"BAY AREA BLUES BLASTERS" - VA

Real tough blues from San Francisco in the 50’s. Ace Records always has great sound and high quality R&B/Blues!

traxfromwax:
1. jumpin' in the heart of town - Lafayette Thomas 2. standing in the back door crying - Lafayette Thomas 3. what you did to me - Johnny Parker 4. tired of everybody - Johnny Parker 5. dr. brown - James Reed 6. you better hold me - James Reed 7. the end - James Reed 8. blues blasters boogie - Jimmy McCraclin's Blues Blasters 9. it's hard - Roy Hawkins 10. is it too late - Roy Hawkins 11. the thrill is gone - Roy Hawkins 12. if i had listened - Roy Hawkins 13. people are wonderin' - Baby "Pee Wee" Parham 14. i've got a feeling - Baby "Pee Wee" Parham 15. my mama told me - James Reed 16. the end - James Reed
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"BAY AREA BLUES BLASTERS" - Vol. 1 - The 60’s

Amazing collection of tough blues with raw guitar- great sound and top-notch music!trax:
1. Johnny`s House Party, Part One - Johnny Heartsman 2. Johnny`s House Party, Part Two - Johnny Heartsman 3. My Time After While - Tiny Powell 4. My Conscious Is Bothering Me - Tommy Harris 5. Johnny`s Blue Mood - Johnny Heartsman 6. I Wanna Full Time Love - Jesse James 7. I Call On You - Jesse James 8. One More Time - Johnny Heartsman 9. The Monkey On My Back - Ray Agee 10. Sizzling - Johnny Heartsman 11. Love - Rudy Lambert 12. Done Made It Over - Tiny Powell 13. Blues For Love - Jimmy Liggins 14. Besame Mucho, Part One - Johnny Heartsman 15. Besame Mucho, Part Two - Johnny Heartsman 16. I Keep Remembering - Joe Simon 17. Troubles - Joe Simon 18. Johnny`s Thunderbird - Johnny Heartsman 19. That Was Yesterday - Tiny Powell 20. A Love Like The Wind - Jesse James 21. Lightning Flashing - Lacy Stewart 22. Syrup Soppin` - Johnny Heartsman 23. Love Is A Cold Shot - Ray Agee 24. I`ll Do It - Rudy Lambert 25. Get My Hat - Tiny Powell 26. Jump Back - Eugene Blacknell
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"WE’RE GONNA BOOGIE" - Raw 60’s Downtown Blues 1962 VA

This was put into my hands by someone who very likely knew what distaste I have for most electric guitar blues, but who knew that I'd be healed by its power & glory in no time. And the man was right! "We're Gonna Boogie" is about two steps to the left of being legitimate, so best of luck trying to find it on the web, though these guys made some noise about having it in stock.
It kicks off in grandiloquent, ass-kicking style with the two meatiest tracks on here, screamers by LEFTY DIZZ ("We're Gonna Boogie") and JOHN LITTLE JOHN (yes, "Shake Your Money Maker", but believe you me when I tell you it's as wild and raw as anything you'll hear this year). Just acres of guitar and distorted squall on both. You can hear at least part of the LEFTY DIZZ track here. Whomever selected the tracks did so with an eye to the uglier and deep-underground side of modern blues, the sort favored by fans of the Fat Possum label in recent years. High marks go to ditties by MODEL T. SLIM and WILLIE WILLIAMS ("Wine Head Woman"). (Agony Shorthand)

trax:
1. We're gonna boogie - Lefty Dizz 2. Shake your money maker - John Little John 3. The sun is rising - Poor Bob 4. Only sixteen - West Virginia Slim 5. Dust my broom - Richard Riggins 6. Wine head woman - Willie Williams 7. I am the man downstairs - Prez Kenneth 8. Hello Josephine - Long Gone Miles 9. I am looking for my baby - Prez Kenneth 10. Shake your boogie - Model T. Slim 11. Nine below zero - Cliff Jackson 12. Jackson Tennessee - Model T. Slim 13. I had a little dog - Big Jack Reynolds And His Blues Men 14. Ain't got a lousy dime - Poor Bob 15. You're gonna miss me when i'm gone - Otis Spann 16. Don't you lie to me - Johnny Young & Big Walter 17. Crutch and cane - Homesick James 18. Bloody Tears - John Little John 19. Cost time - Alabama Watson 20. I love you - West Virginia Slim
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"BEAT JAZZ" Pictures From The Gone World - VA

25 Cool BEAT-JAZZ tracks from the 50s/60s.This is one beautiful collection of beat music, spoken word and crazed goofballed lyrics. Way out there selections of many unknown beat artists at their most primitive level spewing forth underground sounds and styles of a bygone era. No Zane or kitch here but straight ahead songs that ooze the beat feel! This is a fantastic selection of music. For me its the beat of this genre...
Very out-of-print and rare compilation of beat jazz, burned off the original vinyl (1000 copies), on Pesky Serpent Records (PS 1001). Came out in the mid-1990s. Might have been reissued a few years back on very limited CD but not sure... (From Sanity Is Over-Rated Blog)trax:
1. FROSTY AND THE DIAMONDS - Destination Mars 2. SLIM GAILLARD - Travelin Blues 3. KENNETH REXROTH - State & 32nd 4. COLEMAN HAWKINS - Picasso 5. GREGORY CORSO - Bomb 6. SCOTTY McKAY - Black Cat 7. JACK HAMMER - Like 8. GIL MELLE - The Gears 9. DOCTOR BOP - Satin & Velvet 10. ANITA ELLIS w/DAVID AMRAM - The Crazy Daisy 11. BOB DOROUGH (by Ferlinghetti) - Dog 12. HARVEY ANDERSON - Monday Night at 8pm 13. JACK KEROUAC - Cockroach 14. THE COSMIC RAYS with SUN RA - Dreaming 15. ROY GLENN - Big High Song For Somebody 16. ADA MOORE - Devil 17. MOONDOG - Up Broadway 18. WOODY LEAFER - Drums In My Typrewriter 19. THE NEW BANGS - Go Go Kitty 20. ELLIE GIRL & THE 7 BEAT SULKS - Let's Make It 21. JACK HAMMER - Rebellion 22. JIM HENSON - Tick Tock Sick 23. AGGIE DUKE - Swing Low Sweet Cadillac 24. KENYON HOPKINS - Get CrazyKenyon Hopkins 25. SHEL SILVERSTEIN - have another espresso
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"SOUL GEMS" - The Rarest Soul 45’s! - VA

