Saturday, 30 November 2024

Let's Active "Big Plans for Everybody + Live" - 1986

The birth of jangle rock... excellent!
Let's Active sort of fell apart during the British tour for Cypress when Sara Romweber's unexpected exit disrupted the band and their "collective effort" feel. Rather than attempting to find a replacement, Mitch Easter opted to retreat into the studio and focus on music for the next record, and, from Big Plans for Everybody on, Let's Active became more or less a Mitch Easter studio project. This new definition didn't really hamper the record, but the changes were certainly noticeable. First of all, records made in 1986 sound very different from records made in 1984, and this is no exception. The new wave-ish flourishes and kinda-retro feel were removed in favor of a more straightforward, mainstream production. Easter's lyrics seem more universal while at the same time more personal and introspective than on previous records, though no less catchy. That, combined with the more organic arrangements, led to a highly rewarding album that, despite its many connections to the time, remains an album unfairly ignored. ~ Chris Woodstra, All Music Guide
LET'S ACTIVE:
Angie Carlson: Guitar, Maracas, Drum Samples, Vocals (Background), Keyboards / Mitch Easter: Multi Instruments, Mixing, Producer, Performer / Eric Marshall: Drums / Rob Ladd: Drums / Faye Hunter: Bass

traxfromwax:
1. In Little Ways 2. Talking To Myself 3. Writing The Book Of Last Pages 4. Last Chance Town 5. Won't Go Wrong 6. Badger 7. Fell 8. Still Dark Out 9. Whispered News 10. Reflecting Pool 11. Route 67 12 Long Way To Fall (live) 13 instrumental (live) 14 Law of Averages (live) 15 Lies (live) 16 fragment (live) 17 Blue Line (live) 18 Waters Part (live)

Don & The Quixotes "Don 'Til Dawn" 2015

Don & The Quixotes are back with "Don 'Til Dawn," 12 twangy tracks packed with all of the reverbed licks, riffs and tricks you've come to expect from Portland, OR's premiere 17th-century Spanish-literature themed surf-rock wedding and party band. The night time is the right time! - bandcamp
trax:
01 Don 'Til Dawn 02 La Fiesta De La Quixote 03 The Horse 04 Surfin' on The Moon 05 Sabre Dance 06 Tide of The Season 07 Roll Cage pt. 2 (Shiftin' Gears) 08 Yudha! 09 Chairman of The Boogie 10 Don's Dreaming Again 11 DonFerno 12 La Mancha

"Do The 45!" Vol. 977 (2024)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us (Island) - Sparks 2 Barbecutie (Island) - Sparks 3 Satellite of Love (Short Version) (Rca) - Lou Reed 4 Satellite of Love (Long Version) (Rca) - Lou Reed 5 I Need to Know (Shelter) - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 6 No Second Thoughts (Shelter) - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 7 John I'm Only Dancing (Mercury) - The Polecats 8 Big Green Car (Mercury) - The Polecats 9 Sally Can't Dance (Rca) - Lou Reed 10 Ennui (Rca) - Lou Reed 11 Do You Wanna Dance? (Bell) - Barry Blue 12 Don't Put Your Money on My Horse (Bell) - Barry Blue 13 The Cat Crept in (Rak) - Mud 14 Virginia Plain (Polydor) - Roxy Music 15 Pyjamarama (Polydor) - Roxy Music 16 Crazy (Db) - Pylon 17 M-Train (Db) - Pylon 18 Stop Your Sobbing (Real) - Pretenders 19 The Wait (Real) - Pretenders 20 Laser Love (Emi) - T.Rex 1 Life's an Elevator (Emi) - T.Rex 22 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (Rolling Stones) - The Rolling Stones 23 Through the Lonely Night (Rolling Stones) - The Rolling Stones 24 Houses in Motion (Sire) - Talking Heads
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 2573 - 2024

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Friday, 29 November 2024

Sinister Twist "Someone from the Past" 2020

Slinky, sexy, often grindy, noir infused instrumentals...
If you imagine a pit band for a 60's Las Vegas strip club frequented by the rat pack you have our vibe and style. All original music (though we do covers when we host singers) we have two albums out, and a bunch of gig offers. The music runs the gamut from Link Wray style raveups to movie soundtracks and bebop all while staying within the bump n grind genre.

trax:
01 Private Dick for Hire 02 Stryptonite 03 Lipstick Cigarette 04 She's a Pistol 05 Shallow Grave 06 Klassy! 07 Sarge in Charge 08 15'll getcha 20 09 Ms. V Tracy 10 Hard Time 11 Westside Lefty

Sonic Nightmare / Tequilasavate "Sonic Nightmare VS Tequilasavate" 2015

4 songs of instrumental horror surf music + 4 songs of voodoo garage blues trash!
trax:
Sonic Nightmare
01 Dr Lizzzard 02 Palo Mayombe Boogie 03 Listen To The Reverend 04 Room 237
Tequilasavate
05 Down In The Graveyard 06 The Survivor 07 Lies 08 Night Of The Vampires

