3.16.2010
DRnR11+...
re-up 6.20.10
01. Ernest Tucker - Gonna Get Me A Satellite
02. James Savage - Rock These Blues Away
03. Tommy Martin - Hoochie Coochie.
04. J.R. Warren - Rock 'N' Roll Fever
05. Merv Benton - Worrying Kind
06. Danny Diamond - Rhythm In My Bones
07. Chuck Bradford - You're Gonna Miss Me
08. Wesley Reynolds - Rag Mop
09. Playboys - Hawaiian War Chant
10. Ronnie Self - Bop-A-Lena [live]
11. Jimmy Kirkland - I Wonder If You Wonder
12. Charles Walker - I've Got My Eyes On The World
13. Four Mints - Wolf
14. Vince Maloy - Do Your Best
15. Bobby Williams - Tarzan
16. Silva-Tones - Weepin' And A Wailin'
17. Bunker Hill - Hide And Seek (Parts 1 & 2)
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 11
1. Arnold Parker - Find A New Babyt
2. Billy Mize - Planet Named Desire
3. Wee Willie & The Pals - We're Gonna Dance
4. Savoys - Mortal Monster Man
5. Bobby Wall - Baby It's Too Much
6. Ray-O-Vacs - Party Time
7. Wayne Busbice - Goin' Back To Dixie
8. Jack Jolly - Club Deligh
9. George Garrish - All Night Diner
10. Artie Dillon - In My Teens
11. Carl Trantham - Where There's A Will (There's A Way)
12. Bop-Kats - Baby, Baby
13. James Wallis - Sheet Board Down
14. Big Brown - Menin Aeide Thea
15. Luke Askew - The Bells
16. Floyd Dakill - Dance Franny Dance
17. Wild Bill Taylor - Little Jewell
18. Roy Brown - Rocking All The Time
19. George Weston - I Need You Baby
20. Eddie Con Los Shades - Dime Sime Vas A Ver
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 12
1. Johnny McAdams - No Love For Me, Love.mp3
2. Pearls - Ugly Face.mp3
3. Joe Griffith - Big Sandy.mp3
4. Three D's - Crazy Little Woman.mp3
5. Vince Anthony - Watch My Smoke.mp3
6. Honeycones - Rockin' In My Knees.mp3
7. Rod Willis - Will Travel.mp3
8. Rod Willis - The Cat.mp3
9. Tommy Danton - Twenty One.mp3
10. Johnny McAdams - Nine O'Clock.mp3
11. Seniors - Twist At The Top.mp3
12. Alvin & Bill - Typing Jive.mp3
13. Casuals - Help Me.mp3
14. Daniel Bridges - Oh Happy Days.mp3
15. Morty Marker - Tear Down The House.mp3
16. Larry Storch - I'm Walkin'.mp3
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 13
1. Johnny Marlo - Two Ton Annie
2. Connie & Bell-Hops - Shot Rod
3. Ron & Joe - Riot In Cell Block 9
4. Rod Bernard - All Nite In Jail
5. Billy Land - Shimmy Shake
6. Ben Smith - Seventeen Steps
7. Dean Beard - Shiverin' & Shakin'
8. The Creep - Betty Lou's Got A New Tattoo
9. Larry Duncan _ Romeo's Teacher
10. Rhythm Rockers - Teenagers' Party
11. Kenny Lund - Rip It Up, Potato Chip
12. Gene Terry - Tip Tap & Tell Me
13. Johnny & Jammers - Baby Do
14. Shaun Martin - Blue Grey Rock3
15. Billy Adams - You Heard Me Knockin'
16. Eddie Angel - Rampage
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 14
1. Dale Wayne - Jukebox Hop
2. Kai Rai - Trashman's Blues
3. Sara Lee - Jim Dandy
4. Clyde Arnold - Scrounge
5. Rackets - She's Got It
6. Bobby Roberts - How Can I Make Her Mine
7. Tyrone A Saurus - Monster Twist
8. Johnny Carlton - She's A Moonlighter
9. Danny Mela - Blondie
10. Ronnie Wade - Annie Don't Work
11. Fanatics - Oogly Googly Eyes
12. Elton Anderson - Cool Down Baby
13. Swinging Rays - Teen Queen
14. Rulie Garcia - Prescription Rock & Roll
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll 15
1. Bill Browning - Sinful Woman
2. Eddie Cash - Lonely Island
3. Vorris LeBlanc - Kawliga3
4. Jiv-A-Tones - Fire Engine Baby.mp3
5. Ricky Jones - You Know It's True.mp3
6. T Texas Tyler - Shake 'Em Up Rock.mp3
7. Collay & Satellites - Little Girl Next Door.mp3
8. Scotty McKay - Bad Times
9. Tony Casanova - The Grave
10. Bobby Hankins - Honky Tonk Queen
11. Eddie Cash - Stormy Weather
12. Jay Chevalier - Billy Cannon
13. Stormy Gayle - Flipsville
14. Los Crazy Kings - Los Crazy Kings
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll 16
1. Little Butchie Saunders - Rock & Roll Indian Dance
2. Wayne Busby - Rock & Roll Atom
3. Johnny Fallin - Wild Streak
4. Edgar Blanchard - Lawdy Mama
5. Jack Burns - Wake Up
6. Roland Stone - Moanin' Sou
7. Rod Bernard - Recorded In England
8. The Shifting Sands - I Can Tell
9. Donnie Brooks - Sway & Move With The Beat
10. Van Dells - I Got The Blues
11. Vulcans - Shimmy Shuffle
12. Vince Maloy - Soda Pop
13. The Raindrops - The Golden Stairway
14. Danny Pfeil - Jingle Jump
15. Andre -Mr Rhythem- Williams - Mene Gene
16. Tico & Triumphs - Motorcycle
