THE TIKI MEN "Twelve Dusty Diamonds" 1995

The Tiki Men pioneered the great West Coast surf explosion of the early 90’s, influenced by and playing alongside the likes of the world-famous Phantom Surfers at such world-famous venues as San Francisco’s The Purple Onion. The Tiki Men embraced surf music years before its nation wide comeback on concert circuits, soda ads, and latenight talkshows; and they embraced the Pacific island tiki culture long before tiki masks and coconuts became a staple of the Capitol Records lounge exotica revival. They did all this, played tons of shows, recorded a historic LP, and got out before anyone had a chance to analyze them.The Tiki Men's Twelve Dusty Diamonds chronicles the dark, dirty, raw adventures of a wave-loving surfer stranded in the desert. Armed with only some beer and a guitar, his journey is all about finding meaning in a waterless world. Well, maybe I listened to it too many times, too late at night. Either way, this is one hella fine album of instrumental surf music. The Tiki Men combine undeniably catchy hooks with rough lo-fi production in an album which varies in mood and intensity, taking you from irreverent excitement to loneliness and despair, and back again. As the title suggests, this is a musical diamond in the rough- check it out.traxfromwax:
1. pitcheresque 2. man of mystery 3. badlands 4. harlem nocturne 5. have guitar... 6. that's the way it goes 7. milkshakes 8. the frump 9. island honey 10. spring fever 11. fireball 12. last call
...originally served by Gyro1966...

M.O.T.O. "Blast Of Silence" 2007 + "Some Thing" 2007 - 7"/45rpm

"Once again, your drunken -SuicidekinG- appears. Today we're going to dig a bit of this fat mo herf ck r's 7'' archive. Today's up is two seven inchers by the amazing Masters Of The Obvious, or more familiarly M.O.T.O..... First, the Blast of Silence lets us know MOTO as i personally know it. Raw powerpoppish, but still extramelodically punk. Either way, amazing shit. I hope that few of you readers will go out and buy MOTO records because of this upload. Paul Caporino, the greatest songwriter since Lennon, still works at used records store and does this for nearly nothing. And has been doing it since the beginning of the eighties. As a proof, you can still order copied c-tapes from Mr. Caporino through MOTO website. The vocal melodies of "Blast of Silence" and "I used to tell the truth" are just merely a glimpse of this man's songwriting capabilities.
Well. Some of his work is just drum-machine, bassist , 4-track recorder and him. Or sometimes not even a bassist. So the other 7'', "Some Things" is closer to that reality. You can hear the enormous songwriting and chorusbuilding skills through that cheap drum-machine. And that buzz of noise. But still. Caporino IS the new Lennon. (please, don't kill him for that:)
For first-MOTO-timers i recommend to listen only to Blast of Silence, since that's what MOTO sounds like, when it's a band and not just Paul.. Yeh. Caporino. Not Mackartni or hows that spelled again..." -SuicidekinG-

trax "Blast Of Silence":
01 Blast Of Silence 02 Rock And Roll All Day 03 I Used To Tell The Truth 04 Ain't No Modern Day Robin Hood
trax "Some Thing":
01 Some Thing 02 It's Easy 03 Top Of The World 04 How Come He Gets To And I Don't?
...served by -SuicidekinG-...

LUIS AND THE WILDFIRES "BRAIN JAIL" 2007

“One of the wildest records of the year!”Luis and his gang go for broke on their savage debut album! Recorded in LA's legendary Wild Records garage studio and issued to worldwide acclaim on the red hot WILD label on CD, the album makes its vinyl debut on Norton with two exclusive bonus cuts! Includes the dance floor monster hit Let's Party. The Wildfires blend together such influences as Johnny Carroll and Slim Harpo with a garage whomp and a solid nod to their Mexican musical heritage with a cover of Tony Casanova's Yeah Yeah Come Another Day. The Wildfires continue to tear it up on stages at major rock n' roll festivals from Spain to Japan. After witnessing their insane show, astute talent scout Todd Abramson was led to remark, “I've just seen the new Los Locos Del Ritmo!” The band was recently nominated for an AVN award for Best Porn Soundtrack to Vivid Video's THE REBELLE ROUSERS.traxfromwax:
01 dance in the rain 02 wild in the head 03 gonna leave 04 yeah, yeah come another day 05 i hear voices 06 genie in a bottle 07 wildfire 08 let's party 09 that's love 10 under your spell 11 cast iron arm 12 come on over baby 13 mouth hug 14 goodbye
...originally served by Mojo...

