The Love In

In 1983, Scott Kellems and Kurt Stake, drummer and bassist respectively, formed a band called The Jetz. Their musical influences were essentially British: The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Zombies, and also The Jam. Part of the Punk/Mod/Ska explosion in Southern California in the early 1980s, The Jetz were a fixture on the local club circuit, playing with other major bands of the era such as The Bangles, The Untouchables and The Three O'Clock. In all, The Jetz recorded two EPs, 'Point Of View' and 'Just A Picture', which are hard to find. 

 
In 1987, Kurt Stake and Scott Kellems reunited with another guitarist, Tom Sheppard, under the name The Love In. Despite their experience, the trio wasn't very old -Kellems was 23 and Sheppard 21. But they managed to write and record 6 tracks -21 minutes- heavily inspired by The Byrds. As a result, the band can be classified in the somewhat catch-all musical genre of Jangle Pop. The voices blend, the arpeggios are effective, the melodies harmonious, and it's surprising that the album doesn't have more followers than that. Despite the erratic distribution of the self-produced album, The Love In toured the Los Angeles scene until the early '90s, playing gigs with everyone from L7 to No Doubt, before disbanding. [SOURCE: DISQUES OBSCURS]