The Bradipos IV "Live at KFJC Radio" 2012

“Live at KFJC Radio”, the new work by Bradipos IV. Active since 1994, Bradipos IV boast two studio albums and a long series of participations in Italian and international compilations...
...On August 4, 2011, their Californian tour began: ten dates from San Francisco to San Diego, which led the band to retrace the places that were the cradle of surf culture and music.
Chance would have it that during one of their performances, the American producer Phil Dirt, one of the most famous surf music DJs in the world, noticed them, deciding to invite them to play at the historic Californian station in Los Altos Hill, KFJC Radio.
This is how “Live at KFJC Radio” was born: nine songs that catapult us into the sound and atmosphere of surf rock of the sixties.
The live dimension is certainly the best one to appreciate the sound and grit of Bradipos IV, who in their fiery shows propose original pieces alternating with rock 'n' roll classics.
trax:
01 everybody up_malaguena_latin'ia 02 a fistfull of dollars 03 wray-man 04 carmela 05 mysterion 06 reverb gang 07 a shot in the dark 08 gunsville 09 l'inseguimento

p.s.: FYI - KFJC is a radio station located at a Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA, about 40 miles south of San Francisco. They have been on the air since 1959 and are still going strong, thanks to listener donations. For decades, they have been the strongest voice in the broadcast world in championing instrumental surf music and still are, by playing the music, hosting the bands, and producing CDs like this. This CD was created as a fundraiser. Download and enjoy it! If you like what they do, please consider making a donation (no matter how big or small) at www.kfjc.org. Thanks! - DrNecessitor

…and now for something completely different! 2561 - 2024

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Miles Davis "Nefertiti" 1968

Nefertiti, the fourth album by Miles Davis' second classic quintet, continues the forward motion of Sorcerer, as the group settles into a low-key, exploratory groove, offering music with recognizable themes -- but themes that were deliberately dissonant, slightly unsettling even as they burrowed their way into the consciousness...
...In a sense, this is mood music, since, like on much of Sorcerer, the individual parts mesh in unpredictable ways, creating evocative, floating soundscapes. This music anticipates the free-fall, impressionistic work of In a Silent Way, yet it remains rooted in hard bop, particularly when the tempo is a bit sprightly, as on "Hand Jive." Yet even when the instrumentalists and soloists are placed in the foreground -- such as Miles' extended opening solo on "Madness" or Hancock's long solo toward the end of the piece -- this never feels like showcases for virtuosity, the way some showboating hard bop can, though each player shines. What's impressive, like on all of this quintet's sessions, is the interplay, how the musicians follow an unpredictable path as a unit, turning in music that is always searching, always provocative, and never boring. Perhaps Nefertiti's charms are a little more subtle than those of its predecessors, but that makes it intriguing. Besides, this album so clearly points the way to fusion, while remaining acoustic, that it may force listeners on either side of the fence into another direction. - Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
trax:
1 Nefertiti 2 Fall 3 Hand Jive 4 Madness 5 Riot 6 Pinocchio

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

"South Pacific Surf Trash" 2019

An in depth study of contemporary surf trash from the south pacific today. Featuring artists affiliated with the Stink Magnetic Record Company of New Zealand. - bandcamp
trax:
1 INTRO - V/A from Stink Magnetic 2 Barbara - Teenage Tape Man 3 Fish - Planet of the Tapes 4 Papatuanuku - The Side Effects 5 Diamondo - The Chandeliers 6 Gold Plated Beretta - Dobermen 7 Bailin Out - Tape Men 8 Cyclone - Bad Evil 9 Jack The Ripper - Don Kings 10 Walk Dont Run - The Damned Evangelist 11 Voodoo Surf - Voodoo Savage & his Savages 12 Taniwha - Tape Wolves 13 Crazy Pan - Connie Benson & Chris Heazlewood 14 Ghost of the Woodville Straights - Pro-Drag 15 Evading the Devine Philistine - I Drink Your Blood 16 A message from our sponsor - V/A from Stink Magnetic

Terry Buffalo Ware "Reverb Confidential" 2007

Terry Buffalo Ware is a guitarist from Norman, Oklahoma mainly known as a sideman to some of the best Americana and Folk singer/songwriters around. He also writes and records his own material, and produces other artists. Recently *retired* from touring, he mainly performs in Oklahoma and continues to write and record as well. - bandcamp
trax:
01 Bob, Meet Buster 02 Turbo Wha? 03 Sleepwalking Talk 04 Groovy Grubworm 05 Our Man 008 06 Sleepy August Moon 07 Rumhogan Road 08 Dangerous Dana 09 Sand Dune 10 Trigger Thumb 11 Here's Yer Souvenir 12 Remember Christmas

