"Ugly Things" Australian Rock Archives Vol 4 / 1989

U.S. and U.K. audiences were totally unaware at the time, but Australia was home to a thriving garage-punk scene in the mid-'60s……The scope and output of these groups were limited by the country's population, which was only about 15 million or somewhat less, after all. But there was a surprisingly large number of fine singles, some of which measured up to the manic, over-the-top R&B-derived energy of anything coming from Texas, California, or London. Volume 1 is by far the best of the series and, indeed, one of the best '60s garage compilations ever, filled with good hooks, screams, and crunching riffs. The second and third volumes aren't nearly as good, peppered with undistinguished covers and unmemorable tracks, although some excellent ones do surface, including some from neighboring New Zealand; the best of these two LPs should have been combined into one. Raven has put out a best-of compilation CD from the Ugly Things series that draws from all of the volumes and adds some other cuts.trax:

1. And I Heard the Fire Sing - The James Taylor Move 2. Sun God - The Wright of Waye 3. Long Live Sivananda - Inside Looking Out 4. Peculiar Hole In the Sky - The Easybeats 5. Krome Plated Yabby - The Wild Cherries 6. Eastern Dream - Jeff St. John & the Id 7. Slightly Delic - House Of Nimrod 8. Hypnotic Suggestion - The Vegetable Garden 9. I Can't Help Thinking of You - The Bucket 10. Tropic of Capricorn - Hi Revving Tongues 11. Living In A Child's Dream - The Master's Apprentices 12. Listen - Procession 13. Halloween - Larry's Rebels 14. Tiny Timothy - Vyt & the World 15. Spinning, Spinning, Spinning - Simple Image 16. Time & Motion Study Man - The Twilights 17. The Lonely Hearts Club Christmas Party - The Love Machine 18. And Things Unsaid - The Questions 19. Bargain Day - Terry Britten 20. Mr. Guy Fawkes - The Dave Miller Set