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GARY USHER BAREFOOT ADVENTURE
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One of the most stubborn myths of revisionist musical history is this: the early '60s were the Dark Ages of American pop, a sad and embarrassing era of prefab teen idols and silly dance crazes that was put out of its misery by the British Invasion.
In reality, strange and wonderful things were happening with American music in the months before The Beatles met Ed Sullivan, creative big bangs that continued to evolve for decades to come.
GARY USHER BAREFOOT ADVENTURE
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One of the most stubborn myths of revisionist musical history is this: the early '60s were the Dark Ages of American pop, a sad and embarrassing era of prefab teen idols and silly dance crazes that was put out of its misery by the British Invasion.
In reality, strange and wonderful things were happening with American music in the months before The Beatles met Ed Sullivan, creative big bangs that continued to evolve for decades to come.
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White Lightning: Lost Cadence Sessions ’58
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The kids of 1958 loved ’em, and their first single for Cadence Records shot up the charts like a label owner’s dream. This is the fantastic and fiery album that was supposed to have been released as a follow-up to one of the all-time great instrumental classics, the ultra-menacing “Rumble.” But faster than you can say “Drag Race,” everyone—Cadence label-owner Archie Bleyer included—was talking about this new threat to the morals of American youth.
JERRY COLE AND HIS SPACEMEN JERRY COLE AND HIS SPACEMEN
SURF AGE
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Could anything be better than surf music played by crazed spacemen? Not likely! And here’s the proof: guitar-wrangler Jerry Cole and His Spacemen’s stupidly rare 1964 LP, Surf Age!
While most of Cole’s albums were cranked out at the astounding pace, Surf Age, his second LP for Capitol Records, was by comparison a production of epic proportions. For the sessions, Cole and his hand-picked all-star crew of LA studio cats labored to create an album unlike any other, an endlessly inventive amalgam of surf and ‘60s pop.
Davie Allan & the Arrows Davie Allan & the Arrows
CYCLE BREED
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Cycle Breed gathers 16 of the Arrows’ best and rarest, hitting the pavement with a collection of scorching guitar instros from the two-wheeled triumphs The Wild Angels, Devil’s Angels and The Glory Stompers; the teen-exploitation classics MaryJane and Wild in the Streets; the surfing documentary The Golden Breed; and the cycle/LSD saga The Angry Breed. Allan & the Arrows’ tough workouts will give intrepid instrumental fans more mayhem than they bargained for!
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper
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Recorded in part as the follow-up to Safe as Milk, Beefheart’s debut from earlier that year, the world-shattering material on It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper was rerecorded, truncated, and issued—without the Captain’s approval—as Strictly Personal in 1968. Mastered directly from the original analog tapes and featuring a wealth of unedited takes never before on vinyl, Sundazed’s stunning gatefold double-LP release of this infamously enigmatic opus comes to you wrapped in a sharp outer sleeve bearing specially commissioned artwork by Frank Zappa/Straight Records illustrator Cal Schenkel replicating the album’s planned ’67 design (Deliberately not shown here. It’s a surprise!); inside are rare photos and fascinating, exhaustive liner notes by Magic Band drummer John “Drumbo” French.
ROGER MCGUINN LIVE FROM SPAIN
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It had been nearly 20 years since Roger McGuinn had last performed in Spain, but in September 2004 the former Byrds leader and two of his treasured and trusty 12-string guitars made their way to the Basque medieval city of Vitoria-Gasteiz for a special solo set at the revered Azkena Rock Festival. And for this magical visit, McGuinn fans will be thrilled to learn, the tape was rolling.
THE BYRDS Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde
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A key transitional touchstone in The Byrds’ fabled canon, 1969’s Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde was the next stop in the band’s pioneering country-rock trajectory and the first album by the post-Gram Parsons lineup. With leader Roger McGuinn at the helm of a stellar new edition of the band featuring guitar god Clarence White, drummer Gene Parsons, and bassist John York, Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde sees The Byrds bridging the gap between the psychedelic flights of the group’s mid-’60s albums and the down-home, country-based style developed only months earlier with Sweetheart of the Rodeo.