…and now for something completely different! 2560 - 2024

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Alex Chilton "Loose Shoes And Tight Pussy" 1999

Alex Chilton is the rock equivalent of Harry Dean Stanton, not quite a household name but a legend to all who have come across him.
This is the same album as "Set". "Set" because that's what it was called at the stores in America, where unfortunately they seem to stop dirty album titles at the borders. Loose Shoes, Tight (censored) is actually a better name for the album than Set. The music seems well rehearsed, yet spontaneous and enjoyably ragged and unpredictable. If you enjoyed the albums "A Man Called Destruction", "High Priest", "Blacklist", and "Feudalist Tarts", you'll probably enjoy this as well. It's another collection of well-chosen R&B and Jazz rarities with the same clean, clear production as those albums.
Mr. Chilton clearly enjoys bringing these songs to life with his excellent band. His singing is not quite like anyone else you've ever heard. By turns ironic, proud, and funny, this voice is very different from the voice he used with the Box Tops or Big Star. His guitar playing could best be described as educated punk jazz, which description might sound dull or academic but is in practice fascinating. He's got his own unique thing that he does and he's been doing it for twenty plus years and I love it. Git the album!
The Band:
Ron Easley: Bass, Vocals / Richard Dworkin: Drums / Alex Chilton: Guitar, Director, Vocals, Producer

trax:
1. I've Never Found a Girl 2. Lipstick Traces 3. Hook Me Up 4. Oogum Boogum Song 5. If You's a Viper 6. I Remember Mama 7. April in Paris 8. There Will Never Be Another You 9. Single Again 10. You've Got a Booger Bear Under There 11. Shiny Stockings 12. Goodnight My Love

The Creeps "Blue Tomato" 1990

Amazing third album by former Swede garage rockers shows them mutating into a funky soul band a good 10 years before The Makers followed suit!..
...Lots of great soul shouting and Hammond organ propels these tunes that sit very nicely in a 1971 frame of mind. These guys commendably re-create the Stax sound and only cross the line into kitsch on the [undeniably entertaining] closer, "Way Cool." These guys were dressing like pimps at least 10 years in advance of other, lesser life forms. I miss them terribly. - postpunkmonk
trax:
01 Intro 02 Right Back On Track 03 Sharpshooter 04 Won't Be Losing You 05 She's My Girl 06 Up The Top 07 Ooh - I Like It! 08 Get A Little Lovin' 09 SMASH! 10 I'm Gone 11 I'd Better Start Running 12 Way Cool

Kim Fowley "Outrageous" 1968

"Let’s Go Out of our Minds to get back in!"
The shaman has always been the doorway between worlds. The shaman acts as some bizarre bozo-interface mixing the serious and the ridiculous, the sacred and the profane, the super dangerous and the embarrassingly twee. Which is where Kim Fowley comes in. Or, more specifically, where OUTRAGEOUS comes in. Because, on OUTRAGEOUS, Fowley became the ultimate example of that bozo-interface. And, like a petrified rubber figure of Bart Simpson excavated from under one of Stonehenge’s trilithons, OUTRAGEOUS is probably the most unprovenanced piece in the whole history of rock’n’roll.
It sounds like nothing else.
It came out of nowhere.
There wasn’t even an attempt at a follow-up.
Fowley just did it, then walked away.
OUTRAGEOUS has song after song and great ones at that. But, far more than all of this, it was a shamanic rock’n’roll album made by the ultimate chancer / huckster / gleeman. And its lack of commercial success in no way undermines its genius as an album of transformation. Indeed, this album could probably be used as a blueprint for those seeking to create a Pied Piper effect on our contemporary teenage wasteland.
But how could this be? When I make the claim for OUTRAGEOUS lacking provenance, I’m talking about this urine-stained street hustler Fowley guy who, back in 1966, was having hits as Napoleon 14th with “They’re Coming to take me Away” after failing one year before with his bandwagonning 45 “The Trip”. Four long years before that, he’d been the doo-wop producer of naff Leiber & Stoller re-writes such as the Hollywood Argyles’ number one “Alley Oop”. Hell, back in 1960 this guy was writer, producer and performer of that hoary 45 “Nutrocker” – yup, this man was B. Bumble AND the Stingers!
I guess the greed of late ‘60s expectations must have taken over. An opportunist schmoozer-loser such as Fowley must have known he had to act quickly as soon as he clocked other contemporaries from the early ‘60s transforming themselves AND being taken seriously, as did his mate Little Ritchie Marsh, who had become the proto-Flower Child Sky Saxon. - by Julian Cope
traxfromwax:
1 Animal Man 2 Wildfire 3 Hide & Seek 4 Chinese Water Torture 5 Nightrider 6 Bubble Gum 7 Inner Space Discovery 8 Barefoot Country Boy 9a) Up b) Caught in the Middle c) Down 10 California Hayride

