16-12-07 - 23-12-07

Friday, December 21, 2007

Nightshadows - The Psychedelic Years_1967-1969

The Nightshadow(s)

Personnel:

RONNIE FARMER gtr A

ALECK JANOULIS bs A

BOBBIE NEWELL keyb'ds A

LITTLE PHIL (ROSS) vcls A

CHARLIE SPINKS drms A

ALBUMS:

1(A) THE SQUARE ROOT OF TWO (Spectrum Stereo ) 1968

2(A) THE SQUARE ROOT OF TWO (Hottrax ST 1414) 1978

3(-) LIVE AT THE SPOT (Hottrax ST 1430) 1981

4(-) INVASION OF THE ACID EATERS (Hottrax ) 1982

5(-) A ROCK ANOMALY (Roft ) 1988
6(-) PATRIARCHS OF GARAGE ROCK ( Penniman) 2003

NB: (2) was remixed in stereo and is much superior in sound to (1). Consequently this reissue has become very wanted and belongs better in the R2 rather than R1 category in the rarity/sought-after scale.

45s:

1 The Way It Used To Be/So Much (Dot 16912) 1966

2 Hot Dog Man/Hot Rod Song (800 pressed) (Banned 6T9) 1966

3 60 Second Swinger/In The Air (500 pressed, 250 with PS) (Gaye 3031) 1966

4 Turned On/Don't Hold Your Breath (500 pressed) (Baja 4504) 1967

NB: (1) - (3) as Little Phil & the Night Shadows. (4) as 'Square Root of 2'.

The Nightshadows, who were also known as Little Phil And The Nightshadows, were one of the Old South's few acid punk bands, and something of a rock anomaly. They started playing in the late fifties, and their 27 or so members apparently included Barry Bailey (later of The Atlanta Rhythm Section). The artistes listed above were those who recorded their 1968 album which was pieced together from an assortment of tapes recorded on portable cassette machines. The band, who came from Atlanta, Georgia in the heart of Dixieland, never achieved the recognition they might have because of the Vietnam War, which prevented them touring for fear of losing their draft deferments.

Of particular note on their album is the psychedelic intro to In The Air and The Hot Rod Song. Another track I Can't Believe has a Spoonful-type beat and others like Illusions sounded rather a racket. Overall, the album is probably best forgotten. The most sought-after of their recordings is the original release of The Square Root Of Two on Spectrum Stereo. They recorded over a long period under various names and backed numerous other artistes so the 45s shown are highly selective and only cover their garage/psych period.

Compilation appearances have included:
The Way It Used To Be on Pebbles Vol. 5 (CD) and Pebbles, Vol. 5 (LP); and So Much on Psychedelic States: Georgia Vol. 1 (CD).
(Vernon Joynson / Max Waller)

Tracklist :
1 The Prologue (The Voice of Electric Bob) 2 So Much (1967 Version) 3 I Can't Believe 4 Plenty of Trouble 5 In The Air 6 Anything But Lies (Time After Time) 7 Gimme, Gimme 8 Don't Hold Your Breath 9 Listen To My Heart 10 Fly High 11 60 Second Swinger 12 Psychedelic Illusion 13 Little Phil Jokes With The Audience14 Anything But Lies (Lost Live Version) 15 Turned On 16 The Hot Dog Man (Stoned Version) 17 Epilogue: Fly High Reprise 18 Excerpt from a 1979 Radio Retrospective on Little Phil 19 The Garbage Man (1961)

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V.A. - Girls in the Garage Vols 1-11

V.A. - Girls in the Garage
Variable sound quality of this series makes these discs slightly less attractive than they were back in the '80s, when they started the whole trend.
But the song selection is still awesome, as is the harder-edged, garagey, chicks-can-rock-too headbanginess of it all.As with most reissue series, the first volumes are the best... and they are all doozies!

Highly recommended!