"Teenage Cruisers / The Cream Of California's Rockabilly Rebellion" 1980 VA

Whenever Johnny is asked his age he replies, "I'm 20 years younger than Tony Bennett, I don't need any hits; I'm 10 years younger than Tina Turner, I don't need any tits; and I'm two years younger than Cher, and I don't need hairy pits".Teenage Cruisers was the brainchild of one Johnny Legend. Teenage Cruisers, the 70’s porn film was dubbed the “first x-rated rockabilly movie. Legend started in 1970 “The first authentic rockabilly band since the 50’s “by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. His Rollin’ Rock Rebels included the likes of Ray Campi, Billy Zoom, and Ronny Weiser. In fact, most of musicians contributing are from Weisers Rollin Rock label. Highlights include The Blasters original Marie, Marie and 2 Billy Zoom tunes and even the infamous Alvis Wayne’s “I Want to Eat Your Pudding”. - Philo
As far as the movie is concerned well You can read the review here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154013/traxfromwax:
1) Johnny Legend - Are You Hep To It 2) Billy Zoom - Bad Boy 3) Billy Zoom - Say When 4) Blasters - Marie Marie 5) Ray Campi - The Newest Wave 6) Wildman Billy Conn - Hard Knocks & Tough Rocks 7) Johnny Legend - California Rockabilly 8) Johnny Legend - Let's Get Goin' 9) Jerry Sikorski - Backseat Boogie 10) Alvis Wayne - I Want To Eat Your Pudding 11) Jackie Lee Waukeen Cochran - Hungry Hill 12) Charlie Feathers - That Certain Female
...originally served by Philo...

The Babies "Not Coming Home" 2005

"Hey there... This should be small­ THANXXX to you for all great things I've finally found with your help.. I'm from Croatia, and this could be interesting for you and all visitors. Maybe most of guys knows about Croatia via Bambi Molesters, one of the finest surf-rock bands ever, but we have some more cool pebbles, like The Madmen, Erotic Biljan & His Heretics... and like these guys - The Babies. I send you their second (and last) album, recorded and produced by mighty Tim Kerr... Probably the best 30 punk-rock minutes ever recorded in this fucked-up region. Hope you'll post it, and enjoy it!!! Regards from Croatia..." - Tonitrax:
01-Burned on fire 02-S.O.U.L. 03-Get it on 04-Not coming home 05-Pleasure killer 06-Watching you 07-Hated that day 08-I found... 09-Not gonna cry 10-Suicide 1989 11-Ride 12-ExP
...served by Toni...

Gene Vincent "Bird Doggin" 1967 (Challenge/Line Rec)

Gene looking upwards as if in a trance, his black gloved hands wrapped firmly around the mike, one knee bent and the Cripled leg stretched. Dressed in black leathers, with a huge chain around his neck, singing ‘Be Bop-A-Lula’ with an otherworldliness that was both intimidating and enthralling at the same time.Faced with a career that was going nowhere fast on a treadmill of gigs, booze and oldies, Gene Vincent regrouped in 1966 and with the help of an allstar team of Southern California studio whizzes, recorded a batch of songs that stand out as some of his best work. Challenge Records assembled some topnotch session cats like Glen Campbell, Al Casey, Jim Seals, Dash Crofts and David Gates, rounded up some good songs, and let Gene loose. The songs aren't rockabilly, though, not even a little. Instead they are solid mid'60s fare with a folkrockmeetsgarage sound. He is in fine voice throughout, sounding tough and ready on hard rockers like "Bird Doggin'," "Ain't That Too Much" and "Words and Music," sensitive on sweet ballads like "HiLili, HiLo," and heartbroken and blue on desperate songs like "Hurtin' for You Baby" and "Am I That Easy to Forget." He shows off his country side on a rocksolid cover of Merle Haggard's "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive," gets loose and swinging on a boppy "Poor Man's Prison," and on what may be the album's best song, the chiming folkrocker "Love Is a Bird," which sounds very much like Gene Clark. In fact at times the record sounds like (with some 12string guitar added) the Byrds, but mostly the results are not too far from what the Everly Brothers were doing around the same time. Sadly, Vincent had even less commercial success than the Brothers, as his Challenge singles sank without a trace and were never collected as an album in the States. Most of the songs remained unreleased except on cheapie European albums. In 2002 Magnum released a version of the sessions called Bird Doggin': The Complete Challenge Sessions which comes close to being as good as 1992's excellent release on Sundazed, Ain't That Too Much: The Complete Challenge Sessions. It comes up short in the sound and package department, and also loses points by including modern remakes of "Hurtin' for You Baby" and "Born to Be a Rolling Stone," by the songwriter Jerry Merritt. Stick to the Sundazed version for the real goods. - Tim Sendra, All Music Guidetraxfromwax:
1. Hurtin' for You Baby 2. I'm a Lonesome Fugitive 3. Born to be a Rolling Stone 4. Hi Lili, Hi Lo 5. Poor Man's Prison 6. Words and Music 7. Bird Doggin' 8. I've Got My Eyes on You 9. Love is a Bird 10. Ain't That Too Much 11. Lonely Street 12. Am I That Easy to Forget

"DRINK BEER! YELL! DANCE!" Midwest Teen Band Frat And Garage Stompers 1961-1966!!

