tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370465552012-01-14T14:02:41.163-07:00Vinyl & Plastic I've Had To Haul WAY Too Many TimesSamIamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870974807369550236noreply@blogger.comBlogger931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046555.post-87624376752324082602007-07-18T12:48:00.001-06:002007-07-18T12:59:09.425-06:00

In case you were wondering why my posts have dribbled off to nothing in the last month or so, it's not just that I'm busy or lazy, though I am both. I suffered, oh how I've suffered, a motherboard meltdown and my computer has been in the shop for the last 4 weeks. I just picked it up again yesterday evening, so it should take me a few days to get it set up again just the way I like it and I will

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This was my first true introduction the the incredible artist once known as Jane Siberry and who now goes by the name of Issa. I've always enjoyed female singer/songwriters (in the vein of Melanie, Joni Mitchell and Suzanne Vega), but Jane has always stood apart for me owing the the quirky nature of her voice and her subject matter. This was apparent from her first album recorded in 1980 and

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Definitely not one of my favourite LPs from this once-upon-a-time rockin' garage revival band. Their first two early 80s records wallowed neck-deep in the 60s garage sound to produce some very listenable tracks. Following a short hiatus and band re-organization they re-emerged sporting a dirty seventies sound that just didn't work for me. Maybe it will for you, so here it is for the sake of

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Here's a special treat to reward those of you who have been patiently awaiting a new post from yours truly. It's a CD EP with four live tracks from those Portland, OR 80s garage revivalists The Miracle Workers. These tracks are from a soundboard recording from a show in Enger, Germany during their 1988 European tour and as far as I know these tracks are outtakes from their Live at the Forum album

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I've never really been a big fan of the mid-70s Glam-rock scene but I'll make an exception for this killer LP from Vancouver's own Sweeney Todd. It's a non-stop exercise in groovin' on the dark side of glam. This is one I picked up on it's release, having heard the lead single "Roxy Roller" on AM radio of the day, and it quickly became one of my favourites. Unfortunately, Nick Gilder left

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No I haven't quit blogging. It's been a long and hectic spring in SamIam-land. House renovations and the new job kept me extra busy in April then a "work" trip to Belize took me out of the country. I'm back now and though the claims on my time are still pressing I will try and find some breathing room in which I can update the blog and respond to some of the comments left here. Thanks to those of

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An oddball grab-bag of an album in Melanie's repertoire, put together and released without her knowledge after she had changed labels. Understandably it's not as well realized as some of her regular releases, but it does have some strong tracks; "Garden in the City", Stop, I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore", and "People in the Front Row". Her originals are as good as any on her other albums, but

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I've had this LP forever, but I never get tired of listening to it. As good as the debut live album was I think this is a superior collection of songs. There are only seven tracks but they feel like a hundred. Performed by a veritable army of musicians you've got horns, strings, various drums, flutes, keyboards, guitars and haunting vocals. Despite all this it never feels contrived or pretentious

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I'm going to revisit Vancouver's Sons of Freedom , this time with their debut album, which happens to be their best, funny how that is so often the case. As far as I am concerned they are one of the best punk/garage groups to come out of Vancouver, or Canada for that matter, in the mid-80's. There isn't a weak track on the record, just listen to "The Criminal", "Dead Dog on the Highway", "Fuck

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If you like your garage/punk raw and rough then you've come to the right place. Live at the Savoy in Vancouver, here are 6 local punk bands from the mid-80s: Rhythm Mission, NG3, Red Herring, Nerve Tubes, My Three Sons, and Death Sentence. Vancouver has always been the hot spot for Canadian punk and garage bands (other than Montreal that is, but that's likely just my home town bias peeking

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I bought this disc back in '85 on the strength of the cool cover photo and familiarity with most of the tracks, which are largely covers. Still don'thave much info about the band other than what is on the back cover: Randy Dash-vocals, Jimmy Rip-guitars, Busta Jones-bass, Jay Dee Daugherty-drums. Pretty much their only claim to fame is that Joey Ramone supplied backing vocals on "Nothing Can