…and now for something completely different! 2559 - 2024

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Urban Surf Kings "Astro Surf A-Go-Go" 2018

Reverb Ranch is the Nova Scotia, Canada based record label of all things Surf & Twang. Artists include: Urban Surf Kings, Rev Hank, and Rev Hank meets Wadadli Riders.
Astro Surf a-Go-Go is the brand spanking new recording from Canada's Urban Surf Kings. 13 tracks for your Twisting & Twanging pleasure. Co-released by Greece's SurfCookieRecords, and Reverb Ranch. - bandcamp
trax:
01 Run From The Bear 02 Cosmonaut Apprentice Program 03 Galactic Shiver 04 Street Cleaner 05 Slipstream 06 Groovy Haberdashery 07 Tesla ReCoil 08 Abeja Espanola 09 Twang Noggin 10 Thunder Robot 11 Hot Pig Bits 12 Gringo Beans 13 Surf Monkey

The Nebulas "Live at KFJC" 1993

Issued in black paper sleeve with clear plastic front. Track listing and production credit are on a black & red (KFJC's colors) sticker on the back.
The Nebulas are the result of a powerful chemical reaction that occurred when elements of a highly-developed west coast guitar sound fused with a thunderous East Coast rhythm section in the early months of 2001. In the fall of 2000, California-based guitarist Mike Dominguez (The Sand Dunes & The Aquatones) packed up his double-digit collection of Fender guitars & amplifiers and headed east to the Ocean State of Rhode Island. Meeting up with Jim Too Fast Nichols and Dano Ware. Then later in 2002 reuniting with Sand Dunes Bassist Eric Grammer to form the core lineup for that has lasted for over 22 years. - discdogs

trax:
01 Da Cat 02 Mandalore 03 Torque Wrench 04 Vendetta 05 Morpheus 06 The Godfather 07 Bristol Express 08 Cecilia Ann 09 Journey to the Stars_High Tide_3rd Star to the Left 10 Tuco's Lament 11 Rhino Chaser 12 Nebula One

p.s.: FYI - KFJC is a radio station located at a Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA, about 40 miles south of San Francisco. They have been on the air since 1959 and are still going strong, thanks to listener donations. For decades, they have been the strongest voice in the broadcast world in championing instrumental surf music and still are, by playing the music, hosting the bands, and producing CDs like this. This CD was created as a fundraiser. Download and enjoy it! If you like what they do, please consider making a donation (no matter how big or small) at www.kfjc.org. Thanks! - DrNecessitor

"Teenage Shutdown" - Vol 14 - Howlin' For My Darlin'!

Maximum R&B! Yankee 60s Punk R&B Stomp Mayhem!
This is one of the COOLEST darn records y'all are gonna hear! This comp. features some of the best dance-oriented garage pounders ever put on wax! The great thing about this record is that it explores some of the more soulful sounds produced by "garage" bands in the 60's. The SOUL is what sets this collection apart from the often lame "garage" collections that have plagued music fans since the 80's. Moden "garage" wanna-be hipsters could improve themselves by absorbing some of the soul on this stellar disk! - By jason gilmour (Toronto, Ontario)
trax:
1. Baby - The Tasmanians 2. Guaranteed Love - Limey & The Yanks 3. Howlin' For My Darling - The Greek Fountains 4. Gonna Find My Way - The Jagged Edge 5. King Of The Moon - Nick Hoffman 6. Take A Bite Of Life - The Graven Image 7. Rosalyn - The Undertakers 8. I Just Wanna Make Love - The Devil's Own 9. Big City - The Jagged Edge 10. Almost There - The Spirits 11. Leave Me Alone - The Canadian Squires 12. Don't Crowd Me - Keith Kessler 13. You Better Move - The TROPICS 14. Go Away - The Underworld 15. Train Kept A Rollin' - The Rogues 16. Instant Heartache - The Cobras 17. I Don't Care - The Dirty Shames 18. I'm A Man - The Jagged Edge

…and now for something completely different! 2558 - 2024

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The Sadies "Tremendous Efforts" 2001

If the Sadies wanted to, they could be an ass-kickin' country band, a first rate surf outfit, a cool cover act, or a rockin' instrumental combo. Instead they choose to be all of the above on this refreshingly original album. - Billboard
On their second long-player, the Sadies further explore their signature stew of surf, soul, and country. If it weren't for the wit and punch of tunes like "The Creepy Butler" and "Pass the Chutney," this might all seem like smart-assed referencing. But there's real gusto in their delivery and they even pull off a cover of "Wearin' That Loved on Look," immortalized by Elvis in his '69 comeback album. A twangy feast. - Review by Tim Sheridan
trax:
01 Pass the Chutney 02 Loved on Look 03 Empty the Chamber 04 The Last of the Good 05 FLASH 06 The Creepy Butler 07 One Million Songs 08 120 Miles per hour 09 Mother of Earth 10 Ridge Runner Rag 11 Wasn't Born to Follow 12 Ridge Runner Rell 13 Before I Wake

