Pacific Northwest Fuzz Box / Stash Box

[Frantic]

"hook laden cuts that sound laced with a little something" Did you find lots of hooks? And what was the little something they were laced with - excrement?

one of the worst cds ever released by Sundazed.

 

[mikael]

"hook laden cuts that sound laced with a little something" Did you find lots of hooks? And what was the little something they were laced with - excrement?

Fat dude with the afro is the hook.

Oh yeah, and the cannabis leaves to...

 

[Frantic]

The leather clad chick is kinda fine though.

 

[Hallucalation]

Seriously, when was the last time when Sundazed issued good garage compilation? Comparing to Palao, Irwin selections are mostly some gems filled with lots of crap with lifeless mastering and questionable sources.

They better issue that Elevators live tape on which they are sitting for ages. And that cancelled Byrds compilation with Notorious Byrd Brothers outtakes ("We didn't feel it is strong enough"!)

 

[mikael]

I like the Fuzz Box

So, which song did you like the most and why?

 

[Frantic]

The Heard...Itchin' In My Heart....'Cause it kicks ass even though it's a cover. They were from Sacramento even though the liners say they have no clue where they were from.

 

[mikael]

The Heard...Itchin' In My Heart....

Yeah, it's pretty good, you got me there.

 

[greenfuzz]

They better issue that Elevators live tape on which they are sitting for ages. And that cancelled Byrds compilation with Notorious Byrd Brothers outtakes ("We didn't feel it is strong enough"!)

Sundazed is finally releasing live Groupies and Lothar and the Hand People sets in April (I believe). I know the Groupies were recorded by the same guy that recorded the 13th Floor Elevators and I think Lothar was too. Hopefully they start to trickle this stuff out. It has to be 20 years now since they purchased all the reels from Neil Hopper, the guy that made and saved the recordings.

 

[Hallucalation]

Sundazed is finally releasing live Groupies and Lothar and the Hand People sets in April (I believe). I know the Groupies were recorded by the same guy that recorded the 13th Floor Elevators and I think Lothar was too. Hopefully they start to trickle this stuff out. It has to be 20 years now since they purchased all the reels from Neil Hopper, the guy that made and saved the recordings.

That's great news! They did issued Raik's Progress tape long time ago though. Do you know who else Neil taped?

 

[greenfuzz]

That's great news! They did issued Raik's Progress tape long time ago though. Do you know who else Neil taped?

I have a list but I literally obtained it from Neil right after he sold the tapes from Sundazed so it’s buried somewhere. I’ll try to locate it. There are several local California groups and it’s a very interesting collection of bands.

Digital singles are now avail but I’m waiting for the complete releases.

https://sundazed.com/the-groupies-primitive-from-primitive-the-complete-groupies-digital-single.aspx

https://sundazed.com/lothar-and-the...me-along-exodus-club-1966-digital-single.aspx

 

[greenfuzz]

Here's the complete list of recorded bands, verified against the reels Neil sold Sundazed. Looks like Lothar and the Hand People is from a different source. Sundazed has released much of the below, but there's certainly intriguing enough band names to hope they release more...

• Eric Burdon and the Animals
• Turtles
• E-Types
• 13th Floor Elevators/King Verses (KYNO 1966 Battle of the Bands)
• Steppenwolf
• Stained Glass
• Groupies
• Steam (local group...not 'Na Na Good Bye' band)
• Bushmen
• Shag
• Vibrants
• New Life
• Eastgates
• Phaetons
• 5 O'Clock News Hour
• Lavendar Hill Mob
• Kings Verses
• Everyday Things
• Chandells
• Raik's Progress
• Canterbury Fair
• Road Runners

 

[Hallucalation]

Thanks for the link! That's very interesting list! Looks like Road Runners tape was also released long time ago. I'm wondering why they still haven't released Elevators tape...

 

[Frantic]

From what I hear the Garland Records guy offered the tapes around to most of the usual suspect reissue labels and they all turned it down, as there was no paperwork covering the recordings. Seems Garland was a custom label - wonder if they asked any of the groups permission. If they didn’t even know who the Heard were, they obviously didn’t ask them. But mostly, the material was for the most part too mediocre. I guess they found their mark in Sundazed.

Some of the Neil Hopper tapes had been floating around on the collector circuit for years, as a certain notorious northern California-based collector (M. C.) had access them to them before Sundazed swooped in. There are full sets by the E-types, Raiks Progress out there. According to Alec P, the best three cuts from the Stained Glass performance are on the CD he did on the band for Big Beat. The rest is all stuff like Winchester Cathedral ;-{