The Barracudas - Wait For Everything (1991)

The Barracudas - Wait For Everything (1991)

Artist...............: Barracudas
Album................: Wait for everything
Genre................: Surf, Garage

Artwork By [Design] - Aerographics , Dave O'Malley , Jay Crowley
Backing Vocals [Additional] - Surfin Lungs, The*
Bass, Backing Vocals - Steve Robinson (2)
Drums, Backing Vocals - Jay Posner
Engineer - Hugh Griffiths (5) , Paul Coleman (2)
Guitar, Backing Vocals - Robin Wills
Lead Vocals - Jeremy Gluck
Producer - Andy Shernoff
Written-By - J. Gluck* (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11) , R. Wills* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11) , S. Robinson* (tracks: 5, 6, 10)


Jeremy Gluck was a Canadian who lived in London and had early sing in band called The Yohawks and The New Master Race. In London he and Robin Wills (ex- Lou Chysler et Les Noustiquaries) formed R.A.F. but it didn't took long before they changed the name to The Barracudas. Name was taken from an old The Standells song. The line-up was: Jeremy Gluck (vocals), Robin Wills (guitar & vocals), David Buckley (bass & vocals) and Nick Turner (drums). Band style in the beginning was some kind of neo-surf & punk.
 The Barracudas supported band like the Clash and U.K. Subs and when record companies didn't seems to be interested in the band the made a D.I.Y. single I Want My Woody Back. This single was a minor hit and band was soon signed to Zonophone (sub-label of EMI). To EMI they recorded bunch of fine neo-surf song like Summer Fun and (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again and two sided (UP = surf punk and DOWN = dark stuff) LP Drop Out with the Barracudas.
 After Drop Out Nick Turner left to join the Lords of the New Church, also David Buckley leave the band. New members where Jim Dickson (bass; ex- Surivors) and Graham Potter (drums). Band style became some sort of garage-rock. Chris Wilson (ex- Flamin’ Groovies) joined the band in 1982. Albums Meantime and Endeavour to Preserve, were released only in France. In 1984 Graham left the band and Mark Sheppard come to drums.
 January 2 1985 the band disbanded because of general frustration: no record deal, no money, few gigs. After 'cudas Jeremy Gluck made some solo records and formed The Civilisation Machine, Rob Wills new band was called The Fortunate Son, Chris Wilson formed Rock' n' Roll Gypsies. Time went on and The Barracudas still was a big cult name (many demo & live records were released) so it was time to reform in 1989 with line-up: Jeremy Gluck (lead vocals), Robin Wills (guitar), Steve Robinson (bass) and Jay Posner (drums). With this line-up they did make great Wait fo Everything LP and last for two years, before break up again.
 Jeremy Gluck tells about the end: "After Wait fo Everything it became clear that we had neither the money nor opoortunity to really keep going and, after some demos and so on, decided to just let things end. We played our last show in Madrid in spring of 1993, a very messy affair (captured on the Live in Madrid Again cd) that was part of Record Runner's 10th anniversary celebration. Robin wrote some more songs, some quite good....but in 1994 I moved out of London to the south coast of Wales, where I live now very happily with my wife, children and dog, and pursue very different interests (see my Web page). Robin lives in London still, has 2 kids...the usual  Steve lives there too, working in a great vintage guitar shop.... So that is the end of the story! I suppose we did alright for a cult group..." (hiljaiset.sci.fi/punknet/barrac_e.htm)


Tracklist:

1 I Thought You Sounded That Way Yesterday 3:50
2 Throwin' It All Away 3:33
3 Can't Get Away From You 2:57
4 Wait For Everything 2:51
5 Outside My Door 3:19
6 One From The Heart 3:27
Lead Vocals - Steve Robinson (2)
7 She's Alive 2:28
8 It Don't Matter Now 3:10
9 Burke & Wills 2:59
Lead Vocals - Robin Wills
10 I'm The One 3:19
Lead Vocals - Steve Robinson (2)
11 The Best Years
Playing Time.........: 01:08:08


The Barracudas - Wait For Everything (1991)

The Five Americans - Western Union (2006)

The Five Americans - Western Union (2006)

1. Western Union 2:38
2. Good Times 1:59
3. Zip Code 3:18
4. I'm Feeling O.K. 2:25
5. It's A Cryin' Shame 2:34
6. The Train 3:17
7. Evol-Not Love 2:24
8. Slippin' And Slidin' 1:58
9. Reality 2:19
10. Tell Ann I Love Her 2:13
11. Sound Of Love 2:29
12. No Communication 2:13
13. Say That You Love Me 1:47
14. It's You Girl 2:04
15. I See The Light 2:13
16. Don't Blame Me 2:10
17. Big Cities 3:12
18. Stop Light 2:24
19. Virginia Girl 2:27
20. 7-30 Guided Tour 2:40