Cool comp compiled by Deke Dickerson from his 45 collection. Crude as hell garage!traxfromwax:
1. spellbound - The Twiliters 2. kapo - The Lyndells 3. she's so fine - The St. Johns 4. she cares - Rod & The Satellites 5. how do you lose a girl - J.D. Wyatt & The Thunderbols 6. coco cherry mash - The Catalinas 7. you lied to me - The Vandals 8. gloria - The Boys 9. come to the party - The Gallows 10. talkin' bout you now - The Catalinas 11. peanut butter - Friar Tuck & His Merrymen 12. i'm telling you right now - Rod & The Satellites 13. land o'love - David & The Boys Next Door 14. contentment - The Lyndells 15. bring it to me - The Rebel Rousers 16. for your love - The Boys
...originally served by Gyro1966...

THE GREENHORNES "Gun For You" 1999

On this sizzling garage rock debut, Cincinnati, OH's Greenhornes showcase their talents at combining solid early- to mid-'60s Stones/Kinks-style rock with a jovial mod influence and Detroit blues-rock punchiness.Craig Fox on guitars and vocals, Brian Olive on guitar and backup vocals, Patrick Keeler on drums, and Jack Lawrence on bass; the pervasive organ right up front in the mix comes courtesy of spectacular keyboardist Jared McKinney. There are ten blues- and soul-tinged originals here in all, along with two blistering covers (including the old Blues Project chestnut "Wake Me, Shake Me"). Fox's multi-range singing talents are wildly apparent on howling rave-ups like "No More," "The End of the Night" (a song about the nature of dysfunctional relationships), and "Going to the River," or blue-eyed soul numbers "Hold Me," "I've Been Down," and the smoky "No Friend of Mine." Review by Bryan Thomastrax:
1. The End Of The Night 2. No More 3. Good Times 4. Wake Me, Shake Me 5. Hold Me 6. My Baby's Alright 7. No Friend Of Mine 8. Show Me Love 9. So Cold 10. What A Fool 11. Going To The River 12. I've Been Down
...originally served by Gyro1966...

The Easybeats "Absolute Anthology" 1980

The wonderful guitarist for the band was George Young, who really was one of the nicer players of the era in a Keith Richards's mode. After the band broke up he and co-guitarist Harry Vanda became producers, their most successful project being a band formed with George's younger brothers Angus and Malcolm, AC/DC.The Easybeats hit the big time with "Friday On My Mind" in 1967 and followed up with an eccellent pop song called "Heaven and Hell". Unfortunately, US stations wouldn't play any song that had terms like heaven or hell in them and the BBC banned the song because of the line "hell is finding someone else in your bed". The Easybeats quickly replaced that line with "hell is finding that your love has gone dead", but it was too late and this great pop tune flopped everywhere but Australia. I always wondered why the Easybeats didn't re-record some of their Aussie hits, such as the eccellent "sorry" or "I'll make you happy" for American release and the former Easybeats drummer Snowy Fleet said that the reason was "that the music scene had changed"(??) I always felt that this was a big mistake as those songs were perfect for the US market. This album has some great tracks from the band, such as the above, and also "land of make believe, women, she's so fine, hello how are you" and others from a band that should have been much bigger had the right decisions been made. - amazon

traxfromwax:
Disc One:- 1.For My Woman 2.Say That You're Mine 3.She's So Fine 4.Wedding Ring 5.Easy As Can Be 6.Sad & Lonely & Blue 7.You Said That 8.You Got It Off Me 9.You Can't do that 10.Funny Feelin' 11.In My Book 12.Women 13.Come & See Her 14.I'll Make You Happy 15.Too Much 16.Sorry 17.Made My Bed Gonna Lie in It 18.Friday on My Mind 19.Pretty Girl 20Remembering Sam 21.Who'll Be The One 22.Do You Have a Soul? 23.Heaven & Hell
Disc Two:- 1.Hello How Are you? 2.Come In You'll Get Pneumonia 3.Good Times 4.Bring A Little Lovin' 5.The Music Goes Round My Head (fast) 6.Falling Off The Edge Of The World 7.The Shame Just Drained 8.What in The World 9.Land Of Make Believe 10.Peculiar Home In The Sky 11.Lisa 12.Saturday Night 13.Amanda Storey 14.Down To the Last 500 15.Lay Me Down And Die (vocal version) 16.Wait A Minute 17.I Love Marie 18.Rock & Roll Boogie 19.Can't Find love 20.St Louis

The Riptides "Resurface" 1987

Brisbane band The Riptides was one of the classic Australian new wave groups. The band's blend of diamond-hard power pop, snappy surf melodies and whomping backbeat was irresistible and eminently danceable. After becoming one of the biggest drawcards on the Australian pub circuit during the early 1980s, The Riptides called it a day in 1983.The Riptides were largely a vehicle for the immense song-writing talents of Mark Callahan but over a career spanning 6 years from 1979 to 1983 the band also featured a number of excellent musicians including Howard Shawcross and Russell Parkhouse. Parkhouse is an extraordinary keyboard player and subsequently played amongst other bands with The Mexican Spitfires.
Callaghan went on to find commercial success with Gangajang but the sometime surf inspired but always inspiration pop sensibilties of The Riptides had a fun loving and naivete which could not be surpassed.
The Riptides developed a certain cult status in their home city of Brisbane, Australia. Even during the Gangajang years, The Riptides would regulalry reform to do a tour of universities during Orientation Week. A live album, "Riptides Resurface" captures the energy of these almost annual reformations.
Since 1981, Cal has been writing, singing and recording his own songs.
Whether it's with GANGgajang, The Riptides or as a solo artist, his songs help us define the way we see our selves as Australians.
Simply, his songs have helped shape the nation's psyche. - from "ganggajang"The Riptides:
Andrew Leitch: guitar, keyboards, vox / Michael Hiron: bass, vox / Mark Callaghan: vox, guitar / Buzz Bidstrup: drums, voc