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The cover tells you most of what you need to know, this is not deep, serious toonage, but it's fun. New Zealand's own Larry's Rebels were a popular sixties beat/pop cover band that did compose some of their own songs, most of which were highly derivative of British invasion groups. Yet to me it still comes across as fresh, good-time music. I particularly like "Halloween", "I'll Make you Happy",

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Not the most energetic release by these Aussie beatsters but not bad at all. Despite the generic re-issue cover, this is actually their 1969 release "Friends". The title track and the single "St. Louis" reflect the musical trends happening in 1969-70 as the Easybeats straight-forward beat music was giving way to progressive influences. This was a transition that the Easybeats did not survive

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My apologies for taking so long to make a post, but I was hit by a perfect storm of events which conspired to interrupt my posting activities. Firstly, I quite my job to start somewhere else, secondly during my week off I had the fool notion to completely gut my bathroom and start renovations (finally got the new tub back in last night), and thirdly my home cable modem has mysteriously packed it

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Time to steer away from the tribute albums and return to my favourite format, the sampler. Here we have a compilation of mid-eighties Canadian indie/garage/punk artists (what else?). These are performers and songs that you would have heard on campus radio in the mid-eighties if you were fortunate to have attended one of Canada's many institutions of higher? learning at the time. As I was lucky

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In appreciation of all the great Velvet posts over at Chocoreve here is my humble contribution: an EP of VU covers by a cross-section of mid-eighties French new wave scenesters. I for one love les Rita Mitsouko, refreshingly offbeat, and just weird enough to actually pull it off (although some of the videos of their's that I have seen are a bit not-very-good). I don't really know much about the

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Nobody did it quite like the Sonics, and for the most part they still don't. But these guys are all game for giving it a try, and while it won't replace a Sonics LP, it will lead you in directions that may make up for that. This album of full of hard-rockin' bands, and the line-up reads like a who's who of the late eighties early nineties garage-revival scene. Highly recommended, particularly

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WooHoo, Radio Schlock comes through. I am once again vinyl-enabled (although $50 poorer), so let the wax spin. Look for new vinyl posts this coming weekend.The best part is that the stylus came with mounting hardware that will enable me to mount it on either of my turntables. Maybe I'll give the old one a spin.

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And finally, just so you don't think I've forgotten the sixties here is the last installment of the Made in Canada series. I could have sworn that I had already posted this but while going back over my old posts performing some much-needed maintenance I realized that I had left off at Vol. 3. This one is a good mix of hits and obscure tracks, especially if you did not grow up in Canada in the

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For the second post let's cross the country to that other (and some would say only) hotbed of Canadian indie-punk rock, Vancouver. I had originally planned on posting the Sons of Freedom 1988 self-titled debut, which is an awesome slab of wax, but owing to my currently being turntable-challenged you'll have to settle for their third and final (and I think weakest) offering. This is a pure example

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If you've been paying attention to my posts you've possibly come to the realization that I am partial to female vocalists with a certain raspiness to their voices. Laura Hubert's voice is for me the ideal garage-rock-punk instrument, and it doesn't hurt that it's wrapped up in a very compelling package. I was lucky to have seen the Spits rockin' hard on southern Ontario stages during their heyday

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If you're wondering why I haven't posted any new LPs lately, then wonder no more. My trusty turntable stylus finally gave up the ghost and is now only useful for skating along the surface of vinyl.So, always the well-prepared boy scout I dug up my backup turntable. Well wouldn't you know it, this one had a dedicated power cable which would only plug into a compact Sony system I no longer own so

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If you like your surf music with a bit of garage punk flavour or your rockabilly-trash with a bit of horror-movie schlock, or all of the above, then you've come to the right place. Sin Gallery is the first of three full-length releases from Calgary's Forbidden Dimension. Despite, or maybe because of, the subject matter the band have their tongues firmly in cheek on many of their songs and manage