The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (1967)

The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (1967)

1. River Deep, Moutain High 3:59
2. Do You Have A Soul (Edited LP Version) 2:41
3. Saturday Night 3:27
4. You Me, We Love 3:23
5. Pretty Girl 2:17
6. Friday On My Mind 2:43
7. Happy Is The Man 2:43
8. Hound Dog 3:19
9. Who'll Be The One 2:38
10. Made My Bed Gonna Lie In It 2:08
11. Remember Sam 2:34
12. See Line Woman 3:16
13. Heaven And Hell 2:43

The Bystanders - Birth Of Man (1990)

The Bystanders - Birth Of Man (1990)

Label: See For Miles

One of the few Welsh bands to release records on a fairly regular basis in the mid to late '60s, the Bystanders are chiefly notable not for their own derivative music, but because they evolved into the Welsh progressive rock group Man. As the Bystanders, they managed to release eight singles in the U.K. between 1965 and 1968, competently plugging into Merseybeat, blue-eyed soul, and harmony pop trends without developing any clear vision of their own or landing any superb material. Slight psychedelic hues colored some of their final tracks, which pointed the way into more original and progressive directions that the group would embrace when it mutated into Man.

The Bystanders formed long before the dawn of Man in the South Wales town of Merthyr Tydfil in 1962. They made one Merseybeat-Four Seasons hybrid single for the independent Pylot label (in fact, it was the only record the company ever released) in 1965 before picking up a new manager, George Cooper, who had handled major British pre-Beatles rock singers Joe Brown and Marty Wilde. In 1966 they got a contract with Pye, who put out seven singles by the group over the next couple of years without breaking them as a significant seller.

Perhaps, surprisingly given their later excursions in Man, the Bystanders were very much a pop group, giving the impression of sailing whichever way the wind was blowing, and writing little of their own material. Their early singles showed the pronounced influence of American harmony groups with high vocal lines, such as the Four Seasons, Beach Boys, and lesser known pop acts like the Happenings. In 1967 and 1968 they moved into somewhat more sophisticated, but still poppy, material that recalled the fluff of late '60s California sunshine pop. The group, which had not recorded any of their own compositions prior to 1968 (except on their debut single), finally did write their two final B-sides, which staked out a psychedelic pop direction. With the departure of singer Vic Oakley and the addition of guitarists Deke Leonard and Martin Ace (both from the Dream) in the late '60s, the Bystanders changed their name to Man and embarked on a different course.

1. That's The End 2:33
2. This Time 1:41
3. (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself 2:27
4. Have I Offended The Girl 2:33
5. My Love-Come Home 2:24
6. If You Walk Away 2:20
7. 98.6 3:21
8. Stubborn Kind Of Fellow 3:07
9. Royal Blue Summer Sunshine Day 3:15
10. Royal Blue Summer Sunshine Day (Previously Unreleased) 3:13
11. Make Up Your Mind 2:56
12. Pattern People 2:44
13. Green Grass 2:01
14. When Jezamine Goes 3:17
15. Cave Of Clear Light 3:44
16. This World Is My World 2:23
17. Painting The Time 2:31

The Buckinghams - Time & Changes/Portraits (1999)

The Buckinghams - Time & Changes/Portraits (1999)

1. Don't You Care (Gary Beisbier; James William Guercio; Jimmy Holvay) 2:32
2. Why Don't You Love Me (Gary Beisbier; Jimmy Holvay) 2:29
3. The Married Life (James William Guercio) 2:49
4. Remember (James William Guercio) 2:30
5. You Are Gone (James William Guercio) 3:33
6. And Our Love (James William Guercio) 2:40
7. I'll Be Back (John Lennon; Paul McCartney) 2:49
8. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Joe Zawinul; Johnny "Guitar" Watson) 2:25
9. Pitied Be the Dragon Hunter (James William Guercio; L.D. Fitzgerald) 3:44
10. Foreign Policy (James William Guercio) 4:21
11. Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) (Gary Beisbier; Jimmy Holvay) 4:08
12. Susan (Gary Beisbier; Jimmy Holvay) 3:08
13. We Just Know (Carl Giammarese; Dennis Tufano; Marty Grebb; Nick Fortune) 2:52
14. The Mail (Marty Grebb) 1:19
15. I Love All of the Girls (B. Grebb; M. Grebb) 3:24
16. C'mon Home (M. Grebb) 2:48
17. Have You Noticed You're Alive 2:55
18. Inside Looking Out (Dennis Tufano; Marty Grebb) 2:58
19. Big Business Advisor (Marty Grebb) 3:02
20. Just Because I've Fallen Down (Dennis Tufano; Marty Grebb) 4:40
21. Have You Noticed You're Alive (Reprise) 1:47
22. Just Because I've Fallen Down (Dennis Tufano; Marty Grebb) 4:13
23. Any Place in Here (Dennis Tufano; Marty Grebb) 2:03
24. Any Place in Here (Reprise) (Dennis Tufano; Marty Grebb) 1:32

