TWILIGHTZONE!

This CD is more intense and less intriguing than their amazing Evil A Go-Go release, at least to my ear. Much more go-go and much less melody, and more demanding. - Phil Dirt
Following their 3 successfull albums "Go hunting", "Evil a go go" and "Strike" the Monstrophonic Sound continues with this long awaited 4th release "Caffeine". Though this album includes their typical slowgrindin' & hardstompin' influences, Fifty Foot Combo presents it with a fresh twist. It's the combo sound we all know so well, yet with the music fixed on new and unexpected horizons. The release did not go unnotices, resulting in interviews on national radio and leading magazines... The Monstrophonic Sound is back! - kamikazerecords
Band Members:
Jenz DW: Burns Vista Sonic Bass (1963), Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Bassman Amp / Bart Le Rouge: Slingerland Drumkit / Steven G: Gibson Firebird, Fender Pro Reverb Amp, Fuzz / Senor J.: Bongos, Various Percussion, Additional Floortom / Rodrigo Fuentealba: Danelectro, Fender Twin Reverb / Matto Le D. : Hammond B-200, Leslie 910

trax:
01 Sugar No Cream 02 Buzzzz 03 The Great Caffeine Comedown 04 tripleXpresso 05 Bali Hai 06 Theme from F.A.C.T.S. 07 Dr. Hammonds Private Stash 08 Le Dimanche Matin 09 Chocolate Revenge Part II 10 Cooper 11 Gauchos 12 Black And Hot Like My Women 13 Can I Have Some Brandy With That?

This is my second installment of my immersion in Surf-Rock, with some new subgenres compared to my first...
...Surf in one of its most accelerated forms, captured in Summer Storm; the quarter-note bass drum rhythm characteristic of country but with melodies evoking Native Americans in Indigena; more of the classic surf in Looped Party, with a play on tonalities that lends richness and confusion in equal measure; the broken rhythm of Sinking and modal harmony, which gives it a certain sense of anguish, nuanced by the "squeals of the wah pedal," and finally the "soulful" groove of Dangling Hips, in the style of Black guitarists of the 60s like Freddie King.
Inspired by film noir, I propose a narrative about the order of the songs. Listen to this series of events with your imagination:
On a Pacific island, a few kilometers off the coast, a nighttime party (Looped Party) is being held on a yacht. In it, the guests dance naked in a lustful frenzy amidst curves and alcohol. One of the boys is mesmerized by the girl's hips, as she dances to this song with her back to him (Dangling Hips). But at the same time, inland, something is happening. The indigenous people are worried about their harvest; it has barely rained in over a month, and the tribe's great magician is going to do something to change this desperate situation: a rain dance (Indígena). With his efforts and the tribe's dances, clouds begin to appear in the sky, which soon precipitate into a furious summer storm (Summer Storm), very unfortunate for the yacht's guests, who begin to lose stability until the waves become so aggressive and unbearable that they spit everyone off the yacht, who are now struggling between life and death (Sinking).
I hope you enjoy this album! Thanks for visiting and your contributions are much appreciated. Best regards! - bandcamp

Live In Nantes Unofficial – year of release probably 2012
“Do or die! Paris here we come, live in overdrive! Kim says we are the best dressed on the plane. I just think we’re the tallest” – Snow Mercy & Kim Fowley
trax:
1. Roll Down And Out 2. Silver Plane 3. Summer Suicide 4. Captain Beefheart Is Dead 5. Dance 6. Dead Bird Walking 7. Hang On Sloopy (Snow Mercy For President) 8. Good Night
…served by Searnav...

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

Since the 60s he has established himself as the UK’s premier jazz composer. A true virtuoso...
...Progressive big band leader from the U.K. who loves Ellington, Weill, and Blake. Multi-faceted music and performance art. Politically charged.
trax:
01 Part I 02 Part II 03 Part III 04 Part IV 05 Part V 6 Part VI 07 Part VII 08 Part VIII 9 Part IX

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!

Was released together with issue #5 of Lost In Tyme magazine out of Greece.
trax:
1. Lost In Tyme - The Garage Gods 2. Once Upon A Time - The Crushers 3. Bonita - The Crushers 4. You're Gonna Miss Me - The Outta Place 5. Lost In The Beat - Thee Fourgiven 6. Too Bad - Kek 66 7. Sandra - The Kliek 8. Sarah The Weather Girl - The Dupont Circles 9. Ain't No Fool - The Revellions 10. Down And Out - The Giljoteens 11. New Way - The Crushers 12. Ain't Coming Home - Doctor Explosion 13. Anything For You - De Keefmen 14. Upside Down - The Cheeks 15. Death Row - Out Orin 16. Lover Not A Fighter - The Downliners Sect 17. No Reason To Complain - Karovas Milkshake 18. Lose My Cool - The Skeptics