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Unless you're familiar with the Ottawa-area music scene you've not likely come across anything by the Black Boot Trio. I went to school and lived there for many years and was extremely fortunate to become acquainted the driving music of this unassuming trio. The main force behind the band are, songwriter, singer and guitarist Steve Fai and drummer Stef Bennett. Classifying their music is a bit

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If you haven't heard any of Ben Vaughn's solo work then you are in for a real treat. This is a collection of largely instrumental tracks recorded in his home studio between 1989 and 1994. Some were recorded for film soundtracks: "Pipe Bomb", "Toe Stubber", and "Tarot Reader" for the film "Wild Girl's Go Go Rama", and "Gumpstumper" and Illusion" for the film "Favorite Mopar", the rest just sound

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Can't get enough of those Easybeats. Since I posted their early LPs I've seen the CD versions pop up at Philorock's blog, so go over there and pick them up. In addition he posted their third LP, which happens to be the only one I don't have. Coming off the highs of the "Good Friday" LP, which contained their hit "Friday On My Mind" the Easybeats appear to be at a crossroads in their music. This

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I must admit I was surprised at the enthusiastic reception of my first Melanie post. So for all of you fellow closet Melanie fanciers here is a further taste of this unfortunately largely neglected sixties singer/songwriter. "Born To Be" is her 1968 debut LP and already we can see some of the directions her songwriting and playing were going to involve into. As with her second LP my favourite

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Anthology of apparently fake bands consisting of artists active in the Bam Caruso stable, including Nick Haeffner and Paul Roland. Nick Haeffner plays the guitar on “Colliding Minds”, “I’m not your stepping stone”, “Workshop of my mind” (by The Black Atlas), “Living Colours”, “The Last Mile” and on the Beatles cover “Dear Prudence”. This LP came out in 1986 as the fist "Rubble, Vol. 9",

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This one is for rhinestonetongue who requested this quite eloquently, and persistently. It took a while but it was a beast to rip. The vinyl is in relatively good shape except for a bit of noise at the beginning of side three and a skip at the beginning of side four which required me to chop of a few seconds of one track, them's the vinyl breaks. So without further delay, here's JanisUnlike many

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Two more excellent albums courtesy of Reverend Bill. Following the demise of the Bomboras, Jake Cavaliere & Johnny DeVilla formed The Lords of Altamont and delivered up a dark, organ-driven helping of raging garage punk. Biography: Corey Apar/AMGCalifornia-based garage rock revivalists The Lords of Altamont formed out of the demise of vocalist Jake "Preacher" Cavaliere's prior band, the

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My first guest posting, courtesy of Reverend Bill over at the Groovy Fab Forum and it's a two-fer. He's a big Bomboras fan and in appreciation of my posting their debut he fired off these posts so that I could share them with you. If you like them then head on over there and give him a big thankeroo.More darkly exotic surf weirdness from the Bomboras, this is their fourth and final album. This CD

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This is a great 12-track compilation of early-mid 80s UK psych, psych-garage-pop punk bands on the glorious Bam Caruso label of Rubble fame. The bulk are taken from Bam-Caruso releases except for two otherwise unavailable tracks: "Somebody To Love" by Nick Haeffner & Tracy (from Voice Of The Beehive) and "Sins of the Family" by the Fortunate Sons. This is a strong representation of the early UK

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OK, if I haven't been esoteric enough before in my posts then this should do it. I know next to nothing about the Icelandic music scene, and I new even less when I picked up this compilation used in around 1989. I had heard the Sugarcubes but that's about it. On the strength of that association, a sense of adventure, and what the hell it was only a couple of bucks, I picked it up. From the

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For this next series of posts I've decided to go with three very different samplers I picked up in the late eighties. For someone who was new to the respective music scenes represented here, samplers were a great introduction to bands who were rarely, if ever, heard on the radio. They work sort of like a teaser that will lead you to investigate new bands, scenes, and musical genres. The only

