by Heather PharesThroughout the 60s and , guitarist/songwriter Jerry Cole worked with some of the most prominent talents in rocknroll, including Them, the Beach Boys, the Byrds, and as a session man in Phil Spectors Wrecking Crew. With his own group the Spacemen, Cole released four albums of space-age surf music in just over two years, beginning with 1963s Outer Limits. As the 60s progressed, Cole worked on sessions for the Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man/I Knew Id Want You single and Thems 1965 self-titled album. He teamed up with Roger McGuinn again in 1972 for McGuinns debut solo record, and session work with Roger Miller, Chuck Howard and Susie Allanson sent him in a country-rock direction. Coles work with the Spacemen was collected in the 1999 Sundazed compilation Power Surf! The Best of Jerry Cole & His Spacemen.