The Sadies "In Concert" 2006 - disc 2

Over the course of five studio albums under their own name and a hatful of sessions with other acts (ranging from alt-country songbird Neko Case to R&B wildman Andre Ethier), the Sadies have firmly established themselves as some of the finest pickers on the North American continent...
...Dallas Good and Travis Good's guitars conjure up a twangy netherworld hovering somewhere between California surf and Nashville twang along the broad plains of the Canadian prairies, and Mike Belitsky and Sean Dean are a superbly malleable rhythm section, always giving the songs just what they need without getting in the way. What isn't as widely appreciated is how great a live band the Sadies can be, but this two-disc set recorded during a two-day stand at Lee's Palace in Toronto proves that whatever these guys can do in the studio, they can do just as well (if not better) in front of a cheering crowd. Like many of their studio discs, In Concert, Vol. 1 features an abundant helping of guest stars, ranging from the Good Brothers (the country act led by Dallas and Travis' parents), former Band keyboardist Garth Hudson and members of Blue Rodeo to Jon Spencer, Jon Langford of the Mekons and the Waco Brothers, Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, and frequent collaborators Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. Given the talent on-stage, it says a lot that the Sadies not only don't drown in the wake of their "special guests," but sound fiery and fully in control for more than 110 minutes, and they can leap from the country gospel of "Higher Power" and the honky tonk fire of "1,000,002 Songs" to the blues-punk blast of "Back Off" (with Jon Spencer adding his trademark spiel) and the flinty roar of "Memphis, Egypt" (as Jon Langford briefly turns the Sadies into the Mekons) and land firmly on their feet every time. Also, while there's a cool assurance to the Sadies' studio work, here the band isn't afraid to turn it up and draw sweat, and there's a level of excitement in these sessions that will please fans and surprise the doubters. Steve Albini, Ken Friesen, and Don Pyle get the whole shebang on tape with high fidelity without sacrificing the energy of the musicians or the audience in the process. If the title In Concert, Vol. 1 is meant to suggest the Sadies have another album like this in the works, let's hope it hits the streets soon if it approaches this level of excellence: this truly captures a great band at the top of their form. - Review by Mark Deming
trax disc 2:
01 Back Off 02 Justine Alright 03 Talking Down 04 American Pageant 05 Strange Birds 06 Home 07 Hold on, Hold On 08 Evangeline 09 Tailspin 10 Good Flying Day 11 Lucifer Sam 12 Another Day 13 All Passed Away 14 The Story's Often Told 15 You're Everywhere 16 Within a Stone 17 Food, Water, Etc. 18 Jason Fleming 19 Her Love Made Me 20 Memphis, Egypt (Eagle Bauer's Rock & Roll)

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Thursday, 28 November 2024

The Sadies "In Concert" 2006 - disc 1

Presenting the twin guitar sensory assault of Canada's masters of all things rock, surf, country, and otherwise on their first ever live album -- two discs featuring over 40 tracks!..
...Recorded by Steve Albini and featuring a cavalcade of melodious compatriots such as Neko Case, Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, Jon Spencer, Garth Hudson of The Band, Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan and more. Pitchfork deems them "stylistically and sonically brilliant." Regarding their whirlwind live shows, the UK Guardian gasps, "They play almost 30 songs with barely a pause for breath." The Sadies say, "If it blows up in our face, it'll still be one of the best things we've ever done in our lives." - Digipak.
trax disc 1:
01 Intro 02 Cheat 03 Why Be So Curious?, Pt. 3 04 1,000 Cities Falling, Pt. 1 05 Rat Creek 06 Song of the Chief: Musician, Pt. 2 07 16 Mile Creek 08 Taller Than the Pines 09 Lay Down Your Arms 10 Higher Power 11 Uncles Larry's Breakdown 12 Eastern Winds 13 Stay a Little Longer 14 Northumberland West 15 Lonely Guy 16 Snow Sqaud 17 Leave Me Alone 18 Ridge Runner Reel 19 1,000,002 Songs 20 Dying Is Easy 21 Tiger Tiger

Terry Buffalo Ware "Reverb Babylon" 2018

Terry Buffalo Ware is a guitarist from Norman, Oklahoma mainly known as a sideman to some of the best Americana and Folk singer/songwriters around...
...He also writes and records his own material, and produces other artists. Recently *retired* from touring, he mainly performs in Oklahoma and continues to write and record as well. - bandcamp
trax:
01 Subway Surfin' 02 Bob and the Firefly 03 Reverb Babylon Pt. 1 04 Crying in the Rain 05 Sliding Into the Blue Door 06 Business As Usual 07 End of the Gulch 08 Reverb Babylon, Pt. 2 09 Back Row Rendezvous 10 Tarnation Station 11 I Only Pray at Night 12 Buster's Vacation 13 Skywriter 14 Reverb Babylon, Pt. 3

"Do The 45!" Vol. 976 (2024)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Hanging on the Telephone (Chrysalis) - Blondie 2 Will Anything Happen (Chrysalis) - Blondie 3 Zip Gun Boogie (Emi) - T.Rex 4 Space Boss (Emi) - T.Rex 5 Charley's Girl (Rca) - Lou Reed 6 Nowhere at All (Rca) - Lou Reed 7 John, I'm Only Dancing (Rca) - David Bowie 8 Hang on to Yourself (Rca) - David Bowie 9 What Goes on (Polydor) - Bryan Ferry 10 Casanova (Polydor) - Bryan Ferry 11 Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll (Shelter) - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 12 Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) Live Dec. 12th, 1976 (Shelter) - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 13 New York Groove (Bell) - Hello 14 Little Miss Mystery (Bell) - Hello 15 Jeepster (Bug 16) - T.Rex 16 Life's a Gas (Bug 16) - T.Rex 17 Wig-Wam Bam (Rca) - The Sweet 18 New York Connection (Rca) - The Sweet 19 Satellite of Love (Rca) - Lou Reed 20 Vicious (Rca) - Lou Reed 21 Metal Guru (Emi) - T.Rex 22 Thunderwing (Emi) - T.Rex 23 Lady (Emi) - T.Rex 24 Second Cousin (Spectacular) - The New Legion Rock Spectacular 25 Wild One (Spectacular) - The New Legion Rock Spectacular
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

