Discharge : Hear Nothing See Notthing Say Nothimg LP 1982 - Why ? EP 1981

DISCHARGE are a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977. The band is characterised by a minimalistic approach to music and lyrics. A heavy, distorted and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anarchistic and pacifistic themes.

While the band undergone several line-up changes throughout its history, the classic line-up from the early 1980s featured bassist Wainwright, drummer Gary Maloney, Anthony "Bones" Roberts playing guitar, and vocalist Kelvin "Cal" Morris.

AllMusic calls the band's sound a "high-speed noise overload" characterised by "ferocious noise blasts". The band's 1982 debut album, »Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing«, went to number two in the UK Indie Charts and number 40 in the UK Album Charts. In the early 1980s, numerous DISCHARGE singles and EPs landed in the top 10 of the UK Indie Charts, including the 1981 EP »Why?« and the 1982 single 'State Violence State Control'.

2015, DISCHARGE announced their signing with Nuclear Blast. After the release of the »New World Order« EP, the time has now come to unleash their new studio album, their label debut, on an unsuspecting world: It's titled »End Of Days«and was released in April 2016.
The band is characterized by a minimalistic approach to music and lyrics, using a heavy, distorted, and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anarchist and pacifist themes, over intense drone-like rhythms. The band's sound has been called a "grave-black aural acid assault."

Discharge "paved the way for an astounding array of politically motivated, musically intense and deeply confrontational bands". Discharge was "explicitly political" and used a "revolutionary/activist" attitude that moved hardcore away from its pub rock origins and towards a "dangerous and provocative" territory.

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing is the debut studio album by English hardcore punk band Discharge, released on 21 May 1982 by Clay Records. While some critics at the time dismissed this album as "unmusical",[citation needed] in retrospect, it is viewed both a classic of the era and the peak of Discharge's career.

Treble magazine calls "Hear Nothing Say Nothing" one of the ten essential hardcore albums, in a list that includes Black Flag's Damaged and the Dead Kennedys' Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. In the early 1980s, numerous singles and EPs placed in the top 10 of the UK Indie Charts, including the 1981 EP Why? (#1) and the 1982 single State Violence State Control.

Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing paved the way for various extreme metal styles such as thrash metal, black metal, crust punk, and grindcore. The band's "brutal, extremist approach" and "extreme thrash noise" style of playing eventually led to the thrash genre. "Discharge's influence on heavy metal is incalculable and metal superstars such as Metallica, Anthrax and Sepultura have covered Discharge's songs in tribute."  Discharge was a major influence on at least two generations of metal. Along with Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror, Discharge have been credited for laying the groundwork for grindcore. The musical genre of d-beat is named after Discharge and the band's distinctive drumbeat.

The album is characterized by a minimalistic approach of music and lyrics, a heavy, distorted, and grinding guitar-driven sound and raw, shouted vocals similar to a political speech, with lyrics on anti-war themes. AllMusic calls the band's sound a "high-speed noise overload" characterized by "ferocious noise blasts".
The album is considered highly important in the evolution of extreme forms of metal and punk music, paving the way for genres such as thrash metal, black metal, crust punk and grindcore.

All tracks are written by Discharge (Cal Morris, Bones, Rainy and Garry Maloney).

Personnel

Cal Morris – vocals

Bones – guitar

Rainy – bass

Garry Moloney – drums

Mike "Clay" Stone - producer

TRAXS

01. State Violence State Control  2:43

02. Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing  1:33

03. The Nightmare Continues    1:51

04. The Final Blood Bath    1:42

05. Protest and Survive     2:17

06. I Won't Subscribe     1:39

07. Drunk With Power     2:46

08. Meanwhile    1:30

09. Dooms'Day

10. A Hell on Earth    1:54

11. Cries of Help    3:07

12. The Possibility of Life's Destruction  1:17

13. Q: And Children? A: And Children    1:49

14. The Blood Runs Red  1:36

15. Free Speech for the Dumb    2:18

16. The End    2:32

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WHY ? EP 1981

Why is the 4th EP of Discharge released in 1981 on Clay Records. It is sometimes confused as the debut album by the band. It reached #1 on the UK Indie Charts in 1981.
The band's 1981 EP Why? was their fourth short-form release, but its 10 songs (in 14 minutes!) made it their longest and it also became their most successful to that point, hitting the top of the U.K. indie charts at the time. "Visions of War" leads off with an unrepentantly angry and punishing attack, and became one of the band's signature songs, but the other nine songs were equally aggressive and unapologetic.

