THE UNBELIEVABLE UGLIES - THE UNBELIEVABLE UGLIES

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Very few bands have left such a mark on the ballrooms, clubs and crowds as the group known as The Unbelievable Uglies.

Biography:

Detroit Lakes, MN-based psych combo the Unbelievable Uglies formed in 1963 — according to the book Fuzz, Acid and Flowers, the lineup originally comprised singer/upright bassist Winston Fink (born Dave Hoffman), fellow frontman Dave Prentice, guitarist Greg Paul, keyboardist Bob Eveslage, and drummer Mike Shannon. Famed for their raucous, unpredictable live sets, the group quickly emerged as one of the most popular acts in the upper Midwest, and in 1964 issued their debut single, "Judy Angel," on the Music Masters label. Soon after, Eveslage left the lineup — in 1966, he issued a solo single, "The Days When I Knew Judy," credited to Robbie Jay — and was replaced by keyboardist Mike Gilson. In 1965 the new-look Uglies returned with the Cardinal effort "Off My Hands," soon after signing to Soma for "Keep Her Satisfied." All three singles enjoyed enough local airplay to land the group a deal with Liberty, and in mid-1967 they released their major-label debut, the Bobby Vee-produced "Sorry." Vee also helmed the Uglies' acknowledged masterpiece, the ferocious follow-up "Spider-Man." In November of 1967, the band traveled to Fargo, ND, to open for the Who on the opening night of the British legends' first headlining U.S. tour. (The show made national headlines when the mayor of Fargo accused the Who of inciting the teen audience to riot and banned them from ever appearing in his city again.) Prentice left the Uglies around the time they landed with the Sound label for "New Day" — he was replaced by singer Alan Spears in time for 1968's "Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out," their first of three singles for UA. "The Tin Drum" appeared later that year, and in 1969 the Uglies issued "Hello Gooday." Despite the relative volume of their major-label output, the band's regional popularity never translated to national fame, and after self-releasing two more singles — "Mr. Skin" and "Right Road Now" — the Unbelievable Uglies eventually dissolved. Latter-day compilation appearances include The Lost Generation, Vol. 2, Mondo Frat Dance Bash a Go Go, and The Big Hits of Mid-America: The Soma Records Story. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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1 "Surfin' Air Raid" 2 "Judy Angel" 3 "The Log" 4 "The Loner" 5 "Off My Hands" 6 "Grand Central Station" 7 "Keep Her Satisfied" 8 "Get Straight" 9 "Sorry" 10 "Spider Man" 12 11 "A Research Into The Soul Of Psychedelic Sound" 13 "Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" 14 "The Tin Drum" 15 "Mrs. Mouse"

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The Rollicks - The Anthology

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The great beat group from Germany. Amazing , genuine sound sixties and ...

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Mindestens genauso professionell waren The Rollicks. Neben unzдhligen Coverversionen, die sie unter verschiedenen Bandnamen fьr verschiedene Sampler und Beat Compilations aufnahmen, spielten sie aber auch eine Reihe von eigenen Kompositionen ein. Die Rollicks gehцrten zu den meistbeschдftigen Beat-Combos in Deutschland. So war die Kapelle auch mehr im Bundesgebiet auf Tour als alle anderen Berliner Bands (mit Ausnahme der Lords vielleicht). In Frankfurt/M gewannen sie 1965 einen Wettbewerb im Dauerspielen ...
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01 Let's Go Go Go02 Rollicks - Das Totenschiff 03 Addicted To Love04 Girls Were On My Door05 Things Of Love06 Walking In The Sand07 Shakin' All Over08 Shimmy Shimmy09 Summertime10 Walking The Dog11 Drums In Thunder12 Walkin'13 Little By Little14 Baby Doll15 Skinny Minnie16 Can I Get A Witness17 Dora18 House Of The Rising Sun19 (als Tornados) - Da Doo Ron Ron20 (als Bats) - Gib mir Liebe21 Rosalie Come Back To Me22 You Better Move On23 Louie Louie24 Sweet Little Rock'n Roller25 I'll Never Get Over You26 Rollicks - Tom Dooley27 Umba Latta28 Gitta Walther & The Thunderbeats - Hundert hьbsche Mдnner29 Gitta Walther & The Thunderbeats - Honeyboy ich mach mir Sorgen

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The Allisons - All The Hits Plus More

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The Allisons are one of the best-loved of all Britain's Eurovision Song Contest entries despite never having won the event; they finished second in the 1961 competition. Originally a duo of Brian Alford and John White, the roots of the Allisons sprang from the remains of a southwest London youth club band called the Shadows (again, no relation to the better-known instrumental combo). Originally performing as the Shadows Brothers, the pair were popular enough to appear on the television talent show Television Discoveries in 1958, but White quit in early 1959, and Alford attempted a solo career. By late summer 1959, however, he had teamed up with Colin Day... Read More...

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The Allisons held similarities to American duo the Kalin Twins of a few years earlier. They harmonised their voices beautifully, had one enormous smash hit, and then struggled to get recognition for much else. Perhaps it was being so successful too quickly that ultimately proved to be a handicap by raising expectations too high. Whatever the reason for their very short spell at the top, the quality of their recordings would seem to indicate that they should have done better. ...Read More...

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The Allisons - All The Hits Plus More

01. Ventura Boulevard02. Dont Ever Change03. Sheila04. It's Late05. Breaking Up The Act06. The Great Indoors07. No Go Situation08. Thing It Over09. Bebopalula10. Blue Tears11. Heat Lightning12. I Hate You13. Who Am I This Time14. It Doesn't Matter Anymore15. Words16. Lessons In Love17. Always It's You18. Little By Little19. In The Middle20. Hello Mary Lou21. Are You Sure22. On Time23. Goodbye Girl24. Give Me Time25. Roses Are Red People Are Blue26. Inside And Out27. The Uninvited Guest

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The Dave Clark Five- The History Of 1 \ 2

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For a very brief time in 1964, it seemed that the biggest challenger to the Beatles' phenomenon was the Dave Clark Five. From the Tottenham area of London, the quintet had the fortune to knock "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the British charts with "Glad All Over," and were championed (for about 15 minutes) by the British press as the Beatles' most serious threat. They were the first British Invasion band to break in a big way in the States after the Beatles, though the Rolling Stones and others quickly supplanted the DC5 as the Fab Four's most serious rivals. The Dave Clark Five reached the Top 40 17 times between 1964 and 1967 with memorable hits like "Glad All Over," "Bits and Pieces," "Because," and a remake of ... Read More...

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History of the Dave Clark Five

For many years, the Dave Clark Five were one of the few major groups of the 1960s whose work was unavailable on compact disc. This two-disc, 50-track reissue not only rectifies that situation but arguably includes more than all but devoted fans will want to hear. All of the band's mammoth mid-'60s hits —"Glad All Over," "Bits and Pieces," "Because," "Catch Us If You Can," "Any Way You Want It," and others — are included, and while they don't rival the work of British Invasion heavyweights like the Beatles, Stones, and Kinks, they still burst with exuberant melodies, harmonies, and dense production. This compilation also features worthy lesser-known hits like "Try Too Hard" and "Everybody Knows," as well as obscure but commendable beat ballads and raveups from their B-sides and albums. Nonetheless, there is a fair amount of filler, and their post-1966 work is undistinguished by either artistic growth or the hooks and heavy beat of their early material. But at their peak, the DC5 captured the joie de vivre of the British Invasion with a lasting power that cannot be dismissed. This reissue includes a comprehensive booklet featuring recollections from Dave Clark himself.

