Saturday, February 14, 2009

Garagelands - Volume 1 (1990)













Another dose of 60’s garage goodness for you all to enjoy. This was compiled by Strange Things Magazine and released in 1990. This is a nice rounded compilation with pleasing sound on all tracks. Some great garage tunes on this one as usual, but as an added bonus there is a fair number 60’s pop tunes on this compilation from Gasoline Powered Clock, Peppermint Trolley Company, Gentrys and the Shy Guys. Some good fuzzy punk from Third Booth, Grim Reepers, Beckett Quintet, Spiders and the Shades and the Era of Sound for their great opening 10 seconds of fuzz on Girl In A Mini Skirt. And what would a well rounded comp be without a few crazy tracks that inject some acid into their garage from the likes of Jokers Wild, Household Sponge, Sunliners and Fountain of Youth. There’s even a couple moody Hannah like garage from the Wanted, Grim Reepers and Household Sponge. Something for everyone, check it out.

TRACKS

 1. On The Go - The Leather Boy
 2. Not Fade Away - Corporate Image
 3. I Need Love - The Third Booth
 4. All I See Is You - Jokers Wild
 5. Here To Stay - The Wanted
 6. Two Souls - The Grim Reepers
 7. Gone - The Plastic Blues Band
 8. Forest Fire on Main St. (Run, Run, Run) - Gasoline Powered Clock
 9. Soulin’ - The Leather Boy
10. Days of Rest - Peabody
11. No Correspondence - The Beckett Quintet
12. Don’t Blow Your Cool - The Spiders
13. 9 O’Clock Business Man - The Peppermint Trolley Company
14. You Make Me Feel Good - The Gentrys
15. Don’t Blame Me (For Trying) - Fountain of Youth
16. Lay Down and Die, Goodbye - The Nazz
17. ? Mystery band
18. Land of Nod - The Sunliners
19. Girl In The Mini Skirt - Era of Sound
20. Midnight Hour - The Wanted
21. Mr. Kirby - The New Yorkers
22. Let’s Do The Thing - The Cincinnati Music Co.
23. Second Best - The Household Sponge
24. Gypsy Girl - Vinnie Basile & The Staccatos
25. Ballot Bachs - The Shades
26. Scars - The Household Sponge
27. She’s Gonna Cry - The Onion Rings
28. Joanne - The Grim Reepers
29. Why (Ain’t Love Fair?) - The Wylde Maniacs
30. Don’t Blame Me - 5 Americans
31. We Gotta Go - The Shy Guys