The Animals "Animal Tracks" (mono) UK 1965

The Animals' second British album, recorded just before Alan Price exited the lineup, displays more energy and confidence than its predecessor, and it's fascinating to speculate where they might've gone had the original lineup held together...
...There are a few lighter tunes here, such as "Let the Good Times Roll" and the rollicking opener, "Mess Around," that capture the Animals loosening up and having fun, but much of Animal Tracks is pretty intense R&B-based rock. "How You've Changed" is a reflective, downbeat Chuck Berry number that Eric Burdon turns into a dark romantic confessional/inquisition, matched by Hilton Valentine's chopped out, crunchy lead work over the break, while Alan Price does his best to impersonate Johnnie Johnson. "Roberta," is a great rock & roll number, and their version of "Bright Lights, Big City," sparked by Burdon's surging, angry performance and Price's hard-driving organ solo. Price's playing opens what is easily the best blues cut on the album, "Worried Life Blues," where Hilton Valentine steps out in front for his most prominent guitar solo in the early history of the band, backed by Price's surging organ. Burdon and company also excel on a pair of Ray Charles covers, turning in a jauntily cheerful, euphoric performance of "Hallelujah I Love Her So," his jubilation matched by Price's ebullient organ work; and a slow, pain-racked performance by Burdon and company on the slow blues "I Believe to My Soul," arguably -- along with "Worried Life Blues" -- the singer's best performance on either of the group's EMI long-players, and matched by Price's quick-fingered yet equally ominous piano playing. (Bruce Eder, AMG)
trax:
01 Mess Around 02 How You've Changed 03 Hallelujah I Love Her So 04 I Believe To My Soul 05 Worried Life Blues 06 Roberta 07 I Ain't Got You 08 Bright Lights Big City 09 Let The Good Times Roll 10 For Miss Caulker 11 Roadrunner

The Huaraches "The Huaraches Ride!" 2013

The Huaraches Ride! is the first album from Kingston, Ontario's best & only instrumental surf punk band. It's good. Listen to it loud, k?

trax:
01 Zzyzx Road 02 Pole Nectar 03 The Shaker 04 Jaywalk, Don't Run 05 Chuggin' 06 Saucy 07 Camel Meat 08 Bad For the World 09 The Ballad of Dave Stieb 10 Anal Leakage 11 Zooma Hey 12 A Nerd In Tunisia 13 A Fast One

"Today's Just Tomorrow's Yesterday" Vol. 2 - 2005

Originally released in 2005, this compilation was given away with Misty Lane Magazine #19.

trax:
1 Luvin' - The Electric Prunes 2 Little Olive - The Electric Prunes 3 She's Gone - The Legions 4 I Know I Should - The Blazers 5 Door - The Envoys 6 If Only - The Cross Beat 8 Sleep John - The Pembroke Ltd. 9 Token From My Mind - The Fringe 10 Come Tomorrow It's a New Day - The Limits 11 Walking Out In The Night - Basheer 12 I Saw What You Did - The Ultra V 13 I Wanna Score - The Maggots 15 Cry For You - The Lost Movements 16 Dead Man's Hall - The Mainliners 17 Ain't Nothing (But A Love Thing) - No Counts 18 Shake - The Synapses 19 Closet Pop Star - The Scope 20 Wait Till The Summer - No Goods 21 Dobre Scooter Run - B-Back 22 Il Buio E' Tra Di Noi - The Cavemen 23 Our Game - The Human Factor-Y 24 Turning Grey - The Kartoons 25 Beach Grave - The Bradipos IV

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Mike Westbrook "Glad Day: Settings of William Blake" 1999 - disc 2

Mike and Kate Westbrook have embellished the brilliance of Blake with musical gold-leaf here...
...They have taken the insight, humanity and sense of injustice in Blake's work and set it in a most sympathetic and uplifting musical surround of rare beauty, such beauty that would grace church, theatre or jazz club. Mike Westbrook is quite simply a national treasure, as are many other jazz musicians. Oh when will 'justice' be their's in receiving the acclaim and wider fame which they truly deserve. A Great Work! - Brushmush
trax:
01 The Tyger and the Lamb 02 A Poison Tree 03 Long John Brown and Little Mary Bell 04 The Human Abstract 05 The Fields 06 I See Thy Form

