Sunday, 4 June 2023

The Chesterfield Kings "Here Are The Chesterfield Kings" - 1983

This is cool as hell. From the haircuts you can tell they had a crazy devotion to the 60s look and sound. The album sounds like it came out of a time warp. If you like the Blues Magoos, the Seeds, the Chocolate Watchband, Nuggets, and all that kind of stuff, these guys will be the house band at the bar that lives in your garage rock fantasy. - by ultramouse
Like most early-'60s rock records, Here Are... is a collection made up entirely of R&B and rock & roll covers (mostly obscure here), but this album was released in 1983. Avoiding campy thematic retreats, The Chesterfield Kings will impress you with both their intense musical knowledge and their evasion of revivalism. The sound quality, like their early-'60s antecedents, is horribly monaural, but The Chesterfield Kings wanted that dirty, 1960s two-track atmosphere on this album. This is a record that both mimics and honors the time-lost tradition of abrasive and abrupt, underproduced rock & roll. - by Matt Carlson
The Chesterfield Kings:
Doug Meech: drums, vox, tamborine / Rick Cona: guitar, 12string, vox, sax / Andy Babiuk: bass, acc guitar, vox, tape effects / Greg Prevost: vox, harmonica, tamborine, maraccas, optical sounds / Orest Guran: vox-organ, guitar, piano

traxfromwax:
1. The Hustler 2. You Better Look Now 3. Out Side Chance 4. Little White Lies 5. Won't Come Back 6. I'm Going Home 7. Expo 2000 8. No Way Out 9. Come With Me 10. Fluctuation 11. Satisfaction Guaranteed 12. 99th Floor 13. Time To Kill 14. 60 Second Swinger
Ripped from Vinyl by RYP with Audacity 3.3.2 : Thorens TD 318/Audio-Technica VM95E - Yamaha A-S301 - Q Acoustics 3020i / Yamaha NS-SW050

5 comments:

RYP said...

The Chesterfield Kings "Here Are The Chesterfield Kings"
gitit! no pw
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LittleJack said...

Thanks RYP !

loch said...

Thank You for the Kings.

garagekings said...

A mighty album, do not hesistate to grab this one!

Susan Donimus said...

Thank you.

For those who may be interested, the original versions are by:

1. Sonics, 1965.
2. Rogues, 1966.
3. Turtles, 1966.
4. Painted Ship, 1966.
5. Zakary Thaks, 1967.
6. Choir, 1966.
7. Chocolate Watch Band, 1967.
8. Chocolate Watch Band, 1967.
9. Exotics, 1966.
10. Shades Of Night, 1967.
11. Mourning Reign, 1967.
12. Moving Sidewalks, 1967.
13. Harbinger Complex, 1967.
14. Little Phil & Night Shadows, 1967.