There isn't a single redeeming quality to Glitterbest: 20 Pre Punk 'n' Glam Terrace Stompers. Nothing but good old dumb fun. From the mindless cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" by the Hammersmith Gorillas that kicks things off with a resounding thud all the way to the end of the disc, it is nothing but loud guitars, shouted vocals, stomping beats, and ridiculous lyrics. It covers the years 1971-1976, and if you recognize any of the bands here you were probably a member. Lost gems? There are a few: the tough power pop of the Jook's "Aggravation Place," the '50s-inspired outer-space boogie of Flintlock's "Sooner or Later," the tough Modern Lovers in a wind tunnel sound of Despair's "Sweet Sweet Heart," Streak's "Bang Bang Bullet" (which apes the New York Dolls right down to Johnny Thunders' trademark guitar swoops), and the primitive thunk of Crushed Butler's very very stupid "High School Dropout." (Is Crushed Butler the greatest name for a band ever? Maybe.) Best of all is the extremely nasty "Sick on You" by the Hollywood Brats, which includes tender lyrics like "I'm sick to death of everything you do/And if I'm gonna puke/Oh babe I'm gonna puke on you." Otherwise, the disc serves up a wide range of forgotten music that never made a dent in any chart but sounds damn fine in 2004. You get glitter with Bowie as alien vocals on Jet's "Nothing to Do With Us," weird Roxy Music by way of Taco cabaret glam from Tiger Lily on "Ain't Misbehavin'," an early primitive version of "City of Fun" by England's Glory (later the Only Ones), hyped-up pub rock from Ducks Deluxe on the rockin' "Coast to Coast," and wonderfully silly stuff like American Jam Band's "Jam Jam" and Spunky Spider's "You Won't Come." You won't find any of this stuff in the history books and no one would ever call any of these bands innovators or visionaries. So what. Crank it up next time you want to bug your neighbors, blast it out of your car speakers, embrace it as the offspring of the ridiculous novelty singles of the '50s that you always turn up when they get played by accident on oldies radio. Have fun! That is what rock & roll is truly about and Glitterbest is 100 percent rock & roll. (Allmusic)
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1. You Really Got Me - The Hammersmith Gorillas 2. Bang Bang Bullet - Streak 3. Aggravation Place - Jook 4. Nothing With Do With Us - Jet 5. Good Friends - Milk 'N' Cookies 6. Sooner Or Later - Flintlock 7. Crazy Kids - Trevor White 8. Jam Jam - American Jam Band 9. You Won't Come - Spunky Spider 10. Goodbye - One Hit Wonders 11. All For The Love Of City Lights - Dog Rose 12. I Need You - Helter Skelter 13. Coast To Coast - Ducks Deluxe 14. Ain't Misbehavin' - Tiger Lily 15. Pogo Dancing - Chris Spedding & The Vibrators 16. Sweet Sweet Heart - Despair 17. Fat Judy - The Farm 18. High School Dropout - Crushed Butler 19. City Of Fun - England's Glory 20. Sick On You - The Hollywood Brats
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16 comments:
The series of glam stuff has been fantastic!
EP
Of course you know that the Hammersmith Gorillas and Crushed Butler were all the brainchild of the magnificent unsung hero, Jesse Hector
Tell me you did right?
Oh yeah, I have to agree, glam rock is fantastic!
BONUS-
POP YEH YEH - Psychedelic Rock from Singapore & Malaysia 1964-1970
http://www21.zippyshare.com/v/39739113/file.html
Until now, for some unknown reason, the psychedelic rock movement in Singapore and Malaysia, aka Pop Yeh Yeh, has never been given the worldwide attention it deserves. This compilation- Pop Yeh Yeh – Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia – 1964-1970 – Vol. 1 - is the first of its kind to focus solely on the Malay rock groups of this region. The Pop Yeh Yeh era, which took place roughly between the years of 1964 to 1970, coincided with the rapid modernization happening at the time in Singapore and Malaysia. (Sublime Frequencies has already released many incredible compilations from neighboring Indonesia, so it’s about time that the Malaysian groups got some attention!) Pop Yeh Yeh artists instinctively cross-pollinated electric sounds of the West with Malay melodies, and added their own local poetic voice to the lyrics they wrote – sung in Malay (and sometimes Bawean). The Pop Yeh Yeh musicians started out playing in styles inspired by Western groups like the Beatles and Cliff Richard, but they eventually succeeded in creating a sound all their own – a sound that is not only accessible to the Western ear, but also retains an undeniable Malay personality. Nearly eight years in the making, this compilation was exhaustively researched and compiled by Carl Hamm and features 26 classic tracks of the very best bands and singers from Singapore and Malaysia’s Pop Yeh Yeh era, including M. Osman, Orkes Nirwana, Adnan Othman, A. Halim, Roziah Latiff and the Jayhawkers, J. Sham, Hasnah Haron, Zaleha Hamid, and many more. This CD edition comes in a tri-fold digipak with gorgeous artwork, two 40 page booklets with insanely extensive liner notes including band/artist bios, an overview of the era, translated lyrics, and plenty of rare photos taken from vintage magazines, album covers, and the artists’ own personal collections.
I agree - love these glam comps! I especially enjoy the MS Paint-style covers - terrific! Thanks!
Loving the glam uploads. And the bonus files as well. Thank you!
Thank You.
The Sublime Frequencies label run by Sun City Girls' Alan Bishop and Hisham Mayet has been releasing some of the best and rarest non-Western music for the last decade. Ahead of the curve in terms of reissue fever and sharing an aesthetic kinship with labels like Honest Jon's and Mississippi, Sublime Frequencies has provided invaluable aural artifacts of both classic and contemporary ethnic musics-- including launching genuine stars like Omar Souleyman.
Google this: Sublime Frequencies - Near Discography (36 albums,6 movies) torrent
Pop Yeh Yeh is def Yeh Yeh! Thanks for this and Glitterbest. I used to have the RAK single of "Pogo Dancing". Maybe the B side or another Spedding single on that label is "Hey Miss Betty". Equally rockin'.
You're better than the best! You're the BESTEST!
Thanks for doing it
mose
Many thankx for this comp. Very very good.
Thanks for this and all the million other gems. BTW, Tiger Lily is the earliest known incarnation of Ultravox! and Jet's front man is Andy Ellison--also of John's Children and Radio Stars.
Actually, they're not all completely obscure -- Chris Spedding and the Vibrators were around for a while, and Spedding has been in and out of various name bands (including Ultravox) over the years, as well as a big name on the session scene -- Spedding was on several of the Sex Pistols tracks. Tiger Lily had a couple of near hits. Ducks Deluxe were darlings of pub rock for some time, neck and neck with Dr. Feelgood -- they were Sean Tyla's band.
Any chance of a re-upload?
Thanks,
Mark
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