"Halloween Hootenanny" 1998 VA

It's got surf, rockabilly, and even some macabre mambo music. This is hauntingly hip halloween party music you'll want to play all year round.You just need one look at Rob Zombie to know that the guy knows a thing or two about Halloween. He really proves his mettle--and his metal, for that matter--on this loud, garish, downright fun collection of rip-roaring devil's music. There's actually very little to be afraid of, to tell the truth--unless, that is, you have a phobia about the kind of goofy good times laid down by Zombie and pals like Rocket from the Crypt, Satan's Pilgrims, and the wrestling-masked power-surf combo Los Straitjackets (who turn in a hypercharged "Munsters Theme"). The garishly groovy package, which features some of Zombie's most over-the-top cartoon illustrations, is rife with haunting hoedowns like the Dead Elvi's "The Creature Stole My Surfboard." More fun than a coven meeting any day. --David Sprague

trax:
1. Halloween Hootenanny - John Zacherley 2. Halloween (She Get So Mean) - Rob Zombie & The Ghastly Ones 3. Halloween Dance - The Reverend Horton Heat 4. Fistful of Terror - The Bomboras 5. Werewolf - Southern Culture on the Skids 6. Gravewalk - Satan's Pilgrims 7. Ribcage Mambo - Frenchy 8. I Drink Blood - Rocket from the Crypt 9. Little Demon - Amazing Royal Crowns 10. No Costume, No Candy - The Swingin' Neckbreakers 11. Munsters Theme - Los Straitjackets 12. Sinister Purpose - John Zacherley & Southern Culture on the Skids 13. Werewolves on Wheels - The Born Losers 14. Psychic Voodoo Doll - Deadbolt 15. Banshee Beach - The Ghastly Ones 16. Creature Stole My Surfboard - Dead Elvi's 17. Extrasensory Deception - Davie Allan & The Phantom Surfers 18. Spooks Night Out - The Legendary Invisible Men 19. Happy Halloween - John Zacherley

Hasil Adkins "Look At That Caveman Go!" 1993

The Wild Man takes the heart of rock'n' roll, impales it on a stick, and laughs at it for the rest of the record. A hellacious head cuttin' session recorded live n' wild at some of the nation's hottest nite spots! The commodity Caruso wails again, naturally!Holy smoke! The Haze is a true American treasure. Doubt it? Take yerself a listen. Bite off this chunk of calamine-marinated live live live trash-art from the Appalacian Elvis. A lovely set wherein he makes certain that we know Miss Molly "sure likes to ball", he hunches-up the classic "Walkin' The Dog" by stripping it down to its essential two lines "If you don't know how to do it/I'll show you how to walk the dog". Better wear yer teflon underoos, cuz "Boo Boo the Cat" curls up in yer lap and sharpens her claws. This IS the true live Haze in his natural habitat, even though it may not include some best-loved classics like "She Said", "No More Hot Dogs" or "We Gotta Date". Still essential listening. Look for Hasil's inimitable narration in the low-budget independent film classic DIE YOU ZOMBIE BASTARDS! Long live The King. - Review by "haigd" (Massachusetts)

trax:
1. Good Golly Miss Molly 2. Today I Started Loving You Again 3. Boo Boo The Cat 4. She Goes Like This 5. My Blue Star 6. Mean Woman Blues 7. Let's Do Like We Done 8. Shake That Thing 9. Hammer Hunch (The Crusher) 10. Reelin' And Rockin' 11. Me And My Baby's Goin' Steady 12. In The Wind 13. Mean Mean Woman 14. Devonna Rock 15. Still Missing You 16. Chicken Walk 17. Walkin' The Dog
...originally served by Bucephalus...

"I WAS A TEENAGE CAVEMAN" - Raw Savage Sixties Punk VA

If anybody asks you what exactly is sixties garage punk, just put this album on and let it rip. Snarlin’ vocals, rippin’ guitar breaks, and primitive screams - the essence of garage punk. I dare you to find me a better collection of U.S. garage punk songs on any comp! (All U.S. garage except The Haunted from Canada.) Legendary greatness!traxfromwax:
1. The Grains Of Sand - Goin' Away, Baby 2. The Gents - If You Don't Come Back 3. The Zakary Thaks - Bad Girl 4. The Fallen Angels - Bad Woman 5. The Emperors - I Want My Woman 6. The Esquires - Judgement Day 7. The Five Canadians - Writing On The Wall 8. The Haunted - Eight O'clock This Morning 9. Cobras - I Wanna Be Your Love 10. The Gentlemen - It's A Cry'n Shame 11. The Innsmen - Things Are Different Now 12. Thee Sixpence - My Flash On You 13. The Beachnuts - My Iconoclastic Life 14. The Hysterics - Won't Get Far 15. The Reasons Why - Don't Be That Way 16. Things To Come - Sweetgina 17. The Split Ends - Rich With Nothin' 18. The Tropics - You Better Move
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Evan Johns & The H-Bombs "Giddy Up Girl" 1980 - 7"/EP

"As enjoyable as Evan Johns' musical output has been over the last 25 years, to me he has never matched his first EP for sheer trashy fun. Find out for yourself here..." - Uncle JimJerry Lee Lewis worshiper (who claims to have blown his hero off the stage on a good night!) and certified lunatic of the geetar, Evan Johns simply personifies the most incendiary and rebellious elements of rock'n'roll. A teenaged Virginia hellion who apprenticed in the DC bar circuit under the legendary Danny Gatton, Johns formed the H-Bombs in 1979 and made the reelin' rockabilly 10-inch Giddy Up Girl in 1980. The four songs are roughly recorded, but blueprint the searing six-string mayhem that has marked Johns' best work. - Scott McCaughey / Ira RobbinsEvan Johns & The H-Bombs:
Bass, Organ - Michael Maye / Drums - Keith Johns / Guitar - Don Oehser / Vocals, Guitar - Evan Johns

traxfromwax:
01 Giddy Up Girl 02 Don't Be Late 03 Mind Of My Own 04 Pain Of Love
...originally served by Uncle Jim...

"Shaggerman Rock'n'Roll" Vol.1 VA

Rockin' wild stuff! LINK WRAY, BENNY JOY, DOUG SAHM, Surf, Rockabilly, and cool Rockers.trax:
1. TOMMY BELL: Midnight Dreams 2. DAZZLERS: Somethin' Baby 3. VAL RAYS: Hopped Up Mustang 4. TWISTERS: Countdown 1-2-3 (Instr.) 5. FENDER FOUR: Margaya (Instr.) 6. BENNY JOY: Wild Wild Lover 7. BONGO TEENS: Surfin' Bongos 8. TERRY STAFFORD: Suspicion 9. DOUG POWELL: Jeannie With The Dark Blue Eyes 10. LITTLE MONTIE JONES: You're Just That Kind 11. CORVETTES: Shaften (Instr.) 12. BLUE ECHOES: It's Witchcraft 13. DEMOTRONS: Rockaway Special 14. LOAFERS: Crazy Talk 15. LINK WRAY: Comanche (Instr.) 16. EDDIE QUINTEROS: Lindy Lou 17. FIREFLIES: Stella Got A Fella 18. WEAYMAN PARHAM: Hang Loose 19. DOUG SAHM: Slow Down 20. JOHN & JACKIE: Little Girl 21. TONY JOE WHITE: Polk Salad Annie 22. TED WEEMS: Heartaches
...originally served by DooWopDaddyO...