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

Los Plantronics "La Orchestra Diabolica" 200

"Drinking margaritas banging senoritas - fuck that shit man I wanna be a bullfighter!"... ONA - DOS - TRES - QUATRO!!!!
There's no room for rest and quiet on this disc. Los Plantronics deliver intensity deluxe with thick and threatening songs employing surf and fuzz and mariachi and cowboy and more. Creative, adventuroaus, and in some cases downright dangerous! The two vocals are the intense psycho boogie of "Bertha Lou," and the intense rhythmic chunk and cowboy dementia of "Lonesome Traveler."
Los Plantronics:
"El Kairo" Gjestemoen - Signor Havn - Slim Slammer - Eivind Staxrud - Roar Fagerli - Erik Eilertsen - Ole-Henrik Mohn Pettersen - Mickey Brass - Jørn Raknes

trax:
1. Once upon a time in Noruega 2. Sidewinder 3. Surf & A .45 4. Casbah 5. Bertha Lou 6. Surfin' the prairie 7. Wrestling midgets 8. Tijuana Mary y Juana 9. Dia de los Muertos 10. Crazy horses 11. Psycho bitch from Oz 12. Lonesome traveller 13. Evil Tiki 14. Shake N stomp 15. Plantrosaurus 16. Spaceosaurus 17. Black Mariachi

"Do The 45!" Vol. 1034 (2025)

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 (You Got) the Power of Love (Reprise) - Danny Warner 2 Love Is You (Reprise) - Danny Warner 3 Stuff (Original Sound) - Dyke and The Blazers 4 The Wobble (Original Sound) - Dyke and The Blazers 5 Ala Topsy 3 (Random) - Cozy Cole 6 Ala Topsy 4 (Random) - Cozy Cole 7 Somethin' Special (Venture) - Don Duncan 8 Make My Dreams Come True (Venture) - Don Duncan and Glenda Cain 9 Big Fine Woman (Elmor) - John Lee Hooker 10 Blues for Christmas (Elmor) - John Lee Hooker 11 Heavy Together (United Artists) - The Real Thing 12 One Way Ticket (United Artists) - The Real Thing 13 The Honey House (Swan) - The Showmen 14 Please Try and Understand (Swan) - The Showmen 15 Carnival Time (Ron) - Al Johnson 16 Good Lookin' (Ron) - Al Johnson 17 Got the Feeling (Chancellor) - Fabian 18 Come and Get Me (Chancellor) - Fabian 19 I Don't Talk Too Much (Ric) - Martha Nelson 20 Bless You Darling (Ric) - Martha Nelson 21 Bye Bye Johnny (Interphon) - John Chester and His Chessmen 22 Miss Ann (Interphon) - John Chester and His Chessmen 23 A Question of Temperature (Laurie) - The Balloon Farm 24 Hurtin' for Your Love (Laurie) - The Balloon Farm 25 Boom (Capitol) - Jimmie Haskell and Orchestra 26 The Happy Whistler (Capitol) - Jimmie Haskell and Orchestra 27 Charlie Brown Got Expelled (Ace) - Joe Tex and His X Class Mates 28 Blessed Are These Tears (Ace) - Joe Tex and His X Class Mates 29 Able and Baker (Ace) - Gene & Al's Spacemen 30 Mercy (Ace) - Gene & Al's Spacemen 31 Wonderful (Atlantic) - Patti La Belle & the Bluebelles 32 He's My Man (Atlantic) - Patti La Belle & the Bluebelles
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FLO & EDDIE "Moving Targets" 1976

For their final (of two) projects for Columbia Records in the mid-'70s, Mark Volman (Flo) (vocals/guitar) and Howard Kaylan (Eddie) (vocals) serve up a mixed bag of rockers as only Flo & Eddie can. With the exception of the Turtles' "Elenore" and "Guns" -- the latter of which features a shared credit with former Turtles' and Mother of Invention bandmate Jim Pons -- the remainder of Moving Targets (1976) was written entirely by the pair...
...While their lyrics might come off as cynical (read: realistic) or whiney to some, they counteract the typical pop/rock fare by presenting the listener with an undeniably fresh vantage point. The (perhaps) semi-biographical "Mama, Open Up" seems to be a psychological profile of its authors disguised as a typical '70s power ballad. Sounding like a combination of Chicago and Todd Rundgren, Alan MacMillan's horn-fuelled arrangement on "The Love You Gave Away" -- not to mention Flo & Eddie's impeccable harmonies -- almost disguise the odd spin on a love triangle. Marked by a bright jangle guitar introduction and strong dual-lead vocals, "Hot" stands out as a return to a feel that recalls earlier Flo & Eddie material. MacMillan's brass score provides some punch to "Best Friends." The compact and catchy tune lives up to its parenthetical moniker that indicates it as a "theme to the unsold T.V. pilot." "Best Possible Me" is truly exceptional, equaling anything in the Flo & Eddie cannon. MacMillan earns his keep as the orchestration underscores the powerful melody. In a very different way, the same can be said of the tongue-in-cheek "Keep It Warm" as they mull over their life and future as singer/songwriters. "Guns" is an upbeat rocker with the occasional anti-war sentiments, while the new recording of "Elenore" is taken at a noticeably quicker pace that reflects the way Flo & Eddie were concurrently performing the song in their live shows. "Make Your Own Kind of Music" meets "Add Some Music to Your Day" on "Sway When You Walk" as the highly recommended entry not only brims with positivity, it taps into the duo's silly and cerebral sides as well. Bucking the norm of placing the title track at the beginning of the disc, "Moving Targets" can be found at the conclusion of the platter. The mid-'70s proto-heavy metal vibe bears an Alice Cooper or Kiss influence, contrasting the rest of the effort in its relative straightforward approach. - Review by Lindsay Planer
traxfromwax:
01 Mama open up 02 The love you gave away 03 Hot 04 Best friends (Theme from the unsold T.V. pilot) 05 Best possible me 06 Keep it warm 07 Guns 08 Eleonore 09 Sway when you walk 10 Moving targets
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Gonn "45 - Fully Loaded" 2012

