...since th' 'rediscovery' o' th'blues back in those long gone hazeedaze o' six oh times its been like a mission to certain parties to clean it up one way or 'nother...sanitizin it by endless sqeaky clean recordin until th'essential lifeblood has all but disappeared...lookin in a store sellin blues records these daze aint worth th'effort cos it gonna be th'same ol faces gradually light'nin th'sound until its transparent...no rough edge recordin, no spur o' th'moment hit'n miss riffin, no nothin to make it excitin...just deadly dull from th'getgo till it ends, one completely predictable yawn...apologists say its cos there aint no hard times no more, brotha, these cats lookin in th'wrong direction with heavy lead blinkers cos theres hard times everywhere knockin cats back every minit...well there is hope here'n there'n cats like t-model got their finger on some pulse beat cos this biskit recorded in 97 is gotta be some o' th'most hotcha rent party rakkit this side o' yesterday...cats gotta dig t's bluesman credentials to know this is th'real deal...when this was laid down he thinx he was aged 75 ('n him'n his drummer play 8hour gigs at saturday nite jooks when he feels inclined to boooogee), was ploughin fields when he was 11'n got mixed up in some dang'rous bizniz'n done some time on a chaingang in later years...cats diggin th'attakk rakkit o' tommy mcclennan/howlin wolf/edgar broughton/don van vliet/stackwaddy need look no further cos its all here piled up high 'n ready to roll...a magnificent peice o' grist that he can be mytee proud o'...
...when this chippa wax dropped in late 65 th' folk revival was on its last doin's as bob had shown th' new way was to rock up th' lyrix 'n make th' sound urgent 'n vibrant...this is a good look at some cats who for one reason or 'nother would'nt last th' course but when this was taped this was th' state o' play...dick farina (1/3) pat sky (4/5) bruce murdoch (6/9) dave cohen (10/12)...
...when th' punk sensation took off 'n went outtanational 'n totally mersh th' dogs called it a day in mid 78 but it weren't too long before they regrouped 'n gave it 'nther go...their first gig was at th' factory 'n is where this wax was taped... ruff'n ready recordin suits th' ruff'n ready sound o' back street pummel these cats laid down...spiritually they stretched back to stoogian riffin 'n early budgie/hawkwind thud rock 'n tried to marry it to beer swillin punk o' urban city xistence...good stuff...
...yet 'nother pileup dose o' bleet 'n beat from th' street as th' premier peoples combo give out some hot blastin riffarama to take a cat to inner/outta space...basement level speed 'n copious 'mounts o' hash ensured 'nother fine collision o' sonix gurglin around th' universe...comes complete with th' urban geurilla 45 'n coupla other nescessary hotcha rakkitz...th' total bizniz once 'gain
...viewed at th' time in th' late 70's by th' closed mind elay scenesters as a joke, anti-scene 'n unnescessarily negative this combo got dissed more'n their fair share which o' course bother'd them not a jot cos they knew that was th' reaction th' suburban punk skwares 'n self appointed flag wavers would bestow upon them...cats in more free thinkin frame o' mind heard a diff'rent aggro completely...one that had some o' th' most hypocrisy hatin lyrix yet heard...lee ving 'n his collegues had no time for anyone that thought th' country they were livin in was a satisfactory 'n desirable place...they discussed in no uncertain terms th' uncarin society that xisted all around from th' lowest civilians to th' scum that clung to power with powerful rock'n'roll buzzbomb attakk...every tune hits its target right dead center 'n xplodes leavin preconcieved ideas in bits...still needed today 'n only more so everyday cos nothin has changed, just got more distorted as th' truth is evermore buried beneath meanin'less language...one o' th' most important social rockin documents produced in th' western world...
...mind fryin 'n wig liftin psychodelik splatta recorded 04/27/97 at th' terrastock fest...a 40minit voyage 'round a tripped out cosmoz o' feedback shreeek'd avantrock from th' ballroom at th' end o' th' universe...cats remembrin th' skronk rock post punk infatuation that spread thru th' avantfreejazz underground o' th' late 70's/80's might'n be hep to borbetomagus from downtown enwhycee in which case will bedown with th' fact that th' geetar manglas from said combo 're skrapin up th' magnificent blastin rakkit here...a my-tee-fine temporal destroyin bubblin brew o' heavy syrup...
...theres been a few cashin 'n boot versions o' this great rockin slab due to th' impression that th' first release was a bit too muddy 'n basement...thats just a matter o' taste 'n audio snobbin shouldn't come into hot swill rock'n'slop...this one is th' mix that thunders knocked together in 3nights in '83 'n th' mix is still cellar dwella cool but johnnys copped th' opportunity to clean his geetar sound somewhat 'n th' result shows he's hep rockin geetar slinger with a real love o' th' instrument 'n a good grasp o' th' history o' th' way th' sounds had developed in th' previous two decades...still more suitable to cats o' th' rockin persuasion 'n not th' hi-fi bores...comes with a diff'rent trk order 'n two bonus cuts that come from th' original tapes but left off th' first go round...
