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Subtitled: The 60's Chicago Garage Sound of Quill Productions. "During the peak years of the '60s garage band wave, Pete Wright was one of the nation's top independent record promotion men. His records were not only hits on Chicago's crucially important WLS but also in small markets throughout the Midwest. Whether in the Windy City or in these smaller outposts, he was tipped off to tons of untapped local talent. So much so that launching a record label was the next logical step. Thus was born Quill Records, a short-lived but supremely cool label heavily indebted to the garage band sound. This definitive overview collects only the most rockin' sides from the label; from the Malibu's who manage to outdo their idols the Animals, at least in pure unbridled energy, to the Skunks who, on their overdriven, fuzzed-out cover of 'Do the Duck' could be mistaken for a UK mod/freakbeat act. And that's just for starters in a set of teen rave-ups from the likes of the Delights, the Commons, Ltd., Chances R, the Riddles and more. If the appearance of the Don Caron Orchestra in the track listing causes serious head scratching amongst the more discerning of you garage connoisseurs, well, we couldn't help ourselves. Their 'Hot Pastrami' may be the most scorching sax 'n' reverb instrumental you'll hear all year. This set also includes rare photos, label scans and extensive liner notes (with interviews from both Pete Wright and many of the bands)." Limited numbered edition of 1000 copies.
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"Plainly and simply, the incendiary singles Jerry Lee Lewis cut for Sun Records in the mid-1950s and early 1960s left a flaming footprint on the face of popular music and forged the die of rock 'n' roll itself. Which means that when it comes to rock 'n' roll, it doesn't get any more essential than Sundazed's roundup of 24 of the killer's rowdiest, raunchiest, and most rollicking Sun sides; explosive cuts like 'Great Balls of Fire,' 'Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On,' 'Crazy Arms,' 'Breathless,' and many more. A fundamental cornerstone of any music collection worth a damn, sourced from the analog mono masters."
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Deluxe 3LP version, in massive fold-out jacket. Includes all 34 tracks on the 2CD edition.
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LP version, featuring two bonus mono tracks. "Will have fans of grandiose baroque-pop positively floating on air!"
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"Sundazed presents the high-definition vinyl reissue of the ultra-rare mono edition of Big Brother & The Holding Company's 1967 debut! Besides being the album that introduced the world to Janis Joplin, Big Brother & The Holding Company's first release stands as one of the classic recordings of '60s rock. Joplin had added her fiery wail to the archetypal Haight-Ashbury acid-rock quintet only months before it entered the studio to make the album, and for the sessions, she shares vocal duties with bassist Peter Albin and guitarist Sam Andrew. But, thanks to the LP's raging single, 'Down On Me,' it was immediately clear to radio audiences of the time that the Texas-born singer was a new force to be reckoned with. In addition to Joplin's inimitable blues cry, Big Brother's other key strength lies in the scraping, distorted guitars of Sam Andrew and James Gurley, which are in heavy abundance on such choice cuts as the trippy 'Light Is Faster Than Sound,' the punkish 'Women Is Losers,' and the group's fuzzy, droning remake of Moondog's 'All Is Loneliness.' Cut from the original mono masters, this Sundazed edition adds two scarce single-only sides."
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"By far the most ominous-sounding of the Bay Area's 1960s psychedelic bands, the music of Berkeley's Mad River comes across like a spiraling, acid-spiked descent into hell. With a raw, garagey style marked by Lawrence Hammond's quavering vocals and the interlocking exchanges of guitarists David Robinson and Rick Bockner, Mad River's sound conjures a darker, more menacing version of Quicksilver Messenger Service or early Country Joe and The Fish. No wonder the quintet's self-titled 1968 debut has long been at the top of many collectors' want lists. Mad River's tabs of tortured soul -- cuts like the lysergic opening rush of 'Merciful Monks,' the lengthy, labyrinthine 'The War Goes On,' and the truly demented 'Amphetamine Gazelle' -- add up to one cathartic ride, a ride that psych-heads will be tripping all over themselves to take again and again. Sundazed's exact reproduction of this lost classic is sourced directly from the original Capitol Records stereo masters."
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Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve.
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"Garage fans agree: We The People's ragin', tough-as-nails punk tracks 'Mirror of Your Mind' and 'You Burn Me Up and Down' rate among the era's best. But believe it or not, this band was capable of even more. Along with the above two hammer-down classics, Too Much Noise collates everything, the seminal -- and surprisingly diverse -- Central Florida outfit cut for the Challenge label during the band's mid-'60s heyday, including the raga-rock fave 'In The Past' (covered by the Chocolate Watchband) and the tender folk-rock ballad '(You Are) The Color of Love.' Sourced from the original analog masters, here are We the People's three scarce and essential Challenge single sides plus material recorded for the label but unreleased at the time -- all of it in raw, skull-crushing fidelity on CD and high-definition vinyl."
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"It had been nearly 20 years since Roger McGuinn had last performed in Spain, but in September 2004, the former Byrds leader and two of his treasured and trusty 12-string guitars made their way to the Basque medieval city of Vitoria-Gasteiz for a special solo set at the revered Azkena Rock Festival. And for this magical visit, McGuinn fans will be thrilled to learn, the tape was rolling. Beautifully recorded by Spanish national radio, this incredibly intimate, 21-song double album finds McGuinn chiming his way through glorious versions of Byrds hits ('Turn! Turn! Turn!,' 'Eight Miles High,' 'So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star,' and others) and his trademark inimitable readings of Bob Dylan classics ('My Back Pages,' 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door,' and, of course, 'Mr. Tambourine Man'); along the way, the folk-rock icon peppers the program with poignant anecdotes about his career and the songs themselves. Long-time fans, however, will completely swoon over the versions of less-frequently revisited gems like 'Lover of the Bayou,' 'Jolly Roger,' and 'Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man.' Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, this high-definition double-vinyl set is encased in a lavish gatefold jacket containing evocative liner notes."