The Buckinghams - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - A Collection (1991)

The Buckinghams - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - A Collection (1991)

AMG Biography
by Bill Dahl

If everyone on the northwest side of Chicago who claims to have hung out with the Buckinghams during their heyday had faithfully bought all their releases, the rock group might have sold more records than the Beatles.

Popular attractions while still in high school, the quintet changed its name from the Pulsations to the Buckinghams to reflect the British Invasion craze and signed with Chicago's USA Records in 1966. Backing Dennis Tufano's buoyant lead vocals with prominent harmonies and punchy soul-styled brass, the group came across the wistful "Kind of a Drag," and in short order, the Buckinghams had a million-selling pop chart-topper on their hands. They quickly graduated to recording for Columbia.

As long as songwriter Jim Holvay supplied more material of the same high quality as "Kind of a Drag," the Buckinghams were sitting pretty. Holvay cowrote "Don't You Care," "Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)," and the pseudo-psychedelic "Susan," and they all proved to be major hits for the band. The group's R&B roots surfaced on a vocal adaptation of Cannonball Adderley's jazz standard "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," their second-biggest hit.

But the Buckinghams' fortunes soon changed drastically -- one of the top-selling rock groups of 1967, they managed only one hit after early 1968, and by 1970 the group was kaput. Two original members, guitarist Carl Giammarese and bassist Nick Fortuna, have since revived the Buckinghams for oldies tours.

Tracklist:

1. Kind Of A Drag 2:09
2. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 2:08
3. I've Been Wrong Before 1:56
4. I'll Go Crazy 2:09
5. I Call Your Name 2:13
6. Makin' Up And Breakin' Up 2:13
7. Don't You Care 2:30
8. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 2:49
9. Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) 2:50
10. Susan 2:57
11. Back In Love Again 2:26
12. You Misunderstand Me 2:29
13. Where Did You Come From 2:35
14. This Is How Much I Love You 2:43
15. It's A Beautiful Day (For Lovin') 2:56
16. Difference Of Opinion 4:01
17. I Got A Feelin' 3:26
18. You 4:14

The Broken Jug - William (1986)

The Broken Jug - William (1986)

Glitterhouse GR 0664
out of print lp of this outstanding German band

1. A1-William-cr 1:46
2. A2-High Flyin' Bird-cr 2:11
3. A3-Son Of A Gun-cr 2:15
4. A4-Not Guilty-cr 2:04
5. A5-1970-cr 4:31
6. A6-Blackberry Jug Reprise-cr 1:22
7. B1-Promised Land-cr 2:38
8. B2-Theme From William-cr 1:09
9. B3-Feel About You-cr 2:58
10. B4-It's Gonna Rain-cr 2:16
11. B5-1523 Blair-cr 3:40
12. B6-Never Alone-cr 2:14
13. B7-Son Of A Gunfire-cr 2:16

The British Modbeats - Mod ... Is The British Modbeats (1967)

The British Modbeats - Mod ... Is The British Modbeats (1967)

1. Watcha Gonna Do About It 2:21
2. Love's Just A Broken Heart 2:14
3. The Price Of Love 2:06
4. Ain't Nobody Home But Me 2:22
5. Lsd 1:55
6. Land Of A 1000 Dances 2:48
7. Somebody Help Me 1:55
8. Sorrow 2:30
9. More Love 2:08
10. Try To Understand 2:21
11. Don't Answer Me 2:18

The Bratchmen - The Easy Sound Of The Bratchmen (1993)

The Bratchmen - The Easy Sound Of The Bratchmen (1993)