When the Cowboys reformed in August 2006, they played a series of shows in Melbourne, and put the finishing touches to the "Cold Harvest" album, which was released on Bang Records...
...Founding 1982 members include Johnny Crash (drums) and Mark Ferrie (bass) who were both previously members of Melbourne pop band the Models; Terry Doolan (guitar); Andrew Picouleau (bass); and Ian Forrest (keyboards). Nick Reishbeth joined the group in 1983. In 1987 Stephan Fidock joined on drums. The band's lead singer and lyricist, Garry Gray was previously a member of The Reals (1975-76) and The Negatives (1977-79) and is the only constant in the band's history...
The 'Sacred Cowboys' ride again. G. Gray says: 'It's about time. The world is at high noon and there's gonna be a showdown.' Source: Wikipedia
trax:
01 Black City 02 Down To The Lord 03 The Censor 04 Things To Come 05 Drop By Drop 06 Cold Harvest 07 Savage Resolution 08 Psyche Out 09 Trouble From Providence 10 Cut Rate Martyr. 11 Bangkok

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

Four volume series on Romulan Records compiling original early 60s US instrumental surf music.
Volume two collects more excellent slabs of mostly moody often mean surf instros. - Phil Dirt
trax:
01 The Aquanauts - Rumble On The Docks 02 The Baymen - Bonzai 03 The Breakers - Kami Kaze 04 The Breakers - Surf Breaker 05 The Rhythm Surfers - 502 (Like Getting Pinched On A 502) 06 The Crunchendoes - Butterfingers 07 The Bel-Aires - Squirt 08 Rich Clayton & The Rumbles - Flip Side 09 The Vistas - Ghost Wave 10 Jack Nitzsche - The Last Race 11 The Majestics - Rip Tide 12 Manuel & The Renegades - Surf Walk 13 Kenny & The Sultans - The Wipe Out 14 The Crossfires - Fiberglass Jungle 15 Our Gang - Here Comes The Rain 16 Dave Meyers & The Surftones - Driftin'

The Tell-Tale Hearts evolved from an earlier band called the Mystery Machine, featuring Mark Z (later of Manual Scan and the Shambles). Their first gig in September 1983, a yard party at 5266 Cobb Street (off Clairemoint Mesa Boulevard), was also the first public show played by the Gravedigger V (though they were called the Shamen at the time).
“They had never seen anything like them in San Diego, and what they saw began to shatter the boring, stultifying sameness of the local music scene into a million pieces. The wild-eyed singer snarled and leapt about like a monkey, all the while shaking a pair of maracas and banging on a cow bell, wine bottle or beer can. The drummer hid behind a relic of a kit and pounded his tom-toms like they were tribal war drums. The tall, red-haired guitarist snaked about on stage, by turns stroking and stabbing at his instrument. The organ player, his hair completely covering his face, kicked at his amplifier and rolled on the ground, wrestling with a harmonica...
The Tell Tale Hearts:
Ray Brandes: lead vocals, maracas, tambourine, rhythm guitar • Mike Stax: bass, backing vocals • Eric Bacher: lead guitar • Bill Calhoun: Organ piano, harmonica, backing vocals • David Klowden: drums

traxfromwax:
01 Crawling Back To Me 02 It Is Not Me 03 She's Not What Love Is For 04 From Above 05 Dirty Liar 06 Me Needing You 07 One Girl 08 It Came To Me 09 Come And Gone 10 Forever Alone 11 Keep On Trying 12 Losing Myself

"The Now Sound Of The Tell Tale Hearts"
...And the long-haired bass player sneered at the crowd from behind a pair of sunglasses, looking positively wicked. There was certainly nothing on MTV which could have prepared them for this. The band split in 1986.” — from High Tide: The Tell-Tale Hearts Anthology, 1983-1986.
traxfromwax:
01 It's Just A Matter Of Time 02 Everything I've Got To Give 03 One Girl 04 It's Not Me 05 No Surprise 06 Bye Bye Baby

Hal was the drummer's drummer man! He was there all the time, but you probably never knew it, although you certainly heard him! He played percussion on records by The Beach Boys, The Mamas And Papas, Sonny & Cher. He was a BIG part of that famous 'Wall Of Sound' that made Phil Spector so famous! He even helped get Ol' Blue Eyes to his only No. 1 with his drumming on 'Strangers In The Night'! Album features terrific observations by noted writer and broadcaster, Austin Powell, and has great original artwork specially created for this unique release! Harkit. 2005.
Calling Hal Blaine a drummer is like calling Elvis Presley a singer. Blaine may not be a household name, but trust me, if your thirty or over, you have heard tons of his work. And there is tons. In the 1960s and 1970s, if you were a vocal group in LA and did not have a permanent band, chances were you were using Hal on drums. The Fifth Dimension, The Mamas and the Papas, the Association, the Carpenters, The Monkees, Tommy Roe: Blaine has a body of work so big, I just gave you a pinky nail. Turn on any oldies station for an hour, and it is almost a sure thing you will hear Blaine at work. And if you are an old FM guru, listen now to any of the above music.
You may not like the groups, but the drumming is top tier. Listen to Blaine blaze with Joe Osborn on bass on the 5Ds "Let The Sunshine In," and in a different context, his playing could be a funk jazz jam worthy of any progressive band from the era. Psychedelic Percussion is all the proof you need that Blaine was far hipper than the top forty hits he banged out all the way to the bank. This `1967 Dunhill album in a sense seems like a novelty album, but I prefer the word project.
The drums and sound effects are a product of era, but LISTEN to this guy. His flexibility, his speed, his light but potent touch shows him to be one of the best around, and not just in terms
of skill. He is tuneful, melodic, and has an incredible feel for his drums as a MUSICAL instrument, not a percussive one. We can all as listeners and musicans and music writers learn a hell of a lot from ANY record Hal Blaine played on, but if your not ready to disect the finer points of 1960s LA top forty, although you should be, start with Psychedelic Percusion. - By Bill Your 'Free Form FM Handi Cyber Print DJ ... (Mahwah, NJ USA)
Hal Blaine:
Organ, Bongos, Castanets, Celeste, Chimes, Drums, Glockenspiel, Gong, Harpsichord, Horn, Sound Effects, Stick, Tambourine, Tom-Tom, Whistle (Human), Xylophone, Clavinet, Drums (Steel), Tamboura, Bells, Tympani (Timpani), Vibraphone, Shaker, Cowbell, Sleigh Bells, Tubular Bells, Sho, Electric Harpsichord, Bird Calls, Radio, Bell Tree, Wind Chimes, Flexatones, Train Whistle, Wobble Board, Animal Sounds, Box, Chinese Gong, Contrabass Drum, Novachord, Producer