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I first got interested in the Strawbs music after picking up the "Sandy Denny and the Strawbs (All Our Own Work)" album. On the strength, and uniquely British flavour, of this work I then proceeded to pick up all the subsequent Strawbs records. I like how they fused bluegrass-British Folk-Prog rock and evolved their sound. I think the latest album of theirs I picked up was 1977's "Burning For You

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An early compilation of a group best known, unfortunately, for having among it's members Roger Glover and Ian Gillan, who were later to join an early Deep Purple. This compilation brings together the groups six Pye singles from 1967 and 1967 as well as a Sheila Carter "solo" single. The songs are typical late sixties British beat-pop with some psychedelic flourishes being added in the later

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After an extended absence a return to some more sixties vinyl:This is an unusual compilation in that while the bulk of the tracks are raunchy sixties garage punk and fuzz (1966-1968 vintage) they are bookended by two tracks (and cover photos) by the late 80's-early 90's garage band the Mummies. Sources I've seen indicate that this is a French bootleg. This is typical of sixties garage

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Do you like the Fuzz? Do you need the Fuzz? Well hold on to your Hog 'cause here comes the King of the Fuzz guitar, Davie Allan. Best known for motorcycle B-movie soundtracks Davie Allan returns with a compilation of tracks recorded between 1983 and 1994. Despite the packaging this is not a soundtrack recording, only one track "Polyurethane" is from a film, but it could be. The guitars are loud,

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Recorded in galactic stereo in Langley, B.C, it's the interstellar grooves of Vancouver's Mark Brodie and the Metalunas. Teaming up with Mike Cinnamon (Bass) and Rod Moore (Drums) and trading in his previous surf-guitar vibes for some spacey guitar and organ, Mark Brodie takes us back to those dark, sixties movie theatres where we soaked up those sci-fi B-movies and theremin-soaked space alien

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If the cold winter weather has got you jonesing for some sun, surf and sand then gather round kiddies cause Papa SamIam has got some thrills and chills for you:What do you get when you mix spoof with beach movies and teenage horror/murder flix? Gidget goes psycho! This is the soundtrack to a hilarious little B-movie you can catch every once in a while on late night TV. It serves as a decent

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Time to get a bit trippier/poppier. This is a selection by the short-live Salvation Army, before they were forced to change their name to the Three O'Clock. The self-titled? Befour Three O'Clock is a collection of live-in-the-studio tracks quickly laid down by the original trio and showcases a simpler approach. A sneak peak at the birth of the Paisley Underground. This LP has subsequently been

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No garage/punk collection would be complete without a healthy dose of the Fuzztones. Myself, I tend to gravitate to their live recordings, though how they managed to get these sets on wax without them melting is beyond me. These guys burn. The playing on this early live set is so fast-paced and brutal that I was unable to separate the EP into individual tracks! Check out their nitro-fueled covers

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An excellent L.A. garage/psych band with an idiosyncratic lead singer. I can listen to this EP over and over (and I have) despite it's short length. If I had to pick a tune to put on endless repeat then "Not My Memory" would be very near the top of the list. I don't really know why but the staccato-style vocals and guitar really strike a nerve with me. If anyone out there has their self-titled LP

SamIamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870974807369550236noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046555.post-1168234657646945272007-01-07T22:36:00.000-07:002007-01-08T10:04:56.860-07:00

Phew, go away for a few weeks and it's amazing how deep the crap piles up. I've finally managed to find the time to rip and upload a few EPs & LPs and now Blogger is giving me a hard time. So please bear with me and I will get these posts up as fast as I can. Thanks for your patience, it'll be worth it.I returned from holiday last week and had a fun old time strolling through DGrador's excellent

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"Santa's Coming and He's Gonna Kick Your Ass!!"These guys are hilarious, pick up any album of theirs you run across, now.From the liner notes:The Arrogant Worms are Trevor Strong, vocals and chain saw; Chris Patterson, vocals and toilet plunger; Mike McCormick, vocals, acoustic guitar, and gluegun. Also appearing on Christmas Turkey are Andy Thompson, keyboards, vocals, and stomach pump; Andrew

