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1997 reissue of this Massachusetts based band's original LP, first issued in 1968, with 12 bonus demo tracks added. "Like The Velvet Underground and Big Star, Lazy Smoke has become more famous in death than life. Basically a local phenomenon during its existence, the Massachusetts band's Corridor of Faces LP has become one of the most revered collectibles among '60s enthusiasts. Included on this CD are 12 previously unheard demos produced a few months prior to the recording of the album. All music has been transferred from the original master tapes. Informative 16-page booklet includes the band history plus rare photos."
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1992 reissue. "Originally released in 1967, Calm Before... is considered the crown jewel of '60s garage rock. Alive Again at Andover documents them at their prep school's 15th anniversary reunion and was first released as a limited edition LP in 1983. Both transferred from the master tapes."
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"Lightning was an offshoot of Minneapolis '60s legends Litter that featured guitar wizard Tom 'Zippy' Caplan. After recording the Litter's 1966 garage classic Distortions and 1968 psych masterpiece $100 Fine, Caplan split from the Litter and formed Lightning. The band started out as a power trio and cut one fierce Cream-inspired single 'William' b/w 'Of Paupers And Poets' in 1968 under the White Lightning moniker with Twin Cities record producer Warren Kendrick. The band regrouped into a quintet and scored a record deal with P.I.P. which issued their eight-song album. That album has since become a highly collectable LP. Lightning became one of the Midwest's hardest working rock acts and toured extensively throughout the region during their three-year tenure. This authorized CD reissue includes their entire LP, the aforementioned 45, plus six additional bonus tracks (including edited 45 mixes of two album tracks) all wrapped in an archival 12-page booklet with lots of photos and liner notes by Litter-scribe Doug Sheppard. Between this package and Arf Arf's White Lightning Strikes Twice [1968-1969] release, the band's entire musical legacy has been properly archived. Fans of Blue Cheer, Cream, Hendrix, and Arf Arf's four psychedelic Dose comps will really dig this new disc."
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1999 release. "Once the distortion has given your speakers a workout, you'll also want to put on our reissue of the psychedelic $100 Fine for the complete picture. Featuring the secret-agent aura of '(Under the Screaming Double) Eagle' and a Vanilla Fudged extension of 'She's Not There,' the 1968 opus shines in a dayglo red, white, yellow, and aqua hue that reflects The Litter's expanded musical horizon. And speaking of expansion, we've thrown on enough bonus cuts to double the length of the original album. Both releases include unseen photos and extensive historical essays by Goldmine/Ugly Things scribe Doug Sheppard."
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1999 release. "Christened after the buzzing guitar sounds emblazoned on each cut, The Litter's Distortions album from 1967 is as much a cornerstone of any '60s punk collection as Here Are the Sonics!!! or Black Monk Time. Kicking off with the smack-you-in-the-face fuzz of the all-time classic 'Action Woman,' the non-stop raving album cuts up British Invasion covers like fellow Minnesotan Paul Bunyan hacking trees and scorches them in a bonfire that climaxes with a fierce rendering of 'I'm A Man.' Your collection already has a space reserved for this remastered reissue of Distortions graced by a version of 'Hey Joe' from the same sessions and six bonus cuts recorded live at the Electric Theater in 1968."
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1996 release. "From Grand Rapids, Michigan comes this highly coveted '68 psych masterpiece. Original albums now command prices in the high three figures. This legit reish from the tapes comes with four bonus tracks packaged in a myndblowing 24-page booklet."
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1998 release; unheralded "countercultural psych from New Jersey". "Formed in 1966 out of the ashes of the Marc 5 and Sonix, this Colonia, NJ ensemble captured the changing times and sociological upheaval of the pre-Woodstock nation. Like the Jefferson Airplane, Neighb'rhood Childr'n and United States Of America, 6 Feet Under was blessed with a dynamic diva who soared amidst searing fuzz leads, swirling organ chords, and gifted songwriting with prophetic lyrics. This 78-minute CD documents the underground '60s counter-cultural aesthetic in full bloom."
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1997 release. "Grinding with the axe of ex-Litter distorter Zippy Caplan, White Lightning's current charged Minneapolis from 1968-1971. Proving that lightning does strike twice, the band electrified audiences first as a trio and then struck again as they grew into a quintet. Both phases are documented on this hard rockin' 20-track CD with extensive liner notes by Doug Sheppard."
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"Before there was The Litter, there were The Victors. Including two future members (bassist Jim Kane and vocalist Denny Waite) of that fab Minneapolis combo, The Victors didn't have the psycho-destructo stage show, fiery sound, and psychedelicized pyrotechnics of their successors. But their repertoire of British invasion covers laid the groundwork for The Litter, and they had the teen garage sound that propelled them to battle of the bands victories and into the hearts of garage fans when five unreleased recordings were first unearthed by Arf! Arf! on The Scotty Story (now out of print) in 1993. Victorious expands The Victors' legacy with not only those five, but also 21 previously unreleased tracks, including eight relics from their beginnings as a surf-styled band, a stunning seven-song demo tape, five spirited covers from a 1966 rehearsal, and a raw romp through 'Gloria' (or 'G-L-O-O-R-A,' as they erroneously spelled it!) straight off an acetate. It was all over for The Victors by 1966, but their legacy lived on when Kane and Waite joined former members of The Tabs to form The Litter, a band that grew from garage Yardbirds roots into one of the most innovative hard rock bands on the scene by the late '60s -- and that has been documented on four Arf! Arf! CDs. Victorious adds to that legacy with 31 stompin' tracks and an extensive 20-page book featuring tons of archival photos and graphics, a band history by Doug Sheppard of Ugly Things magazine, and recollections from their producer, Warren Kendrick."
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1995 release. "28 splendid cuts pounding out muscular U.S. garage/psych dementia circa '66-'68 at its absolute peak. Equally excessive and mandatory musical experience for fans of 1990's Beyond The Calico Wall compendium. Features Haymarket Riot, Brain Train, Ron Wray Light Show, Pepper & The Shakers, Dennis & The Times, Chateaux, etc. Superb sound plus 16 page booklet packed with facts and inside dope."
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