something by :The Sonics

i think

still one of my fave bands

Yeah, that was really a good one too.

the Record Detective said:

I was listening to Southern Culture on the Skids, Link Wray and maybe the Mono Men but the Woggles "Teen Dance Party" on estrus records really wound me up. Mad Dog 20/20, My Baby Likes to Bugaloo and Raining Teardrops got me focused.

That's definitely a rumor and one I never heard.  I saw them in San Francisco and in Portland last year and they were even better than they were in the 90s.  If you youtube Mummies Dante's you can find some of that performance.  the San francisco stuff is under Budget Rock 2009.

joey fuckup said:

I think I'd give my left nut to see the Mummies live...But rumor has it that they don't put on as good a show anymore...I can't agree nor disagree on that, since I've never caught them live...

Max Reverb said:

hard to say listening to oldies radio when i was a kid probably more than any one record
then i was into punk bands which alot of the stuff i liked was very garage rock influenced before i knew what that meant

i first became aware of the modern garage scene when i bought a Mummies lp "never been caught" because of the awesome cover from bullmoose music in brunswhick maine when i was 17 circa 1996. that was def a big linking record for me putting together rock n roll and punk n surf all while dressed like bad ass mummies and acting like they completely did not give a fuck. how do you not love the shit out of that?

Never Been Caught was my second favorite record of 1992.  Actually I liked it better in its Hangman version FUCK CDs, IT'S THE MUMMIES!  I bought both. and the "MUMMIES PLAY THEIR OWN RECORDS despite having all the 7 inches at that point.

Max Reverb said:

hard to say listening to oldies radio when i was a kid probably more than any one record
then i was into punk bands which alot of the stuff i liked was very garage rock influenced before i knew what that meant

i first became aware of the modern garage scene when i bought a Mummies lp "never been caught" because of the awesome cover from bullmoose music in brunswhick maine when i was 17 circa 1996. that was def a big linking record for me putting together rock n roll and punk n surf all while dressed like bad ass mummies and acting like they completely did not give a fuck. how do you not love the shit out of that?

I was listening to Southern Culture on the Skids, Link Wray and maybe the Mono Men but the Woggles "Teen Dance Party" on estrus records really wound me up. Mad Dog 20/20, My Baby Likes to Bugaloo and Raining Teardrops got me focused.

I love "The Wayback Machine"! I've listened to quite a few episodes of it, and you do know that you can listen to a lot of them online? Kopper's got them archived...
John Clemens said:

I don't recall exactly what record it was but it was Kopper's radio show in St. Louis that got me hooked on Garage Punk. Thanks Kopper! I used to catch the second hour of the show every week.

I think I'd give my left nut to see the Mummies live...But rumor has it that they don't put on as good a show anymore...I can't agree nor disagree on that, since I've never caught them live...

Max Reverb said:

hard to say listening to oldies radio when i was a kid probably more than any one record
then i was into punk bands which alot of the stuff i liked was very garage rock influenced before i knew what that meant

i first became aware of the modern garage scene when i bought a Mummies lp "never been caught" because of the awesome cover from bullmoose music in brunswhick maine when i was 17 circa 1996. that was def a big linking record for me putting together rock n roll and punk n surf all while dressed like bad ass mummies and acting like they completely did not give a fuck. how do you not love the shit out of that?

A local rock station (now defunct) used to air his show, and I actually liked it for the most part. He played lots of good old and new garage, but he would also play stuff that wasn't garage...Not that it was that huge a deal, the good stuff far outweighed the shit that didn't belong on there. Definately the positive was the classic stuff he would play...

Old School Hero said:

I was listening to Little Steven's Underground Garage with a friend and we heard a lot of old stuff and new stuff we had never heard before that sounded old (Hey...sounds like my podcast....). Well I heard ''Put The Clock Back On The Wall'' by The E-Types and I was hooked (Originally I actually thought they were a newer band haha). Except then, I didn't even know what I was hooked on until I read about The E-Types and then from there read about what exactly Garage was. I started downloading tons of songs by bands like The Chocolate Watchband and Electric Prunes (nuggets type bands) and eventually got the Nuggets Box Set. All downhill from there! It actually took over a year for me to get into the Revival stuff and new Garage Punk as a whole because I guess I was shy about it and didn't know what to think about it. Can't live without it now!