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Well that's it for 2006. I'm flying east shortly with the brood to spend the holidays with the in-laws. The computer stays home so there will be no new posts until sometime in the new year. I hope you've enjoyed the music I've been sharing with you up till now. There are a lot more LPs and a few CDs still in the upload queue and many, many more languishing in crates that will soon be joining

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More good vibes from the north, this third volume of four rocks a bit harder than it's predecessors. There wasn't much on Canadian radio at the time that could compete with David Clayton-Thomas' "Brainwashed" for sheer energy. Unfortunately the version included here is the abridged one, if you can chase down the uncensored version, it has an extra verse and no beep. The Guess Who's "It's My pride

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More rockin' instrumentals from those three Toronto lads as promised. The tracks on this, their second CD, have a more polished and less garage feel but haven't lost any of their fire. More than just surf, they meld a myriad of genres to provide you with a well balanced album that keeps you guessing what will come next (though I for one would be more than satisfied with straight surf! must have

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Who says there aren't any good psych bands any more? One listen to any of Wellwater Conspiracy's albums will dispel that myth, that is if you can find one. These are definitely not mainstream, you won't be hearing any of these tunes on your car radio unless you've got the old iPod hooked up. This, their second release, is my personal favourite. I'd recommend specific tracks, but like any good

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Another strong entry in my ongoing admiration for Australian beat & punk bands. M.P.D. Limited were a young trio who rose to the top and then crashed all in the span of 18 months back in the early days of the australian music scene. This LP brings together the bulk of their recorded output and includes all of their hits and strongest cuts. They were competitors of the Easybeats and the Master's

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A post to fulfill a request over at the Groovy Fab Forum. People are largely known for their hit cover of the Zombies' classic "I Love You". The rest of the album of the same name is largely average late sixties folk-psych. Not bad, but the remainder of the tracks are not memorable enough to compete with the single. Side two is given over to a single, extended track, "The Epic". People were

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The Easybeats second album continues on where their first left off, being largely in a beat genre, but with a more distinctive rock flavour starting to show through. Most of the songs, once again largely penned by the early songwriting collaboration of Wright & Young, were written and recorded in the midst of an exhaustive Australian tour. Standout tracks include "Women", "Come and See Her", "

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Where it all began in 1966, the first Easybeat LP. It doesn't get more beatlesque/mersyish than this. A mix of rockin' tunes and ballads. Several good tracks in the bunch: "I'm A Madman", "You Got It Off Me", and "Ya Can't Do That", but the one that sticks out and gives us a hint of what was to come is "She's So Fine". It was destined to become a hit single and pave the way for more wild

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The first LP put out by that great Australian re-issue label: RVLP-01. This album documents the evolution of The Masters Apprentices through 7 years, 10 line-up changes and a range of musical styles. They might have been a second-tier beat/R&B/rock band but the tracks assembled here show that they definitely had their moments. Tracks such as "Undecided", Buried and Dead", Wars or Hands of Time",

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In celebration of my first 5000 visitors a special mid-week request postIf all you've ever heard of the Easybeats is the frequently compiled "Friday On My Mind" then you're in for a shock and a treat, these boys could rock! The lads switch from pop to freakbeat to psych to garage to rock and roll as effortlessly as changing socks. There were very good reasons that Australia was gripped by "

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And finally, I couldn't have a surf-centric suite of posts without something from the master. "Unknown Territory" is the second record that came out during Dick's mid-nineties resurgence. It followed closely on the heals of 1993's amazing "Tribal Thunder" and quickly proved that this was no fluke. More of the same here, driving guitars played at a breakneck pace and a mix of originals and covers.