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Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Alex Chilton "Live At The Ocean Club: NYC 1977" 2015

Recorded during a sort of purgatory in his career, this 1977 set from Alex Chilton reflects the transition from Big Star's collapse into the scrappy punk phase that began (on recording) with his solo debut the following year...
...Norton, the reissue label who plucked this gem from the archives, makes reference to the set's "crystal clear sound," though it's clear from the opening layers of amp buzz and Chilton's faint, off-mike request for a "Coke and a Canadian whiskey on the rocks" that Live at the Ocean Club is essentially a lightly polished bootleg. Audio quality aside, it's a fascinating and revealing romp through his career up until that point, as he leads a freewheeling power trio through a set of Big Star, Box Tops, and early solo highlights. At the time of this recording, the later-to-be-legendary Sister Lovers album that he and Big Star drummer Jody Stephens recorded in 1974, was still a year away from being released and wasn't even considered to be a proper Big Star album by its creators. What really comes across here is a 27-year-old artist with two failed groups in his wake, revisiting his past while searching for a new direction in a new city. Peppered in between versions of Big Star's classic "September Gurls" and the Box Tops' 1967 hit "The Letter" are future solo recordings like "My Rival" along with a handful of amusing covers like the Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and the Seeds' "Can't Seem to Make You Mine." The performances are, at times, fiery, wounded, spirited, and stumbling, as Chilton moves away from the more layered style of his early days to the jagged punk-inspired offerings of his early solo career. - Review by Timothy Monger
trax:
01 All of the Time 02 September Gurls 03 Memphis 04 In the Street 05 Walk Don't Run 06 Back of a Car 07 Windows Hotel 08 Can't Seem To Make You Mine 09 The Letter 10 Nightime 11 My Rival 12 Wouldn't It Be Nice 13 Way Out West 14 O My Soul 15 She Might Look My Way 16 Dominating Force

Satan's Pilgrims "Haunted House Of Rock" - 7"/45rpm EP 1994 + "Play Goulash For You!" - 7"/45rpm 1994

'Twas the night before morning
And All was A'Creep
Five Pilgrims Were a Drinkin'
And Deprivin' of Sleep...

...These Four Monster Cuts
They Etched into Stone
Inspired by Fear
And the Fright of Their Home

So Turn Up the Volume
And Worship the Shock
And Raise Your Glass To
The Haunted House of Rock!
trax:
01 Haunted House 02 Hester Synne 03 Super Eight 04 Shape Of Things To Come

"Play Goulash For You!" - 7"/45rpm 1994

Satan's Pilgrims formed in 1992 during a series of house parties hosted by the members of the band, and were playing shows in their hometown of Portland, Oregon by 1993. Twisting their name from the 60's AIP film "Satan's Sadists" and donning their now familiar matching outfits complete with vampire capes, they became a band...
trax:
01 Ghoulash 02 Pilgrim's Workout

"Do The 45!" Vol. 975 (Latin/Cumbia Edition) (2024)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Tabaco Mascao (Musart) - Mike Laurie Y Sus Cometas 2 Toquen Cumbia (La Pendejita) (Son-Art) - Con Licencia Tropical 3 Gaita de Mi Tierra (Son-Art) - Con Licencia Tropical 4 Y Me Quede Sin Ti (Cbs) - Sonora Santanera 5 Bomboro Quina Quina (Cbs) - Sonora Santanera 6 Amor Hippie (Musart) - Los Pentagonos 7 Alma Mimosa (Musart) - Los Pentagonos 8 No Me Quejo (Peerless) - La Sonora Dinamita 9 Recuerdos Del Carnaval (Peerless) - Orquesta de Pacho Galan 10 Mi Carrito Pipi (Infopesa) - Los Mirlos 11 Chinito Cumbia (Infopesa) - Los Mirlos 12 El Bueno, El Malo Y El Enojado (Orfeon) - Tono Quirazco Y Su Conjunto 13 Shat Goon (Orfeon) - Tono Quirazco Y Su Conjunto 14 Salsa Con Tabaco (Fuentes) - Afrosound 15 Esperma Y Ron (Fuentes) - Pedro Laza Y Sus Pelayeros 16 Cumbia Marina (Tropical) - Lucho Better Y Su Orquesta 17 Encanto Tropical (Tropical) - Lucho Better Y Su Orquesta 18 Nena-Twist (Musart) - Los Twisters 19 Te Lo Digo You (Musart) - Los Twisters 20 Atmosfera Pesada (Epic) - Sandro 21 Caliente Caliente (Musart) - Alberto Vazquez 22 16 Toneladas (Musart) - Alberto Vazquez 23 Desencadena Mi Corazon (Musart) - Alberto Vazquez 24 Cuando Brilla Mi Corazon (Musart) - Alberto Vazquez 25 Ay, No Se Puede (Volcan) - Los Invasores de Progreso 26 A Florcita (Volcan) - Los Invasores de Progreso 27 Quiero Amanecer (Musart) - Mike Laurie Y Sus Cometas
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Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Let's Active "Cypress + Rarities" 1984

