Wednesday, 9 April 2014

The Fuzztones "Braindrops" 1991

Sizzling 1991 studio album from the first family of Fuzz. Very psychedelic and underrated! One of their best efforts for sure! Rudi's voice has a beautiful Jim Morrison style barritone quality to it, and at times, the album reminds me of some of The Doors better work. In fact, the album contains an excellent cover of the not-so-well-known Doors song "I Looked at You."Rudi Protrudi's Fuzztones bounce back with an acid-drenched mess of garage grunge psychedelia. Mindbending moments like the dangerous charm of the opening "Third Times The Charm," and forthcoming 45 "Romilar D," paint a lurid lysergic picture of sixties-style psych with strokes of wild originality and present day Pebbles-dashed crazed pop. The sound isn't too dissimilar to that of their previous two studio albums, however there is an alomst dignified maturity in this set. A further dozen reasons to take note of the U.S.A's greatest export since the Cramps. One trip thta's worth taking. This collection sees them at their very best. - Spike Sommer SOUNDSThe Fuzztones:
Rudi Protrudi: vocals, vox & gretch guitars / Mad Mike Czekaj: drums, vocals / Jake Cavaliere: vox organ / Chris Harlock: vox phantom bass / Phil Arriagada: vox phantom 12-string guitar
Features guest appearances by Jacqui Lynn (vocals), Rahul Sariputra (sitar), Sean Bonniwell (The Music Machine) and Arthur Lee (Love) both backing vocals on "All The Kings Horses".

trax:
1. Third Times The Charm 2. Skeleton Farm 3. Romilar D 4. Fear 5. Rise 6. Ghost Clinic 7. 7 And 7 Is 8. Look For The Question Mark 9. I Looked At You 10. The People In Me 11. All The Kings Horses 12. Blackout

11 comments:

theoldgrinch said...

Songs we all know, most of you probably know all or most of these songs, but these are the seldom heard original first recordings, most became hits only after being done ny someone else

part 1
http://www68.zippyshare.com/v/34685306/file.html

part 2
http://www68.zippyshare.com/v/59151113/file.html

Gyro1966 said...

BONUS 1 OF 3

AMERICAN SPRING - Spring Plus….(1971) @320

http://www39.zippyshare.com/v/62656299/file.html

This 1971 album by Brian Wilson's then wife Marilyn and her sister Diane Rovell (both ex-The Honeys) is a pure pop masterpiece, somewhere between the country pop of Bobbie Gentry and a less polished version of The Carpenters. And, of course, there's a generous hint of The Beach Boys too as it was co-produced - and many of the songs co-written - by Brian (other members also lend a hand here and there). Featured here is one of Brian's most brilliantly strange songs, the atmospheric and Moog-heavy Sweet Mountain, and there's also a gorgeous version of Dennis Wilson's Forever. On this edition there are also bonus tracks in the form of a couple of excellent post-LP singles (but sadly not the still unreleased track Snowflakes). So basically, it's a mystery that it's not better known and a scandal that it's currently unavailable…(P.Bevan, Crawdaddy) (This album is out of print and hard to find now)

1. Tennessee Waltz
2. Thinkin' Bout You Baby
3. Mama Said
4. Superstar
5. Awake
6. Sweet Mountain
7. Everybody
8. This Whole World
9. Forever
10. Good Time
11. Now That Everything's Been Said
12. Down Home
13. Shyin' Away
14. Fallin' In Love
15. It's Like Heaven
16. Had To Phone Ya

info
http://www.discogs.com/American-Spring-SpringPlus/release/2843212

http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Plus-American/dp/B00000119N

Lester said...

Many thanks for the Fuzziness.

Gummo said...

theoldgrinch, thanks for the "original versions" collections!

lemonflag said...

Thanks

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the Fuzztones!

Lord Carrett said...

FUZZTONES ROCK! I went with Rudi Protrudi and comedian Blaine Capatch to see LINK WRAY in LA!

Brett Alan said...

Grinch, just looked through those two zips and they look amazing. This has long been a favorite collecting area of mine and this has some of my favorites as well as some I've wanted to hear and quite a few I didn't even know existed (BJ Thomas did the original "Here You Come Again"?!?! Wow!!!). Much thanks.

If you'd like help with volume 3, email me at my screenname (one word) at gmail dot com.

Exeter said...

WoW!
Thanks a lot!

Anonymous said...

The links are down, please could you replace them. Thank you very much in advance.

RYP said...

New link:

The Fuzztones "Braindrops"
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https://www105.zippyshare.com/v/cRpthDTg/file.html