A tremendous batch of rare 45s -- chosen with no clear affiliation to any label or producer, but just because the music is great! The overall sound is deep soul, with a touch of funk -- down and dirty numbers that rock and groove with hard-hitting indie production, raw instrumentation, and vocals! (Amazon)trax:
1. I Bet You - The Universal Mind 2. Bless Your Heart - Charlie Hodges 3. Don't Take It So Hard - Earl "King" Connelly 4. Skinny Legs And All - Wee Willie & Winks 5. The Skunk (Pt. 1 & 2) - The Dynatones 6. Teenage Love Affair - Wee Willie & Winks 7. I'm Movin' On - Chevrone Scott 8. Call My Name - Chick Willis 9. Charles Shing A Ling - Charles Hodges 10. A Chance At Love Again - The Universal Mind 11. Just To Hold My Hand - Earl Connelly 12. Why Does A Man Have To Cry - Eddie King 13. Thanks For The Invitation - Chevrone Scott 14. Baby Don't Do It - The Casinos 15. Talkin' 'Bout Yesterday - Nat Phillips 16. Funky Horse (Pt. 1) - Lester Young & The Playboys 17. Funky Horse (Pt. 2) - Lester Young & The Playboys 18. You Were Using Me - Charlie Hodges 19. I Know - Earl Connelly 20. Twistin' In The Hospital Ward - Chick Willis 21. I'm Sorry I Hurt You - Nat Phillips 22. What Happened To Yesterday? - Mr. Soul 23. Keep My Woman Home - Danny White
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Wild Billy Childish "Crimes against music blues recordings 1986-99" 1999

Here's billy's essence caught on two slabs of vinyl (or cd if you HAVE to go that way). Very raw, simplistic (in the most loving way) heartfelt music that spans most of his career. A few too many repeats from the "I've got everything indeed" lp (half of it is included), but for those not acquainted with Mr. Childish a great palce to start. quite a deal at 10 and change! - By Brian Newbury (bethlehem, pa United States)As it says here, "All of these recordings were made in Mister Childish's kitchen and bathroom on a G36 Revox half-track tape recorder", hence the extremely lo-fi approach. This is Billy Childish at his most raw and unpolished, solo, straight to tape, no messing. Most of these tracks were released previously but many of the original records are now impossible to find for anything less than silly money, so this is a most useful round-up.trax:
01 I've Got Everything Indeed 02 Strange Words 03 I Love That Girl Ammonia 04 Get Out Of Here Pretty Girl 05 The Greatest Lover In The World 06 Coming Upside Your Head 07 Mister Elisabeth 08 I Remember 09 Why Don't You Try My Love? 10 Burn And Blind Me 11 Not Many Of My Kind 12 This Whole Wide World 13 Grinning In Your Face 14 Yellow Skin Baby 15 Bourgeois Blues 16 Cosmetic Woman 17 Troubled Times 18 I Love My Woman 19 Bottle Up And Go 20 John Hardy 21 The Ballad Of Hollis Brown 22 Cowboys Are Square 23 I Feel So Bad 24 I'm Hurting 25 Iodine In My Coffee 26 Cold Chills 27 Crimes Of The Future

Wild Billy Childish "The 1982 Cassetes" 1987

During the Caesars' lifespan, Childish began churning out solo and side projects, working in a variety of collaborations and under an assortment of assumed names. I've Got Everything Indeed and i remember offer his idiosyncratic take on the blues; The 1982 Cassetes consists of even-more-ragged-than-usual early recordings. Poems of Laughter and Violence is a venomous spoken-word effort whose you-are-there ambience is a large part of its appeal. The dodgy 50 Albums Great is a retrospective of sorts, with raw solo remakes of several items from previous releases.

traxfromwax:
01 Oh Maudie 02 Col' Col' Chillen 03 When I Got No One 04 I Hate My Little Baby 05 Dog End Of A Dog End 06 Tennessee Blues 07 Amonia '81 08 Monkey Bissniss 09 Lets Make It 10 Guillotine Device 11 Todays Menu 12 A Matter Of Timing 13 Evil Snake Catcher 14 I'm Home grown 15 Little Queenie

Lee Rogers "Sock Some Love Power To Me" [Soul-Tay-Shus Recordings]

Lee Rogers (1939-1990) is a soul singer from Detroit who never strayed far from his gospel roots. Soul-Tay-Shus Records (part of Tuff City Records) has re-released 14 of his tracks that were originally released on 45s.The majority of his career is covered in this compilation. The earliest tracks ‘64-’66 were released on D-Town records. Later releases (’66-’69) came out on Wheelsville and Premium Stuff. On the back of this release I indicated the labels, date, and which side the track was on as best I could find out.
Proud of his roots as a gospel singer, Mr. Rogers said in an interview that the only difference between the singing he did in church and the singing he does on his records is that he wears a more expensive suit when he sings on his records.
These songs have a much rougher production than the tracks of a certain other Detroit-based label, and the sound is much more authentic as a result. On some of the D-Town singles, the instrumentals were recorded ahead of time and when Mr. Rogers would come in from touring he would record the vocal tracks separately. The instrumental track would be played over the loud speakers (no headphones in Detroit?), which would bleed through the mic as he sang. It gives these tracks a muddy sound, particularly noticeable at the end of You’re the Cream of the Crop (A4). These tracks clearly weren’t recorded with posterity in mind.
The highest charting single here is I Want You To Have Everything, which hit #16 in Jan ‘65 on the R&B chart. This is the slickest track on the album. I prefer the more raw sounding Love For A Love (A3) and How Are You Fixed For Love (B1) and in particular the horns on ‘I’m A Practical Guy (A1). All tracks are short; the longest one is 3:02. – Hunter Gatherertraxfromwax:
1. i'm a practical guy 2. i want you to have everything 3. love for a love 4. you're the cream of the crop 5. jack the playboy 6. the same things that make you laugh (make you cry) 7. love & war 8. how are you fixed for love 9. sock some love power to me 10. you won't have to wait 'til xmas 11. our love is more 12. my one and only 13. go-go girl 14. boss love
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HUSHPUPPIES "THE TRAP" 2005