Pure Pop Euphoria!
If heaven is going to have a "pop" soundtrack playing at all times, then my friends, this is THE CD that should fit the bill. It is about as irresistable and satisfying as a pure pop album can be, with plenty of goodies and surprises in store for all pop and rock fans. Why this band didn't become a household name in the 80's will forever be a mystery and a big mistake. Simply put, it doesn't get any better than this. I would highly encourage music lovers in general to purchase this CD. You absolutely, positively can not go wrong. Your money will be well invested. - Reviewer: Chase Leon (United States)
Let's Active:
Sara Romweber Drums / Mitch Easter Guitar, Producer / Faye Hunter Bass

traxfromwax:
1. Easy Does 2. Waters Part 3. Lowdown 4. Gravel Truck 5. Crows On A Phone 6. Ring True 7. Blue Line 8. Flags For Everything 9. Prey 10. Co-Star 11. Ornamental 12. Counting down 13 Grey Scale 14 I'm Sorry (rarities) 15 Prey (rarities) 16 Waters Part (rarities) 17 Grey Scale [fragment] (rarities) 18 We Do The What If (rarities) 19 Premonition (rarities) 20 Invisible Hills (rarities) 21 Horizon (rarities) 22 Dirty Reasons (rarities)

Kim Fowley "Outlaw Superman" 1971/1999

Even if the name Kim Fowley doesn't immediately ring a bell, the average listener has probably heard his most popular early productions — "Alley Oop" by the Hollywood Argyles, and "Nut Rocker" by B. Bumble and the Stingers. Outlaw Superman is a sampling of some of the bizarre singles Fowley has released on small labels over the years. If the subtitle Pure Genius From Ultra-Rare Singles is an overstatement, Fowley does possess a good ear for songs and a knack for getting his ideas across in three minutes. An integral aspect of Kim Fowley's work is his larger-than-life reputation. None of the tracks here are as outrageous as "Young America Saturday Night" (available on the compilation Only In America), a request for teenage girls to send their picture to Kim in care of the record company.
However, "Hound Dog Savage" and "Hollywood Nights" (under the alias Lance Romance) might qualify as autobiographical statements of purpose. Spanning from 1962 to 1977, Fowley's work anthologized here touches upon many of the important genres of pop music from that period. The two tracks by Johnny C. and the Blazes, the exotica-tinged "Inferno" and blues-riffin' "Ebony," are among the better surf music available. "John Works Hard" by the Laughing Wind is an exellent garage-rock tune, which proves that shamelessly Beatlesque music can still sound original. Kim Fowley was, if not exactly ahead of his time, somewhat visionary in terms of hit potential. For example, his 1972 single as Jimmy Jukebox foreshadowed Bowie-esque territory years before it became fashionable. Outlaw Superman also has its share of celebrity or eventual-celebrity cameo appearances. Among them are Leon Russell, Phil Spector's backing band the Wrecking Crew, members of the Wailers, and Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones on 1964's "Rise of the Brighton Surf," a "House of the Rising Sun" knockoff that is probably the first-ever mod record. Kim Fowley has been an invisible mover and shaker for several generations of pop music; Outlaw Superman stands on its own as a Fowley primer, or could serve as a completist volume of this legendary and prolific character. - AMG Review
trax:
1. Memories Of A High School Bride - The Players 2. The Rebel - The Players 3. Little Bitty Girl - The Memories 4. Bodacious - The U.S. Rockets 5. Inferno - Johnny C. & The Blazes 6. Ebony - Johnny C. & The Blazes 7. Big Fat Alaskan - Donnie & The Outcasts 8. Bounty Hunter - Donnie & The Outcasts 9. The Rise Of The Brighton Surf - Bo & Peep 10. Goin' Away Baby - Grains Of Sand 11. Golden Apples Of The Sun - Grains Of Sand 12. John Works Hard - The Laughing Wind 13. Secret Police - The Belfast Gypsies 14. I'll Do Better Next Time - Joey Covington 15. Silver Shadows - Evergreen Blueshoes 16. Man Without A Country - King Lizard 17. Hound Dog Savage - Kim Fowley 18. 25 Hours A Day - Jimmy Jukebox 19. Motor Boat - Jimmy Jukebox 20. Hollywood Nights - Lance Romance 21. (What) If Boys Got Pregnant - The Orchids 22. The Worst Record In The World - Aletha & The Memories
...originally served by Mak...

Don & The Quixotes "Teflon Don" 2013

“Portland quartet Don & The Quixotes makes its mission abundantly clear, a mostly instrumental surf odyssey marked by quirk, a little sleaze, a lot of love and a glaze of grit. Consider the party rocked.” - AP KRYZA, Willamette Week, 3/28/12
trax:
01 Teflon Don 02 Maiden Voyage 03 Taj Mahalo 04 When The Saints go Surfin' In (for B.C.) 05 Faithful Brother 06 The Weekender 07 Omelette King 08 Up 101 09 Dulcinea 10 Bourree 11 Strangers in The Night 12 Conch You Hear?

