“You Cry and I’ll Laugh” / “Doubt” by Hex was recorded in 1967 but only existed on acetate until someone pressed it to vinyl on Hexx HR-101. The vinyl is dark brown, translucent when held to light. The U-37756 in the dead wax indicates it was done in by United Record Pressing in 1995.

Both sides are fine hard rock, with some crushing lead guitar.

The band would be a complete mystery but luckily Preston Fong wrote a comment on Youtube:

This was recorded by our high school band (Hollywood High School). I think we recorded this as a demo for Dot Records. We did one other demo called “A Drop of Color” and another song on the flip side. I was the lead singer, George “Fidel” Bell on lead guitar and vocals … Mike Levy on drums, Mark Lewis (Rain – Beatles Tribute Band) on organ. Don’t remember who played bass on this … We were going to be developed by Dot Records at the time with producer Ray Ruff.  The company opted to record the group “Colors” something like that and we didn’t want to wait around to be developed by them.

Another person commented with the list of members: Fidel Bell (guitar, vocals), Mark Lewis (organ), Lee Imes (bass), Mike Levy (drums), and Oden Fong (lead vocals). Also that the band either had no name, or “their real name is Unknown (not Hex). Hex was the name of the album, and Hexx was the name of the record company.”

I’d like to know more about the band, and how the record eventually saw release.