Alex Chilton "Top 30" 1997 - disc 2

A criminally neglected artist's "greatest hits".
Alex Chilton has long been a part of America's consciousness - the problem was that most of America never realized it. This double disc contains ample proof that Chilton was criminally neglected for practically his entire solo career. Most music fans know Chilton as the lead singer of the Box Tops ("The Letter" "Neon Rainbow") but it was being the leader of Big Star that gave him his real place in music history. Neither of those bands are included here - the discs sample his solo career from the breakup of Big Star through his acoustic CD "Cliches" from 1993. Highlights abound and if you're looking for a great place to begin your Alex collection, this is it. Alex was never an easy artist - he loved challenging himself and his audience and there are numerous cuts here that display that. But Alex was also adept at writing and performing great pop numbers. What amazes here is that there are so many styles - everything has that tinge of Memphis Soul but it becomes crossed with provocative lyrics ("No Sex" concerns AIDS, "Guantanmerika" discusses TV evangelists among others) and even some standards ("Volare" sung in Italian and a great acoustic rendition of "My Baby Just Cares for Me"). But the CD's are just plain fun from the start - hooks abound and so does Chilton's sense of humor (try to listen to "Lost My Job" without laughing). There's so much here to enjoy on different levels that when you finish, you'll be just as amazed as I am that this guy never achieved the fame, recognition and probably most importantly, the money that those he influenced received. If you're looking for one of the truly deserving unsung artists in American rock, give Alex a try. You won't be sorry. - Amazon
trax - CD 2:
01. Thing For You 02. Make A Little Love 03. Nobody's Fool 04. Lonely Week Ends 05. Rubber Room 06. Nice And Easy Does It 07. Guantanmerika 08. Baby, Baby, Baby 09. I Will Turn Your Money Green 10. My Baby Just Cares For Me 11. Time After Time 12. Frame For The Blues 13. Save Your Love For Me 14. September Gurls (Live) 15. I'm Gonna Make You Mine (Live)
…originally served by Toxxy...

"Do The 45!" Vol. 972 (2024)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Fever (Rca Victor) - Ray Peterson 2 Plaything (Rca Ictor) - Judy Faye 3 Be Mine Again (Fontana) - The Skope 4 From (Fontana) - The Skope 5 Money Honey (3 Rivers) - Troy Shondell 6 Squaw Man (United Artists) - The Ventures 7 Indian Sun (United Artists) - The Ventures 8 Kissin' Twist (Jugoton) - Jack Hammer 9 Twistin' King (Jugoton) - Jack Hammer 10 Boogie Woogie Twist (Jugoton) - Jack Hammer 11 Twist Talk (Jugoton) - Jack Hammer 12 Why Don't You Do Right? (Groove) - Lil Green 13 Romance in the Dark (Groove) - Lil Green 14 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on (Okeh) - Big Maybelle 15 One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Okeh) - Big Maybelle 16 I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (Janus) - Cissy Houston 17 This Empty Place (Janus) - Cissy Houston 18 Rock Boppin' Baby (Sun) - Edwin Bruce 19 More Than Yesterday (Sun) - Edwin Bruce 20 Slinky (Epic) - Link Wray and the Wraymen 21 Rendezvous (Epic) - Link Wray and the Wraymen 22 Ellis Island (Heavy Jazz) - Brian Auger & The Trinity 23 George Bruno Money (Heavy Jazz) - Brian Auger & The Trinity 24 Indian Ropeman (Heavy Jazz) - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity 25 Black Cat (Heavy Jazz) - Brian Auger & The Trinity 26 The Madman Running Through the Fields (Solution) - Dantalian's Chariot 27 World War Three (Solution) - Dantalian's Chariot
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 2557 - 2024

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

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Exotico Paradisio "Jungle Feast" 2020