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll 17
1. Tommy Todd - Tag Along
2. Alvie Self - Let's Go Wild
3. Del Reeves - My Baby Loves To Rock
4. Travelin' Texans - Beating On The Bars
5. Johnny Scoggins - Baby's Boss
6. King Coleman - Do The Hully Gully
7. Hedley And Lee - Trouble
8. Gary Von Ilg - Early Next Mornin'
9. Jerry Banes - Won't You Be My Baby
10. Duals - Bye-Bye
11. Curley Money - Hurricane Baby
12. King Ivory Lee - Rockin' In The Coconut Top
13. James Gallagher - Ford And A Shaker
14. Bobby De Soto - The Cheater
15. 5 Williamson Bros - I've Got A Bead On You Baby
16. Johnny Parker - TV Commercial
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 18
1. Grover Cleveland - Why Not
2. Doug Bowles - Shake Loose
3. Jerry Dion - River Of Love
4. Lester Robertson - Oh Babe
5. Don Bishop - The Crowd From 23rd Avenu
6. Clay Fulton And The Cindells - Wait & See
7. Harvey Hurt - Stayed Away To Long
8. Salty Holmes - The Ghost Song
9. Don Bishop - Nightmare
10. Carl Story - What A Line
11. Junior Declovet - Bulldog Bop
12. Ronnie Goode - Crazy Bait
13. Tex Neighbours - Sea Goin' Man
14. Skip Graves - Indian Giver
15. The Flaming Embers - Gone, Gone, Gone
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 19
3.12.2010
D RnR
1. Glen Cooper- Sugar Mama
2. Johnny Watson - Come To The Party
3. The Sly Fox - Tired Of Beggin'
4. Paul Cairns - I'm A Mean Mean Daddy
5. Johnnie Kaye - Oh Pattie
6. Little Jacky Wayne - White Felt Hat
7. Lucky Wray - Got Another Baby
8. Webster Dunn Jr. - Black & White Shoes
9. Johnny Lion - Haunted Heart
10. Kanui & Lulu - Tomi Tomi
11. Al Sims - Party
12. Hank England - My Little Kangaroo
13. Lightning Hopkins- Had A Gal Called Sal
14. Daniel James - Rock Moon Rock
15 Clyde Arnold - I've Got A Baby
16. Kenny & Moe - So Long, I'm Gone
17. Rufus Shoffner - Orbit Twist
18. Ric Cartey - My Babe
19. Jerry Ballard - Pinch Me
20. Henry Cording - Hiccough Rock
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 6
1. Ricky Jones - Hate To Say Goodbye
2. Wayne Walker - All I Can Do Is Cry
3. Tommy Harbin - Lovers Lane Blues
4. Dave Bartholomew - Can't Take It No More
5. Slim Watts - Tu-Da-Lou
6. The Racketts - Ooh My Soul
7. Bobby Fry - Highway Robbery
8. Teddy Reynolds - Puppy Dogs
9. Kirby St. Romain - Oh Baby Doll
10. Trice Garner - Lovers Hill
11. Eddie Daniels - Playin'Hide'n'Seek
12. Chuck Gray - Footloose & Free
13. Willy Whack And The Thumpers - Stop That Bop!
14. Roy Wayne - Honey Won't You Listen
15. Jerry McCain - Nextdoor Neighbour
16. Johnny - Friendship Dam
17. Cliff Crofford - Ain't Nothin' Happenin'
18. Munro Moe Jackson - Go' Way From My Door
19. The Fretts - Rock'n Baby
20. Dick Robinson - Boppin' Martian
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 7
1. Cosmo - I'm A Little Mixed Up
2. Billy Barton - Crazy Lover
3. Steve Alaimo - She's My Baby
4. Steve Mitchell - I Don't Need You
5. Junior Wells - Loveydovey Lovely One
6. Prince Arky - Ten Horned Devil
7. Marlon Grisham - Ain't That A Dilly
8. Earl Chatham - Take Two Steps Back
9. Dewaine Olby - Iron Worker Blues
10. Willie B - Bad Mouthin'
11. Victor France - Men At The Crazy House
12. Bob Cass - Corvette Baby
13. Recalls - Reesie
14. Mac McClanahan - That Nonsense Stuff
15. Jesse Knight - Nothin' But Money
16. Jimmie Click - Polecat Hollow
17. Night Beats - Night Beats Are Rockin'
18. Steve Bledsoe - You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
19. Pitmen - Summertime Blues
20. Beatha & Captans - Revenue Man
21. W.L. Horning - Kiss Me Baby
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 8
1. John Ashley - Little Lou
2. Lattie Moore - Why Did You Lie To Me
3. Niki Redman - Cops Rock
4. The Notes - G.I. Blues
5. The Vice - Don't Let Go
6. Gene Stacks - I Know My Baby Loves Me
7. Los Boppers - Treen Solitario
8. Jimmy Franklin - Long Tall Lou
9. Tony Harris - Try This Lil' Ole' Heart
10. Lewis Lindsey - The Push
11. Eddie Riff - My Baby's Gone Away
12. Ray Sawyer - I'm Gonna Leave
13. Wild Child Gipson - Kool
14. Augie Rios - Linda Lou
15. Chuck Tyler - She's All Mine
16. Steve Alaimo - Should I Care
17. Lonesome Lee - Cry Over Me
18. Bobby Page - Hippy-Ti-Yo
19. Ron & Ellie Jaye - Road Runner
20. Shakey Jake - Roll Your Money Maker
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol.9
1. Dennis Smith- This Little Heart