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Monday, 25 November 2024

Sinister Twist "Sinister Twist" 2018

Slinky, sexy, often grindy, noir infused instrumentals... San Francisco Burlesque band-Slinky, sexy, often grindy, noir infused instrumentals.
trax:
01 Twisted Lil Thang 02 Teenie Bopper 03 Lovely Lena 04 Walk of Shame 05 Plausible Deniability 06 Staxxed 07 Queen of the Night 08 Sneaky Sister 09 Pola Negri 10 Prima

Sonic Nightmare "Sonic Nightmare" 2013

8 songs of instrumental horror surf music. Sonic Nightmare is an amazing international trio with a monster (El Huergo), a demon (Faust Federel) & a churchman (Rev. Jesse Custer) playing instrumental horror surf music!
trax:
01 Dead Bikini 02 The Walk Of The Direwolves 03 Werewolves' Death Race 04 Terror Squad Car 05 My Koffin Was Made For 2 06 Halloween 07 Eating Spiders 08 Shrunkenstein

"Do The 45!" Vol. 974 (2024)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Slooptime U.S.A. (King) - Bobby and the Expressions 2 Everywhere I Go (King) - Bobby and the Expressions 3 Why (Capitol) - The Cues 4 Prince or Pauper (Capitol) - The Cues 5 Orange Peel (Valor) - The Rock-Fellers 6 Ours (Valor) - The Rock-Fellers 7 Little Bitty Pretty One (Mercury) - Clyde McPhatter 8 Next to Me (Mercury) - Clyde McPhatter 9 I Can't Stand It - Mono (Rca) - Lou Reed 10 I Can't Stand It - Stereo (Rca) - Lou Reed 11 Take Me to the River (Edit) (Sire) - Talking Heads 12 Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Version) - Talking Heads 13 Shootin' the Grease (Head) - Jesse Gresham Plus 3 14 Barefootin' (Head) - Robert Parker 15 Son of a Preacher Man (Hour Glass) - The Gayletts 16 That's How Strong My Love Is (Hour Glass) - The Gayletts 17 Too Many Cooks (Jewel) - Jesse Fortune with Buddy Guy 18 Heavy Heart Beat (Jewel) - Jesse Fortune with Buddy Guy 19 Come Back to Me (Smart) - Marie Williams 20 Cat Scratching (Smart) - Marie Williams 21 Sunny (Reprise) - Don Randi 22 Somewhere, My Love (Reprise) - Don Randi 23 Crossroads Blues (White Whale) - Smokestack Lightnin' 24 Nadine (White Whale) - Smokestack Lightnin' 25 Flash in the Pan (Lightning) - The Persian Market 26 The Wind Is Ours (Lightning) - The Persian Market 27 I Told Those Little White Lies (Mercury) - The Painted Ship 28 Frustration (Mercury) - The Painted Ship 29 I'm Losing Tonight (Columbia) - A Passing Fancy 30 A Passing Fancy (Columbia) - A Passing Fancy
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Sunday, 24 November 2024

Miles Davis "Miles In The Sky" 1968

With the 1968 album Miles in the Sky, Miles Davis explicitly pushed his second great quintet away from conventional jazz, pushing them toward the jazz-rock hybrid that would later become known as fusion...
...Here, the music is still in its formative stages, and it's a little more earth-bound than you might expect, especially following on the heels of the shape-shifting, elusive Nefertiti. On Miles in the Sky, much of the rhythms are straightforward, picking up on the direct 4/4 beats of rock, and these are illuminated by Herbie Hancock's electric piano -- one of the very first sounds on the record, as a matter of fact -- and the guest appearance of guitarist George Benson on "Paraphernalia." All of these additions are tangible and identifiable, and they do result in intriguing music, but the form of the music itself is surprisingly direct, playing as extended grooves. This meanders considerable more than Nefertiti, even if it is significantly less elliptical in its form, because it's primarily four long jams. Intriguing, successful jams in many respects, but even with the notable additions of electric instruments, and with the deliberately noisy "Country Son," this is less visionary than its predecessor and feels like a transitional album -- and, like many transitional albums, it's intriguing and frustrating in equal measures. - Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
trax:
1 Stuff 2 Paraphernalia 3 Black Comedy 4 Country Son

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!

The Sadies "Tales of the RatFink" Original Soundtrack 2006

These 26 instro tracks, each named for an international rock venue, represent the fruits of the long collaboration between the versatile Canadian genre-hoppers and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth documentarian Ron Mann. I've not seen the film, but these concise, fuzzy and sometimes silly tracks certainly evoke the trashy spirit of 1960s kar kulture, with side trips to the spaghetti west and Turkish cartoonland, and saved Mann the not inconsiderable headache of clearing twenty-plus vintage surf tracks with licenses owned by cranky old dudes.
At last, The Sadies have taken their psychedelic hot-rod-soundtrack stylings and created... a psychedelic soundtrack for a hot rod movie! Tales of the Rat Fink by Ron Mann, the award-winning director of Comic Book Confidential and Grass, chronicles the wild life of Renaissance man Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who engineered a shift in mid-twentieth century culture with his customized cars, "monster" T-shirts and America's alternative rodent - Rat Fink. Mann's largely animated documentary features the voice talents of John Goodman, Ann-Margret, Jay Leno, Brian Wilson, Tom Wolfe, Matt Groening, Robert Williams, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Paul Le Mat, Billy Gibbons, and The Smothers Brothers. - amazon
trax:
01 The 3-B 02 The Horseshoe 03 The Borderline 04 The Hide Out 05 The Starlight 06 The Times Change 07 The North Star 08 The Matador 09 The Crocodile 10 The Westminster 11 The Hi-Jinx 12 The Pyramid 13 The Ship & Anchor 14 The Red Room 15 The Mohawk 16 The Continental 17 The Solar Culture 18 The Corktown 19 The Beach Land 20 The Bug Jar 21 The Bottom of the Hill 22 The Milky Way 23 The 400 24 The Side Track 25 The Black Sheep 26 The Double Wide