While hardcore has a lineage as diverse and untraceable as punk rock itself, it's inarguable that the first few releases by anarchist/pacifist punks Discharge paved the way for an astounding array of politically motivated, musically intense and deeply confrontational bands who flew the hardcore banner.
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TRAXS

01. Visions Of War     1:41

02. Does This System Work     1:17

03. A Look At Tomorrow     1:57

04. Why     1:11

05. Maimed And Slaughtered     1:06

06. Mania For Conquest     1:16

07. Ain't No Feeble Bastard     1:30

08. Is This To Be     1:31

09. Massacre Of Innocents (Air Attack)     1:23

10. Why     1:49

11. Realities of War  1:10

12. They Declare It  1:12

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Brian Keane + Omar Faruk Tekbilek: Fire dance 1990

OMAR FARUK TEKBILEK

 Omer Faruk Tekbilek (Turkish: Omer Faruk Tekbilek, born 1951) is a Turkish musician and composer, who plays a wide range of wind, string, percussion and electronic instruments. He has developed a style that builds on traditional Sufi music, but includes inspiration from ambient electronic musicians, most notably Brian Keane. He is best known for his performances with the flute-like ney, but also plays the piccolo-like kaval, and the double-reed zurna. Among stringed instruments, he plays the oud and the baglama.

Tekbilek's father was a Turk, a religious man who called out the prayers during services in a mosque. His mother was from Egypt, and her love of the music of Reyad Elsonbaty was passed to her son, who grew up loving Arabesque music. As a young man, Faruk had studied Sufism and had thought of devoting his life to this mystical branch of Islam. At age 15, he decided to become a professional musician, and quit school. With his brother, he moved to Istanbul, where he befriended a mystical saxophone player named Ismet Siral, who had developed an approach to music based upon intuition: "He would say things like, let's play for birds, let's play for pictures".

In 1971, Tekbilek toured the United States with a Turkish folk ensemble and met his future wife. After completing his compulsory military service in Turkey, Tekbilek returned to America and found few opportunities for a musician of his training.

BRIAN KEANE

 Brian Keane (born January 18, 1953) is an American composer, music producer, and guitarist. He has composed the music for hundreds of films and television shows and produced over a hundred record albums. Keane is known as a world class guitarist, a musical pioneer in scoring music for television documentaries, a leading record producer of the 1980s and 1990s, and one of the most prominent and influential composers of his era.

Keane has scored well over one hundred award-winning documentaries and films, including eighteen Emmy winners for best documentary or series (among sixty seven nominations), nine Peabody Award-winning films, six Oscar nominated films, and one Academy Award-winning film Keane has won four Emmy Awards out of twenty nominations.

As a record producer, Keane has produced over three dozen Billboard charting albums with over 150 commercial albums in total. He is particularly known for producing ethnic and new-age music. Keane's many credits as a producer include Winter Solstice for Windham Hill Records, the Grammy Award-winning Long Journey Home: The Irish in America soundtrack album for RCA Records and his influential work with middle eastern musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek.

FIRE DANCE

 Fire Dance is a natural progression from Suleyman. A plethora of Middle Eastern and North African instruments has been blended with synthesizers, guitar, and sophisticated orchestrations. The focus of Fire Dance has been expanded beyond Turkey, to include music from North African, Egyptian, and other Middle Eastern and Arabic sources. This recording begins with the sound of the desert wind in Somewhere in the Sahara.

