THE SONICS - Unreleased [1966/67]
1980's [First American] Collection of unissued 60's stuff by your favorite garage gang. Most of these cuts are post "Introducing The Sonics" Jerden recordings and some are with different line-up,...
View ArticleTHE OUTLAWS [UK] - Ride Again [The Singles A's & B's 1961-64]
It's a shame there's no way to separate this group from the later American group of the same name. Folks, these Outlaws are the band poached by Joe Meek from his one-time recording artist Mike Berry....
View ArticleIGGY & THE STOOGES - Death Trip [1973/88] Vinyl Rip!!!
In 1987, the release of Rubber Legs gave listeners their first ever exposure to the Stooges' so-called CBS rehearsals from spring 1973. Six songs long, it was as tantalizing as it was impossibly...
View ArticleTHE HAMMERSMITH GORILLAS - Gorilla Got Me [1974-1981/1999]
The Hammersmith Gorillas or Gorillas as they were also known, were formed in 1974 and lasted until 1981. Based around the creative talents of Jesse Hector, who was no stranger to the music scene, the...
View ArticleJESSE HECTOR - Gorilla Garage: The Jesse Hector Story [1972-1988/2005]
The Godfather of Garage Rock. A stalwart of the rock scene who began in 1959, became a scenester in the mid 60’s, an urban legend in the mid and late 70’s… and an icon ever since whose influence...
View ArticleCRUSHED BUTLER - Uncrushed [1969-1971]
Crushed Butler were a British protopunk/hard rock band that existed between 1969 and 1971. According to 2008's Pretty Vacant: A History of UK Punk, the band "was, in many ways, Britain's first...
View ArticleTHE APEMEN - 7+ Inches Of Love [1993-94/2013]
The Apemen hail from the Netherlands and have been playing raw surf instrumentals since 1990. The 20 tracks on Seven Inches of Love were recorded between 1993 and 1994, previously released on...
View ArticleEXCEL - If It Rains Ep + The Lost Album [1979/80] Vinyl Rip!!!
David Fahy (keybards), Stephen Gawtry (drums), Stephen Smith (bass) and Paul Naylor (vocals, guitar), from Yorkshire, formed the band 'X.L.' in 1976, playing the local club circuit. The band split in...
View ArticleTITTY-TWIST-A-GO-GO! [60's R&B/Lounge/Exotica Instros]
16 tracks of fast, loud and wild swingin' 1960-1967 instro-gogo titty-twisters and a few fast lounge / exotica cuts too! Guess what ?!? This Is FANTABULOSLY GRRRREAT!!! Shake it baby! Dig!!!One and...
View ArticleTHE ROOSTERS [Japan] - The Roosters [1980] + Bonus
The Roosters were a Japanese rock band active 1979-1988 that mixed punk, blues-rock, ska and straightforward rock and roll. They formed in 1979 in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka. Although there were four...
View ArticleTHE ROOSTERS [Japan] - a-GoGo [1981]
Here's 2nd slab by these Jap/R-Billy Punkers. More solid rockers as Sitting On The Fence, Fade Away, Bacillus Capsule, Dissatisfaction [cool cover of Rolling Stones "Rip This Joint"], and fine covers...
View ArticleTHE CRAMPS - Live!!! At Fryshuset, Stockholm, Sweeden November 8,1991
KILLER live performace from their '91"Look Mom No Head" tour, broadcasted on Sweeden radio. The sound in ultra-superb, so it's a shame there are only 8 trax. It's short, but baby... it's SWEET! Aloha...
View ArticleJAYNE COUNTY - Rock 'n' Roll Resurrection [Live! 1980]
County's first release following the less than pleasant dismantling of the Electric Chairs was this dramatic recounting of a New Year's Eve 1979 show in Toronto, Canada. Dominated by an absolutely...
View ArticleTHE OGRES - The Acrid & Misanthropic Sounds Of... [2013] Vinyl Rip!!!
15 raw and rockin' tunes from this East Bay Garage Revival atraction. These 5 wackos got more cool 60's influences under their wigs than you'd expect. Great mix of 60's Garage/Beat & fun. One of...
View ArticleTHE SEEDS - A Web Of Sound [Stereo/Mono] + A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues +...
Recorded in the midst of 1966, naturally after the spring release of their debut but before "Pushin' Too Hard" climbed into the national charts in the spring of 1967, A Web of Sound finds the Seeds...
View ArticleBO DIDDLEY - Profile [Teldec 1981] Vinyl Rip!!!
'81. German Teldec Records comp. of Bo's classics. The reason I've put it is a REAL COOL SOUND, different than those on Cd collections. There's an interesting instro version of "When The Saints Go...
View ArticleJOHNNY THUNDERS & THE HEARTBREAKERS - L.A.M.F. Revisited ['84] Lp Rip!
The original version of L.A.M.F. (which stands for "Like a Mother F*cker") was marred by shoddy production. This 1984 remix of the album (under the supervision of Johnny Thunders) places L.A.M.F....
View ArticleAPACHE - Boomtown Gems [2008]
Apache first album on Birdman Records is Boomtown Gems, featuring members of The Cuts, Parchman Farm, Ghenghis Khan and others. Bay Area fav's Apache is a band of four dudes. The songs are Rock'N'Roll...
View ArticleTHE REVELLS - Slot Car [1965]
The album "The Go sound of the Slots" was recorded at Western Recorders before Christmas 1964. Jimmy Bowen produced the album under license from Warner Bros. Records. Gary Usher was the session leader....
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