Strawbs: A Taste Of Strawbs (5 CD Compilation 2006)

 

Strawbs (or The Strawbs) are an English rock band founded in 1964, led by Dave Cousins. Although the band started out as a bluegrass group they eventually moved on to other styles such as

folk, folk rock, (briefly) glam rock and progressive rock. Members included Sandy Denny (who later went on to join Fairport Convention), Rick Wakeman (who was discovered whilst in the Strawbs, joined Yes and has had a lengthy solo career), Richard Hudson and John Ford (who wrote "Part Of The Union" and then spun off as Hudson-Ford). They are best known for their hit, "Part Of The Union", which reached number two in the UK charts in February 1973, as well as for "Lay Down" a number 12 UK hit from the same LP. Their album Hero And Heroine (1974) was voted one of the Top 50 prog records of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
                      

A Taste of Strawbs is a box-set album by Strawbs. Instead of being a "best of" album, the compilers (Dave Cousins and Dick Greener) have attempted to present alternative versions of some well-known songs plus

some previously unreleased material. Included are some very old songs by The Strawberry Hill Boys, with Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper and Ron Chesterman, also are some very interesting songs by Sandy Denny and The Strawbs, and outtakes from different periods of the band's career. This five-CD set constitutes as full an account of the first 40 years of the Strawbs' history as you're ever likely to see, and also manages to close some essential gaps in the group's early history that Universal Music has otherwise left wide open for decades on CD, as well as some gaps left at the time, in the late '60s, '70s, and beyond, owing to the exigencies of the recording industry. 
                     

That said, however, this set -- despite its five-hour-plus running time -- also very strategically avoids

including much that is familiar or, at least, anything in its familiar version; between the vault discoveries of unused takes of released tracks, and songs that were never issued, plus remixes and early takes of songs that were subsequently heavily redone, this is the largest body of "new" Strawbs material that anyone except for Dave Cousins and some bandmembers will ever have encountered. The sound here ranges from very good to excellent throughout, and there's not a single note of apology or explanation needed for the presence of any of the 89 songs featured in this set. 
                              

It may be pricey, and it isn't complete in terms of musical history, but it is one of the most comprehensive

collections of rarities and triumphant musical moments one is ever likely to see of this band's work. With so many of the bands finest tracks here, almost always in a different form to that which we originally came to know, this is both a gathering of their greatest works, and a collectors paradise of rare and unheard material. "A taste of Strawbs" is an essential purchase for anyone who enjoys the music of this wonderful band. The good news is that is off set by an excellent booklet and a fifth disc available only with the first 1000 copies. Essential for Strawbs fans BUT I would suggest the individual albums first. 

                                 

LINE - UP

                                          

Artists appearing on at least one track include:

David Cousins, Tony Hooper, John Berry, Ron Chesterman, Sandy Denny, Claire Deniz, Rick Wakeman, Blue Weaver, Richard Hudson, John Ford, Dave Lambert, John Hawken, Chas Cronk, Rod Coomes, Robert Kirby, John Mealing, Tony Fernandez, Andy Richards, Brian Willoughby, Rod Demick, Chris Paren, Don Airey, Adam Wakeman.
                         

Strawbs – A Taste Of Strawbs
Label: Witchwood Media – WMBS 2036
Format: 5 x CD, Album, Compilation, Box Set
Country: UK
Released: Nov 13, 2006
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Folk Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock, Prog Rock, Folk

CD1. EYES WIDE OPEN        

                               

