Ghost Riders - new comp

[gregk25]

Sometimes it feels the circle of people caring about this music has shrunk to maybe 50 worldwide (+250 DJs), but then something like this compilation comes along:



https://www.discogs.com/release/24667064-Various-Ghost-Riders

In a sleeve far outside the aesthetic boundaries of the genre but with a fully formed tracklist of high-class moodyness and apparently decent sound quality (still have to get a copy). Is it just me who delights in seeing a non-60s-lable putting something like this out? The sheer thought of some young but open minded brains being twisted by these songs ... On the other hand, this might well reduce my chance to ever get a copy of that utterly fantastic Decompressed Impossibility 45 to zilch.

 

[MopTopMike]

The days of relevant comps are modern day malt shop memories for the garage geezers, lol.
I have most of those tunes on 45s. A few are borderline or not even decent. The Tempters were a group from Ohio. Do not know why the link in discogs has the record label being from Idaho ( it wasn' t).

 

[gregk25]

Relevance is a highly subjective concept. Course this isn't the comp for seasoned listeners which deep collections to rush to the shop for. My point was how nice it is to see a fairly obscure selection of garage ballads being presented to an unsuspecting clientele with very different taste to the majority of forum members.

 

[pfft]

Best '60s comp since Numero's Louis Wayne Moody High. I love it!

 

[mikael]

I'm glad that the Fortels get another chance to fame.

 

[Frantic]

At first glance I'll tell you right now that LIVING END and WM. PENN were on Big Beat comps and were not licensed from the owners. I know this for a fact.

 

[mikael]

At first glance I'll tell you right now that LIVING END and WM. PENN were on Big Beat comps and were not licensed from the owners. I know this for a fact.

Inclusions like these suck. Living End was on the great Sound Of Young Sacramento, well researched and top sounds.
Compilers like this need to look stuff like that up.

 

[greenfuzz]

In my opinion, if a song has been previously included on an Alec Palao-compiled release, there’s no need to include it on a different compilation (unless it‘s a single artist retrospective or a specific label compilation). Sound quality and band info and history will already be definitive.

 

[Frantic]

Inclusions like these suck. Living End was on the great Sound Of Young Sacramento, well researched and top sounds.
Compilers like this need to look stuff like that up.

and come up with a cover that's makes sense and looks cool. Neither of which this cover does.

 

[pfft]

I'm chuffed to have those two tracks on a vinyl comp, and the cover looks much better IRL. My only issue is that it's a bit short for a double LP.

 

[greenfuzz]

I'm chuffed to have those two tracks on a vinyl comp, and the cover looks much better IRL. My only issue is that it's a bit short for a double LP.

Are there any liner notes or band photos?

 

[gregk25]

Are there any liner notes or band photos?

No band photos, no liners except for a few meagre general lines. Sure that's lame compared to Crypt // Ace standards. But again, I was merely expressing positive bewilderment about a non-garage-scene-lable putting something like this out and exposing the music to an audience of novices. Obviously hardly anybody else finds that remotely interesting...

 

[captainsalty]

not crazy about the aesthetics, but a comp that has two straight (personal) 10s in my book (decompressed and landlords) can only be great.