BUBBLE PUPPY A Gathering of Promises
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In 1969, Texas acid-psych warlords the Bubble Puppy burst onto the U.S. Top 20 with “Hot Smoke and Sasafrass,” the slashing, frenzied 2:33 freakout that kicks off the band’s brain-bending debut, A Gathering of Promises. Signed to Houston’s legendary International Artists imprint, the foursome were label mates of such hallowed acts as the 13th Floor Elevators and the Red Krayola. But A Gathering of Promises, the group’s sole International Artists album, stands out from the rest of the roster with its rich vocal harmonies and heavier, Cream/Hendrix/Who sound.
BLUEBERRY BLUEBERRY
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Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Gwen Snyder is Blueberry. Her sultry and exquisite psychedelic soul is contemporary pop’s best-kept secret, a landscape where quiet storms hover and glide over endless fields of deep, funky hooks. But with the release of Blueberry’s self-titled debut on Sundazed’s Euphoria! imprint, it’s a secret that won’t remain so for much longer.
DENNIS WILSON PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE
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In 1977, Dennis Wilson launched Pacific Ocean Blue, the first solo LP by a member of the world-famous Beach Boys. Amazingly, Dennis—the band’s drummer, surfer and all-around free spirit— emerged from the shadow of his older brother, pop genius Brian Wilson, and shocked the world by creating a heartfelt body of work unlike anything the Beach Boys had ever produced. Over 30 years later, Pacific Ocean Blue remains one of the most intoxicating solo showcases by a Wilson brother.
THE ASTRONAUTS Competition Coupe
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Like every great surf combo worth its salt, the Astronauts were fully aware that the dragstrip was only a few miles away from the beach! When it came time to cut their 1964 LP, Competition Coupe, the fiery Boulder, Colorado quintet retooled their slippery-when-wet sound to accommodate the supercharged, A-gas burning crowd faster than the light blinks green on a Christmas-tree drag stack.
THE BYRDS LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1971
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From their earliest days as 12-string-wielding folk-rockers, to the thrilling psychedelic excursions of their raga-rock period to their 1968 birthing of country-rock, the Byrds were always accorded a hero’s welcome in England. What better place to record founding Byrds member/guitarist/singer Roger McGuinn’s new version of the band—featuring fretboard ace Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons—than London’s Royal Albert Hall!
THE BYRDS LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL 1971
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From their earliest days as 12-string-wielding folk-rockers, to the thrilling psychedelic excursions of their raga-rock period to their 1968 birthing of country-rock, the Byrds were always accorded a hero’s welcome in England. What better place to record founding Byrds member/guitarist/singer Roger McGuinn’s new version of the band—featuring fretboard ace Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons—than London’s Royal Albert Hall!
13th Floor Elevators The Psychedelic Sounds of... Mono Edition
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For the first time in 40 years, here it is in dangerously powerful MONO, exactly as it was intended: the stupefying debut album by Texas’ heroic psychedelic point-men, the 13th Floor Elevators, on Sundazed’s uncannily accurate high-definition vinyl!
THE PRETTY THINGS Singles '64-68
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The Pretty Things never made it to America in the 1960s. While their contemporaries were touring the States, building brand recognition and laying the foundation for longterm careers in the business, the Pretty Things were toiling in clubs and concert halls across Europe, or — more bizarrely — attempting to conquer New Zealand (they succeeded only in outraging it). Whether through bad judgment, bad timing or simple bad luck that vital mid-60s U.S. tour never happened.
SPIRIT Clear
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By 1969, Spirit—guitarist Randy California, his stepfather Ed Cassidy on drums, vocalist Jay Ferguson, keyboard man John Locke and bassist Mark Andes—had become one of the hottest young bands in Los Angeles and was one of the first to prove that albums were becoming more important to an act's success than singles.