    
01. The Strawberry HiIl Boys – The Grey Hawk
Arranged By – Cousins, Hooper
Double Bass – John Berry 
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written By – Trad.
02. Dave Cousins – The Cruel Wars (Higher Germanie)
Arranged By – Dave Cousins
Vocals, Banjo – Dave Cousins
Written By – Trad.
03. The Strawberry HiIl Boys – You Don't Think About Me
Arranged By – Cousins, Hooper
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Vocals, Banjo – Dave Cousins
Vocals, Guitar – Tony Hooper
Written By – Trad.
04. Dave Cousins – Not Alt The Flowers Grow
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
05. The Strawberry HiIl Boys – You Keep Going Your Way
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
06. Sandy And The Strawbs – Sail Away To The Sea
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Producer – Gustav Winckler
Vocals – Sandy Denny
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
07. Sandy And The Strawbs – Nothing Else Will Do
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Producer – Gustav Winckler
Vocals – Sandy Denny
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
08. The Strawbs – Oh How She Changed
Arranged By [Orchestral] – Tony Visconti
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Remix [Digitally] – Roger Wake
Vocals – Tony Hooper
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins, Hooper
09. The Strawbs – Or Am I Dreaming
Arranged By [Orchestral] – Tony Visconti
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Remix [Digitally] – Roger Wake
Vocals – Tony Hooper
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
10. The Strawbs – All The Littte Ladies
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins, Hooper
11. The Strawbs – Ah Me, Ah My
Arranged By [Orchestral] – Tony Visconti
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Hooper
12. The Strawbs – The Man Who Called Himself Jesus
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Drums – Ronnie Verrell
Lead Guitar – Alan Parker
Performer [Interviewer] – Tom Browne
Performer [Shopkeeper] – Richard Wilson
Piano – Nicky Hopkins
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Remix – Dave Cousins
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
13. The Strawbs – The Battle
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Cello – Clare Deniz
Organ – Rick Wakeman
Snare – Ronnie Verrell
Vocals – Tony Hooper
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
14. Fire – It's Just Love
Bass – Dick Dufall
Drums – Bob Voice
Producer – Ray Hammond
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Lambert
15. Strawbs – Another Day
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Cello – Clare Deniz
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
16. Strawbs – Forever
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Cello – Clare Deniz
Drums – Bjarne Rostvold
Organ – Rick Wakeman
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins, Hooper
17. Strawbs – Where Am I? / I'll Show You Where To Sleep
Bass – John Ford 
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Percussion – Richard Hudson
Remix [Digitally] – Roger Wake
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
18. Strawbs – Canon Dale
Bass – John Ford 
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper
Vocals, Sitar – Richard Hudson
Written-By – Hudson
19. Strawbs – RMW
Bass – John Ford
Drums – Richard Hudson
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Producer – Phil Stannard
Written-By – Wakeman
20. Strawbs – Sheep
Bass – John Ford 
Drums – Richard Hudson
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Producer – Phil Stannard
Tambourine – Tony Hooper
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins

Flac Size: 408 MB

CD2. CHANGING PLACES            

                   

01. Strawbs – Tomorrow
Bass – John Ford 
Drums – Richard Hudson
Guitar – Tony Hooper
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
Producer – Jeff Griffin
Vocals, Lead Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Weaver, Cousins, Ford, Hudson, Hooper
02. Strawbs – New World
Bass – John Ford 
Drums – Richard Hudson
Guitar – Tony Hooper
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
Producer – Jeff Griffin
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
03. Strawbs – Here It Comes
Bass – John Ford 
Drums – Richard Hudson
Guitar, Percussion – Tony Hooper
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
Producer – Jeff Griffin
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
04. Dave Cousins & Dave Lambert – See How They Run
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Vocals, Piano – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins, Lambert
05. Dave Lambert – Going Home
Bass – John Ford
Drums – Richard Hudson
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Cousins
06. Dave Cousins – The Actor
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums, Percussion – Jon Hiseman
Lead Guitar – Miller Anderson
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
07. The Brothers – Part Of The Union
Piano – Blue Weaver
Vocals, Drums – Richard Hudson
Vocals, Guitar, Bass – John Ford 
Written-By – Ford, Hudson
08. Dave Lambert – The Winter & The Summer
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Lambert
09. Dave Cousins – Whichever Way The Wind Blows
Arranged By [Orchestral] – Tony Visconti
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Guitar – Tony Hooper
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
10. Strawbs –Betrayed / Shine On Silver Sun / Words Of Wisdom
Bass – Leo Lyons
Drums – Ric Lee
Keyboards – John Hawken
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Cousins
11. Dave Cousins – Out In The Cold / Round & Round
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
12. Dave Cousins - The Writing On The Wall
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
13. Strawbs –The Four Queens
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Harmonica, Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Piano – John Hawken
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cronk, Cousins, Lambert, Hawken, Coombes
14. Strawbs – Ghosts: Theme
Written-By – Cousins
15. Dave Cousins – Lemon Pie
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
16. David Cousins Et Strawbs – Cherie Je T'aime
Arranged By [Choir] – Robert Kirby
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Organ – John Hawken
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
17. Dave Cousins – So Shall Our Love Die
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
18. Dave Cousins – Still Small Voice
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
19. Strawbs – Absent Friend (How I Need You Now)
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Robert Kirby
Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Piano – John Mealing
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
Written-By – Cousins

