Los Yetis- Nadaismo A-Go-Go! (Munster, 2009)

"Compilation of the wildest moments of the best sixties garage-pop band from Colombia. 21 Nadaist (revolutionary pre-punk movement) tracks about war, revolution and girls. Both formats include previously unseen band photos and extensive notes. In 1966, a certain go-go fever takes over Medellín. The name of the virus: LOS YETIS. The city, one of the most conservative in Colombia, started to feel the shakes in its foundations as thousands of teenagers danced to the new sound, willing to distance themselves from the tango and bolero favoured by their parents. To achieve this, what better than the go-go spirit embodied by a fury and abominable snowman? Their true entrance to the music industry comes in February 1966 through the record label Discos Fuentes, with the support of a promotion strategy unheard-of in Colombia until then. They would become the new idols of thousands of teenagers infected by the go-go craze that The Beatles had originated a few years earlier. Los Yetis combined covers of international hits with their own songs, which, even if a little tame, had a wild spirit and lyrics with attitude set to beat, surf and garage rhythms." (Munster)




Download Link: Los Yetis- Nadaismo A-Go-Go! (Munster, 2009)*

*Muchas Gracias to Small Wett for this 320 rip!

1. El Tito / Mi Primer Juguete
2. Cantemos
3. Yo Grito
4. Revolucionando
5. Mr Shoemaker
6. Delirio
7. Llegó El Desorden
8. Ya No Te Aguanto Más
9. Pedimos La Paz
10. Love
11. Me Siento Loco
12. Mary Mary
13. Sabes Cuánto Te Quiero
14. No Me Digas Adiós
15. Te Espero En La Guerra
16. Llegaron Los Peluqueros
17. Flying High
18. Amor Sideral
19. La Tierra De Las Mil Danzas
20. Tres Grados Bajo Cero
21. Soy Un Hombre

The Montells/ EVIL- Split LP (Corduroy, CORD 027)

"Blasting 60s punk from Florida, 1966! You may've heard the Montells' "You Can't Make Me" on "Back From The Grave" and their split 7" with The Evil on Norton which features the ferocious "Movin' On"… well this has both those two classics plus a whole album's worth of unreleased brilliance! The Evil actually formed outa the ashes of The Montells, and you get the full history of both bands on the liner notes inside the awesome pink & silver gatefold sleeve!" (Corduroy)

Rockin' original garage punk. Sure to please fans of Nuggets, Pebbles, Back From The Grave, Teenage Shutdown, Ugly Things, etc. Released in 2002 by Australian imprint, Corduroy. 320 Vinyl Rip by yours truly.




Mediafire Download Link: The Montells/ EVIL- Split LP (Corduroy, CORD 027)

A1 Montells - You Can't Make Me
A2 The Evil - I'm Moving On
A3 The Evil - Don't Put Me Down (Uncensored)
A4 Montells - Daddy Rolling Stone
A5 The Evil - Whatcha Gonna Do
B1 The Evil - I Know I'll Die
B2 The Evil - Always Runnin' Around
B3 Montells - Watch Out For That Guy
B4 Montells - Don't Bring Me Down (1st Demo)*
B5 Montells - Can't Explain*

*Surface noise unavoidable. Tried everything w/ 2 different stylus'.

V/A- Waking Up Scheherazade Vol. 2: 60's & 70's Cross-Over Rock from North Africa & The Middle East (Grey Past, 2010)

"We are finally back with a second compilation of the rarest of the rarest from countries that now are slowly mapped when it comes to the world's rock heritage. From Syria to Morocco youngsters were going for the hip new thing all in their own unique way creating these records that are cherished by all lovers of rare early rock trash. Though these fantastic sounds are now partly captured by harsh religious reality these records stand proud as the voice of a generation that grabbed the opportunities for creating new sounds! -Marthy Huiboki" (from the inside cover)


A tight jam. LP only release. 320 vinyl rip by yours truly.