Like many garage bands of the '60s, the Gonn achieved (slight) international fame beyond anything they attained in their lifetime when their single "Blackout of Gretely" was rediscovered by collectors and reissued in the '80s...
...From Keokuk, IA, the Gonn released only a couple singles on tiny local labels in 1966 and 1967. Probably the toughest garage band in Iowa (not that there was an enormous amount of competition), the Gonn took their inspiration from the raunchiest aspects of the early Rolling Stones, adding the raw, throat-shredding screams that American groups of the kind were wont to use during this period. - by Richie Unterberger
trax:
01 The Truth (Pass It On) 2 Baby Please Be Good 03 Newcastle Blues 04 Get In Line 05 Crazy Times 06 Wake Up 07 New Again 08 Magic Carpet 09 Falling Through The Looking Glass 10 Watcha Gonna Do 1 Love And Rain 12 Long Gone 13 Never See The Sun 14 Heart Of Gold 15 Roll On 16 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 17 Hallucination Generation

The Grannies "One Night Stand" 2009

This Roman Indie-Sixties Pop combo released their debut album on Teen Sound way back in 2009...
... Influenced by "modern" rock bands like The Hives as well as classic names like The Stones, The Remains and countless Sixties Garage groups their blend of styles won over the local crowds for a few years, making The Grannies Rome's favorite teen combo with an enthusiastic support from their fan base, who'd know all the song's lyrics and pop up at every gig.
Yours truly plays harp on"Little Poor Girl" as well as sitting behind the production desk. Teen Sound had never any interest in jumping on the Indie bandwagon, as a matter of fact after this "experiment" everyone went his own way and called it a day for goods, but those were some wild nights in Rome, for sure.
trax:
01 Never 02 Sad Song 03 Diddy Wah Diddy 04 Death Call From An Autumn Field 05 Melody 06 I Said Yeah 07 Little Poor Girl 08 64 09 Lift 10 One Night Stand 11 Children's Panic

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Robyn Hitchcock "Invisible Hitchcock" 1986

Invisible Hitchcock is a studio album by Robyn Hitchcock. A collection of leftovers and out-takes recorded from 1981 to 1985, Hitchcock's sleeve notes explain that the album was assembled because the songs "didn't fit in with what I was doing at the time and do fit in with each other now"...
...The US version of the LP (on Relativity) replaced "It's a Mystic Trip" with "Grooving on a Inner Plane". The CD versions of the album omit "Grooving on a Inner Plane" but include additional tracks. Some CD versions of the Glass Fish release incorrectly labeled on the disk as "Element of Light". All other information was listed correctly. - wiki
trax:
01 All I Wanna Do Is Fall In Love 02 Give Me A Spanner, Ralph 03 A Skull, A Suitcase And A Long Red Bottle Of Wine 04 It's A Mystic Trip 05 My Favourite Buildings 06 Falling Leaves 07 Eaten By Her Own Dinner 08 The Pit Of Souls (Country Version) 09 Trash 10 Mr. Deadly 11 Star Of Hairs 12 Messages Of Dark 13 Vegetable Friend 14 I Got A Message For You 15 Point It At Gran 16 The Abandoned Brain 17 Let There Be More Darkness 18 Blues In A

"Just For Kicks" 2015

The Far-Out Sounds of Four 60's Garage-Punk Combos

trax:
The Monuments
1 African Diamonds 2 Don't Blame Me 3 Where Bad Boys Go 4 You always hurt The ones You love 5 Bus Stop
The Wet Paint
6 Shame 7 At River's Edge 8 We Call Him A Man 9 Precious Ways 10 No One To Love
Mouse & The Boys
11 Last Time Around 12 Start From Here 13 Rocks In my Head 14 Sticks And Stones 15 Xcedrin Headache #69
Purple Gang
16 Answer The Phone 17 I Know What I am 18 Bring Your Own Self Down 19 One Of The Bunch 20 Poverty Train 21 Looking Glass 22 Can't Explain 23 No Matter What You Do