traxfromwax:
1: Holiday Time 2: Some Other Guy 3: Tomorrow's Tears 4: Rules of Love 5: Sunset Strip 6: Keep It Up 7: The Power of Love 8: Hearts & Flowers 9: The Wedding Song 10: Eternal Flame 11: The Day Has Gone 12: Money for Life 13: Only Time 14: Lonely Old Sunday 15: Swept Away 16: Tombs of Gold 17: Riptide 18: Shake It 19: Venus

Reverend Horton Heat "Spend A Night In The Box" 2000

"...Suggest a trio rocking out in an abandoned church - a warm, live sound with just the right amount of echo. The Reverend really hits his stride... Get on the dancefloor, cats and kittens, and give the man an 'Amen'."Long before the press anointed Brian Setzer the "Savior of Swing," the Reverend Horton Heat was already serving up his sonic cocktails of rockabilly, surf, and swing. SPEND A NIGHT IN THE BOX, a title inspired by the ultra-cool prison flick Cool Hand Luke, finds the Rev recording for a new label and working for the first time under the steady hand of producer Paul Leary. The result is a comfortably familiar variation on the band's stellar brand of echo-drenched psychobilly. Leary's laid-back production approach gives the band license to experiment outside the box, whether the Rev is attempting noir-ish jazz inflections ("The Party In Your Head") or delivering some humorous, mid-tempo honky-tonk ("Hand it to Me"). Drums rumble, the bass gets slapped, and the Rev's guitar bounces and weaves through songs of broken relationships ("The Bedroom Again"), drinking ("Big D Boogie Woogie"), and lawsuits ("Sue Jack Daniels") to which any proud beer drinker/hell raiser would be proud to sing along. - from: www.cduniverse.com/Reverend Horton Heat:
Jim Heath (vocals, guitar); Jimbo Wallace (vocals, bass); Scott Churilla (vocals, drums); Tim Alexander (accordion, piano, organ, bajo quinto). Recorded at Pedernales Studios, Spicewood, Texas.

trax:
1. Spend a Night in the Box 2. Big D Boogie Woogie 3. Sleeper Coach Driver 4. Girl in Blue 5. Hand It to Me 6. Sue Jack Daniels 7. I'll Make Love 8. It Hurts Your Daddy Bad 9. Bedroom Again 10. King 11. Whole Lotta Baby 12. Millionaire 13. Unlucky in Love 14. Party in Your Head

The Easybeats "The Shame Just Drained" 1977

1967 was to be a year for The Easybeats to invade the UK, and even the USA.For a group that really only scored one major international hit, the Easybeats' songwriting team -- Harry Vanda and George Young -- were very busy bees indeed in the studio in the late '60s. All but one of the songs on this 15-track compilation are taken from sessions between late 1966 and late 1968 that were unreleased at the time; five come from an album that was canned at the last minute. Apparently there were about 20 more outtakes where that came from. Don't pay any mind to the ridiculous claim in the sleeve note that "had all the material been released in the sequence (and quantity) it was created, then the Easybeats' impact might have been far more notable and we might today be comparing their albums alongside Rubber Soul, Aftermath, and other rock milestones." This is cheery late-'60s pop with mild psychedelic influences, echoing the Small Faces, the Turtles, and especially the Kinks. The cheeriness, in fact, verges on childish and sickly sweet in places. It's not bad. In fact, it's occasionally pretty good; it's just not incredibly significant. By far the best track is "Mr. Riley of Higginbottom & Clive," a bit of dry class satire that compares well with Ray Davies' vignettes from the same era. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

The Easybeats:
Stevie Wright (vocals), Harry Vanda [Harry Vandenberg] (guitar), George Young (guitar), Dick Diamonde [Dingeman van der Sluys] (bass), Gordon "Snowy" Fleet (drums, 1964-67), Tony Cahill (drums, 1967-69)

traxfromwax:
1. Little Queenie 2. Baby I'm coming 3. Lisa 4. I'm on fire 5. Wait a minute 6. We'll make it together 7. Peter 8. Me and my machine 9. The shame just drained 10. Mr. Riley of Higginbottom & Clive 11. Kelly 12. Where old men go 13. Johnny no-one 14. Amanda Storey 15. Station on the third avenue

Psycotic Pineapple "Where's The Party" 1980 (richmond records. rich 6026)