I don't recall exactly what record it was but it was Kopper's radio show in St. Louis that got me hooked on Garage Punk. Thanks Kopper! I used to catch the second hour of the show every week.

hard to say listening to oldies radio when i was a kid probably more than any one record
then i was into punk bands which alot of the stuff i liked was very garage rock influenced before i knew what that meant

i first became aware of the modern garage scene when i bought a Mummies lp "never been caught" because of the awesome cover from bullmoose music in brunswhick maine when i was 17 circa 1996. that was def a big linking record for me putting together rock n roll and punk n surf all while dressed like bad ass mummies and acting like they completely did not give a fuck. how do you not love the shit out of that?

I was listening to Little Steven's Underground Garage with a friend and we heard a lot of old stuff and new stuff we had never heard before that sounded old (Hey...sounds like my podcast....). Well I heard ''Put The Clock Back On The Wall'' by The E-Types and I was hooked (Originally I actually thought they were a newer band haha). Except then, I didn't even know what I was hooked on until I read about The E-Types and then from there read about what exactly Garage was. I started downloading tons of songs by bands like The Chocolate Watchband and Electric Prunes (nuggets type bands) and eventually got the Nuggets Box Set. All downhill from there! It actually took over a year for me to get into the Revival stuff and new Garage Punk as a whole because I guess I was shy about it and didn't know what to think about it. Can't live without it now!

Wow. What a cool reply!

Andrew Malcolm said:

I heard the "Nuggets" l.p. back in the mid 80's. Listened to it with headphones, stoned on the couch at a friends' house, and was blown away. I recognized some of these songs from the oldies station, but this album put them in a different context, and they came across far more raw and gritty. Shortly after, I bought the l.p. "Attack of the Jersey Teens" 60's Punk From the Garden State. Great, but I was too much of a hardcore punk rocker to be swayed over to the garage side at the time. It wasn't until '92, when I bought the Mono Men l.p. "Wrecker", that something clicked. The nude chick on the cover. The crashing dragster on the back. And that band photo; these guys were ugly, and looked like they meant business. I took it home, and listened to it at least 5 times in a row! After being disillusioned with punk scene for a few years, and not succumbing to the whole "hippie" thing that everyone was getting into, this album was a breath of fresh air. Grunge was great, but I needed something more. "Wrecker" was honest, straightforward, and simple. But at the same time it totally ROCKED OUT!!! This was the same sort of epiphany I had when I was young and heard my first hardcore punk rock ( a flexi disk from "Take It" magazine '81 featuring The Angry Samoans, Dead Kennedys, and Flipper). They were playing the music I needed to hear, but couldn't put my finger on. It was a gift from heaven. I never looked back, and now have an entire room with wall to wall shelves, housing my obsession. Garage Rock has gotten me laid, gotten me jobs, and I have traveled the world because of it. Anyone who says "Rock is Dead" need only turn his/her attention to Garage Rock! It will renew your faith in music... 'Nuff said!

Yeah. This might lead him to a better taste in music. I can live with having to share some of the personal collection. After all, lot of this stuff deserves to be in heavy rotation

joey fuckup said:

Well, let's hope "Surfing Bird" will lead him into more garage-based rock 'n' roll! But be careful, if he digs it too much, he'll be swiping stuff from your personal collection!

Danny Bonaduce said:

The first album by the Stooges. I got the album as a birthday present from a friend, and I remember listening to the hand claps on No Fun, thinking that this is just perfect. I have noticed that many members on this thread has "Surfing Bird" as "their" record. That is just the perfect single, and just a couple of weeks ago, my hip hop loving son proclaimed - much to my surprise - that "Surfing Bird" was his favourite track..

Fuckin' A!