Flac Size: 468 MB

CD3. INSIDE OUT        

                 

   
01. David Cousins – The Merchant Adventurer
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
02. Strawbs – Blue Angel
Bass, Vocals – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Keyboards – John Mealing, Robert Kirby
Producer – Tom Allom
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Cousins
03. Strawbs – Goodbye
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Keyboards – Robert Kirby
Piano – John Mealing
Vocals – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
04. David Cousins – Deadly Nightshade
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
05. Strawbs – Midnight
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Tony Fernandez
Keyboards – John Mealing, Robert Kirby
Producer – Jeffrey Lesser
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Cousins
06. Strawbs – Sweet Voices
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Tony Fernandez 
Keyboards – John Mealing, Robert Kirby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Dave Lambert
Written-By – Cousins, Lambert
07. David Cousins – Bring Out Your Dead
Vocals, Piano – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
08. David Cousins – Another Day Without You
Vocals, Piano – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
09. Lambert - Cronk – Touch The Earth
Bass, Vocals – Chas Cronk
Drums – Tony Fernandez
Keyboards – Andy Richards
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Richards, Cronk, Lambert
10. Juan Martin & Strawbs – Armada
Bass, Vocals – Chas Cronk
Drums – Tony Fernandez 
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Humphrey Walwyn
Guitar – Juan Martin
Keyboards – Andy Richards
Producer – Humphrey Walwyn
Written-By – Martin
11. David Cousins & Brian Willoughby – A Glimpse Of Heaven
Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
12. Strawbs – The Hangman & The Papist
Bass – John Ford
Drums – Richard Hudson
Guitar – Tony Hooper
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
13. Strawbs – I'll Carry On Beside You
Bass, Vocals – John Ford 
Drums – Richard Hudson
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
Lead Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
14. John Ford & Richard Hudson – Heavy Disguise
Vocals – Richard Hudson
Vocals, Guitar – John Ford 
Written-By – Ford
15. Strawbs – That's When The Crying Starts
Bass, Vocals – John Ford 
Drums – Richard Hudson
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
Lead Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousins
16. David Cousins – Evergreen
Vocals, Piano – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
17. David Cousíns & Rick Wakeman – Song Of A Sad Little Girl
Synthesizer – Rick Wakeman
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousíns
Written-By – Cousins

Flac Size: 452 MB

CD4. FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD            

                               

