A Passing Fancy - A Passing Fancy (2000 Pacemaker Entertainment Digipack) 1968

Biography A Passing Fancy was born out of Toronto's Yorkville Village scene in the mid-'60s. In 1967 the band released its debut single, "I'm Losing Tonight," which immediately became a hit and scored high on the east coast charts. In 1968, A Passing Fancy released a self-titled album on the independent Boo Records label that was well received and garnered good reviews. The Boo label, formed by two record store owners, only released the album in the Toronto area, so national fame and exposure eluded the band. A Passing Fancy was British-influenced pop with elements of psychedelia and an American garage sound. The band went through a couple of lineup changes while recording the album, but all musicians were credited in the album liner notes. The main songwriters in the band were Jay Telfer and brothers Fergus and Greg Hambleton. The songs were well written and the music was well played. Shortly after the release of the album, one more single followed, "I Believe in Sunshine," which was also a hit. This single broke out across Canada and attracted interest south of the border, as well as with some major labels, but unfortunately it was too late and the band folded. Telfer and the Hambletons, in particular Fergus (as he went by for a time) went on to write more songs and record with other bands in the '70s. They also made a couple of solo albums that were well received and are still active today on the Canadian music scene. Greg Hambleton went on to form Axe Records while Fergus Hambleton continued to perform with his reggae band the Satellites. This reissue of the original Boo Records album by Pacemaker Records in association with the U.S. reissue label Timothy's Brain, is housed in a beautiful digipack case with original album artwork. Although this album contains no bonus tracks (as none were available) or additional liner notes, the sound quality is superb and is taken from the original master tapes. An exciting and long-lost piece of the early Canadian music scene that has thankfully been restored and made available once again for all to hear and a new generation to discover. allmusic.com

Tracklist

01.I'm Losing Tonight 2:53

02.A Passing Fancy 2:41

03.You're Going out of My Mind 2:37

04.Sounds Silly 2:30

05.She Phoned 2:16

06.I Believe in Sunshine 2:27

07.Island 2:11

08.Your Trip 3:10

09.Little Boys for Little Girls 3:35

10.Under the Bridge 2:42

11.Spread Out 2:57

12.People in Me 3:24

13.I'm Losing Tonight (Single Version) 2:49

Line-up

Rick Mann - Bass

Brian Price - Organ

Brian Smith - Rhythm Guitar 

Jay Telfer - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Ron Forster - Guitar, Vocals

Fergus Hambleton - Organ, Vocals

Louis Pratile - Drums

Phil Seon - Guitar

Dan Troutman - Bass 

Steve Wilson - Drums

REPOST : Electric Sound Show - An Assortment Of Antiquities For The Psychedelic Connoisseur (Box Set 5 CD) 1966 - 1968

Electric Sound Show is the official off-shoot CD compilation series that follows the long-deleted, vinyl-only compilation LP series, Incredible Sound Show Stories originally issued back in 1995 by Dig The Fuzz records. Particles presents for the first time ever, all five volumes as originally intended, providing a colorful voyage through the handsome and flamboyant heavens of psychedelia. Numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies only. This exclusive box-set provides complete and professional mastering with expansive and

analytical liner notes from Psychomaniac, promising a wealth of archival material housed in a 56-page color booklet. Puff on that in your peace-pipe!

CD1 : We All Live On Candy Green
01.Who Wants Happiness - Tapestry
02.Neweastle Broup - High Street East
03.Find The Lady - Shakane
04.Run Muah Faster - Matchbox
05.I Can't Do It All By Myself - C.M.J.
06.It Wants Be The Same - Gavin Hamilton
07.Thread Of Time - The Scenery
08.I Am... I Think - Grobbert
09.Up The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire - Clevedonaires
10.Attempted Contact - Gentry
11.My Kind Of Loving - The Motowns
12.God Save Our Gracious Cream - The Motives
13.I Bring The Sun - John Bryant
14.Meter Maid - Rodney Bewes
15.Firday Man - Majority One
16.Ice Woman - The Motives
17.Mind - Eill
18.Pictures Framed In My Mind - Ken Saul
19.Low Toby - Empty Vessels
20.A Hard Day's Night - Majority
21.I Can Hear Colours - The Motives
22.It's A Long Time - The News
23.Baby Of The May - The Motives
24.Na, Na, Na, Na - Izzy Pound
25.Melinda Marie - Blue

CD2 : In King Solomon's Mind
01.Lovin - Closed
02.Fire - Cellophane
03.Man - Pauls Collection
04.Green Chewing Gum Machine - The Motions
05.Places Of Afterlife - Colored Rain
06.Quite Unexpectedly - Leather Sandwich
07.See The Light - The Flame
08.Listen, Listen - Avengers
09.Dr. Sipher - Ro-D-Ys
10.Rainy Sunday - Ramjam Big Band
11.Music Is My Life - Pauls Collection
12.Mind Magician - Procession
13.Question Of Childhood - Adam & Dee
14.Mind Patterns - Cellophane
15.Ode To An Undertaker - The Drifters
16.Snakers - Blue Effect
17.Indian Girl - Aros
18.Silver Ship - Abdullah's Regime
19.Summer Hill Road - The Executives
20.Ballad Of The Light Brigade - Music Convention
21.(You're My Cake) Amamnda Blake - Mantis
22.Blue Taxi - Blue Effect
23.Winds Of Change - Colored Rain
24.Flower Of Love - Baris Manco
25.The Time Is Nigh - After Tea

CD3 : Apricot Hash In The Hour Glass
01.Daily Remember - Ark
02.World, 2000 - Gary Knight
03.Sightseer - Malcolm Mitchell
04.Panecake Trees - Jefferson Lee
05.Ange, With Love - Childe Haroid
06.Doomsday Plus One - Paisley Patterns
07.In A Dream World - Zimmos Thanatopsis
08.The Sky Is Falling - Amerika
09.Peaceful Man - Kindred Spirit
10.Sho' Need Love - Dickens
11.15 Going On 20 - Five By Five
12.Gunfighter - Unsettled Society
13.I Am Afraid - Gasllte Village
14.I'm Dreaming - Wildweeds
15.Phrenologie Insult - Freudian Complex
16.Message To Seymour - Billy Shears & The Allamricans
17.Queen Alice - The Trilllum
18.Ryan 5 - Calliope
19.Flying Upside Down - Amerika
20.Feather - Mitchell, Malcolm
21.Cate Is Dead - Owl Aunt
22.I Come From The Andromeda Galaxy - Me Myself & Eye
23.Brink Of Death - Childe Haroid
24.Opus # 1 - American Revolution
25.Diagnosis (One Way Empty And Down) - Oxford Watchband