Never have you heard such wonderful percussive expressions, such willful guitar abandon, or such totally uninhibited notes from a saxophone as you will in this album. Bird calls, monkey screams, and animal cries galore! Jungle Feast is alive with the sounds of the jungle and will take you to a time and place uncharted with 12 tracks of wild and exotic splendor. Do you dare partake in the JUNGLE FEAST??
Jungle Feast was written and recorded by Exotico Paradisio. This album is intended to be paired with the Homunculi's Curse.
The Homunculi's Curse:
A refreshing taste of citrus and cream, contrasted with a rich macadamia finish.
Ingredients:
1/2 oz - Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz - Pineapple Juice
1 oz - Orange Juice
1/2 oz - Cream of Coconut
1 oz - Macadamia Nut Liqueur
2 oz - Dark Jamaican Rum
Directions:
Shake well with plenty of ice. Pour unstrained into a tall glass or tiki mug. Garnish with a speared cherry and pineapple slice. If available, top with a purple orchid.
trax:
01 Introduction 02 It Came From the Sea 03 Nude Beach 04 Panther Prowl 05 Jungle Stallion 06 Maiden Sacrifice 07 Jungle Fruit 08 Cry of the Jungle Beasts 09 Frog Swamp 10 Snakepit 11 Cannibal Remains 12 The Spell

The Don Kings "Delinquent Mayhem" 2020

Motorsickle surfin trash monsters from three quadrants of Aoteroa's worst surf bands met in A&E that night after a midnight high tide drag race on piha beach – that ended in said sickle surfers sandsaddled, seascorched and son-of-a-bitched...
...It was said that during that intoxicated aftermath the addition of the smoking engines, seawater and sedatives took hold of em all and bonded the blood brothers in the hallowed 'Stunt Ward' at Aucklands finest, Shortland Street Hospital. Sometime during that stormy September in 2010, a graveyard shifter spilt a quart over a mulitibox leading to each riders bedraggled bedside and electrocuted the hell outta all three. It was exactly 1:13am... Wardens working on the lower floor described the sounds of hell itself unleashed. Guards along the hall told of the distinct manifestation of vaporised delinquents winding its way down through cracks in the ceiling. From that night on they never looked back... - bandcamp

trax:
01 Whore of the Headhunter 02 Nervous Wreck 03 Turkey Neck 04 Strychnine 05 Gypsy Grapple 06 Hot Dog 07 Sommerville Syndrome 08 Red Monkey 09 Rockin Bones 10 Jack The Ripper 11 Parchmen Farm

Alex Chilton "Top 30" 1997 - disc 1

A criminally neglected artist's "greatest hits".
Alex Chilton has long been a part of America's consciousness - the problem was that most of America never realized it. This double disc contains ample proof that Chilton was criminally neglected for practically his entire solo career. Most music fans know Chilton as the lead singer of the Box Tops ("The Letter" "Neon Rainbow") but it was being the leader of Big Star that gave him his real place in music history. Neither of those bands are included here - the discs sample his solo career from the breakup of Big Star through his acoustic CD "Cliches" from 1993. Highlights abound and if you're looking for a great place to begin your Alex collection, this is it. Alex was never an easy artist - he loved challenging himself and his audience and there are numerous cuts here that display that. But Alex was also adept at writing and performing great pop numbers. What amazes here is that there are so many styles - everything has that tinge of Memphis Soul but it becomes crossed with provocative lyrics ("No Sex" concerns AIDS, "Guantanmerika" discusses TV evangelists among others) and even some standards ("Volare" sung in Italian and a great acoustic rendition of "My Baby Just Cares for Me"). But the CD's are just plain fun from the start - hooks abound and so does Chilton's sense of humor (try to listen to "Lost My Job" without laughing). There's so much here to enjoy on different levels that when you finish, you'll be just as amazed as I am that this guy never achieved the fame, recognition and probably most importantly, the money that those he influenced received. If you're looking for one of the truly deserving unsung artists in American rock, give Alex a try. You won't be sorry. - Amazon
trax - CD 1:
01. Bangkok 02. Can't Seem To Make You Mine 03. My Rival 04. Rock Hard 05. Like Flies On Sherbert 06. Aligator Man 07. Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo 08. Stuff 09. Lost My Job 10. Paradise 11. No Sex 12. Underclass 13. With A Girl Like You 14. Take It Off 15. Volare
…originally served by Toxxy...

…and now for something completely different! 2556 - 2024

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

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The Creeps "Now Dig This!" 1988