Alewife "Invader Species" 1999

We come from the water! Renowned for their fermented blend of surf/latin/exotica, with a pinch of spice from around this vast global milieu. Heavily extraterrestrial by way of the equator. Music of the jungle. Music of the desert. Music from space.
Alewife:
Colin Toline - bass / synth / keys / theremin / programming, Mitch McNeil - guitar / kyd bass / percussion, Ben Rosene - traps, Bob Miclot - harp

trax:
01 Hong Kong Cha Cha 02 Stylozone 03 Pandora / Miserlou 04 Pipeline 05 Shadow Of Your Smile 06 Shale City 07 Spy vs Spy 08 Caravan 09 Harlem Nocturne 10 April In Teheran 11 Extrusion 12 Endless Summer 13 Should Have Quit You 14 Channel W 15 The Plantation 16 Sleep On It 17 Hold Me While I'm Naked. 18 Wave Magnet

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The Animals "The Animals" UK 1964

The group's U.K. debut long-player, containing -- in the custom of the time in England -- not one of their singles up to that point, including "House of the Rising Sun." Apart from "Story of Bo Diddley" (which is, itself, heavily steeped in conventions out of Bo Diddley's repertory), everything here is a cover of traditional blues and R&B material, and a bit on the dry side, as though the band was trying too hard to prove themselves...
...This is one of the more serious and dour British Invasion-era albums, with none of the cheerfulness evident on the work of the Liverpool, Birmingham, or Manchester-based bands of the period -- the Chuck Berry covers, in particular, seem rather joyless compared to rival versions by the Rolling Stones, et al. For adult orientation, The Animals is roughly on a par with the Rolling Stones' debut LP (though that album is also more fun). The group would do better in the future in a less stiff and intense posture, but this is a strong debut. In 1998, The Animals was reissued in remastered form as part of EMI's 100th Anniversary series, and all of its tracks also appear on EMI's Complete Animals double-CD set as well. -Review by Bruce Eder
traxfromwax:
01 Story Of Bo Diddley 02 Bury My Body 03 Dimples 04 I've Been Around 05 I'm In Love Again 06 The Girl Can't Help It 07 I'm Mad Again 08 She Said Yeah 09 The Right Time 10 Memphis 11 Boom Boom 12 Around And Around
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"Today's Just Tomorrow's Yesterday" Vol. 1 - 2003

Originally released in 2003 as a bonus CD compilation given away with MISTY LANE Magazine #18
trax:
1 Hey You! - The Guillotines 2 Hippie Times - The Bojax 3 A Girl You Can Depend On - The Palace Guard 4 Time Will Come - The Tol-Puddle Martyrs 5 I Give You An Inch - The Mods 6 I'm Beggin' You - The Shadows Four 7 Show Me That You Want To Go Home - The Bachs 8 Train Kept A Rollin' - The Bold 9 I Call Your Name - The North Shores 10 The Easy Way Out - Tonto & The Renegades 11 Get Yourself Together - Bark Of Paper Mulberry 12 In Relation - Strawberry Alarm Clock 13 If You Really Need Somebody - Sweet Wine 14 Alligator Hat - The Beatniks 15 Fighting Star - Blue Cheer 16 It's Got To Be Today - The Hollywood Stars 17 Pajama Party - Tina Peel 18 Little Girl - The Outta Place 19 I'm Going Away - The Stomachmouths 20 Talk To You - The Sick Rose 21 Hang Out - The Maharajas 22 You're BetterOff Alone - The Giljoteens 23 Surrealistic Rain - The Poets 24 E. C. Waltz - The Tyme Society 25 See Me Walking - The Movin Sounds 26 Il Mondo E' Strano - Tony Borlotti E I Suoi Flauers 27 No More - Acid Lemon 28 Stumble And Fall - The Rippers

"Do The 45!" Vol. 1033 (2025)