2. Buddy Larrisson - You Drive Me Out Of My Mind
3. Billy Miranda - Run Rose
4. Dub Dickerson - Lovinest Lovin'
5. Rocky Jones - Mule Skinner Blues
6. Gene Morris - Lovin' Honey
7. Cody Brennon - Ruby Baby
8. Chuck Royal - My Baby Is Gone
9. Sandman Howard - Cuttin' Out
10. Vilas Craig - Little Miss Mary
11. Chuck Mills - She's Mine
12. Piano Red & Berth Colbert - I'm Nobody's Fool
13. Jimmy ford - Gotta Girl
14. The Tempo-Tones - My Boy, Sleepy Pete
15. Frank Motley - New Hound Dog
16. Del Swade - Love Letter
17. Les Tasher - Silly Lilly
18. Bobby Hodge - Gonna Take My Guitar
19. Isley Bros. - I Wanna Know
20. Tony March - Stompen Rock
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 10
3.09.2010
1. Jimmy Johnson - Woman Love.mp3
2. Eddie Kirkland - I Love You
3. Rumblers - I Don't Need You No Mo
4. Glen Barber - Ice Water
5. Musical Linn Twins - Rockin' Out
6. Bucky & The Premier - Cruisin'
7. Buddy & The Cats - Is It Just A G
8. Kids From Texas - Long Legged Lin
9. Freddy Robinson - Not Like Now
10. Sundowners - Live It Up
11. Bobby Nelson - There Ain't Nothin
12. Tommy Genova - Hey Bo Diddley
13. Johnny Reb - Rock On
14. Sax Cari - Chocolate Fizz
15. Kai Rai - I Want Some Of That
16. Kip Tyler - She's My Witch
17. Gus Jenkins - Jealous Of You Baby
18. Scotty McKay - Rollin' Dynamite
19. Johnny Bellemo - Steamer
20. W. L. Horning - Rockin' 'N' Rolli
21. Eddie Cleary - Think It Over Baby
22. Danny Ezba - Dirty, Dirty Feelin
23. Rick & The Rockers - I'm Hurt
24. Jimmy Symsum - Big Time Mama
25. Bob Grady - Granny Tops Em At The Hop
26. Smoki Whitfield - Function At The Junction
27. Glenn Reeves - Tarzan
28. Lee Dresser - Beat Out My Love
29. Ray Stanley - I Can't Wait
30. Jimmy Lee - You Ain't No Good For Me
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 2
1. Kenny Mckennon - Call Your Daddy Baby
2. Charlie Cuevias - Do You Wanna Jump
3. Tielman Brothers - Record Hop
4. Teddy 'McBear' Mcrae - Hi Fi Baby
5. Excels - Let's Dance
6. Sandy Lee - Ballin' Kees
7. Chuck Wiley - I Love You So Much
8. John Fred - Boogie Children
9. Danny Hill - Hungry For Your Lovin'
10. Fredale Mannew - It's A Gas
11. Eddie Cleary - I Don't Care
12. Doorknobs - Hi Fi Baby
13. Sonny Boy Williamson - Polly Put The Kettle On
14. Maynoe & Howie - Library Rock
15. Jimmy Sysum - Tears Of Happiness
16. Joe Perkins - How Much Love Can One Heart Hold
17. Jimmy Boyd - Crazy Mixed Up Blues
18. Baby Doll - Hammy In The Hole
19. Don Covay - Oh My Soul
20. Hugh Ronnel - Who-La-To-Da-Doo
21. Chuck Grey - Rock 'n' Roll Is In My Soul
22. Bashful Vic Thomas - Rock And Roll Tonight
23. Icky Renrut - Jack Rabbit
24. Don Feger - Don't Be Mad
25. Joe Mccoy - Hey Hey Loretta
26. Webb Foley - Be-Bop Baby
27. Ray Vernon - Danger One Way Love Affair
28. Randy Hobbs - You Better Run
29. Duke Dickson - Walking Shoes
30. Jackie Powers - New River Train
Desperate Rock 'N' Rock Vol. 3
1. Chuck Grey - Push The Panic Button
2. Bracey Everett - Lover's Curse
3. Frankie Lowery - Kansas City Train
4. Joe Allen - Baby Baby Baby
5. Don Feger - Corner Date
6. Recalls - Nobody's Guy
7. Smiley Smith - Voodoo Woman
8. Ashley Beaumont - Shimmy Doll
9. Clark Richards - Hot Rock Beat
10. Black Albinos - Shish Kebab
11. Glenn Cooper - Sugar Mama
12. Johnny Watson - Come To The Party
13. The Sly Fox - Tired Of Beggin'
14. Paul Cairns - I'm A Mean Daddy
15. Jonnie Kaye - Oh Pattie
16. Little Jacky Wayne - White Felt Hat
17. Lucky Wray - Got Another Baby
18. Webster Dunn Jr. - Black And White Shoes
19. Haunted Heart - Johnny Lion
20. Kanui & Lula - Tomi Tomi
21. Al Sims - Party
22. Hank England - My Little Kangaroo
23. Lightning Hopkins - Had A Gal Called Sal
24. Daniel James - Rock Moon Rock
25. Clyde Arnold - I've Got A Baby
26. Kenny & Moe - So Long, I'm Gone
27. Rufus Shoffner - Orbit Twist
28. Ric Cartey - My Babe
29. Jerry Ballard - Pinch Me
30. Henry Cording - Hiccough Rock
Desperate Rock 'N'Roll Vol. 4
1. Ricky Jones - Hate To Say Goodbye
2. Wayne Walker - All I Can Do Is Cry
3. Tommy Harbin - Lovers Lane Blues
4. Dave Bartolomew - Can`t Take It No More
5. Slim Watts - Tu-Da-Lou
6. Racketts - Oh My Soul
7. Bobby Fry - Highway Robbery
8. Teddy Reynolds - Puppy Dogs
9. Kirby St. Romain - Oh Baby Doll
10. Trice Gardner - Lovers Hill
11. Eddie Daniels - Playing Hide & Seek
12. Chuck Grey - Footloose & Free