Terry Buffalo Ware "Man with Guitar and Amp" 2018

Terry Buffalo Ware is a guitarist from Norman, Oklahoma mainly known as a sideman to some of the best Americana and Folk singer/songwriters around. He also writes and records his own material, and produces other artists. Recently *retired* from touring, he mainly performs in Oklahoma and continues to write and record as well. - bandcamp
trax:
01 Jesse's Eyes 02 Hand Me That Hootis 03 Bob and Buster Make a Plan 04 Yesterday's Promise 05 Destination Telesto 06 Moonlight Skate 07 Another Seltzer, Please 08 Cloud Dancer 09 Lonely Dreams of the Silver Sparkle 10 Bob and Ernie Join the Circus 11 Black Mesa Sunset 12 To Sir with Love

…and now for something completely different! 2567 - 2024

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

We have a first entry each day that is a picture or a video, and only in that entry you can place your music links and requests (NO ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2022 AND AFTER, AND A DAILY LIMIT OF 3 ALBUMS AND NO REQUESTS FOR FLAC OR OTHER LOSSLESS, IF YOU WANT FLAC, BUY THE ALBUM)! Here you can say what you like, unless it's offensive, racist or discriminatory! Please keep your language polite and respectful. All other official posts will only allow comments related to the official posts and such. That way it will keep things much more organized and tidy. Enjoy! RYP and Gyro1966 and Gaius R.I.P.

Saturday, 23 November 2024

Alex Chilton "Electricity By Candlelight" NYC 2/13/97 - 2013

Alex Chilton's second set at NYC's Knitting Factory was cancelled in February 1997 when the power went out. But somebody had an acoustic guitar, and there were candles, so Chilton decided to play what turned into an impromptu 17-song set of covers. It was captured on tape, and the resulting Electricity By Candlelight is a wonderful mess...
...Every tape collector has one crown jewel—a recording of a night where a favorite artist was totally on—and Alex Chilton really needed a tape like that in his discography. Chilton's three albums with Big Star are stone classics; his subsequent recording career was spotty, and after 1987's High Priest he never made a particularly worthwhile studio album. The last 20 years of his life yielded a few sterile-to-perverse records, the cash-in of the Box Tops and Big Star reunions, and not much else besides live shows that the faithful swore were sometimes really good, if Alex was in the mood.
What was going to be Chilton's second set at the Knitting Factory in New York City on a February night in 1997 was cancelled when the power went out. But somebody happened to have an acoustic guitar on hand, and there were some candles, and so Chilton decided to play a few songs for those audience members who were still hanging around. That turned into an impromptu 17-song set of covers that one Jeff Vargon happened to catch on tape.
It's wonderful—a mess, but a marvelous mess. Chilton opens with a pair of far-out-of-the-way country readymades, "Last Bouquet" (a 1959 Clyde Owens B-side) and "Step Right This Way" (from a 1971 album that songwriter Glen Sherley recorded while in prison); one of Chilton's odder gifts was the ability to tell when some utterly forgotten song would sound great with his cracking, tremulous voice. After that, he mostly shifts to standards--"Lovesick Blues", "I Walk the Line", "The Girl from Ipanema"—occasionally with the audience joining in, campfire-style.
The crowd shouts requests for his old favorites, which he shoots down, although he revives a couple of jazz tunes from his 1993 album Clichés. The only song from Big Star's repertoire that turns up is a cover: Loudon Wainwright III's groupie-schtupping ballad "Motel Blues". This CD gilds the lily by ending with a studio recording of another country cover, Johnny Lee's "You Can Bet Your Heart on Me", which is admittedly a little more dignified than the set's actual closer, an "If I Had a Hammer" that disintegrates into ridiculousness. ("If I had a potato...")
Electricity by Candlelight shows off Chilton's instrumental virtuosity and his impressive memory for songs. Show me someone who knows all the chords to "Wouldn't It Be Nice" offhand and I'll show you a Beach Boy, but Chilton knocks it out with no problem, then follows it with "Surfer Girl" and "Solar System." (He bluffs his way through a single verse of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You," but come on.) The real joy of this set, though, is that it gives us what Chilton's later career promised but rarely delivered. He's not trying to flip anyone off, or working out torment, or phoning in the oldies with former bandmates and acolytes. He's just a great busker, having a really good time with his tiny audience. - by Douglas Wolk pitchfork
trax:
01 Last bouquet 02 Step right this way 03 Let's get lost 04 D-i-v-o-r-c-e 05 Raining in my heart 06 Lovesick blues 07 Girl from ipanema 08 My baby just cares for me 09 Motel blues 10 Someone to watch over me 11 Footprints in the snow 12 A case of you 13 Wouldn't it be nice 14 Surfer girl 15 Solar system 16 I walk the line 17 If i had a hammer 18 You can beat your heart on me
…originally served by montysmusic...