More wild French garage sung in English! Hushpuppies a créé la surprise en 2005, en remettant au goût du jour le rock garage en France grâce à son premier album The Trap. Après une tournée de plus d’un an à travers toute l’Europe, le quintet est de retour avec un second opus, Silence is Golden, avec lequel il confirme toute l’ampleur de son talent. Rencontre. Propos recueillis par Hélène Pouzet"The story starts with the Likyds, a group from Perpignan, a nice and sunny town in the south of France, and also a Mecca for the sound of the sixties and the Mod culture in France. The six members of the group belong to a circle of garage music groups among which the Feedbacks and the Beach Bitches, who have had a great impact on the French underground musical movement. During five years the Likyds are touring in the south regions of France and are praised by the regional press and the increasing number of their fans. Their hit record ‘Marbu Dorada’, today on the compilation ‘Perpignan Rock’, is a significant example of this distinctive sound, a mixture of 60’s garage and psychedelic sound.
When Olivier moves to Paris, the adventure seems to be ended. Not quite though, as Cyrille (the guitar player) and Frank (the drummer) also move to the capital town. They have the thrilling idea of making up a new group. They decide to find a new musical identity as well as a new bass guitarist, who must meet a special requirement: survive their vodka-liquorice-olives-anchovies after rehearsal drink. A man in a million (or maybe more). A friend of the group, Guillaume, brave and liking drinks providing there is vodka in the recipe, joins the HushPuppies, as they are now called, with Wilfried, already on keyboards with the Likyds.
That perfect team of five musicians develops an unique style, subtile combination of the dirtiest rock sound and the most atmospheric melodies.
Their live and stunning performances in Paris (La Scène, Glaz’art, le Nouveau Casino among others) attract an audience each time wider, although not used to such shows. Nevertheless the southern French accent of Perpignan spreads over Paris.
During summer 2003 the Hushpuppies have the opportunity to record in a studio where they polish their songs, gaining thus a new colour. Four pieces are recorded, revealing the talent of the Hushpuppies as well as their true personality. They prove to be as comfortable with both their garage rock and electro-psychedelic inclinations, as well as with both their native tongue and English.
In june 2004, Benjamin Diamond sign HushPuppies on his label Diamondtraxx, a new EP is recorded during the summer and is available now! With this new E.P. the group set up the basis of an unrestrained rock music, far from the French rock world clichés..." - gizmousse
http://www.hushpuppiestheband.com/

HUSHPUPPIES:
Olivier Jourdan: vox / Cyrille Sudraud: guitar / Franck Pompidor: drums / Guillaume Le Guen: bass / Wilfried Jourdan (frère d'Olivier): keyb

trax:
1. 1975 2. Packt Up Like Sardines In A Crush Tin Box 3. You're Gonna Say Yeah! 4. Marthelot 'N' Clavencine 5. Sorry So 6. Pale Blue Eyes 7. Comptine 8. Bassautobahn 9. Alice In Wonderland 10. Single 11. You And Me 12. The Trap 13. Automatic 6

"GONNA ROCK THE BLUES" - VA

Solid 32 track collection of hard rockin’ blues that just never lets up. The cream of the crop here, folks!trax:
1. We're Gonna Rock - Gunter Lee Carr 2. A Fool No More - Eddie Hope 3. Combination Boogie - J.B. Hutto & His Hawks 4. Hoo-Doo Say - Sly Fox 5. Slow Down Baby - Bob Gaddy 6. Nothing But Love - Bobo Jenkins 7. I'm Wild About You Baby - Lighting Hopkins 8. Lost Child - Eddie Hope 9. I Done Woke Up - Louisiana Red 10. I'm Tired of Beggin' - Sly Fox 11. Set a Date - Homesick James 12. Hydramatic Woman - Joe Hill Louis 13. Tell Me Who - Bobo Jenkins 14. Boogie Twist - Snooky Pryor 15. Can't Afford To Do It - Homesick James 16. Six Weeks of Misery - Big Walter 17. Next Door Neighbor - Jerry McCain 18. Look-a-There - Mojo Watson 19. Jumpin' From Six To Six - Jimmy Wilson 20. Rock 'n' Roll Boogie - Jo Jo Williams 21. Love Me Baby - Jesse Allen 22. Let's Move - Lightnin' Hopkins 23. Alley Music - Hound Dog Taylor 24. Bring It On Back - Mister Ruffin 25. Jump Sister Bessie - Otis Rush 26. Cant Be Satisfied - TV Slim 27. I Love You Baby - Sonny Terry & His Buckshot Five 28. 21 Days In Jail - Magic Sam 29. My Baby Left Me - B. Brown & His Rockin' McVouts 30. Number 9 Train - Tarheel Slim 31. I Gotta a New Car - Big Boy Groves 32. Stop, For The Red Light - Harold Burrage
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LES STHAUSS "NO FEELING" 1989

Les Shtauss were a garage / punk rockin' band from Nantes, France.Les Shtauss : Ludo : lead guitar / Manu : bass / Fafa : rhythm guitar / Goret : lead vocal / Jimmy : drums

traxfromwax:
01 BIGGER MAN 02 SWEET SIXTEEN 03 MY BOTTLE OF WINE 04 UNCHAIN THAT GIRL 05 MARTIAN 06 BAGABOO
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"ROCKIN’ BLUES PARTY" - Goldband Recordings VA 1987

12 unissued Goldband recordings from Eddie Shuler’s famed studio. There’s some really wild and raw blues here, don’t miss it!traxfromwax:
1. now you know - Guitar Junior 2. goin' crazy baby - Guitar Junior 3. clautelia - Ivory Lee Jackson 4. make up my mind - Good Rockin' Bob 5. got it made (when i marry shirley mae) - Guitar Junior 6. family rules - Guitar Junior 7. fuss too much - Ivory Lee Semien & Hop Wilson 8. that wouldn't satisfy - Hop Wilson & Ivory Lee Semien 9. love got me all fancied in - Hop Wilson & Ivory Lee Semien 10. chicken stuff - Hop Wilson & His Two Buddies 11. rockin' in the coconut top - Hop Wilson & Ivory Lee Semien 12. rockin' with hop - Hop Wilson & His Two Buddies
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THE SILLY THINGS "DRACULA" 1988

1er LP vinyl des garage punk chalonnais. Un disque extrême et urgent puisque Caligula Gibus – futur chanteur des Médiums n’était pas encore au chant mais à la batterie…traxfromwax:
01 DRACULA 02 DEAD TOWN 03 I CAN'T LOVE YOU 04 LIKE A GHOST 05 CAN'T SEE YOU 06 I MISS YOU 07 DIRTY ROAD 08 YOU'RE IN MY MIND 09 I'M NOT MAD
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THE SUBTONES "Boys Want Fun" 1986

The Subtones, a great German band whose Boys Want Fun LP contained the kind of Mersey-inspired nuggets which also infused garage and psychedelia into the mix.Germany's biggest "'60s band" is a Berlin trio which blends Who, Kinks, Hollies and perhaps a dash of Searchers into a seamless sound that could have come straight off a British '60s anthology. (Although the Subtones admittedly have sonic technology on their side.) Boys Want Fun is cute and has a big beat, even if the lyrics are a bit sappy. A super-schmaltz track and an overextended live version of the Who's "Circles" are the only turkeys, but conveniently they're both side-closers.

