The Lustorama - The Dark Side E.P. - Estrus Records 7" ES738.

The Lustorama sound exactly like they look in that picture above. Take a gander at those winkle-pickers. They speak louder than words. Winkle-picker rock. Enjoy.

The Lustorama - The Dark Side E.P. - Estrus Records 7" ES738.

60s estrus garage winkle-picker rock

Various Artists - Revenge of the Amphetamine Generation. Dig The Fuzz Records LP.

Living proof that the garage explosion set off by The British Invasion in America had a recoil action. A vinyl-only collection of Freakbeat, Punk and R&B acetates that can live alongside anything with a comics code stamp on it.

Sleeve notes and more detail of those bands who can be identified (some of the best tracks are anonymous) can be found at the Acid Visions website. Enjoy.

Various Artists - Revenge of the Amphetamine Generation. Dig The Fuzz Records LP.

60s acetates Acid Freakbeat punk UK

Various Artists - The Whyte Boots / The Girls split single. Lauper Death Records 7". LD69.

A bit of retro glamour to celebrate the autumnal sunshine that's beaming down this afternoon. Two slices of prime 60s girl band melodrama. Both these tracks were included on the later Girls in the Garage Volume Two LP on Romulan Records, and from the sleeve notes on that I can pass on the following:

The Girls - This California quartet consisted of four sisters: Diane, Sylvia, Rosemary, and Margaret Sandoval. Their two singles for Capitol were outstanding, combining the tricks of the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las, but more garagey. Reportedly they played the clubs awhile with a repertoire based on Stones, Beatles, and original songs. "Chico's Girl" is a Mann-Weil song produced by Steve Douglas (Spector sidekick) which maybe tries a bit too hard for the Shangri-La slut opera style, but is great fun anyway.

The Whyte Boots - Most girl group fans have at least read about this classic record. The group, who set out to be a trashier Shangri-Las, succeeded in waxing the ultimate sleaze-melodrama, owing no little thanks to the production of Pam Sawyer and Lori Burton, who also wrote the song (along with plenty of hits in the '60s, such as 'Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore"). The song can also be found on Lori Burton's fine solo album.

I don't know how common the surname Sandoval is in California, but do wonder if there's any connection between the four Sandoval sisters and shy modern songstress Hope Sandoval. Enjoy.

Various Artists - The Whyte Boots / The Girls split single. Lauper Death Records 7". LD69.

60s girl bands shangri-las the girls the whyte boots

The Makers - Bust Out . Rip Off Records 7". Rip Off 007. Like James Bond.

One-sided, one-covered, but not mono. This is the closest Rip-Off ever got to the winkle-pickers and Beatle wig set. Not that that scene is all bad. So, here are The Makers at their earliest. Pre-Maker-over into a 70s Glam band. Enjoy.

The Makers - Bust Out . Rip Off Records 7". Rip Off 007.

60s garage greg lowery rip-off records the makers

Various Artists - Get A Board! 16 Surf and Hot Rod Ho-Downs! Satan Records LP. Satan 1007.

More great 60s surf tracks from the ever-excellent Satan Records. When released on CD this was combined with tracks from Wail On The Beach!, which will be on here soon enough. This release has a good balance of vocal and instrumental tracks. The Shut Downs' Four On The Floor alone makes it worth the download. Enjoy.

Various Artists - Get A Board! 16 Surf and Hot Rod Ho-Downs!  Satan Records LP. Satan 1007.

60s instrumental satan surf

Various Artists - Hang It Out To Dry! (16 Roughneck Rompers). Satan Records LP.

I've been busy. Busy, busy, busy. Busy recording, labelling and compressing lots of lovely vinyl. In the pipeline are sevens by, amongst others, 68 Comeback, Blacktop, BMX Bandits, Deke Dickerson, Infections, Jackknife, Primal Scream, TV Personalities and TSOL, along with a few LPs. In the meantime, here's one of the earliest rips I did of a great frat LP on Satan. I'd not worked out my labelling protocol at that point so the filenames are rudimentary ... but all the information is available in the Audio ID tags.

Various Artists - Hang It Out To Dry (16 Roughneck Rompers). Satan Records LP.

60s frat rock lp satan

Various Artists - Twistin' Time. Vol. 1. Knight Records. Knight LP 001.

This is not the sleeve to Twistin' Time Vol. 1.

An LP for a change. This one is a compilation of various twist tracks brought together by one of the USA's current top twisters, Tubby Chess. As he states, "The songs on this album represent the archaeological remains of a dance craze that hit this big, blue marble a few decades ago. It literally shook every nook and cranny of every country - allowing entertainers (and self-perceived entertainers, as you will hear) of every stripe to exploit this stupid fad. Out of the avalanche of twist records released, we have culled the most rockin', novel, stupid, inept and twistacular examples from an amazing time in American history."

Cheers, TC.

(Please note, my scanner isn't big enough to take a 12" record, the light is too bad to grab a photo, and I can't find a copy on the web, so no cover scan for this one. Sorry!)

Various Artists - Twistin' Time. Vol. 1. Knight Records. Knight LP 001.

60s the twist