"JERK! SHAKE! AND VIBRATE!" VA

Given the hot little groovers on here, it's hard not to jerk, shake, and vibrate when listening to this set -- as the collection's stuffed with loads of funky soul tunes! The package dips into the far end of the 60s indie scene -- going for obscure 45s issued on small labels that mostly never got proper distribution -- with a sound that's informed by the harder and deeper soul artists of the time, but carried off with a lot more energy and pure raw power than the acts that ever made it on the radio! CD version features 24 tracks in all -- with titles that include "I Do The Jerk" by Bil Pinkney, "The James Brown Bougelou" by Little Genie Brooks, "Mister CC" by Jim Pipkins & The Boss Five, "Let's Monkey Again" by The Persians, "Thread The Needle" by Al White & The Hi-Liters, and "Funky Funky Horse" by Lester Young & The California Playboys (Dusty Groove)trax:
1. I Do The Jerk - Bill Pinkney 2. Broadway Sissy - Roscoe And Friends 3. The James Brown Boogaloo - Little Genie Brooks 4. Mister C.C. - Jim Pipkins & The Boss Five 5. The Kick-A-Poo Part 1 - Kickapoo Kidd & The Deputies 6. We Got It - Gene Willis & The Aggregation 7. Hoopy Doo - Willie Wicher 8. Uncle Witty - Plookie McCline 9. Do The Ape - Reggie Powell 10. Sookie - Mel Williams 11. Let's Monkey Again - The Persians 12. Take Me To Los Angeles - Jimmy Soul 13. Baby Don't You Leave Me - Clarence Paul 14. Sweete'n - Wilbur Reynolds & The Masters 15. Shake And Vibrate - Sir Latimore 16. Running For My Life - Roscoe Shelton 17. Neck Bones - Allen Greene 18. Shindig City - Dorothy Parker 19. The Broom - The Af-Tabs 20. Thread The Needle - Al White & The Hi-Liters 21. Funky, Funky Horse (Part One) - Lester Young & The California Playboys 22. How Much Longer (Must I Wait) - Lee Moses 23. Let Your Love Shine - Lester Young 24. The Earthworm Part 1 - Maurice Dollison & The Turnkeys
...originally served by Gyro1966...

Evan Johns And The H-Bombs "Rollin' Through The Night" 1986

A CERTIFIABLY INSANE MASTERPIECE!Evan Johns and the H-Bombs circa 1986, were raving lunatics. There has never been a wilder band or album than "Rolling Through The Night". As a teenager Evan Johns learned the fine art of wild guitar playing when Washington D.C. guitar legend Danny Gatton took him under his wing. After touring with Gatton, Johns moved to Austin and formed the H-Bombs. He went into the studio detirmened to make an album of relentless rockabilly abandon. I'd say mission accomplished. He was never able to come close to making anything this good again. From the opening cut "Vacation Time" where he sounds like he's singing through a megaphone, and knowing Evan Johns he probably was. To the last cut "Stop Loving All The World Girl", this album never lets up. There's no slow dance numbers on this cd. My favorite songs here: All of em. But the songs that would have made it on the radio in a perfectly insane world: "Madhouse" with it's 2 for 1 overdubbed guitar purposely clashing with itself in twin leads. This one's so dadgum good it's scary. "Sugar Cookie", maybe the fastest rockabilly song ever scorched into vinyl. This one is outstandingly nuts with it's fantastic guitar pickin'. He changes pace a little with "You're A Cutie" and offers up some cool farfisa organ driving the song along ? and the Mysterians style. This one ends all too quick. The best of the 3 instrumentals here is "Where'd You Get That Bruise". Man, Johns really knew how to name his songs. It's a great instrumental that'll leave a scar on ya long after you hear it. "Taking Care Of My Home" is the closest thing to a country tune that Johns gets. Wild country that is. It would fit right in on a Southern Culture On The Skids record. "Saving Grace", man I love this little tune. Probably the slowest of these warp speed diddys. It's got a very contagious rhythm to it that gives you the feeling you heard it somewhere before. That's when you know a song is really a good one. It has the best guitar playing on it since those legendary Danny Gatton days. "If I Had My Way" which also appeared on a later album, but it was never as good as this version. That's only to name a few of the 15 generous cuts offered here. There is no doubt this is the most overlooked album of the 80's. It deserved much more recognition. I think it's the best roots rock record ever made, and believe me, I've heard a lot of em. It's easily a "Desert Island Disc, that's sure to rattle the coconuts off the palm trees. Outstanding! - Reviewer: Patrick Earley (Edmond, Oklahoma USA)

Evan Johns And The H-Bombs:
Guitar, Organ, Vocals - Evan Johns / Bass - Michael Maye (tracks: 13 to 15) / Bass, Vocals - Ivan Brown (tracks: 1 to 12) / Drums - Scotty Flowers (tracks: 13 to 15) / Drums, Vocals - Jim Dougherty (2) (tracks: 1 to 12) / Guitar [Extra] - Dan Oehser , Pedro Sera

trax:
1. Vacation Time 2. Madhouse 3. Rollin' Through The Night 4. Sugar Cookie 5. You're A Cutie 6. Evacuation 7. Where'd You Get That Bruise? 8. Oh No No 9. Taking Care Of My Home 10. Saving Grace 11. If I Had My Way 12. Do The Dootz 13. Radiation 14. If She'd Only Learn To Rock 15. Stop Lovin' All The World Girl

THE SHAMS "Take Off" 2001

The Shams' debut disc is a cave-stompin' garage rock collection that owes a huge debt to the Seeds, the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, and anyone else who woke up the neighborhood on a Saturday morning somewhere in mid-'60s middle America with a spirited blast of bass, guitar, drums, battered keyboards, and scratchy vocals.Take Off is an enjoyable lo-fi affair chock-full of cheesy organ sounds, way too much reverb (which is a good thing), amplifier buzz, and four guys looking to meet girls. Each track is a rollicking pastiche of eighth- and 16th-note rhythms that are rendered slightly out of time and just a pinch out of key. Down, but not out of the mix, Zach Gabbard howls à la Mick Jagger and Jim Morrison, as did countless musically inclined delinquent teenagers in decades past. His partners in crime kick out the jams as if their lives depended on it, relying primarily on simplicity and volume. Kudos to the boys for covering Alan Tousssaint's dirty funky "Get out My Life Woman" and the goofy space jam that somehow found its way into the bridge of "I Get High." As long as there are concrete enclosures for parking, and as long as there are young men who want to be rock stars and impress the cute blonde cheerleader in chemistry class, there will be bands like the Shams. Long live rock & roll. - Review by Tom Semioli (All Music Guide)trax:
1. Rock N' Roll 2. Scream My Name 3. Not Right Now 4. I Get High 5. 1/2 Past 12 6. Me No More 7. Get Out My Life Woman 8. In The City 9. Wolfman 10. Walkaway 11. Don't Cry To Me 12. Free My Mind (Live) 13. Sleepy Hollow
...originally served by Gyro1966...