Andrew Malcolm said:

I heard the "Nuggets" l.p. back in the mid 80's. Listened to it with headphones, stoned on the couch at a friends' house, and was blown away. I recognized some of these songs from the oldies station, but this album put them in a different context, and they came across far more raw and gritty. Shortly after, I bought the l.p. "Attack of the Jersey Teens" 60's Punk From the Garden State. Great, but I was too much of a hardcore punk rocker to be swayed over to the garage side at the time. It wasn't until '92, when I bought the Mono Men l.p. "Wrecker", that something clicked. The nude chick on the cover. The crashing dragster on the back. And that band photo; these guys were ugly, and looked like they meant business. I took it home, and listened to it at least 5 times in a row! After being disillusioned with punk scene for a few years, and not succumbing to the whole "hippie" thing that everyone was getting into, this album was a breath of fresh air. Grunge was great, but I needed something more. "Wrecker" was honest, straightforward, and simple. But at the same time it totally ROCKED OUT!!! This was the same sort of epiphany I had when I was young and heard my first hardcore punk rock ( a flexi disk from "Take It" magazine '81 featuring The Angry Samoans, Dead Kennedys, and Flipper). They were playing the music I needed to hear, but couldn't put my finger on. It was a gift from heaven. I never looked back, and now have an entire room with wall to wall shelves, housing my obsession. Garage Rock has gotten me laid, gotten me jobs, and I have traveled the world because of it. Anyone who says "Rock is Dead" need only turn his/her attention to Garage Rock! It will renew your faith in music... 'Nuff said!

I can only imagine your collection, Erik! By the way, I love your label...

Erik Lindgren said:

Heard Ogdens Nut Gone Flake LP by the Small Faces in 1969 which blew my mind and made me realize there was obscure (at least in the US) music worth searching out. Then in 1972 a record dealer in Harvard Square sold me a worn copy of the 13th Floor Elevators-Psych Sounds LP for $4 and there was no turning back. While I was originally into UK mod bands (the Who Sell Out is still in my top 5 albums of all time along with Ogdens), obscure '60s US garage/psych eventually won out and got me to where I now have 10,000 small label 45s from that era and 5000 LPs. And I'm always finding more obscure sounds, yeah!

The Mc5, need i say more?

Heard Ogdens Nut Gone Flake LP by the Small Faces in 1969 which blew my mind and made me realize there was obscure (at least in the US) music worth searching out. Then in 1972 a record dealer in Harvard Square sold me a worn copy of the 13th Floor Elevators-Psych Sounds LP for $4 and there was no turning back. While I was originally into UK mod bands (the Who Sell Out is still in my top 5 albums of all time along with Ogdens), obscure '60s US garage/psych eventually won out and got me to where I now have 10,000 small label 45s from that era and 5000 LPs. And I'm always finding more obscure sounds, yeah!

The Cramps, "Bad Music for Bad People".

Wrecker was practically my most favorite album of 1992.  I was already a garage fan since 1980 BUT was pleased when that album came out.  It updated the Back From the Grave sound.  Some say it had AC-DC sounding guitars. Maybe, but it didn't have the awful guitar solos.  It was just the perfect album at the right time.  I wish it had done for me what it did for you but I'm just happy that it's out there.  It still holds up.

Andrew Malcolm said:

I heard the "Nuggets" l.p. back in the mid 80's. Listened to it with headphones, stoned on the couch at a friends' house, and was blown away. I recognized some of these songs from the oldies station, but this album put them in a different context, and they came across far more raw and gritty. Shortly after, I bought the l.p. "Attack of the Jersey Teens" 60's Punk From the Garden State. Great, but I was too much of a hardcore punk rocker to be swayed over to the garage side at the time. It wasn't until '92, when I bought the Mono Men l.p. "Wrecker", that something clicked. The nude chick on the cover. The crashing dragster on the back. And that band photo; these guys were ugly, and looked like they meant business. I took it home, and listened to it at least 5 times in a row! After being disillusioned with punk scene for a few years, and not succumbing to the whole "hippie" thing that everyone was getting into, this album was a breath of fresh air. Grunge was great, but I needed something more. "Wrecker" was honest, straightforward, and simple. But at the same time it totally ROCKED OUT!!! This was the same sort of epiphany I had when I was young and heard my first hardcore punk rock ( a flexi disk from "Take It" magazine '81 featuring The Angry Samoans, Dead Kennedys, and Flipper). They were playing the music I needed to hear, but couldn't put my finger on. It was a gift from heaven. I never looked back, and now have an entire room with wall to wall shelves, housing my obsession. Garage Rock has gotten me laid, gotten me jobs, and I have traveled the world because of it. Anyone who says "Rock is Dead" need only turn his/her attention to Garage Rock! It will renew your faith in music... 'Nuff said!

