I wonder how many Beatles fans this one confused? If they dropped the needle on the record before purchasing, the answer would be zero, I’m sure, as this sounds nothing like the Fab Four, and is obviously a very American production.
This was released on a California label, TIP, then picked up by London for release in the UK, unusual for 1965 when records were more likely to be traveling the other direction.
The band delivers a tough sound for “I’m Walkin'” even though it’s not much more than a mediocre love song. “People Say (Love Is Blind)” is of less interest but it still shows the competence of the band and has nice reverb on the guitar.
Who is behind this 45 is definitely a mystery. The songwriting credits for both sides are S. Szigeti and P. Lichterman. The band sounds like more than a studio conglomeration so they were probably a professional group working under an alias just for this release.
I have a big silver box full of those London American Recordings that my parents picked up in 1959. These are the same editions that were sold to US military overseas, and were usually not available to the British public-these are the same series that was available to The Beatles through their contacts in Liverpool of American artists. Usually, these records were released generally in America only and printed for our boys overseas to enjoy American culture through their local PX/BX.