Faruk’s enchanted ney enters from the distance with flourishes of goat bells. Orchestrations sneak in and build to a guitar solo with lavish synthesizer effects. The whole track then dissolves into Oglan Boyun, as if we have traveled over a dune and discovered a village in celebration, surrounded by the vast desert. As Oglan Boyun ends, we are left with Faruk’s haunting voice floating out of the wind in A Call to Prayer. This soulful segment gives way to a magical ney section orchestrated to depict a garden of earthly delights. Faruk’s voice returns in a powerful whirlwind of sound, followed by the drifting Desert Twilight. Brian’s guitar opens this melodic piece with a rich, peaceful introduction. Faruk enters on the ney in an expansive and warm tone, complemented in the bridge by the baglama, adding an Eastern flavor. The music fades, leaving the listener with serenely quiet beauty evoking the title, Desert Twilight. A Passage East is a showcase for both
Faruk’s impeccable percussion and Brian’s superb guitar chops. In Song of the Pharaohs, the wind and Faruk’s haunting ney return to create the mystical impression of the distant time of the ancient pharaohs’ rule. Enchanted by elaborate orchestrations, flourishes of windchimes, the voices of strangers, distant horns, and synthesizers that seem to defy conventional spatial dimensions, this piece assumes a psychedelic atmosphere. Beledy introduces us to the zurna, an oboe-like instrument with a very distinctive Middle Eastern sound. This composition is in the Arabic style, featuring very strong passages. Fire Dance is an energetic piece that demonstrates why Tekbilek and Keane are at the forefront of their respective musicial fields and the magical fertility of their collaboration. Ask is a contemporary Middle Eastern standard showcasing Faruk’s proficiency on the oud. Village Song is a traditional Turkish folk song in 9/8 meter featuring Faruk on percussion.
Modern Mystics brings the two musicians/composers together, on ney and guitar, in a meditative

setting. Sahara (Reprise), with Brian on guitar, was an out take that was too special to leave off this recording. Spirit of Ancestors shows a deep mystical side with Faruk’s powerful, searching voice. Halay concludes the recording with an uplifting, joyous celebration and driving rhythm. With Fire Dance, Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Brian Keane have created a unique recording that embraces many moods, at once energetic and meditative, mystical and joyous. Imbued with grace, this music transports the listener to a magical land where patterns of rich Middle Eastern traditions are joined in music. Fire Dance is an adventure in transformation from which there is no turning back.
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TRACKS

01.a. Somewhere In The Sahara

Written-By – Brian Keane, Omar Faruk Tekbilek  2:30

01.b. Oglan Boyun

Arranged By – Brian KeaneWritten By – Traditional  5:11

01.c. A Call To Prayer

Written-By – Brian Keane, Omar Faruk Tekbilek  5:20

02. Desert Twilight

Written-By – Brian Keane  5:11

03. A Passage East

Written-By – Brian Keane  3:06

04. Song Of The Pharaohs

Arranged By – Brian KeaneWritten By – Traditional  5:57

05. Beledy

Written-By – Omar Faruk Tekbilek  5:27

06. Fire Dance

Arranged By – Brian Keane, Omar Faruk TekbilekWritten By – Traditional  5:27

07. Ask

Arranged By – Brian Keane, Omar Faruk TekbilekWritten-By – S. Sagbas  6:24

08. Village Song

Arranged By – Brian Keane, Omar Faruk TekbilekWritten By – Traditional  4:16

09. Modern Mystics

Written-By – Brian Keane, Omar Faruk Tekbilek  2:59
10. Sahara (Reprise)

Written-By – Brian Keane  1:16

11. Spirit Of The Ancestors

Written-By – Omar Faruk Tekbilek  5:31

12. Halay

Arranged By – Brian KeaneWritten-By – Traditional  5:56

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Various Artists - Pebbles, Vol. 8 Subtitled: Southern California 1, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics 1996

Various Artists - Pebbles, Vol. 8
Subtitled: Southern California 1, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics
1996 Archive International Productions (AIP)
CD cat. #: AIP CD 5025

 

 [Southern California, and specifically the Los Angeles area, was one of the most active hotbeds of '60s garage punk, both because of its huge size and its flourishing musical and youth culture. Not all

L.A. garage rock was great, and this 25-song compilation (much of which has appeared on previous vinyl garage anthologies, Pebbles included) is a good way to ferret out some of the better rare singles of the genre. Terry Randall's protest rocker "S.O.S.," the Rumors' "Louie Louie" ripoff "Hold Me Now," Byron & the Mortals' organ-driven "Do You Believe Me," the Dovers' Byrds-meets-the-Zombies "She's Not Just Anybody" -- all are among the best garage classics. Most of the rest is pretty good, if a bit generic at times. Lots of informative liner notes, too. - -
Richie Unterberger,
AllMusic }

Some of these songs are among the best garage rock records ever. The Dovers' "She's Not Just Anybody" should have (and could have) been a chart-topping smash. It is, simply put, a masterpiece, a haunting, emotional burst of chiming guitars and dreamy vocals, bolstered by a relentless river of percussion. The Starfires' tense, throbbing "I Never Loved Her" is almost as good. Same goes for "She Needs Me," a hypnotic fuzz rocker courtesy of the Grains of Sand. The Rumors' "Hold Me Now" is positively anthemic, thanks to its rousing, "Louie

