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ZackMcBuick SUBS 13th Apr 2020		Vinyl Album The Hombres - Let It Out (1967)	Wow - so in other words my guess was right.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 21st Mar 2020		Vinyl Album Various Artists - 12 Great Hits (1967)	There was apparently an L.P. similar to this issued by STONE entitled 12 Original Great Hits (Stone SX 3700) that appears in June 1967 adverts. Many of the tracks/artists are the same, but there are variations as well. So I'd submit this L.P. represents a "re-package" of Stone SX 3700. This may explain why it was called "Great" in the L.P. label, but "Original" on the L.P. sleeve Q.v., p. 5 of the June 3, 1967, issue of R.P.M. Whomever owns that, please upload it NOW! Page 5 - June 3, 1967 - R.P.M.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 21st Mar 2020		Vinyl Album The Ugly Ducklings - Somewhere Outside (1966)	The following is an extract from p. 3 of the December 26, 1966, issue of R.P.M. magazine: "THE UGLY DUCKLINGS dropped into the CJRL studios in Kenora on their way back from the west and were interviewed by RICK HAMILTON. They've just released their first YORKTOWN LP." Link: Page 3 - R.P.M. - Dec. 26, 1966 I've also added a copy of the clip in graphic form.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 27th Oct 2019		Vinyl Album The Gentrys - Keep On Dancing (1965)	Record World's "ALBUM of the Week" for the week of Jan. 1, 1966 with the following review: "Teens will be able to keep on dancing and dancing and dancing to this Gentrys package pegged on their hit single. In addition they sing "Brown Paper Bag," "Hang on Sloopy," "Hand Jive" and other sharp danceables. Sextet shows heavy playing and singing talent."
ZackMcBuick SUBS 25th Sep 2019		Vinyl Album Dick Dale And His Del-Tones - King Of The Surf Guitar (1963)	Pinpointing release dates by Month is not an exact science. Conversely, Billboard - p. 31 - June 29, 1963 offers the following quote suggestive of a June 1963 release: " ... the label [Capitol] has one of the biggest West Coast surf names in Dick Dale. His sales of LP's and singles on the Coast have been solid ... In order to try to break his disks nationally, especially his new single and LP "King of the Surf," the firm is sending him on a national tour ...."
ZackMcBuick SUBS 25th Sep 2019		Vinyl Album Chad Allan And The Expressions (Guess Who?) - Hey Ho (What You Do To Me) (1965)	Pinpointing release dates by month is not an exact science. Conversely, Billboard - p. 32 - September 11, 1965 offers the following quote suggestive of a Sept. 1965 release: "The second LP by Chad Allan and the Expression's and the Guess Who's, is titled "Hey Ho" after their current hit single, and includes material recorded in both Winnipeg and New York. Quality releases it in Canada any day now."
ZackMcBuick SUBS 4th Sep 2019		Vinyl Album The Hombres - Let It Out (1967)	Does anybody "out there" know where the cover photo was taken? My guess is West Memphis, Ark. The band was from Memphis and there is a Marion in Arkansas that is pretty darn close to Ingram Blvd., in West Memphis; as such, the road signs in the image appear to match a West Memphis locale. Are there any The Hombres, Mel Horn or David Krieger experts out there that can assist?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 1st Sep 2019		Vinyl Album Vaughn Meader - The First Family (1962)	Yet another label variety uploaded in re Images 2032229 / 2032230 which is distinguished from: 517423 / 517424: "The First Family" different typeset; different D.W. no. imprintment 517904 / 517905: Overall obvious use of different typesetting 776148 / 776167: Again, obviously different typesetting (e.g. small caps v. L.C. - 33 1/3 v. 33.3) 527913: Pretty similar, but there is a "with D.W." vs. "without DW" designation imprint distinction 1230325 / 1230326: "The First Family" in much larger typeset; different D.W. no. imprinted 1712325 / 1712326: Pretty similar; but typesetting (and location of phrase "Act I"/ "Act 2" different. Scenes printed in L.C. v. small caps So we have with this upload (so far) seven label varieties!