THE YOUNGBLOODS Elephant Mountain
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Elephant Mountain, the magnetic third album by the Youngbloods, is commonly looked upon as the pinnacle of the legendary Bay Area combo’s abundant eight-year career. From its spine chilling opening track—the strains of a somber Appalachian fiddle permeating “Darkness, Darkness”—the listener is inexorably sucked into psychedelic quicksand by the haunting vocals of Jesse Colin Young...
THE BYRDS Live In Holland 1971
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When the Byrds cut the two songs featured on Live In Holland 1971 they may have been nearing the end of the trail, but this totally revamped Byrds lineup had plenty of firepower left in their mighty arsenal.
GENE CLARK Only Colombe / The French Girl
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Gene Clark became the first member of a major U.S. rock band to go solo when he left the Byrds and released his stirring 1966 debut LP Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers. Clark then cut a pair of sparkling, Gary Usher-produced/Curt Boettcher-arranged tracks —“The French Girl” and “Only Colombe”—as his final single for Columbia, a release that was unfathomably canceled at the 11th hour by the label, thus robbing the world of this glistening, baroque-pop gem.
The International Submarine Band Blue Eyes / Luxury Liner +2
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Gram Parsons, onboard with the Byrds only for their 1968 LP Sweetheart of the Rodeo, would find fame a year later with the Flying Burrito Bros. Equally fascinating today, is Parsons' original combo, the International Submarine Band, whose country-rock synthesis laid the groundwork for the down-home stylings by the Byrds and Burritos.
THe liverpool five The best of the Liverpool Five
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They weren’t from Liverpool… but they were 100% British! Liverpool Five forged their tough-as-nails R&B/Beat sound in the unforgiving clubs of London and Germany, and on concert stages across the Far East, before relocating to the U.S. West Coast, where they set about invading America from within.
Wes Montgomery Smokin' at the Half Note
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Smokin’ at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly, originally released by Verve in 1965, shouldn’t need a build-up for anyone whose ears have been open for the last 40 years. When you begin a live session with 13 minutes of “No Blues,” a cornerstone of the Miles Davis Quintet with Hank Mobley, circa 1961, you’d better have your stuff together.
Wes Montgomery Movin' Wes
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Wes Montgomery demonstrates on his 1964 Verve debut album, Movin’ Wes, just what fabulous sounds he coaxes from his instrument, no matter how he gets it done. Wes is accompanied here by a 12-piece mini-big band...
Kenny Burrell A Night at the Vanguard
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Tracked for the Argo label in 1959, Kenny Burrell's A Night at the Vanguard is a prime example of the masterful art of this Detroit native. Accompanied by a superb rhythm section of bassist Richard Davis and Roy Haynes on drums, Burrell weaves his magic before a spellbound Village Vanguard crowd.
Kenny Burrell Blue Bash!
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Another side of the multi-faceted Mr. Burrell is fully revealed on Verve’s Blue Bash! by Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith, a 1963 set which finds the storied twosome focused strictly on blues-related material.
THE REVOLUTION STARTS NOW: AUDIOPHILE-QUALITY
TURNTABLES AT SENSIBLE PRICES!
Vinyl sales are positively booming, so much so that we here at Sundazed can barely keep up with the demand. Music fans continue to enjoy their LP and singles collections while maintaining a hearty appetite for new vinyl releases. The vinyl junkies here at Sundazed know what makes a great turntable, and we value a bargain as much as anyone. So we've scoured the world for the best values in audiophile-quality turntables, and we're offering them to you at killer prices. Now we've expanded our turntable line to include some great new Ion USB models, allowing you to transfer your vinyl collections directly to your computer or iPod! ::Click here for turntables from Sundazed!
THEY're back...THE BYRDS "CANCELLED FLYTES"!
Here’s your chance to own five Byrds singles from 1965 and 1966 that almost existed... Comprised of unique mono mixes readied for release and then shelved at the last minute by Columbia Records, several of the cancelled songs on these 10 sides were later revisited and re-recorded; others, for reasons unknown, would remain unissued until now. Housed in beautiful full-color picture sleeves featuring previously unseen photos, these gorgeous singles also feature period-accurate Columbia labels. Purchase all five singles at the special price of $19.98 and we'll include a 4-page "Cancelled Flytes" fold-out with rare archival photos and complete session details about the recordings. :: Click HERE to order your set of Cancelled Flytes!