trax:
01 Love-In (December) 02 Freaky (January) 03 Flashes (February) 04 Kaleidoscope (March) 05 Hallucinations (April) 06 Flower Society (May) 07 Trippin' Out (June) 08 Tune In-Turn On (July) 09 Vibrations (August) 10 Soulful (September) 11 Inner-Space (October) 12 Wiggy (Novermber)

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

The association seems unusual at first glance, but Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater's roots rock and blues backed by Los Straitjackets' twangy surf results in a potent combination. Other than the participants' colorful choice of headgear, this joint venture urges Clearwater to his most rocking and uninhibited studio performances, while expanding his stylistic boundaries...
...Never a straight bluesman, the Chief's Chuck Berry tendencies are well established. But even though he tosses off another in a long line of Berry-esque rockers with a "Johnny B. Goode"-heavy "Hillbilly Blues," this album explores his non-blues roots more thoroughly. The opening cover of "You're Humbuggin' Me" kicks things off with a blast of '50s Little Richard abandon. Elsewhere, he moves into spaghetti Western, reverbed instrumental/rockabilly waters -- no doubt provoked by the Straitjackets -- on "Monkey Paw." Clearwater also tosses in a few Ray Charles-styled R&B '50s nuggets in "I Love You" and "Before This Song Is Over," both originals that sound like authentic lost gems due partially to Dennis Taylor's tough tenor sax. New Orleans rhythms rule on Clearwater's cover of Fats Domino's "Let the Four Winds Blow," and he hits an easygoing rockabilly vibe on "Midnight Groove," another horn and guitar-driven burner. "Back Down to Earth" also mixes swamp soul with country blues in an intoxicating blend. Closing with "Good Times Are Coming," a six-minute gospel-tinged slow blues with only a lonely organ as accompaniment, brings Clearwater full circle and ends the album on its mellowest note. The guitarist sounds jovial and inspired throughout, trading licks with Los Straitjackets' Eddie Angel and Danny Amis and singing with an upbeat affability that makes it sound as if he's in your living room. With its diverse menu and crackling performances, Rock 'n' Roll City demonstrates that Eddy Clearwater excels at far more than his existing catalog indicates. - Review by Hal Horowitz
trax:
01 You're Humbuggin' Me 02 Ding Dong Daddy 03 Lonesome Town 04 Hillbilly Blues 05 Monkey Paw 06 Back Down To Earth 07 Before The Song Is Over 08 Old Time Rocker 09 Midnight Groove 10 I Love You 11 Let The Four Winds Blow 12 Peggy Sue 13 Good Times Are Coming

It all started with the idea of ​​doing a surf music exercise for my guitar lessons (www.cuerdaxcuerda.com). I've always liked surf rock because I'm a guitarist, and it's a genre where the guitar plays an undeniable role...
...I thought I should really immerse myself in the style because I have a lot of respect for it, so I started listening to online radio stations dedicated exclusively to surfing at home day and night. And why not? I let myself be seduced by fanzines, festivals, photographs, fashion, and so many other things that contribute to creating a unique image of this genre.
And a single exercise to explain such a richness of rhythms, harmonies, and subgenres no longer seemed enough. I listened to song after song and wrote down each new rhythm in a notebook... After more than 30 scores of melodies inspired by everything I'd heard, from the most classic to the most modern, from the time when surf wasn't even called surfing as such until the latest revivals, I found myself with enough material to record at least an EP.
Because that's what Surf-Rock is, a style that continually draws from its sources, that reinvents itself but never abandons the keys that make it a genre (the twang, the tremolo, the drum rolls, that macabre echoing laugh...), and those who continually invoke it lack the ego of someone who wants to invent the unheard of, merely pay tribute to the great Reverberating God with a few more melodies. This is my contribution. And may it endure as it has been doing since the 60s! - bandcamp

trax:
05 Surf Race 01 Strings And Waves 02 Icecream 03 Liquor Store Is Closed 04 Hammock