01. Strawbs – Ringing Down The Years
Bass – Rod Demick
Drums – Richard Hudson
Lead Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Piano – Chris Parren
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousíns, Tony Hooper
Written-By – Cousíns
02. David Cousíns – Further Down The Road
Vocals, Piano – David Cousíns
Written-By – Cousíns
03. Strawbs – Heartbreak Hill
Bass – Rod Demick
Drums – Richard Hudson
Guitar – Tony Hooper
Keyboards – Don Airey
Lead Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Richards, Cronk, Cousins
04. Don Airey – Extravaganza On A Theme Of Strawbs
Keyboards – Don Airey
Written-By – Don Airey
05. David Cousins & Don Airey – Files Of Facts
Keyboards – Don Airey
Written-By – Cousins, Don Airey
06. Strawbs - Hero & Heroine
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Keyboards – Adam Wakeman, Blue Weaver
Violin – Ric Sanders
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
07. Dave Lambert & Brian Willoughby – The Ten Commandments
Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Lambert
08. Wakeman & Cousins – The King
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
09. Wakeman & Cousins – Hummingbird (Instrumental)
Dulcimer – David Cousins
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Written-By – Cousins, Wakeman
10. Acoustic Strawbs – Alice's Song
Guitar – Brian Willoughby, Dave Lambert
Vocals, Banjo – David Cousins
Written-By – Willoughby, Craig
11a. Acoustic Strawbs – Maclean Street
Guitar, E-Bow – Brian Willoughby, Dave Lambert 
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins, Lambert
11b. Acoustic Strawbs – Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Guitar, E-Bow – Brian Willoughby, Dave Lambert 
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Denny
12. Acoustic Strawbs – We'll Meet Again Sometime
Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Vocals, Guitar, E-Bow – Dave Lambert 
Written-By – Cousins
13. Strawbs – Sunday Morning
Bass – Chas Cronk
Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Harmony Vocals – Chris While, Julie Matthews
Orchestrated By – Robert Kirby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins, Lambert
14. Strawbs – A Night Like This
Bass, Guitar [High-strung] – Chas Cronk
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert
Vocals, Mandolin – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
15. Acoustic Strawbs – Dragonfly
Guitar [12-string], Performer [Pedals] – Chas Cronk
Guitar, E-Bow – Dave Lambert
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
16. David Cousins – Canada
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins
17. Strawbs – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Piano – John Hawken
Vocals – David Cousins
Written-By – Cousins

Flac Size: 456 MB

CD5. BONUS DISC: TASTEBUDS            

                           

01. The Strawberry HiIl Boys – The Happiest Boy In Town
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Vocals, Banjo – Dave Cousins
Vocals, Guitar – Tony Hooper
02. Strawbs – Draught Raga
Bass – John Ford 
Sitar – Richard Hudson
03. David Cousins – Ways And Means
Bass – Roger Glover
Drums, Percussion – Jon Hiseman
Lead Guitar – Miller Anderson
Piano – Rick Wakeman
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
04. David Cousins – The Rip It Off Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
05. David Cousins – Stay Awhile With Me
Arranged By [Orchestral] – Tony Visconti
Bass – Ron Chesterman
Guitar – Tony Hooper
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Cousins
06. Strawbs – Oh So Sleepy
Bass, Vocals – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Keyboards – John Mealing, Robert Kirby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Dave Lambert 
07. Strawbs – Barcarole (Instrumental)
Guitar – David Cousins
Keyboards – Robert Kirby
08. David Cousins and Chas Cronk – Time And Life
Guitar [12-string] – Chas Cronk
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
09. Intergalactic Touring Band – Hearbreaker
Arranged By [Orchestral] – David Bedford, Stephan Galfas
Bass – Peter Sobel
Drums, Percussion – Paul Marchetti
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – David Scance
Flute – John Zangrando
Keyboards – Brian Cuomo
Synthesizer – Larry Fast
Vocals – Dave Cousins
Vocals [Group Vocals] – Frank D'Agostino, Joel Krantz, Shelley Thompson
10. Juan Martin & Strawbs – Andalucian Express
Bass, Vocals – Chas Cronk
Drums – Tony Fernandez 
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Humphrey Walwyn
Guitar – Juan Martin
Keyboards – Andy Richards
Producer – Humphrey Walwyn
11. Strawbs – Lay Down
Bass, Vocals – John Ford
Drums – Richard Hudson
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
Lead Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Tony Hooper
12. Blue Weaver – Over The Hill
Keyboards – Blue Weaver
13. David Cousins & Brian Willoughby – You Never Needed Water
Drums – Tony Fernandez 
Guitar – Brian Willoughby
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
14. Acoustic Strawbs – If
Bass – Chas Cronk
Guitar – Dave Lambert 
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins
15. Acoustic Strawbs – Cold Steel
Banjo – David Cousins
Guitar [12-string] – Chas Cronk
Vocals, Guitar – Dave Lambert
16. Strawbs – The River / Down By The Sea
Bass – Chas Cronk
Drums – Rod Coombes
Keyboards – John Hawken
Vocals, Guitar – David Cousins, Dave Lambert 