Remains Film to Premiere in September
America’s Lost Band, director Michael Stitch’s new documentary about New England garage legends the Remains, will make its world premiere at the 2008 Boston Film Festival in September.
The film includes narration by J. Geils Band front man Peter Wolf and in-depth interviews with band leader Barry Tashian and the other Remains as well as members of the Lost and other Northeast '60s garage bands. Using rare film and video footage and newly shot scenes, America’s Lost Band follows the Remains from their early days as a local act through their appearance on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show,” their fabled opening slot on the Beatles’ final tour, and finally to their recent and triumphant reunion.
Peter Wolf is set to appear at the premiere, as are members of the Lost.
For screening times and further details, please visit
www.bostonfilmfestival.org. :: Buy the Remains on Sundazed Here!
NEW JIM FLORA DESIGN SUNDAZED T-SHIRTS
Jim Flora (1914-1998) created dozens of fun, yet diabolic album covers for Columbia Records and RCA Victor during the 1940s and '50s. His canvases pulsed with angular hepcats bearing funnel-tapered noses and shark-fin chins who fingered cockeyed pianos and honked lollipop-hued horns.
Flora has posthumously added Sundazed to his client roster: his heirs have authorized us to feature a vintage Flora rocket ship illustration on a special edition t-shirt. The space cruiser originally appeared on the back of a 1958 LP by guitarist Billy Mure.
These special edition t-shirts are available in two color combinations:
In conjunction with Sony-BMG/Legacy Recordings, Sundazed is proud to announce the issue of the gatefold triple LP edition of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue on high-definition blue-colored vinyl!
Just in case you missed the Blueberry CD release party that Sundazed hosted on July 26, we've posted some photos from the event. Blueberry played two stunning sets at Jason's Upstairs Bar in Hudson, NY to celebreate the Sundazed/Euphoria release of her self-titled CD, and our photographers were there to capture the event.
Byrds Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 Soars
Talk about a takeoff! Sales of Sundazed’s unearthed Byrds Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 set have really hit the stratosphere, climbing to number one-selling live rock album and number three-selling country rock album, and hitting the top 100 in pop album sales at leading music retailer Amazon.com
"The Byrds were still a year and change from their messy end when they played the newly unearthed London show on Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 (Sundazed). This is the (Untitled)-era Byrds — singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn, drummer Gene Parsons, bassist Skip Battin and lead guitarist Clarence White — in sparkling last-hurrah mettle, mixing space flight and prairie dust in jangle and repertoire, and singing, at the very end, a short, wonderful “Amazing Grace” in backwoods-chapel a cappella harmonies." —David Fricke Rolling Stone Magazine
Forever Changes enters Grammy Hall of Fame
The American Recording Academy recently selected Love’s classic 1967 album Forever Changes to receive the coveted Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have “qualitative or historical significance,” the Grammy Hall of Fame comprises a list of nearly 800 iconic and influential releases made between 1905 and 1982.
:: Check out Sundazed’s high-definition vinyl edition of this seminal release here.
ROGER MCGUINN'S PRIVATE BYRDS ARCHIVES TO BE
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Byrds founder and front man Roger McGuinn talks to UNCUT Magazine about Sundazed's upcoming releases of never before issued Byrds material.
If you could swing a deal to get a short stack of killer records by your favorite Sundazed artist, all at the same time, that would have to be a big improvement on buying them individually, right? Well, start swinging for the fences, slugger, because that's exactly the kind of base-clearing deal we have in mind for you.