THE OUTTA PLACE "We’re Outta Place" 1984

Of NYC's short-lived but plentiful litter of garage revivalists, this quintet was the last to form, the first to reach vinyl and probably the only ones young enough not to have been around for the real thing. On their debut, "New York's own cave teens" display plenty of raunch, ripping through seven songs in the most distorted mono imaginable, with cheesy two-finger organ bleats and Mike Chandler's epileptic-fit shrieks. They also display plenty of chutzpah: changing two words of Chob's garage classic "we're Pretty Quick" gets Chandler a writing credit and the band a titular theme song. (Trouser Press)The Outta Place "We're Outta Place" Midnight 103 was the first record to ever come out of the N.Y.C. garage psych punk scene. It preceded the Vipers and Fuzztones singles by nine months, and created quite a stir from those more mature garage bands who could not understand why the "cave teens" had been elected and selected first.
The answer to those questions came soon with world-wide acclaim. The mini-LP immediately hit number 1 in the alternate charts in Italy, France, and Holland, and received rave reviews in the U.K., U.S. and Canada.
Chandler's vocals and the Outta Place's straight fresh delivery will probably never be equaled or surpassed. (Midnight Records.com)traxfromwax:
1. things are different now 2. outta sight, outta mind 3. don't crowd me 4. louie, louie 5. dirty old man 6. we're outta place
ripped from wax in glorious monoloudarama!
...originally served by Gyro1966...

The Discords "Second to no-one" 1986

"From the Medway Towns Delta: 13 tunes, all under 2 minutes - short and painless! Here's one other from the Hangman Legends Series released in 1985 but salvaged by Billy Childish in 1991, produced by Graham Day and the sleeve was made by Bruce Brand. A family afffair!" - Mr NoonTHE DISCORDS - vintage shenanigans from the house of Hangman. Recorded back in 1986, and produced by legendary Prisoner's member Graham Day, this encapsulates the essence of the world-famous Medway Sound.
We have the equally legendary Wild Billy Childish - former Milkshakes, Mighty Caesars, and now Headcoats, (and of course father of Hangman records) to thank for salvaging the work of the DISCORDS from the annals of history, and the same demi-god to thank for recognising the raw garage punk power of DODSON's DOGS.
This DISCORDS / DODSON's DOGS extravaganza makes an essential part of any true Meway/Hangman/Childish officionado's collection. Beware! This production is liable to maul your face off and leave you with distemper!
Toured Belgium twice and Spain (Wild Weekend III). Headlined the 100 Club, Hope and Anchor, Boston Arms (Dirty Water Club), Sir George Robey, Dublin Castle, Putney Half Moon, Dingwalls, Hammersmith Clarendon, Ryans Corn Rocket Club and virtually every Medway venueThe Discords:
Dodds - Guitar + Vocals, Kas Lee - Bass + Vocals, Russ Baxter - Drums

traxfromwax:
1. Second To No-One 2. Little Miss Misfit 3. We''re Gonna Have Fun 4. Brainstorm 5. Since You've Been Gone 6. You Can Catch Me 7. Get Youself Together 8. You Won't Get Far 9. Happy You're My Girl 10. Steam Train 11. It's You, Girl 12. Leaving Here 13. Take The Hurt Off Me

...originally served by Mr Noon...

ROY WOOD'S WIZARD "Introducing Eddy & The Falcons" 1974

"Brilliant concept hits on all cylinders"On this, the most cohesive album of Roy Wood's career with Wizzard (or solo for that matter), he hit upon an idea to celebrate the music and artists that inspired him in the 1950s and 1960s. And so, with entirely new and original material, Wood and band set out to pay tribute sonically to artists such as Del Shannon, Elvis Presley, Phil Spector, Neil Sedaka, and many more. Not only is it credible in terms of approximating the vibes, but there are some excellent tunes here. "This is the Story of My Love" is an absolutely gorgeous perfect pop song as is "Everyday I Wonder." I love the Duane Eddy tribute instrumental, "Eddy's Rock." There are some nice retro-rockers here also, including "Brand New 88," "I Dun Lotsa Cryin Over You," and especially "We're Gonna Rock n' Roll Tonite." Give it a go, and discover why Roy Wood and Wizzard were all the rage in the UK from 1972-1975.ROY WOOD'S WIZARD:
Roy Wood: voc, guitar, drums, oboe, cello, bass, keyb, bassoon, string bass, tenor + baritone saxes, perc / Nick Pentelow: tenor sax / Mike Burney: tenor + baritone saxes / Keith Smart: drums / Charlie Grima: perc / Bill Hunt: piano / Bob Brady: piano, voctraxfromwax:
1. Intro / Eddy's Rock 2. Brand New '88' 3. You Got Me Runnin' 4. I Dun Lotsa Cryin' Over You 5. This Is The Story Of My Love (Baby) 6. Everyday I Wonder 7. Crazy Jeans 8. Come Back Karen 9. We're Gonna Rock 'N' Roll Tonight

THE TIKI MEN "Twelve Dusty Diamonds" 1995

The Tiki Men pioneered the great West Coast surf explosion of the early 90’s, influenced by and playing alongside the likes of the world-famous Phantom Surfers at such world-famous venues as San Francisco’s The Purple Onion. The Tiki Men embraced surf music years before its nation wide comeback on concert circuits, soda ads, and latenight talkshows; and they embraced the Pacific island tiki culture long before tiki masks and coconuts became a staple of the Capitol Records lounge exotica revival. They did all this, played tons of shows, recorded a historic LP, and got out before anyone had a chance to analyze them.The Tiki Men's Twelve Dusty Diamonds chronicles the dark, dirty, raw adventures of a wave-loving surfer stranded in the desert. Armed with only some beer and a guitar, his journey is all about finding meaning in a waterless world. Well, maybe I listened to it too many times, too late at night. Either way, this is one hella fine album of instrumental surf music. The Tiki Men combine undeniably catchy hooks with rough lo-fi production in an album which varies in mood and intensity, taking you from irreverent excitement to loneliness and despair, and back again. As the title suggests, this is a musical diamond in the rough- check it out.traxfromwax:
1. pitcheresque 2. man of mystery 3. badlands 4. harlem nocturne 5. have guitar... 6. that's the way it goes 7. milkshakes 8. the frump 9. island honey 10. spring fever 11. fireball 12. last call
...originally served by Gyro1966...

