The band formed in
Bristol, Connecticut, in 1965 and comprised high school friends Michael Bouyea (drums, guitar, vocals), Thomas Flanigan (lead guitar, vocals), Kurt Robinson (organ), Jim Lynch (rhythm guitar), and John Folcik (bass). They were originally known as "the Rogues", who released one single, "It's the Same All Over" on the local Peyton label, and started to build a strong local following. Later Folcik and Robinson were replaced by Brian Blake (bass and vocals) and Paul Shea (organ and vocals) In April 1966, they drove to New York City and booked time at Capitol's studios, their main aim being to re-record their first single, but also recording several more songs at the same time, including Bouyea's "Going All the Way".
Atco Records liked their material, but insisted on a name change to "the Squires", and "Going All the Way" was released in September 1966. Although it gave the band a higher profile in their home state, it met with no success elsewhere, the record company did not issue any follow-up, and Folcik and Robinson left the band. Lead singer Mike Bouyea was drafted the following year and sent to Vietnam. The Squires slipped into obscurity. Bouyea later released several singles: "The Fury", "Lover Of The Night", and "I Can Wait". He later became a radio personality at 1050 CHUM, Toronto, and recorded a theme song for the Toronto Blue Jays under the name "Home Run". The track was called, "We Got the Blue Jays" and was released as either "The R.B.I. Single Version" or the "7th Inning Stretch Version". "Going All the Way" was reissued on the first of the
Pebbles compilations of garage tracks in 1979, and its B-side "Go Ahead" on
Pebbles, Vol. 2. They have subsequently been included on compilations by
Rhino Records and others. All the recorded Squires and Rogues tracks were issued together on a
compilation album,
Going All the Way With The Squires on
Crypt Records in 1986. Despite their short list of recorded titles, "Go Ahead" was covered by the short-lived New Zealand
indie supergroup Pop Art Toasters on their eponymous 1994 EP. ==References==