Their first & only LP; hardly any 60's influence like on previous releases, the band concetrates on great noisy & melodic punk sound with a cheap sounding organ. Lots of great songs (although not all of them are as great as the single A sides), a must have for fans of the insane early Dickies sound.Psycotic Pineapple:
Henricius Van Holtmann: lead saw, Alexi Karlinsky: organs, rhythm saw, Dave C. Berry: animal drums, John C. Berry: base guitar

traxfromwax:
1 hang on for your life 2 the devil has work for idle hands 3 i forgot who i forgot who i was 4 i wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna get rid of you 5 the saw 6 headcheese 7 sabrina 8 she's boss 9 you're gonna miss me 10 drop out 11 i want her so bad

Andre Williams "The Black Godfather" 2000

Man, I love this record. It's the voice. I could just about care less as to the indie rock credibility he's gained by playing w/ Blues X, Compulsive Gamblers, etc. and with the Beck-like production to boot. The godfather sings like he is quite literally losing his mind. He screams like he wants the devil to come out of his body. Imagine Joe Cocker in the body of Howling Wolf on some major amphetamines in a padded room. Simple arrangements with nods to punk, surf, metal and soul permeate the background for Mr. Williams, Esq's blow torch vocals, intimations on adultery, drug-dealing, stripping, and just being a godfather. One last thing, play this album late at night with an equal amount of drunk men and women in the same room. Fun. - By Yalu Jenkins

trax:
01 Intro (Feat. Boss Hog's) 02 The Black Godfather (Feat. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) 03 Whip The Booty (Feat. The Countdowns) 04 What'cha Gonna Do (Feat. The Dirtbombs) 05 Sling That Thing 06 The Dealer, The Peeler And The Stealer 07 Freak Blues (Feat. Steve Mackay With The Countdowns) 08 You Got It And I Want It 09 Shake A Tail Feather 10 I Hate Cha (Feat. The Compulsive Gamblers) 11 Montana Slim (Feat. The Countdowns) 12 I Wanna Go Back To Mexico (Feat. The Countdowns) 13 Can't Find My Mind (Feat. The Cheater Slicks) 14 Fire In The Hole 15 Nasty Women 16 Dictionnary People 17 Hit Squad

Joe "King" Carrasco y las Coronas "Viva San Antone" 1985 - 12" 45 R.P.M. E.P.

"The EP I was unaware of but I had heard all the songs before. These mixes sound different to me. They sound better." - Don K.

Line Up:
Bobby Balderama - guitarra, vocalista / Joe "King" Carrasco -guitarra, vocalista / Marcelogauna - acordeon, organo, vocalista / George Reiff - bass, vocalista / Dick Ross - batterias

traxfromwax:
1. Don't Let A Woman (Make A Fool Out Of You) 2. Viva San Antone 3. Fuera Yanqui 4. Chicano Town
...served by Don K...

Andre Williams w/Diplomats Of Solid Sound "Aphrodisiac" 2006

Men, let's keep Andre Williams week going on:With a mind-boggling 50-year career in the music business, 70-year old Andre Williams is showing no signs of slowing down. The original rapper and R&B performer returns to his soulful roots on "Aphrodisiac," enlisting the 'Diplomats of Solid Sound' as his backing band on this diverse an adventurous offering. Hints of blues, rock, R&B, rap and soul fill the grooves of this release that flows seamlessly from start to finish. Andre's voice never sounded better as he tackles topics ranging from alcoholism (I'm Not Worthy), Hurricane Katrina (Thee Sisters), rejection (I Can See), and love (Do You Remember). But it's also a fun, masterfully produced album that will transfix both past Andre fans and new listeners. Recorded in Iowa City, this is the real Andre…the real deal…from the 'Black Godfather.' (From Pravda Records website)
Ready to shake to the morbid atmosphere of this sound? I particularly like the duet "prove it to me". There's also a tune about the hurricane Kathrina.

trax:
01 Hold Up 02 do you remember 03 i'm not worthy 04 Prove It To Me 05 I Don't Need Mary (Juana) 06 Three Sisters 07 Uptown Hustle 08 Chrysler 300 09 Thunder Thighs 10 I Can See
...originally served by giacomocesana...

Joe "King" Carrasco And The Crows "Bordertown" 1984

Very Rare Texas Alternative at it's best!"Hi, RYP, I hope you've had a great summer. I was at my friend's the other day and wanted his copy of Joe King Carrasco's first album to upgrade my existing files. He had a record I'd forgotten about, Bordertown. I really enjoyed hearing it as I was ripping it. There is some hot playing, it's one of my favorites now." - Don K.

Line Up:
Joe "King" Carrasco - guitars, vocals / Kris Cummings - Vox organs, synthesier, accordion and harmonies / George Reiff - bass, percussion / Dick Ross - drums, percussion

traxfromwax:
1. Current Events (Are Making Me Tense) 2. Dinero 3. Put Me In Jail 4. Vamos a Bailar 5. Mr. Bogota 6. Yabba Ding Ding 7. Manana 8. Walk It Like You Talk It 9. Tumale Baby 10. Who Buy The Guns 11. Hola Coca Cola 12. Escondido
...served by Don K...