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Surf meets exotica. The Bomboras debut album is all about the interplay of garage, surf and tiki/island sounds to provide a driving beat and exotic sounds. Not quite like other surf revival bands, this is more moody than fun in the sun. For me the addition of an organ to the sound makes it all more appealing and gives them a darker feel. This is one of my favourite albums to spin in the

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Hailing from Toronto, this instrumental/punk ("We are not a fuckin' surf band") trio first gained to widespread renown when they were chosen to provide incidental and theme music for the zany canadian TV sketch comedy program "The Kids in the Hall". This is their first CD release and is a compilation of five 7" records released between 1985 and 1988. It's all great guitar/bass driven madness,

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Slightly slower paced than their previous outings, Muerte del Toro is once again an excellent offering from this instrumental/surf trio. Slower doesn't necessarily mean less powerful and the guitars are out in force once again. Of their four CDs this is the one I've listened to the least, but only because I've owned it for a shorter period of time.Reviews:Right off the bat, Huevos Rancheros show

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Sometimes I think my buddies are nuts.Now that I'm in the mood, more surf music coming up soon.

SamIamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870974807369550236noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046555.post-1165805674444509722006-12-10T19:52:00.000-07:002007-06-07T11:55:39.184-06:00

More Wallace Collection. I can't find much information about this release other than it appears to be an early Best of.. compilation. It contains two tracks from their Laughing Cavalier release (see below) and the bulk of the remaining tracks are from their second (1970) album "Serenade" which was also known simply as "Wallace Collection" and one track from their soundtrack (1970) album "La

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I don't remember where I picked up this hard to find CD, it might have been in Cambridge, MA. I don't know much about the release other than it contains the first two volumes of a 3 LP box set of the same name. Some sources I have seen indicate that it is a bootleg. The tracks are a mix of live BBC recordings, unreleased acetates, and rare versions of British sixties psychedelic classics. Many of

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More laughs from one of the best comedy troupes to ever grace my turntable. This, their third record, includes such classics as: the philosophy Bruces, the cheese shop, the adventures of Ralph Mellish, and one of my all-time favourites, medieval history in song. The success of the Rutles is fore-shadowed in Neil Innes' chameleon-like ability to invoke several different musical genres in the

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More Haunted for those interested. This is the second volume in the compilation series and doesn't overlap with their album that I previously posted. The bulk of the tracks here are not as strong as those on that debut, but there are still some worth listening to. Consists of some remaining single A and B sides and some tracks by a follow-up group known as Our Generation which aren't half bad. I

SamIamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870974807369550236noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046555.post-1165383925296469872006-12-05T22:44:00.000-07:002007-02-06T12:30:48.177-07:00

Melanie's second album, and one that is frequently overlooked in favour of her later, more folksy/hippie offerings. Released as "Melanie" in North America and as "Affectionately" in Europe, this album showcases her earthier, more soulful side, and what an appealing side that is. Tracks such as "Tuning My Guitar", "Soul Sister Annie" and Baby Guitar" are driven with a passion not commonly heard in

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This is the fourth and final installment in Raven's series of forgotten Australian/NZ sixties gems, and probably my favourite of the bunch. The focus this time is on the psychedelic end of the spectrum and they unearthed an outstanding crop. Some of these tracks are better known from other compilations, but there are quite a few I've yet to see elsewhere. Many of these songs are as good as any

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I just can't get enough of these guys. If you're looking for driving instrumentals in a surf-revival/garage vein then look no further. "Endsville" is this calgary-based trio's debut full-length album and they charge in with a bang. Not bad for three land-locked groovesters. I've got more if you want it.Reviews:Huevos Rancheros formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1990. Original members of the

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Sorry for the lack of posts this weekend, things got quite busy and blog time fell off the agenda. To make up for it I'll try and get some stuff posted over the next couple of days.Update: Tuesday 11:30 PM. I've managed to rip and upload three new albums (2 LP and 1 CD). It took longer than I had planned since I could not get Photoshop to run. Aaaargh! Sharing a computer with your kids leads to a