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01 - Glad All Over.02 - Bits And Pieces.03 - Do You Love Me.mp304 - Can't You See That She's Mine.05 - Because.06 - Don't Let Me Down.07 - Any Way You Want It.08 - Everybody Knows (I Still Love You).09 - Any Time You Want Love.10 - Thinking Of You Baby.11 - Whenever You're Around.12 - Little Bitty Pretty One.13 - Crying Over You.14 - Don't Be Taken In.15 - When.16 - Reelin' And Rockin'.17 - Come Home.18 - Mighty Good Loving.19 - Hurting Inside.20 - Having A Wild Weekend.21 - 'Til The Right One Comes Along.22 - Catch Us If You Can.23 - I'll Be Yours My Love.24 - I Am On My Own.25 - I Need Love.

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01 - Try Too Hard.02 - All Night Long.03 - Look Before You Leap.04 - Please Tell Me Why.05 - Somebody Find A New Love.06 - Satisfied With You.07 - At The Scene.08 - I Miss You.09 - Do You Still Love Me.10 - Nineteen Days.11 - I've Got To Have A Reason.12 - I Like It Like That.13 - Over And Over.14 - You Got What It Takes.15 - Doctor Rhythm.16 - Small Talk.17 - Concentration Baby.18 - Everybody Knows.19 - Inside And Out.20 - At The Place.21 - Best Day's Work.22 - Maze Of Love.23 - Here Comes Summer.24 - Live In The Sky.25 - Everybody Get Together.

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The Flame - The Flame (1970) South Africa

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This Beach Boys-related power pop landmark makes its long-awaited CD debut here. A South African quartet who’d been domestic stars for years, the Flames moved to London in 1968, where they were spotted by Beach Boy Carl Wilson. Having moved to California in 1969, they recorded this superblycrafted collection under his supervision. Released to acclaim but low sales in 1970, it features future Beach Boys Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, and is nothing short of an overlooked classic.

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1. See The Light2. Make It Easy3. Hey Lord4. Lady5. Don’t Worry, Bill6. Get Your Mind Made Up7. Highs And Lows8. I’m So Happy9. Dove10. Another Day Like Heaven11. See The Light (Reprise)

“The Flame’s eponymous, sole American release is one of the greater unsung pop records of the '70s... there’s no shortage of amazingtwists and turns... the melodies manage to be familiar and yet strangely unique. A solid effort from end to end” ( http://www.allmusic.com/)

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The Flame are most known for their connections to the Beach Boys, though they'd been active for quite some time in a much different part of the world than Southern California before they came to the Beach Boys' attention. Originally known as the Flames, the group -- with brothers Ricky Fataar, Steve Fataar, and Edries Fataar, as well as Blondie Chaplin -- was a popular act in their native South Africa in the mid- to late '60s, moving to London near the end of the decade to try to break into a larger market. Still using the name the Flames, they put out an obscure album in the U.K. in 1968, Burning Soul. In July 1969, they were seen at the London nightclub Blaise's by Beach Boys guitarist Al Jardine, who brought the band's other guitarist, Carl Wilson, to see them the following night. Wilson offered to produce an album for the band on the Beach Boys' label, Brother, in California, although it wasn't until the late '70s that the LP was released. By this time, the group was using the name the Flame to avoid confusion with James Brown's backup singers, the Famous Flames. The album (also called The Flame) didn't actually sound much like the Beach Boys, instead bearing a quite prominent late-'60s Beatles influence in the intricately arranged vocal harmonies and guitars, as well as showing traces of other, more hard rock-oriented late-'60s British acts. Cuts such as "Don't Worry, Bill," "Another Day Like Heaven," and "Highs and Lows," in fact, came about as close as anyone did to simulating the feel of Abbey Road, though the material wasn't as brilliant as that penned by the Beatles. Although a single from the album, "See the Light," made the bottom reaches of the national charts, a second album was recorded but not released, the band breaking up shortly afterward. Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin were absorbed into the Beach Boys for some recordings and touring in the mid-'70s, and Ricky Fataar, in addition to acting and recording as part of the Beatles parody group the Rutles, played on numerous sessions (mostly as a drummer). Chaplin has also had a busy session career, mostly notably in the studio and on-stage with the Rolling Stones since the late '90s. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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Track Listings 1. See the Light 2. Make It Easy 3. Hey Lord 4. Lady 5. Don't Worry, Bill 6. Get Your Mind Made Up 7. Highs and Lows 8. I'm So Happy 9. Dove 10. Another Day Like Heaven 11. See the Light (Reprise)

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The Hombres- Let It Out (1967)

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Biography by Bruce Eder The Hombres started life as the road band version of Ronny & the Daytonas of "G.T.O." fame; guitarist Gary McEwen, organist B. B. Cunningham (brother of Box Tops bassist Bill Cunningham), and bassist John Hunter had all attended Memphis High before they became the touring version of the Daytonas. They spent years playing under that name and doing that repertory, but had greater aspirations. Cunningham and McEwen authored a song called "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)," which seemed like it had some possibilities as a single. It took them the better part of a year to get anyone in the business interested, during which bassist Jerry Lee Masters joined their lineup. Finally, Shelby Singleton brought producer Huey P. Meaux aboard to produce the record, which was issued by Verve Forecast in the summer of 1967. By that time, the group had briefly worked as the Bandits before settling on the name the Hombres. Cunningham sang lead and spoke the introduction on the folksy, country-ish narrative, filled with lyrics saturated in elements of surrealism reminiscent of Bob Dylan's mid-'60s work. This was no accident — Cunningham admitted in a Goldmine interview that their original inspiration for the song had been Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," which they regarded as a goof masquerading as something profound; but "Let It Out" was even more over-the-top, and also had a decided working-class southern feel that made it a little more regionally appealing than its inspiration, and a short two-minute-and-six-second running time, which made it ideal for radio. "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" entered the charts in September of 1967 and rose to number 12 nationally. The band tried issuing more humor-laced singles, including "Am I High (Boy Am I High)," and an LP that disappeared without leaving a trace, and the Hombres were history by 1969.

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01 - The Hombres - Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)02 - The Hombres - Little 2 Plus 203 - The Hombres - So Sad04 - The Hombres - Gloria05 - The Hombres - Am I High06 - The Hombres - Mau Mau Mau07 - The Hombres - This Little Girl08 - The Hombres - Sorry 'Bout That09 - The Hombres - Ya Ya10 - The Hombres - Hey Little Girl11 - The Hombres - It's A Gas

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The Swinging Blue Jeans - Best of (1963-1966)

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Although they're only remembered today for their 1964 hit "Hippy Hippy Shake," the Swinging Blue Jeans were actually one of the strongest of the Liverpool bands from the '60s British Invasion. "Hippy Hippy Shake" — a cover of an obscure '50s rocker that was actually done much better by the Beatles on tapes of their BBC performances — was their only Top 30 entry in the U.S. But the band enjoyed some other major and minor hits in the U.K., including a top-notch Merseyization of Betty Everett's (and later Linda Ronstadt's) "You're No Good," which they took into the British Top Five in 1964. They also wrote some catchy and energetic, if slightly sappy, originals in the purest Merseybeat style. While it doesn't add up to an enduring legacy, there's a lot to be said for the naive energy of the best of their early tunes.

01 - The Hippy Hippy Shake 02 - It's Too Late Now 03 - Save The Last Dance For Me 04 - That's The Way It Goes 05 - One Of These Days 06 - Shakin' All Over 07 - Crazy 'bout My Baby 08 - Shake Rattle And Roll 09 - Angie 10 - Good Golly Miss Molly 11 - Don't You Worry About Me 12 - Sandy 13 - You're No Good 14 - Do You Know 15 - Long Tall Sally 16 - Don't Make Me Over 17 - Now The Summer's Gone 18 - Promise You'll Tell Her 19 - It Isn't There 20 - Lawdy Miss Clawdy

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Gerry & The Pacemakers - A's B's & E.P's

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Album Gerry & The Pacemakers from series A's B's & E.P's

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As unfathomable as it seems from the distance of over 30 years, for a few months, Gerry & the Pacemakers were the Beatles' nearest competitors in Britain. Managed (like the Beatles) by Brian Epstein, Gerry Marsden and his band burst out of the gate with three consecutive number one U.K. hits in 1963, "How Do You Do It," "I Like It," and "You'll Never Walk Alone." If the Beatles defined Merseybeat at its best in early 1963, Gerry & the Pacemakers defined the form at its most innocuous, performing bouncy, catchy, and utterly lightweight tunes driven by rhythm guitar and Marsden's chipper vocals. Compared to the Beatles and other British Invasion heavies, they sound quaint indeed. ... Read More...