Girls In The Garage #1 - CD @ 256

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Girls In The Garage #1 - LP @ 192
Girls In The Garage #2 - LP @ VBR

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Girls In The Garage #3 - CD @ 192

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Girls In The Garage #3 - LP @ 192

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Girls In The Garage #4 - LP @ 256

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Girls In The Garage #5 - LP @ 256

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Girls In The Garage #6 - EP @ 192
Girls In The Garage #6 - LP @ 192
Girls In The Garage #7 - EP @ 192

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Girls In The Garage #7 - LP @ 320

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Girls In The Garage #8 - LP/CD @ 112
Girls In The Garage #9 [Oriental Special] - LP/CD @ 192

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Girls In The Garage #10 [Groovy Gallic Gals!] - LP @ 192
Girls In The Garage #11 - LP @ 192

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Track Lists on format (LP, EP, CD)

Note : CD versions didn't include all tracks from the LP versions.
(But CD versions have better quality)

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Kenneth Higney - 1976 - Attic Demonstration

Attic Demonstration is a collection of demos performed by Higney in 1976. A New Jersey truck driver looking to jumpstart a career as a songwriter, Higney pressed the record in order to give it to other musicians, in hopes that they would perform his songs. That no one took him up on his offer is not surprising, since this a relentlessly downbeat, ramshackle collection of music. It’s a compelling and frequently bleak piece of work, but not one with much (or anything at all) in the way of the commercial potential Higney may have hoped for. Imagine Neil Young’s depressive masterwork On the Beach, only replace Neil Young with an untrained singer who vacillates between a haunted, plaintive drawl and a raspy shout, force the musicians to play constantly out of time, drench everything in tortured lead guitar, and deprive the band any second-takes.

As Higney explains in his liner notes, all of the music, (including overdubs), was recorded in a single take. That explains the ragged, cacophonous sound of the LP’s two rockers, the opening “Night Rider” and the final track, “No Heavy Trucking.” Perhaps they were intended as anthemic road songs; instead, these are abandoned landscapes as desolate as the one photographed on Attic Demonstration’s front cover – a shaggy haired Higney framed by a dreary cloud-choked sky, a vaguely pained expression on his face, resembling the jean-jacketed lead in some long-lost, Garden State Antonioni film. “Night Rider” is the most upbeat track; Higney harangues the title character, probably a biker, backed by clattering drums and guitars that are rarely in sync with the percussion. The dissonant and claustrophobic “No Heavy Trucking” portrays a truck-driver at the end of his rope, sitting alone and helpless in a malfunctioning rig - a glimpse into the trucker’s life far removed from anything dreamed up by C.W. McCall.

There’s also a plodding dirge sung from the point of view of a disillusioned rock star, a plea for his “Children of Sound” (his songs?) not to leave him and go “die in this world of hate,” and three break-up laments that combine bitter misanthropy and wounded self pity. “Look at the River” is the highlight – it begins as an acoustic rumination on the pain of being left by a woman, but builds into an acidic rebuke of her foolishness in abandoning him (”Your life will be an empty shell / Your life will be a rusty bell”), with Higney‚s increasingly desperate vocals matched by corrosive blasts of guitar.

While the LP showcased Higney’s original songwriting (almost utterly devoid of hope and happiness), the two bonus tracks, both from a single released in 1980, are in a more playful vein. Since they were produced with the intention of actually being released commercially, they are considerably more polished than the demos on Attic Demonstration. “Funky Kinky” is a disco (!) song, complete with a high-pitched chorus and cheesy synths. The stomping glam-rocker “I Wanna be the King” is Higney’s tribute to New York City punkers, and contains a great should-not-be-a-rhyme in the line: “I’m gonna be a star / I hate the sissy music of John Denver!” The single, Higney explains, didn’t get much more attention than Attic Demonstration did – it was a “monster record which drowned in the swamp after being chased by villagers.” (BUY IT!)