SUNDAZED/EUPHORIA JAZZ GUITAR PACKAGE DEALS
Talk about a swingin’ deal! Here’s chance to pick up ten selected Sundazed/Euphoria! LPs by some of the all-time geniuses of jazz guitar with these two Jazz Guitar LP Package deals:
SUNDAZED/EUPHORIA Jazz Guitar 5-LP Package Deal No.1
• Wes Montgomery Smokin’ at the Half Note
• Grant Green His Majesty King Funk
• Gabor Szabo Spellbinder
• Mel Brown Chicken Fat
• Kenny Burrell A Night at the Vanguard
SUNDAZED/EUPHORIA Jazz Guitar 5-LP Package Deal No.2
• Jimmy Raney JimmyRaney Visits Paris
• Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith Blue Bash
• Joe Puma Wild Kitten
• Wes Montgomery Movin’ Wes
• Hank Garland Subtle Swing
From the incorrigible garage fanatics at Sundazed Records comes this raging set of ten essential slabs of classic '60s garage rock, presented the way they were originally meant to be heard—on 7" vinyl!!! This is the real stuff, from the golden age of hormone-driven teenage American rock 'n' roll. These ten classic singles and EPs feature a total of 31 classic garage-rock tracks, from the snotty swagger of the Headstones' "24 Hours (Everyday)" to the raucous blueswailing of the Remains' "Diddy Wah Diddy" to the raging raunch of the Bad Roads' "Blue Girl" to the modified Merseybeat of the Spiders' "Why Don't You Love Me" to the frantic intensity of the Shady Days' "I'll Make You Pay." The perfect soundtrack for any turntable-powered rock 'n' roll throwdown!
From the darkest depths of the Sundazed garage vault comes yet another savage ten-platter assault. With more than 30 tracks of vintage '60s garage rock, these all-killer/no-filler singles and EPs deliver a massive, undiluted dose of the authentic garage experience. Encompassing such bona fide teen-trash classics as the Brogues' "I Ain't No Miracle Worker," the Sparkles' "No Friend of Mine," the Shadows of Knight's "I Got My Mojo Working," the New Colony Six's "Last Nite," the Mourning Reign's "Satisfaction Guaranteed," the Others' "Revenge," the Bonniwell Music Machine's "Point of No Return," the Mile Ends' "Bottle Up and Go", Apple-Glass Cyndrom's "Going Wrong," and the Syndicate of Sound "Who'll Be The Next In Line", this mind-bending set will make you party like it's 1966!
The seductive warmth of vinyl: It's the way this music was meant to be heard! If you've always wanted to start a vinyl library of the very best in vintage rock and soul, here's a sweetheart deal you can't resist... Snag all 25 of Sundazed's top-selling LPs—including The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Love's Forever Changes, Otis Redding's The Dock Of The Bay and the Stooges' Funhouse—for an absolute eye-popping price... Add all 25 titles to your library now and save $50 off the regular price of these gems! All are exact repros of the classic original issues from Sundazed, the most successful vinyl-reissue label in the biz... Accurate and beautiful albums, one and all... Welcome to the vibrant world of Sundazed vinyl!
Albert King, Mike Bloomfield, Lowell Fulsom, Otis Rush and Earl Hooker! Five certified Hall of Fame blues-wailing guitar heroes, packaged together to punch you right in the chest with their amp-busting greatness! Where else could you possibly get this much PURE JOY for a mere $69.98! You'll not only get the blues, you'll lose 'em too once you've heard this funky quintet!
Following hot on the heels of our groundbreaking Lost Legends of Surf Guitar series, Sundazed's earth-shaking compilations, Dancehall Stringbusters! Crunchy Guitar Instros from the '60s — Volumes 1 & 2, are an instant Friday afternoon kegger that feature a stunning array of hallowed, guitar-slinging heroes. From the paint-blistering sounds of Link Wray to the reverb-swamped work of Al Casey, Stringbusters spotlights wall-to-wall, rawboned instrumentals from revered guitar heroes like the Fireballs, Wes Dakus, Phil Baugh and Roy Buchanan (undercover here as the Secrets). And we've also added a large helping of forgotten wirebending warriors that are every bit as devastating; Teddy and the Rough Riders, the Riptides, Kathy Lynn and the Playboys, Alan Pierce and the Tone Kings, Bobby Wayne, the Fugitives, the Belmont Five and Jay Bee and the Kats take a back seat to no one. Remarkably, these 20 track compilations, chock-full of growling fretboard mojo, form a cohesive statement through the very attribute they all share: they just can't be pigeon-holed. Rare photos, detailed notes and absolute killer fidelity. No lyric-sheet enclosed.