The Subtones:
Tommy Lamour-voc, bass / Andrew W. Home-guitars, keyboards, voc / Marlon Rodgers-drums, voc

traxfromwax:
1 Boys Want Fun 2 Beyond The Rainbow 3 Baby Is This Love 4 So Much 5 I Ain't No Fool 6 You're My Hearts Delight 7 Wild Honey Reprise 8 I Miss You 9 A Little Bit Of Beat 10 Sense Of Life 11 I Got No Chance 12 Circles (Berin Live Version) + 13 Raining In Paradise (Bonus 7')

"Hell Comes To Your House Part 2" VA 1983

More experimental than the first volume, lots of cowpunk/country, but also some punk.traxfromwax:
1. The Joneses - i'm bad 2. The Joneses - she's so filthy 3. Mau Maus - sex girls in uniforms 4. Mau Maus - we all fall down 5. Cambridge Apostles - can't fight the feeling 6. Blood on the Saddle - i wish i was a single girl again 7. Blood on the Saddle - ghost on my heart 8. Tex and the Horseheads - short train 9. Tex and the Horseheads - go west young man 10. Tex and the Horseheads - slip away 11. Minutemen - corona 12. Screamin' Sirens - your good girl's gonna go bad 13. Screamin' Sirens - runnin' kind 14. Lotus Lame and the Lame Flames - bad sex

Frankie Stein & His Ghouls "Monster Sounds and Dance Music" 1965

"Hey RYP, I was at a thrift store today looking for a costume, and I found this old monster rock n' roll LP in pretty good shape. I haven't seen you post this one, so I thought you might like it. Happy Halloween!" - Billy Ktraxfromwax:
1) Weerdo The Wolf (Twist)
Starts off with a howl & grooves you into the music of the Stein man himself. After the initial guitar strumin & organ that famous Frankie mouth harp kicks in. Followed by his trademark sound effects of bangs & screams, this is a timid tune in the Frankie collection, but a nice start. Do we imagine a whacked out werewolf wearing blue jean overalls dancing around to the music howling & laughing, then ripping out the throat of a victim near the end? I do.
2) Goon River (Swim)
Frankie starts off by growling ‘Lets Swim’ & as kids we probably did. More sound effects this time including some favorite whistles, pops & some bubbling liquid of the Goon River itself no doubt. At one point I imagine eyeballs being scooped out of some sockets. Yummy!
3) A Hearse Is Not A Home (Frug)
Dig that crazy sax while listening to a helpless young thing being stretched on the rack. Well at least that’s what I see. Ah that girl screaming, and these were for kids folks. Then one of my favorite sound effect. Those clanging metal things. Like something with large pieces of silverware getting ready to eat. Is that girl on the rack dinner? Don’t know but those screams at the end don’t sound too good.
4) 3 Little Weirds (Monkey, Lindy)
Picking up the musical pace here as the ‘little weirds’ start chattering away. I don’t know but I picture 3 little rats doing the chattering. Whatever they are they continue on as slipping whizzing sounds pop in now and again. The little laughs & giggles enter in & out & at the end three loud bangs of their rat doors close, or were those giant weights squashing them?
5) Lullaby Of Ghost Land (Fox Trot)
The coffin lid opens & my favorite Frankie tune begins. Don’t know why but I just love this one. I even used it as part of a stage show & produced. It just sounds sneaky & detective like, like something you’d hear in an old dark house mystery where ghosts are spooking the houseguests. A few whistles & cranky effects within including a mysterious laugh. Great sax & organ!
6) Knives And Lovers (Swim)
Side Two starts off with a few female screams and your basic sixties styled sounding tune kicks in. Lots of spooky laughing & more screams throughout, and some rockin’ guitar here folks. It really makes you want to get up & dance!
7) Little Ghoul Blue (Mashed Potato, Shimmy)
Ah, time to take it easy on this one. Things finally slow down & you can rest those feet. Whoever the main vocal talent on these LPs is really does some cool stuff. From the goofy or spooky laughing to the odd conversation like jibber here again makes these tunes priceless & in a place of they’re own. That juice harp comes in at the perfect time near the end. Yeah man can you feel it?
8) Ghoul Days (Watusi)
Sharing the same name as a ‘Dracula’s Greatest Hits’ classic a wacky whistle & some ghostly moans begin this cool beat. A swift little ditty complete with laughs, silverware, & agonizing moaning. Ends ghostly and sounds as if the spirit takes off in a plane or is that a buzz saw?
9) Little Brown Bug (Hully Gully)
Something is being twisted to death at the beginning of this thing (sounds like a duck bird) only to lead way to a stupidly simple tune by sax & organ. Ah but it does seem to contain everything here from silverware, screams, & more cranking sounds, and is that a train I hear at the minute mark? Just take it & enjoy it.
10) Neck Twist (Twist)
We’re on our way to wacky territory. Someone loves to laugh here as we hear large footsteps walking around. I imagine a Frankenstein monster groovin to the music. Again some killer sax here. A gentleman screams & some final laughs is a great way to end this first album of the great Frankie Stein. See you next time!
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The GoreHounds "Halloween Everywhere" 1987

Gorehounds were formed in Portland towards the end of 1985. The band's first gig was at Geno's during Jordan's Undead 30th B-Day Party. The band used the "Electric Jug" sound like the 13th Floor Elevators did in the 1960's. They were a mixture of Punk Rock, 60's Garage, and 60's Psychedelia.In 1985-87 The Gorehounds place was known as THE GORE MANOR. Lots of punks, bands, and fans stayed there and partied. This was one hell of a wild and crazy time. Lots of broken beer bottles, dirty needles, pot smokin, crack stinkin, and rip roarin mentalness. In the winter the house was so cold that water used to freeze in the sinks and toilets. Rats were living in my couch. And the refigerator was not to be opened except for more BEER. there were punk flyers and grafitti all over the place. It was the best and worst of times. When we finally sunk it was to hit rock bottom... While the band was around it was an original act that played around the NE Coast and Canada as well. There was always a party after a night out at Geno's the hip place to hang for cool music then. Geno's is still around with live music.

The GoreHounds:
Mark Mayhem: Bass Guitar / Bob Cellars: Rhythym Guitar and "Jug" / John Chalmers: Lead Guitar / Ned Crabbe: Drums / Cindy Williams: Rythym Guitar / Jordan: Vocals, keyboards, harmonica, songwriter and Founder

traxfromwax:
01 Tune into My Love 02 Dead Things 03 You Won't Love Me Today 04 Gorehounds 05 Crazy Fate 06 Wildman 07 Corpse Worm 08 Serenade 09 Am I dead Yet 10 Requiem 11 Psychedelic Journey 12 The Fox 13 No Reality 14 Never Do You Wrong
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"Monster Rock 'N Roll Show" 1990