1993 IMPORT ON F.F.FASCINATION RECORDS FRANCE 14 TRACKS OF MELODIC 60's INFLUENCED GARAGE-POP

1. Please Please Please 01:29
2. Tell Me 02:33
3. Happy Again 03:55
4. First Time 02:41
5. When It's Over 02:34
6. Wonderful Baby 02:32
7. Do It Again 03:28
8. Love Love Love 02:56
9. Summer Sun Is Back 02:44
10. Mary Ann 01:59
11. Christmas Love 03:05
12. Time for Goodbye 01:55
13. On the Run 03:55
14. Cha Cha Cha (My Baby's Gone With The) 03:18

The Box Tops - The Letter-Neon Rainbow (1967)

The Box Tops - The Letter-Neon Rainbow (1967)

1. The Letter 1:55
2. She Knows How 3:08
3. Trains and Boats and Planes 3:48
4. Break My Mind 2:29
5. A Whiter Shade of Pale 4:34
6. Everything I Am 2:20
7. Neon Rainbow 3:04
8. People Make the World 2:31
9. I'm Your Puppet 2:54
10. Happy Times 1:46
11. Gonna Find Somebody 3:02
12. I Pray for Rain 2:26
13. Turn on a Dream 2:50
14. The Letter [Single Version] 1:58
15. Neon Rainbow [Single Version] 3:00
16. Georgia Farm Boy 3:48

The Boots - Smash..! Boom..! Bang...! (2003)

The Boots - Smash..! Boom..! Bang...! (2003)

This single-disc anthology has 28 tracks the Boots recorded between 1965 and 1968, most of them from the singles and debut LP the band released in 1965-1966 with original lead singer Werner Krabbe. In fact, it has most of the material from that LP and those singles, as well as an instrumental demo of one of their more celebrated tracks, the 1966 single "Gaby" (also included in its official 45 version). The few post-1966 tracks are something of an afterthought, but the imbalance is no big loss, as it's the early stuff in which collectors are most interested. It's thus the best compilation of this oddball German band, who put a particularly dour spin on the kind of punky R&B thrashed out British bands like Them and the Pretty Things. What kept them from the top tier of '60s Eurobeat bands was an overreliance on cover material, most of their recorded repertoire coming from British Invasion covers (or the kind of R&B/rock songs British Invasion bands themselves covered). In a way they seem like the darker flipside of another German band that covered a lot of outside material with an idiosyncratic spin, the Lords; whereas the Lords couldn't help interpreting those tunes with an irrepressible wacky cheer, the Boots couldn't seem to avoid doing their covers with a twisted (and heavily accented English) frown. The overall weirdness of their approach does make them worth hearing by serious '60s rock collectors, and they did throw in the occasional interesting original ("Alexander," "Gaby"), as well as the weird "Exodus"-like instrumental "Enchanted Sea" (which strongly recalls the Tornados with its spooky organ and wordless vocals) and a surprisingly accomplished Booker T. & the MG's-inspired take on "Comin' Home." Some of their cover choices, too, are so obscure and off-kilter to merit a listen almost on the steam of the strange idea to choose them in the first place, like the great neglected Zombies flop "Remember When I Loved Her" and a ska-flavored German-language version of Oscar Brown, Jr.'s hipster jazz spiel "But I Was Cool." ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi

1. Gloria 3:29
2. Dimples 2:56
3. But you never do it, babe 2:32
4. Walkin' in the sand 3:24
5. In the midnight hour 2:28
6. Watch your step 2:56
7. Another tear falls 2:51
8. Gaby 2:32
9. Jump, back baby 1:41
10. Mam keep your big mouth shut 3:12
11. She's about a mover 2:47
12. It ain't necessarely so 2:27
13. What you gonna do about it 2:21
14. Got love if you want it 2:43
15. Boogie children 3:33
16. Enchanted sea 4:01
17. Comin' home 3:06
18. When I loved her 2:18
19. No part of it 2:24
20. It's a man's man's man's world 2:46
21. I don't want to go on withou you 2:56
22. Alexander 2:11
23. Aber ich blieb kühl 2:07
24. One more time 2:49
25. I wish you would 2:52
26. Spoonful 2:55
27. Wreck my life 2:47
28. Gaby (demo) 2:08

The Bonne Villes - Bringing It Home (1967)

The Bonne Villes - Bringing It Home (1967)

1. Stand By Me 3:05
2. The Monkey Time 2:48
3. Under the Boardwalk 3:25
4. For Your Love 2:08
5. 96 Tears 2:13
6. My Girl 2:26
7. Bring It On Home To Me 2:51
8. Helping Hand 2:39
9. Thank You John 2:33
10. In The Midnight Hour 2:17
11. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1:35