CD4 : Paper Thoughts Of Polly Pan
01.Girl - Simon & De Sade
02.Midway Down - John Wondering
03.Bye Bye Mrs. Purple - Rob De Neys
04.Poor Bobby - Sir Henry
05.Make It Legal - The Motions
06.A Wristwateh Band - Bill Wendry & The Boss Tweeds
07.Sherry Cherie - Sweet Feelin
08.Rainbows And Butterflies - The Petards
09.Now - Wishfulthinking
10.Visions Of Molly - Blair Smith
11.March Of The White Corpuscles - Daddy Dewdrop
12.Is This The Only Life You've Had - Rome James Reincarnation
13.Everyday Is Just The Same - Moan
14.You're Too Incomprehensible - Tages
15.Steps Into Space - Tower
16.Stormy - King Biscuit Entertainmers
17.Lady Greengrass - The Ones
18.You've Got That Certain Style - New Dream
19.Echoes - Smith Blair
20.Office Girl - The Hounds
21.Molly - Sweet Thursday
22.Blue Sofa - Mayfly
23.Angela Gray - Opus
24.Moontalk - Sammy Soulset
25.The End - Greenfield & Cook

CD5 : Green Eyed Gods Of Smoke
01.Masterpiece - Irish Coffee
02.Rainbow - The Motions
03.Golden Sereen - Triangle
04.Find Your Way - Made In Germany
05.Calling Out Your Name - George Cash
06.Pollution - Georgia Brown
07.What Have I Done - Pauls Collection
08.You Don't Understand - Mother Sunday
09.Music - Objectivo
10.Deserted Alley - Blue Effect
11.Have You Ever Heard - Marsh Mallow
12.Midnight In The Graveyard - Mother Sunday
13.Kyrie - Czerwono Czarni
14.Apollo Ii - Tenderfoot Kids
15.Part Of The Season - Long Time
16.Look At The Sky - Giant Empire
17.It's My Mind - Purple Wine
18.The Monarchy - The Dream
19.Hymn To The Sun - Lucas
20.Living Living East, Dreaming West - William Sheiler
21.Ego - Cruise Lane

The Selfish Cales - Throw Your Watch To The Water 2015 (Authorized)

Biography : The Selfish Cales were born on 2010, thanks to a lucky meetings on Myspace between Andy and Gabriel. Their passionate idea was to bring a complete music reality, also concern to live performances and visual impact.
The early months give the birth of their first EP, sign of a simple but close-knit alchemy. The first EP consists in 5 tracks distributed in 100 promotional copies, followed by many gigs in northern Italy. The sound was still markedly garage, but with Psychedelic shades and a sixties-oriented identity. In 2011, The Selfish Cales changed their line up due to the departure of Chris (rhythm guitar), which will bring to the entrance of Albert Cale on Organ, Piano and Mellotron. In this period the second EP “The Selfish Cales II” has been published in 100 copies, with a more mature sound characterized by various influences. Here it states the psychedelic character of the band, and the Indian Sitar takes part in songs and live performances. Their young way continues through many gigs and a second videoclip from the Single “Useless”, plus a side-project that give the birth to “Dandelion Seeds”, a tribute of five songs from the '60s Psychedelic Pop. In September 2013, the first LP "Light Worms And Old Dancing Ladies" comes out: the album establishes a transitional phase of the sound of The Cales, between Garage and wider openings to Psychedelia, Progressive and Pop. The album was released digitally on Record Union, plus a hundred copies promotional CD-Digipack copies. From October 2013, with the departure of Albert (keyboards), starts a period of several changes in the line-up that will find their final resolution one year after, with the participation at the 25th edition of Psych Out Festival: the arrival of Sarah Cale (Bass), brings a new Power Trio live formule, and the composition of the second LP. The Selfish Cales

Tracklist:
01.Sulphureous Haze
02.Soul Mates
03.Peacock Girl
04.Brighter Days
05.Throw Your Watch To The Water
06.Colours Of The Mind
07.I Believe In Magic
08.Mr. Hotpeach
09.Empathy
10.Some Warm Trails
11.Imaginary Journey
12.See Tomorrow’s Shores

The Selfish Cales:
Gabriel Cale (Gabriele Calegari) - Drums - Vocals
Andy Cale (Andrea Bonamigo) - Guitar - Bass - Vocals
Sarah Cale (Sara Gregori) - Bass

Listen this album at bandcamp.com

Wild Cherries - Thats Life (2007 Remaster) 1965 - 1968

Biography:If you go just by the records they managed to release during the 1960s, there's not really enough to make a Wild Cherries album. This reissue, however, makes the most of out their slim recorded legacy, combining both sides of their four 1967-1968 singles with 16 previously unreleased 1965-1966 bonus tracks. It's the eight tracks (all written or co-written by guitarist Lobby Loyde) from the singles, though, that are the truly significant ones, since it was on these that the Wild Cherries laid down the music that was among the most innovative in '60s Australian rock. On the most notable of those 45s, the group fused psychedelia, early hard/progressive rock, and soul in a manner that no other Australian band of the time was doing on record, particularly on "Krome Plated Yabby," "That's Life," and "Gotta Stop Lying." These are somewhat similar to the rock being played by some Detroit outfits of the late '60s, and if they're certainly more pop-oriented than, say, the MC5, they do offer a pretty intriguing blend of creative ambition and muscular crunch. The other, far less well-known songs from the singles might surprise listeners who've heard the other tracks on compilations, as they're more straightforward soul-rock than you'd expect (adding some pop-oriented orchestration on "I Don't Care"), though they're fairly good as that style goes. The remaining 16 tracks taken from studio outtakes and home/live recordings capture the group at an earlier pre-Loyde stage at which they were much more an R&B/rock band along the lines of British bands like the Rolling Stones and Yardbirds. In fact, just one of these songs (the quite admirably mean'n'lean "Get Out of My Life") is a group original; not only are all of the others covers, but most of them are covers of tunes that major British Invasion bands like the Yardbirds, the Who, and Manfred Mann put on their early recordings. This section of the CD isn't nearly as original as the Loyde-led material, then, and it's not as well recorded either, though the fidelity's satisfactory. Still, the Wild Cherries do sound like a good, tough, mid-'60s British R&B band at this stage in their development, and without those tracks...well, there wouldn't be enough for a CD. As is standard for the Half a Cow label, the packaging is superb, featuring a 36-page liner booklet jammed with photos. Review by Richie Unterberger 