Louie"-inspired melody and exuberent vocals. The Cindermen's "Don't Do It Some More" is a relentlessly catchy twist rocker that features a wonderfully off-the-wall guitar solo. Terry Randall's "S.O.S." is a spooky, paranoid protest tune with a subtle, smoldering lead vocal and a churning rhythm. The Gigolos' "She's My Baby" is a storming, double-time punk-rocker with a strong rockabilly influence, and the Humane Society's "Knock Knock" is a fiery, snarling tune with some thorny guitars. The Cloudwalkers' "Sunglasses" is insanely cool, and the Bush provide a fantastic version of "Got Love if You Want It" that features some compact but explosive rave-up sections. The Green Beans' "Who Needs You" is every bit as sneeringly sarcastic as its title suggests, and The Beckett Quintet's "No Correspondence" is a quietly insane bouncer with an anthemic chorus. The Caretakers of Deception close out the album with driving "X+Y=13."

The afformentioned tunes are only a few of the highlights of this spectacular disc, one of the finest entries in the entire Pebbles series. Your garage collection isn't complete without this one.

The PEBBLES series, which doesn't really pick up speed until Vol. 7 (CHICAGO VOL. 2, which Amazon doesn't carry for some reason but is essential listening), continues with SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, gathering together rare 45 singles and acetates of garage bands and high school rock groups from Sacramento to San Diego, with plenty of small towns hit in-between. 2 of the songs, "Knock Knock" by The Humane Society (without a doubt one of the best unheard songs of the 60s) and "Hold Me Now" by The Rumors (which I dare you not to rock out to), are included on the NUGGETS boxed set, but they're surrounded by so many amazing gems here that this volume simply cannot be passed over.

Terry Randall's anti-riot anthem "S.O.S." kicks off the album with a bang; this is one dark little mother of a single, half-sung, half-spoken by an unknown artist. Of the 25 songs, the highlights are: The Starfires' "I Never Loved Her", The Grains of Sand's "She Needs Me", The Cindermen's "Don't Do It Some More", The Colony's "All I Want", The Cloudwalkers' "Sunglasses", The Beckett Quintet's "No Correspondence", The Dovers' "She's Not Just Anybody", Sean and the Brandywines' "She Ain't No Good", The Rogues' "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (the guitar work is very similar to that of "Hey Joe"), The Last Word's "Sleepy Hollow", The Green Beans' "Who Needs You", Limey and the Yanks' "Guaranteed Love" and "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (a cover of a terrific single by New York City's Bit-A-Sweet, which has never been available reissued) are all singles which should have been national hits, blowing anything by The Dave Clark Five or Herman's Hermits out of the water. Not every song is a bonafide classic, but they're all sterling examples of what makes 60s garage rock a highly sought-after subgenre of classic rock.

TRACK LISTING:

01. Terry Randall: S.O.S - 02:17

02. The Gigolos: She's My Baby - 02:59

03. The Starfires: I Never Loved Her - 02:44

04. The Grains of Sand: She Needs Me - 02:43

05. The Humane Society: Knock Knock (Who's There) - 02:59

06. The Cindermen: Don't Do It Some More ('Cause It Hurts So Good) - 01:48

07. The Hysticers: Everything's There - 02:16

08. The Rumors: Hold Me Now - 02:31

09. The Colony: All I Want - 02:35

10. Byron and the Mortals: Do You Believe Me - 02:15

11. The Dirty Shames: I Don't Care - 02:58

12. The Cloudwalkers: Sunglasses - 02:20

13. The Beckett Quintet: No Correspondence - 02:31

14. The Dovers: She's Not Just Anybody - 01:51

15. The Roosters: One Of These Days - 02:48

16. The Avengers: It's Hard To Hide - 02:05

17. Sean and the Brandywines: She Ain't No Good - 02:04

18. The Rogues: Wanted: Dead Or Alive - 02:28

19. The Last Word: Sleepy Hollow - 02:53

20. The Green Beans: (Don't Give Me No) Friction - 02:24

21. The Green Beans: Who Needs You - 01:30

22. The Bush: Got Love If You Want It - 02:44

23. Limey and the Yanks: Guaranteed Love - 02:19

24. Limey and the Yanks: Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind - 02:19

25. The Caretakers of Deception: X+Y=13 - 01:49

Playing time... 1 hour

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Various Artists - Pebbles, Vol. 7 Subtitled: Chicago 2, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics 1994