13. Willy Whack & The Ttumpers - Stop That Bop
14. Roy Wayne - Honey Won't You Listen
15. Jerry Mc Cain - Next Door Neighboor
16. Johnny - Friendship Dam
17. Cliff Crowford - Ain` T Nothin` Happenin
18. Munroe Moe Jackson - Go Away From My Door
19. Fretts - Rock'n' Baby
20. Dick Robinson - Boppin' Martian
21. Cosmo - I'm A Little Mixed Up
22. Billy Barton - Crazy Lover
23. Steve Alaimo - She's My Baby
24. Steve Mitchell - I Don't Need You
25. Junior Wells - Loveydovey Lovey One
26. Price Arky - Ten Horned Evil
27. Marlon Grishman - Ain't That A Dilly
28. Earl Chatham - Take 2 Steps Back
29. Dewaine Olby - Iron Worker Blues
30. Willie B - Bad Mouthin
Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 5
2.23.2010
Desperate Rock n Roll
Decided to throw these in the mix. For all those that weren't lucky enough to pick up the entire 20+ volumes or so from Twilightzone way back when. I was not, I found these later and they only go up to 10 and it seems like a mixture between the CD and LP versions.. I don't really know. Throughout the next few days I'll by uploading those 10. Its an amazing set. Enjoy
1. Mel Smith - Pretty Plaid Skirt
2. Deacon & The Rock 'n' Rollers - I Don't Wanna Leave
3. Eddie Daniels - Hurry Baby
4. Terry Dunavan - Rockin' At School
5. Jackson Toombs - Kiss-A Me Quick
6. Tony Sheppard - Zach
7. Johnny Watson - I'm Not Crazy
8. Piano Red - Big Rock Joe
9. Bobby Louis - Adult Western
10. Ted Reynolds - Louise
11. Deacon & The Rock 'n' Rollers - Rockin' On The Moon
12. Terry Dunavan - Rockin' On Mars
13. Casey Grams - Countdown
14. Nelson Young - Rock Old Sputnick
15. Don Winters - Pretty Moon
16. Eddie Daniels - Hug Me, Kiss Me
17. Doc Starkes - Love Me Like Crazy
18. The Tempest - Rockin' Rochester
19. George Darry - Southern Twist
20. Cousin Herbert Henson - Lose My Mind
21. Danny Ross - Go Baby
22. Chavis Bros. - So Tired
23. Screamin' Joe Neal - Rock 'n' Roll Deacon
24. Tom & The Craftsmen - The Work Song
25. Donnie Nix - Ain't About To Go Home
26. Alabama Kid - Rockin' Jalopy
27. Johnny Candles - Johnny B. Goode
28. Hamptones - Turkey Hop
29. Butch Paulson - Man From Mars
30. Readymen - Shortnin' Bread
Desperate Rock'N'Roll Vol. 1
If the rest of the volumes (Vol. 11 and so on) are available somewhere please share. thanx
1.18.2010
4.5.
2. The Secrets - Cryin' Over Her
3. Goodsons - Twisted Mind
4. Baker Street Irregulars - It Don't Mean Nothing
5. King Bees - Little Girl
6. The Trolls - Something Here Inside
7. Richie Knight & The Mid-Knights - Homework
8. The Jesters III - Say That I'm The One
9. Keith Allison - Louise
10. The Bells Of Rhymny - She'll Be Back
11. The Blue Beats - I Can't Get Close (To Her At All)
12. Dee & The Yeomen - Say Baby
13. Emotions - I Just Do
14. The Northwest Company - Hard To Cry
15. Nobody - Follow Me
16. Systems - How High Is High
17. The Painted Ship - Frustration
18. Luke & The Apostles - Been Burnt
19. Magical Mist - Time Out To Fly
20. Threads Of Fybre - Believe Me
21. Simple Simon & The Piemen - Anyhow
22. Me & Dem Guys - Come On Little Sweetheart
23. Tommy Jett - Groovy Little Trip
24. The Weeds - It's Your Time
Gravel Volume 4
1. (Those) Rogues - Wish I Could See You Again
2. Cloudwalkers - Never Told Me So
3. Our Gang - Careless Love
4. The Midnight Angels - I'm Sufferin'
5. The Jury - Who Dat?
6. The Liverpool Set - Seventeen Tears To The End
7. Skaliwags - Turn Him Down
8. The Dominions - I Need Her
9. Media - Girl, I Want You
10. The Painted Ship - Little White Lies
11. Characters - Tell Me
12. Robb London & The Rogues - Who'll Be The One
13. Southampton Story - Leave Me Behind
14. The Tempos - All That I Really Want
15. Torques - It's Me Not You
16. Tyde - Psychedelic Pill
17. 8th Wonders Of The World - You You Yeah
18. The Wrong Numbers - I Wonder Why
19. The Young Men - A Thought For You
20. The Roks - Transparent Day
21. Threads Of Fybre - Mama
22. The Hustlers 4 - How Does It Feel
23. The Herd - Things Won't Change
24. Dropouts - I'm Leaving
Gravel Volume 5
1.14.2010
Gravel 2-3
There are some true obscurities here that even garage rock collectors may not have heard but obscurities which aren't just being collected for rarities sake. Both the garage rock collector and the garage rock novice should really give these a listen for those few songs which they really need to have in their collection.