In 1975, after completing the LP Animal God of the Streets, Fowley returned to his Svengali role by assembling the notorious Runaways, a teenage hard rock girl group featuring a young Joan Jett, Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie...
...Designed as equal parts manufactured novelty and bid for female rock & roll domination, the group didn't sell many records in their original run but proved to be massively influential, and after the original group splintered, Fowley even launched another Runaways in the '80s. (Another girl group, the Orchids, was his idea as well, as were the Hollywood Stars, conceived as the L.A. answer to the New York Dolls.) Fowley became a mover and shaker in the early days of the Los Angeles punk scene, creating yet another manufactured band, Venus and the Razorblades, and staging "New Wave Nights" at Hollywood clubs, one of which spawned the early live album from the Germs, Germicide. - by Jason Anken
trax:
01 Nightmares Painted Blue 02 Birth Of Bleakness 03 Dirty Old Man 04 Men & Women 05 Supernatural BBQ 06 Dumb Romance 07 Snake People 08 Bar B Que & Beer 09 Secrets In The Rain 10 God Made Me This Way 11 Dead Dreams Are Born Again 12 Nobody

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

Welcome to the Monstrophonic Sound of Fifty Foot Combo!This CD collects the many singles and eps from the Fifty Foot Combo…
...Some tracks have been on CD before, but many have not. This is a very strong collection, with a ton of energy, excellent playing on many tracks, and a mess of fun too. Great surf and rock instrumentals from Belgium. - Phil Dirt - Reverb Central
trax:
1. Evil walks in 2. Italian fuzz 3. Movin' 4. Pygmee Dance 5. The Legend Of Hanau Eepe 6. SL 54 Automatic 7. Jack The Ripper (live) 8. SL 54 Automatic (live) 9. Everybody Up! 10. Spanish Hully Gully! 11. 4 Devils 1 Hell 12. Tomahawk 13. Taboo 14. Shark Attack 15. Jerry Tibbs Amazing Discovery 16. Betty's Twist 17. The Victor 18. In Search Of Montgomery 19. Down At Irvings 20. Titanic Tina
...originally served by Al.Zombie...

Was released together with issue #4 of Lost In Tyme magazine out of Greece.
trax:
1. Bright Lit Blue Skies - The Rising Storm 2. Everything - The Cheepskates 3. I've Been Thinking - The Brood 4. Way It's Gonna Be - The Cynics 5. When I Arrive - Los Peyotes 6. Raios - Os Haxixins 7. It Ain't Right - The Urges 8. She's Coming Home - The Thanes 9. You'll Be Following - The Higher State 10. Wherever You Were - Holly Golightly 11. And I Cry - The B Sides '66 12. Lake Orangatanga - Kilroy 13. Sex Drive - The Mean Things 14. Who's That Man! - The Royal Hangmen 15. When The Night Is Over - Them Tyrants 16. Inside Looking Out - The Gitanes 17. Invisible Woman - The Norvins 18. Common At Noon - The Psykicks 19. Stop Talking - The Stolen Minks 20. Impossible Baby! - The Stance 21. Wouldn't You Love To Hate Me - The Dorktones 22. Devils Courtesy - Home 23. Someone Else's War - D. Daclin & The Lears 24. Here Comes Love - The Dolly Rocker Movement 25. Flow - The Shake

...The Sacred Cowboys began recording again in the 1990s. They released a "best of" CD EP called "Black City"...
...the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine listed this as one of its Top 100 albums of the 20th century. The "Things To Come" album was released in 1996. Spencer Jones and Penny Ikinger joined Terry Doolan as the band's guitarists, both live and in the studio.
In 2005, the song "Hell Sucks" from "Trouble From Providence" was selected for Clinton Walker's compilation of classic Australian punk and post-punk music, "Inner City Sounds"...
trax:
01 Drop By Drop 02 Cold Harvest 03 Down To The Lord 04 Things To Come 05 Outlaw Blues 06 Savage Resolution 07 Psych Out 08 Black City 09 The Censor 10 Cut Rate Martyr 11 I Am The Walrus

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

They've all moved on or disappeared without a trace, yet the special moment of crazed energy is captured on vinyl for us to dig forever.
While the Pandoras were in the studio, this band of San Diego cavemen was on hand to make sure none of the girls' insatiable appetites went unmet. Having impressed us with their authentic teen attitude, Leighton and the boys soon found themselves back in the same studio to make their classic album, "All Black and Hairy". Whether tackling standards like "Night of the Phantom" or snarling out originals like "She's a Cur" and "Stoneage Stomp", it was clear that this band had an atavistic genius unmatched in any decade.
Foster Child: Veterans of the mid-80s garage revival will probably remember these guys as epitomizing the snarly, snotty fuck-you attitude of the best and most pissed-off garage band music. Their first album remains a classic of its time. To many it may sound terribly dated but there are those of us to whom these sounds will always remain timeless. For those of you who've never heard these guys, think of an even snottier version of The Cynics 1st album and you're definitely on the right track. Whatcha got here are the first album. It's hard for me to be objective about this (and why should I be?) as this kind of noise is, has and always will be what keeps me going when so many other things in life have turned to shit.
The Gravedigger V:
Ted Friedman (vocals, guitar); Tom Ward (vocals, bass); Leighton (vocals, sound effects); John Hanrattie (guitar); David Anderson (drums, percussion, sound effects), Producer: Greg Shaw

traxfromwax:
1. All Black And Hairy 2. Tomorrow Is Yesterday 3. No Good Woman 4. Do Like Me 5. Hate 6. She's A Cur 7. Searching 8. She's Gone 9. Night Of The Phantom 10. Don't Tread On Me 11. One Ugly Child 12. She Got 13. Stoneage Stomp

