VA - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 (1972) REPOST

If one had to point to a single initial salvo that launched the garage rock revival movement in the 1970s and ‘80s, it would have to be the release of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 in 1972. Elektra Records had approached rock critic Lenny Kaye (not yet the guitarist with the Patti Smith Group) with the notion of compiling an album of great, overlooked rock tunes, but what Kaye came up with was something significantly different – an overview of the great, wild era when American bands, goaded by the British Invasion, began honing in on a tougher and more eclectic rock & roll sound, and kids were reawakened to the possibilities of two guitars, bass, and drums. Coming up with a simple definition of this period and its sound proved daunting – the word "garage" appears nowhere in the liner notes to Nuggets, and his notion of "the first psychedelic era" quickly fell by the wayside – but the frequent bursts of fuzztone, Farfisa organ, and vocal sneering in the 27 tunes Kaye selected codified a musical approach that flourished in the mid-'60s, and at a time when rock was becoming more self-consciously serious and arty, the primal power and sheer sense of fun audible in this music seemed like a minor revelation that became a clarion call to musicians, fans, and music scribes around the world. Nuggets proved to be of seismic importance in the years after its release, but just as importantly, it's a blast to listen to; Kaye's sequencing gives the album the joyous flow of a great afternoon of AM radio, and the album blends hits both big ("Pushin' Too Hard" by the Seeds, "Psychotic Reaction" by Count Five) and small ("You're Gonna Miss Me" by the 13th Floor Elevators, "Hey Joe" by the Leaves) with high-quality obscurities ("Don't Look Back" by the Remains, "It's A-Happening" by the Magic Mushrooms) and early efforts by future stars (Leslie West in the Vagrants, Todd Rundgren in Nazz, Ted Nugent in the Amboy Dukes). And while many of the garage compilations that would follow would focus relentlessly on the obscure and the noisy, Kaye's set not only demonstrates that some of this stuff actually made the charts, but that there was as much great pop as snotty proto-punk pouring out of America's rec rooms back in the day. And Kaye's liner notes were nearly as important as the music in defining the importance of this music and its era. Very few "oldies" compilations have had an influence approaching that of Nuggets, and even fewer are as rewarding to listen to; if you care about rock music in the '60s, you need to own this album. [In 1998, Nuggets would be expanded into a superb four-disc box set, but the original two-LP set remains available as a standalone CD release.] ~Allmusic





Track listing
01. Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (2:58)
02. Standells - Dirty Water (2:46)
03. Strangeloves - Night Time (2:31)
04. Knickerbockers - Lies (2:42)
05. Vagrants - Respect (2:13)
06. Mouse - A Public Execution (2:47)
07. Blues Project - No Time Like The Right Time (2:44)
08. Shadows Of Knight - Oh Yeah (2:46)
09. Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard (2:35)
10. Barbarians - Moulty (2:32)
11. Remains - Don't Look Back (2:41)
12. Magicians - An Invitation To Cry (2:55)
13. Castaways - Liar, Liar (1:51)
14. Thirteenth Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me (2:28)
15. Count Five - Psychotic Reaction (3:05)
16. Leaves - Hey Joe (2:50)
17. Michael And The Messengers - Romeo And Juliet (1:59)
18. Cryan Shames - Sugar And Spice (2:28)
19. Amboy Dukes - Baby Please Don't Go (5:37)
20. Blues Magoos - Tobacco Road (4:40)
21. Chocolate Watch Band - Let's Talk About Girls (2:41)
22. Mojo Men - Sit Down, I Think I Love You (2:21)
23. Third Rail - Run, Run, Run (1:54)
24. Sagittarius - My World Fell Down (3:48)
25. Nazz - Open My Eyes (2:43)
26. Premiers - Farmer John (2:25)
27. Magic Mushrooms - It's-A-Happening (2:47)







Track listing
01. Music Machine - Talk Talk - Music Machine - Talk Talk (1:57)
02. Del-Vetts - Last Time Around - Del-Vetts - Last Time Around (2:41)
03. Human Beinz - Nobody But Me - Human Beinz - Nobody But Me (2:16)
04. Kenny & The Kasuals - Journey To Tyme - Kenny & The Kasuals - Journey To Tyme (2:34)
05. Sparkles - No Friend Of Mine - Sparkles - No Friend Of Mine (2:24)
06. Turtles - Outside Chance - Turtles - Outside Chance (2:03)
07. Litter - Action Woman - Litter - Action Woman (2:31)
08. Elastik Band - Spazz - Elastik Band - Spazz (2:44)
09. Chocolate Watch Band - Sweet Young Thing - Chocolate Watch Band - Sweet Young Thing (2:57)
10. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense & Peppermints (2:47)
11. Brogues - I Ain't No Miracle Worker - Brogues - I Ain't No Miracle Worker (2:47)
12. Love - 7 & 7 Is - Love - 7 & 7 Is (2:23)
13. Outsiders - Time Won't Let Me - Outsiders - Time Won't Let Me (2:48)
14. Squires - Going All The Way - Squires - Going All The Way (2:20)
15. Shadows Of Knight - I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Shadows Of Knight - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (2:32)
16. Kim Fowley - The Trip - Kim Fowley - The Trip (2:01)
17. Seeds - Can't Seem To Make You Mine - Seeds - Can't Seem To Make You Mine (2:34)
18. Remains - Why Do I Cry - Remains - Why Do I Cry (2:48)
19. Beau Brummels - Laugh, Laugh - Beau Brummels - Laugh, Laugh (2:52)
20. Nightcrawlers - The Little Black Egg - Nightcrawlers - The Little Black Egg (2:43)
21. Gants - I Wonder - Gants - I Wonder (2:13)
22. Five Americans - I See The Light - Five Americans - I See The Light (2:07)
23. Woolies - Who Do You Love - Woolies - Who Do You Love (2:03)
24. Swingin' Medallions - Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin' Medallions - Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) (2:16)
25. Merry Go Round - Live - Merry Go Round - Live (2:36)
26. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Steppin' Out - Paul Revere & The Raiders - Steppin' Out (2:11)
27. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Diddy Wah Diddy - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Diddy Wah Diddy (2:28)
28. Sonics - Strychnine - Sonics - Strychnine (2:11)
29. Syndicate Of Sound - Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound - Little Girl (2:27)
30. Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet - Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet (2:15)
31. Max Frost & The Troopers - Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers - Shape Of Things To Come (1:54)