I heard the "Nuggets" l.p. back in the mid 80's. Listened to it with headphones, stoned on the couch at a friends' house, and was blown away. I recognized some of these songs from the oldies station, but this album put them in a different context, and they came across far more raw and gritty. Shortly after, I bought the l.p. "Attack of the Jersey Teens" 60's Punk From the Garden State. Great, but I was too much of a hardcore punk rocker to be swayed over to the garage side at the time. It wasn't until '92, when I bought the Mono Men l.p. "Wrecker", that something clicked. The nude chick on the cover. The crashing dragster on the back. And that band photo; these guys were ugly, and looked like they meant business. I took it home, and listened to it at least 5 times in a row! After being disillusioned with punk scene for a few years, and not succumbing to the whole "hippie" thing that everyone was getting into, this album was a breath of fresh air. Grunge was great, but I needed something more. "Wrecker" was honest, straightforward, and simple. But at the same time it totally ROCKED OUT!!! This was the same sort of epiphany I had when I was young and heard my first hardcore punk rock ( a flexi disk from "Take It" magazine '81 featuring The Angry Samoans, Dead Kennedys, and Flipper). They were playing the music I needed to hear, but couldn't put my finger on. It was a gift from heaven. I never looked back, and now have an entire room with wall to wall shelves, housing my obsession. Garage Rock has gotten me laid, gotten me jobs, and I have traveled the world because of it. Anyone who says "Rock is Dead" need only turn his/her attention to Garage Rock! It will renew your faith in music... 'Nuff said!

Well, let's hope "Surfing Bird" will lead him into more garage-based rock 'n' roll! But be careful, if he digs it too much, he'll be swiping stuff from your personal collection!

Danny Bonaduce said:

The first album by the Stooges. I got the album as a birthday present from a friend, and I remember listening to the hand claps on No Fun, thinking that this is just perfect. I have noticed that many members on this thread has "Surfing Bird" as "their" record. That is just the perfect single, and just a couple of weeks ago, my hip hop loving son proclaimed - much to my surprise - that "Surfing Bird" was his favourite track..

The first album by the Stooges. I got the album as a birthday present from a friend, and I remember listening to the hand claps on No Fun, thinking that this is just perfect. I have noticed that many members on this thread has "Surfing Bird" as "their" record. That is just the perfect single, and just a couple of weeks ago, my hip hop loving son proclaimed - much to my surprise - that "Surfing Bird" was his favourite track..

If you're still in Oregon, you should definetly hit Portland every now and then as it has a good number of record stores that still have decent records mostly in the Broadway district.

Suzanne Walter said:

I was in college before I got to listen to garage. Montana can be something of a cultural void. So working radio in Eugene I heard Thee Headcoatees, Billy's girl band with Holly Golightly. Then the Cramps, the Candysnatchers, April March (& the Makers), I still don't know shit and that's all I know for sure. I do love the sound though.

I would have to say that back when I was about 7 years old.  Going through mom's records, she only had a few.  I found the Shangri Las, "Leader of the Pack"  and have been hooked since then.

Going all the way is a blinding tune :)

Dan said:

I think it was Pebbles Vol 1, sometime around 1990 - that skip in 'Action Woman' won me over straight away. Beaver Patrol, Potato Chip, 1-2-5, Going All The Way, etc...