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1. How Do You Do It? 2. Away From You 3. I Like It 4. It's Happened To Me 5. You'll Never Walk Alone 6. Jambalaya 7. Chills 8. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 9. I'm The One 10. You've Got What I Like 11. You Can't Fool Me 12. Don't You Ever 13. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying 14. Show Me That You Care 15. Summertime 16. Where Have You Been All My Life? 17. It's Gonna Be Alright 18. Maybellene 19. Ferry Cross The Mersey 20. You You You 21. I'll Be There 22. Baby You're So Good To Me 23. Walk Hand In Hand 24. Dreams

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Hep Stars -1964 -69 Sweden

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The chances are that, had ABBA never come along making Benny Andersson (and his three partners in the group) into an international pop-rock star, no one outside of Sweden would ever have heard of the Hep Stars. They were the hottest rock band of the middle-to-late '60s in Sweden, however, considered by some to be that country's answer to the Beatles. The Hep Stars also charted 20 singles in their own country and had hits in the Netherlands, as well as building a following in Germany — and their CDs are exported around the world as a result of the ABBA connection. It also turns out that they were a pretty good band, too.Andersson's interest in the keyboard manifested itself at age six, when he got his first accordion, and ... Read More...

HEP STARS HEMSIDA

THE HEP STARS LPs 1965 - 1969

Hep Stars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(eng)

Wapedia - Wiki: Hep Stars (rus)

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01 - Hep Stars - Hep Stars Kana Kapila02 - Hep Stars - A Tribute to Buddy Holly 03 - Hep Stars - Bird Dog04 - Hep Stars - If You Need Me05 - Hep Stars - Farmer John06 - Hep Stars - Donna07 - Hep Stars - Cadillac08 - Hep Stars - Bald Headed Woman09 - Hep Stars - No Response10 - Hep Stars - So Mystifying11 - Hep Stars - Young and Beautiful12 - Hep Stars - Should I13 - Hep Stars - Sunny Girl14 - Hep Stars - Wedding15 - Hep Stars - When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again16 - Hep Stars - I Natt Jag Dromde17 - Hep Stars - Consolation18 - Hep Stars - Don't19 - Hep Stars - No Time20 - Hep Stars - Isn't It Easy to Say21 - Hep Stars - Malaika22 - Hep Stars - It's Nice to Be Back23 - Hep Stars - Christmas On My Mind24 - Hep Stars - Mot Okant Land25 - Hep Stars - She Will Love You26 - Hep Stars - Let it Be Me27 - Hep Stars - Tanda pa Varann28 - Hep Stars - Holiday For Clowns29 - Hep Stars - Speleman30 - Hep Stars - Speedy Gonzales

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Billy J Kramer & the Dakota's-The EP Collection

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The Lively Ones - The Best Of \ Hang Five!!!

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One of the best of the many instrumental surf bands working the Southern Californian region in 1963, the Lively Ones' recordings were built around storming, reverb-drenched Fender guitars, embellished by occasional raunchy sax breaks. Originality was not the Lively Ones' forte; over a period of about 12 months, they ground out about five albums, filled out with many covers or retitled numbers based on other rock and R&B compositions. They had a couple of hits in the L.A. area in 1963 ("Surf Rider" and "Rik-A-Tik"), but their best moment was probably "Goofy Foot," whose staccato gunfire of riffs deservedly propelled the track onto several modern best-of-surf anthologies. They ranged far and wide for source material, giving the surf treatment to "Telstar," "Exodus," "Rawhide," and Cole Porter's "Night and Day." Even the overdone standards are arranged and executed with panache. One best-of compilation is all you need, but anyone who likes Dick Dale will dig the Lively Ones' similar sleek arrangements and prototypically twangy, classy surf guitar leads.

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The Jacks-Vacant World (1968) Japan

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" ...This record is amazing. I discovered it from a former co-worker who played it once, years ago. Then I tried forever to track it down until finally I found the correct band "Jacks". I'm not going to be able to do this record justice with my review but I have to do one since there isn't one already. It's 1968 Japanese music. No english words. It's got a strong mixture of both Japanese and Western 60's rock vibe. There's alot of usage of some sort of bell type instrument. A very lovely soft sound. The music swings from being really beautiful and soft ..very very soft, to some sort of acid-rock/surf-rock/jazz swing type sound. I really can't explain it. It's top notch quality stuff though. The guy has got a great soft voice but occasionally when they go into a more wild section of a song, he breaks out with this great yelling. It's not yelling like stupid punk rock yelling. It's yelling like god help me I'm sad and dying yelling. It's very sophisticated and arty sounding. I don't know much about the old Japanese 1960s scene but I find it really surprising that this came of out Japan in 1968. It's brilliant. The atmosphere on this record is just amazing. Sort of like how you'd imagine the calm before a storm, in the warm but cooling windy air. Almost like you're floating, and occasionally all hell starts to break loose, and then it's back to this calmness. It's great. Seriously, the only way in my mind to ever be able to describe the bulk of this record is to take a Japanese man singing the Beatles' "Yer Blues" in japanese, and cross it with the Radiohead song "No Surprises" which is very simular in calmness and with that bell type sound. It's just this incredible, other-worldy sound that the Jacks have. It's the best stuff I've ever heard and I don't know how to explain it. If you check it out you won't be sorry. Good luck finding a copy though ... " (By Gonzo (USA) )

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01 Marianne02 Stop The Clock03 Vacant World04 Is The Broken Mirror05 Gloomy Flower06 Love Generation07 Barn - Manji08 Where_09 Love10 500 Miles From The Sky

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The Jaguars - The Jaguars (196?) Japan

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What are the Group Sounds?

In June 1966, the Beatles visited Japan to perform a series of concerts at Tokyo's legendary Budokan Hall. Their visit created such national excitement among teenagers that almost overnight there was a dramatic shift in the way young musicians formed groups, played their instruments and thought about fashion and style.
This new wave of 1960s Japanese rock groups was called Group Sounds—or GS for short. (Japanese Group Sounds)

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Yukio Miya

Shin Okamoto

Hisayuki Okitsu

Yasuji Sato

Kiochi Miyazaki

Mikio Morida

Takeshi Hamano

They were one of most famous GS; many Japanese remember their debut song "Want You See Again(Kimi ni Aitai)". They sung some moody hit songs and wrote cool punk ballads like "My Dawn" (on HOT NIPS). On the other hand, they were compared to Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. (In Japanese they were called as Dave Dee group for short!). Jaguars covered "Zabadak", "Legend of Xanadu".This Japanese cover version of Xanadu was a #20 hit. Actually, it was the flip side of another moody song. The lead singer Sin Okamoto attracted teen girls with his good looks and singing with whip like Dave Dee. Also they covered the fab "Tobacco Road" which is on the "Big Lizard Stomp" compilation, which was a psychedelic version, much like the Blues Magoos, "Blue Feeling" (Slitherama), "See See Rider" (Banzai Freak Beat).
They appeared in their own movie "Jaguars Tekizen Jyouriku" in '68, a cool comedy which was influenced by the Beatles' "Help!". But soon after, the leader/drummer Miya quit the band due to a conflict with the other members. He wrote their early original "Beat Train". He formed a new group called New Jaguars and released a few singles, but they weren't successful. In their later years, the GS boom had peaked, so they recorded moody popular songs and after some personnel changes, they disbanded in '71. (Another Group Sounds )

