Artist: The Knots
Track: Action
Album: Heartbreaker b/w Action 7″
Year: 1980
Label: Ideal Records
Notes: The other side of their only 7″ single. This recording features the addition of a synthesizer that the label decided to include without consulting the band. For the other side of the 7″ and a little history, go here.
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Artist: The Cherry Drops
Track: Outta’ Sight
Album: Everything’s Groovy
Year: 2013
Label: MuSick Recordings
Notes: As their website says, a “Retro Power Pop Band.” Evan Foster (The Boss Martians) on guitars.
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Artist: Cult Hero
Track: I Dig You
Album: I’m a Cult Hero/I Dig You 7”
Year: 1979
Label: Fiction Records
Notes: A fun track with an odd back story: 10 contributing musicians, including a local mailman on lead vocals and Robert Smith’s two sisters. And Robert Smith (The Cure). And Porl Thompson (The Cure). And Simon Gallup (The Cure). And Lol Tolhurst (The Cure). And Michael Dempsey (The Cure). And Matthieu Hartley (The Cure).
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Artist: The Chevelles
Track: Get It On
Album: Accelerator
Year: 2008
Label: Wicked Cool Records
Notes: Aussie garage rock-vets with a scorching track off their first US album.
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Artist: The Dictators
Track: Stay With Me
Album: Bloodbrothers
Year: 1978
Label: Asylum Records
Notes: A rocking track off of the Bronx-punks third album.
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Artist: The Graham Bond Organisation
Track: Harmonica
Album: Gonks Go Beat Official Soundtrack
Year: 1965
Label: RPM-Retro
Notes: The song starts 54 seconds into the recording. It’s worth the wait. Awesome and rocking sound from Jack Bruce & Ginger Bakers’ pre-Cream band.
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Artist: Demolition 23
Track: The Scum Lives On
Album: Demolition 23
Year: 1994
Label: Music for Nations
Notes: Some former-members of Hanoi Rocks pay tribute to dead punks and proto-punks.
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Artist: Splodgenessabounds
Track: Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please
Album: Simon Templer 7”
Year: 1980
Label: Deram Records
Notes: This should be the English national anthem….
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Artist: Crazy Elephant
Track: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’
Album: Crazy Elephant
Year: 1969
Label: Bell Records
Notes: Bubble gum never tasted so good from this short-lived, studio-based pop band.
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Artist: Paul Westerberg
Track: Everything Goes Wrong
Album: Come Feel Me Tremble DVD
Year: 2003
Label: Vagrant Records
Notes: A very Replacements-esque track from a guy who swore off making Replacements-esque tracks. Only available on the album’s DVD. Which is a shame.
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