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 Blue Shadows (Kent) - B.B. King 2 And Like That (Kent) - B.B. King 3 Rippin' and Runnin' (King) - Tiny Bradshaw 4 Lay It on the Line (King) - Tiny Bradshaw 5 Hello Little Boy (Atlantic) - Ruth Brown 6 If I Had Any Sense (Atlantic) - Ruth Brown 7 Fast Freight Blues (Josie) - Sonny Terry 8 Dangerous Woman (Josie) - Sonny Terry 9 Good Old Funky Music (Josie) - The Meters 10 Sassy Lady (Josie) - The Meters 11 Push the Button (Ace) - Bobby Marchan 12 My Day Is Coming (Ace) - Bobby Marchan 13 Black Berries - Pt. 1 (T Neck) - The Isley Brothers 14 Black Berries - Pt. 2 (T Neck) - The Isley Brothers 15 Primitive (Atco) - The Groupies 16 Hog (I'm a Hog for You Baby) (Atco) - The Groupies 17 As Long As I'm Around (Stone Age) - B.C. & The Cavemen 18 Come on (Stone Age) - B.C. & The Cavemen 19 Never Going Back to Georgia (Epic) - The Badd Boys 20 River Deep, Mountain High (Epic) - The Badd Boys 21 Are You a Boy, or Are You a Girl (Laurie) - The Barbarians 22 Take It or Leave It (Laurie) - The Barbarians 23 I Fought the Law (Mustang) - The Bobby Fuller Four 24 Little Annie Lou (Mustang) - The Bobby Fuller Four 25 I Ain't Got No Home (Phillips) - Carl Mann 26 If I Could Change You (Phillips) - Carl Mann 27 Light My Fire (Impulse!) - Bob Thiele 28 Sophisticated Wheels (Impulse!) - Bob Thiele
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FLO & EDDIE "Illegal, Immoral and Fattening" 1975

After issuing a pair of thoroughly excellent albums on Reprise Records, the Phlorescent Leech & Eddie aka Flo & Eddie -- who were embodied by Mark Volman (Flo) (vocals/guitar) and Howard Kaylan (Eddie) (vocals) -- moved over to the Columbia label for two additional LPs Illegal, Immoral and Fattening (1975) and Moving Targets (1976)...
...The contents of the former are split between studio and live material containing considerable overdubs. The support backup band for the project consists of West Coast session talents Phil Reed (lead guitar), Erik Scott (bass), Andy Cahan (keyboards), and Craig Krampf (drums) -- with one notable exception that will be dealt with shortly. As the anti-authoritarian title track "Illegal, Immoral & Fattening" instantly reveals, the performances are victims of -- or perhaps too-accurately parody -- mid-'70s glam metal, which is heavier and may come off as slightly pretentious when compared to their earlier outings. What certainly has not escaped them are their immutable vocal harmonies or the vicious Flo & Eddie sense of funny business. Kaylan and Volman's tenure as co-founders of 1960s folk-rockers the Turtles likewise reveal their remarkable sensitivity when interpreting ballads. Their version of Albert Hammond's "Rebecca" and the catchy, lithe "Let Me Make Love to You" are this platter's quintessential examples. Fellow Turtles and Mothers of Invention member Jim Pons is co-credited with the first of several obligatory cuts to feature their mature-theme gags circa the Mothers' anything goes stage shows under Zappa's baton. "Kama Sutra Time" -- which also handily pokes fun at Elton John and T. Rex -- as well as the "Sanzini Brothers Return," are filled with plenty of locker-room humor. Then there is the case of the rapid, multi-syllabic "Tiberian Memory Trick" tongue twister. This famous bit of convoluted conversation was handed down from the likes of Del Moore and Jerry Lewis. By the time Danny Kaye began incorporating it into his act, it was named "The Tibetan Memory Trick." And it remained an integral part of Flo & Eddie's stage act ever after. The funky, wah wah driven "Livin' in the Jungle" and the demented power ballad "Cheap" are on par with their best straight-ahead rockers -- although the term "straight-ahead" is definitely relative. The "Kung-Fu Killer" is a brilliant piece of live shtick that -- on-stage at least -- seems to have developed out of an update of the Turtles' hit "You Showed Me." They draw upon the concurrent pop hit "Kung Fu Fighting" and even the Doors' Oedipal climax to "The End" before remaking the Mothers' classic "Eddie, Are You Kidding?" circa Just Another Band from L.A. (1972) appropriately enough. "The Pop Star Massage Unit" is another sexually suggestive wink and nod that also includes allusions to "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and "My Sweet Lord." Wrapping up the effort is a rock & roll spin on Irving Berlin's "There's No Business Like Show Business" that boasts a significantly different combo of all-stars -- namely Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (guitar), Leland Sklar (bass), Ian Underwood (keyboards), and Aynsley Dunbar (drums). In 2007, Illegal, Immoral and Fattening as well as Moving Targets were issued onto a single two-fer CD from the U.K.-based Evangeline reissue imprint. - Review by Lindsay Planer
traxfromwax:
01 Illegal, immoral and fattening 02 Rebecca 03 Kama Sutra Time 04 The Sanzini Brothers return (with the Tibetan Memory Trick) 05 Living in the jungle 07 Cheap 07 The Kung Fu Killer - Eddie are you kidding - The pop star message unit 08 Let me make love to you 09 There's no buisinness but show buisiness
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The Acid Lemon "Introducing" 2004