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...1962-66. 2LP vinyl version.
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"A key transitional touchstone in The Byrds' fabled canon, 1969's Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde was the next stop in the band's pioneering country-rock trajectory and the first album by the post-Gram Parsons lineup. With leader Roger McGuinn at the helm of a stellar new edition of the band featuring guitar god Clarence White, drummer Gene Parsons, and bassist John York, Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde sees The Byrds bridging the gap between the psychedelic flights of the group's mid-'60s albums and the down-home, country-based style developed only months earlier with Sweetheart of the Rodeo. In addition to containing strong McGuinn originals ('King Apathy III,' 'Old Blue'), more of the band's beloved interpretations of Bob Dylan classics ('This Wheel's on Fire' and a medley blending The Bard's 'My Back Pages' with Jimmy Reed's 'Baby, What You Want Me to Do'), and even a Gram Parsons collaboration (the bemusing 'Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man,' which cleverly celebrates The Byrds' love of country music while simultaneously taking a dig at small-minded rednecks), Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde also boasts two tracks composed by McGuinn for the obscure, racy '60s cult movie Candy. Mastered from the original Columbia Records analog master reels, Sundazed's exact reproduction of the original LP will have Byrdmaniacs everywhere soaring to high heaven!"
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"Of the countless studios cranking out garage band crudity coast to coast circa 1966, few were as off the beaten path as Jimmy Nicholls' 2-track studio in McAllen, Texas, near the Mexican border. Yet J-Beck Records artists from Corpus Christi such as the Bad Seeds, to cite just one example, cut their toughest sides at this red hot recording outpost. Of a similar remarkable quality was McAllen's own Headstones who recorded for Nicholls' Pharaoh Records. '24 Hours (Everyday)' was the ravaging, 'Gloria'-styled B-side of their debut single. While The Headstones achieved top ten status locally with their two singles on Pharaoh, it is this track and another Farfisa-drenched flip, 'Bad Day Blues' that seal The Headstones' reputation as one of the great Texas garage bands."
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"You've got it, Sherlock, their album title refers to the end of the world as we know it on that cataclysmic day of reckoning (no Hallmark cards available yet). And the advent of earsplitting, cortex skewering bands like the Maze really did signal the sultry dog days of the sixties. But just like that ultimate orgasmic blast at the end of a great fireworks show, what a perfect way to go." Limited stock.
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"In the case of Do It Again! The Best of Jon & Robin, that magical sound is thanks, in large part, to the wonderful songs penned for the group by Wayne Carson Thompson, the man who wrote 'The Letter' for the Box Tops. Weaving the boy-girl love-ballad sound of Paul & Paula with the hipper, Sgt. Pepper-era style of Sonny & Cher, Jon Abdnor, Jr. and Javonne 'Robin' Braga hit the national Top Twenty in 1968 with the infectious 'Do It Again - A Little Bit Slower.' This 18-song set features the brightest and best material from the two albums cut by Jon & Robin, one produced by rockabilly legend Dale Hawkins, the other by Five Americans' leader Michael Rabon, as well as all of their rare single-only sides. This is the first-ever re-release of the superb Jon & Robin material, and everything is taken from the original Abnak master tapes."
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"The three original Super Stocks albums -- Surf Route 101, Thunder Road and School Is a Drag -- feature legendary record producer Gary Usher and his posse of talented studio buddies."
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"Following hot on the heels of our groundbreaking Lost Legends of Surf Guitar series, Sundazed's new earth-shaking compilation -- Dancehall Stringbusters! Crunchy Guitar Instros From The '60s -- is an instant Friday afternoon kegger that features a stunning array of hallowed, guitar-slinging heroes. From the paint-blistering sounds of Link Wray to the reverb-swamped work of Al Casey, Stringbusters spotlights wall-to-wall, rawboned instrumentals from revered guitar heroes like the Fireballs, Wes Dakus and Roy Buchanan (undercover here as the Secrets). And we've also added a large helping of forgotten wirebending warriors that are every bit as devastating; Teddy and the Rough Riders, the Riptides, Kathy Lynn and the Playboys, Alan Pierce and the Tone Kings and Jay Bee and the Kats take a back seat to no one. Remarkably, these 20 tracks, chock-full of growling fretboard mojo, form a cohesive statement through the very attribute they all share: they just can't be pigeon-holed."
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"New York's own Bruthers released but one ultra-rare single for RCA Victor in 1966, comprised of the pulverizing garage-stompers, 'Bad Way To Go' and its flipside, 'Bad Love'. After a chance meeting, we've Sherlock'ed the entire Bruther-hood (real siblings), camped out in their cellars, and have spent the better part of a year blowing the dust 'n must off of their massively-cool tape boxes. As you might well suspect, we've mined pure garage-gold and have come away Sundazed-style with a bevy of snarling, fuzz-filled pounders from '65 and '66. Natch, we've included the legendary RCA Victor single here; all other tracks are previously unissued."
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