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MKY 3306LP
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Remaining copies of this BLACK FRIDAY RSD 2022 release. "Dengue Fever's psychedelic take on the Cambodian pop sounds of the '60s makes them one of rock n' roll's most unique success stories. They draw enthusiastic crowds from LA to the UK, from Maui to Moscow, and leave critics rummaging through their thesauruses looking for new superlatives to describe their sound. The band's vinyl release, the double-disc vinyl LP soundtrack of the feature film Sleepwalking Through The Mekong, continues the story and evolution of the band as they travel to Cambodia as the first Western group to perform the music of Cambodia since the fall of the Khmer Rouge. Sleepwalking Through The Mekong has received an enthusiastic reception at international film festivals, as well as the Tucson Film Festival, the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles, the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York." "An engagingly different rock 'n' roll documentary..." --Variety "Dengue Fever, or course, is quite possibly the most original pop band in LA." --Los Angeles Times
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MKY 005LP
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Delayed RSD 2021 release. "Los Angeles independent label Minky Records is issuing two crucial, hitherto unheard slices of music recorded in the '80s by the late L.A. punk rock legend Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band The Gun Club. On June 12, the company will release an exclusive single version of the Pierce original 'Bad Indian'and a cover of Jody Reynolds' 'Fire of Love.' This Minky 45 will be accompanied by an even more impressive vault discovery: Soulsuckers On Parade, a full-length 1984 Pierce solo recording drawn from an abortive session for the cowpunk compilation album Don't Shoot, first released by Zippo Records in the U.K. The vocalist is supported by an all-star unit comprising guitarist Dave Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, and the late pianist Gene Taylor, then of the hot L.A. roots combo The Blasters, and bassist Jack Waterson of Green On Red; Chris D. (Chris Desjardins, who also produced the date) and The Gun Club's Kid Congo Powers guest on background vocals. Featuring covers of songs originated by Willie Nelson, Big Joe Turner, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, a wacky, profane blues Pierce improvisation called 'New Way of Walkin'', and a rampaging, demented seventeen-minute original, 'Walkin' Down the Street (Doin' My Thing)". An unlimited expanded CD package (with studio chatter and improvised vocals and jams) on the same day."
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MKY 4500EP
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Last copies, RSD 2021 release. "Los Angeles independent label Minky Records is issuing two crucial, hitherto unheard slices of music recorded in the '80s by the late L.A. punk rock legend Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band The Gun Club. On June 12, the company will release an exclusive single version of the Pierce original 'Bad Indian' and a cover of Jody Reynolds' 'Fire Of Love.' Versions of both songs appeared on The Gun Club's 1982 sophomore album Miami, but this 45 will feature the unreleased original studio recordings, produced by Chris D. (Chris Desjardins) for the band's debut album Fire Of Love, released on Slash Records' subsidiary imprint Ruby Records in 1981."
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MKY 005CD
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"Los Angeles independent label Minky Records is issuing two crucial, hitherto unheard slices of music recorded in the '80s by the late L.A. punk rock legend Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his band The Gun Club. On June 12, the company will release an exclusive single version of the Pierce original 'Bad Indian'and a cover of Jody Reynolds' 'Fire of Love.' This Minky 45 will be accompanied by an even more impressive vault discovery: Soulsuckers On Parade, a full-length 1984 Pierce solo recording drawn from an abortive session for the cowpunk compilation album Don't Shoot, first released by Zippo Records in the U.K. The vocalist is supported by an all-star unit comprising guitarist Dave Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, and the late pianist Gene Taylor, then of the hot L.A. roots combo The Blasters, and bassist Jack Waterson of Green On Red; Chris D. (Chris Desjardins, who also produced the date) and The Gun Club's Kid Congo Powers guest on background vocals. Featuring covers of songs originated by Willie Nelson, Big Joe Turner, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, a wacky, profane blues Pierce improvisation called 'New Way of Walkin'', and a rampaging, demented seventeen-minute original, 'Walkin' Down the Street (Doin' My Thing)". An unlimited expanded CD package (with studio chatter and improvised vocals and jams) on the same day."