The Acid Lemon from Turin, Italy are one of last decade bands that stick to the original Garage Punk-Psych tradition of the sixties, with true passion and dedication...
...Their original composition can be easily taken for forgotten and/or obscure sixties tracks. Picture a great combination of the Electric Prunes, Blues Magoos and Texas Garage Punk bands and you're close to the distinctive Acid Lemon sound. Long time out of print here's some copies of their debut album found in our warehouse! A perfect gift for any Garagehead out there!

trax:
01 Come My Way 02 Get Me To The World On Time 03 Lost My Time 04 I can See 05 Close Your Eyes 06 Little Boy Blue 07 No More 08 I'll Be Gone

Los Plantronics "Columbian Necktie" 2001

Norwegian band Los Plantronics move farther into the fuzz, and bring in more mariachi horns as well. Aggressive lead guitar, throbbing vibrato second guitar, and excellent bass and drums, with tasty organ as well. While some tracks are riff rock, most are well crafted capsules with solid writing and hard driving playing. Tuff instrumentals, plus a few vocals, including "Let's Lynch The Landlord," the Kinks' "I Need You," and Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" - Phil Dirt
Mexican tinged spaghetti surf from Norway? You betcha. Los Plantronics offer up superb widescreen cinematic soundscapes in, as the label states, Estereo Magnifico. Tumbleweed rollin' originals mix nicely with swank covers of "Goldfinger," "Hang 'em High" and a cleverly loose take on "Ring of Fire." Los Plantronics may be full of camp, but they have the chops to pull off just about any direction they choose. An excellent package rounded out by classic movie sound clips and vintage poster graphics. It doesn't get much better than this. - John Sekerka
Los Plantronics:
Thor Erik Havn (guitar), Frode Skjold (drums, percussion, vocals), Kai Roger Gjestemoen (guitar, banjo, harmonica), Reinhard Hvidsten (bass, percussion, harmonica)

trax:
01 Hang 'em High 02 Jungle Train 03 Shape Of Things To Come 04 Let's Lynch The Landlord 05 Beatnick Bandolero (Is Coming To Town) 06 Jack The Sex Tripper 07 Mustang 08 I Need You 09 Goldfinger 10 El Hombre 11 John Wayne - Drunk Again? 12 Ring Of Fire 13 Flick-Knife (Killed The Chicken) 14 Signor Link

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Robyn Hitchcock "Groovy Decoy" 1985

Four years after its release, Robyn Hitchcock pulled Groovy Decay from circulation, replacing it with Groovy Decoy, an alternate version of the record assembled mainly from demos he recorded with Soft Boys bassist Matthew Seligman;..
...the album included some versions that are identical to the Decay material, as well as a handful of new songs. By and large, Groovy Decoy is a better record, with more immediate and gripping versions of the songs that comprised the original album, but the material remains some of the weakest Hitchcock has written. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Personnel:
Robyn Hitchcock (vocals, guitar); James A. Smith (vocals); Anthony Thistlethwaite (saxophone); Chris Cox (trumpet); Andy Metcalfe (piano); Matthew Seligman, Sara Lee(bass); Rod Johnson (drums)

traxfromwax:
1. Fifty-Two Stations 2. America 3. St. Petersburg 4. Nightride To Trinidad 5. How Do You Work This Thing? 6. The Cars She Used To Drive 7. It Was The Night 8. Young People Scream 9. The Rain 10. When I Was A Kid 11. Midnight Fish

Gonn "The Loudest Band In Town" 1999

GONN is a 1960s American garage rock band from Keokuk, Iowa whose signature song is "Blackout of Gretely"...
...Although releasing only two singles in 1966-67, the band also recorded numerous other tracks that have been collected on three retrospective albums. Following a 1989 solo album released by bandleader Craig Moore, GONN reunited in 1990 and released a 30th-year reunion album in 1996. In 2004, GONN was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Music Association Hall of Fame. They have mounted European tours in 1997, 2001, and 2009, and recorded & released an all-new, all-original album called GONN '45 Fully Loaded in 2012.
trax:
01 blackout of gretely 02 don't need your lovin' 03 i need you 04 you can't judge a book (by the cover) 05 come with me (to the stars) 06 pain in my heart 07 you're lookin' fine 08 doin' me in 09 sometimes good guys don't wear white 10 death of an angel 11 you really got me 12 in the midnight hour 13 signed d.c. 14 hey joe

Alewife "Alewife" 1998

We come from the water! Renowned for their fermented blend of surf/latin/exotica, with a pinch of spice from around this vast global milieu. Heavily extraterrestrial by way of the equator. Music of the jungle. Music of the desert. Music from space.
Alewife:
Mitch McNeil - guitar / percussion, Colin Toline - bass / keyboards / synth / programming, Ben Rosene - traps, Ann Butler - vocal on SHANTY TRAMP, Lucky+Lucy - yap

trax:
01 Baja 02 Shanty Tramp 03 Third Stone 04 Challenger 05 Lucky's Theme 06 Viagra Falls 07 Spookhouse 08 Snake Dance 09 Monster At Party Beach 10 Plan 9 11 Bastard Sun 12 Puppet 13 Ashton Park - Live

…and now for something completely different! 2764 - 2025

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 2023 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.

