Dude Behind The Record Counter

Texas born Geater (Jeater) Davis sadly unleashed only one...

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:31:28 -0400

Texas born Geater (Jeater) Davis sadly unleashed only one full-length in his twenty some-odd year carreer… the somewhat forgotten and now sought after 1971 album, Sweet Woman’s Love. Minit Records in-house producer/arranger and half of the duo Allen & Allen (Toussaint) Allen Orange was so impressed by Geater, that he formed his own House Of Orange label. Davis’ affection for Bobby Bland is overtly apparent in his throaty delivery, though the album’s slightly unrefined production and killer guitar flourishes add a distinct dimension that provides the listener with somethin’ a bit out o’ the norm.

…Now kick it with the sultry sweet sounds of LOVE!

download: Geater Davis- Sweet Woman’s Love (selected tracks)

A reminder of how cool Cleveland’s, The Generators were....

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:07:00 -0400

A reminder of how cool Cleveland’s, The Generators were. Here’s them spinnin’ “Temporarily Out Of Control” LIVE at the Phantasy Theater in ‘81.

Jet Stream Records (from I don’t know where or when)...

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:07:00 -0400

Jet Stream Records (from I don’t know where or when) released THIS crummy li’l booty-bumpin’ 7” that’s pretty much a FUCK YOU to all. No info can be found on this bugger ‘cept for a coupla random $5 to $10 set sales. The flip is Wayne County’s “F*ck Off”. …What more can be said?!

Havin’ one o’ them days? …then pop this sonuvabitch on and salute!

download: Dildos- “Fuck Everybody”

"I like to drink to suit my location."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:21:23 -0400

“I like to drink to suit my location.”

- Tom Jones

OK… here’s what I could dig up about this STEAMY 7”. Its...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:10:28 -0400

OK… here’s what I could dig up about this STEAMY 7”. Its Hollywood CA based label Rama Rama Records was founded in 1969 by record producer/publisher & songwriter Hy Mizrahi, who also established the psych/pop/soul labels Karma Sutra, Buddah, and short-lived Remember Records. Some say Buck Ram of The Platters was also affiliated with the label thus given its namesake Rama Rama. I couldn’t find jack about the (Florida-based) band Year 2000 other than our single here and a full length album from 1969 called, A Musical Odyssey which had small regional success with their tune “Pop Goes The Weasel”. They dissolved later that same year. “Spooky” is a SERIOUS slow-burner that drags one foot in soul, the other in pop. The deep haunting organ swirls effectively around a simple beat and scratchy guitar while the singer drools his BEST Lou Rawls - interrupted with hep grunts & squeals that nearly border on Tom Jones! Surely sultry enough to make any 60+ year ol’ couple HOT under the collar. …Feel like gettin’ some?

download: Year 2000- “Spooky”

Don’t miss THIS swingin’ 60s clip of soul-POP girl...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:04:07 -0400

Don’t miss THIS swingin’ 60s clip of soul-POP girl act The Cake with their SPECTOR-ish, “You Can Have Him”.

Early (formed in ‘75) hard-workin’ punk/new wave combo Chinas...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:51:24 -0400

Early (formed in ‘75) hard-workin’ punk/new wave combo Chinas Comidas were a PIONEERING piece in the Northwest’s alternative music puzzle. They gigged often enough to build a decent local following which entitled ‘em to play with well known touring punk acts like D.O.A., Black Flag, even Ultravox. Their original drummer was a sweet li’l sugar-puff named Eldon Hoke who would later don the [luv-]handle El Duce for his “hardcore” act, The Mentors! They eventually ended up taking L.A. as home base where they nestled quite nicely with that late-70’s extensive underground scene (sharing bills with Red Cross, The Bags, Germs, Fear, Plugz, and so on). Before disbanding in 1980, they released only 2 singles, “Peasant/Slave” in ‘78 and “Snaps” in ‘79. “Snaps” is a swift punchy knee-jerker that still fits well among the other kick-ass punk hits of that era and could easily get snagged for some future “KBD” collection… if it hasn’t already.

download: Chinas Comidas- “Snaps”

I’ve mentioned Seattle’s The Cripples 7” in a...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:51:16 -0400

I’ve mentioned Seattle’s The Cripples 7” in a previous post… now witness ‘em in all their quirky glory in 1996 on the local access program, Rock! Rock! Rock!

This RARE Native American rock act from Albuquerque New Mexico...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:31:09 -0400

This RARE Native American rock act from Albuquerque New Mexico were quite an insistent bunch who wanted to bring attention to timely social & political topics such as discrimination, religion, and the Vietnam war. The urgency and anger comes across in full effect with venomous lyrics set to gnashing vocals, a murky organ & stinging electric guitar. At times their southern “charm” resembles (especially on this 1st self-released 4-song 7” from 1968) the 13 Floor Elevators and other like-minded ’60s brethren. The song “What Ever Happened To Baby Gessus” is supposedly a TRUE story of a narc agent named Baby Gessus and his drift to the vigilante dark side. Nothin’ sweet & purdy here, just sincerely deep and HEAVY psych-rawk from hip American Sioux Indians tellin’ it like it is!

download: Lincoln Street Exit- 7” (selected tracks)

Pretty bitchin’ version o’ “Hot Smoke &...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:31:03 -0400

Pretty bitchin’ version o’ “Hot Smoke & Sassafras” by Texas psych-heads Bubble Puppy! …LIVE vid shot sometime in the late ’70s(?)