...th' great thang about this outfit is that in amongst all th' free spirit splatta 'n splunk 'n shreekin skronk is th' fact that a hep cat can find th' history o' jazz pokin thru all th' rakkit...one moment n'awlins 1921 is ref'renced 'n later it's 1942 bop on 125th street enwhycee...this wax was laid down 06/23/69 in gay par-ree when th' euro trad o' free thinkin democracy hit 'n they became th' AEC makin clear everyone had equal say in th' makin o' this skweel fest...
...back in th' very late seven ohs up in da boogiedown this funky fresh crew along with their deejayz baron 'n breakout 'n th' sound system th' mighty mighty sasquatch were on a good night #1 'n never really droppin below #3 in th' party rockin league...'nth generation mix tapes that circulated th' area at th' time reveal a totally commited group o' enthooseeastik teens rockin 'n rhymin da house to th' delight o' th' whole room...here 're th' hot jointz they were allow'd to offer th' world at large...jack up th' soundz 'n party harty brotha...
...second elpee from this friendly bunch o' hollywood freakz whose main aim o' th' day was scorin good weed 'n bein mellow fellows...some real fun stoner lyrix backed up with some spiffin blues rock choogle make this a hep listen...added bonus for west coast heads is th' fact that 3 future little feat 're present on various cuts...proper swell groove brotha...
...xperimental dubbed post punk funkas that came to semi underground prominence for a few moons in th' early 80's...this mysterious combo did trancedout psychodelik gigs in near darkness with lights 'n camouflage nettin obsurin their presence lettin th' sound 'n vibes transmit th' communication...this is a biscuit from y2k when they reformed in again semi obscurity...many cats have tried this jazzy wobbly 'lastik funk since their early daze but not too many done it better...good enuff for pharoah sanders to have a blow on trx 4/9...to be played after a bong hit with th' lights dimmed...
...here th' night tripper channels 200year ol' voodoo funk into a bowl o' moonlit graveyard psychodelik gumbo ' stirs 'til th' right trance conditions 're found 'n th' alignment 'o time 'n space 're ready to reveal secrets for heads willin to receive...th' doctors finest period for takin th' ancient vibe 'n layin it down for cats across th' hep world...not too many diskz have th' power like this one...
...accordin to legend this here combo recorded 'n elpee for a small label in 'n around late 66 but th' tapes have been lost so who knows th' full sp on that this late in th' game...anyhows what is knowed pretty much is they'd been knockin out a hybrid rockin country roll since formin so by th'time this wax was cut they'd got fairly proficient at gettin a genuine sound...released in early 68 just as gram was gettin cozy with th' byrds so no promotion was offered th' disk 'n it flopped into bargin bins as a cutout 'n some heads got lucky...cats with a keen sense o' whats up should check th' motion flix 'russians are comin' 'n 'th' trip' in which they do th' theme 'n appear (overdubbed song from electric flag) respektively...
...time for all fingapoppin daddys to flip their lid 'n get some rockin down to th' sox...xcellent waxin from one o' th' masters o' th' ol' rockabop...shakin a tailfeather aint 'n opshun its a requirement that cant be ignored whilst this plattas goin round...jump back jack its spin city dad where there aint no skwares allowed...
...this cat isa bit o' a mad scientist type cos he digs on inventin his own instuments 'n utilizin 'em...on this disk he uses a thingamajig called th' drum buddy 'n he also managed to unload a few in th' market place...th' rakkit is basically offkilta new wave fed thru a blur 'o funkee noise but not too commercial to make it gimmiky drag...deffo up for a few spinz, nicely nice 'n spiffin...
...nice cool avant prog recorded over 18months in th' early 80's down denver way...some might wonder if'n they'd been list'nin to a bit too much francis vincent but theres enuff o' their personality on this to keep it real...last cut employs 2 poems by 'n unknown poet that were found in th' trash, which isa hep dada move...
...one o' those disks that popped up in bargin bins in th' early 70's in th' more hep urban locales 'n o' course got snapped up by th' more astute busto-crusto heads...this enwhycee combo is a mixture o'some or all o' th' followin styles then prevalent in 68 when this wax dropped: folkrock/psychfolk/baroquepop/avantrock/acidrock 'n yet at th' same time its none o' them cos they deffo got a sound thats them 'n no-one else...once a cat has heard this it aint somethin thats forgotten cos th' multitude o' ideas in th' tunes makes it a strong candidate for multiple spins...one elpee that these cats had obviously been listenin to a lot is th' fabs revolver, speshly th' more painted dreams inner space grooves that perculated nicely here 'n there...very interestin disk still worth some attention 'n its nice use o' stereo makes it a great peice o' groovesville sixoh list'nin...