Tracklist:
*Festival Singles 1967 - 1968
01. Krome Plated Yabby 2:58
02. Everything I Do Is Wrong 2:36
03. That's Life 3:20
04. Try Me (I'm Not As Bad As You Think) 3:44
05. Gotta Stop Lying 3:03
06. Time Killer 3:27
07. I Don't Care 3:46
08. Theme For A Merry-Go-Round 2:31
*Unreleased Recordings 1965 - 1966
09. Without You 3:50
10. Coming Home Baby 2:12
11. Tobacco Road 4:19
12. Worried Blues 2:41
13. You Don't Love Me 3:06
14. Get Out Of My Life 2:25
15. Bye Bye Birdie 2:12
*Live At The Fat Black Pussycat 1965 - 1966
16. WIthout You (version 2) 3:05
17. I'm Your Kingpin 1:44
18. Mad Man Blues 2:59
19. Tobacco Road (version 2) 4:37
20. Parchman Farm 3:19
21. Smokestack Lightning 4:03
22. My Generation 2:46
23. Ain't Got You 2:13
24. Baby Please Don't Go 6:12

Wild Cherries:
*1967-68 Festival Singles
Dan Robinson – Vocals
Lobby Loyde (Aka Barry Lyde) – Guitars
Les Gilbert – Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Hammond Organ
Keith Barber – Drums
John Phillips – Bass Guitar
Peter Eddey - Bass Guitar
*1965 Lloyd Carrick's Parent's House
Malcolm Mcgee – Lead Guitar, Vocals
Rob Lovett – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Kevin Murphy – Drums
Les Gilbert – Bass Guitar
*1965/66 Live At The Fat Black Pussycat
*1966 Trend Studios Melbourne
John Bastow – Vocals
Malcolm Mcgee – Lead Guitar, Vocals
Kevin Murphy – Drums
Les Gilbert – Bass Guitar
Keith Barber - Drums (1966)

Music Machine - The Bonniwell Music Machine (2014 Box 2CD Big Beat Records) 1967

Biography : The Music Machine were renamed the Bonniwell Music Machine when they went to Warner Bros., as the original lineup disbanded at some point, leaving only chief singer and songwriter Sean Bonniwell. Much of the material on Warner, however, was recorded by the original group, and this album was pasted together from some singles (some of which had appeared on Original Sound in 1967) and other tracks, both by the original incarnation and a second outfit that was pretty much a Sean Bonniwell solo vehicle. Accordingly, the tone of the album is pretty uneven, but much of the material is excellent. In fact, some of the songs rate among their best; a few are also found on the Rhino anthology, but other first-rate tunes ("Bottom of the Soul," "Talk Me Down," "The Trap") are not. Some of the cuts (presumably those recorded after the first lineup broke up) find Bonniwell branching out from psych-punk into a poppier and more eclectic direction, sometimes with very good results, sometimes not. Review by Richie Unterberger

CD1:
01.The Music Machine - Astrologically Incompatible 2:36
02.The Music Machine - Double Yellow Line 2:09
03.The Music Machine - The Day Today 2:53
04.The Music Machine - Absolutely Positively 2:14
05.The Music Machine - Somethin' Hurtin' On Me 3:04
06.The Music Machine - The Trap 2:34
07.The Music Machine - Soul Love 3:39
08.The Music Machine - Bottom Of The Soul 2:01
09.The Music Machine - Talk Me Down 1:52
10.The Music Machine - The Eagle Never Hunts The Fly 2:47
11.The Music Machine - I've Loved You 2:49
12.The Music Machine - Affirmative No 2:08
13.The Music Machine - Discrepancy 2:36
14.The Music Machine - Me - Myself, And I 2:14
15.The Music Machine - You'll Love Me Again 1:52
16.The Music Machine - In My Neighborhood 2:21
17.The Music Machine - To The Light 2:12
18.The Music Machine - Everything Is Everything 1:52
19.The Music Machine - This Should Make You Happy 2:04
20.The Music Machine - Black Snow 2:32
21.The Music Machine - Tell Me What Ya Got 2:07
22.The Music Machine - Time Out (For A Daydream) 2:07
23.The Music Machine - Tin Can Beach 2:08
24.The Music Machine - Unka Tinka Ty 2:18
25.The Music Machine - 902 1:57

CD2:
01.Sean Bonniwell - Gimme Gimme 2:24
02.Sean Bonniwell - Stand Aside 1:57
03.The Ragamuffins - Two Much 1:58
04.The Ragamuffins - Push Don't Pull 2:14
05.The Ragamuffins - Chances 3:03
06.The Ragamuffins - Talk Me Down 1:41
07.The Music Machine - Point Of No Return 2:41
08.Sean Bonniwell - I'll Take The Blame 1:53
09.Sean Bonniwell - The Life I Live 1:51
10.Sean Bonniwell - Would You Believe 2:20
11.Sean Bonniwell - Inside Eternity 2:56
12.Sean Bonniwell - Paper Mache 2:29
13.Sean Bonniwell - You'll Love Me Again 2:06
14.The Music Machine - Dark White 4:34
15.The Music Machine - King Mixer 3:04
16.The Music Machine - She Is 3:21
17.The Music Machine - Reach Me In Time 2:23
18.The Music Machine - Closed 2:11
19.The Music Machine - Temporary Knife 2:37
20.The Music Machine - Advise & Consent 2:57
21.The Music Machine - Mother Nature-Father Earth 2:16
22.The Music Machine - King Mixer 3:17
23.The Music Machine - Dark White 4:16
24.Sean Bonniwell - Citizen Fear 2:29

