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Have any of the US-based forum members here noticed that a Zales jewelry store TV ad features none other than the lead off cut from It's A Kave-In, the crucial (greatest?) Aussie teenbeat comp of all The track in question is the bangin jaunty Pretties/Stones damaged 'Claudette Jones' by Peter &...

The "I'm Sorry She's Mine" cover is just as great as the original, probly better (!!)

Though i still haven't heard Actress, i'd say this is the best thing Thunders ever did. Just amazing performances and incomparable songwriting. Had he been able to lose the junk problems, imo he could've been as big as The Replacements or some 80's band like that

does the Primitives rehearsal tape feature Angus Maclise? or is it the classic line-up with Mo Tucker?

You're very welcome Steve! Like i said, before, being part of this project is nothing less than a dream come true. I just turned 50 (gah!?), and most of those 50 years have been propelled by a genuine love for crazy loud music from the Vietnam era. So your reminder of this great project is one...

Wow, thanks for sharing these. But i do not hear mid-60's sounds, imo The Great Wall is firmly in the garage psych bag, primal yes, but still very psychy. Even the lyrics and organ seem influenced by The Doors, though the musicianship veers way more close to the awesome crude sound of the...

Up now on my personal Wordpress site, There's now a big long blog piece all about the genesis of the Knight Raiders 45 complete with a quote from Boss Hoss. For long time forum members none of this should contain any news for you, but it might be fun as a way to get a "birds eye" view of the...

Never woulda thought Caesar & His Romans coulda been on a Grave vol. I LOVE that track but it is 110% pure moody garage all the way

Pretty soon i'm goin on a far west road trip vacation which will take me to the super remote mountainous California counties of Mono and Talumne (spell check?). Just curious if anyone here knows if there was ever any garage/early rock/hillbilly/crazy private press discs to come out of the...

the Get Back re. is on heavy LOUD vinyl and sounds like it's mastered from tapes. Definitely one of the best garage psych long players

Paris Tower is imo one of the better Fla. labels for garage/60's punk. Last Knights' "24 Hours" is an essential record, probly my fave on the label, but the Wrong Numbers and Early Americans records are amazing/flawless discs too. Really everything i've heard on the label is awesome

Attn. US garage fiends: The Knight Raiders 7" 45 rpm single, mastered and produced by Mark "Boss Hoss" Taylor is now available at DIG! Records in Leesburg, Virginia (that's northern Va., not far from DC and Frederick, Md.)

Mark, yes!!! totally forgot about The Five Flys. Jeezus, sounds like it was recorded in a ventilator shaft, lol, a one of a kind insane punk record AND created by a band who were based only minutes from my house :-)

definitely dont hear "Communication Breakdown"..... BUT i do here a lil bit o' Zep's "Rock'N'Roll" (from Zep IV) in the attack and speed, but honestly Zep was channeling some pretty retro rockabilly/r'n'b on that tune, so it's tuff to say if that's the main influence (unless of course you know...

lol, i dont hear the Zep in those kids at all, not even close to it. I mean Randy Alvey & Green Fuz and lotsa other primal teen punkers were big Beatles fans, but they missed the mark by a super long shot if their recordings were supposed to be "beatle-esque pop". Same goes for Marble Phrogg...