M.O.T.O. "Blast Of Silence" 2007 + "Some Thing" 2007 - 7"/45rpm

"Once again, your drunken -SuicidekinG- appears. Today we're going to dig a bit of this fat mo herf ck r's 7'' archive. Today's up is two seven inchers by the amazing Masters Of The Obvious, or more familiarly M.O.T.O..... First, the Blast of Silence lets us know MOTO as i personally know it. Raw powerpoppish, but still extramelodically punk. Either way, amazing shit. I hope that few of you readers will go out and buy MOTO records because of this upload. Paul Caporino, the greatest songwriter since Lennon, still works at used records store and does this for nearly nothing. And has been doing it since the beginning of the eighties. As a proof, you can still order copied c-tapes from Mr. Caporino through MOTO website. The vocal melodies of "Blast of Silence" and "I used to tell the truth" are just merely a glimpse of this man's songwriting capabilities.
Well. Some of his work is just drum-machine, bassist , 4-track recorder and him. Or sometimes not even a bassist. So the other 7'', "Some Things" is closer to that reality. You can hear the enormous songwriting and chorusbuilding skills through that cheap drum-machine. And that buzz of noise. But still. Caporino IS the new Lennon. (please, don't kill him for that:)
For first-MOTO-timers i recommend to listen only to Blast of Silence, since that's what MOTO sounds like, when it's a band and not just Paul.. Yeh. Caporino. Not Mackartni or hows that spelled again..." -SuicidekinG-

trax "Blast Of Silence":
01 Blast Of Silence 02 Rock And Roll All Day 03 I Used To Tell The Truth 04 Ain't No Modern Day Robin Hood
trax "Some Thing":
01 Some Thing 02 It's Easy 03 Top Of The World 04 How Come He Gets To And I Don't?
...served by -SuicidekinG-...

"Spooky, Swingin' Sounds of Kreepsville Manor" 2006 VA

"The Spooky, Swingin' Sounds of Kreepsville Manor" is 60 minutes of bloodcurdling recorded sounds for Halloween fun! This baby is more fun than a barrel full of shrunken heads!Scream-along with 21 eerie recordings of ghastly monsters, howling winds, spooks, rattling chains, bloodcurdling screams, and all the other bone-shivering things that go bump in the night within the wall's of the old haunted house, known as "Kreepsville Manor"! The music part is great fun for Halloween shindig's or for listening alone in the dark. And the sound f/x part, is perfect to use as background sounds for your next spookhouse attraction. Frighten your fiends. A spooky delight!

trax:
1. intro - Venture into the haunted house...if you dare! 2. von kreep's theme - The Legendary Invisible Men 3. house on haunted hill - The Vooduo 4. the unknown - Davie Allan & The Arrows 5. gravedigger - The Fiends 6. return of the one percenter - Psycho Charger 7. the haunted house - A Tale Of Terror 8. retribution - The Nebulas 9. i wanna dig up bela lugosi - The 3-D Invisibles 10. night in the life - Cult Of The Psychic Fetus 11. vengence beach - The Hollywoods 12. headless man - The Legendary Invisible Men 13. creepy thing - The Worst 14. uncle festers blues - The Von Drats 15. escape from castle wolfenstein - Monsters From Mars 16. drag fink - The Moon-Rays 17. mirror lies - The Hangee V 18. happy halloween - The Fuzztones 19. mad monster-making laboratory - The Sound Effect 20. 1313 abomination breaks loose - The Sound Effect 21. victim in the torture chamber - The Sound Effect

Evan Johns & The H-Bombs "Rockit Fuel Only" 1991

Rockit Fuel Only!, while allowing for the broad stylistic whims of its creator (like a surprising compassionate piano ballad, "Prove It to Each Other"), also rocks harder than anything since Rollin' Through the Night. "Juvenile Delinquent," "Boogie Disease" and "Little Scene Setter" are among the rip-it-up corkers that keep Evan Johns among rock'n'roll's guitar elite.I know there's a lot of folks on Twilightzone who dig Evan Johns' records. Hell, I'm one of them. This one is from 1991 and came out on RYKO. Another infectious high energy Evan Johns creation. Evan's howlin' vocals? Check. Rockin' tunes? Check. Great songwriting? Check. Is it as good as Rollin' Through The Night? Probably not. What makes this one for me are the slower numbers, especially "Prove It To Each Other". The singing on this number is incredible! This is the kind of song Bob Dylan should be writing now. Speaking of which, does Bob Dylan's voice today sounding like Evan Johns in the 80's? There's also plenty of guitar boogie and garage hillbilly on this. Just ignore the echo on the drums. Enjoy! "Rockit Fuel Only" - fill 'er up! - By Tiger Tiger
P.S. Evan Johns continues making great music that you can purchase directly from him at http://www.evanjohns.net/Evan Johns & The H-Bombs:
Dan McCann: Bass, Percussion / Evan Johns: Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Clavinet, Mandolin, Autoharp / Gordon Nousianen: Percussion / Jim Starboard: Drums, Vocals, Percussion, Bass / Marian Ross: Vocals / Steve Riggs: Vocals, Bass

trax:
01 Back In The Backseat 02 Little Scene Setter 03 Under The Willows In Dixie 04 Rockit Fuel Only 05 Meant For You 06 Prove It To Each Other 07 Boogie Disease 08 Who Are You (Where Are You_) 09 In The Groove 10 Dig That Boogie 11 Sugary Action 12 Burnin' Over What I Done 13 You Always Go 14 Juvenile Delinquent
...originally served by Tiger Tiger...

The Vampire Beach Babes "Beach Blanket Bedlam" 2004

A Curious marriage of Goth, surf-punk, rockabilly leather, PVC and sunscreen...these weirdoes throwin' a beach party that would leave Frankie and Annette buried in the sand....Twisted and comical but not just a shtick, these babes have talent and a sense of humor, making this a perfect way to celebrate summer and still maintain your gothic ennui. - Coreen Woianski - Exclaim!"Combining the best aspects of retro horror kitsch with a dark undercurrent of goth, the Vampire Beach Babes draw on the self-parodying humour used to such advantage by the Cramps and make it their own. Shemale Murphyesque vocals give heft to pleasant-ly inane and sinister tunes....Imagine Sisters of Mercy collaborating with Link Wray and Martin Denny. Now get yourself a margarita and shake that money-maker." - Now Magazine

trax:
01 hot foot 02 broken 03 bad boys bad girls 04 johnny don't race 05 stars in your eyes 06 sandflea 07 sunshine on me 08 waves 09 devilman 10 spank that thang 11 droppin da curl 12 when you cry 13 slippin away