Louisiana born singer/musician Bobby Powell’s been quite a...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:28:21 -0400

Louisiana born singer/musician Bobby Powell’s been quite a productive gent releasing (at least) 19 singles and an album of some pretty incredible R&B and soul in his long career. Both songs on this early 1967 Whit label release are set to a slow stroll that touch on the blues yet stew 100% soul when left to Bobby’s southern sentimental drawl. The smoldering female backing vox and nicely plucked guitar are nudged up front which gives the tunes a raw swagger that sound a bit like Bo Diddley’s album Black Gladiator …minus the bondage gear. “Thank You” was issued again in 1973 on Excello with a different flipside, his 1965 hit “C.C. Rider”.

…here’s both songs from the original single!

download: Bobby Powell- 7”

The blues is a family matter. Texas-born Black Ace Turner...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:28:14 -0400

The blues is a family matter. Texas-born Black Ace Turner lappin’ up some “Black Ace Blues” with the wife & kid.

The hardest workin’ band in T-Land… GIRLTROUBLE...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:32:36 -0400

The hardest workin’ band in T-Land… GIRLTROUBLE layin’ it down Tacoma stylee with their hometown homage (duh) “My Home Town”. They’ve been tearin’ it up for 30 odd years now… and are STILL out bashin’ chops at various punker clubs & local VFW halls!

…Must be sumthin’ in the water?

Seattle area (Vashon Island to be exact) personality Rod...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:27:36 -0400

Seattle area (Vashon Island to be exact) personality Rod Chavarry has been entangled in the Nor’west garage scene for well over 20 years now and I see NO sign of him bustin’ free anytime soon. Granted The Strychnines are an on again/off again proposition, but no matter what Rockin’ Rod steps his well-tattered beatle boots in… it’ll have his one-of-a-kind, sincere, grey charm. The consistent (ahem) “looseness” in his “style” can be perceived as amateurish, but if omitted the recordings could come across as just typical garage rehash. What ya get here is 1000% of a very passionate man, attempting to survive in his isolated surroundings by reaching out with every ounce of talent he has… and I DIG that!

This self-released split 7” with Portland’s Calamity Jane (their side’s cool too!) was released sometime in the ’90s.

download: Rockin’ Rod and The Strychnines- “(Sweet) Lady Jane” (orig. The Rolling Stones)

Here’s one for ya… See if you can guess who...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:34:57 -0400

Here’s one for ya…

See if you can guess who pulled-off this bit o’ Northwest LONER GARAGE PSYCH. The answer and details will be given in tomorrow’s post!

HINT: …it’s NOT recent.

Here’s an interesting addition to the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:39:25 -0400

Here’s an interesting addition to the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins catalogue. “Itty Bitty Pretty One” was released on the relatively sketchy Koala Record Company outta Hendersonville Tennessee back in ‘79. The tracks are culled from his 1972 album “Portrait Of A Man And His Woman” AND the seriously hard-to-get “Lawdy Miss Clawdy”, which makes me think they just might have “borrowed” the cuts, if ya know what I mean. The songs are not what you’d expect from Hawkins… heading more in ’70s rock territory with enough wah-wah & wacka-wacka string slingin’ to squeeze into ‘bout any blaxploitation soundtrack. Don’t get me wrong, there’s still Screamin’ Jay’s trademark inflections & tirades… it’s just given a good dose o’ semi stoned-out 1970s swagger!

download: Jay Hawkins- “Itty Bitty Pretty One” (selected tracks)

Early Australian HEAVY rock band ASH performing their...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:39:16 -0400

Early Australian HEAVY rock band ASH performing their Sabbath-like hit “Midnight Witch” in 1971. Raw + Simple = The Real Deal

It really doesn’t get any better than THIS! Melbourne...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:35:28 -0400

It really doesn’t get any better than THIS! Melbourne Australia’s Sick Things were that area’s bloodbrother to our Germs or Black Flag. Urgent, desperate, NO-holds-barred, in-yer-friggin’-face muSICK that rivaled nearly ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that was happenin’ during the crossover period between punk to hardcore. Supposedly all the “tunes” on this son-uva-biznitch were recorded during 1980 & ‘81 on a reel to reel or some shitty cassette player in various household kitchens, bedrooms, even parties; and from the sonic fidelity o’ this bastard, it’s all that was needed. Not since the Mean Red Spiders single have I heard such vile, angst & energy. Its sound quality is pure punk PERFECTION! This 1989 posthumous collection from Australia’s Shock Records contains their 1985 “Committed To Suicide” 7” along with MANY glorious unreleased tracks. The most famous face to emerge from the band was Mick Turner, who would also form the very twisted & nearly explosive Fungus Brains and the much more popular, Dirty Three.

So hold on to yer shorts for this one cuz… shit’s really gonna start to fly!

download: Sick Things- “The Sounds Of Silence” (selected tracks)

Better get ready ‘cause THEY”RE COMIN’ TO...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:35:18 -0400

Better get ready ‘cause THEY”RE COMIN’ TO TOWN… Australia’s knuckle-draggers fEEDTIME! Here’s a nice vid for their 1986 smash hit (heh) “I Wanna Ride”.

A swig of Australian rock’n roll stardumb from...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:35:07 -0400

A swig of Australian rock’n roll stardumb from Adelaide’s Grong Grong. Excerpt from a 2011 film school documentary about this “important” band. I think Biafra’s sittin’ on a whole other record by these maestros! Members went on to King Snake Roost, Lubricated Goat, and more. Gettin’ primed for fEEDTIME yet?