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THE ACT-UPS-PLAY THAT OLD PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDS OF TODAY
500 COPIES LP
The Act-Ups were born in 2001 - A monster made up of one volt of Iggy, one hambone of Pickett,one shot of Hank, two injections of Jeffrey Lee and a case of bourbon. Their first record "I Bet You Love Us Too", released in 2003, was the perfect record for your late night garage party, filled with soul-punk anthems and rockin' rave-ups. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell", their second disc, saw the light of the day (and hid in the cloak of night) in 2005, fired up by more whiskey than ever before and the demons that came with it.
The record you now hold in your hands rests atop three pillars of puré fury: the two records that preceded it and the live energy this combo unleash upon unsuspecting pilgrims all across this land. Behold the Old Psychedelic Sounds of Today!
Shimmy
THE SEA-DERS - LP-500 COPIES -NUMBERED
Starting in 1965 many groups began to borrow elements of Eastern music to add a little mystery and exotica to their sound. Some of the more prominent examples of this trend include the Kinks’ “See My Friends,” the Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood,” the Byrds’ “Eight Miles High,” the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” and the Hollies’ “Stop, Stop, Stop.”
Less known than the aforementioned acts, but acknowledged in some circles as masters of the form were the Cedars. Only, for them it wasn’t a case of flirting with foreign culture—they tapped right into the source in their own backyard.
Formed in Beirut, Lebanon, around 1964, they were originally known as the Top 5. By 1966 they’d become the Sea-ders with Albert Haddad on lead guitar, Joe Shehadeh on rhythm, Raymond Azoury on bass and Zad Tarmush on drums; all four band members sang. Their first 45, “Thanks A Lot” b/w “Better Loved,” was released in Lebanon in 1966 on the Symbol label. The A-side in particular was really strong, propelled by Haddad’s spellbinding double-picked Eastern motif and Azoury’s unusual pulsating bassline. It quickly became a smash hit in Lebanon, selling around 10,000 copies and topping the charts. Shortly afterwards, Decca Records made contact with the group and offered them a record deal in the UK. The group relocated to London, and in 1967 Decca released “Thanks A Lot” b/w “Undecidedly” as their first British single. The flipside was another excellent Middle Eastern flavored beat number, which had been recorded in Lebanon at the same session as the A-side. The record got some airplay on the pirate stations, but failed to break into the charts.
Nevertheless, Decca went ahead with an EP release, featuring the three previously released tracks along with the fine “Cause I Do Care.” Apparently the record had a very limited pressing as it’s now very rare.
By 1968 the Sea-ders had become the Cedars. Their next single paired two of their strongest original songs to date, “For Your Information” and “Hide If You Want to Hide.” For the recording session the group was teamed with producer Tony Clarke, who also worked with the Tremeloes. This time they employed an authentic Middle Eastern instrument, a bouzouki. Played in tandem with an electric lead guitar, the acoustic bouzouki gave the record a highly unique and appealing flavor. Unfortunately, despite the high quality and originality of both the material and the production, the record again went nowhere.
Much to the group’s disappointment, their producer turned to outside songwriters for their third and final British single, “I Like the Way” (written by Richie Cordell) and “I Don’t Know Why.” Nevertheless the Cedars infused the songs with their own Eastern-derived sound to pleasing effect. When this single failed to click, Decca not only dropped the group, but also presented them with a huge bill for studio time. Defeated and nearly destitute, the four Cedars headed home to Beirut, leaving their prized musical equipment behind.
The story didn’t end there, though—not quite anyway. The following year, 1969, “For Your Information” was released in Turkey, where it became a huge hit, going on to be covered by several Turkish artists. The Cedars, though, had by now gone their separate ways. Fortunately, their eight-song recorded legacy remains to remind the world of their uniquely exotic sound. Thanks a lot for that.
Mike Stax
Ugly Things Magazine
The Blackneedles – st GROO 011EP
Jonas Serodio(ex-THEE BUTCHERS ORCHESTRA) guitar, bass and vox and Fred Hila on the Drums.Its a two musicians combo from São Paulo, Brasil, and they build their songs from elements of punk,garage, rockabilly, guided by the spirit of Nick Cave, Henry Miller, Richar Hell, Television and otherunderground heroes. Here they play 4 song at maximum garage rock style. The BlackNeedles will be around atOctober/November 2008 for a extended tour in Europe. At live concerts the band presents only drums andguitar at full rage.
The 7” came in a deluxe rounded cover at limited edition for this 2008 tour.