Andre Williams "Rhythm and Blues!" 2004

"He spoke to his audience long before the disco generation learned to rap." Andre's special language has never gone out of style.Happily, Andre is once again the epitome of health, a recent court case has seen him finally awarded royalties from his most popular composition "Shake A Tail Feather" - a 1963 hit for The Five Du-Tones, memorably featured in the films "Hairspray" and "The Blues Brothers" - and he is currently once again electrifying crowds around the world, thanks to the acclaim garnered by such staggeringly sleazy albums as "Silky", "Red Dirt" and "The Black Godfather." However, as the man himself says "You keep jumpin' up to the dick!" - by Joss Hutton

trax:
1. She Don’t Eat Meat 2. Honest I Do 3. Shake A Tailfeather 4. Rock Me Baby 5. Just Because Of A Kiss 6. Hallelujah 7. Night Time Is The Right Time 8. I Hear You Knockin’ 9. Tell Her For Me 10. I’m A Man 11. Blue Monday 12. Boston
Files in .m4a! Lucky who uses i-Tunes!

The Fuzztones "Teen Trash" vol. 4: From Los Angeles, CA 1993

Compiled as part of Music Maniacs' Teen Trash series which showcased several 80's garage bands from Europe, this collection features B-Sides of singles, all of which had never been previously released on album or CD. If this album was ever reviewed, we were not aware of it. - from: http://www.fuzztones.net/discography.htmRudi and "Mad" Mike move to Los Angeles and reform the Fuzztones. Ironically, two of the new members are former New Yorkers. This line-up recorded In Heat, which was produced by the legendary Shel Talmy, and was the only 80's garage band to land a major label deal. Their high energy stage performance and testosterone-driven off-stage antics earned them the nickname, "The Paisley Pussy Posse."The Fuzztones:
Rudi Protrudi - Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Harp / Mad Mike Czekaj - Drums, Vocals / Jordan Tarlow - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Vocals / Jason Savall - Organ, Vocals / John Carlucci - Bass

traxfromwax:
1. Nine Months Later 2. Girl, You Captivate Me 3. Cheyenne Rider 4. Greatest Lover In The World 5. I Can't Control Myself 6. You Must Be A Witch 7. Jack The Ripper 8. Action Speaks Louder Than Words 9. I Never Know 10. Yeah Babe 11. My Nothing 12. Romilar D

Andre Williams "Bait & Switch" 2001

"...Raw, R-rated shizznit... filled with grungy, one-take production and plenty of Williams' lascivious personality..."Another irreverent, punkish set from the king of sleaze rock, Bait and Switch contains almost no surprises for fans of Andre Williams' predictably wild and raucous R&B. Backed by a garage band featuring the aggressive guitar of Matt Verta-Ray and the greasy, growling tenor sax of Lonnie Youngblood, Williams belts his tales of double-standard misogyny with the same enthusiasm as his early singles back in the 1950s. Fans of music that denigrates women will find "Sling It, Bang It and Give It Cab Fare Home" appealing, but Williams also goes far enough to balance the tables with the hilarious "Put That Skillet Away" (his lover is not cooking with it, but threatening to beat him). Long-lost brother to the late Screamin' Jay Hawkins or thug rapper born 40 years too early, Williams is still a treasure of the American rock underground. ~ John Duffy, All Music Guide

Personnel includes:
Andre Williams, Rudy Ray Moore, Ronnie Spector (vocals); Robert Quine, Matt Vert-Ray (guitar); Marcus "The Carcass" Natale (bass); Willie Martinez (drums).
Recorded at N.Y. Head Studios, New York, New York.

trax:
1. Detroit Michigan 2. Get This Love Off My Mind 3. I Ain't Guilty - (with Rudy Ray Moore) 4. Bait And Switch 5. Put That Skillet Away 6. Sling It Bang It And Give It Cab Fare Home 7. Soul Brother In Heaven And Hell 8. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - (with Ronnie Spector) 9. Your Stuff Ain't The Same 10. Lie, The 11. Head First 12. Open Your Eyes 13. Hey Country Girl 14. Bigger Than Greed Or Need 15. Sent Up 16. Burning The Roses

SIR BALD DIDDLEY AND HIS RIGHT HONOURABLE BIG WIGS "Get Ahead Get A Fez!" 1995

Eight rippin' instrumentals and two vocal numbers recorded in early 1995. Faster, tighter, and more intense than ever surf mania!traxfromwax:
1. fezora 2. beachcomber 3. how i could (vocal) 4. barfly 5. fezebel 6. ripcurl 7. torture 8. birdman (vocal) 9. camel train 10. fezrun
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Taking four days off to visit Vienna. Küss die Hand!