The Walking Screams "The Swingin' Sounds Of..." 1997

Garage Rock band from Athens, Greece active in the mid 90's; after they disbanded, Stathis Stavropoulos and Manolis Siodoris formed 'The Social End Products'.
Garage Punk band from Athens, Greece active in the mid 90's; after they disbanded, Stathis Stavropoulos and Manolis Siodoris formed 'The Social End Products'. Their unique recording is this 7" EP out in 1996 on Misty Lane Records where the guys (and girl!) perform two original compositions and two hot covers in classic Sixties Garage Punk style: the Escapades "I Tell No Lies" and The Five Canadians' classic "Never Alone" made previously known to the Garage scene via the legendary 80's version by The Vipers. The full color genius cover was drawn by Darren Merinuk of course! - bandcamp
trax:
01 I Won't Cry 02 I Tell No Lies 03 Never Alone 04 Hey I'm Going Away

The Twin Tones "Trío De Mercenarios" 2010

Superb arranging, great production, and a fine blend of surf and spaghetti and desert and more.
...The lineup remains the same, with the addition of another trumpet player and Lucio De los Santos (flutist). They recorded their latest album, Trio De Mercenarios, which is composed of remakes of spaghetti western soundtracks, such as those of Ennio Morricone. They also have contributions to several albums such as Surfmex, Brindando a José Alfredo Jiménez and others from Grabaciones Alixia, where they perform very frequently.
trax:
01 Guns Don't Argue 02 Indio Black 03 Sixty Seconds To What? 04 Per Il Gusto Di Uccidere 05 Texas Radio 06 Trío De Mercenarios 07 Hang 'Em High 08 Mosaico

"Do The 45!" Vol. 1032 (2025)

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 Ooh You Bring Out the Wolf in Me (Jubilee) - Piney Brown 2 Don't Pass Me by (Jubilee) - Piney Brown 3 Heartbreak Train (Rca Vicor) - Rick Lancelot 4 Hoo Doo Man (Rca Victor) - Rick Lancelot 5 The Dog & His Puppies (Goldband) - Big Chenier & His Night Owls 6 Let Me Hold Your Hand (Goldband) - Big Chenier & His Night Owls 7 Roll on (Ace) - Benny Spellman 8 That's All I Ask of You (Ace) - Benny Spellman 9 Let's Go Bopping Tonight (Goldband) - Al Ferrier and His Boppin Billies 10 What Is That Thing Called Love (Goldband) - Al Ferrier and His Boppin Billies 11 Shirley Ann (Colt 45) - Ronnie Brent 12 Crazy Feeling (Colt 45) - Ronnie Brent 13 We Go Together (Pretty Baby) (Mirwood) - The Olympics 14 Secret Agents (Mirwood) - The Olympics 15 Box Top (Cobra) - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm 16 Walking Down the Aisle (Cobra) - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm 17 Beachnut (Mira) - Colleen & Teddy 18 Lonesome Blues (Mira) - Colleen & Teddy 19 Midnight Stroll (Norgolde) - The Revels 20 Talking to My Heart (Norgolde) - The Revels 21 Rock Me Baby (Kent) - B.B. King 22 I Can't Lose (Kent) - B.B. King 23 You Move Me So (Turf) - Paula Grimes with Andy Gibson and His Orchestra 24 It's Happening Baby (Turf) - Paula Grimes with Andy Gibson and His Orchestra 25 Big Bad Boss Beat (Original Sound) - The Teen Beats 26 Down Below (Original Sound) - The Teen Beats 27 Bongo Blue (Palomar) - Curtis Amy (Saxophone) 28 Theme From September (Palomar) - Curtis Amy (Saxophone) 29 Rock, Rock, Rock (Aladdin) - Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers 30 Boo Hoo (Aladdin) - Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers 31 Something's Wrong Baby (Ram) - Margaret Lewis 32 John Delee (Ram) - Margaret Lewis 33 Kumbo Coming - Mono (Mainstream) - Afrique
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 2763 - 2025

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 2023 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.