The Cavestompers! got together in september 2006. Before that members of the band played in various groups and formatinos in Moscow City, not only garage-oriented. Now we are trying to play as much gigs as possible and to create our own sound based on covers and original material. We are also trying to develop and support local garage scene in Russia. VIVA GARAGE! The first gig was played spontaneously at Blow Up club instead of beating up the passer-bies. Influenced by the Standels, The Who, Shadows Of Knight or Kinks, they release here the Cavestompers first long play, the first garage band geting out russia in years, to smack your ugly face with 14 killer tracks. This is a limited vinil release DONT LOOSE IT!!!
THIS WILL BE OUT IN NOVEMBER 2008!!
NEXT RELEASES - 2009!!!! - NEXT RELEASES - 2009!!!!
Portuguese Contribution to Soul Music
JESSE&JAMES-BELTER SINGLES COLLECTION – 1967-1970
The group is formed by Antonio and Fernando Lameirinhas .They lived with their Portuguese parents in Belgium, moved to England and caught the soul-virus after playing in a few beat-groups (e.g. Screaming Lord Sutch). In 1967 they return to Belgium and form the J.J.Band. From "Wit-lof from Belgium" : "A few flops, half a hit ("Half a woman") and the two hits "Move" and "Something for nothing" led Jess & James with the J.J.Band to the top."
After the hits, dissension grew between the frontmen (who wanted to continue to make soul music) and their backing band (who aspired to make music in the style of the American group Chicago). At the end of 1968 their ways separated.
Jess & James then formed a group around Scott Bradford (who later married teen-idol Anneke Soetaert). Later on, they moved to Amsterdam and formed another unsuccessful attempt to make it big again "Sail-Joia". The J.J.-Band went their own way (in 1971 they changed their name to "Plus"). They evolved to a style called souljazz. Among the member of the J.J.Band and Plus figured people like Francis Goya (Real name Francis Weyer, who later on had a worldwide hit with "Nostalgia" and would have millions of romantic souls dream away on his guitar melodies), Bruno Castelluci (jazz-drummer known troughout the world) etc ...
Now together with the BELTER label Groovie Records compiled here the best tracks of their release to BELTER. The LP will be out soon after the summer with booklet and photos about the band!!
NEXT RESELASES WILL INCLUDE MORE JESSE&JAMES REISSUES AND OTHER BELTER TITLES!
BAOBAS - LP
For some people they were one of the best garage bands ever recorded in Brazil at the end of the 60’s. They only released this LP and a few ep’s, now all the tracks are included as bonus in this fantastic LP. This is the real cult garage band from Brazil. The LP came with a booklet insert with all the history of the OS BAOBAS also with a bunch of rare photos.
BRAZILIAN BITLES - LP
The Brazilian Bitles were one of the most prolific bands from the 60’s in Brazil. The released a lot of ep’s and a few lp’s also, recording more than 30 songs. Here we compiled the more garage ones, with a lot of fuzz and screaming vocals. Some of the tracks were from obscure and rare to find ep’s from the band. A real most for colectors of the south american garage.
DARA PUSPITA - LP
Dara Puspita (Flower Girls) was Indonesia’s most successful girl band of the 1960s. While there were many popular female vocalists in Indonesia at that time, they nearly all relied on the services of a backing band. Dara Puspita was one of the few girl groups who actually played all their own music as well. Dara Puspita hailed from the city of Surabaya in East Java and first formed in 1964 with the line-up of sisters Titiek Adji Rachman (Titiek A.R.) on guitar and Lies Soetisnowati Adji Rachman (Lies A.R.) on bass, along with Susy Nander on drums and Ani Kusuma on rhythm guitar. In April 1965 Lies left the band for a month to finish school and was replaced on bass by Titiek Hamzah. When Lies returned she took the place of Ani on rhythm guitar and Titiek Hamzah stayed on as bass player. It was with this line-up that the band set out to conquer the world.
PORTUGUESE GARAGE DAYS - COLLECTION
OS TARTAROS - ANTHOLOGY - LP
Hailing from Oporto, these boys in the silver suits named themselves Os Tártaros. Known as the carriers of the “new antiqúes”, they became famous for the crazy twist garage versions os traditional portuguese songs, making full use of echoes and reverb on their electric guitars. Songs like TARTARIA after deepest section of Dante’s Inferno, became their wildest sucess making every one in the theathers and carnival stomp their feet on the floor. They released four Ep’s, the tracks are all here together for the first time. Fully garage and surf stomps. This is the first portuguese garage band from the 60’s reissued in a LP. Making part of a collection PORTUGUESE GARAGE DAYS. This record is a most for every world garage collectors, includes all the tracks from the ultra rare ep’s of Os Tártaros.
Only 500 copies will be released…with insert with reproduction of the ep’s covers, unsee photos and full bio.
To be Out February 2009!!!