...if'n a cat aint got the first two slabs by this florida country rock geetar assault aggro this is a mighty handy place to get some fine beerswillin riffin in one hit...th' top tuneage from those two disks plus a smattering from later years (tho' only th' better cuts)...whoever put this together did a fine job in keepin th' rubbish songs well away...my-tee-fine effort brotha, worth diggin in...
...even cats with a down on this combo gotta dig this tribute to anglo metal rakkit...covers o' cool swill by diamondhead/holocaust/budgie/plus misfits 'n k.joke are given a total 'nthooseeastik pummelin...earfillin geetar blastz 'n a crakkin drum thwakk 'n thump make this a fantastik 25minits that finishes too kwik...really good sound so this a spiffin spin...rek-oh-mended...
...because they'd been playin 'n recording for a coupla years together this is possibly more composed 'n slightly less chaos 'n splunk than th' first elpee,tho' only in relative terms cos this is still a venom slab 'n there aint too many with that xakt sound, its still fulla thunder, thump 'n thud (plus fun sense o' humor which their copyists missed by a hell o' a yard or more)...goodly amount o' geetar skreeechin 'n riffin to keep all rockin cats happy until its time to spin again...
...hifalutin hi-fi-sters 'n cats with a possible noise'phobic disposition might wanna reach for some strong medication before settin this slab rollin...recorded on a wack cassette 'n left to festa in mark e.'s cupboard for 2decades this has a total underground basement sound with skweels 'n dropout 'n stereo manglin 'n roarin, this's some incredible raw documentary o' this combos dronin pummel rakkit...recorded at stretford civic centre 23/12/77 with a stonkin set list includin bingo master/psycho mafia/hey fascist/dresden dolls 'n a real messy 6minit louie louie...added bonus o' this chaos is th' fact that th' audience get involved enuff to throw beer at th' band 'n mark takes it all in his stride...a great chance to get a lugful o' this xcellent early avant punk slop...
...it must be said that th' sound kwality o' this boot aint th' highest but th' historical value far outweighs any hi-fi snob'ry so with that in mind a cat can settle down for a chippa funky time 'n th' dead sure get funky tonight (with james cotton on th' bill they gotta pull out th' stops brotha) with some good stretchin out ina pychoballroom fashion...givin th' poster a peep any hepcat can dig this was a fine fine night o' great sound 'n nicely varied which is somethin' that dont happen any too often in todays cuboid lovin world...
...3rd elpee from these elay punksters dropped in early 67 just in time to cash in on th' 'mergin flower power craze that was hittin...xtremely cool sounds that really need th' ol' cans to get that xtra buzz...some punk snobs dont wanna deal with this one as its a bit off th' trax thats normally trodden by this combo what with th'sound o' xtra instuments in th' background that help give it that hep summer o' love vibration, but if'n a cat reads th' liner notes they'll see that any other sounds not 'manatin from th' group is purely in th' list'ners head, so that clears that up...great wax 'n still lots o' fun with skys up to th' minit flower poetry...
...take a trip on th' ol' temporal soopah highway back to when th' whole new musik thang was kickin off 'n end up at th' avalon ballroom th' evenin o' may19 nineteen66 n' dig a hep frisco combo layin down some funky r'n'b/country blues 'n ragged rock'n'roll...pigs organ work features thruout which is real nice 'n considerin th' age 'n source o' this chippa boot th' sound is pretty decent 'n with th' amp on max a cat can be real blissed for over 'n hour...recommended to all west coast psych rangers 'n hep historians everywhere...
...jacks first go at fusin some poetry with musik happened kinda haphazard as this session was for jack just to read 'n that didn't gel too well so it was suggested to bring steve in to lay down some mellow keys for jack to vibe 'n riff off...whats cool about this is that when jack fluffs a line its been left in, today that would be done over until any life has been crushed from th' poem (style over substance is whats needed today 'cordin to th' cubes)...very nice 'n sounds like gone reality in this day 'n age...
...this was jacks second wax 'n with this he knew more o' what he wanted th' disk to sound like...he spesly asked for al 'n zoot to blow with 'n 'round him 'n it works over on side two real nice as they run thru th' frisco blues stretchin to 23 choruses...when th' sesh was over th' sax cats just split without talkin to jack or list'nin to a playback 'n 'cordin to legend jack was real dragged at this as well he might...obviously zoot 'n al just thought it was two hours bread 'n off, no need to hang with th' king o' th' beats...anyhows this dont take 'way th' fact that this is well cool groove 'n real nice late at night as th' weed 'n wine flow in th' garret o' bohoville...
