin gtr/vcl	?	?	?

PREHISTORICS single
1960: PREHISTORICS - Alley Oop Cha Cha Cha b/w Oh Blues (Edsel 45-779)

The first new partner in SKIP & FLIP was an old friend of Skip Battin called Dave Marcell.

SKIP & FLIP 2 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Dave Marcell gtr/vcl

Together with his second partner Johnny Leonard Skip Battin released another single.

SKIP & JOHNNY 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl

SKIP & JOHNNY single
1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - The Marathon (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) b/w More Marathon (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Invicta Records)

SKIP & JOHNNY acetate singles
1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - Baby I Love You So (Audiodisc) 1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - Don't Cha Do Me Wrong (Audiodisc) 1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - Blues In The Night (Audiodisc)

For the next project Skip Battin teamed up with Kim Fowley and together they released one single under the name of Ron Scuderi.

RON SCUDERI 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Kim Fowley gtr/vcl

RON SCUDERI single
1961: Ron Scuderi - A Million Tears (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) b/w Night And Day (Cole Porter) (Kimley Records 922)

Neither the single of SKIP & JOHNNY nor the single of Ron Scuderi could repeat the success of the SKIP & FLIP releases and so the duos split up. Skip Battin continued with some more test releases. For the first single release he called the group TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN.

TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN single
1961: TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN - Something's Got A Hold Of Me b/w Please Forgive Me (Invicta Records 9008)

For the next adventure Skip Battin called his band SKIP BATTIN COMBO. They released one single for the Indigo label.

SKIP BATTIN COMBO 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

SKIP BATTIN COMBO single
1961: SKIP BATTIN COMBO - Can't Stop Twisting b/w Quarter To Three In Moscow (Indigo Records 143)

Another solo adventure by Skip Battin was called SKIP & THE HUSTLERS. They even released a single on the Invicta label.

SKIP & THE HUSTLERS 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	? gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

SKIP & THE HUSTLERS single
1961: SKIP & THE HUSTLERS - In The Soup b/w Dance Of The Sand Fleas (Invicta 9001)

Skip Battin
Skip Battin bs/gtr/pno/vcl

SIR RAYBOULD & THE BLUE ANGELS single
1962: SIR RAYBOULD & THE BLUE ANGELS - Big Top b/w Daybreaker (Cenco Records 119-6)

The next group Skip Battin was envolved in was called SKIP & THE FLIPS. Their single release wasn't successful either.

SKIP & THE FLIPS 1962-1963
Skip Battin gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl	Billy Mundi dr	Don Preston gtr	Dick Gabriel sax	Carl Radle bs

SKIP & THE FLIPS single
1963: SKIP & THE FLIPS - Everyday I Have To Cry b/w Tossin' And Turnin' (California 2325)

Early in the sixties Skip Battin released some rock'n'roll singles, which sounded good, but they could not repeat the success of SKIP & FLIP.

Skip Battin
Skip Battin bs/gtr/pno/vcl

Skip Battyn singles

1963: Bunky Battin - Motor Psycho Nitemare Part 1 (Bob Dylan) b/w Motor Psycho Nitemare Part 2 (Bob Dylan) (Plymouth PLY 1164) 1964: Skip Battyn - Searchin' (Leiber / Stoller) b/w Mr. Responsibility (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Groove Records) 1964: Skip Battyn - Searchin' (Leiber / Stoller) b/w She Acts Like We Never Have Met (Bob Dylan) (Groove Records 58-0055) 1964: Skip Battyn - What's Mine Is Mine (Skip Battin / Mary Dean) b/w Ten Feet Tall (Mary Dean / Jimmy Haskell / Michael Curb) (Groove Records 58-0065) 1965: Skip Battyn - Love Minus Zero (Bob Dylan) b/w Mr. Responsibility (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Egan Records) 1966: Skip Battyn - I Don't Believe You (Bob Dylan) b/w ? (RCA)

Skip Battin acetate singles
1964: Skip Battin - Twist In C Minor (Audiodisc) 1964: Skip Battin - More Than Yesterday (Neophon)