Scans

Music Machine:
Sean Bonniwell - Guitar, Vocals
Ron Edgar - Drums
Mark Landon - Guitar
Keith Olsen - Bass
Doug Rhodes - Organ

Poets - Scotland's No.1 Group (2000 DynoVox) 1963 - 1967

Biography: For most purposes, this is a fine and definitive overview of the output of the band that was indeed Scotland's number one group in the 1960s, in quality if not commercial success. Both sides of all six of the Poets' 1964-1967 singles are here, as well as no less than 11 demos that were not released at the time. One flaw worth noting is that the singles are not mastered from the best possible tapes; however, the difference in fidelity between this and a compilation from more, shall we say, above-the-board sources is so minimal as to be almost meaningless. Fans of the Poets (and they are more numerous than one might suppose) might well already have another, quite similar compilation, In Your Tower, which includes much but not all of the contents from Scotland's No. 1 Group. So, how does one choose? Well, that's a tough one. Each disc has the essential core of the band's discography: both sides of those half-dozen singles. Each also has the quite good, if a little scratchy and muffled, 1965 demos "I'll Keep My Pride" and "It's So Different Now." In Your Tower, however, does have some items not on Scotland's No. 1 Group, and although some of those are pretty dispensable, two are noteworthy: the hypnotic George Gallacher post-Poets track "Dawn," and the mysterious unreleased late-'60s song "Never Thought She Would." Scotland's No. 1 Group, however, has no less than nine 1963-1964 demos not on the other compilation, and although their fidelity veers from substandard to downright treacherous, these include some very good originals: the folk-rockish "Love Is Fading Away," the doomy pseudo-Merseybeat of "This Woman Mine," and the chipper "With You By Me" (the last two of these songs are each presented in two different versions). Those interested enough in the Poets in the first place to want a compilation should throw in the towel and get both. It's still frustrating that the optimum Poets anthology which would include all the singles from the master tapes, everything from these two discs, and other unreleased tracks rumored to exist in the vaults has yet to be assembled. Review by Richie Unterberger

Tracklist:
01.With You by Me
02.Why You Still Go On
03.Miss Queen Bee
04.This Woman Mine
05.Love Is Fading Away
06.Now We're Thru
07.There Are Some
08.That's the Way It's Got to Be
09.I'll Cry With the Moon
10.I Am So Blue
11.I Love Her Still
12.I'll Keep My Pride
13.It's So Different Now
14.Some Things I Can't Forget
15.Call Again
16.I'll Come Home
17.Baby Don't You Do It
18.Wooden Spoon
19.In Your Tower
20.With You by Me (Demo)
21.Why You Still Go On (Demo)
22.This Woman Mine (Demo)
23.Why Willows Weep (Demo)

Poets:
George Gallacher - vocals
Hume Paton - lead guitar
Tony Myles - rhythm guitar
John Dawson - bass guitar
Alan Weir - drums

Lincoln Street Exit - Drive It 1970

Biography : This disc is a great re-release of Lincoln St. Exit's early material! It easily stands up to the releases of any other underground psychedelic band of the era (The Chob, Moving Sidewalks, etc). Between this and the ENTRANCE album, released under their then current name Xit, in the 70s; one would have the bulk of the Lincoln St. Exit material. This would leave a die-hard fan only to track down their "Who's Been Driving My Little Yellow Taxi Cab b/w Paper Place", "Half a Dream / Sunny Sunday b/w Whatever Happened to Baby Jesus" and the elusive " Whatever Happened Pt. 1 b/w Whatever Happened Pt. 2" singles, to have a complete collection. The DRIVE IT EP features the heaviest and most blazing psychedelic guitar material, while ENTRANCE is on the rather mellow ballad side. The only exceptions on ENTRANCE are the rockin' "Mississippi Riverboat Gamblin' Man", and "She's My Everything" which substitutes sax and piano solos for electric guitar. Between these two releases, only "Soulful Drifter" and "Sunny Sunday Dream" are shared in common. The DRIVE IT version of "Soulful Drifter" is 1:10 shorter than the other version (presumably from an earlier recording), and has no 'string section', organ or tambourine. The DRIVE IT "Sunny Sunday Dream" is a simple studio recording that's basically identical, except the ENTRANCE version is in excellent stereo, and includes a completely different ending in which so much echo is added that it becomes a chaotic mess before the rhythm section drops out, leaving only the organ and howling guitar (for 18 extra seconds). As they headed into the 70s this group became unconcerned with Pop culture's idea of 'hip' and wrote less Pop-oriented tunes; opting instead for drawn out, native drummed, native sung, orchestral concept albums. All great stuff. sambson

Tracklist:
01.Man Machine 4:02
02.Dirty Mother Blues 6:55
03.Got You Babe 3:06
04.Teacher Teacher 2:45
05.Soulful Drifter 2:00
06.Time Has Come Gonna Die 4:06
07.Going Back Home 3:03
08.Straight Shootin' Man 3:00
09.Phantom Child 3:14
10.The Bummer 2:22
11.Sunny Sunday Dream 2:58

Lincoln Street Exit:
Michael Martin - Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Mac Suazo - Bass Guitar
Lee Herres - Drums and Percussion
R.C.Gariss - Lead Guitar

Nuggets From The Golden State - Crystalize Your Mind 1965 - 1967 (Repost)

Big Beat's Nuggets of the Golden State series is a disappointing collection of unreleased, vaguely psychedelic '60s garage rock from the San Francisco area, much of it (the entirety of this CD) from the archives of the Golden State Recorders studio. This volume is the least impressive of the lot, combining unreleased material with rare singles on the MTA, Tower, and Uptown labels. There are occasional good moments the fruity psych-pop of the Love Exchange, the primitive psychedelia of the Vejtables but they're drowned by the generic material of no-names like the Living Children, the Poor Souls, the Rear Exit, and the Transatlantic Train. The psychedelic influences that make themselves heard are clumsy and grating, and judged as garage rock, it's considerably below average. allmusic.com