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The Jaguars - First Album

1 Mademoiselle Blues 2 Zabadak 3 Dancing Lonely Night 4 Lady Jane 5 Tabbaco Road 6 Poor John 7 I Wanna See You 8 Dancing Baby 9 My Girl 10 Young Tomorrow 11 Lonely Girl 12 New Orleans 13 Hanky Panky 14 There's Always Daybreak 15 See See Rider 16 Mustang Sally 17 Beat Train 18 Seaside Bound 19 Blue Chateau 20 Two from North Japan 21 Sunny Boy

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Simla Beat (1970-71 ) India

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SIMLA BEAT 70/71 is a compilation of East Indian garage bands originally released as a promotional item by an Indian tobacco company.
In the late '60s/early '70s the Indian cigarette company, Simla, held (or purported to hold) a series of rock'n'roll talent contests, and from these came the albums that are reissued in this 2-CD set. The reissue seems to be pretty much a straight reissue of both albums, with the album art and the original (highly amusing) liner notes reproduced within. The music is pretty cool -- in some respects it recreates Western pop, and even includes covers of oldies such as "You Can't Judge A Book" and "Born On The Bayou". But there's definitely a wild and unruly local twist on the proceedings, an unusual metric distortion that creeps into the music. Even better yet is when the artists sing in their own language (as opposed to English), which usually occurs on the wilder, more psychedelic tunes. I'm not personally that up on the history of Indian pop-rock, so I can't even speculate on how popular any of these bands really were back in the hippie days, but these recordings are a real find.

This is about as obscure as garage gets. For two years, 1970 and 1971, a cigarette company in India sponsored some kind of battle-of-the-bands competition, with the winners going to Calcutta to record for compilations called Simla Beat. Each year an lp was released with no info about the bands other than their hometown. Also issued was this 45 released with two of the better tracks and some silly liner notes on the back of the sleeve

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Simla Beat - 70 (Normal Records - 1999)
1. Confusions - Voice from the Inner Soul (3:01) 2. Dinosaurs - You Can't Beat It (2:55) 3. X'Lents - Psychedelia (2:54) 4. Innerlite - Zorba's Dance (3:22) 5. Genuine Spares - Proper Stranger (3:47) 6. Genuine Spares - What's Going On (2:46) 7. Dinosaurs - Sinister Purpose (3:10) 8. Great Bear - Mist (7:19) 9. X'Lents - Born on the Bayou (4:15) 10. Innerlite - Baby Baby Please (2:26)

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Simla Beat - 71 (Normal Records - 1999)
1. Fentones - Simla Beat Theme (4:11) 2. Eruptions - I Am Gonna Erupt (3:37) 3. Fentones - Until the Dawn (3:04) 4. Brood of Vipers - Psychedelic Web (5:21) 5. Eruptions - You Can't Judge a Book (3:03) 6. Hipnotic Eye - Aimless Lady (3:19) 7. Black Beats - The Mod Trade (3:01) 8. Nomads - Nothing Is the Same (5:07) 9. Hipnotic Eye - Killing Floor (2:42) 10. Mini Beats - Hey Gipsy Girl (3:05) 11. Velvette Fogg - I Am So Glad (7:45)

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Engerling - Blues (1979) DDR

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Also his German band Engerling is worth to hear. They play a very powerful Rock and Blues. Simply Wonderful!

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1. Sechs Tage Auf Dem Rad 2. Schwester Bessies Boogie 3. Gleichschritt 4. Moll-Blues 5. Die Dunne Haut 6. Blues Vom Roten Hahn 7. Mama Wilson 8. Montgolfiere 9. Der Zug Oder Die Weisse Ziege (Bonus Track) 10. Da Hilft Kein Jammern (Bonus Track)

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THOMAS NATSCHINSKI UND GRUPPE - GESCHICHTEN (1970) DDR

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"...I have listened very few artists from east germany's 70s Amiga label, but whatever i listened from that scene are most of the time quality,good works. Its one of the mysterious label, and discovering is enjoyful. One of the good works i have listened is, Thomas Natschinski's early works. Well there are many information for him at net, but most of them i found is in german language. Any info welcome... " (text and other album prognotfrog) AND Thomas Natschinski (german wiki)

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A1 Morgens In Der Stadt A2 Steppke A3 Unten Auf Dem Feld A4 Neben Ihr A5 Herbst A6 Geschichte Eines Tages B1 Lied Eines New Yorker Schuhputzers B2 Kosmos 354 B3 Aufstehn B4 So Wird Es Eines Abends Sein B5 Mokka-Milch-Eisbar

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Uve Schikora und seine Gruppe - Das Gewitter (1972) DDR

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Line-Up:
Uve Schikora (vocals, soprano sax, piano, organ)Michael Schubert (vocals, 12-string guitar)Bernd Muller (organ)Jurgen Matkiowitz (guitar)Jurgen Diessner (bass)Reiner Miehatsch (drums)Frank Schobel (vocals
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" ... A highly recommended gem from the vaults of East German's Amiga label. a review on UK’S Vinylvulture describes 'Das Gewitter' (translated with 'the storm') sounding 'like Black Sabbath meets the Mohawks!' indeed the music featured here is a superb mix of Progressive, Funk & Krautrock including heavyduty hammond riffs, violent fuzz guitars leads, killer basslines, electric wahwah sax, over the top musicianship & above all, long numbers! big samples and breaks on the 12 (!) minute title track, which is loaded with wicked proggy beats supplied by funky organ culminating in some delirius rock drumming. ... "
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Uve Schikora und seine Gruppe - Das Gewitter (1972) East Germany [Amiga]UVEGRUPPE

01. Das Alte Lied02. Oh, Angela 03. So Einen Sommer Lang 04. Irgendwo Und Nirgendwo 05. Deine Augen 06. Das Gewitter

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BIG BEAT- AMIGA -I&II (1965 ) DDR

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Who knows - this remember of forever... I had this excellent album. In sixties its possible was buy in Moscow... One of the little choice. Instrumental,surf from DDR . Advise all funs this rockmusic genre...

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Hava Nagila - Franke-Echo-Quartett / Nevada – Theo Schumann-Combo / Scharfe Sache - Theo Schumann-Combo / Exodus – Olympic-Big Beat / Quartermasters Stores – Gruppe Butlers / Eskimo - Franke-Echo-Quartett / Beim Hully-Gully bin ich Konig - Sputniks / Troika – Gruppe Butlers / Yakety Sax - Olympic-Big Beat / Tromsoe- Theo Schumann-Combo / Peters Twist - Franke-Echo-Quartett / Herbstlaub - Gruppe Butlers / Fur so viel Liebe - Sputniks / Wikinger-Twist - Theo Schumann-Combo / Seschlo? – Franke-Echo-Quartett / Butlers Boogie - Gruppe Butlers

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Tinkerbells Fairydust - Tinkerbells Fairydust (1969)

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Tinkerbells Fairydust was the name of a Britihs pop group in the late 1960s, (originally named The Rush) who hailed from East London and recorded under the Decca label. Although they never enjoyed much chart success in England they did manage to reach the number one slot in Japan in 1967 with hit single - 2010 a minor-keyed piece of harmony psych, with Wa-Wa Vox Continental, Mellotron flutes, Spanish style Guitar, and Choir-like Vocals.The song lyrics eluded to the year twenty ten (still 43 years away in 1967) and where the world would be then "Twenty Ten is three and forty years away, will we still be walking together, will we still have something to say..."
Signed to Manager Don Arden the various band members were Steve Maher (Guitar Vocals), Stuart Attride (Guitar/Keys Vocals), Gerry Wade (Bass Vocals), Barry Creasy (Drums Vocals), Chas Wade (Drums Vocals), Eileen Woodham (Hammond Vocals) and Dave Church (Vocals). For a short time the band worked with a young Jeff Lynne (of ELO Fame) and released one of his songs "Follow me follow" which was on the B side of single "Sheilas back in town" (From Wikipedia)