ZackMcBuick SUBS 27th Aug 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Pebbles Vol. 1 (1979)	I offer a rebuttal to Lee Wrecker’s Dec. 18, 2013, comment as follows: 1. These were the sort of albums that got trashed or stolen at parties Not in my experience they weren’t. 2. They are essentially someone's rare record collection transferred to vinyl and the results are extremely variable Pebbles had more to do with bringing a general awareness of the historical and cultural significance of original 60's punk rock than any other L.P. series before or since, including Nuggets. The Pebbles L.P. series surely had something to do with the emergent Paisley Underground of the early 1980’s into the 1990’s. Some of the original groups re-formed subsequent to the series’ issuance and even went on National and International tours (e.g., Gonn). Presumably, this also had something to do with the existence of Pebbles. Tracks were very well planned. As the liners state, "Assembling the Pebbles series has been a cooperative effort involving many of the United States' leading record collectors, who have combed their collections for the most exciting and hardest-to-find classics." No! The Pebbles L.P. series wasn’t just someone’s rare record collection. 3. there is a lot of tracking noise pops, and even little skips on some tracks Only one of the tracks had a skip (“Action Woman”). 4. The first three are excellent collections of the weird and wonderful from the 60's American underground. I wouldn’t characterize most of the tracks on Vols. 1 and 2 as such. Most of the bands had commercial aspirations and many achieved a modicum of regional success but became slowly forgotten (even locally) when they didn't go national. Eventually, local radio stopped playing these classics. Many of these Pebbles tracks were released on National labels, made local charts (check A.R.S.A.) and were successful enough locally to justify foreign pressing licensing arrangements (e.g., Soup Greens). Some even made the Billboard National Charts (e.g., "It’s Cold Outside"). Vol. 3 (“The Acid Gallery”) is a little different. The theme of the L.P. is “acid punk.” But a lot of the track are closer to psychedelic novelty records (e.g., Jefferson Handkerchief) than underground records -- including DJ’s attempting to cash in on the “psychedelic” movement (e.g., Race Marbles). No! Neither the original teen beat / punk / garage bands on Vols. 1-2 nor the artists on Vol. 3 were part of the sixties underground. 5. After this (Vol. 3) the series began to lose its way Vol. 4 (“Summer Means Fun”) is for fans of the Beach / Surf / Summer sound that arose just before the first punk era (ca. 1963-64). It is well packaged from both historical and playability perspectives. The tracks are largely obscure (exception: The Rip Chords), but ultimately relatively findable even today in their original formats. It also features bands whose members figured prominently in other genres later on (Jim McGuinn was in both the City Surfers and the Byrds); the compilers were trying to show a thread between these beach tracks and the punk rock that arose shortly thereafter. Vol. 6 (“Roots of Mod”) challenges “Hard Up Heroes” as thee definitive British R&B comp. Additionally, the liner notes are nicely researched. A hypotheses is even proffered that the tracks represent the British equivalent of American punk rock; strong arguments (cultural, historical) as to why are denoted. Vols. 5; 7 – 13 contains several gritty classics that were commonly found in Paisley Underground set lists. Tracks rated 7 or higher in Mop Top Mike's 2012 excellent Tome, "Teen Beat USA" are scattered all thru these later volumes. Even the Vol.’s numbered 15 or higher (when the series began to explore European artists) show that the Pebbles’ compilers were pioneers. Research quality, which had been improving gradually since Vol. 1, peaked for the European volumes. These tracks expose long lost mid-60’s artists from European National scenes. Heretofore, there was an enormous amount of snobbery among the general rock music audience, and even record collectors, against these artists even within their homelands (e.g. The Lords). That attitude is largely gone and Pebbles has to be given some credit for that. Bands like the Outsiders and Q65 are now revered beyond their homelands. No! The Pebbles L.P. series did not lose its way after Vol. 3.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 24th Aug 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Get Primitive! The Best Of Pebbles, Volume One: The Originals! (1986)	… continuing with sladesounds comment of Aug. 4th, 2015, "not to mention the standard black" (which is what my copy sports of which I've just uploaded labels that feature on the "standard" {sic} release)!