The Apemen "Surfvival Of De Onbeschoneste" 1995

God bless, you sinners! Unlike so many other bands in the "genre", The Apemen didn't release a record EVERY WEEK! Filled with some shitty, and badly recorded, lame cover-tunes. Hell No! The Apemen chose for quality over quantity and are proud of it! How many bands can look back at such a catalog packed to the max with nothing but classics! Surf music as it was meant to be played! From the very first 7" to the prize-winner "Surfvival of The Onbeschofste", and with even more material coming out soon! And remember... The Apemen love you. - from: http://home.planet.nl/~sande160/16 killer tracks from the Dutch Masters of Surf! This is one of the BEST and LOUDEST bands EVER! This CD is not as well produced as their last. Too much general track reverb, which takes away from both their edge and their incredible energy. Still, there are few better bargains than a new Apemen CD. This is a must-have CD. Get the idea I like these guys? Pure, unadulterated supersonic surf rage! The Trashmen's “King Of The Surf" is delivered as "El rey del Surf" in Dutch. - Review by Phil Dirt at Reverb CentralThe Apemen:
Mike Rosema, a.k.a. De Bekkenkoning/Mike Fuckema/Jah Kapps:drums / David Andriesse, a.k.a. Don Porro/Staaf: bass / Jeroen van de Sande, a.k.a. Dr.Private/Ricky King/El Bifi Rosso: guitar / Albert Benier, a.k.a. Appie Happy Organ/Professor Orgel/El Satan: organ / Joep Dale, a.k.a. The Guy Without A Knickname: guitar

trax:
1. Cor Steijn Rides The Wild 2. Het Grote Surffeest 3. Tokonado! 4. Joop Walvis hangs Ten 5. De Wip 6. EI Rey Del Surf 7. Surf Dracula (alternate version) 8. Los Broodje 9. Bongo Bongo 10. Shake Your Hoover 11. Space Race 12. Bahareeba 13. El Tortura 14. Queen Jackula 15. Anastesia 16. When Johnny Comes Wreckin’Home (CD Bonustrack)

Evan Johns & The H-Bombs "Outtakes and Rehearsals" ca. 1982

"Here is a recently ripped cassette tape of Evan Johns and the H-Bombs rehearsals and outtakes, recorded ca. 1982. Some of these tunes made it to "Rollin' Through the Night" and "Evan Johns and the H-Bombs" later in the 80's, and some were never released as far as I know. A few titles I had to guess at, and the break in "Vacation Time" is just how it was on the tape. Still, it's worth a listen because this is Evan at his most raw and profane!" - Uncle JimJerry Lee Lewis worshiper (who claims to have blown his hero off the stage on a good night!) and certified lunatic of the geetar, Evan Johns simply personifies the most incendiary and rebellious elements of rock'n'roll. A teenaged Virginia hellion who apprenticed in the DC bar circuit under the legendary Danny Gatton, Johns formed the H-Bombs in 1979 and made the reelin' rockabilly 10-inch Giddy Up Girl in 1980. The four songs are roughly recorded, but blueprint the searing six-string mayhem that has marked Johns' best work. It wasn't until a move to Austin, a stint with the LeRoi Brothers and a Grammy nomination for his featured participation in the Big Guitars From Texas Trash Twang and Thunder compilation LP that Johns' name began to spread across the land he'd already criss-crossed time and time again. - trouserpress

trax:
01 - Day Go By 02 - Oh No No 03 - You're a Cutie 04 - Big Blue Diamond 05 - Drivin' Down To Mexico 06 - Can This Really Be Real 07 - Do the Dootz 08 - Red-Headed Woman 09 - Love Is Murder 10 - Can This Really Be Real 11 - Polka 12 - You're a Cutie 13 - Love is Murder 14 - Day Go By 15 - Vacation Time 16 - Tell My Woman 17 - Dance Franny Dance 18 - Do the Dootz 19 - Tell My Woman 20 - Where'd You Get That Bruise 21 - Taking Care Of My Home 22 - Day Go By 23 - If I Had My Way 24 - Oh No No 25 - Sugar Cookie 26 - Madhouse 27 - Rollin' Through the Nigh 28 - Waiting For You, Dear 29 - If She'd Only Learn To Rock
...served by Uncle Jim...

The Apemen "Are You Being Surfed?" 1994

Holland's Apemen are one of the loudest surf bands around. They live in the garage, play with the big boys in the shore break, and pummel every competitor. Their recordings ooze edge and spunk.Zap! From nowhere comes a release to burn the very wax off your favorite surfboard. Just when you thought it was safe to take a paddle in the old briny along come The Apemen with their flame-throwing guitars: Who are they? How did they get this good? Will there be kippers for breakfast? All of these questions will be answered in time, but meanwhile pick yourself up this stunning debut CD. It tears off with frantic versions of The Creations’ “Crash” and The Original Surfaris’ “Moment Of Truth” - doing themselves and the old surf sea-horses proud. Super version of “Pipeline” with the lead being Dick Daled and taken at a slower than usual tempo to increase the dramatic tension inherent in the classic melody. Eight of the titles are penned by The Apes and excellent they are too. invasion Of The Apemen” starts off so brilliantly with a clever guitar on guitar build-up that you wonder how they can follow it when in comes a wall of thundering Dick Dale style lead guitar that answers no problem. “Crunch” is inspired by “Caterpillar Crawl” and burns just as brightly overflowing with lashings of scorching guitar work - there is even a brief touch of “Wipe Out” in a drum solo’. Just to show you that they know their stuff. “Hard And Sole” cops its beginning from “Out Of Limits” before taking off in a completely new direction of their own. “Apes Of Spades”. not surprisingly, has something of Link Wray about it - all resounding chords and a dark, menacing lead. “Arabian Beachstomp” cheeks out the action among the downtown pyramids with our heroes surfin’ on the desert sands in true “Miserlou” fashion. “Creature From The Haunted Sea is a ponderous, atmospheric instro with some tantalizing sound effects that really do suggest something quite nasty emerging from the ocean. Lock your door when you play it. This is a most exciting release, probably the best new surf music since the heady days of the revival back in the eighties when Jon & The Nightriders, The Wedge, and The Surf Raiders were just breaking through. Yes, it has that kind of impact. If you care about surf you must get this. - Pipeline-Magazine UK (Dave Burke)trax:
01 Crash 02 Moment Of Truth 03 Cruisin' 04 Invasion Of The Apemen 05 Pipeline 06 Camelc-nt 07 Penetration 08 Crunch 09 Hard And Sole 10 Intoxica 11 Apes Of Spades 12 Arabian Beachstomp 13 Creature From The Haunted Sealive at the Cafe Riviera Antwerp, Belgium September 10th, 1998

"Hollywood Rock'n'Roll - 12 RARE ROCKABILLY TRACKS!" VA 1977 (ERA Records/Chiswick)

"TELL ALL THE CRAZY BOPPING CATS AND SEXY CHICKS TO KEEP ON BOPPIN & HOPPING & BIPPING & FLIPPING & SLIPPING & SHAKING & BREAKING & MOVING & GROOVING AND REEEEEEELING WITH THE FEEEEEEELING!!!!!!!! OWW, OWW, OWW, OWW, OWW, OW, OW!! OOOOOH, YEAH!!!!" - Ronny Weisertraxfromwax:
1. Glen Glenn: Blue Jeans And A Boys' 1958 2. Don Deal: Don't Push 3. Glen Glenn: Everybody's Movin' 1958 4. Glen Glenn: Would You 1958 5. Glen Glenn: Goofin' Around 1959 6. Glen Glenn: I'm Glad My Baby's Gone 1958 7. Benn Joe Zeppa: Topsy Turvy 1957 8. Dick Bush: Hollywood Party 1958 9. Glen Glenn: One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette 1958 10. Dorsey Burnette: Great Shakin' Fever 1961 11. Alis Lesley: He Will Come Back To Me 12. Dick Bush: Ezactly 1958
ripped from wax in glorious monoloudarama!

