Ugly Pop records, one of my favorite labels presently operating, have been at the top of their game as of late. They delve into an array of genres with a heavy leaning towards hardcore. This last batch of releases however, I thought would be of particular interest to all of you garage turkeys on here.

Bent Wind - Sacred Cows/ Castles Made Of Man Originally released on Trend records in 1969, Bent Wind were a psych band who hail from Toronto, ON. This was their first single as far as I can tell. The A side is an upbeat garage song with a catchy bluesy guitar riff. The B side is bit slower, a bit in the vain of an early Arthur Lee tune. Both are solid songs with kaleidoscopic lyrics and an authentic heaviness to them.  Their follow up LP entitled Sussex is scheduled to be reissued later this year on Ugly Pop.

A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight/ A Passing Fancy Debut single released on Columbia 1967, Were a Toronto primitive cave combo that seemed to enjoy moderate success in the late 60s. The A side on this one sounds like something that would easily fit in with the raw stompers from the Back From the Grave series, fast lose and frantic. Side B is their namesake song, a tear-jerker mid tempo melodic ditty. Double sided teen angst slab.

The Northwest Company - Hard To Cry/ Get Away From It All Coming from a Haney, British Columbia, a suburb outside of Vancouver. Originally released in 1967 on Grenadier records, this is a double sided garage punk screamer. A side, Hard To Cry is the more catchy of the two, with heavy distorted guitars and nice vocal harmonies, they seem to be Canada's answer to the Zakary Thaks. The B side is just as tuff and raw sounding with some really fantastic chord strumming.

These three records are what I feel would be most in line with the people who post and lurk in this corner of the world wide web, but like me, I imagine most of you are into many styles of music. The previous six records would be more up the Killed By Death crowd's alley. Also represses for Masters Apprentices (Undecided!) and In-Sect are in the works. Dig it! http://uglypop.bigcartel.com/

I've been a big fan of Ugly Pop since I bought the Raw Power Screams From the Gutter lp reissue back in high school. I've been loving the reissues lately, especially the Spys and Hot Nasties 7"s and the new Masters Apprentices 7" freakin A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

UH.....UH....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

Simon said:

Two new releases out now, neither of which I should really need to tell any fan of real deal '60s garage about, We're extremely happy with how these turned out!

MASTERS APPRENTICES - Undecided b/w Wars Or Hands Of Time 45 (UP033)
Australia's legendary Masters Apprentices debuted with this superb 45
in November 1966, hitting hard with Undecided's raucous,
early-Kinks-inspired punk R&B but truly achieving godhead with the
flipside. Wars Or Hands Of Time is about as good as it gets, a
sublime, driving garage-psych gem later to be immortalized on the
Nuggets 2 boxset. Among my all-time top five or ten singles, and an
absolute dream to reissue. High-quality pressing taken from the recent
Aztec remaster, in full-colour jacket with all-new insert.

THE IN-SECT - I Can See My Love b/w Over Under Sideways Down 45 (UP034)
Prefering to release records in sets, it made perfect sense to couple
the Masters reissue with this similarly brilliant classic Australian
45. Hailing from the same city of Adelaide, The In-Sect almost
unbelievably released this sophomore single just a few months earlier,
in August of '66. I Can See My Love is a stunning rush of '60s punk
aggression, all streamlined attack powered by excellent high-speed
drumming, piercing guitar and tough, commanding vocals. We've replaced
the original's more commercially-minded flip with a wild take on the
timeless Yardbirds hit. High-quality pressing from proper master and
new picture sleeve.

Just put together a package deal on all five garage reissue 45s, if anyone is curious:

http://uglypop.bigcartel.com/product/5-x-garage-45-reissue-set

Great stuff!  Thanks for posting!

So glad you gusy are digging these! Watch out for more-- we have some great stuff on the way!

I got the 3 Canadian 60s 45s and they ROCK! Great sound, nice sleeves...can't wait for the Aussie issues too!

Thanx TONS Simon!!!  Keep on makin' those recs for us crazies!!!!

Thanks for the kind words, Dave, and I'm gladding yer digging the wax!

Matt, will be bringing you the new 45s tomorrow, no worries.

Good idea Dave, I will transfer this over when I`m on my own computer.

Can`t wait for these new platters posted above.

Two new releases out now, neither of which I should really need to tell any fan of real deal '60s garage about, We're extremely happy with how these turned out!

MASTERS APPRENTICES - Undecided b/w Wars Or Hands Of Time 45 (UP033)
Australia's legendary Masters Apprentices debuted with this superb 45
in November 1966, hitting hard with Undecided's raucous,
early-Kinks-inspired punk R&B but truly achieving godhead with the
flipside. Wars Or Hands Of Time is about as good as it gets, a
sublime, driving garage-psych gem later to be immortalized on the
Nuggets 2 boxset. Among my all-time top five or ten singles, and an
absolute dream to reissue. High-quality pressing taken from the recent
Aztec remaster, in full-colour jacket with all-new insert.

THE IN-SECT - I Can See My Love b/w Over Under Sideways Down 45 (UP034)
Prefering to release records in sets, it made perfect sense to couple
the Masters reissue with this similarly brilliant classic Australian
45. Hailing from the same city of Adelaide, The In-Sect almost
unbelievably released this sophomore single just a few months earlier,
in August of '66. I Can See My Love is a stunning rush of '60s punk
aggression, all streamlined attack powered by excellent high-speed
drumming, piercing guitar and tough, commanding vocals. We've replaced
the original's more commercially-minded flip with a wild take on the
timeless Yardbirds hit. High-quality pressing from proper master and
new picture sleeve.

Hey Matt, you should post this in the Canada group too!!!

I've been digging Ugly Pop's Canuck late 70's/early 80's re-ishes lately...The Spys Machine Shop/Underground 7" is garagepunk ala late 70's/early 80's at its finest!! The Spys were from Windsor Ontario and way underappreciated in their time.