Pat ‘n’ Al were Pat Bowers and Al Hittle, with Steve Marley on drums and Jim Gonzales on guitar. Al Hittie and Pat Bowers wrote both songs on their single, “I’m Still in Love” / “Meant to Love” released on Pleasure Records 45-1050, with Sunnyvale, Calif on the label.

Bowers Music published the songs, with copyright registered by Patrick D. Bowers and Alvin R. Hittle on October 4, 1965.

There is some incorrect information on the internet that this is a stereo record from 1968. It is a mono record, and the date was probably late 1965 to match the publishing.

The Las Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer on March 5, 1965:

Young performers from area high schools will have their turn to appear in the Villa Montalvo Carriage House Theatre March 12 and 13. The cultural center’s drama committee will present “A Folk Festival”, featuring local folk singers and instrumentalists … Pat Bowers and Al Hittle, Buchser High School, will sing many of their own songs.

Steve Marley commented on youtube:

This was recorded in 1965 at Pacific Recorders in San Francisco. The instrumentals were put down live and just the vocals were overdubbed. Pat Bowers, Jim Gonzales and Steve Marley (me) attended Santa Clara High School together. Pat, Al and Jim were seniors, while I was a kid freshman. Pat n’ Al played regularly at Ricardo’s Pizza in Willow Glen in the summer of 1966.

After Pat n’ Al, I joined a couple of other bands, before landing the Teddy and his Patches gig in 1967 – the year we recorded “Suzy Creamcheese” at Tiki Studios in San Jose.

One note though – Pacific Recording Studios in San Mateo did not open until 1968. The runout code CR-2711/2-RE suggests the group went to Coast Recorders at 960 Bush St. That code could also mean the single was recorded elsewhere but mastered at Coast.

Commercial Recorders at 149 Natoma St. is another possibility. Engineer Dan Healy recorded his friends’ bands after hours by invitation. During the day the studio was busy producing radio ads, but did record and master some garage singles like the Ethix “Bad Trip” / “Skins” on Mary Jane.

In November 1965, Patrick David Bowers and Alvin Robert Hittle registered three additional songs, “Why, Oh Why?”, “Yes I Do” and “You Say”. Alec Palao tells me there is another, folkier, Pat ‘n’ Al single, which I have not seen yet.

After leaving Teddy and His Patches, Steve Marley and David Conway would record another single as The Change: “The Time Traveler” / “Things Aren’t What They Seem to Be” on Chance 670.

I am not sure if Pat Bowers, Al Hittle or Jim Gonzales continued in music.

Thank you to Alec Palao for help with this post.