The Birds - Clarion Singles Collection (Aus 1966)

The Birds - Clarion Singles Collection (Aus 1966)

Australia

Tracklist:

1. I can't let maggie go 3:35
2. No good without you 2:39
3. I see the rain 3:10
4. Rene 4:02
5. Magic words 3:10
6. Dust in my pants 3:47

The Birds - The Collector's Guide To Rare British Birds (1999)

The Birds - The Collector's Guide To Rare British Birds (1999)

Tracklist:

1. You're On My Mind 2:49
2. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 2:06
3. Leaving Here 2:42
4. Next In Line 2:45
5. No Good Without You Baby 2:39
6. How Can It Be 2:58
7. You're On My Mind - Demo Acetate 2:26
8. You Don't Love Me - Demo Acetate 2:32
9. Say Those Magic Words - Stereo 3:15
10. Daddy Daddy - Stereo Mix 4:09
11. Run Run Run 3:33
12. Good Times 3:23
13. Say Those Magic Words - Backing Track 3:17
14. Daddy Daddy 4:08
15. La Poupee Qui Fait Non 3:38
16. Run Run Run 3:03
17. Daddy Daddy - Backing Track 3:59
18. Granny Rides Again 4:45

The Birdmen Of Alkatraz - From The Birdcage (1989)

The Birdmen Of Alkatraz - From The Birdcage (1989)

Tracklist:

1. Puzzle of a downfall child 6:28
2. Beggar girl 4:32
3. Codine 2:31
4. April dancer 2:56
5. Lord of flies 3:03
6. Harshness day 6:42
7. Jack O'diamonds 3:10
8. Birdcage 3:48
9. Anxious colour 2:30
10. Sea of shadows 2:44
11. A musical tribute 3:36

The Belfast Gypsies - Them Belfast Gypsies (2003)

The Belfast Gypsies - Them Belfast Gypsies (2003)

The Belfast Gypsies were a direct spin-off of Them, featuring two members who had been in Them for differing spells in the mid-'60s: singer/organist/multi-instrumentalist Jackie McAuley and his brother, drummer Pat McAuley (sometimes also known as John McAuley). With a style very similar to early Them, the Gypsies hooked up with Kim Fowley on one of his London visits in mid-'66. Fowley produced most of the material that ended up on their sole LP (preceded by a couple of unsuccessful singles), which was issued in Scandinavia in August, 1967. A bit of an anachronistic throwback to the R&B/beat-boom sound of a couple years earlier, the LP is a successful approximation of Them's sound, the major drawback being the absence of Van Morrison. Because of packaging that often found the record filed under Them rather than the Belfast Gypsies, and because the band's history was generally ill-documented, few British Invasion groups with a cult following among collectors have had their history as garbled or misrepresented as the Belfast Gypsies. It was only after the first legitimate reissue of the album on CD, more than 35 years later, that the group's true tale emerged. The story is incredibly complex for a band that issued only one LP (and a posthumous one, at that), but basically, the group formed when Them's lineup underwent a particularly volatile shakeup in the middle of 1965. When the smoke cleared, there were actually two different bands laying claim to the Them name. One of them, the famous Them, was headed by Van Morrison, with bassist Alan Henderson the only other original member. The other Them was formed by Pat McAuley and Them's original guitarist, Billy Harrison, and included drummer Skip Alan, bassist Mark Scott, and singer Nick Wymer (who had been in the Pretty Things-like group the Fairies). In late 1965 and early 1966, both groups continued to compete for the Them name, the dispute eventually ending up in court. In the meantime the Harrison-McAuley lineup playing as Them underwent its own lineup shuffles, with Harrison quitting and Skip Alan leaving to join the Pretty Things, briefly replaced by Viv Prince (who Alan himself, ironically, was replacing in the Pretty Things). By the beginning of 1966, the personnel had settled into a quartet with Pat McAuley on drums; his brother Jackie McAuley on lead vocals, organ, harmonica, and occasionally other instruments; guitarist Ken McLeod; and bassist Mark Scott (though all of the musicians played other instruments in addition to their primary ones). In March 1966, however, it was ruled that the name Them belonged to the group headed by Van Morrison, although the ruling only applied in the U.K.. The Pat McAuley band was allowed to play in the U.K. under the name the Other Them, with a much lower visibility on the British circuit than the Van Morrison-fronted Them enjoyed. In May 1966, Kim Fowley met the band and took them into the studio for a few sessions; a final session was recorded without Fowley in Copenhagen at the end of June. Having made little headway in the U.K., they spent most of the summer and the fall of 1966 touring Scandinavia, where they were allowed to use the name Them. Oddly, they never once played live under the name the Belfast Gypsies, although this is the name that they used for their debut single on Island Records that year, "Gloria's Dream"/"Secret Police." Although they had fair success in Scandinavia, the group disbanded near the end of 1966, with only Jackie McAuley going on to do much subsequent recording, both as part of the folk-rock duo Trader Horne (with ex-Fairport Convention singer Judy Dyble) and as a solo artist. When the Belfast Gypsies LP did come out about nine months after the group disbanded, it bore the title Them Belfast Gypsies, with the name Them in huge lettering as part of the album's title on the sleeve. Understandably, then, many collectors have assumed that the album should be credited to Them, rather than to the Belfast Gypsies. Additionally, it's often been written that the Belfast Gypsies were formed after Van Morrison left Them in 1966, with one part of the remaining group (led by Alan Henderson) taking the Them name, and the other billing themselves as the Belfast Gypsies. This, too, is not the case; although Henderson did indeed continue to play and record in a different Them lineup after Morrison left; the Belfast Gypsies had in fact formed back in 1965 (albeit not under that name), about a year before Morrison left Them. As yet another point of confusion, one posthumous Belfast Gypsies single was issued under a yet different name, the Freaks of Nature (which the band never played as while they were together as a unit). It's a tough story to keep straight, but luckily it did result in a worthwhile album, heartily recommended to Them fans, whether you find it filed under the Them or the Belfast Gypsies' name. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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After a brief band break-up in August 1965, Billy Harrison and Pat McAuley (who had both left the group one month previously) formed a rival Them, competing with the Morrison/Henderson line-up and leading to legal action between the two groups.[18] The latter won the rights to the name in March 1966, while the former, now without Harrison, were only allowed to use 'Other Them' in the U.K. The McAuley brothers became, unofficially, The Belfast Gypsies (or Gipsies), who recorded two singles on Island Records (one released under the name Freaks of Nature) and one Swedish-only album, all produced by Kim Fowley.[19] During this time they toured Europe billed as Them, and released a French E.P. under that name; the band never actually performed billed as the Belfast Gypsies.