Mike Westbrook "Glad Day: Settings of William Blake" 1999 - disc 1

Setting Blake to music--well, Ben Britten did a great job of it, and if you thought that couldn't be bettered, think again...
...Mike Westbrook, now 75, is the greatest composer of Jazz(or composer of anything, I think) that we now have living ,certainly the best the UK has EVER had in respect of jazz. Glad Day is a masterpiece, and you should really try it. Then London Bridge, Cortege, and so on... My comparison to Britten would also have to include a variety of other composers, as the music of MW is thoroughly European, a blending of improvisation, classical, and cabaret to form something that is uniquely of itself. - Music Lover
trax:
01 Glad Day 02 London Song 03 Let the Slave 04 Lullaby 05 Song of Sping 06 Holy Thursday

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

The Animals "The Animals" US 1964

Released a month ahead of its U.K. counterpart, with which it shared only seven of its 12 tracks, the Animals' first American album is an entertaining assortment of the recent LP sessions, plus both sides of their first two singles ("Baby Let Me Take You Home" and, of course, "House of the Rising Sun") and one further B-side, "Blue Feeling" (from the newly released "Boom Boom" single)...
...The presence of that latter track, incidentally, would see British collectors spend much of the next 27 years searching for American pressings, before it finally found its way onto a full U.K. release; that matter notwithstanding, however, both permutations of the album offer up a handsome representation of precisely what the Animals meant at this time, a drawling, dirty R&B (with the emphasis on the B) sound personified in the three assaults on the Chuck Berry songbook. The bread and butter of virtually every band on the circuit of the time, the Animals' versions of "Around and Around," "Memphis," and "Talkin' 'Bout You" are far removed from the clear-cut visions served up elsewhere in the British Invasion. Eric Burdon's gleeful retelling of what, by Berry's normal standards, is the somewhat cutesy tale of "Memphis," is still second only to the decade-later Faces' version in terms of fashioning drama from the document, while it would take a souped-up Bowie and the Spiders to bring more sense of movement to "Around and Around." The remainder of the set sees the group moving further afield in search of material, with Fats Domino's "I've Been Around" also extending their studio prowess by recruiting a female chorus to chase Burdon through the lyric. Another Domino number, "I'm in Love Again," reinforces the band's obvious admiration for the New Orleans scene -- although the fact that the same city plays host to the action of "House of the Rising Sun" was probably more fortuitous than intended. That latter song, of course, dominates the album, even in the cruelly truncated edited version that is included here. What has to be admired, then, is the manner in which The Animals refuses to try and follow it up -- indeed, the only other "trad. arranged by" credit in the band's recorded repertoire, "Bury My Body," was among the U.K. album tracks omitted from the American set. - Review by Dave Thompson
trax:
01 House of the Rising Sun 02 The Girl Can't Help It 03 Blue Feeling 04 Baby Let Me Take You Home 05 The Right Time 06 Talkin' 'Bout You 07 Around and Around 08 I'm in Love 09 Gonna Send You Back to Walker 10 Memphis, Tennessee 11 I'm Mad Again 12 I've Been Around 13 Talkin 'Bout You (Full Version)

Los Plantronics "Mariachi Death Surf" 2000

"Power blasting Surf Guitar Instrumentals packed with storming Rockabilly riffs." Mariachi Death Surf. Norges villeste instrumentalband. Spaghettiwestern meets Mexican Wrestler meets Total Insanity!
“For some strange reason I thought this Norwegian combo would be a boring bland surf experience at the recent Club Mau Mau show. Sure they got some surf influences, they call their music 'Mariachi Death Surf', but it's so much more. Spaghetti westerns (inc. horns), Link Wray twang, tex mex, Cramps, exotica, and garagepunk are all tossed into one redhot stew, and one third of the tunes features vocals from their masked drummer, one badass dude. Crazyass version of The Osmonds' "Crazy Horses". The perfect Halloween soundtrack! If you dig; Ennio Morricone, The Trashmen, Link Wray." - Jens, Lowcut.dk.
Los Plantronics:
Kai Roger Gjestemoen: Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica / Bjørn Haglund: Theremin / Thor Erik Havn: Guitar / Reinhardt Hvidsten: Bass, Orgel, Harmonica / Njål Vigleik Jonassen: Trumpet / Thomas Jamt Roaas: Congas / Frode Skjold: drums, vocals, perc.

trax:
01. Stumblin` Guitars 02. Rasta Pasta 03. For A Few Dollars More 04. Birddogging 05. Per Engseth Aka. The Rallycross Champion 06. Spanish Puta 07. Voodoo Astronaut 08. Have Love, Will Travel 09. Glam-a-Billy WipeOut 10. Satan Stole My Surfboard 11. Purple Creepers 12. Malibu SS