This is a comp featuring monster or horror themed songs, with old radio commercials for horror movies in between the songs. Check out this CD it's better than Halloween itself!!!I'll keep it short and just say that everything here is classic and the audio commercials are fabulous. It would get 6 stars out of 5 if it were a 2 c.d set because there are many more of these old "monster" hits in addition to many sequels. Buy this c.d. if you can find it. Our family starts playing it a lot throughout October and it just gets better every year. Steve Hoffman, top tier engineer, remastered the songs for this collection so that they sound great too. - By G C. Todd "GCT" (Memphis)

trax:
1. Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett 2. The Haunted Strangler - Movie Trailer 3. Bo Meets The Monster - Bo Diddley 4. I was A Teenage Frankenstein) - Movie Trailer 5. Midnight Stroll - The Re-Vels 6. Frankenstein of '59 - Buchanan & Goodman 7. Frankenstein's Den - The Hollywood Flames 8. Horror Of Dracula - Movie Trailer 9. Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall) - The Duponts 10. I Was A Teenage Werewolf - Movie Trailer 11. Werewolf - Five Man Electrical Band 12. The Mummy - Movie Trailer 13. Haunted House - Johnny Fuller 14. Black Sunday - Movie Trailer 15. Feast Of The Mau Mau - Screamin' Jay Hawkins 16. The Amazing Colossal Man - Movie Trailer 17. Witch Queen Of New Orleans - Redbone 18. 4-D Man - Movie Trailer 19. Castin' My Spell - Johnny Otis Show & Marci Lee 20. The Thing That Couldn't Die - Movie Trailer 21. The Green Slime - Green Slime 22. The She Creature)It Conquered - Movie Trailer 23. Lil' Red Riding Hood - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 24. The Astro-Zombies - Movie Trailer 25. I Ain't Superstitious - Howlin' Wolf 26. Frankenstein Returns Part II - Buchanan & Goodman 27. Morgus The Magnificent - Morgus And The Ghouls 28. King Kong - Movie Trailer 29. The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley

The Route 66 Killers "Murder On Beaver Street" 2003

Route 66 Killers play a unique brand of cautiously optimistic music that occasionally verges on depressing, yet always fascinates and entertains. They write very good instrumentals with solid melodies. They have learned their three R's, playing with restraint, resignation and reverb. Both bands are highly original. - Phil Dirt at Reverb CentralThe Route 66 Killers were formed back in the year 2000, when four Russian serial killers met in a smoky ramshackle bar in the small mountain town of Flagstaff, Arizona, just off of Route 66. Having escaped a Russian prison in Siberia, they fled for the United States. All share common interests: murder, voodoo, and surfing. Soon they went on to terrorize the inhabitants of Flagstaff with a series of grizzly murders and zombie-style surf tunes. The local law enforcement has been powerless in the apprehension of the gruesome four, who continue to leave nothing but corpses and mayhem.
The Route 66 Killers consists of the scum of the earth: there’s Sergei, the ring leader of the gang. Sergei was a hit man for the Russian mafia, and carried out 42 hits in Moscow before his eventual incarceration. His weapon of choice is the lead guitar. Boris, hailing from St. Petersburg, was known as the "Nozhe" or "The Knife" in his home town, adding 20 people to his list of victims before he was apprehended. His weapon of choice is the bass. Ivan or Ivan Gryohznii (Ivan the Terrible) comes from the small village of Niledovo north of Moscow, where his massacre of the entire village caught the attention of the world. His weapon of choice is the rhythm guitar. And then there is the Animal or Zhivotnoye. Not much is know of his origins. Coming from some remote area in Siberia, the Animal brutally killed 19 people with his bare hands in a two year spree. His weapon of choice is the drums.
The music of the Route 66 Killers is dark instrumental surf. When listened to long enough, the listener/victim slowly and painfully dies. However, there have been reports of the deceased coming back from the dead and craving human flesh. It is assumed that this marauding gang of murderers currently resides in Flagstaff Arizona, the focal point of an ongoing manhunt since their arrival here. If you have any information leading to the arrest of these madmen, please lock your doors and contact the local authorities at once - The Flagstaff Times July 24th 2001

trax:
1. Ballade of the Headless Horseman 2. Dia de los Muertos 3. Murder On Beaver Street 4. The Jabervock 5. Monsterbation 6. El Conquistador 7. Baba Yaga 8. The Mummy's Curse 9. Ghoul Tango 10. Shallow Grave 11. Masque of the Red Death 12. Tale of the Drunken Prospector 13. The Bandito 14. Death, Death, Death 15. The Devil's Martini 16. The Beginning of the End
...originally served by Eek! The Cat...

"El Primitivo American Rock'n'Roll And Rockabilly" VA 1993

Sometime, around 1958, a record by a character called Bill Parsons came out on the Fraternity label. it was really recorded by Bobby Bare but that's a whole other story......The title was 'All American Boy' and basically said it all. The first lines were" You get a guitar and you put it in tune / You'll be rockin' and rollin' soon / Riding around in a Cadillac / Fightin' the girls offa your back". These words were a call to glory heeded by young men across the globe with Sears guitars, cheap 15 watt amplifiers and a drummer with a van. They hastened to cut-price, two-track recording studios with dreams of Elvis Presley glory and some deeply strange misconceptions of what constituted a hit rock'n'roll record.
Part of the problem was that the great ones made it all sound so goddamned easy. Elvis's vocal power might have been intimidating, but the likes of Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran brought such a deceptive simplicity to their work that it was possible for thousands of kids with sideburns, burning ambition and no talent to convince themselves that they could do it too.
EL PRIMITIVO is a collection of some of the ones who tried it in Nashville, Tennessee, between about 1956 and 1964. With baritone slurs stolen from Elvis and hiccups looted from Buddy Holly, they came to town and did their worst. Mel Robbins on 'Save It' thought he could borrow the teen-in-heat panting from Gene Vincent's classic 'Woman In Love'. Herbie Smith attempted a really bad Elvis and Chuck Howard seemed to believe he could create a fusion of the Coasters and Eddie Cochran on 'Out Of Gas' but wound up with a manic piece of hybrid pop chaos. The Embers' juvenile delinquent vocals on 'I Walked All Night' (my particular favourite) might have made them the Stooges' uncles if only the fuzz box had been invented to drown out the backing vocals.
With the exception of Mel Robbins, who became a respected session pianist, none of these guys found fame or fortune. Most probably went home and bored the shit out of every bartender and cocktail waitress they met for the next 25 years with stories about how they almost made it in rock'n'roll. What they did have is the vital core of rock'n'roll, absolutely impossible to synthesise, sample or repLace. - Mick Farren, 1993

trax:
1. Save It - Mel Robbins 2. Oh Yeah - Wally Jeffrey 3. I Wanna Dance All Night - Chuck Wiley 4. It's Love - Chuck Wiley 5. Bandstand - Cliff Nash and the Rockaways 6. Times Is Tough - Chuck Wiley 7. Are You With Me - Mel Robbins 8. I Wanna Shake It - Curtis Hobock 9. The Thump - The Embers 10. I Love You Dearly - Jimmy Hurt and the Del Rios 11. Baby Moon - Herbie Smith 12. Best Dressed Beggar In Town - Houston Turner and the Dixielanders 13. Door To Door - Chuck Wiley 14. Uh Oh - The Imps 15. I Walked All Night - The Embers 16. Explosion - Cliff Nash 17. Out Of Gas - Chuck Howard 18. Tell Me Baby - Cliff Nash and the Rockaways 19. Why Worry About Me - Chuck Wiley 20. Bandstand (alt version) - Cliff Nash and the Rockaways 21. That'll Get It - The Imps 22. No Time For Sister - Cliff Nash 23. I Love You So Much - Chuck Wiley 24. Jenny Lou - Cliff Nash