Tracklist:

1. (00:02:14) Them - Gloria's Dream
2. (00:03:03) Them - The Crazy World Inside Me
3. (00:03:31) Them - Midnight Train
4. (00:03:51) Them - Aria of The Fallen Angels
5. (00:03:49) Them - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
6. (00:02:31) Them - People, Let's Freak Out
7. (00:02:27) Them - Boom Boom
8. (00:04:51) Them - The Last Will and Testament
9. (00:03:19) Them - Portland Town
10. (00:02:05) Them - Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
11. (00:04:13) Them - Suicide Song
12. (00:02:32) Them - Secret Police
13. (00:03:40) Them - Portland Town (French EP Mix)
14. (00:03:49) Them - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (French EP Mix)
15. (00:03:31) Them - Midnight Train (French EP Mix)
16. (00:02:00) Them - The Gorilla (French EP mix)
17. (00:02:39) Them - Secret Police (45 Mix)
18. (00:02:15) Them - Gloria's Dream (45 Mix)

The Beatitudes - The Grace Of Mystery E.P. (1984)

The Beatitudes - The Grace Of Mystery E.P. (1984)

Track Listing:1. Surfin' Psychos 1:252. The Frozen Seas Of IO 3:003. Kaleidoscope Club 2:214. So Much 1:59

The Beat Merchants - The Beats Go On

The Beat Merchants - The Beats Go On

Tapestry of Delights:

The Beat Merchants

Personnel:
CHRIS BOYLE vcls A
GAVIN DANESKI gtr A
GEOFF FARNDELL bs A
VIC SENDALL drms A
RALPH WORMAN ld gtr A


45s:
1 Pretty Face/Messin' With The Man (Columbia DB 7367) 1964
2 So Fine/She Said Yeah (Columbia DB 7492) 1965


A hard-edged R&B band from the South Coast area who got to appear on ITV's 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' to promote their first powerful R&B single Pretty Face. Their two fine and inevitably collectable R&B singles are recommended for fans of the genre.