One of the most exciting things about the recording industry has been the exhilarating evolution of user-friendly technology that just arrives on your doorstep one day, like a large check from a long-lost uncle. Remember a couple of decades back when the compact disc showed up to nestle comfortably alongside those shelves stuffed with cherished LPs? That's just the way we feel today about downloading: It's a vibrant part of our new world...and Sundazed intends to use it in the very best way possible! Rest assured, we will never slacken our torrid release schedule, featuring the coolest vinyl and compact disc releases by artists both revered and rediscovered. Now, we have also started to make choice Sundazed releases available via several prolific online digital retailers. In addition to select Sundazed releases, we'll also offer individual rare and unreleased tracks for downloading, whenever possible. We'll also be creating unique, online-only compilations. And we'll make the downloading process dead-easy for you, too. All you'll have to do is click a button on our website and you'll be instantly transported to your choice of digital retailers ready to take your order. Let's go! ::Click here for a full listing of all titles available for download
Our customers are asking...
What is the source material you've used for your mono 13th Floor Elevators LP???
Bob Irwin replies: Many, many years ago - in fact, during the earliest years of Sundazed - I had extremely brief access to a 1:1 (Summit Sound) copy of the original mono master for the Elevators album; myself and another producer-friend were digging deep in a major label's vault and came across a huge load (hundreds?... thousands?) of ancient analog tapes, all undocumented, that were apparently intended for record-club use, (or had been submitted to the label/club for release consideration). Thankfully - with a wonderfully cooperative librarian's help - I quietly copied the reel (to 30ips 1/2" analog tape), because when I went to see if I could again extricate it just a few months ago, I was informed that all of those particular record-club tapes had been "scrapped nearly 15 years ago"... (And you can't believe some of the other things that were in there - it would make you cry...)
Admittedly, the reel was in less-than-stellar shape in some spots, ie: due to an improper wind, some of the endings of songs by the leader tape exhibited oxide-loss issues, etc.. When mastering our album, rather than pulling the fader early (as I believe has been done on all other versions of this release currently available), I sourced and attached approximately four endings/fade-outs, each less than 6 seconds, from a mint, mono, original I.A. pressing of the album.
As far as we're concerned, our new mono vinyl version is the best sounding Elevators master currently in existence. By far. The release, which KILLS in mono, to the best of my knowledge, has NEVER been reissued in anything but the less-powerful, less-exciting stereo mix. Again, we feel that the Sundazed mono vinyl of the Elevators album is positively DEADLY! Mono, mono, mono!!!
UPCOMING RELEASES
August 2008: High-Definition Vinyl:
• GARY USHER: Barefoot Adventure 2-LP Set
• LINK WRAY: White Lightning: Lost Cadence Sessions ’58
• DAVIE ALLAN & THE ARROWS: Cycle Breed
• JERRY COLE AND HIS SPACEMEN: Surf Age
Compact Disc:
• GARY USHER: Barefoot Adventure 2-CD Set
UGLY THINGS #27
Co-headlining our big cover story this time are The Who and The Small Faces as Andy Neill reports on their controversial ’68 tour of Australia and New Zealand, complete with an array of WOW-inducing unpublished photos.
Also, for the first time anywhere, the story of Garden Grove garage rock teens The Spats (“She Done Moved,” “Gator Tails & Monkey Ribs”), Brooklyn, NY psych rockers The Koala, and ‘70s NYC punks The Victims. Also on tap, Jon Savage’s revealing interview with Beatles publicist Derek Taylor about Brian Epstein, a conversation with Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine, drop-dead delicious Sixties beat girl/style icon Gillian Hills, R&B songwriting genius Alonzo B Willis, Mike Hudson of the Pagans, and Johan Kugelberg’s countdown of the best junkshop Glam Rock discs.