Flac Size: 419 MB

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Ty Segall: 8 Albums 2010 - 2019

 

Ty Segall is an American musician and songwriter. He sings, plays guitar and drums and is a member of thebands The Traditional Fools, Epsilons, Party Fowl, Sic Alps, The Perverts, and Ty Segall

Band.Working as a solo act and in a number of bands and side projects, Ty Segall has released dozens of albums that have helped to define and establish the parameters of garage punk for his generation. Not content to stick to one specific style or sound, he's also ventured into hard rock, folk-rock, and heavy metal, used instruments ranging from synthesizers to xylophones, and made solo records played on acoustic guitars. 
                  

Depending on the album, Segall can sound raw (2016's Emotional Mugger) or refined (2013's Sleeper), and he's capable of focused one-man-band efforts (2009's Lemons) as well as sprawling and eclectic

releases with a range of collaborators (2018's Freedom's Goblin). He proves just as compelling when stripping back the noise and adding synths, as on 2021's Harmonizer, composing film music in classic style (2022's Whirlybird), recording at home on his own (2022's subdued Hello, Hi and 2024's all-percussion Love Rudiments) or layering acoustic and electric instruments in classic rock style on 2025's Possession. No matter the sonic setting, Segall's strong melodic frameworks, creative restlessness, and the infectious intensity of his songs and performances are the constants in his ever-evolving discography. 
                   

Ty Segall first garnered public acclaim as the lead singer of Orange County, California garage rock revivalists the Epsilons. With that band, he practiced a rawer, snottier take on Strokes/Vines/White

Stripes-style rock, occasionally delving into more retro territory. When that band splintered, he struck out on his own and started cranking out lo-fi albums, beginning with a self-titled effort on Castle Face in 2008. On his solo album Lemons, however, Segall delivered a much more traditional sound, studiously re-creating '60s guitar tones and drenching his tracks in old-school reverb. The stomping results bore a striking resemblance to early garage masters such as the Sonics and the Standells, as well as proto-punks the Stooges and bedroom folk antecedent Alexander "Skip" Spence. He returned in 2010 with Melted. 
                          

Segall's music has been described as garage rock, garage rock revival, lo-fi, indie rock and psychedelic rock. Segall has stated in interviews that his favorite band of all time is Hawkwind Notable glam rockers David Bowie and Marc Bolan heavily influenced Segall's early career, as well as heavy rock

and punk bands such as Black Sabbath, Kiss, The Stooges, and Black Flag (especially in the Ty Segall Band). However, over time Segall's output has gotten mellower on albums such as Goodbye Bread and Sleeper, taking cues from Neil Young, The Byrds, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The Beatles (even being compared to John Lennon vocally on some of his albums), and early T. Rex (when they were known as Tyrannosaurus Rex) and Grateful Dead.A big source of his inspiration also comes from the San Francisco garage and indie rock scenes, from which he has named bands such as Thee Oh Sees (being personal friends with frontman John Dwyer).
                        

ALBUMS ON THIS POST:

1. Ty Segall - Melted 2010
2. Ty Segall Band - Slauterhouse 2012 
3. Ty Segall & White Fence: 2012 Hair
4. Ty Segall - Sleeper 2013 
5. Ty Segall - Manipulator 2014 
6. Ty Gareett Segall - Emotional Mugger 2016 
7. Ty Segall & White Fence: 2018 Joy  
8. Ty Segall - First Taste 2019 

1. TY SEGALL - MELTED 2010

                        

Melted is the third album by American garage rock singer-songwriter Ty Segall. It was released on June

15, 2010 on Goner Records, on CD/LP formats. The songs "My Sunshine" and "Caesar" were officially released as singles, and "Girlfriend" had an official music video.
Melted received acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim''.