ZackMcBuick SUBS 18th Aug 2019		Vinyl Album The Crystals - The Crystals Sing Their Greatest Hits (1976)	Added Red Variety of the rear slick and alternate labels. The other rear slick uploaded, which is closer to orange, is either a variety or poorly scanned in terms of reflecting its true color. Does anyone know if this issued in both orange and red varieties?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 6th Aug 2019		Vinyl Album Paul Revere And The Raiders - Paul Revere And The Raiders (1963)	Added the 1981 re-issue front, rear, labels and special-to-the-1981 issue insert. Deadwax on the '81 re-ish: a) S 8271 S-1001 PAUL EDIQUETTE b) S 8272 PAUL S-1001 EDIQUETTE
ZackMcBuick SUBS 6th Aug 2019		Vinyl Album Paul Revere And The Raiders - Greatest Hits (1967)	I've uploaded a 3rd label variety ID'd as being in MONO but with stereo deadwax markings and have observations about the following tracks: A1 - Studio version A2 - '66 LP version A3 - Version w/o back-up vocals B1 - Plays in stereo; with ld. gtr. mixed down or even out B2 - Plays in stereo; Jet Rumble intro and just fades out B5 - Plays in stereo
ZackMcBuick SUBS 5th Aug 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - When The Boys Meet The Girls (1966)	On the front photo of Sam the Sham and Herman's Hermits it APPEARS that the Gibson electric guitar and bass that the bands are using are exactly the same instruments! Presumably, these were props. Anyone know for sure?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 5th Aug 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - 20 Original Winners Of 1964 (1965)	Review I wrote a drear review of the ellpee in 1982 and reproduce it herein: ALBUM COMMENTS Even though the title is "20 Original Winners of 1964,"at least two are not from 1964. Tracks 11 and 20 are from 1963 and tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 13, 17, and 19 I have not been able to verify as from any year, though all could be easily 1964 records. I would rate this LP 9.5 out of 10, it's one of my favourite albums. It features many Motown cuts, Motown-influenced stuff and generally good rocking pop rhythm and blues. My personal favourite is "California Sun" from the transplanted (from Indiana) Michigan group, the Rivieras. This is a definite proto-punk classic which should have been on Nuggets. In fact, it may be more than proto-punk, for the 70's punk legends, The Ramones even in 1977 cut this one. Also, in 1975 the seminal group from the Bronx, The Dictators went on to do the best version of this song that I have ever heard. The Reflections semi-hit "(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet" is also a proto-punk number, which was done by the 60's punk group Michael and the Messengers. The Messengers version did actually make it to Nuggets. I think this LP, once again, throws out the window the theory that rock was dead between 1958 and 1964. Though it is common knowledge that rock was very strong regionally from 1958 to 1964 (especially in Tacoma-Seattle), this LP also demonstrates that plenty of exciting rock music was also happening on the national level. In sum, a great compilation album is the result of Roulette's effort. One drawback (a common one among collections) is that the ellpee is shoddily packaged, though listing of original labels is nice. 9 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 30th Jun 2019		Vinyl Album MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969)	Added the "full liner notes" version of the interior of the L.P. sleeve along with the brown label variety that came with my copy. As this is presumably the first pressing, the brown label is presumably also the first label vs. the red one uploaded already. These all needed to be sorted out. Also, on review of The Droid's upload of the rear of the L.P. sleeve, it appears to have been "overcropped": the legend "Printed in U.S.A." (which should be at bottom right below pantleg and bass drum) is missing from the image. I found my copy at the Salvation Army in Mississauga, Ont. (although it appears to be a U.S. pressing)* in 2001 for the princely sum of $1.00. Deadwax: EKS-74042-A-(CTH) / EKS-74042-B-(CTH). * This is my no means certain: by '69 a lot of Canadian releases do not reference the usual legend "Made in Canada" and U.S.-printed L.P. jackets do accompany Canadian releases from time to time. If any expert can confirm this as Canadian, it should be shifted to the Canuck section of MC5.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 14th Mar 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Pebbles Presents Highs In The Mid Sixties Vol. 2 L.A. '66 (1983)	CONSUMER ALERT: Despite reference to "See If I Care" as being track A8 on both the L.P. sleeve and the label, that actual track is not on the record.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 12th Mar 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Gems Twenty Original Songs Of Teenage Romance Featuring The Classic 60's Girl Group Sound Vol. II	Images of the LP sleeve and labels added. Note well that the image used on the front and rear of the sleeve are exactly the same ergo no need to upload both the front and rear jacket slick.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 6th Feb 2019		Vinyl Album The Sonics - Original Northwest Punk (1977)	Reissue of Jerden L.P. JRL 7007, "Introducing the Sonics" (1967).