"Teenage Repression" 1993 VA

A kickass R'N'R compilation!Unlike most cd's almost every cut on this one is a keeper. No need to burn your favorites and dump it at the next Cd show. A little bit of everything on this disc. Rockabilly rockers, instrumentals, 50's trash rock and even several campy radio air checks thrown in. Brilliant Cd. - Vonziptrax:
1. Introduction 2. You Don't Love Me Anymore - Gene Lamarr 3. Four O'Clock Baby - Darrell Rhodes 4. Jeannie With The Dark Blue Eyes - Doug Powell 5. Dirty Robber - Wailers 6. Loud Mufflers - Robert Williams 7. Shes A Bad Motorcycle - Crestones 8. Little Lip - Mel Dorsey 9. Little Girl - John & Jackie 10. It's Witchcraft - Blues Echos 11. Young & Wild - Al Hendrix 12. That Crazy Little House On The Hill - Gene Lamarr 13. Wicked - Rudy Dozier 14. Everybodys Tryin My Baby - Jerry Ross 15. Walk My Way Back Home - Whitey Pullen 16. Snacky Poo - Del Mars 17. Ellen Marie - Hasil Adkins 18. My Babe - Ron Holden 19. Untrue - Bob Vidone 20. One Potato - Elite 21. Hey Bo Diddley - Tommy Genova 22. Conclusion

Modern Lovers "Live" 1977

It must have been more than 25 years ago I listened to this album for the first time. It's one of these you must have in your collection. Songs like "I'm a little airplane" and "Icecream man" still lingered in my mind and over the years I trapped myself regularly I was humming or singing these songs when I was in a good mood. Now I can make every mood good! I put on this LP and the sun is shining again!What makes a great live album? A faithful reproduction or superior reinterpretation of a studio classic? Audience rapport? Great guitar solos? Fantastic new songs? All of the above? Have I got the album for you.
For post-Beserkley Chartbusters Jonathan fans, this is THE album to have. It kicks off with I'm a Little Airplane, which is available nowhere else. Until the applause kicks in at the end of the song, it is as tight as Jonathan's best studio recordings from the era. It's goofy lyrics (yes, he really is a little airplane), joined with fun riffs and a guitar solo so good that Jonathan requested a second one, result in a thoroughly enjoyable two minutes. The song immediately segues into audience banter where a heckler accuses Jonathan of wearing the same shirt for two consecutive nights. Of course, Jonathan objects! Fortunately, he is not thrown off form and counts into a version of "Hey There Little Insect" that is superior in every way to the studio version. If you don't know the song, it's everything its title promises. From there, the band moves on to their biggest hit, the instrumental "Egyptian Reggae." Doesn't this album sound fun already?
And I haven't even gotten to the marathon rendition of "Ice Cream Man" that closes side one of the old album. This is a far superior version to the studio recording that brings out all of the song's promise of waiting for the ice cream man on a hot summer's day when you were six years old. The fake endings of the song as the audience begs for more is the high point of the album and guaranteed to bring a dumb smile to your face.
Side two has a hard time living up to side one, but that's like saying side one of Abbey Road doesn't hold up to side two. Not much to complain about here. A guided tour to the land of dinosaurs, New England, South America, and Kookenhakens is more than most of us deserve. The final song, "The Morning of Our Lives," is so sweet-natured and kind; do the cynic inside of you a favor and give this song a listen. It will make you wish you never grew up.
All in all, this is my favorite live album by any artist. Jonathan's hero, Lou Reed, did well with "Rock 'n Roll Animal," but this is better. gitit and have a great time! - Steve Lanzarotta (California, USA)The Modern Lovers:
Jonathan Richman (guitar, vocals) / Leroy Radcliffe (guitar, vocals) / D. Sharpe (drums, vocals) / Asa Brebner (bass, vocals)

traxfromwax:
1. I'm a Little Airplane 2. Hey There Little Insect 3. Egyptian Reggae 4. Ice Cream Man 5. I'm a Little Dinosaur 6. My Little Kookenhaken 7. South American Folk Song 8. New England 9. Morning of Our Lives
Recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon in September 1977 at the Height of the Punk Movement.

"Estrus 100% Apeshit Rock Sampler" Vol 2 - 2000 VA

TWENTY FOUR hairy palmed blasts of Grade A certified vine swingin' Esterolia culled from the most recent stash o' trash we've slid down the ol' r'n'r pole of late! Grab your head and watch it explode! Put on that dimestore apesuit and dance franny dance! You can't go wrong! The price is right, the music is ripe, and the Art Chantry penned cover is all ape, baby. Don't wait for the flies to come home, snatch up the brand new ESTRUS RECORDS 100% APESHIT ROCK SAMPLER (VOL. 2.) today and GO APE!While most bands on Estrus Records are often been accused of sounding pretty much the same (i.e., like The Mono Men), this budget-priced sampler proves that isn't necessarily the case. While all 24 acts on deck obviously subscribe to the philosophy of "the less slick, the better," there are plenty of different takes on the loud 'n' proud aesthetic displayed here - semi-retro garage rock (The Coyotemen, The Insominiacs), wild-ass punk (Fatal Flying Guilloteens, The No-Talents), messed-up blues (Soledad Brothers, The Immortal Lee County Killers), shoved-into-overdrive hard rock (The Quadrajets, The Nomads), and even a witty Rolling Stones rip from The Bobbyteens and a slice of Meters-style funk from The Crown Royals. Not for the meek, but if you like you like your rock 'n' roll fast, noisy, and with an extra portion of attitude, The Estrus 100% Apeshit Rock Sampler (Vol. 2) delivers a lot of bang for only seven bucks. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

trax:
1. Rock and Roll Show - The Bobbyteens 2. Who Rattled Your Cage - The Coyotemen 3. Old Skin - Crown Royals 4. Dirty Little Bird - The Drags 5. What Kind of Power You Got? - Estrella 20/20 6. Blood of Frankenstein - Famous Monsters 7. Guilloteens Are Going to Jail - Fatal Flying Guilloteens 8. Sweat Vest - Fireballs of Freedom 9. Separation - The Gimmicks 10. Egarag - The Insomniacs 11. Let's Get Killed - The Immortal Lee County Killers 12. Slow Boat to China - Lord High Fixers 13. Empty Place - The Monkeywrench 14. Make My Way - The Mooney Suzuki 15. I Want Some More - The No-Talents 16. I've Seen Better - The Nomads 17. Lightspeed Kings - The Quadrajets 18. Should I Care - The Sewergrooves 19. Gimmie Back My Wig - Soledad Brothers 20. My Girl the Vampire - Sugar Shack 21. In the Kitchen - The Switch Trout 22. Sock it to Me - TV Killers 23. Brokedown - The Von Zippers 24. Cool American - Watts