"Twelve & A Half Country Greats" 2019

From the bridge down to the old dairy factory. From the run off through to town. Dust rises up behind and the cars and flies up and over the sheets on the line. Fresh water flows over hot river stones. Lush deep green grass and cow shit. Someones going into town by the looks. Cabbage trees and cups of tea. Hose the yard. Watch TV. A possum rotts in the roof. Someones listening in on the line. Push bike on a metal road. Mow the neighbors lawn. Pissing down with rain. Roll the Zepher in the field. Shotgun shells. Caustic soda. Classic rock with a trip to the dump. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the sounds of small town Aotearoa and rural New Zealand...
trax:
1 Free From the Chain Gang Now - Boss Christ 2 Sleep Tonight - The Wildemen 3 Thunder and Lightning - Grand Chancellors 4 C'Mon Everybody (unplugged) - Bad Evil 5 Jenna - Zeno Tornado 6 Love Hurts - Delaney Davidson 7 Blood and Coal - The Raskolnikovs 8 Beneficial Sickness - Shakin Luke Wood 9 Cuntree - Sheville 10 Your Cheatin' Heart - Shakin Evil Hayride 11 Gold Apache - Wal Purgis & his Werewolves 12 Undertaker - Ghost of Tape Man 13 You've Lost That Lovin Feelin - Shit All To Hell 14 Message from our sponser - V/A from Stink Magnetic

Kim Fowley "The Day the Earth Stood Still" 1970

A very rare and deleted LP from Psych-Rock wizard Kim Fowley. Recommended if you like Syd Barret, Destroy All Monsters, Iggy Pop, Julian Cope, Electric Prunes, Joe Meek, Screaming Lord Sutch, Lee Hazelwood etc...
In the mid-1960s, Fowley became immersed in the Los Angeles counter-culture, befriending Frank Zappa and his band the Mothers of Invention and later appearing on their Freak Out!
A prolific songwriter, he also composed material for the Byrds, the Beach Boys, Soft Machine, Cat Stevens and Them, and produced the likes of Gene Vincent, Warren Zevon and Helen Reddy. Finally, in 1967 Fowley issued his own solo debut, Love Is Alive and Well, a record which found him closely aligned with the flower-power movement. A series of solo records followed, including 1968's Born to Be Wild, 1970's The Day the Earth Stood Still and 1973's International Heroes, but none garnered the commercial success of so many of his other projects.
traxfromwax:
1. Cadillac 2. Pray for Rain 3. Night of the Hunter 4. Frail Ocean 5. Visions of Motorcycles 6. Man Without a Country 7. Prisoner of War 8. I Was a Communist for the FBI 9. Birth of a Nation 10. Long Live Rock'n Roll 11. Day the Earth Stood Still 12. Is America Dead?
Recorded in Sweden, in 1970

…and now for something completely different! 2566 - 2024

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

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Friday, 22 November 2024

The Fuzziyama Surfers "Wild Echizen" 2021

Some nice traditional surf from The Land of the Rising Sun!! There is enough juice in this album to sustain a 20 second tube ride!! Easy listening and enjoyable!! - Kahuna Cole
I don't love using surfing metaphors on surf music, especially since I haven't actually surfed much, but every time I've caught a wave there's those ~3 seconds where you tilt forward, start to accelerate, and inevitably think "here we go." It's a great part of the experience in and of itself, and I have the same feeling listening to the brief intros into these songs. And unlike me on a surfboard, what ensues never collapses.
Though this is their first release, The Fuzziyama Surfers did not arrive out of nowhere. Ages ago I came across a promo CD from The Windows (I'm guessing via this SG101 thread), and it wasn't shocking to learn that this shares members with that fireball of a surf record. This may not scream with lo-fi distortion like that one, but every note seems to hit with some oomph, and it just feels like these songs were built to sound loud and full of life. And man, can they play it. When listening to "Facing the Wave" I tried to imagine another band covering it, and the timing and minutiae are so on-point that I can't imagine hearing anybody else match it, let alone surpass it. These feel practiced to peak, not to death, and I'm having fun with along with them.
This category is STACKED with big names this year and there are a few that I have a feeling people will think I'm crazy for leaving off. This decision is one that I arrived at fairly quickly though. I just can't ask for much more. - by Hunter
trax:
09 Facing The Wave 01 Fuzziyama Wave 02 Shift Up 03 My Wave 04 Nantoka Beach 05 Blob Dance 06 Sunset Strings 07 Wild Echizen 08 Tako Wasabi 10 Manzai Stomp 11 R 42 12 Fuzziyama Beat