Ty Segall – Melted
Label: Goner Records – 58GONE
Format: CD, Album, Digipak
Country: US
Released: 2010
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Indie Rock

TRACKS

                         

01. Finger   2:54
Effects [Noise Box] – Mike Donovan 
Flute – John Dwyer
Words By ["It's A Ringer Givin' Love Like A Planet" Line] – Mike Donovan     
02. Caesar   3:30
Drums – Emily Rose Epstein
Flute – John Dwyer
Other [Parties] – Mike Donovan     
03. Girlfriend   2:12
Drums – Charlie Moonheart    
04. Sad Fuzz   3:00
Other [Help] – Eric Bauer, Tim Hellman
Words By ["Sinking In The Shade" Line] – Eric Bauer    
05. Melted   2:12
Bass – Tim Hellman
06. Mike D's Coke   1:30
Vocals – Mike Donovan 
Written-By – Mike Donovan, Ty
07. Imaginary Person   3:05
Drums – Emily Rose Epstein    
08. My Sunshine    2:11
09. Bees   3:04
Guitar – Mike Donovan     
10. Mrs.   2:36
Drums – Jigmae Baer    
11. Alone   3:55

NOTES

Written By:
Ty Segall
Eric Bauer (tracks: 4)
Mike Donovan (tracks: 1, 6)
Recorded by King Riff Eric Bauer August-December 2009

Flac Size: 218 MB

2. TY SEGALLL BAND - SLAUTERHOUSE 2012

                            

The first release credited to Ty Segall Band, and for that matter the only full-length with that band’s

lineup, Slaughterhouse is an absolute riot. More than a nominal nod to The Stooges’ Fun House, the album is every bit part of that proto-punk freakout’s intense lineage, driven by furious punk songs that represent the heaviest material Segall’s ever put on record. What’s not up for debate is the overwhelming power of this record, a fuzzed-out, thunderstruck exercise in volume that’s at once streamlined and sprawling. Segall has never rocked harder than this—at least not yet.

Ty Segall Band – 2012 - Slaughterhouse
Label: In The Red Recordings – ITR 231, In The Red Recordings – ITR231
Format :CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Jun 26, 2012
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                                   

01. Death
02. I Bought My Eyes
03. Slaughterhouse
04. The Tongue
05. Tell Me What's Inside Your Heart
06. Wave Goodbye
07. Muscle Man
08. The Bag I'm In (Songwriter – Fred Neil)
09. Diddy Wah (Songwriter – Bo Diddley)
10. Oh Mary (Songwriter – Segall)
11. Fuzz War

LINE - UP

                           

Bass, Vocals – Mikal Cronin
Drums – Emily Rose Epstein
Guitar – Charles Moothart
Guitar, Vocals – Ty Segall
Songwriter – Ty Segall Band

Flac Size: 263 MB

3. TY SEGALL & WHITE FENCE - HAIR 2012

                           

Ty Segall’s released a number of collaborations and new permutations of backing bands, and in some

cases bands under a different name entirely, so it’s not so surprising that some of his best work is collaborative, whether with the Ty Segall Band, The Freedom Band, or sharing the studio with White Fence. Hair, his first collab with White Fence, is a short and wildly satisfying set of vintage psych that’s fuzzy, lo-fi and wonderfully, accessibly weird. Acoustic and electric guitars swirl and intertwine, existing as much in harmony as in counterpoint. 

Ty Segall & White Fence – 2012 - Hair
Label: Drag City – DC503CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Apr 24, 2012
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Garage Rock, Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll

TRACKS

                                        

01. Time    4:11
02. I Am Not A Game    4:04
03. Easy Ryder    2:23
04. The Black Glove / Rag    5:04
05. Crybaby (Bass, Piano – Mikal Cronin)   1:58    
06. (I Can't) Get Around You    2:50
07. Scissor People    3:30
08. Tongues (Vocals, Performer – Sean Presley)   4:57

Flac Size: 225 MB

4. TY SEGALL - SLEEPER 2013

                            

Ty Segall’s most often recognized for his preference for heavy layers of fuzz, elevated BPMs and a kind of

reckless rock ‘n’ roll abandon. None of which is present on Sleeper, an album on which Segall strips away the distortion and volume in order to highlight his songwriting in more of a psychedelic folk context. Each of its 10 songs is built around acoustic guitars and mostly stripped down arrangements, though he manages to explore a pretty wide range within the unplugged setup.