Tracklist:
01.The Living Children - Crystalize Your Mind 2:54
02.The Living Children - Now It's Over 2:02
03.The Poor Souls - I'll Be Around 2:36
04.The Vejtables - Shadows 3:10
05.The Vejtables - Feel the Music 2:50
06.The Rear Exit - Excitation 2:42
07.The Rear Exit - Miles Beyond 1:53
08.The Transatlantic Train - The Train 2:53
09.The Transatlantic Train - You're Bringing Me Down 2:51
10.The Transatlantic Train - She Was a Lady 2:32
11.The Flying Circus - I'm Going 2:38
12.The Flying Circus - Midnight Highway 2:40
13.The Flying Circus - Green Eyes Gren World 2:23
14.The Love Exchange - Swallow the Sun (Dark on You Now) 2:30
15.The Mourning Rain - Light Switch 3:20
16.The Mourning Rain - Light Switch (Take 2)
17.The Mourning Rain - Cut Back 2:02
18.The Maze - Kissy Face 3:01
19.The Maze - Dejected Soul 2:32
20.The Staff - Napoleon 2:28
21.The Staff - Would You Take Me for a Ride 2:40
22.The Afterglow - Morning 2:01
23.The Afterglow - Susie's Gone 2:31

Crystalize Your Mind

Monks - Black Monk Time (2009 Light In The Attic) 1966

Biography : The story of the Monks is one of those rock & roll tales that seems too good to be true -- five Americans soldiers stationed in Germany form a rock band to blow off steam, and after starting out playing solid but ordinary R&B-influenced beat music, their songs evolve into something that bear practically no relation to anything happening in pop in 1966. If anything, the Monks were far wilder than their story would suggest; they may have looked bizarre in their matching black outfits, rope ties, and tonsures, but it was their music that was truly radical, with the sharp fuzz and feedback of Gary Burger's guitar faced off against the bludgeoning clang of Dave Day's amplified banjo (taking the place of rhythm guitar), as Roger Johnston pounded out minimalist patterns on the drums, Eddie Shaw's electric bass gave forth with a monstrous throb, and Larry Clark's keyboard bounced off the surfaces of the aural melee. This would have been heady stuff even without Burger's wild-eyed vocals, in which he howls "I hate you with a passion, baby," "Why do you kill all those kids over there in Vietnam?" and "Believing you're wise, being so dumb" over the band's dissonant fury. The closest thing the Monks had to a musical counterpart in 1966 were the Velvet Underground, but existing on separate continents they never heard one another at the time, and while Lou Reed and John Cale were schooled in free jazz and contemporary classical that influenced their work, the Monks were creating a new species of rock & roll pretty much out of their heads. Given all this, it's all the more remarkable that they landed a record deal with a major German label, and while Black Monk Time, their first and only studio album, doesn't boast a fancy production, the simple, clean recording of the group's crazed sounds captures their mad genius to striking effect, and the mingled rage and lunatic joy that rises from these songs is still striking decades after they were recorded. Within a year of the release of Black Monk Time, the band would break up (reportedly over disagreements about a possible tour of Vietnam), and the two singles that followed the LP were more pop-oriented efforts that suggested the Monks couldn't keep up this level of intensity forever. But in late 1965, the Monks were rock & roll's most savage visionaries, and Black Monk Time preserves their cleansing rage in simple but grand style. allmusic.com

Tracklist
01.Monk Time
02.Shut Up
03.Boys Are Boys & Girls Are Choice
04.Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
05.I Hate You
06.Oh, How to Do Now
07.Complication
08.We Do Wie Du
09.Drunken Maria
10.Love Came Tumblin' Down
11.Blast Off!
12.That's My Girl
13.I Can't Get Over You
14.Cuckoo
15.Love Can Tame the Wild
16.He Went Down to the Sea
17.Pretty Suzanne
18.Monk Chant (Live)

Line-up
Gary Burger - vocals, guitar
Larry Clark - vocals, organ
Roger Johnston - vocals, drums
Eddie Shaw - vocals, bass guitar
Dave Day - vocals, electric banjo

The Sundowners - Captain Nemo 1968

The Sundowners' sole album suffers from the problems afflicting many similarly obscure late-'60s pop/rock LPs on major labels. One, the group can't really decide what they want to be, which though leading to some admirable versatility, also ensures a sort of anonymity. Two, there aren't any really good songs, though one or two come close. It might be backhanded praise, but as those sort of records go, this is considerably above the average; the production's very good and full, the singing and harmonies are decent and committed, and The Sundowners play pretty well. Still, they almost sound like different groups from track to track, or at the very least like they're not quite sure whether to be all-out commercial, or try and slip some hipness in on the side. There are some engaging near-Association-strength vocal harmonies and bouncy melodies that put them close to the sunshine pop camp at times, yet at other times they skirt mushy easy listening rock. "Dear Undecided," clearly the best track, is like a fusion of the Hollies and (if this isn't a contradiction in terms) Herman's Hermits at their toughest, and the one you're most likely to have heard before, since they played it onscreen in an episode of the popular late-'60s TV show It Takes a Thief. Other passages indicate they might have been serious Byrds and Who fans -- "Ring Out Wild Bells" has heavy traces of both groups -- yet they don't pursue those inclinations as all-out as they could have, to their detriment. Then there's a mediocre soul-rock instrumental, slightly psychedelic pop/rock (the title cut), and forced blue-eyed soul. It's not that bad on the whole, but certainly not all it could have been. allmusic.com

Tracklist :
01.Sunny Day People - 2:35
02.Edge Of Love - 3:10
03.Let It Be Me - 4:34
04.Dear Undecided - 2:24
05.Ring Out Wild Bells - 2:26
06.Plaster Casters - 2:42
07.Captain Nemo - 3:44
08.Always You - 2:54
09.Easy Does It - 2:48
10.Blue-Green Eyes - 3:01
11.So Sad - 3:55

The Sundowners :
Eddie Brick - lead vocals, percussion
Dominick DeMieri - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, steel guitar, bass, organ, Eddie Placidi - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, steel guitar, bass, organ, piano
Bobby Dick (Bobby Dickson) - bass, vocals
George Bianchi - percussion, vocals
Benny Grammatico - drums, vocals