Let's Active "Afoot" - EP - 1983

North Carolina’s Let’s Active was probably the most misunderstood of the South’s ’80s new-pop bands. Though dogged by a rosy-cheeked nicest-guys-of-wimp-pop image, they could be downright moody...
…Producer / multi-instrumentalist Mitch Easter assembled the trio in 1981, but it only emerged nationally in the wake of R.E.M., whose first two discs Easter co-produced at his Drive-In garage studio outside of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Joining that band’s label, Let’s Active released a six-song EP, Afoot, bringing new meaning to such overused pop adjectives as crisp, bright and ringing. All the songs, even those with melancholy lyrics, are hook-filled, boppy and ultra-hummable. Pick to click: “Every Word Means No.”
But things were not as they seemed. Although perceived as the engineer of the now-sound-of-today in American guitar pop, Easter’s own tastes were running towards the electronic gadgetry of techno-rock. (His career as a producer was also taking off.) Also, his two original partners — bassist Faye Hunter and drummer Sara Romweber (sister of Flat Duo Jets’ Dexter Romweber) — were viewed as sidepeople, despite Easter’s egalitarian efforts to the contrary. In real life, the trio were not just simple, cheerful popsters. Both Easter’s love of “sounds” and the band’s inner conflicts were explored on Cypress, a record that is deeper and more enduring, though not as immediately winning, as Afoot. Denser, rambling textural pieces — some wistful, even angry — came to the fore. Few records sound so multi-dimensional, and Let’s Active has, for that reason, been tagged psychedelic — they make sounds you can almost touch. (In 1989, IRS combined Afoot and Cypress on a single CD.) - trouserpress - [Elizabeth Phillips / Ira Robbins]
Let's Active:
Sara Romweber Drums / Mitch Easter Guitar, Producer / Faye Hunter Bass

trax:
1. Every Word Means No 2. Make Up With Me 3. Edge of the World 4. Room With a View 5. In Between 6. Leaders of Men 7. Two Yous (bonus track)

Don & The Quixotes "My Name Is Don!" 2012

1960's style surf instrumentals awash in gold sequins!
Get wet and wild with Don & The Quixotes, Portland’s premiere instrumental 1960s-style surf guitar party band! Featuring twangy cover songs from the 1950s-present and/or reverbed-out originals! Entertaining ages 2-92 in gold-sequined style since 2007.
Combining the vintage vibe of Dick Dale and The Ventures with the irreverent whimsy of The Blues Brothers and Tony Clifton, Don & The Quixotes recall the sock hops and beach parties of the heyday of surf music, 1961-64. New originals sound like classic favorites; familiar covers are turned inside out and fully reverberated.

trax:
01 My Name is Don! 02 Sunday Stroll? 03 People Make The World Go 'Round 04 Surfer Elise 05 Orbiter 06 Little Sunflower 07 Rocinante's Lament 08 Andale 09 The Cactus 10 Here Comes Don! 11 Roll Cage pt. 1 (Time Trial) 12 Lore 'n' Legend

…and now for something completely different! 2565 - 2024

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

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Thursday, 21 November 2024

"Search For Atlantis" 2014

The first ever surf compilation from Greece. 9 new bands!
Instro-surf, garage-punk, rock 'n' roll label based in Thessaloniki, Greece with an international roster of artists. Founded in 1999 by Mike Papageorgiou and Nikos Panagos
trax:
01 Osonupo 02 Surf-A-Tonic 03 Jackare Espiao 04 Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea 05 Ali Baba & The 40 Surfers 06 The Jackal 07 Black Eyed Surfer 08 There's Only One God, Poseidon! 09 Call Of A Void 10 Fuzzlalum 11 K-39 12 Surfando No Ocaso 13 Potiguara 14 Kiniga To Diaolo 15 Mulatu Astatke Tribute 16 Supreme Surf 17 The Tryst

The Sadies "Favourite Colours" 2004

In my review of The Sadies' last effort, Stories Often Told, I said they were a few short steps away from perfecting the balance in their amalgam of surf, country and garage-rock. Even with the subsequent addition of bluegrass and old trucker songs to their mix, I can still say with some certainty that I was right-- they've managed to find that perfect balance. Nothing on Favourite Colours sounds like a detour. The resulting mishmash is served nicely by the ever-broadening term "Americana," though the band are actually Canadian (those u's in the title aren't there for nothing) and the record's most prominent guest is mad Englishman Robyn Hitchcock, who appears on closer "Why Would Anybody Live Here?". - By Joe Tangari
With the surf influences and wobbly garage-style edges gradually fading from their musical personality, the Sadies are starting to sound like some unlikely but welcome collaboration between the Clarence White-era Byrds and Moby Grape during one of their periodic twangy moods. Favourite Colours (gotta love the Canadian way with the language) keeps the group's country influences in the forefront, but with a cool and atmospheric cast that lends a moody depth to even the most upbeat songs, not unlike the work of their American compatriots the Volebeats. The interlocked guitars of Dallas Good and Travis Good are in stellar form here, with acrobatic fast pickin' facing off against gloriously sustained bent notes, and the brothers and their partners are singing a great deal more this time out, to fine effect (especially on "Translucent Sparrow," "1000 Cities Falling," and "A Good Flying Day"). A few guests have also been brought along for this set, among them Joey Burns of Calexico (who adds stings to "The Curdled Journey"), Robyn Hitchcock (who sings the lyrics he wrote for "Why Would Anybody Live Here"), and Dallas and Travis' parents (who lend vocals and autoharp to "A Burning Snowman"), though with the exception of Hitchcock (whose personality is strong enough to outweigh the band) they mesh seamlessly with the band's aural character rather than calling attention to themselves. Favourite Colours is lovely and adventurous stuff that proves the Sadies are only getting better with each trip into the studio. - Review by Mark Deming
trax:
01 Northumberland West 02 Translucent Sparrow 03 1000 Cities Falling, Pt. 1 04 Song of the Chief Musician, Pt. 2 05 The Curdled Journey 06 Why Be So Curious, Pt. 3 07 The Iceberg 08 A Good Flying Day 09 Only You and Your Eyes 10 As Much as Such 11 A Burning Snowman 12 Coming Back 13 Why Would Anybody Live Here?