This collection on Kumquat May Records, like Volume 1 in this series, is limited to only 500 copies, and while it again is hard to figure out what is rare and what has been compiled before due to the lack of any liner notes, it can be said that most garage comps of this nature give even less information that the Gravel series. Listed with each track to help us out is the band, where the band is from, the song title, and the release label... Gullbuy
2. Something Else - I Can't Believe
3. Satins - Get Out Of My Life
4. Us Too - I'll Leave You Crying
5. Sounds Unlimited - Cool One
6. Motion - The Thief
7. The Aztecs - What Mood
8. Sloths - Makin' Love
9. Branded "X" - Society And Me
10. Hyperions - The Truth Always Hurts
11. The Lime - Love A Go Go
12. Chaparrals - It May Be My Fault
13. The Aardvarks - I'm Higher Than I'm Down
14. The Staffs - Another Love
15. The Trolls - Are You The One
16. Vectors - What In The World
17. Wild-Ones - Just Me
18. Try-Angle - The Writing On The Wall
19. Bondsmen - I Don't Want Your Lovin' Anymore
20. Conner Family - A Lesson In Love
21. Next Step - I Said No
22. The Edicates - She's Gone
23. Sounds Unlimited - Nobody But You
24. Witness Inc. - Not You Girl
25. The Changing Tymes - You Make It Hard
26. The Destiny's Children - The Fall Of The Queen
27. The Baroque Brothers - So Glad I Was
28. Casuals, Incorporated - I Realized
29. The Changing Tides - Don't Say Good-Bye
30. The Trackers - You Are My World
Gravel Volume 2
1. Dick St. John - You Know What I Mean
2. The Striders - Am I On Your Mind
3. Last Words - She'll Know How
4. Inferno 5 Plus 1 - I Can Take It
5. The Infinitives - Heidi
6. Jack & The Beanstalks - Don't Bug Me
7. The Chosen Few - Get In On Life
8. The Chessmen - Love Didn't Die
9. The Sands Of Time - Red Light
10. Pentagons - About The Girl I Love
11. The Stitch In Tyme - Point Of View
12. The Surrealistic Pillar - I Like Girls
13. The Timetakers - At Least I'll Try
14. The Nocturnals - Because You're Gone
15. The Outer Limits - Walkin' Away
16. The Kingz English - Doctor Hunger
17. Citations - The Day That She'll Go
18. The WordD - You're Gonna Make Me
19. The Yo Yo's - The Raven
20. The City Zu - I'll Find Another
21. Chaz & The Classics - Girl Of The 13th Hour
22. Dalek: The Blackstones - Never Feel The Pain
23. The Crucibles - Beware Of Birds
24. The Shaprels - A Fool For Your Lies
25. The Esquires - Cry Is All I Do
26. The Gestures - Run, Run, Run
27. The Jury - Please Forget Her
28. The Groop Ltd - As Time Goes By
29. The No-Na-Mee's - Gotta Hold On
30. Sugar Cube Blues Band - My Last Impression
Gravel Volume 3
1.11.2010
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- The Cirkit - Yesterday We Laughed (ALT VERSION!)
- Thursday's Children - Dominoes
- Blue Boys - I Know
- Unwritten Law - This Whole World Is Blind
- The One Way Street - Illusions
- Fabulous Courdels - And You Believe Me (PREV. UNRELEASED)
- The Spacemen - Run For Your Life
- Thorns - I Want You (PREV. UNRELEASED)
- Buck Rogers Movement - Baby Come On
- The Checkmates - Get It While You Can
- The Chants - Hypnotized
- The Pack - Baby I Ask You Why
- The Soothsayers - Please Don't Be Mad
- Yesterday's Children - Feelings
- The What-Nots - I Need You Baby
- The Trolls - They Don't Know
- Next Step - I Said No
- The Grim Reepers - Two Souls
- Facts Of Life - I've Seen Darker Nights
- The Jagged Edge - Gonna Find A Way (PREV. UNRELEASED)
- The Run-A-Rounds - I Couldn't Care Less
- The Counts - Night Of Misery
- Beau Gents - Three Letter Word
- Del Rays Inc. - I'm A Lovin'
- Sons Of Sound - He's Gonna Ride
- Secrets - Somethin Good For Me
- The Runaways - 18th Floor Girl
- The Circus - Bad Seed (You're A Bad Seed)
- Jads - Miss Pretty
- The Moon-Dawgs - Baby As Time Goes By (ALT VERSION)
Gravel Volume 1 is the first in what hopefully will be a series of rare and ultra obscure garage rock from the 1960s. The series starts out strong, thanks to a fine mix of unreleased acetates, some hard to find sides and a handful of regional garage rock (from locales like Texas and PA) that have been compiled on other garage rock comps.
