The Thyme (2)

Canfield, Ohio 1968-69 Thyme was formed by a group of high school juniors and sophomores at Canfield High School. The group included Steve Domer on lead guitar, Pat O'Hara (rhythm guitar), Jim Coulter (organ), Randy Kessler (bass), and Kim Van Kleek (drums). Thyme played at high school and church dances in the Canfield area. In '69 Thyme recorded two original songs at a 2-track basement studio in Youngstown called "Santarelli Recording" and had a few hundred copies pressed at Pama. The songs are good slices of teen garage psych played with lots of enthusiasm. In 1970 Steve Domer's older brother Mike joined the group on bass. Mike had played in an earlier Canfield band called the Applistics. As a four piece band (Pat O'Hara was also gone) they changed their name to Stars and Stripes.