Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Kicks & Chicks


At last, another obscure compilation released in 1990 on the Eleventh Hour imprint, out of print forever, my copy was pressed in red wax. Loaded with crudely recorded loud sounds and other delights.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Reds (1979)


REDS

The Reds - Stronger Silence (1981)


Okay so this may not be garage punk but WTF. Does anybody remember the Reds? Here is the second long player from this Philadelphia quintet released in 1981 on the Stony Plain imprint after their tenure with A&M ended. Experimental punk/new wave with slashing guitars, interesting keyboard textures and dark lyrical content. Watch for the first Reds record, to be posted in the near future.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Washington D.C. Garage Band Greats!


This post goes out to Mike, hope it brings back some fond memories! Technical note, the last song on side 1 (track 8) is not listed on the back cover but is listed on the label, it is the single version of “Hello Girl.”

Monday, July 20, 2009

Quagmires O’Plenty

Thanks to everyone who has left a positive comment, urging me to keep pushin’ with this blog, it means an awful lot. While away at the races I met and chatted with many wonderful people from all over the country. Thinking things over on the 8 hour drive home, it really struck me that the vast majority of people are inherently good people. It was this realization that made me decide that yes indeed this blog will go forward for all the decent people out there. I will not let the comments of a 12 year old with a PC and an penchant for foul language piss on my parade. And that’s pretty much all I’m going to say about that.
So for this post I am going to back track a bit and repost all 8 volumes of the Quagmire compilations before I get to some other posts I have in mind. So once again a big thanks to all of you for your kind words.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Sixties Rebellion - Vol. 1 &2

Here is a nifty twofer for all you groovers, volumes 1 and 2 of the Sixties Rebellion series. I am obligated to warn you ahead of time that I will not be posting the entire series, basically because I do not have the complete series, hey I do what I can to pacify your thirst for this stuff. Chocoreve used to have the complete series posted on his blog but they are no longer available, I already checked, and you know what, I miss that blog very much come to think of it. So dig these long lost treasures.

Tracks
1. The Past - Edges Of Wisdom
2. That Lonely Road - Edges Of Wisdom
3. Don’t Tell Me - The Five Canadians
4. I’m Going - The Flying Circus
5. Crackin’ Up - Famen
6. Midnight Hour - Kit & The Outlaws
7. Elevator Jam - 13th Floor Elevators
8. Like A Dream - The Ex-Cels
9. She’s The Kind - The Escapades
10. Walkin’ Away - The Fifth Order
11. Heartbreak Hill - The Missing Links
12. I Cried Goodbye - The Missing Links
13. Mr. Man - The Lyrics
14. You Know She’s A Woman - The Fugitives
15. The Fall Of The Queen - Destiny’s Children
16. Go Ahead And Cry - Big Sounds
17. Standin’ In The Shadow Of Your Love - The Buccaneers
18. She’s Gonna Lose That Boy - The Brother L Congregation
19. I Got Away - The Human Situation
20. It’s You - The Actioneers
21. No One Wants Me - The Actioneers
22. And She’ll Cry - The Celtics
23. Come On Up - The Fly-Bi-Nites
24. Goodnight - The Five Canadians
25. Wait A Minute - The Chaps
26. Gotta Find Her - Pat Farrell & The Believers
27. Don’t Throw Stones - The Fonograf Four
28. I Don’t Care If It Rains All Night - The Five

Monday, July 6, 2009

Crystalize Your Mind

Back at you with another installment of Nuggets from the Golden State. This volume takes a peak into tracks laid down at Golden State Recorders, Inc. As with all of the discs in this series, sound and quality are outstanding.

Tracks
1. Crystalize Your Mind - The Living Children
2. Now It’s Over - The Living Children
3. I’ll Be Around - The Poor Souls
4. Shadows - The Vejetables
5. Feel The Music - The Vejetables
6. Excitation - The Rear Exit
7. Miles Beyond - The Rear Exit
8. The Train - The Transatlantic Train
9. You’re Bringing Me Down - The Transatlantic Train
10. She Was A Lady - The Transatlantic Train
11. I’m Going - The Flying Circus
12. Midnight Highway - The Flying Circus
13. Green Eyes Green World - The Flying Circus
14. Swallow The Sun (Dark On You Now) - The Love Exchange
15. Light Switch (Take 1) - The Mourning Reign
16. Light Switch (Take 2) - The Mourning Reign
17. Cut Back - The Mourning Reign
18. Kissy Face - The Maze
19. Dejected Soul - The Maze
20. Napoleon - The Staff
21. Would You Take Me For A Ride - The Staff
22. Morning - The Afterglow
23. Susie’s Gone - The Afterglow

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Gonn - Frenzology 1966-1967 (Punks Along The Mississippi)

The universe is permeated with the odor of kerosene, can you remember the first time you heard the punk classic “Blackout Of Gretely” by Keokuk Iowa’s Gonn? That scream, that fuzz tone riff, they still get me fired up to this day, even after hearing it literally hundreds upon hundreds of times. This is a really awesome collection, 25 tracks in all, 6 of which were not previously released. And as a bonus there are 6 songs performed live from 1990, and yes they still got it goin’ on. All the proof you need is here to verify that these guys are garage punk legends!

Tracks
1. Don’t Need Your Lovin’
2. Death Of An Angel
3. You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover
4. Signed D.C.
5. Doin’ Me In
6. Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
7. I Need You
8. Blackout Of Gretely
9. Pain In My Heart
10. In The Midnight Hour
11. You Really Got Me
12. Come With Me (To The Stars)
13. You’re Lookin’ Fine
14. Hey Joe
15. Doin’ Me In (Original Version)
Tracks 16-22 live in Keokuk Iowa August 18, 1990
16. Introduction
17. You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover
18. Don’t Need Your Lovin’
19. Come With Me (To The Stars)
20. Doin’ Me In
21. Oh Yeah
22. Blackout Of Gretely
23. I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better
24. It Ain’t Me Babe
25. I Need You

The Movin’ Morfomen - Flashbacks!

The Movin’ Morfomen From Espanola New Mexico with all 5 of their singles plus bonus unreleased tracks. Also included are 5 tracks from the Flashbacks with 3 previous members of the Movin’ Morfomen. The Flashbacks tracks will only appeal to fanatics, think Liar Liar 2000, if you get my drift.

Tracks
1. Run Girl Run
2. When You Were Mine
3. Don’t Go Baby
4. Only The Young
5. We Tried, Try It
6. Write Me A Letter
7. What I’m Going Through
8. What’s Happened To Me
9. It’s Not The Same
10. Think For Yourself
11. Thinking Of You
12. People Gotta Love One Another
13. Who Do You Think Of? - The Flashbacks
14. You, Me, and KBOM Radio - The Flashbacks
15. A Santa Fe Song - The Flashbacks
16. Back When You Were Mine - The Flashbacks
17. Leaving Love Behind - The Flashbacks