The name of this late-'60s British band might unwittingly lead some collectors to believe they were another in the hordes of dainty U.K. psychedelic pop groups. However, though a few of their tracks did indeed fall into that category, for the most part they recorded equivalents to American sunshine pop. In fact, they filled out their repertoire with some close, unimaginative covers of late-'60s, lightweight, U.S. harmony pop/rock hits. The group's more psychedelic offerings attract the most interest, although there weren't too many of those to choose from since the band only issued three singles. All of them appeared on Decca in 1967-69, the highlight being the 1968, 45 rpm "Twenty Ten," a nice minor-keyed piece of harmony-laden light psych, with soft wah-wah guitars and foggy organ. The B-side of their first single, "In My Magic Garden," was slightly more middle-of-the-road psychedelia-influenced harmony pop, and not bad.In 1969, a self-titled Tinkerbells Fairydust album was assembled at Decca, and included four of the six songs that had appeared on their singles, as well as nine other tracks. Although this got as far as the test pressing stage, it never did get released. It did get issued on CD in the late 1990s, and though it does include "Twenty Ten" and "In My Magic Garden," the majority of it's a disappointment, emphasizing light harmony pop-psych numbers that make them out to be the British equivalent of American groups such as the Happenings. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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01 - 20-1002 in my magic garden03 - marjorine04- you keep me hanging on05 - the worst that could happen06 - never my love07 - lazy day08 - every minute every day09 - whole world10 - they didnt believe me11- happy12 - sheila's back in town 13 - jeff's boogie

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Goliath - Goliath ( 1970)

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"...Its was unable to find any real information about this band on the web, other than the band member's names, which was not much help as their names are on the dang back cover! Goliath were a short-lived but very promising UK band who were fronted by a lady singer called Linda Rothwell. The other members were Eric Eastman on drums & percussion, Joe Rosbotham on tenor sax & flute, Malcolm Grundy on guitar and John Williamson on bass. Their music had elements of rock, folk and blues, as well as an Eastern touch. A band with fantastic potential, they faded into obscurity, probably around the early 70's. Not to be confused with a US band of the same name that released an album in 1972... "

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1 Port and Lemon Lady 2 Festival of Light 3 No More Trash 4 Hunter's Song 5 Men 6 I Heard About a Friend 7 Prism 8 Emerge 9 Breath, Sunshine, Dandelion 10 Maajun 11 Taste of Tangier

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The Fox - For Fox Shake (1970)

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Review by Richie Unterberger
Although it's considered a desirable psychedelic rarity in some collecting circles, For Fox Sake is an also-ran British psychedelic pop album of the sort that was a year or two behind the times upon its 1970 release. The best thing the Fox have going for them on this record is the swirling, at times piercing Hammond organ of Alex Lane. The songs, however, are ordinary trendy U.K. psychedelic pop with some solid vocal harmonies and light shades of soul music from time to time. Certainly "Second Hand Love" and "Lovely Day" sound extremely close in spots to the sort of music the Spencer Davis Group made just after the departure of Stevie Winwood, with some of the late Zombies' Baroque melodic sense coloring parts of both "Lovely Day" and "As She Walks Away." Some curve balls arrive in the form of a pretty folky acoustic guitar ballad, "Butterfly," the dull good-time soul-rock of "Goodtime Music," the blunt sledgehammer anti-straight world rant of "Mr. Blank," and the epic-to-little-purpose "Madame Magical," whose nine minutes feature some extended jazzy psychedelic organ improv. [The 2003 CD reissue on RPM adds historical liner notes and two bonus tracks in the original demo versions of "Lovely Day" and "Mr. Blank."]

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Second HandLove Lovely Day As She Walks Away Glad I Could Butterfly Look in the Sky Goodtime Music Mr. Blank Man in a Fast Car BirthdayCard Madame Magical Lovely Day Mr. Blank

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Fat Mattress - Fat Mattress (1969)

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Fat Mattress are primarily known as the just-post-Jimi Hendrix Experience band of Noel Redding, putting out a couple of albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Jimi Hendrix connection was probably responsible for gaining Fat Mattress much of whatever attention they managed to attract. It might have been a double-edged sword, however, as Fat Mattress' music wasn't at all similar to what Redding had played with Hendrix, being in far lighter folk-rock, psychedelic, and early prog rock styles, and integrating plenty of vocal harmonies. Too, Redding wasn't a dominant figure in the band, though he was an important one; Fat Mattress was a true group effort, with fellow members Neil Landon and ... Read More...

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Fat Mattress - Fat Mattress (1969)

Fat Mattress' first album must have come as a surprise to fans expecting something at least somewhat related to the former activities of its most famous member, ex-Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding. But Fat Mattress doesn't sound at all like Jimi Hendrix (and, for that matter, Redding plays guitar on the album, not bass). Instead, it's passable, pleasant late-'60s psychedelia with a far lighter touch than the hard bluesy psychedelic rock Redding played with Hendrix. From the sound of things, Redding (who had a hand in writing much of the material) and his new cohorts were doing some heavy listening to California psychedelic rock and folk-rock, as this is far breezier and more oriented toward harmony vocals. It's often like an amalgam of the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Moby Grape, and Love, with some passing nods to British psychedelia by Traffic (whose Chris Wood plays flute on "All Night Drinker"), the Move, and the Small Faces; there's even a bit of a Monkees-go-spacy feel to "I Don't Mind." In the manner of Forever Changes-era Love, the lyrics have a fleetingly opaque feel, easy on the ear but not really about anything, save soaking up good-time vibes. The problem, at least inasmuch as playing this back to back with something like Forever Changes, is that the words and music don't penetrate nearly as deeply, or coalesce into nearly as strong a group identity. They're pleasing but indeed fleeting in their impression, lacking the indelible hooks or songwriting brilliance of their apparent inspirations, the songs tending to run together in their similar moods. All that said, this isn't a bad album at all; had it not been dismissed by many Hendrix collectors as irrelevant, it might well be getting rediscovered by revisionists and championed as a minor nugget of obscure British light psych. The 1992 reissue on Sequel adds five previously unreleased bonus tracks, undated but from the sound of things cut around the same time as the album or slightly afterward, most of them using a heavier instrumental approach. (All 15 songs from the 1992 reissue are also included on the 2000 Fat Mattress compilation Black Sheep of the Family: The Anthology.)

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The Viscounts - The Pye Anthology

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by Bruce Eder
The Viscounts were one of those odd pop/rock & roll hybrid groups that were common to both America and England at the end of the 1950s and the start of the '60s, but which always seemed to do better in England. The trio coalesced out of an eight-piece outfit called Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang based in London — they were a variety act that were popular on television, and did a few world tours during the second half of the '50s. Manchester-born Don Paul, who had won a few important talent competitions, including Opportunity Knocks on British television, joined the octet in 1956, and he soon met another newcomer, Ronnie Wells, winner of a recent harmonica competition, from Farnborough, Hampshire. And in 1958, Indian-born ... Read More...

