The Basement Walls

[Nightrocker]

Nearly three years after the launch of the Rip It Up RI site, and inspired by TeenBeat Mayhem, it's time to branch out and tackle all of New England with a brand new website. On it there'll be previously unseen (or seen by only a select few) photos of well-established bands, profiles on little-known bands, and a few decades-old mysteries have even been cracked...

Label scans will be added to the discographies in the coming months.

Dig in with one of the more obscure garage 45s on the Fleetwood label: the Bonnevilles!

www.TheBasementWalls.com

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

GREAT!!

 

[captainsalty]

Looking great so far, keep it coming! I love the NETS.

 

[eargasm!]

Very cool, my friend!!! I have some stuff i'll contribute if need be! Looks great and I look forward to more!

 

[Nightrocker]

Up now... Get depressed with The Specters!

 

[eargasm!]

Very mysterious band for many years. One of those 45's that never seemed to turn up often and when they did they were not in great condition. Any idea on how many were pressed?

 

[AZ54]

This Depression makes me feel really happy!

 

[Nightrocker]

Grab your v-neck — the Bondsmen page is now up!

 

[eargasm!]

Great work! It's good seeing some of these obscure bands being recognized and light being shed on them.I look forward to the next installment.

 

[JohnH]

Love that New England '60s sound! So there's no connection between the Specters on Melbourne and the Spectres on Salem? Their "7 Days A Week" 45 is more along the lines of a pre-Beatles "A Summer Place" instro vibe, but still a cool disc (and one I'd like to upgrade someday...)

 

[Nightrocker]

There's tons of bands lined up for this year and we're kicking off with a classic ... THE COBRAS!

 

[Nightrocker]

Decades before TURBONEGRO, there were these Denim Demons. Check out the world's first LEVIS pics here!

 

[greenfuzz]

Decades before TURBONEGRO, there were these Denim Demons. Check out the world's first LEVIS pics here!

Great stuff!

 

[eargasm!]

You're the man. This will end up being the definitive New England archive. Thanks for all the hard work.

 

[captainsalty]

GREAT STUFF!

 

[Incajoe]

Superstuff!

 

[Nightrocker]

New update: Mickey & The Motions!

With DivShare down except for premium users (and I ain't paying for their crappy service), I'm in the process of re-doing all of the tunes on BOTH sites to direct mp3 links. Pain in the ass, but at least now we won't have to contend with flash audio players which don't work on many mobile devices anyways.

 

[eargasm!]

It's such a great record. I honestly didn't come across many of them when I lived up there. There was definitely a very happening scene in the Worcester area in the 60's and much of it didn't have the folk influence that was evident in bands from the Boston/Cambridge area. The 45's from mid Massachusetts tended to be a bit cruder and leaned toward the garage punk sound.

 

[Nightrocker]

Trying to relieve the backlog of entries... get your neckerchief on with the 5th Generation!

 

[gregk25]

Great work, Mr. Nightrocker! "If I See Her" is in my New England Top 5 of 'sigh, cry & die' ballads, getting to see these clippings, pics and 1st hand recollections is priceless.