A rare case where I’m going to take a pair of records out of chronological order because this is the one that first caught my eye and turned me on to the wonderful oddness that is The Creeps...
...I’ve written before that I have friends who organize a vinyl crawl — we go from store to store for a very long day of record shopping across the west-of-Philly area. Since the organizer lives near me, it usually ends somewhere near my house, which is convenient because, honestly, a day of heavy record shopping can be exhausting.
At our last such crawl, she had arranged all kinds of special discounts and deals with the owners of the stores we were hitting, and at the last stop, Deep Groove Records here in Phoenixville, PA, the owner promised he’d drag in some crates of good stuff he doesn’t usually have in the store (because these days eBay is where more of the action is). True to his word, he brought in a crate or two of ’80s new wave wonderfulness. In that crate was this record, The Creeps’ “Now Dig This!”
Anyone who says you can’t judge a book (or, in this case, a record) by its cover does not understand how design works — because when the design is right, you should have a very good idea of what’s inside. So just look at this cover: four dudes with secret-agent-style handguns, assuming international spy poses around a Hammond organ, with the title set off in expressive type. On the back cover, a track list of punchy song titles and liner notes in Swedish. While I couldn’t make heads or tails of the notes, a copyright date of 1988 and the promise of that organ on the front told me to Buy. This. Record. And so I did.
So not disappointed. This is swinging post-punk semi-funk garage pop rock (all in English, by the way), with that Hammond tastefully underwriting the whole effort. The tracks rock, they pop, they dance, they have soul — this album is just amazing. In fact, listening to it now, I’m already regretting that I haven’t had it in heavier rotation in the past couple of months (but Fleetwood Mac’s “Blues Jam in Chicago” and several other blues records keep hogging the turntable).
So sometimes it’s really worthwhile to just take a chance on a record, based entirely on its cover. - BY CJVINYL
trax:
01 Now dig this! 02 One good reason 03 So long 04 Another song 05 You've got me going 06 Let me eat you 07 Petalatupp 08 Don't go away 09 Two souls 10 You'll love more everyday 11 Where my heart belongs 12 Jump y'all 13 Bring some wood
Ripped from Vinyl by RYP with Audacity 3.6.4 : Thorens TD 318/Audio-Technica VM95E - Yamaha A-S301 - Q Acoustics 3020i / Yamaha NS-SW050

Kim Fowley "Born To Be Wild" 1968

One of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll, Kim Fowley was, over the course of his decades-long career, a true jack-of-all-trades: singer, songwriter, producer, manager, disc jockey, promoter, and published poet...
...He was also the catalyst behind much of the pop music to emerge from the Los Angeles area during the 1960s and '70s, guiding several of his associates and protégés to fame and fortune, while remaining himself a shadowy cult figure well outside the margins of the mainstream... - by Jason Ankeny
trax:
01 Born To Be Wild 02 I Can't Stop Dancing 03 Shake A Lady 04 Hello I Love You 05 Soul Limbo 06 Space Odyssey 07 Wild Weekend 08 Pictures Of Matchstick Men 09 Savage In The Sun 10 Sunshine Of Your Love 11 Classical Gas 12 Fresno, 1963

"KFJC 2003 - Double Overhead" - disc 2

"In San Francisco," says O'Neill, "you get all screwed up downtown. Then you go out in the ocean and get a ride, and everything's all right again." - James Sullivan, Chronicle Pop Culture Critic
"This year's KFJC Surf fundraising CD is called Double Overhead, a title borrowed from Bernard Yin. 21 bands share the spotlight on disc one, and King Of Hawaii play 12 killers on disc two. This is the best yet, in my humble opinion. many thanks to Ferenc Dobronyi for the artwork (as usual), and to all of the bands and their labels for donating these great performances exclusively for this limited edition".
CD 2: King of Hawaii
1. Francisco's Dance 2. Plight of the Matador 3. Lily of Bombay 4. Mohair 5. Remedios Varo 6. Disfretas Caliente Ofrio 7. Villa Vee 8. Hopscotch 9. Road Trip 10. Moon Sauna 11. Nino Del Cielo 12. Tweed Heads 13. Epicurean Way 14. King's Medley
...originally served by Eek! The Cat (R.I.P.)...
p.s.: FYI - KFJC is a radio station located at a Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA, about 40 miles south of San Francisco. They have been on the air since 1959 and are still going strong, thanks to listener donations. For decades, they have been the strongest voice in the broadcast world in championing instrumental surf music and still are, by playing the music, hosting the bands, and producing CDs like this. This CD was created as a fundraiser. Download and enjoy it! If you like what they do, please consider making a donation (no matter how big or small) at www.kfjc.org. Thanks! - DrNecessitor