Compilation appearances have included: Pretty Face on Maximum R'n'B (CD), R&B At Abbey Road (CD), Beat Merchants (Dble LP), English Freakbeat, Vol. 1 (LP & CD); So Fine and Messin' With The Man on English Freakbeat, Vol. 2 (LP & CD); Pretty Face and Messin' With The Man on Nowhere Men Vol. 1 (LP & CD), Rare 60's Beat Treasures, Vol. 2 (CD); She Said Yeah on Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks, Vol. 3 (LP).


Allmusic Bio:

The Beat Merchants were a talented British band of the early 1960's who were equally adept at generating mainstream British pop-rock, in the manner of the Roulettes or the Searchers, or hard-driving bluesy rock & roll in the manner of the Rolling Stones or the Small Faces. Yet apart from their debut single, "Pretty Face" — which made it to number 44 on the British charts — they never made any commercial impression on audiences in England or America. They started life as a Shadows-influenced instrumental group from England's south coast called the Hustlers, consisting of Ralph Worman (guitar), Geoff Farndell (bass), Gavin Daneski (rhythm guitar), and Les Rogers (later succeeded by Vic Sendall) (drums). In 1963, the group added Peter Toal as singer, which allowed them to expand their repertory and their appeal. Billed as "Peter & the Hustlers," the group began building a serious audience at their concerts, which featured upbeat covers of familiar American tunes — including "Hippy Hippy Shake" and lots of Chuck Berry numbers — interspersed with originals, courtesy of Farndell and Daneski.

In mid-1963, however, the band went through a series of sweeping changes. After crossing paths with the Rolling Stones — then promoting their first single, "Come On" — they decided to abandon their lighter, Beatle-esque sound in favor of the harder, more aggressive sound played by the Stones, and to focus their originals and their covers more tightly on American blues. Toal left the group at around this same time for non-musical reasons and was succeeded by Chris Boyle, and the band was rechristened the Merchants and then the Beat Merchants. They were signed to EMI's Columbia label in mid-1964 and made their recording debut with a group original, "Pretty Face", which just missed the British top 40 early that fall. That number, a crunchy guitar and harmonica driven bluesy rocker, very much in the manner of the Stones or the early Yardbirds, with a furious attack that also recalled the early Who, would be the total extent of the group's success in England. They continued recording into 1965 and 1966, going through some more line-up changes, including founder Ralph Worman's replacement by Rick MacEvoy and the Alan Piggott on lead guitar, and the departure of Chris Boyle, after which Geoff Farndell and Gavin Daneski took over on vocals. Their indifferent sales success on EMI led to the group's being dropped by the label, but not without some unexpected revenue coming out of the deal — for reasons that no one was ever able to explain (though it may reflect the frantic pace of the business during the heyday of the British invasion), their second single, "So Fine", was accidentally placed on the B-side of the American single of Freddie & The Dreamers single "You Were Made For Me" when the latter was reissued in America in early 1965; that reissue, on the Tower label, became one of Freddie & The Dreamers' biggest stateside hits, reaching the top 20 and earning a gold record. Without a contract but enjoying a serious stage reputation, the group soldiered on with a sound that was harder still, built around a surging guitar and bass — they cut demos that were as raw and powerful as anything coming out of the likes of the Small Faces or any other r&b-based band of the period, and the Farndell-Daneski songwriting team also showed some originality and sophistication, even as the group roared and pounded through covers of Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry songs. By 1966, despite the fact that they were hometown heroes and were able to earn a halfway decent living in Germany, the group, lacking a record contract and starting to fade from the music pages, called it quits. Farndell and Daneski kept working as composers for another year or two, generating the Bo Diddley-influenced punk jewel "Rich Girl", which just missed getting recorded by the Merseys. Later in 1968, they reteamed with Vic Sendall in a group called Permissive Society, which lasted for a few months, before they all decided to give up music permanently as a profession.


In the decades since, the Beat Merchants' singles have acquired a serious reputation as quintessential examples of English "freakbeat," that pre-psychedelic variation of garage punk unique to the UK, on a par with the best music of the Creation. Indeed, "Pretty Face" has the punky, almost violent, streak found in the rawest British Invasion R&B singles; "Messin' with the Man" is a more conventional treatment of a Muddy Waters song. "Pretty Face", "Messin' with the Man", and "So Fine" were issued as part of AIP's English Freakbeat series, and in 2000, Circle Records issued the first Beat Merchants CD, The Beats Go On . . . , drawn from their official EMI releases, various surviving demos, and a few publishers demos representing Daneski and Farndell's songwriting.

