Radio What Wave Playlist Oct 2/2014 The Knights of Fuzz As Heard On 7" Records Part 3
We continue our special on the recently released Knights Of Fuzz book (Timothy Gassen...as if you didn't know) and the musical soundtrack for the book. Lots of better known combos that started in the 80's as well as a sojourn to Sweden on this week's show.
1. Pacanomad....Heaven Can Wait...from their brand new CD and they will be playing at our monthly Rock'n'Roll Rent Party this sunday, Oct 5th at APK, 3 till 7 PM.
2. The Mongrels...All Systems Go....from their Radio WW Session and they are the resident combo of the monthly Rock'n'Roll Rent Party....hope to see some of you on sunday.
3. Marshmallow Overcoat....The Knights Of Fuzz....from their double Best Of Lp that came out recently and the title of the book.
4. Yard Trauma....No Conclusion....1983 7" on Dionysus Records, the label of bass player Lee Joseph. And that label is still active to this day releasing really cool records!
5. Plan 9...5 Years Ahead Of My Time....1983 7" in which this song continues on to the flip side. We only played the first side. Plan 9 made many trips to sleepy London Ontario starting in the mid 80's through to the early 90's....different members, sounds and styles each time, but always enjoyable and fun!
6. The Fuzztones...Bad News Travels Fast...from their very first 7" on Zulu Records and they are still active to this day! The Fuzztones played the Key West here in London in the late 80's to a packed and appreciative crowd.
7. The Nomads....Night Time...1982 and the beginning of our trip to Sweden, which had an AMAZING garage scene in the 80's!! We just scratched the surface of the Swedish scene in this set.
8. Crimson Shadows....You Can't Come Down....1985 and features Mans P Mansson who later went on to The Maggots and many others and his latest combo, Flight Reaction just released an LP this summer!
9. Backdoor Men....Dance Of The Savages....1985. Singer/guitarist Robert went on to The Creeps, a band that released one absolute Killer LP before hitting the mainstream with a dance oriented sound. This one LP defines the 80's garage sound and was even released here in Canada on Star Records.
10. Cornflake Zoo...Hey Conductor....1985. More Swedish insanity.
11. Stomach Mouths....Don't Put Me Down 1985. This band released an LP on Bomp Records as Greg Shaw thought so highly of them.
12. Miracle Workers....Hung Up....1984. From their first record, on Moxie Records, which was the home of the Boulders series of 60's garage compilations. Owner Dave Gibson would cut his own masters on his own record lathe, hand draw many of the covers and do just about everything else himself.
13. Miracle Workers...You Don't Know....the second song from the above EP. Miracle Workers would release many killer records before moving off into a hard rock/Stooges type of sound.
14.The Pandoras...That's Your Way Out....1984, from their first record on Moxie Records. An all girl combo, they would release several killer records before going in a metal/pop/glam direction. Vocalist/guitarist/leader Paula Pierce passed away in 1991, but not before visiting sleepy London Ontario 2 or 3X. As always, the first time is the best time.
15. The Pandoras....Why....as above, the 2nd song on the EP.
16. The Gruesomes....Jack The Ripper Part 1....Primitive Records and i managed to play this at 45RPM, not 33. It wouldn't be Radio WW without a couple of fuckups! The Gruesomes were Canada's most known garage combo of the 80's and would top the college radio charts across the nation while playing to packed houses! Always fun and entertaining, these youngsters played sleepy London Ontario many times, always staying at WW HQ's and eating all of our junk food and playing Beatles videos for hours on end.
17. The Gruesomes....Jack The Ripper Part 2....second song on this EP, and i managed to shift down to 33 RPM right at the beginning.
18. 10 Commandments...Suddenly....From Toronto and started around the same time as The Gruesomes, releasing records on their own label, Sensible Records.
19. The Dundrells....Nothing On TV....1987. Toronto combo who put on high energy live shows.
20. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet...Customized....froma 1986 EP. Toronto instro combo who weren't really part of the garage scene, or any other scene for that matter, so they created their own. Best known for their music being featured on the weekly TV show, Kids In The Hall.
21. Uranus...Secret Agent Man....1980 Trilogy. From sleepy London Ontario Canada and these guys had a top 10 hit with Maybe Baby and this is the flip. Not part of the garage scene but this song certainly fits in and they were more of a rock'n'roll combo when it wasn't cool to be that.
22. Plasticland....Rat Tail Combo....1983. Milwaukee, and maybe all of North America's finest psych combo in the 80's!! Their early records are essential for fans of this style of music.
23. The Cynics.... No Place To Hide....1985. One of their first records, and this combo from Pittsburgh is still active to this day. They have their own label, Get Hip Records which has released literally TONS of cool records over the years. We'll be playing some more Cynics, probably next week if time permits.
Thanx for the phone calls, emails, facebook messages and Hey's!!!! Back again next week with Part 4 of this series.....we ran outta time as The Lyres, a highly influential combo of the scene were about to be played.
Sunday Oct 5th, 3PM at APK is Rock'n'Roll Rent Party....come on out if you can as it's always a blast!
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