1) Night Rider
2) Children of Sound
3) Rock Star
4) Can't Love That Woman
5) Look at the River
6) Quietly Leave Me
7) Let Us Pray
8) I'll Cry Tomorrow
9) No Heavy Trucking
10) Funky Kinky
11) I Wanna Be the King

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Saddar Bazaar - 1998 - Path Of The Rose

Saddar Bazaar - 1998 - Path Of The Rose

DELEC CD 068

Tracks :
1 Madhya Laya
2 The Process
3 Sama Red
4 Mi' Raij
5 Arabesque
6 Painted Dust
7 Peacock Angel
8 Five Jewels
9 Tones And Waves
10 When The Waters Were Changed

From Aural Innovations #6 (April 1999) :
From Bristol, UK comes this Eastern-psychedelic quartet Saddar Bazaar, though I wouldn't be surprised if the lead duo, the Hyder brothers Shaun (sitar) and Rehar (guitar), were really from Pakistan where the actual Bazaar exists. Because this is very nearly 'true' Eastern music, complete with instruments I'd never heard of...such as a dholak (Indian hand drum) and a tambura (Asian lute). So it surprises me to learn that these Bristol lads recorded a track with Texas doom metal-heads Solitude Aeturnus, the entity that also spawned the excellent psychedelic trio the Liquid Sound Company. Hmmm.... perhaps that meeting even led to the inspiration for LSC's formation?

"Path of the Rose" wanders through 10 tracks of similar length, amounting to a 45-minute oriental journey. Tablas and sitar abound throughout, although a number of tunes have a western pop flavor (á la the Beatles) with the melodies carried by various instruments, usually sitar and slide guitar from the Hyders or moogy organ from Terry Banx. "Arabesque" (sic) in fact sounds a bit like "Norwegian Wood" though the melody is built atop a mindnumbing drone created by some unknown instrument, probably something that relies on a rosin wheel and a crank (my ignorance is showing). The followup, "Painted Dust," is a pretty, ambient piece that sprinkles a simple sitar melody and light acoustic guitar work atop the hovering synth tones. "Peacock Angel" then comes across with a little more urgency with sitar/guitar drone and multiple percussion tracks from Dave Spencer, and features an excellent flute solo by guest Tainenska Royal. This is the sort of frosting the group really needs to exploit more. The remaining tracks explore very similar themes, and are a bit anti-climactic even.

The lone major drawback of "Path of the Rose" is the lack of vocals... nothing wrong with instrumentals, but many of these tracks seem to be set up for verses and choruses - or at least I can imagine them in my head. Still, by listening to the Bazaar, you'll take one more step towards appreciation of true Eastern music past what one would get by simply listening to the Ozrics or Steve Hillage's "L." And the cover art is too cool to pass up.
~Reviewed by Keith Henderson

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Monday, December 17, 2007

Sundragon - Listen To The Sky_The Complete Recordings 1964-1969

Sundragon

1 Oh Yeah
2 If You Don't Come Back
3 Smokestack Lightning
4 I'm Taking Her Home
5 River Deep, Mountain High
6 Mrs Gillespie's Refrigerator
7 Listen To The Sky
8 Weddings Make Me Cry
9 Green Tambourine
10 So You Wanna Be A Rock ''N Roll Star
11 Seventeen
12 Peacock Dress
13 Five White Horses
14 Far Away Mountain
15 Blueberry Blue
16 Love Minus Zero
17 I Need All The Friends I Can Get
18 Windy
19 Empty Highway
20 Look At The Sun
21 Drivin' Drivin' Drivin'
22 Bring Back That Love Again
23 Hey, Hey, What Did You See

ALBUM: 1 GREEN TAMBOURINE (MGM C(S) 8090) 1968 R1

45s:
1 Green Tambourine/I Need All The Friends I Can Get (MGM MGM 1380) 1968 50
2 Blueberry Way/Far Away Mountain (MGM MGM 1391) 1968
3 Five White Horses/Look At The Sun (MGM MGM 1458) 1968

This male duo had a minor hit in 1968 with their cover of The Lemon Pipers' Green Tambourine. Their album was attractive Summery pop-psych in the vein of the first Bee Gees album. At least one of the members had earlier been in Sands.

Compilation appearances include: Far Away Mountain on Justavibration (LP).

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