There's no doubt that Kumquat May Records decided to put together this series (limited to only 500 copies) based around the 5 unreleased alternate versions and acetates and a few of the astounding uncompiled tracks which are the main reason to get this compilation because they are fantastic. It helps to have a slew of other great garage rock to go along with those rarities. I only wish the compilation came with liner notes to help understand just how great the music is here.
There's nothing quite as exciting as finding unreleased acetates - and when those acetates contain fiery, pounding garage rock it's even better. The 5 unreleased acetates found on Gravel Volume 1 include Yesterday We Laughed (an alternate version) by The Cirkit, And You Believe Me by The Fabulous Courdels, I Want You by The Thorns, Gonna Find A Way by The Jagged Edge, and an alternate version of Baby As Time Goes By by The Moon-Dawgs. And all five of these songs are incredible with only The Fabulous Courdels being a little less than fab.
The original version of The Cirkit's (from Indiana) Yesterday We Laughed was originally released on the Unicorn label and has been compiled on the Quagmire Vol 2 compilation, but Gravel Volume 1 starts out with an incredible, rocking alternate that sounds like the drums are battling it out with the singer and that is worth the price of the entire compilation. There's ripping guitars, scorching vocals, and shaking rattling drums to accompany the whole thing and it just totally rocks.
Another unreleased tune is the fuzzed out rocker called I Want You by The Thorns which has an incredible harmony backing vocal, fuzz guitar and a raunchy lead vocal which is quite close to plea-perfection.
The Jagged Edge's Gonna Find A Way is an upbeat unreleased tune that sounds like The Pretty Things with harmonica and organ battling it out as the vocalist looks for a way out. You won't find better rhythm guitar than this track.
The original version of The Moon-Dawgs' (from New Orleans) Baby As Time Goes By was originally the b-side to You're No Good on the Bofuz label in 1966 and can be found on Highs In The Mid Sixties #13: Texas Part Three - but here we get an organ drenched alternate version which is incredible.
My least favorite unreleased track is called And You Believe Me by The Fabulous Courdels which just has some off key vocals - other than that the scream before the instrumental break and the rhythm is really sweet.
A truly amazing obscurity which has never been compiled and is highly sought after is Houston, Texas' own Thursday's Children - whose Dominoes was originally the b-side to their Air Conditioned Man released on the International Artists label (the same label for the Thirteenth Floor Elevators). This sounds like a garage pop tune that could've been created with the Bosstown sound thanks to its grooving guitar riff, faltering rhythm, handclaps and harmony vocals. Sadly, Jan Pedersen, the lead guitarist and lead vocalist of Thursday's Children, died in 2003 in a freak windsurfing accident, and Texas lost one of its unsung garage rock pioneers. How this band went under the radar for so many years is unexplainable.....---Patrick (read the whole review at Gullbuy)
1.05.2010
From The Kitchen Sink
Born in the early 80's they were one of the most important bands of Brithish rock'n'roll sound, even one of the best british bands. They are one of the first bands who made a sound nowdays we called psychobilly. Their sound mixed rock'n'roll and garage and that make it really savage. Founded in Crouch End (north of UK) they were sticking and alive from 1981 to 1987 touring all along Europe. The members of the band changed in those years but the spirit and writer of almost all the songs was Alec Palao.
"Dinosaurs", their debut album, caught the Stingrays crossing a bridge most other bands would have fallen off, poised between styles that would take them a while to reconcile.
As the time passes the Stingrays changed and their sound turned less savage(you will notice it if you hear their last album). At the end of the life of the band Alec played with the Go-Betweens and the Pogues, getting turned on to folk rock. In 1988 when the band was already disolved an ex-member , Charity Case , created a band called Minux and Alec finished playing in The Sneetches, a band whose sound remember the 60's. From the other members of the band we don't know anything.
During the six years that they were playing edited five albums, six singles and appeared in lot of compilations albums, but if you want to know what's the meaning of savage R'n'R try with their compilation album "the essential stingrays". (wrekingpit)
"The Stingrays ruled. You should all go buy whatever Stingrays records that you can find. There is a CD retrospective called "From The Kitchen Sink" that is quite awesome. Do not be fooled by the other shitty bands that have called themselves The Stingrays. Only one of them ruled."(Carl-Matablog)
The Sting-Rays:
Dinosaurs
On Self Destruct EP
From The Kitchen Sink
12.31.2009
Just What I Need
Nikki & The Corvettes - S/T
Almost as well-known for its cover (the three Slits are half-naked and covered in mud) as for its music, Cut is an ebullient piece of post-punk mastery that finds the Slits' interest in Caribbean and African rhythms smoothly incorporated into their harsher punk rock stylings. Ari Up's wandering voice (a touch like Yoko Ono) might be initially off-putting, but not so much so that it makes listening to the record difficult. Six tracks are revamped from earlier Peel Sessions and sound better for the extra effort (especially "New Town" and "Love and Romance"). With its goofy charm, gleeful swing and sway, and subtle yet compelling libertarian feminism, this is one of the best records of the era.-(AMG)
The Slits - Cut