When drummer Hal Blaine cut Deuces... his late '63 debut, he gathered pals in Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew and unleashed the most fuel-injected hot rod anthems this side of the NHRA Winternationals. Punctuated with real sounds of vintage funny cars and competition coupes, Blaine's rubber-burning opus features 10 bonus tracks for a total of 22.
Hal Blaine was one of the most innovative and gifted session drummers ever to come down the pike, at least the pike that was the L.A. studio scene in the '60s and '70s. Being a talented man with friends in high places, it was perhaps only natural that he managed to record a solo album or two. However, his career as a highly used session drummer and percussionist didn't leave him a whole lot of time to develop as a songwriter or singer, so it's not surprising that his solo albums are nothing to write home about, including this one. Deuces, "T's," Roadsters & Drums is the better of the two albums Blaine recorded, and it also contains the most original material. The songs are solid surf instrumentals that Blaine mostly co-wrote with album producer Lee Hazlewood, no slouch himself in the surf music composing department. In this case, the surf genre appears in the guise of the car genre, and every song on the main portion of the disc is preceded by loud drag-racing sound effects taken from the RCA library. Bad move -- the music would be much more listenable without them. It's jaunty, catchy stuff, if not terribly memorable. Blaine's percussion work lends a touch of exotica to the surf-and-drag twang of the guitars. The album sounds at times like a cross between Duane Eddy and Martin Denny. There are also several bonus tracks recorded at a different session, and they're better than many of the main album tracks. There's an R&B flavor to the latter part of the CD, with a female vocal chorus on some of the songs. And at least the extra tracks are free of car-racing sound effects. - Review by Mary Grady
Personnel:
Hal Blaine (drums, percussion); Fanita James, Gracia Nitzsche (vocals); William Pitman, Glen Campbell, Billy Strange, Tommy Tedesco, Carol Kaye, Howard Roberts (guitar); Steve Kreisman, Steve Douglas (saxophone); Richard Leith, Marshal Cram, Ronald Smith (trombone); Russell Bridges (piano, organ); Frank Capp (drums, percussion)

trax:
01 Challenger II 02 Green Monster 03 Nachville Coupe 04 Mr Eliminator 05 Pop The Chute 06 Deuces, T's, Roadsters & Drums 07 Gear Change 08 The Phantom Driver 09 Gear Stripper 10 Big "T" 11 The Traps 12 Drum Brakes 13 Hawaii 1963 14 East Side Story 15 (Dance With The) Surfin'Band 16 The Drummer Plays For Me 17 Bulldog Drummin' 18 Mutiny On The Bongos 19 The Dip 20 How Come I Love You So Much 21 Git It 22 Phillzie's Friend 23 Challenger II (monomix) 24 Gear Stripper (mono mix)

Some really nice and rare tunes - incl. Dick Dale.
Some tasty gems, some easily available on CD tracks, and some real obscuros. There are some tracks that make no sense at all including here, since they have been available from original session tapes on CD, some for a long time. A good cross section and a vital slab of otherwise unavailable. - Phil Dirt
What Phil Dirt seems to have forgotten about availably of some of these songs is that the collection was released in '89 and none of these songs were available at the time this of release. Phil didn't make this review until the late 90's. I personally know one of the compilers of this series. - Brandonio!
trax:
01 The Pagents - Enchanted Surf 02 The S'quires - Green Surf 03 The Expresso's - Teenage Express 04 The Expresso's - Wandering 05 Gene Gary & The Stingrays - Surfer's Mood 06 The Illusions - Nite Mare 07 The Enchanters - Tum-Tiki 08 Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Jungle Fever 09 The Baymen - Daybreak 10 Johnny Fortune - Siboney 11 Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons - Ophelia 12 The King Pins - 94 Second Surf 13 Kenny & The Fiends - Moon Shot 14 Kenny & The Sultans - With Vigor 15 The Nodeans - Beach Girl 16 The Debionaires - High Wall 17 The Sharks - Big Surf

Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

Reissue of an out-of-time AND ahead-of-its time garage rock soundtrack to the typically out-of-his-mind Mike McCarthy (JMM) movie SORE LOSERS. The film is full of aliens, comic books, rednecks, zombies, boobs, gals, gals fighting, and rock n roll. Starring the Oblivians' Jack Oblivian, with Guitar Wolf, Mike Maker, the deliciously curvy D'Lana Tunnell, and a guest appearance by exploitation master David F Friedman himself...
...Anyone who has seen his movies can attest to the fact that Mike McCarthy always over delivers. Sore Losers is as good / bad an example as any. Whole soundtracks would be filled out around just one of the acts on this thing - case in point - Greg Oblivian doing a toy instrument version of the much-loved "Bad Man" that is worth the price of the record by itself. Plus The Gories / Dirtbombs' Mick Collins, The Makers, Jack Oblivian himself, and the mighty GUITAR WOLF!
"Do You Like Lo-Fi With Your Sci-Fi?" - JMM
You've got New Orleans garage/ frat kings Royal Pendletons. You've got Jeffrey Evans of the Gibson Bros with his 68 Comeback, also featuring Jack Taylor. Now Jack Taylor is the most amazing guitar player ever. And by amazing, I mean fucked up. His guitar tone started with the legendarily messed-up solo in the Velvet Underground's "I Heard Her Call My Name" and then added 4 fuzz pedals to it, creating MODERN ART! RIP Jack Taylor. Listen to him! You've got Nick Diablo of Viva L'American Death Ray Music. You've got more...
Jack Oblivian, The Drags, The Makers, Tim Feleppa, Guitar Wolf, Gasoline... I mean, check out the track listing. This is quality 90s garage rock, still raw and vital as ever.
This re-release coincides with Mike's new edit of SORE LOSERS, and is co-released by Chaputa! Records in Portugal. Southern Sci-Fi trash has never looked or sounded so good!
trax:
1 Blackie is an immortal - Tim Kearns 2 The Sore Losers - Jack Taylor Experience / JMM 3 Modern Day Freak - The Makers 4 Invader Ace - Guitar Wolf 5 Hoodlum, A.D. - Mick Collins 6 Guntown - Daphne Diaphanous 7 Knockturne - Tim Feleppa 8 Alien Brains - Poli Sci Clone 9 Mike was always fond of mayhem - Tim Kearns 10 Time Of Day - The Makers 11 Funky Kuntry Capers - '68 Comeback 12 Rock N' Roll Band - Chris Clarity 13 D'lana is...was... - Tim Kearns 14 Gotta Let Your Spirit Ride - Nick Diable 15 Go Go Goliatha - '68 Comeback 16 Bump & Grind - Mick Collins 17 No Teasin' Round - The Royal Pendletons 18 '68 - '68 Comeback 19 Vice Party - Jack Oblivian 20 Solar Prime - Chris Clarity 21 Wild Sound - Los Diablos Del Sol 22 Smack Dab (In The Middle) - '68 Comeback 23 Kerine loved to bang - Tim Kearns 24 Shovel Fight - The Drags 25 Spi-Fi (Subsonic) - Jack Oblivian 26 African Cowboy - Gasoline 27 Suicide Wipers - The Drags 28 Bad Man - Greg Oblivian 29 (I'm a) Sore Loser - The Royal Pendletons 30 I'm Not The Marrying Kind - Kerine Elkins 31 Garage Father - Mick Collins

“Music to dance, work, play, eat, sleep and drink to”!
"There's no let up of quality on this 4th volume from Alopecia Records. Some of the best instro/surf bands from the 90's tear it up once again!" - Gyro1966
traxfromwax:
1. Zoot Suit - Switch Trout 2. The Hooded Claw - Sir Bald Diddley & His Wig-Outs 3. Silver Surfer - BDK & The Roller Coaster 4. No More Callos Por Favor - The Perverts 5. Radar Reef - Magnificent Escapades 6. Kamikaze - The Green Hornets 7. Blue Tremeloe - The Vibrasonics 8. Go Gunn Go - The Dactaris 9. Terrible Headache - The Incredible Not Of This Earth & His Famous Booboos 10. Beeftub - The Wildebeests 11. Detonation - Surf Creatures 12. The Tingler - Count Zero & The Cosmic Noughts 13. El Guano - The Jamming Arabs 14. Breath Presley Breath - El Disco Volante 15. Ace Of Spades - LPG 16. Wrong Planet - Los Straitjackets 17. Lifeguard Follow That Board - The Waistcoats 18. The Death Of Jolly Jumper - The Beach Breakers 19. Taboo - The Wrong Notes 20. Colonel Mustard - Thee Cybermen
…originally served by Gyro1966...