Eugene Chadbourne & Evan Johns "Terror Has Some Strange Kinfolk" 1992

Hillbilly hijinks meets crazed city slicker, and boy do them fellas rock! Ex-Shockabilly protest folkster meets deranged rockabilly guitarist for a little Deliverance-style backwoods shenanigans.Terror Has Some Strange Kinfolk, the second collaboration between Eugene Chadbourne and Evan Johns, is an avant-roots satire of white trash culture that leads off with a sort-of Billy Ray Cyrus cover called "Achey Rakey Heart" (played in part on an electric rake, of course) and goes on to tackle subjects like underage drinking, trains and George Bush. Despite self-explanatory song titles like "Redneck Jazz" and "Killbillies," however, the record's tone is more affectionate than spiteful; Chadbourne's nasal twang and Johns' whiskey-and-cigarettes growl complement one another nicely, and both gentlemen seem to be having a ball. - Review by Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Musicians:
Eugene Chadbourne: Guitars, Banjo, Charango, Vocals, Electric Rake / Evan Johns: Guitars, Steel Percussion, Vocals, C Melody Sax, Auto Harp / Buggs Coombs: Bass, Vocals, Guitar / Mike Buck: Drums, Percussion

trax:
1. Achey Rakey Heart 2. Redneck Jazz 3. Sail My Ship Alone 4. I Gotta Pee 5. I Cut the Wrong Man 6. George Bush's Bones Jig 7. Desert Storm Chewing Gum 8. Let 'Em Drink While They're Young 9. Mister Jones 10. Missing Engineer 11. Killbillies 12. Got the Blues & Can't Be Satisfied 13. Checkers of Blood 14. There Was Gloom 15. Land of Use to Be 16. Living in the Country
...originally served by Bucephalus...

The Boss Martians "Invasion of the LIVE Boss Martians" 1997

Experience the power of furious live rock n' roll - or don't... Vagrant Records in association with Dionysus Records (Burbank, CA) has released this HI-FI LIMITED EDITION LIVE platter (CD format only) with 10 tracks of pure beer fueled misanthropic adolescent rage! These shows were personally recorded by Erik 4-A in and around the Seattle area during '95 & '96. Get 'em while they last - Original cover art by Mr. Pat Moriarity!Martians in Brief: The Northwest's premier Surf & Drag combo, the Boss Martians have been getting around since their official come-uppance in 93/94. Basically thats short for they didn't do anything real until that time. They're touring has taken them thru-out the U.S.A. and to the great continent thru-out Europe where they spread the nasty seed (without the nasty deed unfortunately) of AMERICAN rock & Roll as often as would allow. With 4 official full length LP/CD's under their belt, the Martians show no sign of slowing down for the time being. For more information on the Boss Martians hit their official web site at http://www.bossmartians.com

trax:
1. XKE 2. Malaguena 3. AA Growler 4. Straight-8 5. Hot Foot 6. Banzai Pipeline 7. El Borracho del Sexo 8. Good Golly Miss Molly 9. Surfin' Bird
Recorded by Erik 4-A LIVE at the Tractor Tavern (Seattle, WA) thru-out show dates in '95 & '96
...originally served by Bucephalus...

"The Billy Childish Native American Sampler: A History 1983-93" 1993

From the haunting intro to the rockin' "Reindeer Are Wild" or the surf rock intrumentals like "Lakota Women" - This album has got it all!Something of a sequel to the excellent two-disc I Am the Billy Childish compilation, Billy Childish Native American Sampler: A History 1983-1993 also does an overview of Childish's career, but with a specific point -- all songs contributed are about Native American figures or issues. Childish himself makes reference to Link Wray in his liner notes -- Wray himself being of Native American descent -- and what in lesser hands might be patronizing glop becomes a fierce, growling celebration. Wray himself unsurprisingly gets a cover version on the compilation -- "Comanche," as recorded by Thee Headcoats in 1992 -- but the rest are Childish originals or collaborations, aside from the Blackhands' sharp reworking of "Louie Louie" as "Louis Riel," named after a Native Canadian leader of the 19th century. Split more or less halfway between vocal and instrumental numbers, it functions just fine as a dip into Childish's obsessive muse, but the particular focus lyrically and musically makes for a cohesive, fun-as-hell time. Many of the tracks are heavy on the tribal drums, and while a fair amount of his inspirations may seem like Western appropriations / bastardizations of said sound, it beats the heck out of Paul Revere & the Raiders' "Indian Reservation" any day of the week. There's plenty of dank, twanging nods to the kind of spaghetti western numbers Ennio Morricone made his trademark -- "Thunderbird" really should be the backdrop for one last Clint Eastwood western, if he ever does one again. Kira from Thee Headcoatees turns up for a cool and sly vocal on "Pocahontas Was Her Name," while the pointed humor award goes to Thee Mighty Caesars' "Cowboys Are Square." Childish also recites some poems specifically for the collection -- while brief, the cutting "Playing Pool with a Salish Indian Drug Dealer in the Dodson Bar Down-Town Vancouver" is one of the most direct and unforced contemplations of the effects of history one will hear. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

trax:
1. Billy Childish: Tshunko Witko 2. Thee Headcoats: Crazy Horse 3. Thee Headcoats: Comanche 4. Thee Headcoats: Pocahontas Was Her Name 5. Thee Mighty Caesars: Young Man Was Afraid of a Horse 6. The Milkshakes: Thunderbird 7. Thee Milkshakes: Dull Knife 8. Thee Headcoats: Reindeer Are Wild 9. The Milkshakes: Wounded Knee 10. Billy Childish: Playing Pool With a Salish Woman 11. Thee Mighty Caesars: Cowboys Are Square 12. Thee Mighty Caesars: Man Taken from Guts 13. The Delmonas: Black Elk Speaks 14. Thee Headcoats: Pocohontas 15. The Blackhands: Louis Riel 16. Thee Mighty Caesars: Ten Bears 17. Thee Headcoats: Lakota Woman 18. Thee Headcoats: We're Gone
...originally served by Bucephalus...