The Synfonics "The Synfonics" 2009

"Hello RYP! I'm a guitar player and lead voc in Russian garage-rock / psych-pop band Synfonics. We just recorded an album full of cool tracks! The records session longs for two hours(!), all songs were recorded "live", all instruments and vocal were playing at the same time. The drums was recorded only with 3 mics, like in the 60's. The result is very raw and catchy sound, with lots of mistakes, tempo instability, but a real cool! Artwork included. Feel free to post it in your blog, and thanx for all your work!" - Fill

trax:
01 Ticket to Airplane 02 Drive Song 03 Hey Lover 04 Sexy Shooter 05 Black Soul 06 Love Me 07 Stonemen 08 By My Side 09 Don't Wanna Luv U 10 Baby Jeans 11 I can't Sleep 12 Johanna
...served by Fill...

Ol' Rockin' Bordsteinkloppers "Bölkstoff On The Rocks & 6 Weitere Zusätze" 1994

"Hier etwas Stoff für dich und deinen Blog (wenns beliebt)!" - DooWopDaddyOStompin' Teddyboy Rock 'n' Roll 4-piece from Germany. Most songs here are sung in their native language, and most are self-penned originals - plus a cover of Crazy Cavan's 'Teddy Boy Boogie'.

trax:
Ol' Rockin' Bordsteinkloppers:
1. Bölkstoff On The Rocks 2. Teddy Boy Boogie 3. Schnapsdestille 4. Kaffee, Korn & Rockabilly 5. Das War Live 6. Das Ziel Des Lebens
Ol' Rockin' Leiche & Pfeifer:
7. Cowboy Boogie 8. Allein Sein 9. Bunte Bilder Auf Die Haut 10. Paß Auf
Mess Of Booze:
11. Kaffee, Korn & Rockabilly 12. Heut' Steigt Meine Fete
...originally served by DooWopDaddyO...

Eveden "RémX" 2008

"hi, here is the link to download our music. Eveden is psychedlic pop based on the french riviera. We were 3 and now the ba,d move to 6 members. this is our 4 early tracks. Hope you'll enjoy it! cheers!" - eva = evedentrax:
01 The Ballad of Billie Pearl 02 Follow 03 Private Somewhere 04 Angel
...served by Private somewhere...

The Greenhornes "East Grand Blues" 2005

A lot of folks will likely hear of this group when they open for the White Stripes on their 2005 tour and that's a good thing. Live, the Greenhornes kick up a tasty garage rock sound that is a good match for the Stripes, but a bit different from what you'll find here. This EP is a nice little gem that swings from Beatlesque pop to scruffy garage rock, sometimes in the space of the same song.East Grand Blues EP exhibits the full versatility that The Greenhornes have to offer. Their music is a mix of modern day pop and alternative rock with a `60s feel to it. Their songs are guitar-driven while also relying on the percussion to bring it all together and while throwing in a tambourine to really give it that mood of yesteryear. The melodic "I'm Going Away" gives off a vibe similar to that of The Beatles, showing their more pop-oriented side. "At Night" is a more alternative sounding song and is lyrically driven. "Shelter Of Your Arms" is a standout song on this EP; it has a darker feel with strong guitar riffs and a heavy beat showing that deep down, this band is all about the rock. - Stephannie Depa (Synthesis.net)

trax:
1. I'm Going Away 2. Shelter of Your Arms 3. At Night 4. Pattern Skies 5. Shine Like the Sun

"Shaggerman Rock'n'Roll" Vol.2 - VA

"Okie Dokie, hier ist der zweite Teil. Wieder ein absolut gelungener Mix. U.a. gibt es die Originalversion vom "Marie, Marie" und eine coole Version von "Mack The Knife" im Bill Black Sound auf die Horchmuscheln. Gruß aus Berlin!" - DooWopDaddyOtrax:
1. I Might Have Known - The Teenkings 2. Lazy Susan - The Brothers 3. Boondocker - The Clashmen 4. Sugar Tree - Allen Page 5. Marie Marie - The Blasters 6. Proof Of Your Love - Jackie Cannon 7. Lost Safari - The Rambling Ramblers 8. Sapphire - Doug Sahm 9. Good Soul - The Fireballs 10. Jambo - Claude McLin 11. What's The Matter With Me - Bob Callaway & The Spiro-Hepcats 12. Thunder Reef - The Shindigs 13. The Big Surf - Glenn Mooney & The Ferraris 14. Movin' - Arlen Sanders 15. Home In Your Hand - Ronnie Self 16. Night Train - Travis Wammack 17. Diggin' Out - Tommy & The Hustlers 18. Bad Boy - The Floyd Dakil Four 19. Train To Satanville - Gin Gillette 20. Suzanne - Dave Travis & The Premiers 21. Two Timer - Jimmy Gray 22. Spinner Hubcaps - Pat Davis 23. And I Know - Brothers And Sisters 24. Wore To A Frazzle - The Lamie Brothers 25. Mack The Knife - The Psychos
ripped from cd in glorious monoloudarama!
...originally served by DooWopDaddyO...

"I WAS A TEENAGE CAVEMAN" - Raw Savage Sixties Punk VA

If anybody asks you what exactly is sixties garage punk, just put this album on and let it rip. Snarlin’ vocals, rippin’ guitar breaks, and primitive screams - the essence of garage punk. I dare you to find me a better collection of U.S. garage punk songs on any comp! (All U.S. garage except The Haunted from Canada.) Legendary greatness!traxfromwax:
1. The Grains Of Sand - Goin' Away, Baby 2. The Gents - If You Don't Come Back 3. The Zakary Thaks - Bad Girl 4. The Fallen Angels - Bad Woman 5. The Emperors - I Want My Woman 6. The Esquires - Judgement Day 7. The Five Canadians - Writing On The Wall 8. The Haunted - Eight O'clock This Morning 9. Cobras - I Wanna Be Your Love 10. The Gentlemen - It's A Cry'n Shame 11. The Innsmen - Things Are Different Now 12. Thee Sixpence - My Flash On You 13. The Beachnuts - My Iconoclastic Life 14. The Hysterics - Won't Get Far 15. The Reasons Why - Don't Be That Way 16. Things To Come - Sweetgina 17. The Split Ends - Rich With Nothin' 18. The Tropics - You Better Move
...originally served by Gyro1966...