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The Viscounts - The Pye Anthology

Not the American outfit of that name, but the British trio of Gordon Mills, Don Paul, and Ronnie Wells are featured here, on 31 of their early-'60s recordings for Pye Records. The sound is a uniquely British/European adaptation of rock & roll, melding pop and traditional tunes with guitars and drums and a beat — picture a branch of teen pop spun out of the same sensibilities that yielded "Ain't She Sweet" and "My Bonnie" by the Beatles and Tony Sheridan from their Hamburg sessions. The Four Preps' "Money (Is the Root of All Evil)," which is covered here from 1961, is a long way from the Motown-generated "Money (That's What I Want)" as a notion or a song, but it represents what the Viscounts and their management aimed for as an audience — and as a warning, a lot of Americans (and Britishers too young to know) may really hate this sort of hybrid of rock & roll and the music hall represented here. The three singers seemed willing to do whatever would sell, and some of what's here did do that — "Shortnin' Bread" peaked at number 16 in England — but there were some decent rock & rollers present on many of these records, including British rockabilly guitarist Joe Brown (who played on their debut Pye single, "Rockin' Little Angel" b/w "That's All Right"), and the group did tour with Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. They did do a decent cover of "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp Bomp Bomp)," but it's juxtaposed with "Honey Come On, Dance With Me," a decided pop-style number that was theme to the Spin-A-Long TV show, hosted by DJ Alan Freeman, whose notions of pop-based rock & roll were perfectly represented by the Viscounts. These guys were hip enough to share a program with the Beatles early in the latter's national stardom, but not to survive what the Beatles and the acts they pulled onto the national U.K. charts did to rock & roll and pop music. Actually, the group's material here from 1962 onward is not bad, and is of a piece with the work of Helen Shapiro and other pre-Beatles pop/rockers, but be warned — the last half-dozen songs here were derived from their contribution to a trad jazz compilation album, and feature the Viscounts shoehorned into a 1920s repertoire that will only be appreciated by listeners familiar with that British offshoot of Dixieland jazz.

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1. Shortnin' Bread 2. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum 3. That's Alright 4. Rockin' Little Angel 5. Money (Is The Root Of All Evil) 6. One-Armed Bandit 7. Banned In Boston 8. Moonlight Promises 9. Joe Sweeney 10. Honey Come On, Dance With Me 11. Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) 12. What Am I Saying 13. Mama's Doin' The Twist 14. I'm Going - But I'll Be Back 15. One Of The Guys 16. Dear Mary Brown 17. Everybody's Got A Ya-Ya 18. A Lot Of Livin' To Do 19. That Stranger (Used To Be My Girl) 20. Silent Night 21. Don't Let Me Cross Over 22. I'm Coming Home 23. It's You 24. I'll Never Get Over You 25. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue 26. Yes Sir, That's My Baby 27. Well I Ask You 28. I Wanna Be Loved By You 29. That's My Weakness Now 30. Ain't She Sweet 31. You'Ve Got To See Mama Every Night

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The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - (Vol 2 Breaking Through) (1967)

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VOL 1 and informations THERE

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - (Vol 2 Breaking Through)

Review by Richie Unterberger :
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, no strangers to weirdness on their prior 1967 album Part One, had still often stuck to relatively straightforward, concise, and pop-flavored songs on that LP. Here they stretched out into less structured, more avowedly psychedelic (and indeed experimental) territory, with mixed results. "Smell of Incense" (covered for a small hit by Southwest FOB) was sublime psych-pop. Yet "Suppose They Give a War and No One Comes" was just some fool — actually the band's chief investor, lyricist, and tambourine player, Bob Markley — grafting silly, self-consciously freaky recitation of a vintage 1936 Franklin Roosevelt speech onto an ominous fuzz guitar backup. Other cuts like "In the Arena" and "Overture — WCPAEB Part II" were free-form psychedelic creepiness without the strong content of, say, likely influence Frank Zappa. Yet some of the strangest efforts exert their own strange charm, like "Buddha," with its unfathomable delineation of a garden of delights set against chimes, tinkles, and gongs. Interspersed with all this was some generic country-folk-rock (although the wavering backup bagpipes on "Delicate Fawn" give even that a weird sheen), fair harmony soft rock ("Queen Nymphet"), and unhinged garage-psych-fuzz madness. There's half a decent (if screwy) psychedelic album here, and half incoherence, particularly when so many disparate tracks and styles are slung against each other. The CD reissue on Sundazed adds mono single mixes of "Smell of Incense" and "Unfree Child."

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1. In The Arena 2. Suppose They Give A War And No One Comes 3. Buddha 4. Smell Of Incense 5. Overture -- WCPAEB Part II 6. Queen Nymphet 7. Unfree Child 8. Carte Blanche 9. Delicate Fawn 10. Tracy Had A Hard Day Sunday 11. Smell Of Incense (Single Mix) 12. Unfree Child (Single Mix)

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FREDDIE & THE DREAMERS - A's B's & EP's

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Review by William Ruhlmann :
Freddie & the Dreamers released 17 singles and seven EPs on the Columbia Records subsidiary of EMI in the U.K. (no relation to the American Columbia label) between 1963 and 1969. Even allowing for some overlap, those releases added up to more than the 24 tracks on this CD. In part, that's because the selections only run up to 1966, when the hits ran out, but this simply is not a comprehensive collection of the recordings featured on the group's singles and EPs. Rather, the title is just an excuse for another Freddie & the Dreamers best-of. In fact, the main point about the emphasis on selections from singles and EPs has to do with the mixes that were used. The word in the largest print face on the CD cover is "mono," and indeed the tracks are presented in monophonic sound. All of the band's U.K. Top 40 hits are included, but U.S. fans will be less pleased by the omission of "Do the Freddie," which was released only on LP in Britain. Freddie & the Dreamers seem to have filled out their EPs with the kind of American R&B covers also being played by the other British beat groups. Their version of Leiber & Stoller's "Kansas City," like the Beatles' version, is actually a medley with Little Richard's "Hey! Hey! Hey!" copied from Little Richard's 1959 recording. A complete, chronological collection of their singles and EPs would make for a good portrait of the band. This is not that collection.

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1 If you gotta make a fool of somebody2 Feel so blue3 I'm telling you now4 What have I done to you5 You were made for me6 Send a letter to me7 Money (that's what I want)8 Zip A dee Doo Dah(Song of the south)9 Over you10 Come back when you're ready11 Kansas city12 I'm a hog for you13 I love You Baby14 Don't make me cry15 Just for you16 I just don't understand17тI Understand18 I Will19 A Little love20 Things I'd like to say21 Silly girl22 In my baby's arms23 I wonder who the lucky guy will be24 A Love like you

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The Raik's Progress - Sewer Rat Love Chant (1966)

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Biography by Richie Unterberger :
The Raik's Progress made just one garage-psychedelic single, "Why Did You Rob Us, Tank?"/"Sewer Rat Love Chant," in 1966. Though the song titles might lead you to believe the group dealt in weirdness along the lines of early Mothers of Invention or the Red Krayola, actually the songs were not as strange lyrically as the titles seemed to portend. The music, though, was fairly strange for its time, with "Sewer Rat Love Chant" one of the earlier examples of raga-rock to filter down into the garage substratum. The less distinctive, but still worthy, flip side, "Why Did You Rob Us, Tank?," had a similar approach, but bore a more audible folk-rock Byrds influence. Both sides were reissued on the Sundazed CD Sewer Rat Love Chant... Read More...

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The Raik's Progress - Sewer Rat Love Chant

Review by Richie Unterberger :
Although the Raik's Progress only released one single in their brief career (both sides of which are included here), Sundazed magically conjured the Sewer Rat Love Chant album out of their legacy by tacking on ten songs from a live 1966 performance at the Rainbow Ballroom in Fresno. It's the studio single, though, that's the highlight of this disc, as "Sewer Rat Love Chant" is an above average piece of early minor-keyed raga-rock (and not as lyrically weird as its title indicates), with its flip side, "Why Did You Rob Us, Tank?," showing a more pronounced Byrds influence, particularly in the vocal harmonies. The live material actually boasts pretty good sound quality for a 1966 concert recording, and is comprised mostly of original material that's more in the standard raw garage mold than their sole 45. Although the performances and vocals are a mite unrefined, most of the tunes aren't bad at all. "Don't Need You" is soaked in the morose Farfisa organ swirl common to much 1966 garage, punctuated by what sounds like clanks of a rusty anvil, and several of the other group originals are overheated, semi-incoherent punk blues. There are also live versions of both songs from the single, as well as covers of songs by Them, the Byrds, and the Animals that testify to their good taste, though enjoyment of the version of the Byrds' "It's No Use" is compromised by the group's apparent unfamiliarity with all of the words and chord changes. On the other hand, there must have been few other American groups indeed who covered the non-LP Animals B-side "I'm Going to Change the World," done here with considerable guts.