Tav Falco's Panther Burns "Red Devil" 10'LP 1987

For folks who prize unspoiled simplicity in rock'n'roll (and especially in rockabilly), Tav Falco's Panther Burns may be the ultimate band. On the early records, his voice drenched in echo, Falco goes through a familiar repertoire of Presley-derived whoops, mutters and coos, while an amateurish backing ensemble that often includes Alex Chilton grinds away laboriously like high-school rockers struggling through their first rehearsal.The 10-inch Red Devil signals a measured return to the uncontrolled wildness of early Panther Burns' records. Falco lays some truly soulful hollerin' over noisy electric guitars and a thumping backbeat on tracks produced individually (not to mention artlessly) by Chilton, Dickinson and others. Red Devil — ten songs and an abundance of hellacious energy — features esoterica by Chuck Berry, Lee Hazelwood and others, adding the songwriting talents of Dickinson and even Tav himself to the party. (The French CD also contains Sugar Ditch Revisited - EP.) - by Jon Young / Terry Rompers / Art Blackplayed by:
Tav Falco, George Reinecke, Ron Easley, Bob Fordyce, Lx Chilton, James Luther Dickinson, René Coman, Ross Johnson, Ben Cauley, Andrew Love, Doug Harrison, Gianni Murucci, Lorette Velvette, Durand Mysterion, Daniac

traxfromwax:
1. Oh, How She Dances 2. Drifting Heart 3. Poor Man 4. Two Little Puppies (& One Old Shaggy Hound) 5. Tram 6. Ode To Shetar 7. Ditch Digging 8. She's The One To Blame 9. A Little Mixed Up 10. Running Wild

Alex Chilton "Stuff" 1987

Revered as a god by countless bands whose guitars go jingle jangle, Alex Chilton is the daddy of the wave of Beatles-inspired pop rock that swamped American radio from the mid-1980s into the '90s. - Mike McGuirkStuff is the closest thing to a coherent introduction, which isn't to say it's terribly coherent. 19 Years is easier to find than Stuff but not as good; the 1985 summary Document is premature; the early solo recordings released as 1970 are even more chaotic than Bach's Bottom.
Stuff is an amazing French CD-only collection that contains all of Feudalist Tarts, the three songs on the 1986 "No Sex" 12-inch and seven more solo items, including "Bangkok" and its original B-side. With the benefit of clear annotation and the inclusion of a Troggs cover recorded for a New Rose compilation, 19 Years, Chilton's first proper American retrospective, is basically culled from 3rd, High Priest, Feudalist Tarts and Like Flies on Sherbert, with some of the same esoterica collected on Stuff. The cassette contains fourteen tracks; the CD goes five better.

trax:
01 No Sex 02 Underclass 03 Wild Kingdom 04 Tee Ni Nee Noo / Tip On In 05 Stuff 06 B-A-B-Y 07 Thank You John 08 Lost My Job 09 Paradise 10 Bangkok 11 Can't Seem To Make You Mine 12 Walking Dead 13 Free Again 14 Come On Honey 15 I Can Dig It 16 Just To See You

Tav Falco's Panther Burns "Behind The Magnolia Curtain + Blow Your Top" 1981

"The Unapproachable PANTHER BURNS = swamp skulk-fugue, Southern gothic, backwoods ballroom orchestrated by rogue male & genre necrophilliac, TAV FALCO who was the first to treat Fellini to a Mississippi mud pak."Behind the Magnolia Curtain, the group's first album, was recorded in 1981 and released on the British Rough Trade Records label in 1982. The album featured on some tracks, including "Bourgeois Blues", an appearance by a small, marching drum corps that included blues artist Jessie Mae Hemphill, who had participated in her grandfather's Northern Mississippi fife-and-drums groups as a child. The contrast between the strong, military beats of the drum corps dueling with Falco's occasionally out-of-sync vocals resulted in the wild, blues-rock chaos of songs on the album like the frenetic "Bourgeois Blues".
"We were thrown off quite a few stages during that period", wrote Johnson. "Though we initially enjoyed the effect we had on club audiences, somewhere along the way we tried to clean up our sound". The recording was followed by the slicker rockabilly revival style of Blow Your Top, without Chilton's participation, and in 1984, the Jim Dickinson-produced Sugar Ditch Revisited album was recorded, featuring a more subdued playing style by Chilton along with New Orleans bassist René Coman. That year, following a brief tour opening for The Clash before irritable college audiences impatient for the main act, Chilton stopped touring regularly with the group to resume his increasingly minimalist solo touring and recording career. Chilton's restrained, evolving solo style was beginning to diverge from his previously fiery, strident Panther Burns guitar style that had often featured reverb and feedback; however, he continued to produce several of their later albums. from wikipediamusicans on "Behind The Magnolia Curtain":
Tav Falco . voices, guitars, Alex Chilton . guitar, drums, Jim Duckworth . guitar, drums, Ron Miller . bass, Tate County Miss . drum corps
trax:
1. Come On Little Mama 2. She's The One That Got It 3. Hey-High School Baby 4. Brazil 5. You're Undecided 6. Ooee Baby 7. River Of Love 8. Snake Drive 9. Blind Man 10. Where The Rio De Rossa Flows 11. Snatch It Back 12. Bourgeois Blues 13. St Louis Blues 14. Moving On Down The Line... on "Blow your Top":
Tav Falco . voices, electric guitar, Jim Duckworth . guitars, Ron Miller . bass fiddle, Jim Sclavunos . percussion, backing voices
trax:
15. I'm On This Rocket 16. Pantherman 17. Love Is My Business 18. Bertha Lou

James Luther Dickinson "Axcv - Delta Experimental Projects Compilation" - Vols 1 (The Blues) & 2 (Spring Poems) 1990

Rare 1990 LP (Vol 2 Spring Poems) from Jim Dickinson on the long defunct New Rose label, this is a work of music done as score music for (apparently) 5 films. This was out on the market and out of print quite quickly. This may also be the first recorded appearances of Dickinson's sons, North Mississippi Allstars Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson.Acolyte of bluesmen Furry Lewis and Sleepy John Estes, sideman of Dylan and the Rolling Stones, producer of Big Star, the Replacements and Screamin` Jay Hawkins, world-class song bag, down-home bon vivant and fond father of several North Mississippi Allstars, Jim Dickinson is a legend.trax recorded and compiled by James Luther Dickinson:
Vol 1 - The Blues
01 Baby Please - Unknown 02 Roll Me Over Slow - Alex Teal. Chopping Wood 03 Old Hucklebuck - Johnny Woods, Lee Baker 04 I'm Black - Furry Lewis 05 Jes' Like A Monkey - Johnny Woods 06 Holy Spirit - Hammy Nixon, Sleepy John Estes, Bobby Ray Watson 07 Dozens - Thomas Pinkston 08 Ol' Man Mose - Johnny Woods, Verlina Woods, Bobby Ray Watson 09 Same Man All The Time - Thomas Pinkston 10 Policy Talk - Thomas Pinkston 11 Blind Man In The Tear Gas - Sleepy John Estes 12 Untitled - Furry Lewis 13 Blue Moon - Johnny Woods
Vol 2 - Spring Poems
14 The Great Big Fish - Beale Street Green / The Saucers Are Landing / Delta Getaway 15 The Curse Of The Alphastone - Cross Talk / Skin It Back 16 The Curse Of The Alphastone - Velvet Women 17 Painters Of The South - Camptown Races / Catfish Blues 18 Painters Of The South - Beautiful Dreamer 19 Southern Dust - Hose Job / Choke The Chicken / Death Is A Fat Cop 20 Down - Max By The Tracks / Live Bait / Brass Monkey