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And now for something completely different! If I had spent as much time on schoolwork as I did memorizing every single Python skit I could then I probably would have had a much more boring childhood. This is classic stuff that contributed to many a wasted youth and probably still accounts for many an eye-roll from one's spouse. "Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!", "Spam, spam, spam spam", "

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Coming across a post of "The Marble Index" reminded me of the grim attraction of Nico's solo work. The first lady of Goth is an acquired taste, and even then is best listened to when in the appropriate state of mind. "Desertshore" is sparse, consisting largely of Nico's voice and harmonium. John Cale contributes the arrangements as well as backing vocals and other instruments. They make a perfect

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I prefer "Behold & See" to their debut self-titled album which I have seen posted elsewhere. The songs don't try as hard to fit in as "Psychedelic" and are as a result generally more listener-friendly. As for the lyrics, well it was 1968 after all. Once again all the songs are written and arranged by Ian Bruce-Douglas.Review:Ultimate Spinach's second album The Penultimate Spinach (as they would

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One of my favourite surf/instrumental bands. I've run across "Dig In" on several sites and thought I'd increase their exposure a bit. This album/EP contains 6 originals and one cover, all done at a blistering pace, full of energy and spunk. I'm cheating a bit since this is off a CD rather than vinyl. Listen to this one loud. If you'd like to hear more then leave me a comment.Reviews:Riding the

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Since it's minus a zillion degrees out I've got nothing better to do than prepare some uploads for this evening. As visitor comments have not provided any preferred directions I will upload LPs that were inspired by posts on other blogs I've visited during the week rather than continue any of the series I've been working my way through up to now.Stay tuned.Cheers, SamIam

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If there was ever an archetypical garage/punk tune then it would have to be "Beaver Patrol". Unless the meaning has changed significantly over the years I don't see how could ever have hoped to get any airplay with this song.The album covers the evolution of this northwest band through their many incarnations from 1962 to 1968. Other than the title track there are no real standouts, most are

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Since I'm pressed for time here is a CD rather than ripped vinyl.The second installment in this decent series of early Canadian pop/rock. This time around the collection looks at the late sixties and early seventies. Most of these tracks should be familiar to anyone listening to AM radio in any large Canadian city during that time. I remember listening to "Indiana Wants Me" at dances in primary

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The third installment, and one of the better ones in the series. This is full of pulsing garage beats such as " Neighbour, Neighbour" by Chants R&B, "Naughty Girl" by the Showmen, and the cover of "Farmer John" by Steve & the Board. All this and on pink transparent vinyl!Review:The tacky front cover art is non too inspiring, and there's a lot of repeat tracks from other reissues included (the

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Good news for me, I can shingle my garage roof. Bad news for you, no time to rip & upload. I'll try and get some done later this evening after the roof is done, if I haven't hammered all my fingers into submission by then.Cheers, SamIam

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This one is a bit of a mystery for me. I first heard two of their songs "Peru" and "Daydream" on a local university sixties show in the mid-eighties. I had never heard of them or seen one of their records. Imagine my surprise when one day in the early nineties I came across two of their albums in a local used record shop!What I know: They took their name from a museum in London. They are from

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Yet another one of those obscure sixties garage bands from Texas. I picked this up on the strength of having heard the "Help, Murder, Police" single on one of the Acid Dreams compilations and for the most part I wasn't disappointed. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 & 7 on side one are by Thursday's Children, recorded between 1966 and 1968. Tracks 4 and 6 were recorded in 1969 by a reorganized band known as The

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I had to take a day off work, Home Depot is delivering my garage shingles, finally, so I have some free computer time available to rip and post some more. So stand by I'm uploading as fast as I can.Cheers, SamIam

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Well that's it for now, my kids are home and the Starcraft universe needs defending so I'm getting booted off for a bit.Enjoy the uploads.Cheers, SamIam

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The title is a mouthful, but the contents are a pure slice of snarlin' sixties aussie garage-punk. A compilation of three EPs released by Raven chronicling the output of four different groups: the Missing Links, the Purple Hearts, the Wild Cherries, and the Throb. By far the best tracks are by the Missing Links, not a weak one in the bunch and worth the price of the LP all on their own. Each of