Various Artists - Pebbles, Vol. 7
Subtitled: Chicago 2, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics
1994 Archive International Productions (AIP)
CD cat. #: AIP CD 5024

[The second volume of Pebbles that is devoted to Chicago is similar to its predecessor, Pebbles, Vol. 6. It includes an early recording by the Ides of March, who later changed their sound and scored a big

hit with "Vehicle"; a track by Gary & the Knight Lites, who later became the American Breed; and numerous selections from obscure '60s garage bands with some connections to the Windy City.
While some of these bands may have been influenced by Chicago blues, they seem to have been more influenced by the British Invasion, Bob Dylan, other '60s garage bands, and '50s rock & roll; indeed, the album features remakes of songs by the Who ("I Can't Explain"), the Rolling Stones ("The Spider & the Fly"), the Animals ("I'm Gonna Change" and "I'm Cryin'"), the New Colony Six ("At the River's Edge"), the Vectors ("It's Been a Day or Two"), the Hombres ("Let It All Hang Out"), and Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns ("High Blood Pressure").

As you may have guessed from the high number of cover versions, the bands on this compilation aren't strikingly original; this compilation, like Pebbles, Vol. 6, will appeal primarily to garage rock completists who are willing to forgive a few borrowed ideas in the pursuit of a good time.

Note that "Ben Franklin's Almanac" by the Cryan Shames is not included on the CD even though it is included on the song list that's printed on the CD cover; the third song is actually "Come With Me" by the Boyz, which was incorrectly listed on the CD cover for Pebbles, Vol. 6.

Todd Kristel, AllMusic]

TRACK LISTING:

01. The Lost Agency / One Girl Man - 03:04

02. The Foggy Notions / Take Me Back And Hold Me - 02:31

03. The Boyz / Come With Me - 02:32

04. The Revelles / Little Girl - 02:11

05. Oscar and Majestics / I Can't Explain - 02:15

06. The Trolls / Every Day And Every Night - 02:30

07. The Children of Darkness / Sugar Shack A Go Go - 01:58

08. The Factory / High Blood Pressure - 02:32

09. Von Ruden / The Spider And The Fly - 03:08

10. The Ides of March / I'll Keep Searching - 02:25

11. Gary and Knight Lites / Take Me Back - 02:32

12. Bobby Brelyn / Hanna - 03:09

13. The Commons, Ltd / I'm Gonna Change The World - 02:52

14. Lord and the Flies / Echoes - 02:05

15. The Berries / What In The World - 02:31

16. The Vectors / It's Been A Day Or Two - 02:17

17. The Malibus / I'm Cryin' - 02:28

18. The Cardinals / Go Go Baby - 02:47

19. Wet Paint / Shame - 02:27

20. Wet Paint / At The River's Edge - 03:01

21. Jimmy Null and the Inversions / I Still Care For You - 02:11

22. The Lost Agency / Time To Dream - 02:12

23. Barney Pip / Let It All Hang Out - 02:13

Playing time...57:51

Notes:

The booklet and tray cover is incorrect. It lists The Cryan Shames 'Ben Franklin's Almanac' as track 3 instead of The Boyz 'Come With Me'. 

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Pebbles: Volume 6: Chicago 1, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5023] - Released 1994

Various Artists - Pebbles, Vol. 6
Subtitled: Chicago 1, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics
1994 Archive International Productions (AIP)
CD cat. #: AIP CD 5023

[ The first of a pair of Pebbles volumes devoted to the Windy City doesn't feature such noteworthy Chicago bands as the Shadows of Knight.
Indeed, the Buckinghams -- who scored a hit with "Kind of a Drag" (not the song that's included) -- are the only famous band on this compilation.