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

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

"KFJC 2003 - Double Overhead" - disc 1

"In San Francisco," says O'Neill, "you get all screwed up downtown. Then you go out in the ocean and get a ride, and everything's all right again." - James Sullivan, Chronicle Pop Culture Critic
"This year's KFJC Surf fundraising CD is called Double Overhead, a title borrowed from Bernard Yin. 21 bands share the spotlight on disc one, and King Of Hawaii play 12 killers on disc two. This is the best yet, in my humble opinion. many thanks to Ferenc Dobronyi for the artwork (as usual), and to all of the bands and their labels for donating these great performances exclusively for this limited edition".
CD 1:
1. Space Cossacks - Solaris Stomp 2. The Insect Surfers - Black Sea 3. The Hypnotic IV - Carmela 4. Meshugga Beach Party - At The Rabbi's Table 5. The Mach IV - Beach Bound 6. The Manatees - The Savage 7. The Concaves - The Green Flash 8. The Halibuts - Malibu Run 9. The Pyronauts - Go-Go Girl 10. The Duo-Tones - Border Patrol 11. The Detonators - Jamaica Farewell 12. Pollo Del Mar - Route 666 13. The Nebulas - Old Cape Cod 14. George Tomsco and the Fireballs - Indian Nation 15. The Surf Kings - J-Bay 16. The Lava Rats - Rockaway 17. The Infrareds - Durango 18. 3 Balls Of Fire - Sea Of Tranquility 19. CHUM - Surf Pit 20. Brazil 2001 - Double Overhead 21. Unknown band - Ten feet tall
...originally served by Eek! The Cat (R.I.P.)...
p.s.: FYI - KFJC is a radio station located at a Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA, about 40 miles south of San Francisco. They have been on the air since 1959 and are still going strong, thanks to listener donations. For decades, they have been the strongest voice in the broadcast world in championing instrumental surf music and still are, by playing the music, hosting the bands, and producing CDs like this. This CD was created as a fundraiser. Download and enjoy it! If you like what they do, please consider making a donation (no matter how big or small) at www.kfjc.org. Thanks! - DrNecessitor

Urban Surf Kings "Livorno" 2016

Recorded live at Surfer Joe Summer Festival 2015, Livorno, Italy.
Reverb Ranch is the Nova Scotia, Canada based record label of all things Surf & Twang. Artists include: Urban Surf Kings, Rev Hank, and Rev Hank meets Wadadli Riders.
trax:
01 Intro 02 Twister 03 Giant Cow 04 Livorno Twist 05 Quick Draw Norman 06 Stampede 07 Last Chance for Clams 08 Muchos Diablos 09 Double Black Diamond 10 7 Veils a Go Go 11 Espresso Twist 12 El Toro! 13 Radarmen From the Moon

"Teenage Shutdown" - Vol 13 - I'm Gonna Stay

17 Fuzz-Drenched Rarities 1966-1969
This is one of the COOLEST darn records y'all are gonna hear! This comp. features some of the best dance-oriented garage pounders ever put on wax! The great thing about this record is that it explores some of the more soulful sounds produced by "garage" bands in the 60's. The SOUL is what sets this collection apart from the often lame "garage" collections that have plagued music fans since the 80's. Moden "garage" wanna-be hipsters could improve themselves by absorbing some of the soul on this stellar disk! - By jason gilmour (Toronto, Ontario)
trax:
1. I Got A Feeling - The Mondels 2. Be My Girl - Mongrell's Band 3. Boat I Row - The Wanderer's Rest 4. Something So - The Peabody Hermitage 5. Leave My House - The Modds 6. But I Can Dream - The Sceptres 7. Dance Girl Dance - Greg Barr & Barr Association 8. I'm The One For You - The Great Society 9. Got To Have Your Lovin - Oscar & The Majestics 10. Psychedelic Ride - The Ides 11. Love & Kisses - The Grains Of Time 12. No Matter What They Say - Lou Capri 13. You'll Never Come Back To Stay - The Mondels 14. Super Stuff - The Rock Garden 15. I'm Gonna Stay - The Moxies 16. Listen Girl - The Black Banana 17. Last Night - The Night Mist

…and now for something completely different! 2554 - 2024

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

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

Miles Davis "Sorcerer" 1967

Sorcerer, the third album by the second Miles Davis Quintet, is in a sense a transitional album, a quiet, subdued affair that rarely blows hot, choosing to explore cerebral tonal colorings...
...Even when the tempo picks up, as it does on the title track, there's little of the dense, manic energy on Miles Smiles -- this is about subtle shadings, even when the compositions are as memorable as Tony Williams' "Pee Wee" or Herbie Hancock's "Sorcerer." As such, it's a little elusive, since it represents the deepening of the band's music as they choose to explore different territory. The emphasis is as much on complex, interweaving chords and a coolly relaxed sound as it is on sheer improvisation, though each member tears off thoroughly compelling solos. Still, the individual flights aren't placed at the forefront the way they were on the two predecessors -- it all merges together, pointing toward the dense soundscapes of Miles' later '60s work. It's such a layered, intriguing work that the final cut, recorded in 1962 with Bob Dorough on vocals, is an utterly jarring, inappropriate way to end the record, even if it's intended as a tribute to Miles' then-girlfriend (later, his wife), Cicely Tyson (whose image graces the cover). - Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
trax:
1 Prince Of Darkness 2 Pee Wee 3 Masqualero 4 The Sorcerer 5 Limbo 6 Vonetta 7 Nothing Like You