 

Ty Segall – 2013 - Sleeper
Label: Drag City – DC565CD, Drag City – DC-565
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK, Europe & US
Released: Aug 20, 2013
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Folk Rock

TRACKS

                                    

01. Sleeper     3:55
02. The Keepers    3:41
03. Crazy    2:27
04. The Man Man    3:17
05. She Don't Care    3:48
06. Come Outside    4:34
07. 6th Street    2:55
08. Sweet C.C.    3:36
09. Queen Lullabye    4:21
10. The West    3:16

LINE - OUT

                         

Recorded By [Drums] – David Novick (tracks: 2)
Recorded By, Performer [Played By] – T. Segall
Viola, Violin – K. Dylan Edrich (tracks: 1, 5)
Written-By – Ty Segall

Flac Size: 220 MB

5. TY SEGALL - MANIPULATOR 2014

                      

When Ty Segall released Manipulator in 2014, he nearly doubled his usual LP running time of 30-ish minutes. That, in itself, felt like something of a landmark moment in his progression, which had by and

large been characterized by a long string of 30-minute eruptions of garage rock with varying degrees of folk influence, glam swagger, heavy metal muscle or punk rock intensity. Manipulator, in expanding the tracklist and pushing ever closer to the one-hour mark, ties together all of the disparate threads of Segall’s previous string of albums. As a result it’s his most cohesively diverse set of songs on the whole, and an ideal starting point to his catalog, not simply because of how much ground it covers but because it’s also a uniformly great collection of rock ‘n’ roll songs, no matter how overstuffed it might seem on paper.

Ty Segall – 2014 - Manipulator
Label: Drag City – DC600CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: USA, Canada & UK
Released: Aug 26, 2014
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative, Garage

TRACKS

                     

    
01. Manipulator   3:09
Synth – Chris Woodhouse    
02. Tall Man Skinny Lady    4:02
03. The Singer   4:15
Cello – Jessica Ivry
Viola – Matthias MacIntire
Violin – Irene Sazer
Vocals – Brit Lauren Manor    
04. It's Over    3:00
05. Feel   4:15
Percussion – Chris Woodhouse
Vocals – Brit Lauren Manor    
06. The Faker   4:07
Bass, Vocals – Mikal Cronin
Drums – Emily Rose Epstein
Guitar – Charles Moothart    
07. The Clock   2:52
Cello – Jessica Ivry
Viola – Matthias MacIntire
Violin – Irene Sazer    
08. Green Belly   2:32
Piano – Chris Woodhouse    
09. The Connection Man    2:17
10. Mister Main   2:47
Piano – Chris Woodhouse    
11. The Hand   4:43
Vocals – Brit Lauren Manor    
12. Susie Thumb    2:29
13. Don't You Want To Know? (Sue)    2:34
14. The Crawler   2:24
Vocals – Sean Paul Presley    
15. Who's Producing You?   2:53
Guitar – Charles Moothart
Written-By – Mr. Mike Donovan    
16. The Feels    3:08
17. Stick Around   4:33
Cello – Jessica Ivry
Drums – Steve Nutting
Viola – Matthias MacIntire
Violin – Irene Sazer

NOTES

                      

Co-producer – Mr. Ty Segall
Co-producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Mr. Chris Woodhouse
Layout – Dan O.
Written-By – Mr. Ty Segall (tracks: 1 to 14, 16, 17)

Flac Size: 385 MB
    
6. TY GARRETT SEGALL - EMMOTIONAL MUGGER 2016 

                       

Ty Segall is one of the indie rock universe’s quintessential workhorses. And while averaging about an album a year isn’t necessarily a recipe for consistent quality (just take a look at late-period Robert Pollard

—or rather, don’t), Segall is never anything less than listenable. He also manages to avoid predictability. Emotional Mugger, Segall’s latest effort, is relatively within the fuzzy, scuzzy sonic wheelhouse he’s established during his eight-year career but nonetheless boasts a considerable amount of surprises. The question, I suppose, is whether Segall will drop a truly great album on us, one that makes listeners beyond his core audience perk up and say, “Whoa. Holy shit.” The closest thing to such an achievement up to now would probably be Slaughterhouse (made under the Ty Segall Band moniker). Emotional Mugger, in its screeching-loud, balls-out weirdness, is on about the same level as that record.