Kim and John might have common ancestry as John’s actual name is John York Foley and they’re both of Irish origin (Cork, Ireland).
Multi-instrumentalist John York was in one of the most interesting line-ups of the Byrds in the 1968-69 period and was a major part of the classic BALLAD OF EASY RIDER album. He's been working and recording every since, following his muse and creating a unique body of work. Kim Fowley is the brilliant, larger-than-life songwriter/singer/producer/underground recording artist/cultural commentator with a devoted cult following (including me). Interestingly, though York was in the Byrds and Fowley wrote songs for the Byrds, Fowley's songs entered the band AFTER York left, when Kim co-wrote a number of tunes with York's replacement in the Byrds, the late Skip Battin. So this is not any kind of reunion, but a meeting of minds from men who have walked many of the same west-coast roads.
Basically, it's a series of new Fowley-York songs sung by York, done in solo acoustic fashion, with Fowley and York talking about York's career and the west-coast scene over the years. Fowley is a superb interviewer, not afraid to push the conversation along or nudge York in a direction Fowley finds interesting. Fowley has always had the ability to size up a scene or a style in a few well-chosen phrases, and this skill along with York's amazing memory of obscure details from 45 years ago makes the album a treasure. And the songs are fantastic! With York's music and Fowley's lyrics, it's one anthem after another, and some of them are truly moving, such as "Flower Girls." We tend to think of Fowley as an edgy artist, which he certainly is, but he can write some beautiful and classic songs (and surely, he's made much more money on his songwriting over the years, I'd guess, than his performing, as brilliant as he is as a performer), as one can hear on albums such as HOTEL INSOMNIA, INTERNATIONAL HEROES, and THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.
York's guitar work and heartfelt vocals fit these songs like a glove, and for me, this is one of the best releases of the year. The John York-Kim Fowley duo was a total surprise for me, and anyone who's ever liked the work of either man will adore this. Those not heavily into 60s cultural history and who are not fans of either man might perhaps not pick up on the album's charms.
Thanks, guys, for this wonderful project! - W. Shute
trax:
1. Angels And Trucks 2. The Earth Is Getting Warmer 3. East Coast Confidential 4. Flower Girls 5. West Coast Revelation #1 6. Psychedelic 7. West Coast Revelation #2 8. Movin' Out For Years 9. West Coast Revelation #3 10. Picnic In Eternity 11. Silver 60s #1 12. Halfway House 13. Silver 60s #2 14. Laurel Canyon And Topanga 15. Silver 60s #3 16. Rock And Roll Is Another Name For Freedom 17. Hangin' Out 18. Queen Of The Blues 19. 21st Century 20. Memories Of Days Gone By 21. Japan And Europe 22. Sayonara
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Play it twice in a row! ; ) Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

Meanwhile, back in Belgium...
The story of FIFTY FOOT COMBO is quite unique for a Belgian band, thrillingly hot and exciting at the same time. Since the starting up of the band, they could count on a very loyal and ever growing fanbase. Soon (late 9ties) came their first full album "GO HUNTING" . The album got praised by any self-respecting surfhead, hailed by even the most critical garagepimp. The 'Combo got launched into the international underground-top of vintagemusic fuzz.
As their reputation kept on growing, live appearances multiplied, and the birth of the so called MONSTROPHONIC sound was a fact ! The power emerging from their livegigs was until then only a rare phenomenon which very few had witnessed before seeing the 'Combo at work. Garage, surf fuzz, exotica, horror and thunder make the 'Combo to be a very infectious experience you'll never forget. It is an undisputable fact that Fifty Foot Combo is one of Belgium's five hottest live-acts, and for some unknown reason they manage to keep on getting more impressive. Smooth but trashy, wild and exciting but stylish...
In the meantime FFC toured all over Europe, and performed bonecrushing concerts on some of the most prestigious stages on the continent. Top-range albums such as "EVIL A GOGO" , "STRIKE" and "CAFFEINE" confirm one by one the general addiction these cats can cause. And still, they keep on burning rubber and spreading their instrumental GoGo sounds all over the planet to anyone in need of some serious Monstrophonic Mayhem. They are a highly regarded guest in of Europe's most fashionable circles! - http://www.wreckingpit.com/
trax:
01 Last of the Monstrophonics 02 Ali Baba 03 Mondo Bandito 04 Dragstrip 69 05 Mickey B's Mambo 06 Inciende en el Infierno 07 Rising of Im Ho Tep 08 The Uninvited 09 Firing Squad 10 Addis Abeba 11 Amor 12 God made man 13 Never get out of the boat

Sacred Cowboys are an Australian rock band active live throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and 2000's. They began playing inner city Melbourne in early 1982. Gary Gray and Mark Ferrie thought of the name after watching "The Groovy Guru", an episode of the classic TV comedy series Get Smart. In it, the Groovy Guru and his rock band, the Sacred Cows, use psychedelic music to control the minds of young people. (The same episode was the inspiration for a Hoodoo Gurus song, "In The Echo Chamber" and Painters and Dockers covered Groovy Guru's "Kill Kill Kill".)...
...Within six months, the Sacred Cowboys signed with Mushroom Records / White Label and recorded the "Nothing Grows In Texas" single. After their performance of the song on television pop show Countdown, Molly Meldrum said: "this is the worst group I've seen in five years", a title the band wore with perverse pride.
The Cowboys Mark I also released a second single, a cover of Alex Chilton's "Bangkok", a self-titled EP on the White Label, a self-titled album on french label New Rose Rds, and a live / demo compilation named after a Rolling Stones cover, "We Love You" on ManMade Rds.
After reforming in 1987, the Sacred Cowboys signed to Germany's Normal records and released the classic "Trouble From Providence" album. "Hell Sucks" was the hit from this album and became the Cowboys signature tune...
trax:
01 Hell Sucks 02 Blood And Soil 03 Pacification Organisation 04 Canned Goods 05 44 Blues 06 Sometimes 07 Love Factory Blues 08 Trouble From Providence 09 We Love You