However, the album does feature some interesting minor-league bands, some of which were from Chicago and some of which just recorded there (e.g., the Indiana-based Group, Inc.).
Selections include the Omens' "Searching" (later recorded by the Pandoras and the Gravedigger V)and Nobody's Children's "Girl, I Need You" (remade by the Third Booth as "I Need Love"), as well as remakes of songs by the Lemon Drops ("I Live in the Springtime"), the Kingsmen ("Long Green"), the Hollies ("I've Been Wrong"), Gene Vincent ("Say Ma, Ma"), and Elvis Presley (a demented version of "Jailhouse Rock").
This is not an essential collection but it should appeal to garage rock completists with a particular interest in this geographical region.
Note that the song list printed on the CD cover doesn't match the actual order of songs on the CD itself: the Huns' "Winning Ticket" is the third song; "Come With Me" by the Boyz and "Run Around" by the Cavedwellers are not on the CD; and the final track is a radio station promo.
 --Todd Kristel, AllMusic ]

Ever since its inception Pebbles has been notorious for printing misleading tracklistings and Chicago 1 is no exception. I've no idea whether The Boyz' "Come With Me" or The Cave Dwellers' "Run Around" were worthy of being considered for inclusion because, even though listed, they are both conspicuous by their absence.

Add to this the fact The Huns' "Winning Ticket" is listed as Track 22 when it actually appears as Track 3, thus throwing out the majority of the running order, and the overall result is just bewildering. If this was a deliberate attempt to add to the underground mystique of the whole project it's misguided, if a genuine mistake it's just sloppy.

While questions can be raised about AIP's packaging, their continued dedication in unearthing the minnows of sixties garage and psychedelic rock is highly commendable. There are artists included here who probably spent more time in the womb than they did in a band.

Without a doubt the best known band on Chicago 1 are The Buckinghams who unbelievably – at least on the strength of the previously unreleased track "I've Been Wrong" included here – actually got to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Here they sound like Beatles or Hollies wannabes. Better are the fuzzed up "Searching" by The Omens, "I Live In The Springtime" by Buzzsaw, "I'll Make You Pay" by The Shady Daze, "You Don't Love Me" by The Little Boy Blues and "Need A Little Lovin'" by The Foggy Notions.

As you would expect from Pebbles there are also a fair share of real curiosities. "Please Me Sullivan" is a novelty song by The Warner Bros bemoaning the lack of opportunities for homegrown bands in the face of the British Invasion. Rather than being funny, the track comes across as nothing more than sour grapes. Dean Carter screams rather than sings his way through "Rebel Woman" but it's the incredible version of "Jailhouse Rock" which catches the ear – and that's not necessarily a good thing. It's louder and faster and definitely more screwed up than the original and the guitar solo sounds like it's being thrashed out on a chainsaw.

Chicago 1 isn't the best album in the Pebbles series but it is a worthy addition proving, no matter how deep the compilers go, there are gems still waiting to be rediscovered. Of course, the deeper they dig, the harder it becomes to verify the personnel involved and, apart from the odd single, most of these bands will be forever lost in time.
Like researching a family tree, there remains the possibility of uncovering the roots of someone who went on to bigger and better things – for instance, here the blurb mentions Cheap Trick's Rick Nielson who may or may not appear on "Winning Ticket" by The Huns. But, even though facts may be difficult to substantiate, the goal of Pebbles is to act as a showcase and Chicago 1 is exactly that.

TRACK LISTING

01. The Omens : Searching - 02:29

02. The Furniture : I Love It Baby - 02:19

03. The Huns : Winning Ticket - 02:25

04. Buzzsaw : I Live In The Springtime - 02:55

05. The Todds : I Want Her Back - 02:35

06. The Group, Inc : Like A Woman - 02:00

07. The Pattens : Say Ma, Ma - 01:52

08. Haymarket Riot : Trip On Out - 02:25

09. The Delights : Long Green - 02:24

10. The Untamed : Someday Baby - 02:22

11. Dalek-Engam, The Blackstones : Never Feel The Pain - 02:32

12. Dean Carter : Rebel Woman - 02:39

13. The Shady Daze : I'll Make You Pay - 01:57

14. The Little Boy Blues : You Don't Love Me - 02:42

15. Nobody's Children : Girl, I Need You - 02:00

16. The Buckinghams : I've Been Wrong - 01:58

17. Last Knight : Shadow Of Fear - 02:27

18. The End : Memorandum - 02:34

19. Dean Carter : Jailhouse Rock - 02:12

20. The Foggy Notions : Need A Little Lovin' - 02:31

21. The Haymarket Riot : Something Else - 02:11

22. The Warner Brothers : Please Mr. Sullivan - 02:35

23. Unknown Artist : WCFL Promo [Advertising Jingle] - 00:37

Playing time...52:42

Notes:
The cover track listing is inaccurate. It lists 24 tracks plus the hidden bonus jingle. It does not credit The Huns (track 3), but incorrectly lists The Boyz 'Come With Me' and The Cave Dwellers 'Run Around' which do not feature on the CD. [The above track list is correct]