Mo Dettes' founder Kate Korus was a one-time member of The Raincoats and The Slits, so it makes sense that the Mo Dettes' sound falls in between those two groups. Korus' Swiss-accented vocals establish a (tenuous) connection with Kleenex, the remaining third of the era's all-female post-punk trinity. The Mo Dettes' angular post-punk doesn't teeter on the verge of chaos like the early Raincoats, though; it is tempered with a melodic flair that anticipates the C-86 style of bands such as Carg Carroll's Miaow, while not indulging the Slits reggae fusion, though the spirit of dub might have informed Jane Crockford's nimble bass playing and June Miles-Kingston 's busy drumming style. The Story So Far, the group's only album, contains a remake of their debut single, "White Mouse," retitled "White Mouse Disco"; covers of the Rolling Stones ("Paint It Black") and Edith Piaf ("Milord"), and mildly divergent cuts such as the jazzy "Kray Twins." Echoes of the Mo Dettes and their post-punk sisters can be heard in new groups such as the Vivian Girls and Liechtenstein. (AMG)
The Mo-Dettes - The Story So Far
1. The Lepers - Flipout
2. Sick Things - Antisocial Disease
3. Ici Paris - Le Centre de Monde
4. Usch - Ito
5. Rough Cut - Danger Boy
6. The Stripes - Week end Love
7. The Questions - Take a Ride
8. Electric Dead - 30 Years
9. Glueams - 365
10. Mary Monday - I Gave My Punk Jacket
11. The Doll - Trash
12. SIB - No One Rules
13. Joy Rider and Avis Davis - Nasty Secretary
14. Anouschka Et Les Prives - Control
15. Tyranna - Back Off Baby
16. Sado-Nation - Mom and Pop Democracy
17. The Reactors - World War 4
18. Sheena & The Rokkets - Omae Ga Oshi
My Girlfriend Was A Punk
12.23.2009
I Don't Like Your Favorite Bands And DJ's
Time Bomb High School is much more than another garage tribute to soulful '60s Brit-rock. But the sophomore effort from the Reigning Sound is something less than the band's minimal, country-folk debut. During knockouts like the Rolling Stones-flavored "Straight Shooter" and "I'd Much Rather Be With the Boys," Greg Cartwright and his Memphis combo's sound is as pure, and as well-grounded, as anything since Exile on Main Street. With 14 tracks, however, the material and arrangements are spread just a little too thin, and too many average tunes are allowed in the mix. A bit of a stylistic return for former Oblivians member Cartwright, Time Bomb High School crackles with raucous garage energy. While nothing like the punk/soul primal scream of the musician/songwriter's earlier days, this disc surpasses any reasonable swagger quota. The Reigning Sound's moody, countrified debut had a relative wealth of riveting numbers, and more conceptual clarity, but this 2002 In The Red title will definitely satisfy Cartwright fans as well as listeners wary of the inevitable post-White Stripes garage posers. - AllMusic
Reigning Sound - Time Bomb High School
THE NAZIS FROM MARS came to Earth on their mission to destroy pop music. Because of some technical difficulties their UFO crashed in Holland where they were captured by alien police. After spending some time in alien camps they finally get to continue their mission. Because they like many different music styles they decided to mix them all together and that's how TECHNO PUNK was created - mixture of TECHNO, JUNGLE and GABBA (HARDCORE HOUSE) BEATS and PUNK in style of RAMONES, MISFITS,... but also some garage trash punk. That's as much as you're gonna get of their biography 'cos they don't like to talk much. Well what else can you say about these girls and guys - they simply hate everything and everybody, so don't mess with them too much or you may end up as one more X-File. - GarageBand
The Nazis From Mars - Nazis From Mars
One of the millions of awesome bands to come out of Detroit. Often overlooked this band has released some of the best powerpop/punk from Detroit. Don't be fooled when KBD says this album only house 3 good songs, I asure you there are plenty of killer tracks on this album. Their track, Don't Come Cryin to Me, along is worth the DL.
You could argue that Detroit was a place where '77 punk never really needed to happen, since it -or something just as loud- had been there all along. The important distinction between Detroit bands and "regular" punk -dating back to James Williamson, Dick Wagner and beyond- is that the songs are all, fundamentally, about GUITAR. Great front-men? Sure. But how do you know it's Detroit? The riffs. (This applies to most Australian "punk" as well, thanks to the Detroit exports in Radio Birdman) Cinecyde sported an extraordinary vocalist in Gary Reichel, but their real trademark was Jim Olenski's dense guitar-work.HypedToDeath
Cinecyde -I Left My Heart In Detroit City Lp
One of the best punk bands to ever come out of Spain and highly inspiration to later spanish band. . A 77punk anarcho band. All tracks on here are pretty amazing even if they do use a drum machine.
Eskorbuto (translation:Scurvy), lived fast and died faster. The band was made up by Jualma Suarez (bass and vocals), Iosu Exposito(guitar, vocals) and Paco Galan (drums) in 1980. Jualma and Iosu both dies of overdoses 6 months apart. They gained recognition in the basque punk circles in the early 80’s thanks to their devastating gigs. Their music was highly inspirational, themes of aggression, dark humor, death and politics were often part of their music.
Eskorbuto - Eskizofrenia
11.26.2009
11.15.2009
California Dumb
Vintage New York punk band 1977-1978. Played with Squeeze, Dead Boys, The Cramps, The Crass. First 7-inch released in October 1977. Played in the New York metropolitan area at Max's Kansas City, The Showplace in Dover, New Jersey, and even made an appearance at CBGB's. Their song "Stitches in my Head' has been covered by Urge Overkill, The Bill Bondsmen, The Anal Babes, and Seattle favorites The RC5. Their song "Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round" was covered by legendary punk band The Defex. Reviewed in Zig Zag, Bomp, Ugly Things, Maximum Rock and Roll. Recently their song "Nicotine Caffeine" was heard on "House, M.D." episode 409 "Games" on Fox. - from their myspace
Alan Milman Sect + Ma-Ka-Zam - Stitches
Some Mexican punk - check it. San Felipe es Punk is possibly the greatest Spanish punk song ever.