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1. Sewer Rat Love Chant 2. Why Did You Rob Us, Tank? 3. "F" In 'A' 4. Baby, Please Don't Go - 5. Don't Need You 6. It's No Use - 7. Call My Name - 8. All Night Long 9. Prisoner of Chillon 10. Sewer Rat Love Chant 11. Why Did You Rob Us, Tank? 12. I'm Gonna Change the World

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Ranetki - Ranetki 2005 Russia

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The Liverbirds - Star-Club Best (1965)

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Biography by Bruce Eder:
The Liverbirds (sometimes spelled Liver Birds) were one of the more distinctive outfits in Liverpool (and anywhere else, for that matter) by virtue of the fact that they were a hard (???) -rocking all-girl group, self-contained instrumentally and focused on rhythm-and-blues. They weren't too successful musically in Liverpool, but in 1963 they went to Hamburg, where they became one of the most popular acts ever to play the Star Club. Irene Green (vocals), Sheila McGlory (guitar, vocals), Mary McGlory (bass, vocals), Pamela Birch (guitar, vocals), Valerie Gell (guitar, vocals), and Sylvia Saunders (drums) got together in early 1962 under the name ... Read More...

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01. Peanut Butter (2:49)02. He's About A Mover (2:37)03. You canґt judge a book by looking (2:59)04. Love hurts (3:02)05. Mona (3:22)06. Itґs Got To Be You (1:47)07. Money (3:13)08. Too much monkey business (2:39)09. Roadrunner (3:09)10. Diddley Daddy (2:45)11. Before you accuse me (2:42)12. Leave all your love in the past (3:04)13. Got my Mojo working (3:20)14. Shop Around (2:52)15. It's Got To Be You (Singles) (2:55)16. He hardly ever calls me honey anymore (1:58)17. For your love (2:23)18. Heatwave (2:34)19. Why do you hang around me (2:26)20. Loop de loop (2:23)21. Bo Diddley is a lover (1:53)22. Nobudy but you (3:08)23. The past (2:29)

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The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals

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Biography by Richie Unterberger:
The Rascals, along with the Righteous Brothers, Mitch Ryder, and precious few others, were the pinnacle of '60s blue-eyed soul. The Rascals' talents, however, would have to rate above their rivals, if for nothing else than the simple fact that they, unlike many other blue-eyed soulsters, penned much of their own material. They also proved more adept at changing with the fast-moving times, drawing much of their inspiration from British Invasion bands, psychedelic rock, gospel, and even a bit of jazz and Latin music. They were at their best on classic singles like "Good Lovin'," "How Can I Be Sure," "Groovin'," and "People Got to Be Free." When they tried to stretch their talents beyond the impositions of the three-minute 45, they couldn't pull it off, a failure ... Read More...

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A wonderful collection of songs, most of which were major hits for this quartet, The Ultimate Rascals was one of the early compilations released when compact discs were still fairly young. As such, the tapes from which this recording was mastered were obviously not first generation, with the resulting subpar sound the disc's only weakness. But, oh, the music: a cornucopia for any baby boomer weaned on AM radio in the mid- to late '60s. The Rascals' development is traced here from the early rock & roll sides, like "Good Lovin'" and "You Better Run," through the blue-eyed soul era of "Groovin'" and "A Girl Like You," to the band's social relevance period, exemplified by "People Got to Be Free" and "A Ray of Hope." During their peak period, from 1966-1969, the Rascals cranked out a batch of popular hit singles, and all are here, along with some of their better album cuts. This is the disc that many fans rushed out to buy when they first acquired CD players, and it's still a good place to start for the uninitiated. For the true fan, however, the two-disc Anthology (1965-1972), released in the early '90s, is much better.

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01 - I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore02 - Good Lovin'03 - Mustang Sally04 - You Better Run05 - Come On Up06 - Love Is A Beautiful Thing07 - What Is The Reason08 - Lonely Too Long09 - Groovin'10 - Girl Like You A11 - How Can I Be Sure12 - It's Wonderful13 - Beautiful Morning A14 - People Got To Be Free15 - Heaven16 - See17 - Carry Me Back18 - Find Somebody19 - Easy Rollin'20 - Ray Of Hope A

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The Gentrys - Keep On Dancing

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Biography by Bradley Torreano:
The Gentrys got their start in Memphis, TN, in 1963. The original group was made up of seven members: vocalist Bruce Bowles, saxophonist Bobby Fisher, vocalist Jimmy Hart, trumpet player Jimmy Johnson, bassist Pat Neal, vocalist Larry Raspberry, and drummer Larry Wall. Their debut album, Keep on Dancing, climbed into the Top 100 due to the success of the title track. The group enjoyed minor success until 1966, when the band broke up. Originally, member Jimmy Hart decided to resurrect the band in 1969, now featuring himself on lead vocals. The band still had some minor success, but did not last long. Raspberry would go on to start several more garage and soul groups, while Hart became a popular wrestling character, the "Mouth of the South," and would write music for both the WWF and WCW wrestling organizations.

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1. Keep On Dancing 2. Everybody To Their Own Kick 3. Sometimes 4. Hang On Sloopy 5. Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 6. Brown Paper Sack 7. Do You Love Me 8. Hand Jive 9. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)10. Don't Send Me No Flowers11. Little Girl Next Door12. Make Up Your Mind13. Bonus Track: Spread It On Thick14. Bonus Track: Everyday I Have To Cry

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The Vivisectors - Gulag Tunes - Melodies and Rhythms of Gulag (2005) Russia

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Лидер эстетской серф-группы The Vivisectors Михаил Антипов однажды с изумлением понял, что старые блатные песни (если из них убрать жестокую лирику) страсть как хороши. Нечто подобное, но на куда менее криминальной основе уже полвека успешно делает группа The Shadows. Получившиеся пьесы, действительно, ближе к инструментальным увертюрам ВИА 1960-х, чем к суровым откровениям вымышленных и реальных каторжан.

The Vivisectors - Gulag Tunes

What a cool concept. Ever since I heard The Fat man and Team Fat cover the "Volga Boatman," I thought Russian prisoner and work songs would be great to cover in the surf idiom. The Vivisectors' Gulag Tunes proves the point.