THE SQUARES "Squarification" 1995

5th and final Lp by this great Medway influenced band from France. Produced by Liam Watson at Toe Rag Studios.Despite the French government's curious attempt to legislate cultural isolationism, there are now officially two good bands in France: Les Thugs, of course, and this quartet. But there's nothing new in the garage these guys call home—a heavy debt to Billy Childish is evident throughout, and the Squares flirt with plagiarism on tunes like “Believe” and “Kick Me Out.”
Still, the Squares aren't content to simply mime the current garage-punk trend (no entering its 33rd year, by the way). This band pays snarling, snotty respects to the guys who couldn't play and didn't care even before that was hip and postmodern. “Baby” and “You've Won” are as good an “I Need You”-era Kinks burn as you'll find this side of “My Generation,” while “I'm Going Home” (not a Sonics cover) wouldn't be out of place on a Crypt Back from the Grave sampler. And the tom-tom–heavy title track—with its sensitive cannibal's refrain “Mmm, your eyeballs taste nice”—is sillier than anything the Trashmen ever pondered. — John Pecorelli - Alternative Press magazinetraxfromwax:
1. believe 2. learn that law 3. ain't no shame 4. can't stand it 5. i wanna know 6. i got more hate 7. squarification 8. baby 9. goin' home 10. you've won 11. another lie 12. life ain't no fun 13. kick me out
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THE SQUARES "Pure And Filthy Rhythm ‘n’ Punk" 1994

The only time we saw Billy in Nancy was at the P'tit Zing with the Squares opening for the Headcoats. And all was said.Some of the best Medway-sounding Garage came from France with The Squares. This was their 4th LP, recorded at Toe Rag Studios with Liam Watson. Great stuff!traxfromwax:
1. Ain't That Rough 2. Just One Night 3. The Little Girl 4. My Babe Is Gone 5. His Name Is Dad 6. Walkin' 7. Just One Word 8. I Hope You're Ready 9. Hell Into Heaven 10. She's Still Mine 11. You Come Home 12. Wanna Be
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THE SQUARES "Tribute to the Medway Scene" 1993

Some of the best Medway-sounding Garage came from France with The Squares. This was their 3rd LP, recorded at Toe Rag Studios with Liam Watson. Great stuff!With the Squares, it's like playing at home. Going out and ten minutes later, see them live in town. The Squares mean for me the P'tit Zing headquarters with Dédé behind the counter. It means the concerts in a place we miss, the rehearsals with the guys of the band "Panik" in the next room.
The influence of the Headcoats on their stuff is real, but they shouldn't be reduced to the label "French Headcoats". They have a bigger debt to the whole Medway scene, to which they will dedicate an entire album. The only time we saw Billy in Nancy was at the P'tit Zing with the Squares opening for the Headcoats. And all was said.
The Squares, 3 guys : Nick (guitar/vox), Stanley (bass) and Oli (drums) who toured in the whole country (with a crash for every van they had on tour, rock'n'roll attitude !) and abroad. It's also a garage-like discography with not less than five albums and a bunch of singles. They took afterwards different ways, but the beat is still here ... my baaaaby's gone ... yeah yeah she's gone !!! - http://www.geocities.com/traxfromwax:
1. Brimfull Of Hate (Jack Ketch And The Crowmen) 2. I've Got Everything Indeed (Mighty Caesars) 3. Goin' Nowhere (Pop Rivets) 4. Delmona, The Temptress Of Love (Delmonas) 5. Just Like You (Milkshakes) 6. Wherever I'm Gone (Prisoners) 7. Jealousy (Delmonas) 8. Miss Black (Mighty Caesars) 9. Let Me Touch (Thee Headcoats) 10. When The Night Comes (Mighty Caesars) 11. She's Just 15 Years Old (Milkshakes) 12. Chatham Train (Milkshakes)
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The Squares "Curse Of The Squares" 1992

Recorded at Toe Rag with Bruce Brand & Liam Watson. This is the second Squares LP.The Squares make no secret of their influences: The Medway scene, Bo Diddley, The Seeds, The Sonics, The Kinks, The Damned... from whom they try to root out the primitive energy to do what they call Rhythm ‘n’ Punk!

trax:
1. You Ain't Square 2. Reasons 3. Cry Little Girl 4. Behind Every Tree 5. I Wish I Was A Child 6. Out Of Nowhere 7. He's Down 8. Guide My Sword 9. Makin' Love 10. Dark Gonna Catch You 11. In My Street 12. Kitty The Schemer 13. We've Been Cursed 14. Curse Of The Squares
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The Broken Jug "Grand Junction" 1985 - 7"/45rpm

13 minutes of modern garage-acid-punk rock. Glitterhouse label, vinyl.traxfromwax:
01 New Generation 02 Weird Sounds 03 Writing On The Wall 04 Grand Junction 05 Listen To The Bells
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THE SQUARES "Trapped In A Square" 1991

Great debut album from this seminal Medway-sounding French band. The Squares are three frenzied fruitcakes from Nancy, France. This LP is produced by the legendary Bruce Brand (Headcoats, Pop Rivets, Masonics etc)

trax:
1. Introduction 2. He's Back 3.Night & Day 4. Come Back 5. Ballad Of The Madman 6. Sweet Chains 7. Doctor A. Deamon 8. No Excuse 9. I Saw Your Face 10. Just For Money 11. Sweeter Than You 12. You Can't Destroy All My Love 13. Trapped In A Square - Recorded at the Red Studio, Chatham. Produced by Bruce Brand.
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"Full Race Rock-A-Billy" 2000 VA LP