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

Andre Williams & The Sadies "Hot As Hell" (Live Rosklide 99) 2000

11 tracks recorded live in Europe, Roskilde Festival Denmark, 1999 - limited edition 500 copies yellow vinyl, more copies on white and / or brown vinyl - fake (cause it's a bootleg) label: Nest Of Vipers
Things weren't going well for Andre Williams back in 2008. After decades mired in substance abuse and repeated incarceration, the then-70-year-old R&B legend was close to rock bottom. None were feeling his pain more than the Sadies, who had helped bring Williams back into the public eye via their 1999 collaboration, Red Dirt.
trax:
01 Surfin' In Country Hell 02 Hallelujah/Proud Mary 03 I Can Tell 04 Car With The Star 05 She's A Bag Of Potato Chips 06 I Wanna Be Your Favorite Pair Of Pajamas 07 Jail Bait 08 Agile, Mobile, Hostile 09 Tell Me Why 10 Ride, Sally, Ride (aka "Mustang Sally") 11 Let Me Put It In (Your Pussy Is Gut)

"Do The 45!" Vol. 971 (2024)

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Rooster Blues (Excello) - Lightnin Slim 2 "GL" Slim (Excello) - Lightnin Slim 3 Monkey Fever (Monogram) - Chris Montez 4 No, No, No (Monogram) - Chris Montez 5 Hook and Boogie - Part 1 (Hy Sign) - Abraham 6 Hook and Boogie - Part 2 (Hy Sign) - Abraham 7 Long Gone Baby (Hollywood) - Sticks Herman with the Marcelle Dugas Combo 8 Cry, Cry, Cry (Hollywood) - Sticks Herman with the Marcelle Dugas Combo 9 Find Another Girl (Vee Jay) - Jerry Butler 10 When Trouble Calls (Vee Jay) - Jerry Butler 11 True Lovers (Co and Ce) - The Four Chaps 12 Will You or Won't You (Co and Ce) - The Four Chaps 13 Pray for Me (Color) - Craig Norback 14 Holding on for Dear Love (Color) - Craig Norback 15 You're the Cream of the Crop (D-Town) - Lee Rogers 16 Somebody Else Will (D-Town) - Lee Rogers 17 Gift o' Gabbin Woman (Herald) - The Nutmegs 18 Key to the Kingdom (Of Your Heart) (Herald) - The Nutmegs 19 Honky Tonk - Part 1 (Polydor) - The James Brown Soul Train 20 Honky Tonk - Part 2 (Polydor) - The James Brown Soul Train 1 Jitterbop Baby (Ace) - Hal Harris 2 I Don't Know When (Ace) - Hal Harris 23 Shake It Baby (Big K) - Grant Grieves 24 If I Ever Stop Laughing (I'll Cry) (Big K) - Grant Grieves 25 La Bellaquera (Antifaz) - Tito Ramirez 26 Milli Malone (Here Comes My Baby) (Antifaz) - Tito Ramirez 27 Is That Clear (Il) - Nick Waterhouse 28 I Can Only Give You Everything (Il) - Nick Waterhouse
…compiled and served by Gyro1966...

…and now for something completely different! 2553 - 2024

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Alex Chilton "1970" 1996

As early as 1967, 16-year-old Alex Chilton had his first global hit with the Box Tops: "The Letter"...
...In 1970, the American wanted to go into business for himself. He recorded a few songs under his own name, but the formation of the new band Big Star prevented him from releasing them. A good three years ago, Chilton searched for the master tapes and he found them: The music - energetic rock-pop with blues influences, juicy guitar solos and relaxed drumming - has survived the 26 years in the basement surprisingly well.
trax:
01 Come on Honey 02 I Can Dig It 03 Just to See You 04 Free Again 05 Something Deep Inside 06 All I Really Want Is Money 07 I Wish I Could Meet Elvis 08 The Happy Song 09 Every Day As We Grow Closer 10 The Emi Song (Smile for Me) 11 Jumpin' Jack Flash 12 Funky National 13 Sugar Sugar / I Got the Feelin' (Heavy Medley)

Sparkling Duets "Cocktail" 2020

Deep in the dark of the evening, among this smokey, haze-filled heaviness of the velvet draped lounge, crushed in detail behind the crowd in audible silhouette...
...A shimmering duo rising in a surly cacophony of sound. A tortured entanglement of tantalising terror. Late night standards burnt into your brain. The hypnotic intoxication of rock drenched in a flood of lust and romance. A tide none could escape. Hallucinogenic visions torn from a sultry, heaving stir and the blue promise it'll hurt tomorrow... - bandcamp

trax:
01 Strollin' 02 Tarantula 03 Stampede 04 Experiment in Terror 05 Exotic 06 Guitar Boogie 07 Firewater 08 Black Eyes Rock 09 Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)