The Weeds - Aka The Lollipop Shoppe 1966 - 1971

Led by singer Fred Cole, who had formerly been in the Northwest punk band the Weeds, the Lollipop Shoppe's sole album (from 1968) ranks as one of the better psych-punk LPs, and also as one of the better one-shot rock records of the late '60s. Featuring Cole's choked, bitter phrasing, the group staked out the middle ground between the Seeds (who shared the same manager) and Love, with a bit of fellow L.A. psych-punkers the Music Machine thrown in. If comparisons must be made, they were definitely closer in tone to Love than the Seeds, with a mixture of raunch and reflection in the spirit of Arthur Lee. Cole was one of the few psychedelic performers to make a contribution during the punk era, surfacing in the Portland punk band the Rats in the late '70s. (Richie Unterberger)

The Lollipop Shoppe:  They were originally known as The Weeds and featured Fred Cole as singer.  After The Weeds signed to Uni Records (a now-defunct subsidiary of MCA), their new manager, 'Lord' Tim Hudson, insisted they change their name to The Lollipop Shoppe to fit in with the current trend of bubblegum music.  Hardly bubblegum, they played a mix of garage rock and psychedelia. The album and its single, "You Must Be a Witch," are regarded as period classics and still prized by collectors, though neither made the charts. The band opened for stars such as Janis Joplin and The Doors, and appeared in the biker movie "Angels from Hell". (Sky Skyler)

01.It's Your Time
02.Little Girl
03.You Must Be A Witch
04.Underground Railroad
05.Baby Don't Go
06.Who'll Read The Will
07.It's Only A Reflection
08.Don't Look Back
09.Don't Close The Door On Me
10.It Ain't How Long
11.It's Makin' It
12.I'm Gonna Be There
13.You Don't Give Me No More
14.Sin
15.Mr. Madison Avenue
16.Who's It Gonna Be
17.Stop
18.No Good News

The Weeds/Lollipop Shoppe :
Eddie Bowen - guitar
Bob Atkins - bass
Ron Buzzell - vocals, guitar
Fred Cole - vocals
Ed Bowen - guitar
Tim Rockson - drums


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Mouse And The Traps - The Fraternity Years 1966 - 1969 (Big Beat)

Ottima formazione texana nata nel 1965 a Dallas per merito di Ronnie Weiss (Mouse) e Knox Henderson provenienti rispettivamente da "Jerry Vee & The Catalinas" e dai "Sensors". I due inaugurano subito la loro unione con la composizione "A Public Execution" per la Fraternity, uno dei classici della psichedelia texana e punto di forza della composizione "Nuggets". Il brano, insieme a una sorprendente versione di "Like A Rolling Stones", rappresenta ancora oggi quella svolta elettrica che Bob Dylan aveva faticosamente intrapreso, grazie alla voce del cantante Ronnie Weiss, straordinariamente somigliante. Il CD contiene tutti i brani estratti dal primo e unico album della band "A Public Execution" del 1966 registrati per la Fraternity e i singoli registrati sotto il falso nome di "Chris St. John" e "Positively Thirteen O' Clock". Buon Ascolto

A Public Execution 2:49
Maid of Sugar, Maid of Spice 2:40
Nobody Cares 2:44
Cryin' Inside 2:33
I'm A Man 2:25
Lie Beg Borrow & Steal 2:35
I've Got Her Love 2:15
I Am the One 2:26
Like I Know You Do 2:25
Sometimes You Just Can't Win 2:57
All for You 2:47
Do the Best You Can 2:25
Look at the Sun 2:41
You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 2:09
Promises Promises 2:24
I Satisfy 3:47
Requiem for Sarah 3:19
L.O.V.E. Love 2:31
Ya Ya 1:57
Good Times 2:31
Hand in Hand 1:59
You Are My Sunshine 2:23
I Wonder Where the Birds Fly 1:57
Mohair Sam 2:14
As Far as the Sea 2:39

Ronnie (Mouse) Weiss - Guitar and Vocals
Dave Stanley - Bass Guitar
Knox (Bugs) Henderson - Lead Guitar
Jerry Howell - Keyboards
Ken (Nardo) Murray - Drums

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Epitaph For A Legend (2CD) 1967 (Collectables)

Leggendaria compilation di Lelan Rogers, fondatore della International Artists, l'etichetta che ha abbracciato da subito il nuovo e rivoluzionario suono psichedelico texano. Epitaph For A Legend è una raccolta di rarità dei gruppi appartenenti al catalogo International Artists, molti sconosciuti come "Spades", "Chayns", "Electric Rubayyat" e "Inner Sense" con una versione psichedelica del brano dei Led Zeppelin, Communication Breakdown, davvero elettrizzante. Non mancano i grandi come 13th Floor Elevators, Red Crayola, Lost And Found e il blues psichedelico di Lightnin' Hopkins. Buon Ascolto

CD1
01.The Chayns - Night Time (Is The Right Time)
02.The Patterns - In My Own Time
03.The Chaparrels - I Tried So Hard
04.Thursday's Children - A Part Of You
05.The Rubayyat - If I Were A Carpenter
06.Sonny Hall - Poor Planet Earth
07.Inner Scene - Communication Breakdown
08.The Red Crayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (Demo)
09.The Red Crayola - Pink Stainless Tail (Demo)
10.The Red Crayola - Nickle Niceness (Demo)
11.The Red Crayola - Vile, Vile Grass (Demo)
12.The Red Crayola - Transparent Radiation (Demo)
13.The Emperors - I Want My Woman
14.Lost And Found - 25 M.P.H.