Track listing
01. Hombres - Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) (2:08)
02. Golliwogs - Fight Fire (2:33)
03. New Colony Six - At The River's Edge (2:38)
04. Daily Flash - Jack Of Diamonds (2:37)
05. Lyme And Cybelle - Follow Me (2:28)
06. Choir - It's Cold Outside (2:49)
07. Rare Breed - Beg, Borrow And Steal (2:30)
08. Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover (2:23)
09. Music Explosion - Little Bit O'Soul (2:20)
10. E Types - Put The Clock Back On The Wall (2:23)
11. Palace Guard - Falling Sugar (2:09)
12. Gestures - Run, Run, Run (2:16)
13. Rationals - I Need You (2:14)
14. Humane Society - Knock, Knock (2:56)
15. Groupies - Primitive (3:49)
16. Sonics - Psycho (2:15)
17. Lyrics - So What (2:48)
18. Lollipop Shoppe - You Must Be A Witch (2:48)
19. Balloon Farm - A Question Of Temperature (2:39)
20. Mouse And The Traps - Maid Of Sugar - Maid Of Spice (2:37)
21. Uniques - You Ain't Tuff (2:20)
22. Standells - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White (2:36)
23. Mojo Men - She's My Baby (3:01)
24. Unrelated Segments - Story Of My Life (2:42)
25. Third Bardo - I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time (2:14)
26. We The People - Mirror Of Your Mind (2:43)
27. Shadows Of Knight - Bad Little Woman (2:38)
28. Music Machine - Double Yellow Line (2:11)
29. Human Expression - Optical Sound (2:35)
30. Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind (3:34)







Track listing
01. Chocolate Watchband - Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love In) - Chocolate Watchband - Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love In) (2:25)
02. Leaves - Too Many People - Leaves - Too Many People (2:44)
03. Brigands - (Would I Still Be) Her Big Man - Brigands - (Would I Still Be) Her Big Man (2:20)
04. Barbarians - Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl - Barbarians - Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl (2:14)
05. Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully (2:19)
06. Strangeloves - I Want Candy - Strangeloves - I Want Candy (2:33)
07. Kingsmen - Louie Louie - Kingsmen - Louie Louie (2:44)
08. Knickerbockers - One Track Mind - Knickerbockers - One Track Mind (2:18)
09. Wailers - Out Of Our Tree - Wailers - Out Of Our Tree (3:29)
10. Harbinger Complex - I Think I'm Down - Harbinger Complex - I Think I'm Down (2:27)
11. Dovers - What Am I Going To Do - Dovers - What Am I Going To Do (2:39)
12. Charlatans - Codine - Charlatans - Codine (2:22)
13. Mystery Trend - Johnny Was A Good Boy - Mystery Trend - Johnny Was A Good Boy (2:36)
14. Clefs Of Lavender Hill - Stop Get A Ticket - Clefs Of Lavender Hill - Stop Get A Ticket (2:27)
15. Monks - Complication - Monks - Complication (2:22)
16. Sonics - Witch - Sonics - Witch (2:38)
17. Electric Prunes - Get Me To The World On Time - Electric Prunes - Get Me To The World On Time (2:32)
18. Other Half - Mr. Pharmacist - Other Half - Mr. Pharmacist (2:31)
19. Richard & The Young Lions - Open Up Your Door - Richard & The Young Lions - Open Up Your Door (2:43)
20. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Just Like Me - Paul Revere & The Raiders - Just Like Me (2:22)
21. We The People - You Burn Me Up And Down - We The People - You Burn Me Up And Down (2:20)
22. Lemon Drops - I Live In The Springtime - Lemon Drops - I Live In The Springtime (2:52)
23. Fenwyck - Mindrocker - Fenwyck - Mindrocker (2:59)
24. Rumors - Hold Me Now - Rumors - Hold Me Now (2:28)
25. Underdogs - Love's Gone Bad - Underdogs - Love's Gone Bad (2:27)
26. Standells - Why Pick On Me - Standells - Why Pick On Me (2:43)
27. Zakary Thaks - Bad Girl - Zakary Thaks - Bad Girl (2:07)
28. Gonn - Blackout Of Gretely - Gonn - Blackout Of Gretely (4:34)
29. Bees - Voices Green And Purple - Bees - Voices Green And Purple (1:34)
30. Davie Allan & The Arrows - Blue's Theme - Davie Allan & The Arrows - Blue's Theme (2:10)




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