Now it's time to give these weird sounds the credit they deserved.
It's amazing; just LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND in thrift stores, second hand markets and sometimes even IN THE TRASH CAN.
Thanks to CD I was able to save these unusual tunes on 45 rpm 7" records. It's obvious that these 45s have been played a lot, so surface noice is almost obligatory. No hi-tek cd quality, but just back to the times where no one had ever heard of digital recording studios.
All the songs on these compilations are from the original 45 rpm records released prior to 1980 when CD took over the world of warm vinyl sounds. I've tried to exclude any song that's been compiled before, but as I don't own each and every compilation album ever made, there might be some songs that you already own on another compilation album. Look, listen and enjoy...
LABEL: In The Trash Can Records
CAT # : GARBAGE48
Subtitle: Bubble - 8 early 70s rockers vs 8 bubblegum teenieboppers
While in the late 60s/early 70s the charts were a battlefield for teenieboppers against psych-rockers, we now embrace both kinds. Who won? Nobody...
(Path� 2C006-11164 from 197.)
It�s their 4th release for Path�-Marconi. And as most of their releases this is psychedelic prog-rock very close to glam punk. A heavy distorted guitar, deranged drumming, growling vocals, what more do you need.
2. it�s so better � aeroplane
(Pink Elephant PE22580A from 1971)
I remember the first time I heard this song. Then I knew I simply had to look for the 45. I didn�t know it would take more than 10 years to find. Not only because itt�s not so easy to find, but also I didn�t know the name of the band. I only knew the name of the song and the plane on the sleeve. It�s great poppy psych-rock which surprisingly always works on the dancefloor. The A-side is �September in the rain�.
3. brother � c.c.s.
(Columbia 5C006-93273 from 1972)
Originally recorded for RAK Records. The legendary Alexis Korner growls his way through this pounding soulful prog-rock tune with bongos, horns, piano and more instruments played by Britain�s top jazz musicians. And also Korner�s splendid guitar skills. C.C.S. stands for Collective Consciousness Society.
4. hey joe � the marmalade
(CBS 3142 from 1968)
WhenI�m deejaying at 60s parties, I get a lot of requests. One of them is �Hey Joe�, not the great Leaves� version, but always the lame Jimi Hendrix� one. Years ago I decided to play this version by the Marmalade, a Scottish band, who had several chart toppers like their version of �Ob-la-di ob-la-da� and also the Grassroots� �Lovin� things�, the A-side of this 45. Now I don�t play Hey Joe anymore or perhaps sometimes one of the obscure versions in Spanish.
5. I�m coming on � ten years after
(Deram DM61Y from 1971)
It was first released on the 1970 �Watt� album and a few months later in 1971 as a 45 with both sides written by Alvin Lee (b-side is �She lies in the morning�) This Nottingham blues rock quartet became superheroes to some (their 1971 album �A spece in time� sold more than a million copies) and still a lot of songs never seemed to have been compiled including this one. In 1975 the band split only to be reformed for their 1989 album �About time�
6. dragon child � rimington
(MAM 95-Y from 1973)
A spacey psych-prog rock instrumental on the B-side of �In the grip of the mullah� by a band I don�t know anything about. Even the sleeve doesn�t reveal anything.
7. nightmare � the crazy world of arthur brown
(Polydor 59247 from 1968 /in US: Atlantic 2582
First released on Track Records. The B-side is � What�s happening�. Produced by the Who producer Kit Lambert with the help from the Who�s Pete Townsend. In US it was the B-side of �I put a spell on you�. I also appeared on the album �The crazy world of Arthur Brown�. Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer fame) was the drummer on this recording. The screams and yells by Arthur Wilton (that�s his real name!) mixed with the deranged organ make this song unforgettable.
8. the seed � rare earth
(Rare Earth 4C006-92711 from 1971)
Pffff. Now relax a little bit after those heavy rockin� tunes. Detroit based band Rare Earth will be remembered for the 20-minutes version of the Temptations �Get ready� on their own Rare Earth label. This song was also put on their third album �One World�, just like the A-side �I just want to celebrate�, a top 10 hit single.
9. suddenly you love me � the tremeloes
(CBS 3234 from 1968)
(a-side= As you are). Originally it was Riccardo Del Turco who wrote and recorded �Uno tranquillo� and that same year covered by a Dutch singer Ben Cramer as �Zai zai zai�, a Dutch version. The Tremeloes recorded an English version a year later. Also Joe Dassin recorded it in 1968, but in French �Siffler sur la colline�. In the 90s it was twice covered again in Dutch, first as �100.000 woorden� and then as �Elke keer opnieuw�. I�m pretty sure that this song has been compiled before, but only on big hits compilations, records that WE won�t ever buy. Here in Belgium and Holland people only seem to know the Dutch versions and that�s why I included this one here. On vol 53 you can listen to a Tremeloes song I really like and that�s more obscure to most of us.
10. the secret � the yellow brick road
(Vogue INT.80256 from 1970)
Originally released on Laurie in 1969. It�s teenieboppin� bubblegum pop, but not from the Kasenetz-Katz crazy circus, nor the Monkees make believe shows. It�s the real stuff and that�s why it wasn�t a hit release.
11. my little donna � the yellow brick road
(Vogue INT.80256 from 1970)
This is the flipside of the previous entry. And it�s a total ripoff of The Archies� �Sugar sugar�. How could they have gone away with this? Still I prefer this jingle jangle to the Archies� one.
12. jelly jungle of orange marmalade � the lemon pipers
(Buddah 610013 from 1968)
On this release it was coupled with �Shoeshine boy�. In US this was with �Here I go� on Buddah 41. This is great psychedelic bubblegum rock. Bill Bartlett later appeared in Ram Jam (the band of �Black Betty�)
13. bitter lemon � the ohio express
(Buddah 610026 from 1969)
Also from Ohio came The Ohio Expess (see also vol 42). The A-side �Sweeter than sugar� needed a flipside. So just record the song backwards. Listen to this and try to find hidden Satanic messages�
14. candy kisses � 1910 fruitgum co
(Buddah 610019 from 1968)
(a-side= Goody goody gumdrumps) Another song recorded backwards. This time an instrumental as B-side for �Goody goody gumdrumps�. How much more bubblegum can you go with song titles like Candy Kisses, Gumpdrups, Sweeter than sugar, Jelly jungle, � Of course this is Kasenetz-Katz trash, just like the previous two entries. Both sides of this 45 were not released on one of their 3 albums.
15. rodney reginald smithfield harvey jones � joyce�s angels
(Arcade 5045 from 1967)
Originally released on Major Minor MM526. This B-side of �Flowers for my friends� is a flower power psychedelic pop tune which reminds me a little bit of The Byrds.
16. um um um um um um � ola & the janglers
(Artone SO27.020 from 1969)
Were they from Denmark? They were one of the best known European bubblegum teenieboppers from the late 60s. Nonsense song titles always work (Be-bop-a-lula, Ob-la di ob-la da, Papa-oom-mow-mow, �)