LUIS AND THE WILDFIRES "BRAIN JAIL" 2007

“One of the wildest records of the year!”Luis and his gang go for broke on their savage debut album! Recorded in LA's legendary Wild Records garage studio and issued to worldwide acclaim on the red hot WILD label on CD, the album makes its vinyl debut on Norton with two exclusive bonus cuts! Includes the dance floor monster hit Let's Party. The Wildfires blend together such influences as Johnny Carroll and Slim Harpo with a garage whomp and a solid nod to their Mexican musical heritage with a cover of Tony Casanova's Yeah Yeah Come Another Day. The Wildfires continue to tear it up on stages at major rock n' roll festivals from Spain to Japan. After witnessing their insane show, astute talent scout Todd Abramson was led to remark, “I've just seen the new Los Locos Del Ritmo!” The band was recently nominated for an AVN award for Best Porn Soundtrack to Vivid Video's THE REBELLE ROUSERS.traxfromwax:
01 dance in the rain 02 wild in the head 03 gonna leave 04 yeah, yeah come another day 05 i hear voices 06 genie in a bottle 07 wildfire 08 let's party 09 that's love 10 under your spell 11 cast iron arm 12 come on over baby 13 mouth hug 14 goodbye
...originally served by Mojo...

BLOOD ON THE SADDLE "Fresh Blood" 1987

HORSES GOING CRAZY!!!With one acoustic rest period, the band's blood runs hotter on the third album, an uneven race with the devil that uses flat-out tempos on hard-rocking originals related to country music more by structural inspiration than content. (Indicative of the shifting personality, covers of "Rawhide" and "Folsom Prison Blues" are crazed but bland, hand-me-downs that no longer fit.) As a singer, Davis thrives in this exciting environment, but Zilinskas' efforts to keep pace with the charging rhythms and skillet-licking solos strip the twangy character from her voice. trouserpress
PERSONAL NOTES: The third album by Blood On The Saddle. This one contains the Frankie Laine classic "Rawhide". unfortunately, this signaled the end for Blood On The Saddle: for unknown reasons the group broke up not too long after making this LP.Blood on The Saddle:
Ron Botelho - bass, Greg Davis - guitar & vocals, Herman Senac - drums & vocals, Annette Zilinskas - vocals & harmonica.
Produced by Greg Davis, Recorded at Radio Tokyo in Venice, California, in January, 1987.

traxfromwax:
1 Born With A Hole In My Pocket 2 Help Wanted 3 Always There, Never Here 4 Endless Highway 5 Rawhide 6 Burning Sun 7 Black River 8 Baptist Church Blues, Part I 9 Baptist Church Blues, Part II 10 Folsum Prison

James Luther Dickinson "Dixie Fried" 1972

1972 album from the best-known unknown musician Memphis has ever produced. As a bandleader, session musician and producer, his legacy stretches back to the early '60s, when he started out in garage rock bands like Flash and the Memphis Casuals. He played the piano on The Rolling Stones' 'Wild Horses' and can be seen in the studio with the Stones in the film Gimme Shelter.Veteran producer Jim Dickinson had been well-established as a trusted producer and sideman by the time he recorded an album of his own in 1972. Atlantic honcho Jerry Wexler had signed Dickinson and the Dixie Flyers, the label's house band for nearly all its soul recordings at the time, to record an album. Only Dickinson really felt up to it, and Dixie Fried was the result. Mixing blues, country, and unapologetic Southern boogie on nine tunes, Dickinson sounded something like a not-yet-formed Leon Russell or Dr. John (the latter of whom played on the album extensively). His wild, eclectic choice of songs makes for a mixed bag in the end. The sheer barrelhouse abandon of "Wine" is surpassed only by the New Orleans-style RB of the title track, or the carnival-barker anthem "O How She Dances," a strange and fascinating precursor to Tom Waits' signature style. On Bob Dylan's "John Brown" Dickinson loses his way a bit, and his voice (at once hesitant and overzealous) trips him up in a number of places throughout. A gem to be sure, but one of a very rough cut indeed, and of course this factor may hold special appeal to some listeners. But understandably, Dickinsonstuck to producing for a while after this one. [Sepia Tone's 2002 release is the first time this album has ever been issued on compact disc.] - John Duffy, All Music Guide

musicians:
Jim Dickinson: Vocals, Piano / Charlie Freeman: Guitar / Tommy McClure: Bass / Mike Utley: Keyboards / Sammy Lee Creason: Drums / Mac "Dr. John" Rebbenack: Piano / Albhy Galuten: Toe Piano / Jeff Newman: Pedal Steel Guitar / Jack Pennington: ? / Gimmer Nicholson: Guitar / Charlie Lawing: Alto Sax / Mike Ladd: Guitar / Terry Manning: Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano / Jeanie Greene, Mary Holiday, Ginger Holiday: Back-up Vocals / Jimmy Crosthwait: ? / Joe Gaston: Bass / Sid Selvidge: Guitar, Piano / Edward La Paglia: ? / Ken Woodley (ex Alamo): Keyboards, Bass / Lee Baker (ex Moloch): Guitar / Brenda Kay Patterson, Mary Lindsay Dickinson: Back-up Vocals

traxfromwax:
1. Wine 2. The Strength Of Love 3. Louise 4. John Brown 5. Dixie Fried 6. The Judgement 7. O How She Dances 8. Wild Bill Jones 9. Casey Jones (On The Road Again)
...originally served by toxxy...

The Gore-Gons "Just Starting To Get Ugly" 2004

Surfy garage trash rawk featuring current and ex-Deadbolt members. Perfect Halloween Party Music."The Gore-gons are literally painting the town red with their freak friendly-a-go-go, appealing to fans of Horror Rock bad guys Deadbolt, Satan's Pilgrims, and The Bomboras. "Just Starting to Get Ugly" is pick-up tunes for razor smile boys and girls who stay up late and get home before sunrise, hotrods optional." - Kim Riot... sickamongthepure.com
"Vintage horror fans are sure to get a kick out of "Just Starting To Get Ugly", THE GORE-GONS' first full-length recording. Filled with 14 surf-punk melodies, the disc is a hoot, with tunes like "Swamp Thing" evoking the Halloween hit "Monster Mash," and "Ghoul Bash" recalling the rousing ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW anthem "Time Warp". Though in some respects a novelty act, this Southern California quartet is nevertheless skilled, providing rollicking riffs and droll lyrics that ensure their efforts remain unfailingly frightening and fun" - Jeff Berkwits (THE ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER)

trax:
01 The Creeper 02 Torpedo 03 Severed Apart 04 Ghost Town Gunfight 05 Dirt Nap 06 Maniac 07 Give Daddy The Gun 08 Whats The Matter With Helen? 09 The Prowler 10 Swamp Thing 11 Spazzoid 12 Ghoul Bash 13 Train To Nowhere 14 Shake Me, baby