soundog III
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Wonder who / what might be tuning up in the sanctum ?
Top New England Garage 45s
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eargasm!
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I agree with Mark it's a killer. I know a few people who disagree. But then again, as Moptop noted, I see nothing special about the Retreds, and have had no problem trading away the copies I've found over the years.
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I've heard a lot of collectors say similar things about the Retreds. I can't understand it. The lyrics are probably among the top 20 rock n roll lyrics of all time.
I mean, if these really are the lyrics, how could anyone deny it?
She's got long black hair
A motorcycle she rides
Well she looks pretty good
But don't dare stare in her eyes
Well she lives in the city
But she only comes out at night
She wears a black suede jacket
And shades to keep out the light
Well she's been studying her judo
So watch it you're gonna get tossed
You keep on finding things out
Til you finally find out that you're lost
She will work on you
Til your head is filled with dreams
So watch out man
She's a portable vacuum machine
She's the Black Mona Lisa
She's the bat behind the door
You better crawl on the walls
Cause there's rabbits sleepin' on her floor
Bob Dylan, you suck (haha).
She's the Bat behind the door? Rabbits sleeping on her floor? And what kind of girl could be described as a "portable vacuum machine", may I ask?
eargasm!
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I agree the lyrics are pretty cool, but a song is the sum of it's parts and at least to my ears it's a dull listen musically. I've given it plenty of chances and i've been fortunate to own a couple original copies over the years. I'm a true die hard New England collector, but when offered with owning records that are truly better, I've had no problem letting go of i. Not even in my top 75 New England records.
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buckeyebeat
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The Retreds 45 sounds like the bands main influences - Dylan (duh), British beat/blues and 50s rock as filtered through the Stones. They were the hip/music nerdy band from Acton, MA. The Boss Todes / Mauve were the band that wore matching outfits and played more of the standard teen dance stuff. There were other Acton bands that did not record such as the Olde Crows (the only reason why I remember them is that one of my co workers from back in the 1980s when I worked in the next city from Acton, Maynard MA, was in that band).
I was the first collector to ID the band. I first discovered the old address of John Hill's family. John was the lead singer, harp player, and 'punk' of the band. His family had left but a nice old couple lived there. I cold-knocked at the door and they were very nice about providing me the contact info for Hill's father. When I mentioned my interest in records, the guy lit up and insisted I peruse his collection of pipe organ albums! I then sat down for a half hour of "monster pipe jams"! When I contacted John Hill's father, he said that John was pretty much estranged and that he was wandering in Texas or some place like that (he passed away some years later). He did provide me a couple band member names and later on I gave that info to Tim Warren for BFTG (I had already contacted the members - none of them had much in the way of records or memorabilia, I think one of them said something like they weren't the kind of guys who kept a lot of scrapbooks). Last I checked a few years ago 2-3 of the members (there was five) were still playing in bands and had websites or myspace pages.
I was the first collector to ID the band. I first discovered the old address of John Hill's family. John was the lead singer, harp player, and 'punk' of the band. His family had left but a nice old couple lived there. I cold-knocked at the door and they were very nice about providing me the contact info for Hill's father. When I mentioned my interest in records, the guy lit up and insisted I peruse his collection of pipe organ albums! I then sat down for a half hour of "monster pipe jams"! When I contacted John Hill's father, he said that John was pretty much estranged and that he was wandering in Texas or some place like that (he passed away some years later). He did provide me a couple band member names and later on I gave that info to Tim Warren for BFTG (I had already contacted the members - none of them had much in the way of records or memorabilia, I think one of them said something like they weren't the kind of guys who kept a lot of scrapbooks). Last I checked a few years ago 2-3 of the members (there was five) were still playing in bands and had websites or myspace pages.
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I guess it could be rats sleepin' on her floor. Or rabbits...
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Missing Lynx "13 Reasons" is a tepid mediocre rocker with dumb "count-off" reasons
Well, that's the gauntlet then. I'll post it here tonight so we can all be the judge of that!
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Ok as promised - the gauntlet. Here is the Missing Lynx "13 Reasons". Is it a mediocre dumb rocker, or "graveworthy grind"? It could be both! There's several mediocre dumb rockers that actually made it onto BFTG (such as Ron-De-Voos "The Maid"). 
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/MissingLynx.mp3
http://www.finerecordingstudio.com/posts/MissingLynx.mp3
mr. splendid
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I like the Missing Lynx more than the Retreds but neither of them would be in my Top20/25 . I'd include the We The People instead .
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It is doubtful the Missing Lynx is New England terror-tory. It looks like a Southern Plastics pressing; is there a 5 script written in the deadwax?
Hicksville Hogwash
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13 Reasons seems to be a good upbeat Country Dylanized Rocker to my ears. Pretty good clogging beat too. YeeHaw.
Black Mona Lisa is coarse Rockabilly Blues Garage to my ears and I like it slightly better. Not a dancer, more a wall leaning flick knife sharpener. YeeHah.
Black Mona Lisa is coarse Rockabilly Blues Garage to my ears and I like it slightly better. Not a dancer, more a wall leaning flick knife sharpener. YeeHah.
greenfuzz
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I agree. I like it.
soundog III
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Perhaps she displayed a talent for sucktion ?
eargasm!
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The possibility does exist it's from the South because I found y copy at an Alabama record show, but as we know these things turn up everywhere. I had heard it's from the New Hampshire area. I believe Mr Buckeye suggested it was from New England as well in a previous thread. That's why I notated it as unverified.
@ Mr Splendid...I haven't heard WTP in a long time and couldn't quite remember what it sounded like. It's one of the few major holes in my New England collection.
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The Swyne
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HOT track, Mark! Thank you for sharing it.
I don't think it's 'dumb', that sounded awesome to me. Haha
I don't think it's 'dumb', that sounded awesome to me. Haha
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Yes there is a 5. All by itself in the deadwax. Also a number 8410 / 8411. And a squiggle that looks something like "se" underlined.