"Shaggerman Rock'n'Roll" Vol.1 VA

Rockin' wild stuff! LINK WRAY, BENNY JOY, DOUG SAHM, Surf, Rockabilly, and cool Rockers.trax:
1. TOMMY BELL: Midnight Dreams 2. DAZZLERS: Somethin' Baby 3. VAL RAYS: Hopped Up Mustang 4. TWISTERS: Countdown 1-2-3 (Instr.) 5. FENDER FOUR: Margaya (Instr.) 6. BENNY JOY: Wild Wild Lover 7. BONGO TEENS: Surfin' Bongos 8. TERRY STAFFORD: Suspicion 9. DOUG POWELL: Jeannie With The Dark Blue Eyes 10. LITTLE MONTIE JONES: You're Just That Kind 11. CORVETTES: Shaften (Instr.) 12. BLUE ECHOES: It's Witchcraft 13. DEMOTRONS: Rockaway Special 14. LOAFERS: Crazy Talk 15. LINK WRAY: Comanche (Instr.) 16. EDDIE QUINTEROS: Lindy Lou 17. FIREFLIES: Stella Got A Fella 18. WEAYMAN PARHAM: Hang Loose 19. DOUG SAHM: Slow Down 20. JOHN & JACKIE: Little Girl 21. TONY JOE WHITE: Polk Salad Annie 22. TED WEEMS: Heartaches
...originally served by DooWopDaddyO...

"JERK! SHAKE! AND VIBRATE!" VA

Given the hot little groovers on here, it's hard not to jerk, shake, and vibrate when listening to this set -- as the collection's stuffed with loads of funky soul tunes! The package dips into the far end of the 60s indie scene -- going for obscure 45s issued on small labels that mostly never got proper distribution -- with a sound that's informed by the harder and deeper soul artists of the time, but carried off with a lot more energy and pure raw power than the acts that ever made it on the radio! CD version features 24 tracks in all -- with titles that include "I Do The Jerk" by Bil Pinkney, "The James Brown Bougelou" by Little Genie Brooks, "Mister CC" by Jim Pipkins & The Boss Five, "Let's Monkey Again" by The Persians, "Thread The Needle" by Al White & The Hi-Liters, and "Funky Funky Horse" by Lester Young & The California Playboys (Dusty Groove)trax:
1. I Do The Jerk - Bill Pinkney 2. Broadway Sissy - Roscoe And Friends 3. The James Brown Boogaloo - Little Genie Brooks 4. Mister C.C. - Jim Pipkins & The Boss Five 5. The Kick-A-Poo Part 1 - Kickapoo Kidd & The Deputies 6. We Got It - Gene Willis & The Aggregation 7. Hoopy Doo - Willie Wicher 8. Uncle Witty - Plookie McCline 9. Do The Ape - Reggie Powell 10. Sookie - Mel Williams 11. Let's Monkey Again - The Persians 12. Take Me To Los Angeles - Jimmy Soul 13. Baby Don't You Leave Me - Clarence Paul 14. Sweete'n - Wilbur Reynolds & The Masters 15. Shake And Vibrate - Sir Latimore 16. Running For My Life - Roscoe Shelton 17. Neck Bones - Allen Greene 18. Shindig City - Dorothy Parker 19. The Broom - The Af-Tabs 20. Thread The Needle - Al White & The Hi-Liters 21. Funky, Funky Horse (Part One) - Lester Young & The California Playboys 22. How Much Longer (Must I Wait) - Lee Moses 23. Let Your Love Shine - Lester Young 24. The Earthworm Part 1 - Maurice Dollison & The Turnkeys
...originally served by Gyro1966...

THE SHAMS "Take Off" 2001

The Shams' debut disc is a cave-stompin' garage rock collection that owes a huge debt to the Seeds, the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, and anyone else who woke up the neighborhood on a Saturday morning somewhere in mid-'60s middle America with a spirited blast of bass, guitar, drums, battered keyboards, and scratchy vocals.Take Off is an enjoyable lo-fi affair chock-full of cheesy organ sounds, way too much reverb (which is a good thing), amplifier buzz, and four guys looking to meet girls. Each track is a rollicking pastiche of eighth- and 16th-note rhythms that are rendered slightly out of time and just a pinch out of key. Down, but not out of the mix, Zach Gabbard howls à la Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison, as did countless musically inclined delinquent teenagers in decades past. His partners in crime kick out the jams as if their lives depended on it, relying primarily on simplicity and volume. Kudos to the boys for covering Alan Tousssaint's dirty funky "Get out My Life Woman" and the goofy space jam that somehow found its way into the bridge of "I Get High." As long as there are concrete enclosures for parking, and as long as there are young men who want to be rock stars and impress the cute blonde cheerleader in chemistry class, there will be bands like the Shams. Long live rock & roll. - Review by Tom Semioli (All Music Guide)trax:
1. Rock N' Roll 2. Scream My Name 3. Not Right Now 4. I Get High 5. 1/2 Past 12 6. Me No More 7. Get Out My Life Woman 8. In The City 9. Wolfman 10. Walkaway 11. Don't Cry To Me 12. Free My Mind (Live) 13. Sleepy Hollow
...originally served by Gyro1966...

The Discords "Second to no-one" 1986

"From the Medway Towns Delta: 13 tunes, all under 2 minutes - short and painless! Here's one other from the Hangman Legends Series released in 1985 but salvaged by Billy Childish in 1991, produced by Graham Day and the sleeve was made by Bruce Brand. A family afffair!" - Mr NoonTHE DISCORDS - vintage shenanigans from the house of Hangman. Recorded back in 1986, and produced by legendary Prisoner's member Graham Day, this encapsulates the essence of the world-famous Medway Sound.
We have the equally legendary Wild Billy Childish - former Milkshakes, Mighty Caesars, and now Headcoats, (and of course father of Hangman records) to thank for salvaging the work of the DISCORDS from the annals of history, and the same demi-god to thank for recognising the raw garage punk power of DODSON's DOGS.
This DISCORDS / DODSON's DOGS extravaganza makes an essential part of any true Meway/Hangman/Childish officionado's collection. Beware! This production is liable to maul your face off and leave you with distemper!
Toured Belgium twice and Spain (Wild Weekend III). Headlined the 100 Club, Hope and Anchor, Boston Arms (Dirty Water Club), Sir George Robey, Dublin Castle, Putney Half Moon, Dingwalls, Hammersmith Clarendon, Ryans Corn Rocket Club and virtually every Medway venueThe Discords:
Dodds - Guitar + Vocals, Kas Lee - Bass + Vocals, Russ Baxter - Drums

traxfromwax:
1. Second To No-One 2. Little Miss Misfit 3. We''re Gonna Have Fun 4. Brainstorm 5. Since You've Been Gone 6. You Can Catch Me 7. Get Youself Together 8. You Won't Get Far 9. Happy You're My Girl 10. Steam Train 11. It's You, Girl 12. Leaving Here 13. Take The Hurt Off Me

...originally served by Mr Noon...

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...