Super fun collection of soul, blues, R&B, instro, and rock 'n' roll from the original 45's. (From my record collection.)
It's just me having fun with my 45's and whatever random record I pull out of the boxes. I will try to give both sides of the 45 unless one side is dull, unbearable or unplayable. I hope you enjoy. (Gyro1966)
trax:
1 Second Class Lover (Okeh) - Jean Dushon 2 Plaything (Okeh) - Jean Dushon 3 Teardrops From My Eyes (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 4 5-10-15 Hours (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 5 Have Mercy Baby (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 6 How Can You Leave a Man Like This (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 7 Rock Me All Night Long (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 8 Money Honey (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 9 I Love You, Yes I Do (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 10 Daddy, Daddy (Capitol) - Ella Mae Morse 11 On Your Knees (Mono) (Island) - Grace Jones 12 Baby, Do the Froog (Cameo) - The Dardenelles 13 Alright (Cameo) - The Dardenelles 14 Flashback (Bell) - The 5th Dimension 15 Diggin' for a Livin' (Bell) - The 5th Dimension 16 Goddess of Angels (Dot) - Thurston Harris 17 Quiet As It's Kept (Dot) - Thurston Harris 18 Honky Tonk (Vocal) (King) - Bill Doggett 19 Peacock Valley (King) - Bill Doggett 20 It's Hard to Stop - Mono (Alston) - Betty Wright 21 Crazy Feeling (Mono) (Rca) - Lou Reed 22 The Chicken and the Hop (Krc) - Lloyd Price 23 Lonely Chair (Krc) - Lloyd Price 24 Karate Monkey (Parkway) - Chubby Checker 25 Don't Push (Take 1) (Era) - Don Deal 26 Don't Push (Era) - Don Deal 27 Smokey Joe's Cafe (Atco) -The Robins 28 Just Like a Fool (Atco) - The Robins
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Those damned religious zealots, politicians, warlords and... They all bring death and ruin and they don't know that they are as superfluous as telephone disinfectors and hairdressers! - RYP

Davis's second recording since ending his six-year retirement was one of his best of the 1980s...
...Unlike his bands from the 1970s, this particular unit leaves plenty of space and plays much more melodically. Guitarist Mike Stern lets loose some fury, but electric bassist Marcus Miller is not reluctant to walk now and then in a straight-ahead fashion, drummer Al Foster and percussionist Mino Cinelu are tasteful, and Bill Evans gets in a few good spots on soprano. As for Davis, he was gradually regaining his earlier form. This double LP is highlighted by "Back Seat Betty," a side-long investigation of "My Man's Gone Now" and two versions of Davis's childlike "Jean Pierre." - Review by Scott Yanow
members:
Miles Davis, Trumpet / Bill Evans, Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone / Mike Stern, Electric Guitar / Marcus Miller, Electric Bass / Al Foster, Drums

trax:
1 Jean Pierre 2 Back Seat Betty 3 Fast Track 4 Jean Pierre 5 My Man's Gone Now 6 Kix

This music is dedicated to the tradition of Johnny Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Free Sunday!

Was released together with issue #3 of Lost In Tyme magazine out of Greece.
trax:
1. Lost In Tyme - The Manganzoides 2. It's A Mistery - Sick Rose 3. Don't Come With Me - Sick Rose 4. That Girl - The Bo-Weevils 5. 99th Floor - Mod Fun 6. Heartfull Of Soul - Mod Fun 7. Realise - The Waistcoats 8. I've Been Waiting - The Rookies 9. From Above - The Rookies 10. Happyville - The 99th Floor 11. The One I'm Looking For - The 99th Floor 12. Now I Know Teddy Boys From The Crypt 13. I Want You To Be My Girl - B-Back 14. We Want The Lot - The MoveMents 15. Tu Es Impossible - The Evil Thingies 16. Going All The Way - The Way-Outs 17. Ballad Of A Loner - The Higher State 18. Tell Me Tonight - The Riots 19. Lonely Eyes - The Ravens 20. She's Coming Home - The Purple Merkins 21. Let Me Down - The Spinns 22. In The Summer Time - The Phantom Keys 23. Yellow Fuzz - The Waistcoats 24. Tutto O Niente - The Hunchmen 25. She Said No - The Cheaters 26. Start All Over - The Glads 27. The Sinister Urge - The Rockdoras 28. Blood Shot Eyes - The Mojomatics 29. Horror House - Brain Drain 30. Lost In Tyme - Drug Free Youth

Drummer and session musician, born 1 December 1938, Santa Monica, California, USA - died 14 February 2022.
One of the best-known rock drummers of the early 1960s, had several solo instrumental Top 40 hits and released over 30 albums. He was a session drummer on many other well-known hits.
members:
Acoustic Bass, Vocals – Billy Favata / Drums, Vocals – Sandy Nelson / Lead Guitar, Vocals – Eddie Angel / Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Vocals – Remi Gits

trax:
01 Backfire 02 Midnight Cruise 03 Punch Up 04 Concussion 05 Stumble Home 06 Lock it in 07 Senior Beat 08 Surf Tune 09 Candle Light Drums 10 Moody