ZackMcBuick SUBS 20th Jan 2019		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Sixties Japanese Garage/Psych Sampler (1987)	Reissued on white vinyl with bar code 752817 701224 on the Bamboo/Maps label as a limited edition of 1500 with an inner label that replicates the cover (No label credits!); manufactured under licence from ODL.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 20th Jan 2019		Vinyl Album The Litter - Distortions (1982)	The re-cycled and flipped-over label is sourced from Freedom Sound (Jamaica). So far, they have no L.P.'s listed on this site, so it is hard to say what the particular release is. Any takers want to try research this matter?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 20th Jan 2019		Vinyl Album The Sonics - Boom (1966)	This L.P. was first reissued ca. May 1980 as part of a box-set with 4 other classic mid-1960's Etiquette L.P.'s (plus Paul Revere and the Raider's 1963 L.P. Sande S-1001). In 1981, several of the six L.P.'s in that box-set were given separate re-releases. The 1981 reissue (imaged herein as 1700529, -30, -32, -34) was issued with a black and white slick cover vs. the mottled cardboard stock on the 1966 original. Also, the 1981 reissue label sports the word "Stereo" despite the cover denoting MONO and the entire record playing in MONO. Deltas for the re-issue read: Δ 8564 S-027-1-RE Δ 8564X S-027-2-RE
ZackMcBuick SUBS 20th Jan 2019		Vinyl Album The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!! (1965)	This L.P. was first reissued ca. May 1980 as part of a box-set with 4 other classic mid-1960's Etiquette L.P.'s (plus Paul Revere and the Raider's 1963 L.P. Sande S-1001). In 1981, several of the six L.P.'s in that box-set were given separate re-releases. The 1981 reissue (imaged herein as 1700786 - 1700789) was issued with a black and white slick cover vs. the mottled powder-blue-bordered cardboard stock on the 1965 original (not uploaded so far). The 1981 reissue, while issued in ghastly, but true, stereo (except "The Witch," which still plays mono) and referenced as being in "Stereo" on the label still uses the MONO catalog number of LP-024 / ET-LP-024 on the label. There are no catalog markings on the L.P. sleeve for this reissue. Deltas for the re-issue read: Δ 7949 S-024A Δ 7949X S-024B
ZackMcBuick SUBS 20th Jun 2018		Vinyl Album The Savages [Bermuda And N. J., 1960's] - Live 'n Wild (1983)	A great deal of information about the band and the original 1966 L.P. (including images of the sleeve and both label varieties) can be found at http://www.g45central.com/forum - Search "Savages" or "Duane"
ZackMcBuick SUBS 14th Jan 2018		Vinyl Album The Ventures - Walk	My guess is that this L.P. was first re-issued in 1967; that appears to be the switch-over year in Ventures' issues from the previous (Liberty-distributed) Dolton. Anyone know for sure?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 10th Sep 2017		Vinyl Album Blues Magoos - Electric Comic Book (1967)	Uploaded L.P. sleeve and labels (from the Steve Laurie collection) of this important 1967 mono release. However, the L.P. sleeve (esp. rear) is rough (tape, marker, tears). This upload is a stop-gap until a member of the L.P. 45World sub-community of 45cat can upload a superior copy. No photoshopping.
ZackMcBuick SUBS 3rd Aug 2017		Vinyl Album The Sonics [Tacoma] - Here Are The Sonics!!! (1965)	There is most definitely a 1981 reissue (there could also be a 1984 reissue I suppose). I remember specifically buying my re-issue copy in 1981 and also thinking that 1981 was a "golden age" of 1960's reissues. I know this also because I was in a band at the time (guest vocalist with The Mellow-beats) and we were covering The Sonics tunes as a result of the existence of this re-issue. We played the Smilin' Buddah Club, Vancouver, in June 1981 and I sang "Psycho" on stage!
ZackMcBuick SUBS 30th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs - On Tour (1966)	Review This L.P. flies under the radar, even for mid-60's rock fans, but should please all music lovers of that particular pop era. Lots of excellent hard rockers ("Can't Make Enough," "Like You Used To") and emotionally charged ballads ("Please Accept My Love") PLUS interesting 1950's styled semi-rockabilly cuts in "Red Hot" and "Mystery Train." "Ring Dang Doo" is a pure existential quest. This L.P. is still very easy to find so what are you waiting for? 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 28th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album The Invictas - A Go-Go (1983)	Review Most of the cuts are covers of hits-of-the-day but are done in such a crude, yet rockin' way, that the whole L.P. comes off as a prototypical, high-school-gym garage punk sound. The 5 originals are all hard-rockin' dance thumpers (think a cruder McCoys). What Maynard G. Krebs is to Einstein this L.P. is to Kenny & the Kasuals' Impact Sound LP (really!). Sidenote: The band likely took their name from G.M.'s Buick models first introduced for the 1959 model year, not the Latin for "unvanquished," but who knows. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
ZackMcBuick SUBS 24th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album The Tokens - Wheels (1964)	Review Under-rated L.P. by the famous Tokens of "The Lions Sleeps Tonight" fame. Eight of these tracks were written by The Tokens (as Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel), and are some of the most convincing "car"/"hot rod" numbers pressed to wax. These cuts give Brian Wilson, Jan Barry, Roger Christian and Gary Usher a run for their money. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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