Radio What Wave Playlist Sept 25/2014. The Knights of Fuzz As Heard On 7" Records Part 2
This is the second show in our garagepunk 7" record series to announce the release of Timothy Gassen's excellent book, The Knights Of Fuzz. Part 1 ran on Sept 11th and introduced some of the bands that helped to create and define this scene. This week we carry on chronologically, starting out in the UK.
1. Marshmallow Overcoat....The Knights Of Fuzz.....from The Very Best of double LP and the title of the book and show.
2. The Cannibals....Good Guys....1977 7" on Big Cock Records. Mike Spenser left The Count Bishops to form this combo who have released many records over the years and still play the occasional show. The originators of the garagepunk scene in the UK and this record is one that is in John Peel's box of favourite singles!
3. The Barracudas....His Last Summer....1980 on Wipeout Records. Singer Jeremy Gluck came from Ottawa Canada and along with Robin Wills formed this combo in the late 70's. Another long lasting band that once in a blue moon does a reunion show or 2. We had the pleasure of Jeremy Gluck a few years back when he brought a bunch of Ottawa youngsters along to play at The Black Shire Pub here in sleepy London Ontario.
4. The Barracudas....I Wish It Could Be 1965 Again...EMI 1980 and the song that epitomizes the garagepunk movement!
5. The Romantics...First In Line...1978 on Bomp Records. Detroit combo who did quite well for themselves over the years, and their early material was heavily influenced by The Kinks, Easybeats, Standells etc.
6. The Droogs....Garden Of Your Mind....1981 on Plug'n'Socket. West coast combo who had been banging out the garage sounds since 1973. Their early singles were collected on a German LP released by Music Maniac Records and it's essential if you dig these sounds!
7. The Chesterfield Kings....I'm Going Home...Mirror Records 1984. Formed in 1979 and lasted up till 2009, these guys are not only one of the most widely known combos in the garagepunk scene, but many consider the originators! They've released many singles, LP's and CD's and gone through era of surf, glam, Stones and even hard rock, but have always come back to the 60's sounds that we all know and love them for.
8. The Hypstrz....Action Woman....Bogus Records 1979. Minneapolis maniacs that play faster and louder than just about any other combo in this scene! They also released an LP on Bomp Records and reform every once in awhile to put on killer shows that have lost none of the energy of their original recordings!!
9. Hypstrz....Hey Joe....as above....just one more then we go bye bye!
10. Simply Saucer....I Can Change My Mind....Pig Records 1978. Hamilton Ontario combo who started out in a Kinkish/Creation/pop kinda vibe and moved into heavy Syd era Pink Floyd meets Krautrock meets insanity type of sounds! They've released a new record just recently.
11. The Shakers...Out The Door...Warpt Records 1979. Another Hamilton Ontario combo, similar to Rockpile in that they played a mixture of rock'n'roll, powerpop and garage.
12. Pointed Sticks....What Do You Want Me To Do?....Quintessence 1978. Vancouver combo who were closely associated with the punk scene of the time, but were more powerpop/new wave/garage/dance sounding.
13. Pointed Sticks...Real Thing....Quintessence 1979. as above.
14. Pointed Sticks...Out Of Luck....Stiff 1979. They were slated to release an LP on Stiff Records but it never did come out.
15. The Last....She Don't Know Why I'm Here....Bomp 1978. They released several other singles and several LP's, but this is my absolute fave The Last tune!!
16. The Crawdaddys...Lolette....VOXX 1980. Released 2 LP's on BOMp/VOXX of wailin' R&B vintage Stones, Dowliners, Pretty Things sounds and enticed a teenage youngster from the UK to join on bass. That youngster, Mike Stax went on to form The Tell Tale Hearts, Hoods, Loons and others as well as create the amazing Ugly Things zine that still comes out 2X a year and is an essential read for fan of this (and many other kinds of cool) music!!
17. The Unclaimed....Run From Home....Moxie Records 1980. Moxie Records was the home of the Boulders series of 60's punk re-issues, as well as the starting point for many cool 80's garagepunk combos. The Unclaimed spawned The Long Ryders and Thee Fourgiven. And they made their first appearance in many many years just a month or so ago.
18. The Fleshtones....The World Has Changed...IRS 1981. They've been doing the rock'n'roll/garage/fratrock/dance thing since 1976 and there's no end in sight. Countless releases, live shows and even a book, Sweat about the band. The Greatest living live band on the planet!!! Ask anyone that's seen The Fleshtones!
19. Taxi Boys....Down To You...Star Rhythm Records. You might know them by their real name, The Real Kids from Boston. They've been around since the mid 70's and just recently got back together to release another LP, the first in many years!
20. Electric Roaches....Don't Wanna Know....Aller Retour Records. No date, from Montreal. Almost nothing is known of this combo who made their own song from I Can Only Give You Everything.
21. Deja Voodoo....Monsters In My garage...self released 1982. Deja Voodoo were a 2 piece outta Montreal that invented the music known as sludegabilly. They also formed the highly influential record label, OG Records, home of The Gruesomes, Vindicators, many others and the It Came From Canada series of LP's in the late 80's.
22. The Shakers...Shake Some Action....Warpt Records....see #11 above as we add some more Canadian content to this show.
23. Cunts....There Are Electrical Filaments In My Hamburger....1982 Disturbing Records. From Chicago and they released many fine singles starting in about 1978...In later years there were a few LP's and then CD's, all very cool and well worth searching out.
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