Polo Pepo - San Felipe Es Punk
Some Spanish(Spain) pop-punk - check it too.
Los Nikis - La Amenaza Amarilla
Power pop got off to a rocketing start in the '70s and the demand for it, like most genres and styles, dissipated slowly through the '80s. Like most movements, there are some records and bands that were left in the resin, never to be fully acknowledged for their contributions, whether small or significant. Standing in the shadows of other bands from Max's and CBGB's, Milk 'n' Cookies quietly carved their niche on the circuit, but never received their due from mainstream culture. Their eponymous debut is a session hyped up on the sweetest sugar and soda pop, as the group carves out three-minute numbers that are post-glam but foreshadow the emergence of punk. For die-hard collectors of power pop, this album is a welcome treat to even the most seasoned and jaded of ears. And for those hyped up on the modern-day, cookie-cutter, Johnny-come-lately band of the moment emulating the sound of new wave? This is an absolute textbook essential listening experience. - AllMusic
Milk 'n' Cookies - s/t
Saw these guys over the summer, sick garage-punk from Ohio. Be sure to check them out if they come to your town. One of my favorite albums this year.
The Dimeras - Out Of My Head
And just for good measure this. A comp of some of the best 60s garage to come out in Latin America. Nearly every important 60s garage punk band from Mexico and South America are on this; Los Saicos, Los Monstruos, Los Ovnis, Los Gatos Salvages, Walkers, Shakers, Flippers, Monjes, Yakis, Shains, Sleepers and more
Mas Rock'n'Roll 26 Rare 60's Teen-Punk Artyfacts
I'll be taking requests for stuff you want up, and stuff you want re-ups. So holla at me wit dat. ight.
5.28.2009
All Black And Hairy
First off The Gravedigger V, a 80s garage revival band from San Diego, CA. They do some of my favorite covers of 60s classics such as Hate (The Stoics), Searching (The Omens), Stop It Baby (The Heard), Night of the Phantom (Larry & The Blue Notes) and some others.
The Gravedigger 5 - All Black And Hairy/The Mirror Cracked
If a band ever deserved to be on a label named In the Red, it would be Black Time. They smack listeners upside the head with almost ridiculous amounts of distortion and cave-dwelling reverb -- so much so that it can take a while to get to the snotty, witty garage-punk hiding with the din. It would be easy to accuse a band with such a noisy yet stark sound of repeating itself on each album, but that's not the case: Blackout was more or less straight-up garage-blues-punk, albeit put through a sonic shredder; Midnight World ratcheted the noise up even further and added some art damage; and Double Negative is artfully crude, lightening up on the skronk just enough to let other sounds (and even melodies!) peek through. This might be Black Time's most clearly recorded album, but it's still incredibly harsh, with onslaughts like "Problems" and the fittingly deranged "Institution" proving the band's devotion to distortion. They continue to crank out pissed-off songs in the shape of Detroit garage-punk from the '60s to the 2000s -- there's more than a touch of Stooges howl in "The Days Are Too Long and the Nights Are Too Short," while "Little Death" and "Hostile Cosmos" recall newer acts like the Clone Defects just as Blackout and Midnight World did, but with more focus and energy. As good as they are at reanimating the sounds of their influences, Black Time and Double Negative are at their most exciting when they dive into stranger realms, wielding noise and feedback like Jack the Ripper's knife. With its rave-ups and eerie coda, "When the Clock Strikes Twelve" is as gleefully sinister and anarchistic as anything Screaming Lord Sutch recorded, and carries on that veddy British tradition of spooky garage rock. The brief instrumentals "Lunar Rhythm" and "Lunar Eclipse" nod to bouncy '60s sci-fi kitsch, but the album gets truly eclectic with the rockabilly-tinged ballad "Repulsion" and "Skeleton Factory," which, with its choppy beat and buzzy synths, does sound like something that could rip the flesh off of bones. However, the oddest, and possibly best, song is "I'm Gonna Haunt You When I'm Gone," a lone bright, sweet spot of ghostly indie pop among the rest of the album's pitch-black noise. This is easily some of the band's most varied and most listenable music, but as relatively polished and wide-ranging as Double Negative can be, Black Time never forget to be loud -- their amps always go up to 12 (or is that midnight?). - AMG
Black Time - Double Negative
Kick ass band from New Jersey, one of the best albums I've heard of 2009.
It would make more sense if a majority of the members of Screaming Females were women, but this isn't the case. But the misnomer is quickly abandoned when commanding guitarist, vocalist and sole female of the group, Marissa Paternoster, engages the listener with the wild introductory track, "Bell,” which is the finest track on the record due to dirty, driving grungy guitar parts and Paternoster’s vocals that range from an imposing Joan Jett-esque style to the shriek of a red-tailed hawk. "Skull" demonstrates a bluesy rock vibe with a serious edge and vocals that are comparable to the trademark howls of Grace Slick. Power Move is not an album to be underestimated. It is just as raw as it is original; as beautiful as it is pissed off. - Zachary Ahern-Synthesis
Screaming Females - Power Move
This is for all you straight edge hardcore punk hipster shit indie fuck electro drum and bass fuck tards. One of Mark McCoys many projects.
Virgin Mega Whore - VMW
For all those lucky to see The Mummies on the east coast.. I envy you....
The Mummies/Supercharger/The Wolfmen 7"