And there’s more… Sixties garage rock a-go-go with The Heard (“Stop It Baby”), The Persuaders, The Lost Souls, plus more Garage Rock history from California’s Inland Empire. Also: Exotic beat music from Chile and Venezuela, Jack Downing & the Other Side, and Ade Blackburn of Clinic picks his all-time Psychedelic Top 10. All this and more—including, of course, our extensive review section, covering all the latest reissues and music-related books and DVDs.
Sundazed Music, along with the members of Moby Grape and their management, regret to announce that Sundazed has discontinued the sale and distribution of the first three Moby Grape titles, "Moby Grape," "Wow" and "Grape Jam." The two remaining albums, "Moby Grape '69" and "Truly Fine Citizen," will continue to be available from Sundazed.These titles were manufactured under license for Sundazed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. It was Sony BMG Music Entertainment's decision to cease production of the first three titles, as a result of a longstanding and ongoing dispute over control of the Moby Grape album catalogue between Sony BMG Music Entertainment and an outside party.As Moby Grape's fans are well aware, the band's career has long been dogged by business disputes far beyond the musicians' control. These issues have contributed to keeping the band's music out of print for lengthy periods—a situation that Sundazed Music had hoped to redress with its exhaustive Moby Grape reissue series.Sony BMG's decision comes as a surprise to Moby Grape and Sundazed, to say the least. Both band and label had invested considerable time, energy and attention into reissuing these albums with the respect and loving care that they have always deserved, and were excited to have the opportunity to make this music available once again to old and new fans.We at Sundazed are disappointed to be unable to continue to distribute the first three Moby Grape titles, but we remain honored to have "Moby Grape '69" and "Truly Fine Citizen" as part of the Sundazed catalogue.
7" VINYL!!!
The 45 RPM single — a revered record format that Sundazed will keep functional forever! Micro Grooves spinning on a turntable with fuzzed-out mayhem blurting from your tiny speakers. How good can it get?
Stephen McParland is a well-known and well-respected figure in both the record collecting and musical research and documentation fields - an acknowledged worldwide expert on surf music and its related musical offshoots.
Currently, Stephen operates California Music, incorporating CMusic Publishing and CMusic Archives; the former responsible for publishing Stephen prodigious output of books; and the latter a resource for record companies, print media, film, and TV companies needing material in the field of surf and hot-rod music.
The Technicolor Web of Sound is a leader in playing the best 60s psychedelic rock music ever recorded, from the obvious classics to incredibly obscure gems that have long been forgotten. To complement the comprehensive playlist, TWOS also includes authentic, vintage 60s period radio commercials, news bites and DJ drop-ins. While you're listening, be sure to visit the TWOS website at www.techwebsound.comto look up artist info, chat in the forum, sign the guestbook, or surf our links page.
The best of the Liverpool Five
Smokin' at the Half Note
Movin' Wes
A Night at the Vanguard
Blue Bash!
America’s Lost Band, director Michael Stitch’s new documentary about New England garage legends the Remains, will make its world premiere at the 2008 Boston Film Festival in September.
The film includes narration by J. Geils Band front man Peter Wolf and in-depth interviews with band leader Barry Tashian and the other Remains as well as members of the Lost and other Northeast '60s garage bands. Using rare film and video footage and newly shot scenes, America’s Lost Band follows the Remains from their early days as a local act through their appearance on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show,” their fabled opening slot on the Beatles’ final tour, and finally to their recent and triumphant reunion.
Peter Wolf is set to appear at the premiere, as are members of the Lost.
For screening times and further details, please visit
In conjunction with Sony-BMG/Legacy Recordings, Sundazed is proud to announce the issue of the gatefold triple LP edition of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue on high-definition blue-colored vinyl!
Chris Darrow of THE KALEIDOSCOPE talks with Sundazed's Jud Cost about his life and times with The Kaleidoscope.....