Allmusic review:

Listening to this 19-song compilation of official singles and demo tracks by the Beat Merchants, one just wants to ask, "What the hell went wrong?" Based on these sides, these guys had it all, a distinctive guitar attack, nicely coarse vocals, and a ton of collective charisma, but they never made it as a recording act. Whether they're engaging in Beatles-like balladry ("Was Before") or going head-to-head with the Rolling Stones on Muddy Waters' "Messin' With the Man," the Beat Merchants were making entertaining, exciting, and interesting records; even "Does It Show," a sub-Who hard rock ballad, is utterly diverting, and the best of the cuts here, "Pretty Face," "Moanin'," "Reasons," "So Fine," "On a Summer Day," "Pretty Thing," and "Not Guilty" — the latter a sneering punk anthem from very late in their history, which shows they still had what it took as players and songwriter in 1966, without a recording contract to their names — are as good as any archival releases by the Yardbirds and the Kinks et al. ~ Bruce Eder

Tracklist:

1. Pretty Face 1:56
2. Was Before 2:55
3. Hippy Hippy Shake 2:45
4. Moanin' 3:17
5. All she wants is me 3:19
6. Reasons 3:04
7. Talkin' about you 2:26
8. So fine 2:48
9. On a summer's day 2:07
10. She said yeh 2:27
11. Come on & tell me 2:06
12. Fortune teller 2:32
13. So fine (alternative version) 2:47
14. Pretty Thing 2:28
15. What have I done 2:47
16. Messin' with the man 2:16
17. Does it Show 2:26
18. Rich Girl 2:09
19. Not guilty 2:54

The Beat Merchants - The Beats Go On

The Barracudas - House Of Kicks EP (1983)

The Barracudas - House Of Kicks EP (1983)

Tracklist:

1. Next Time Around (play 45rpm)
2. Dead Skin (play 45rpm)
3. Takes what He Wants (play 45rpm)

The Barracudas - Endeavour To Persevere (1984)

The Barracudas - Endeavour To Persevere (1984)

Originally released in 1984
Release date: 09-12-2006
Label: Air Mail Recordings
Catalog #: AIRCD-069
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this 1984 album by this British Power Pop/Garage/Psychedelic band comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve and features bonus tracks.

Credits:

Roger Bechirian - Producer
John David - Producer
Jim Dickson - Bass, Vocals
Jeremy Gluck - Vocals
Ted Sharp - Engineer
Mark Sheppard - Drums
Tony Spath - Engineer
Robin Wills - Guitar, Vocals
Chris Wilson - Guitar, Vocals


AMG review by Geoff Ginsberg:

Endeavour to Persevere has the unfortunate fate of following the classic Barracudas LP Mean Time. A fine album in its own right, Endeavour to Persevere doesn't quite measure up to its predecessor. With a solid lineup returning and Chris Wilson perhaps more integrated into the band, the playing here is wonderful, with chiming 12-strings once again the order of the day. The material, unfortunately, isn't up to the standard of the band's last set. No doubt, the first two tracks stand up with anything on Mean Time, but after that it's a little uneven. "Dealing With Today" is swirling, jangly, and poetic. "Nothing's getting any easier/I heard my best friend say," sets the tone for the album (and for life if you live in reality). Gluck goes on, "He keeps everything for himself/He don't give nothing away." Track two, "Leaving Home Again," could just make the room start spinning on you, with exquisite "ahhhs" behind Gluck's near-shouted vocal. "Song for Lorraine" is another winner, with dual vocal tracks -- one in each ear. From there, though, the pickings get a little slim. "Black Snake," which sounds like it could've been written for Roky Erickson and the Aliens, easily makes the grade, and there is some nice straight-ahead English folk-type stuff to be found, but basically you need this only after you've been blown away by Mean Time.

Tracklist:

01. Dealing With Today [4:05]
02. Leaving Home Again [3:12]
03. Song For Lorraine [4:49]
04. World Turned Upside Down [3:46]
05. See Her Eyes Again [3:00]
06. Black Snake [3:34]
07. The Way We've Changed [3:27]
08. She Knows [2:48]
09. Man With Money [2:32]
10. Pieces Broken [3:14]
11. Losin' Streak [3:18]
12. Corrine [3:59]
13. Barracuda [3:26]
14. Stolen Heart (single mix) [2:51]
15. Laughing At You (single) [2:52]
16. Two Sides Of A Coin (demo version) [3:01]
17. Very Last Day (demo version) [3:38]
18. There's A World Out There (demo version) [4:16]
19. Daggers Of Justice (demo version) [2:17]
20. Kingdom Of Pain (demo version) [3:37]
21. Wastin' Time (demo version) [2:23]