Picks: 'Free Flying Birds', 'Stop That Train (I Wanna Get Off)', 'Tagunca (Old Moscow Jailhouse)', ''Vurkuta - Leningrad' Express', 'Uncle Ivan's Cherry Garden', 'Kolyme', 'New Pub On Deribasovskaya', 'Cigarette Stub (From White Kulyme Hell)', 'Two Punks Escape From Prison In Odessa', 'Bublichki', 'Night Lights', 'Gop-So-Smykom (Natural Born Thief)', 'Pigeons Flying Over Our Jail', 'Night Lights'
Free Flying Birds Pulsing rhythms and reverb play a sad song with that uniquely durable Russian fatalism. The song is quite lovely, and the the arrangement very charming.
Stop That Train (I Wanna Get Off) This song has a wonderful warmth, a heart with deep soul. The panned guitar drama bridges are very cool, and the overall production very complimentary. the rockabilly beat adds a sense of travel.
Tagunca (Old Moscow Jailhouse) the warmth of the surf idiom contrasts well to the theme of the song. There's a kind of imaginary hope in the sound, and a haunting in the arrangement. Very soothing.
'Vurkuta - Leningrad' Express With an eastern European rock sound via the shimmer of tremolo and echo delivers a sad melody with a very memorable riff. Wonderful richness and crisp production.
Uncle Ivan's Cherry Garden With a touch of "Secret Agent Man," this song has a happy infectious sound, even though it's a bit fatalistic. Really nice!
Kolyme "Kolyme" employs dark surf rhythms, whammified danger, and moody ambiance very effectively. It's very pretty in a profoundly sad way. I like this a lot.
Limunchiki Echoed guitar and a very cool backtrack are well sync'd in a highly rhythmic way. This is an extremely lovely and infectious track, somewhat reminiscent of a few of the Ventures Japanese instros, only more emotional.
Kyev and Varanezh "Kyev and Varanezh" is a pretty and gently moving track. I'm not sure why, but it doesn't grab me like the rest of the tracks here.
New Pub On DeribasovskayaMurky double picking a la balalaika gentle introduces this sad song with a quiet drama. Once the song arrives, it becomes rhythmic and infectious, while also being somewhat apathetic about any improvement in life's lot.
Cigarette Stub (From White Kulyme Hell) With a spy rhythm and ringing chords, "Cigarette Stub (From White Kulyme Hell)" is a gentle and passive song with a very haunting guitar line. The round soft tone of the guitar adds to the sense of subtlety, and the melody is sad, yet very comfortable.
Two Punks Escape From Prison In Odessa An infectious near-ska rhythm and a very nicely echoed guitar combine in a romping adventure. "Two Punks Escape From Prison In Odessa" is an optimistic song of freedom's flight. It captures your soul and makes you empathize with the escapees. Very cool.
Bublichki Dark drama is conveyed via the guitar's tone, and the glissandos add a sense of danger more than surf. "Bublichki" is a string track with a cohesive emotional sense.
Night Lights A gentle flow and rhythm capture your imagination as "Night Lights" plays. Its infectious rhythm and the melancholy nature of the melody are well paired, creating a well crafted arrangement that keeps your attention. Very nice.
Gop-So-Smykom (Natural Born Thief)"Gop-So-Smykom (Natural Born Thief)" is a bouncy almost rockabilly instro with a rolling beat and gypsy heart. melancholy for sure, yet somewhat happy for the moment.
Pigeons Flying Over Our Jail This song has a great dark rhythm and beat, and haunting guitar with rich tone and perfectly suited echo. The rhythmic nature of the backtrack keeps you moving forward with the advancing melody line. "Pigeons Flying Over Our Jail" captures and keeps your attention. Soothing and open road cool.
Night Lights (Drunk Version)Well, this version of "Night Lights" is very well named. Its lumbering gate and old world rhythm portray Vodka soaked closing time. Too fun. (http://reverbcentral.com/reviews/v/vivisectors5320.html)

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01. Intro02. Migrant Birds03. Stop That Train (I Wanna Get Off)04. Taganka (Old Moscow Jailhouse)05. Express Vorkuta-Leningrad06. Black Raven07. Uncle Ivan's Cherry Garden08. Kolyma09. Limonchiki10. New Pub On Deribasovkaya Street11. Two Punks Escape From Odessa Jailhouse12. Bublichki13. Night Lights14. Gop-So-Smykom (Natural Born Thief)15. Pigeons Flying Over Our Prison16. Night Lights-2 (Drynk Version)*********************

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The Vivisectors - Case History of John Doe (2003) Russia

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For fans surf and instrumental...

The Vivisectors - Case History of John Doe

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It’s songs like “Mad,” “Monkey Hunter,” and “Alien In Government” that then rip to shreds all our preconceived notions of what surf is. The Vivisectors slice and dice and toss it all around, injecting Garage Rock and Film Noir spy rock into the mix, with a sense of dread and urgency that somehow lifts the spirits. “Radio Spell,” “Fried Chicken,” “Cruel Love,” and others open up the Monster lo-fi sound that Mike Antipow (Guitars, organ, drum loops, home PC) plays with the furiousness of a man possessed. We hear him ripping and shredding chords like the powerful waves that crash upon the board riders and the beach, intricately picking at huge Phat bottom notes, that run and slice through the heart and the waves. We surf through an intriguing presentation of a genre that has long been treated as dead, and is only recognized by those who cling to the past and exult the extinct. It teaches us that the stereotyping of terror, evil, and repression of the old USSR blinds us in much the same way to the core, soul, and general goodness of its people.“Motorpsycho,” “Russki Psycho,” “Scary Song,” “Midnight Travel,” “Terrorfobia,” and “KGB Moscow Nights” assert all the horror, terror, and dark, mysterious ways of fear and loathing under a communist regime. But, it is the sound that reaches in and urges us to let it go, to wrap ourselves in the resurrected music of a brighter and happier time and culture, but not to forget what brought us to this point and how much farther we still must go. “Enigma Of John Doe,” does just that with a schlock-psycho-monster style narrative that draws us like the curious to an accident. Perhaps this is the sound we make when we want to see what should in fact repulse us. It’s human nature reduced to its most primitive, a sullen fright that confuses, yet identifies us all at once, the world mummified for all to gawk and ponder.Maybe that’s why “Cold Waves” leads to the closing of this CD. It finally lays the Russian surf scene out for all to see. While the waves are as friendly as they are frigid, they urge us to realize that those fanatics who practice and present it with revered vision should be warmly received for all they’ve done and accomplished. “Outro” may close the mausoleum doors, and while upon arrival the caskets may have been full of dead expectations of a genre and culture, we’ve been shown that we shouldn’t be shoveling the dirt – Raise the dead. From Independisc.com. .

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1. Intro2. Big Dif3. Cowboy Surfer4. Good Time5. Hank, God Bless You6. The House of the Rising Sun7. Mad8. Monkey Hunter.9. Motorpsycho10. Radio Spell11. Fried Chicken12. Alien in a Government13. Russki Psycho14. Cruel Love15. Enigma of John Doe16. Ghost Surfer17. Scary Song18. Midnight Travel19. Terrorofobia20. True Story21. Walking22. Son of the Beach23. Moonlight Tango24. KGB Moscow Nights25. Cold Waves

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THE IVY LEAGUE 1964-67 (British Beat: vol 21)

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'60s British pop trio the Ivy League consisted of members John Carter, Ken Lewis (previous members of Carter-Lewis and the Southerners), and Perry Ford. All three members were session singers who possessed high-pitched singing voices, forming the group in 1964. Although an initial single quickly disappeared from sight, their second single, "Funny How Love Can Be," turned out to be a surprise U.K. Top Ten hit. Further hits followed, including "That's Why I'm Crying" and a cover of "Tossin' And Turnin'," the latter of which hit number three on the U.K. charts. The original trio managed to only release a single full-length album, 1965's This Is the Ivy League... Read More...

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. 01 What More Do You Want . 02 Wait a Minute. 03 Funny How Love Can Be. 04 Lonely Room. 05 That's What I'm Cryin'. 06 A Girl Like You. 07 Tossing and Turning. 08 Graduation Day. 09 Our Love is Slipping Away. 10 I Could Make You Fall in Love. 11 Running Round in Circles. 12 Rain Rain Go Away. 13 Willow Tree. 14 One Day. 15 My World Fell Down. 16 Four and Twenty Hours. 17 Suddenly Things. 18 Tomorrow is Another Day. 19 Thank You for Loving Me. 20 In the Not Too Distant Future. 21 Almost Grown. 22 We're Having a Party. 23 Don't Worry Baby. 24 Don't Think Twice It's All Right. 25 Lonely City. 26 Friday. 27 Busy Doing Nothing

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