CD2
01.Big Walter - Breakfast In Bed
02.Dave Allen - C. C. Rider
03.Dave Allen - Saturday A.M. Blues
04.Lightnin' Hopkins - Conversation With Lightnin' Hopkins
05.Lightnin' Hopkins - Black Ghost Blues
06.Roky Erikson - Interview with Roky, KSAN 4/1/78)
07.The Spades - You're Gonna Miss Me
08.The Spades - We Sell Soul
09.Roky & Clementine Hall - Splash 1
10.Roky & Clementine Hall - Right Track Now
11.The 13th Floor Elevators - Wait For My Love
12.The 13th Floor Elevators - 60-Second Radio Spot for 'Bull Of The Woods'
13.The 13th Floor Elevators - Fire Engine

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The Zakary Thaks - Face To Face 1967 (Collectables)

I Thaks sono, con i Bad Seeds e i Liberty Bells, una delle migliori formazioni di Corpus Christi (Texas) e punto di forza dell'etichetta locale di garage rock, J-Beck Records. Si formano nel marzo del1966 e si impongono subito come gruppo dalla incredibile forza scenica. Capelli lunghi, esuberanza incontenibile e amplificatori fatti in casa sono le caratteristiche della band. Carl Becker (vedi post precedente), padrone della J-Beck, li scrittura subito e ne fa il gruppo più seguito in citta (il loro primo singolo "I Need You" viene addirittura acquistato dalla Mercury) e nell'estate del 1966 i Thaks pubblicano il loro singolo più famoso e importante, Face To Face, e la loro fama gli permette di aprire i concerti di grandi gruppi come Byrds e Animals. Face to Face è anche l'ultimo singolo prodotto da Carl Becker e la J-Beck che per vari contrasti interni scioglie la società col fratello Jack e segna la fine dell'etichetta e dei Thaks. Il CD contiene tutti i singoli pubblicati dalla J-Beck dal 1966 al 1967. Buon Ascolto

1.Mirror of Yesterday   
2.Please
3.Face to Face
4.Bad Girl
5.I Need You
6.Won't Come Back
7.Weekdays Blues
8.Can't You Hear Your Daddy's Footsteps
9.Green Crystal Ties
10.My Door   
11.Outprint       
12.Everybody Wants to Be Somebody
13.Footsteps Jam
14.Mirrors Reflection

Chris Gerniottis - vocals
John Lopez - guiter
Pete Stinson - guitar
Rex Gregory - bass
Stan Moore - drums

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The Bad Seeds & The Zakary Thaks - A Texas Battle Of The Bands! 1966 - 1967 (Collectables)

Due delle migliori band texane i cui destini e tragitti si incrociano sotto l'egidia di quella che è stata probabilmente la migliore etichetta del garage rock locale, la J-Beck. Tutto comincia in un piccolo centro balneare che si affaccia sul golfo del Messico di nome Corpus Christi, dove Carl Becker e il fratello Jack insieme ad un DJ locale Charlie Bright formano la J-Beck Production, specializzata in organizzazione di concerti e promotion per gruppi locali. Il successo arriva in breve tempo con Sir Douglas Quintet e un concerto di Paul Revere and The Raiders tanto da favorire la creazione di un etichetta discografica parallela, la J-Beck appunto. I primi acquisti sono Tony Joe White & The Mojos e i Bad Seeds che nel 1965 pubblicano il grande successo di "Taste Of The Same" e dopo altri 3 singoli si sciolgono. Il gruppo si riforma brevemente con il nome di New Seeds per poi trasformarsi in "Bubble Puppy" (capitanati da Rod Prince), uno dei gruppi più importanti della International Artists, mentre il cantante e chitarrista Mike Taylor decide di continuare la sua carriera come solista, reclutando come backing band un gruppo di giovanissimi appena formato col nome di Zakary Thaks. Ma dei Thaks si parlerà nel prossimo post.
Il CD contiene tutti i singoli dei Bad Seeds più 6 tracce registrate dal vivo nel 1967 dei Zakary Thaks, usate per promuovere la band. Buon Ascolto

The Bad Seeds
1. Taste of the Same, A
2. I'm a King Bee
3. All Night Long
4. Sick and Tired
5. Zilch, Pt. 1
6. Zilch, Pt. 2

The Zakary Thaks
7. Sock It to Me, Baby!
8. Love Is a Beautiful Thing
9. Mustang Sally
10. 3/5 of a Mile in Ten Seconds
11. My Little Red Book
12. I'm a Man

Bad Seeds:
Mike Taylor - vocals, guitar
Rod Prince - guitar
Henry Edgeinton - bass
Robert Donaho - drums

Zakary Thaks:
Chris Gerniottis - vocals
John Lopez - guiter
Pete Stinson - guitar
Rex Gregory - bass
Stan Moore - drums

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The Shadows Of Knight - Back Door Men 1967 (Sundazed)

Dopo il successo di "Gloria", verso la fine del 1966 esce il secondo album più vario e ambizioso. C'è una maggiore conoscenza delle proprie capacità e gli Shadows Of Knight lo dimostrano con due brani strumentali tra cui segnalo "The Behemoth" e una rivisitazione allucinata di "Hey Joe" con assoli orientaleggianti. Anche la scelta dei brani di altri artisti è fatta con una certa ampiezza di vedute e tutto l'album è pervaso da una eccitante creatività. La fine del gruppo arriverà alla fine del 1967 con l'abbandono del produttore Bob Traut e la vendita della Dunwich. Il gruppo, allo sbando, finirà ingloriosamente nelle mani della Buddha Records per comporre basi strumentali per una certa Bubblegum Music e un terzo album deludente uscito nel 1968.Qui finisce sfortunatamente la grandezza de gli Shadows Of Knight. Buon Ascolto

"Bad Little Woman" 2:37
"Gospel Zone" 3:19
"The Behemoth" 2:34
"Three for Love" 3:11
"Hey Joe" - 5:42
"I'll Make You Sorry" 2:42
"Peepin' and Hidin'" 3:01
"Tomorrow's Going to Be Another Day" - 2:23
"New York Bullseye" - 2:43
"High Blood Pressure" - 3:38
"Spoonful" - 2:57
"Gospel Zone" 3:20
"Willie Jean" 2:50
"I'm Gonna Make You Mine" 2:30

David "Hawk" Wolinski - organ, piano, keyboards
Joe Kelley - guitar, harmonica, harp
Jerry McGeorge - guitar, rhythm guitar, feedback
Warren Rogers - bass, guitar
Tom Schiffour - drums
Jim Sohns - maracas, marimba, tambourine, vocals

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The Shadows Of Knight - Gloria 1966 (Sundazed)