The Pebbles CD series, released by AIP Records in the years 1992-2007:

Volume 1: Various Misfits, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5016] - Released 1992
Volume 2: Various Hooligans, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5019] - Released 1992
Volume 3: Various Burnouts - The Acid Gallery, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5020] - Released 1992
Volume 4: Various Hodads - Surf N Tunes!, Original Rare '60s Surf/Rod Classics [AIP CD 5021] - Released 1992
Volume 5: Various Morons, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5022] - Released 1992
Volume 6: Chicago 1, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5023] - Released 1994
Volume 7: Chicago 2, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5024] - Released 1994
Volume 8: Southern California 1, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5025] - Released 1996
Volume 9: Southern California 2, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5026] - Released 1996
Volume 10: Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5027] - Released 1996
Volume 11: Northern California, Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics [AIP CD 5028] - Released 2007 [NOT a typo! Vol. 11 was actually released 8 years AFTER vol. 12!]. Due to legal issues this CD was withdrawn soon after release.
Volume 12: The World, Original '60s Punk & Beat Classics [AIP CD 5029] - Released 1999 [NOT a typo! Vol. 12 was actually released 8 years BEFORE vol. 11!]

Coming soon all the CDs of the series PEBBLES on Flac and MP3.

You can find Vol. 1-2-3 4-5  HERE

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The Vietnam Veterans : The Days Of Pearly Spencer 1988

The Vietnam Veterans is a French psychedelic band, hailing originally from Chalon-sur-Saone, a commune in eastern France.

They released six full-length albums during the 1980s, starting in 1983. The band was praised by many alternative music publications, including Bucketfull of Brains during the 1980s. After a 21-year-long pause, they are now active again.

After releasing their compilation album The Days of Pearly Spencer in 1988, they broke up, and some members moved on to other projects.

In 2005 The Vietnam Veterans released a single called "I Give You My Life / Children Eyes", and in 2009 a full-length album called Strange Girl (As The Gitanes).

The band The Gitanes was one of the projects a few of the former Vets had, and the name is now added to The Vietnam Veterans name, calling it "The Vietnam Veterans (a.k.a. The Gitanes)".

Their record label gave the following statement: "The Vietnam Veterans are no more. This album contains material which was recorded during long night sessions, but remained unreleased. With the re-recordings of the old "demo" songs, they want to prove that they are better than ever. Now it's time to die!"

The Vietnam Veterans has later come to life again, and released a new full-length album in 2009.


Track listing
# CD/LP     Title     Writer(s)     Length
1.  The Days of Pearly Spencer *     David McWilliams     4:22
2.  500 Miles **     Hedy West      5:54
3.  Is This Really the Time ***     Mark Enbatta     3:18
4.  Burning Temples ***     Mark Enbatta     4:19
5.  Don't Try to Walk on Me ***     Mark Enbatta     3:39
6.  Dogs ***     Mark Enbatta     4:43
7.  You're Gonna Fall ***     Mark Enbatta     3:59
8.  Dreams of Today ***     Mark Enbatta     6:18
9.  Be My Baby ****     Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector     6:01 
10.The Trip ***** (CD only)     Kim Fowley     23:53

*          First recording originally planned for a 7" release (1986)
**        Recorded at the "Ancient Times" session (1986)
***      Live in the studio, recorded during the "Catfish" session (1987)
****    Recorded at the "Crawfish for the Notary" session, with the intension to
           contribute it to Lolita Various Artists LP (1984). Remixed.
***** Recorded live April 6, 1984 at "Chez Paaulette" Tour (France). Guest  vocals by Pascal       Rougedix (former leadsinger of "The Piranhas"). This legendery recording of "The Trip" was supposed to bee the B-Side of the announced, but never released US-compilation LP on Voxx Records. Special. Thanx to Greg Shaw for giving us the exclusivity.

Label: Music Maniac Records ?– MM CD 014

Format: CD, Compilation

Country: Germany

Released: 1988

Genre: Rock

Style: Garage, Psychedelic Rock

The Vietnam Veterans were

Mark Enbatta: Vocals, Guitar

Lucas Trouble: Keyboards

Greg Jones: Guitar

Martin Joyce: Drums

Angelo Jupp: Bass

MP3 Size; 156 MB

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