Ty Garrett Segall – 2016 - Emotional Mugger
Label: Drag City – DC628CD
Format: CD, Album, Digipak
Country: US
Released: Jan 22, 2016
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative

TRACKS

                 

   
01. Squealer    3:47
02. Californian Hills    3:09
03. Emotional Mugger / Leopard Priestess    5:21
04. Breakfast Eggs     2:36
05. Diversion    3:36
06. Baby Big Man (I Want A Mommy)    2:44
07. Mandy Cream    3:16
08. Candy Sam    3:17
09. Squealer Two    3:23
10. W.U.O.T.W.S.    3:02
11. The Magazine    3:57

Flac Size: 276 MB

7. TY SEGALL & WHITE FENCE - JOY 2018

                                    

Joy is a collaborative album by Californian musicians Ty Segall and Tim Presley (playing under the name

White Fence). It was released in July 2018 under Drag City Records. Known to the world at large for their twisted, guitarrific psych-pop takes on modern rock, Ty and White Fence’s Tim Presley are known to each other as well; they sometimes make records and play out as Ty Segall and White Fence. Since 2012, they’ve released two AMAZING records on Drag City, which just goes to show, always get that chocolate in your peanut butter! LOOK OUT when they get together. 

Ty Segall & White Fence – 2018 - Joy
Label: Drag City – DC679 CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Jul 20, 2018
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock, Punk

TRACKS

                       

01. Beginning    1:45
02. Please Don't Leave This Town    1:33
03. Room Connector    0:47
04. Body Behavior    2:16
05. Good Boy    2:02
06. Hey Joel, Where You Going With That?    2:55
07. Rock Flute    0:28
08. A Nod    2:19
09. Grin Without Smile    1:35
10. Other Way   1:41
Vocals [Additional] – Fanny 
11. Prettiest Dog    0:16
12. Do Your Hair    1:35
13. She Is Gold    5:07
14. Tommy's Place    1:52
15. My Friend    3:57

Flac Size: 208 MB

8. TY SEGALL - FIRST TASTE 2019

                               

First Taste is the twelfth studio album by American musician Ty Segall. It was released on August 2, 2019

under Drag City. The first single from the album, "Taste" was released June 4, 2019.In support of the album, Segall and The Freedom Band announced a tour of the US through July to October 2019, and then a European tour after October. A first taste of Ty? Hardly, but First Taste erects extreme new sonic skylines for Segall to soar over. His natural state of urgency is paired with a thirsty contemplative vibe as Ty examines both sides now, twisting some of his best songs and production wack into hard left turns both sweet and hot.

Ty Segall – 2019 - First Taste
Label: Drag City – DC738CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 2, 2019
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Psychedelic Rock,

TRACKS

                   

    
01. Taste    3:36
02. Whatever    4:24
03. Ice Plant    3:33
04. The Fall    2:57
05. I Worship The Dog    3:34
06. The Arms    3:30
07. When I Met My Parents (Part 1)    1:03
08. I Sing Them    2:39
09. When I Met My Parents (Part 3)    2:15
10. Radio    3:50
11. Self Esteem    5:03
12. Lone Cowboys    4:32

LINE - OUT

                                      

Written By, Recorded By, Producer, Drums, Bouzouki, Koto, Piano, Bass, Percussion, Recorder, Mandolin, Omnichord – Ty Segall
Bass – Emmett Kelly (tracks: 1, 4, 9, 7, 10, 11)
Clavinet – Ben Boye (tracks: 4, 7, 9, 11)
Drums – Charles Moothart
Piano – Ben Boye (tracks: 6, 9, 11), Mikal Cronin (tracks: 10)
Saxophone – Mikal Cronin
Synth – Ben Boye (tracks: 9)
Vocals – Shannon Lay (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 10)

Flac Size: 279 MB

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