Gli Shadows Of Knight sono stati un gruppo grande e sfortunato. Al loro esordio sbalordiscono tutti per la loro preparazione tecnica e la profonda conoscenza del blues con un beat dinamico e vivace e una compattezza di suono da professionisti. Si formano nel 1966 a Chicago e dopo la solita routine di concerti in giro per la città, ottengono un ingaggio al Cellar (uscirà un live postumo titolato "Live At The Cellar Club) un locale già famoso per aver lanciato i Cryan Shames e vengono subito ingaggiati dal boss della Dunwich Records Bob Traut che subito gli fa registrare "Gloria" dei Them. Il successo è strepitoso e subito dopo esce l 'album "Gloria" nel 1966 che rivela a pieno l'amore dei 5 ragazzi per il blues e il rock dei grandi padri come Bo Diddley, Chuck     Berry, Muddy Waters e Willie Dixon. Lo stile è agile e potente sostenuto dalla voce di Jim Sohns e sopratutto da Joe Kelley, chitarrista pronto a recepire svariate forme musicali. Buon Ascolto

01. Gloria 2:33
02. Light Bulb Blues 2:32
03. I Got My Mojo Working 3:29
04. Dark Side 1:59
05. Boom Boom 2:27
06. Let It Rock 1:51
07. Oh Yeah 2:44
08. It Always Happens That Way 1:51
09. You Can't Judge A Book (By The Cover) 2:36
10. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 3:51
11. I Just Want To Make Love To You 3:48

Bonus tracks reissue 1998
12. Oh Yeah (single version) 2:45
13. I Got My Mojo Working (alternate version) 3:13
14. Someone Like Me (single version) 2:17

Jim Sohns - Vocals
Joe Kelley - Guitar
Jerry McGeorge - Rhythm Guitar
Warren Rogers - Bass
Tom Schiffour - Drums

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West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Volume One "The Legendary Unreleased Album" Mono 1966 (Sundazed)

In realtà è il primo disco degli Artex ma non quello d'esordio (Part One 1967), l'unico registrato con un quarto membro alla chitarra, Michael Lloyd. L'album contiene tutto il materiale scritto tra il 1965 e il 1966 ma mai pubblicato e affiorato solo anni dopo con il titolo "The Legendary Unreleased Album" poi ristampato come "Volume One". Il sound è ancora molto garage beat con qualche velleità psichedelica e rigorosamente mono ma non privo di interesse. Buon Ascolto

- Original Track 1966 -
Something You Got 2:53
Work Song 2:11
Louie, Louie 2:46
Don't Break My Balloon 3:12
You Really Got Me 3:05
Don't Let Anything!!! Stand In Your Way 2:12
I Won't Hurt You 2:10
If You Want This Love 1:33
Insanity
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 3:02
She Belongs to Me 1:53

- Bonus Tracks 1997 reissue -
She Surely Must Know 1:57
Sassafras 1:59
She May Call You Up Tonight 2:25
One Day 2:01
Funny How Love Can Be 1:38
Obviously Bad 1:30
Endless Night 2:15
Tell Me What You Want To Know 1:46
Just You & Me 1:54
Chimes of Freedom 3:03
Scuse Me Miss Rose 2:37

Bob Markley - vocals
Shaun Harris - bass guitar
Dan Harris - guitar, vocals
Michael Lloyd - guitar, vocals

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The Leaves - Are Happening! (The Complete Mira Recordings - The Best Of The Leaves) 1965 - 1966

In origine una formazione di folk rock, i Leaves si rivolgono verso sonorità psichedeliche con la pubblicazione di "Hey Joe", uno dei classici del decennio e punto di forza della compilazione "Nuggets". Il gruppo nasce nel 1964 col nome "Rockwells" con un repertorio leggero e un grande amore per il loro idolo "Jerry Lee Lewis". Dopo i primi rimaneggiamenti di organico, nell'estate del 1965, cambiano il nome in The Leaves ed esordiscono con il singolo "Too Many People". Il CD contiene l'intero album "Hey Joe" del 1966 e tutto il materiale registrato per la "Mira", la loro prima piccola etichetta discografica prima di passare alla Capitol. Il risultato è un ottimo lavoro di folk rock psichedelico. Buon Ascolto

01. Dr. Stone 2:22
02. Just a Memory 2:20
03. Get Out Of My Life Woman 2:49
04. Girl From The East 2:58
05. He Was A Friend Of Mine 3:26
06. Hey Joe 2:52
07. Words 2:22
08. Back On The Avenue 3:10
09. War Of Distortion 2:11
10. Tobacco Road 2:12
11. Goodbye My Love 3:08
12. Too Many People 3:18
13. Hey Joe Where You Gonna Go? (Single Version) 2:46
14. Funny Little World 2:10
15. You Better Move On 2:27
16. That's A Different Story 2:31
17. Love Minus Zero 2:29
18. Be With You 2:04
19. Too Many People 2:46
20. Hey Joe Where You Gonna Go? (Promo Single Version) 2:53

Robert Lee Reiner - Guitar
Jim Pons - Bass
Bill Rinehart - Guitar
John Beck - Sax, Harmonica, Vocals
Tom Ray - Drums
Bobby Arlin - Guitar

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The Music Machine - Turn On (The Music Machine) 1966 (Repertoire)

Ricordati generalmente per un brano soltanto, quella Talk Talk che in meno di due minuti concentra una incredibile potenza esplosiva, i Music Machine sono invece un gruppo dalla spiccata personalità non espressa alla perfezione.
La loro musica si integra perfettamente con il look coerentemente provocatorio, nero, dagli stivaletti ai capelli a caschetto al guanto di pelle nera solo sulla mano destra e il loro esordio non poteva essere che un sound caratterizzato da atmosfere dark."Turn On" esce alla fine del 1966 e presenta chitarre aspre e una voce tenebrosa (quella di Sean Bonniwell) che contrastano con le dolci liriche dell'organo. Violento Garage Rock Psichedelico ma con un fondo di poesia. Buon Ascolto

1. Talk Talk 1.56
2. Trouble 2.11
3. Cherry Cherry 3.12
4. Taxman 2.33
5. Some Other Drum 2.29
6. Masculine Intuition 2.08
7. The People In Me 2.53
8. See See Rider 2.29
9. Wrong 2.16
10. 96 Tears 2.17
11. Come On In 2.54
12. Hey Joe 4.12

Sean Bonniwell - voce, chitarra
Mark Landon - chitarra
Doug Rhodes - organo
Keith Olsen - basso
Ron Edgar - batteria

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