Mediafire Download Link: V/A- Waking Up Scheherazade Vol. 2: 60's & 70's Cross-Over Rock from North Africa & The Middle East (Grey Past, 2010)

1. Wrong Notes - Verequoi (Egypt)
2. Shar Habeel - Dance And Cheer (Soudan)
3. Abdelhadi - Belryath (Morocco)
4. Feridun Foroughi - Wals Jackle (Iran)
5. News - Tell Me (Lebanon)
6. Dorid Laham - Tamo Yamo (Syria)
7. Les Freres Megri - Sebar (Morocco)
8. Soli - Music Negar (Iran)
9. Tony Franks And The Hippie Souls - Crazy Woman (Lebanon)
10. Wrong Notes - Oriental Tune (Egypt)
11. Shar Habeel - El Bambi (Soudan)
12. Naïma Samith - Zifaf Filfada (Morocco)
13. Tony Franks And The Hippie Souls - Keep It (Lebanon)
14. Jo And The New Magnifici - Sunshine (Lebanon)

And don't sleep on Waking Up Scheherazade Vol. 1.

V/A- Persian Underground: Garage Rock, Beat and Psychedelic Sounds from The Iranian 60's & 70's Scene (Persianna, 2010)

"[An] Amazing collection that gathers some of the rarest Persian 45s, totally unknown outside of Iran until now. Here you'll find an eclectic mix of styles, from garage nuggets to cool Persian beat, exotic rock&roll and prog/psych. Featuring female drummer & singer Zangoleah with some killer garage / rockin' tracks, obscure bands like Takkhalha doing a fab cover of the Stones 'Play With Fire' and an amazing take on the Persian traditional song 'Mastom, Mastom', Golden Ring-styled beat by Big Boys, exotic Persian beat by Saeed and Tigers, terrific garage-beat by Ojubeha and the two sides of the Kambiz 45, probably the major discovery from Iran in the recent years and one of the few, if not the only truly Persian prog/psych 45s ever recorded. Remastered sound, liner notes and pictures."

I must opine that "amazing" is sort of off-the-mark for this comp. Believe me, I wanted it to be...And while it has its moments, the selection is far too bizarre to fully qualify. Although the handful of garage rave-ups definitely appeal to my own voracious appetite for rare psych-beat, almost none are out-and-out amazing. 2 or 3 of them, maybe. And the inclusion of the easy-rock prog stylings of Kambiz is completely mystifying. Beyond their perhaps apparent rarity, those songs seem to make no sense on this comp. They ruin any semblance of coherence or flow, they're pretty weak and, in all honesty, they just plain give me the weirds. But, hey, don't take my word for it...



Download Link: V/A- Persian Underground: Garage Rock, Beat and Psychedelic Sounds from The Iranian 60's & 70's Scene (Persianna, 2010)

Chocolate Watch Band- The Inner Mystique

Not the first to post this album, and I certainly won't be the last. Killer garage psych. A total favorite.

"I Ain't No Miracle Worker"

"Medication"


Download Link: Chocolate Watchband- The Inner Mystique (320)

1 Voyage Of The Trieste 3:38
2 In The Past 3:06
3 Inner Mystique 5:35
4 I'm Not Like Everybody Else 3:42
5 Medication 2:06
6 Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go 2:15
7 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 3:11
8 I Ain't No Miracle Worker 2:49
9 She Weaves A Tender Trap 3:29
10 Misty Lane 3:16
11 Baby Blue (Original Single Version) 3:12
12 Sweet Young Thing 2:55

Index- Index (1967)

Raw, reverb-heavy psychedelic garage punk from Michigan circa 1967. Index sounds to me like a total precursor to Clinic or The Clean. Originally released on DC records, reissued in limited quantity on Lp by Valord Records.
"Fire Eyes"

"Shock Wave"

"You Keep Me Hanging On"


Mediafire Download Link: Index- Index (1967)