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Now for a change of pace and locale. Back to Oz for a compilation featuring 19 exilerating slabs of pop, sixties vintage. One of Raven's many 80's compilations of all things obscure and austral'n. It contains covers of obscure american publisher's demo tapes and original tracks, but is never short of enthusiasm.Reviews:To generalize, when it comes to compilations of obscure '60s Australian rock,

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Continuing in the same vein, but after a twenty year jump, Montreal's Gruesomes showed that the canadian garage rock ethos was still alive and well. While not generally as well known as other garage revival bands such as the Chesterfield Kings and the Fuzztones, the Gruesomes manage to hold their own in any competetive teen-angst driven sneer-fest. Just check out "What's Your Problem?", Get

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From the snowy depths of sixties Montreal come the Haunted. This is a classic slice of sixties canadian bluesy-garage rock. Released in 1966, their single "1-2-5" was the high point of their short career. Early canadian pioneers of long hair, distorted guitars and using light in their stage act the Haunted helped to show that you could be successful while remaining in Canada (relatively speaking

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G'Day fellow Bloggers and afficionados of fine music,The kids are at school, my wife is out of town, supper is in the slow cooker, I have a rare day off work, and it's too frikkin' cold outside to lay shingles on my just-built garage so I thought I would try and up the post count here. It's a forlorn attempt to keep up with some of the amazingly prolific amongst you that I unashamedly

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The continuing story of things Oz and Kiwi. The next installment of down under garage classics shows that these boys definitely didn't lack for talent or intensity.While looking for online reviews I noticed that this album was previously posted by ryp at Twilightzone (http://rideyourpony-twighlightzone.blogspot.com/2006_07_16_rideyourpony-twighlightzone_archive.html) but I'll keep it here anyway

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Now this is more like it, some good old late sixties psych obscurities. Though with all the multi-volume anthologies out there now, most of these tunes aren't as obscure as they once were. I never did track down any more volumes in this series so I don't know how many there ultimately were.Once again I didn't manage to locate any third-party reviews for your reading pleasure.MP3 192Kbps 59.9

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Thought I'd make an exception and upload a CD this time around as this series serves as a good sampler of Canadian pop in the sixties. Not as obscure as most of the stuff I usually listen to but it provides the listener with a good idea of the songs that were commonly heard on AM radio at the time. The styles represented are fairly diverse so there should be something for everyone here.Reviews:

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One of my favourite obscure sixties U.K. psych bands. From the reviews I've come across it appears to be an acquired taste. Still, check out "Lady Caroline", " Within The Night", "Yellow Cave Woman", and their version of "Come Away Melinda". This is their sole album and includes their single as an added bonus. Not bad for a debut album with few covers. The Singer/guitarist Paul Eastment went on

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The LP that led me on a long convoluted chase of all manner of good tunes from Oz. 20 tracks that run from punk ,to raunchy R &B, to pop. Tunes that have earned a special reserved spot on many of my playlists include The Creature's "Ugly Thing" (what is that guy screaming?), The Four Stranger's "Sad & Lonely", The Moods' "Rum Drunk", and the Black Diamond's "I Want, Need, Love You". The series

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As my first upload I thought I'd share one of my all-time favourite garage-punk compilations..."Your loving fluctuates baby...but the temperature always stays the same on an ice cold bottle of Stroh's"Truer words were never spoken. A comp full of raw teenage something and one I return to over and over again. Of special note are both Pleasure Seekers tracks (nice bikinis), The Knaves' "Leave Me

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Ooh, me very first blog post...Having browsed some of your excellent music blogs over the last couple of weeks, and yes shared a few choice sonic memories, I have decided to join the community and share some of my own treasures with you all.Over the years I have managed to amass, to the inevitable chagrin of my partner, a few vinyl souvenirs of my often changing musical tastes. Needless to say

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