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MR 1001CD
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A 102-page, hardcover photo-illustrated book with essays by Don Waller and Luis Rodriguez. Dozens of exclusive, never-before-published, early photos of Rampart artists with The Beatles (1965 Tour), The Rolling Stones, King Curtis, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Brenda Holloway. 4 CDs with 79 tracks: a complete discography of all Rampart Records singles from 1961-1977. "Something musically vital was happening in East Los Angeles when all-around entertainment guru Eddie Davis' Rampart Records documented the fusion that became the West Coast Eastside Sound. Founded in 1961, Rampart Records is now celebrating its 58th anniversary with this box set collection. Rampart produced music unlike any other -- rock & roll and rhythm and blues, but with a Mexican twist. The singles on this collection are from Rampart's first 17 years, as the sounds changed from doo wop to R&B to garage to funk to disco. Hear East LA's greatest hits from the West Coast's longest running independent record company. Discover the amazing history and super-fine music from the classic Rampart Records catalogue, still going strong after 58 years! Among the gems heard on Land Of 1000 Dances is 'Hector Parts 1 & 2,' a double-barreled, organ-driven instrumental by The Village Callers, which was heard on the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino's hit summer film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. Other top-flight Rampart acts surveyed include the storming, horn-driven garage soul unit The Blendells, whose cover of Stevie Wonder's single 'La La La La La' is a crate digger classic; R&B foursome The Atlantics, whose lineup included future '70s love man Barry White; soul balladeer Ron Holden; The Soul-jers, the military-garbed duo of former Mixtures vocalists Philip Tucker and Delbert Franklin; Motown-styled vocal quartet The Four Tempos; Latin songstresses Didi Scorzo and Graciela Palafox; and funk/disco pioneers Eastside Connection. Hector Gonzalez, bassist of Eastside Connection, has overseen Rampart's assets since Eddie Davis' death in 1994 and co-produced Land Of 1000 Dances with Michael Minky."
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MKY 002LP
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"The vinyl is an exact reproduction of the rare 1962 live Linda Records Stompin' At The Rainbow, recorded live at the Rainbow Gardens by a young Wally Heider. The band is introduced by The Newlywed Game's host Bob Eubanks. A 60s-style case wrapped cover. 180 gram vinyl limited edition. A download certificate that includes the extra tracks on the CD. The CD also includes all 6 singles (A and B sides), The Complete Mixtures."
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MKY 002CD
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"All recordings by this East L.A. '60s classic garage band. Includes the live LP and all 6 singles from Rampart/Linda Records. It all happened at the Rainbow Gardens in Pomona, California, 1960, as the Mixtures, mighty kings of the West Coast's Eastside dance hall scene, rocked and ruled the house. As the movement for integration that began in Mississippi and Alabama was taking shape nationwide, it was not only the South that was segregated. In the Southern California of the Fifties, non-white races were more allied, though it was rare you'd find them mixed in a band. As the dawn broke on rock'n'roll, The Mixtures, a six man party band at different times comprised of African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Caucasians and a Native American, made history. Stepping onstage to the tune of a warm up, the band would move through instrumental superjams like 'Turkey Time' and 'One Degree North,' and crowd-pleasing pop hits like 'So Fine' and 'Peter Gunn' till the house and all its inhabitants dripped in a cold sweat. By the time they got to Ike and Tina's 'It's Gonna Work Out Fine,' into which they'd injected their own brand of soul-styled horns and guitar at all the right stops, they'd have the roof tore off. The slow dances snuck up, like the sly rendering of the standard, 'St. James Infirmary' and the tear-soaked, 'That's All I Ask' (you can hear the ladies in the house squealing their approval). Back to the jams, 'Poochum' put a spotlight on keyboard man Mendoza and the classic Eastside sound while the borrowed tune 'Tiki' was the well-known theme to the island lounge craze that was sweeping the Southern California suburbs like a tropical hurricane, all designed for a non-stop dance floor workout. The band created 'The Rainbow Stomp,' as they loved to hear the foot stomping: Stomp, stomp, stomp."
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MKY 001LP
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2022 repress. LP version. "This music was recorded in the 1960s and early '70s soon after Cambodia became an independent nation. It was a period of rapid modernization that not only influenced music, but also architecture, sculpture, painting, dance and cinema. For many, it was Cambodia's own artistic renaissance, a time pointing to a hopeful future. This golden era came to a sudden end when the Khmer Rougetook control of the country in 1975 and brutally attempted to destroy any trace of modern society. Sadly, while many of the recordings of modern Cambodian rock and roll survived, most of the artists who created it did not. Over the last decade Dengue Fever has culled this compilation of their favorite Cambodian rock and roll from many different cassette tapes. The great music you'll find here is a testament to the spirit of a modern Cambodia that existed not so long ago, and should be remembered today."
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MKY 001CD
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"This music was recorded in the 1960s and early '70s soon after Cambodia became an independent nation. It was a period of rapid modernization that not only influenced music, but also architecture, sculpture, painting, dance and cinema. For many, it was Cambodia's own artistic renaissance, a time pointing to a hopeful future. This golden era came to a sudden end when the Khmer Rougetook control of the country in 1975 and brutally attempted to destroy any trace of modern society. Sadly, while many of the recordings of modern Cambodian rock and roll survived, most of the artists who created it did not. Over the last decade Dengue Fever has culled this compilation of their favorite Cambodian rock and roll from many different cassette tapes. The great music you'll find here is a testament to the spirit of a modern Cambodia that existed not so long ago, and should be remembered today."
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