Authentic 50's Style Rockabilly, Good Raw Boppin’ Collection!A Manifold Hot Compilation Of High Revvin' Rockers by four of today's hottest bands! Out on Crazy Gator Records.traxfromwax:
1. IT CAME TO ME IN A DREAM / DEKE DICKERSON 2. TRAVELLIN' BLUES BOY / TEXAS SHAKEDOWN 3. I'M GONE / THE WESTERN BOPS 4. LOOK AT THAT MOON / DEKE DICKERSON 5. ONE MORE TIME / RANDY RICH & HIS POOR BOYS 6. HEY POOR BILLY / TEXAS SHAKEDOWN 7. WILD SIDE OF LIFE / RANDY RICH & HIS POOR BOYS 8. IN THE DEEP DARK JUNGLE / DEKE DICKERSON 9. FOR MY HEART'S SAKE / THE WESTERN BOPS 10. I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU / RANDY RICH & HIS POOR BOYS 11. HOW LONG BLUES / TEXAS SHAKEDOWN 12. TULSA BABY / DEKE DICKERSON 13. BENTLEY AVENUE / RANDY RICH & HIS POOR BOYS 14. TUMBLEWEED / TEXAS SHAKEDOWN
Bonus Non LP Tracks: 15. Hot Boogie Chillun- I Just Want To Make Love To You 16. The Marvenells- Smoke This Joint
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THE DOWN-N-OUTS "Subterranean Beat Punk Blues" 2000

The Down-n-Outs are a genuine garage band with Vox guitars and organ...... The record even says it’s recorded in fabulous mono (I’m pretty sure it’s recorded in stereo). All the songs even remind me of a simpler time, when all you had to worry about was teenage love gone wrong. "Set Me Free" starts off with some cool organ and has an extra long intro. As a matter of fact, you think it’s gonna be a instrumental until Micheal Daboll comes in and sings one verse screams and has a screaching guitar solo outro. "Ain’t Got You" is a nice piece of straight ahead rock ‘n roll. It has a great harp solo. "Yeah" is a slow burner that starts off with a fat fuzzy riff and then has that organ kick in. It reminds me of the Fuzztones. My favorite track is "I Saw A Girl." It has a jangly riff and a cool chorus, "I saw a girl. I saw a girl. I saw a girl and I wanna make her mine." It comes in at a punk rock length of a 1:30, they nail the song and shut the hell up. This is a cool garage punk record. If you dig the stuff from the Crypt’s "Back From The Grave" series, you’ll probably dig this. - cyclops marktrax:
1. Set Me Free 2. Ain't Got You 3. All I Want 4. Feel Alright 5. Wreck My World 6. Yeah 7. I Saw A Girl 8. Out Of My Mind 9. She's So Unkind 10. On Your Own
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The Broken Jug "Burning Down The Neighborhood" 1987

Here's a bomb for Ghee served by The BomberSecomd LP by one of the leading German (Bamberg) garage outfits from the 80's (who had two albums on Glitterhouse). Amazing hardrockin', motor city riffin' garage fuzz release.

traxfromwax:
A1 Let's Go Jealous A2 You Bring Me Down A3 A. C. A4 Do The Jug A5 Last Bullet's For Em A6 Gimme Cop B1 Beer City Five Blues B2 Auckland '88 B3 Manic Inflation B4 Rain Of Death (Hopelessly Obscure) B5 She Just Wanna Make It Right
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Ghee said... "Hi again, thank you very much for posting this!!! Is there also a chance to get the first LOVESLUG LP? Would be sooo great!!!"

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Willy DeVille R.I.P., 1950-2009
Friday, Aug. 7 2009 @ 10:24AMPunk rock soul man Willy DeVille has died of pancreatic cancer in New York at the age of 59. Though his band Mink DevIlle was more bluesy, swinging and sometimes Springsteenesque than most of the groups that congregated at CBGB back in the glory days, he fit comfortably amid its grunge, and glittered in it. He wrote some extraordinary songs and sang them with deep feeling, yet despite this (and an Atlantic Records contract) never had a breakout hit (though he did place a song on the soundtrack of The Princess Bride, for which he received an Academy Award nomination). He was big in Europe, though, and among his fellow musicians (Jack Nitzsche said he was the best singer he ever worked with). DeVille went through all kinds of mess, including his wife's suicide, a car wreck that left him hobbled for years, Hepatitis C and cancer. You might say this is sort of thing that would teach a man the blues, were it not so clear in his music that he had them bone-deep from the start. - from: forum.rollingstone.de

alphish said: Many thanks for remembering Willy. I am currently near New York City, where he die last night. It's somewhat "funny" that Willy was/is more popular in my country (Holland) and yours (Germany) than over here. Anyway, here is a great radio broadcast of a concert in Bremen last year (2cd with artwork; no password):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XT7ABVV5

RIP, Willy.