Skip Battin recording sessions / arrangements

1961: LETTIE AND JUNIOR - Blues In The Night b/w Coming Back Home To You (CUB K 9101) 1961: JACK BARTLEY & THE JACKIES - My Heart Stood Still (Rodgers / Hart) b/w The Jackie Look (Skip Battin) (Single; Kenco Records 5016) 1961: VALUES - That's The Way (Values) b/w Return To Me (Wm. Fry) (Single; Invicta Records 9007) 1962: Don True - Make Believe Baby (Skip Battin) b/w What Does A Dream Mean (Skip Battin) (Single; Invicta Records 9000) 1962: CHARTERMEN - Bad Girl b/w Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod (Single; Invicta Records 9005) 1962: CAMELOTS - Bad Girl b/w Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod (Single; Invicta Records 9005) 1962: Johnny Leonard - Sea Of Love (Skip Battin) b/w Meenie (Single; Invicta Records 9006) 1963: Jack Bartley - What Does A Dream Mean (Skip Battin) b/w Once In A Lifetime (Single; Indigo Records IND 140) 1963: Babs Cooper - Just Couldn't Please You (Virgle / Burton) b/w Honest I Do (Single; US Indigo IND 144) 1963: Bobby James - 5.000 Years Ago b/w Memories Linger (Single; Indigo Records IND 145) 1963: The Murmaids - Popsicles And Icicles (David Gates) b/w Blue Dress (Single; Chatta Hoochie) 1963: Kim Fowley - Astrology (Kim Fowley / Skip Battin) b/w Other Side (Kim Fowley) (Single; Invicta Records 9002) 1964: DOYLE MADDEN & THE MADMEN - We're Through (Doyle Madden) b/w Love Is A Game (Doyle Madden) (Cam Records 5235) 1965: Rick Nelson - Love And Kisses (Brunswick DL 74678) 1965: Bobby Arlin With THE HUSTLERS - Mushroom Machine (Part 1) (Bob Arlin) b/w Mushroom Machine (Part 2) (Bob Arlin) (Single; Tiki Records 3500)

Kim Fowley and Skip Battin did not only work together as songwriters but they also released another single together.

KIM & THE SKIPPERS 1965
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Kim Fowley gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

KIM & THE SKIPPERS single
1965: KIM & THE SKIPPERS - Daybreaker (Kim Fowley / Skip Battin) b/w Beat (Russ Fi 2002)

Other recordings from this period were released under various names.

Even though Skip Battin had founded SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP in 1965 they released their first single in 1967. Again he was not successful.

SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP 1 1965-1966
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Billy Mundi dr	Tim Henson bs	Steve Young gtr/vcl	Van Dyke Parks gtr/vcl

SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP 2 1966-1967
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Billy Mundi dr	Tim Henson bs	Larry Smith gtr/vcl

SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP singles
1967: SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP - Night Time Girl (Kooper / Levine) b/w The Dating Game Theme (Aurora 159) 1967: SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP - High Coin (Van Dyke Parks) b/w Mr. Responsibility (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Record Records RR 11)

The next group he was planning, sounded interesting. Together with Clarence White and Al Rosenberg he wanted to play psychedelic folk-rock-music. Due to the fact that Clarence White was working as a session player there wasn't much time left for the group.

BATTIN, WHITE & ROSENBERG 1967
Skip Battin gtr/vcl	Clarence White gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl

In the end Skip Battin and Al Rosenberg continued without Clarence White. And after some weeks of rehearsals they were playing with their new group, the EVERGREEN BLUESHOES. They managed to release some singles and one album. The EVERGREEN BLUESHOES were called "the Beatles Of Topanga Canyon". The music had nothing to do with the BEATLES, but the EVERGREEN BLUESHOES were the biggest success in Topanga Canyon. For nine months they played at the Corral Club and then they recorded their album. The drummer of the BLUESHOES, Chester McCracken, left the group to become a session musician.

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES 1 1967
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl	Lanny Mathijssen gtr/vcl	Ken Kleist kybds	Willie Pounds dr

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES 2 1967-1969
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl	Lanny Mathijssen gtr/vcl	Ken Kleist kybds	Chester McCracken dr

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES singles
1968: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - Maybe Someday (Mike Heron) b/w Everything's Fine Right Now (Mike Heron) (Living Legend) 1968: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - Maybe Someday (Mike Heron) b/w Silver Shadow (Living Legend LL 721) 1969: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - Walkin' Down The Line b/w Johnny B. Goode (Amos Records)

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES album
1969: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - The Ballad Of Evergreen Blueshoes (Amos 7002)

When Chester McCracken left the EVERGREEN BLUESHOES, he was replaced by Jimmy Ibbotson, who later on joined the NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND.

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES 3 1969
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl	Lanny Mathijssen gtr/vcl	Ken Kleist kybds	Jimmy Ibbotson dr/vcl

In 1968 and 1969 Skip Battin also participated in some recording sessions.

Skip Battin recording sessions
1968: Kim Fowley - Good Clean Fun (Imperial 12443) 1968: ARMAGEDDON - Armageddon (Amos 7008) 1969: Gene Vincent - I'm Back And I'm Proud (Dandelion 102) 1969: Warren Zevon - Wanted Dead Or Alive (Imperial 12456) 1969: EARTH ISLAND - We Must Survive (Phillips) 1969: Thomas & Richard Frost - Visualize (Rev Ola CRREV 4)

After those first jams with Skip Battin and Al Rosenberg in 1967 Clarence White had joined the BYRDS and when they were looking for a new bass player in 1969, he remembered Skip Battin. Roger McGuinn invited Skip Battin to come to some rehearsals. Skip Battin was not happy with the development of the EVERGREEN BLUESHOES and so he agreed to join the BYRDS. In 1970 Skip Battin became a member of this famous group. He stayed with them for almost three years. During this time he recorded 3 albums with them.