The American Recording Academy recently selected Love’s classic 1967 album Forever Changes to receive the coveted Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have “qualitative or historical significance,” the Grammy Hall of Fame comprises a list of nearly 800 iconic and influential releases made between 1905 and 1982.
Following hot on the heels of our groundbreaking Lost Legends of Surf Guitar series, Sundazed's earth-shaking compilations, Dancehall Stringbusters! Crunchy Guitar Instros from the '60s — Volumes 1 & 2, are an instant Friday afternoon kegger that feature a stunning array of hallowed, guitar-slinging heroes. From the paint-blistering sounds of Link Wray to the reverb-swamped work of Al Casey, Stringbusters spotlights wall-to-wall, rawboned instrumentals from revered guitar heroes like the Fireballs, Wes Dakus, Phil Baugh and Roy Buchanan (undercover here as the Secrets). And we've also added a large helping of forgotten wirebending warriors that are every bit as devastating; Teddy and the Rough Riders, the Riptides, Kathy Lynn and the Playboys, Alan Pierce and the Tone Kings, Bobby Wayne, the Fugitives, the Belmont Five and Jay Bee and the Kats take a back seat to no one. Remarkably, these 20 track compilations, chock-full of growling fretboard mojo, form a cohesive statement through the very attribute they all share: they just can't be pigeon-holed. Rare photos, detailed notes and absolute killer fidelity. No lyric-sheet enclosed.
One of the most exciting things about the recording industry has been the exhilarating evolution of user-friendly technology that just arrives on your doorstep one day, like a large check from a long-lost uncle. Remember a couple of decades back when the compact disc showed up to nestle comfortably alongside those shelves stuffed with cherished LPs? That's just the way we feel today about downloading: It's a vibrant part of our new world...and Sundazed intends to use it in the very best way possible! Rest assured, we will never slacken our torrid release schedule, featuring the coolest vinyl and compact disc releases by artists both revered and rediscovered. Now, we have also started to make choice Sundazed releases available via several prolific online digital retailers. In addition to select Sundazed releases, we'll also offer individual rare and unreleased tracks for downloading, whenever possible. We'll also be creating unique, online-only compilations. And we'll make the downloading process dead-easy for you, too. All you'll have to do is click a button on our website and you'll be instantly transported to your choice of digital retailers ready to take your order. Let's go!
Co-headlining our big cover story this time are The Who and The Small Faces as Andy Neill reports on their controversial ’68 tour of Australia and New Zealand, complete with an array of WOW-inducing unpublished photos.
Sundazed Music, along with the members of Moby Grape and their management, regret to announce that Sundazed has discontinued the sale and distribution of the first three Moby Grape titles, "Moby Grape," "Wow" and "Grape Jam." The two remaining albums, "Moby Grape '69" and "Truly Fine Citizen," will continue to be available from Sundazed.These titles were manufactured under license for Sundazed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. It was Sony BMG Music Entertainment's decision to cease production of the first three titles, as a result of a longstanding and ongoing dispute over control of the Moby Grape album catalogue between Sony BMG Music Entertainment and an outside party.As Moby Grape's fans are well aware, the band's career has long been dogged by business disputes far beyond the musicians' control. These issues have contributed to keeping the band's music out of print for lengthy periods—a situation that Sundazed Music had hoped to redress with its exhaustive Moby Grape reissue series.Sony BMG's decision comes as a surprise to Moby Grape and Sundazed, to say the least. Both band and label had invested considerable time, energy and attention into reissuing these albums with the respect and loving care that they have always deserved, and were excited to have the opportunity to make this music available once again to old and new fans.We at Sundazed are disappointed to be unable to continue to distribute the first three Moby Grape titles, but we remain honored to have "Moby Grape '69" and "Truly Fine Citizen" as part of the Sundazed catalogue.
The 45 RPM single — a revered record format that Sundazed will keep functional forever! Micro Grooves spinning on a turntable with fuzzed-out mayhem blurting from your tiny speakers. How good can it get?
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