Mix Tape 007

Caroline and the Treats

The Isley Brothers

Rockin' Ramrods

Thanks to Shawn for his recent contributions and thanks for the comments.  See below for scan credits.  Enjoy!

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1. "Tonight" - Caroline and the Treats - Just released!  Caroline And The Treats is a Norwegian garage rock outfit fronted by former porn actress Caroline Andersen.  Courtesy of Shawn, thank you!

2. "At the Hop" - Flash Cadillac & the Continentals - from "25 Years" released in 1994, nowhere else to be found as far as I know

3. "Visions of Love" - Warlox - Vermillion, 1967

4. "Back Up Train" - Al Greene & the Soul Brothers - Hot Line, 1967 - "Green formed a group called Al Greene & the Creations in high school. Curtis Rogers and Palmer James, two members of the Creations, formed an independent label called Hot Line Music Journal. In 1967, under the new name Al Greene & the Soul Mates, the band recorded "Back Up Train" and released it on Hot Line Music." ~ wikipedia

5. "Ultra Twist" - Cramps - from "Flamejob, 1994

6. "With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend" - The Three O'Clock - from the 1982 EP "Baroque Hoedown"

7. "My Boyfriend's Back" - The Paper Dolls - RCA, 1970 - from Germany

8. "Bad Reputation" - dB's - from their first album, "Stands for Decibels" 1981

9. "Respectable" - The Isley Brothers - 1959, RCA

10. "My Girlfriend's Pretty" - Ron Sexsmith - from "Q People: A Tribute To NRBQ"

11. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - The Rubinoos - 1979 

12. "Girlfriend" - Modern Lovers - from their 1973 debut album

13. "Douchebag Boyfriend" - Guns & Rossetti - from "Spins" 2008

14. "I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend" - Lush - from "Topolino, 1996 - It was retitled "I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend" for Lush's authorised version and cited in a 2007 lawsuit filed by the Rubinoos against Avril Lavigne, whose song "Girlfriend" bore similarities to the Lush cover of the Rubinoos song.

15. "Nine Times Out of Ten" - The Undertones - from "Hypnotised" 1980

16. "I Need Your Love" - The Soul Survivors - from "It's Happening Here" - per wfmu.org, "These gems are from a 12-track LP compilation of young, fledgling New Jersey rock bands from the mid to late 1960s, produced by Alyn Heim and Bill Neale. Mr. Heim was a noted NJ music educator, and authored many books on instrumental technique."

17. "Red Light" - The Elephant Men - from "Little Steven's Garage Rock Invasion"

18. "Bright Lit Blue Skies" - Rockin' Ramrods - 1966. from "The Best of the Rockin' Ramrods"

19. "I Saw Your Photograph" - Merrell Fankhauser - from "Maui" 1976

20. "Martian Graverobber" - The Forbidden Dimension - from "Somebody Down There Likes Me" 1995

Scan Credits:

Caroline and the Treats scan from Shawn

Isley Brothers scan from http://yesterdaysgold.blogspot.com/

Rockin' Ramrods scan from http://www.therockinramrods.com/

Mix Tape 002

Thee 50s High Teens

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1. "Hot Rod Zombie" - Wild Evel and the Trashbones - from "Soundflat Records Ballroom Bash 5"

2. "Anything You Want" - The Bearings - Pyramid, 1966 - from North Carolina, un-comp'd as far as I know

3. "Mon Mec a Moi" - The Mongrelettes - from their recent 7" - the Greeks do it in French and we like it! a lot!

4. "Good Old 99" - The Marylanders - Jubilee, 1953 - "The story of the Marylanders begins in Baltimore, after World War II. Initially gospel singers, they made the transition to R&B around 1947…" For more, go to http://www.uncamarvy.com/Marylanders/marylanders.html

5. "She Was Untrue" - The Maharajas - from the the cd that came with the best garage zine in Greece and the world, Lost in Tyme Vol. 1 2004.

6. "Take My Word" - Bobby Fully Four - Mustang, 1965

7. "Ooh Baby" - Nolan Porter - from "Kent Soul - Moving On Up" circa 1968, contributed by TomK.

8. "Bonnie" - Man-Dells - 1964 from "Ya Gotta Have Moxie! Vol. 2"

9. "Till The End of the Day" - Thee 50s High Teens - Japanese vamps doing 60s!  - let's wake up the neighbors, let's turn up our amps!

10. "Other Days" - Rachael and the Strawberry Shephards - UNI, 1970

11. Hurt on Hold" - Fuzztones - 1989, the flip was "Jack the Ripper"

12. "I Got the Feeling I'm Falling" - Jesse Pearson - RCA, 1963

13. "I've Got That Feeling" - The Orchids - This is the first version, recorded in February of 1964. The Kinks recorded their version (Ray Davies wrote it) of the song in October of 1964. The Kinks' version appears for the first time at the Kinksize Session EP in November of 1964.  For an incredibly interesting post on these gals, check out http://www.spectropop.com/Orchids/index.htm.  Watch for the Kinks version on an upcoming Mix Tape.  Song contributed by the elusive TomK.  A special thanks to Jay for his insights.

14. "You Should Know" - The Pattens - Stature, 1966

15. "Marcus Garvey" - Burning Spear - Island, 1975

16. "What She Does To Me" - The King Bees - RCA, 1965

17. "It's No Fun Being Alone" - Houston Outlaws - from "Westbound Detroit Northern Soul"

18. "As Long as I'm With You" - The Rubinoos - Beserkley, 1976

19. "Let's Build a Car" - Swell Maps - Rough Trade, 1979

Scan Credits:

Wild Evel scan from garage punk.ning.com

Thee High Teens scan from http://www.j-popworld.com/

Burning Spear scan from en.wikipedia.org

Orchids scan from http://www.spectropop.com/Orchids/index.htm

Mix Tape 001

Ellie Gee (aka Greenwich)

Percy Sledge

Born in Tyme is reborn.  Hopefully this time around, we'll have a longer life.  See below for scan credits.  Enjoy!

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1. "Nag Nag Nag Nag" - Art Brut - From "It's a Bit Complicated" 2007

2. "Heart Full of Soul" - Chris Stamey with Yo La Tengo - from Maxwell's 12/6/07, Stamey was a "special guest"

3. "Baby Help Me" - Percy Sledge - Atlantic, 1966

4. "Bad Seed (demo)" - Pandoras - from "Stop Pretending" 1986

5. "It's True" - The Looms - from the Montgomery label, this track is quite mysterious - all I know is they're from Maryland

6. "Here Comes the Boy" - Tracey Dey - Amy, 1963

7. "I'm Blue" - Kinetics - Studio City, 1965 - from the comp "When the Time Runs Out"

8. "Attention ! Accident (Sur L'autoroute De L'ouest): Shut Down" - Les Gams - from a pretty amazing comp, "Hey Beach Girls! Female Surf 'n' Drag 1961 - 1966"

9. "Six Feet Down" - Thee Gravemen - from the ep "Haunted" 2011

10. "Betty My Love" - The Cadillacs - Josie, 1956

11. "No One Wants to Be Remembered…" - The Breakup Society - from "Nobody Likes a Winner" 2007

12. "Since I Lost My Baby" - The Temptations - Gordy, 1965

13. "You Got Me Crying" - The Mongrelettes - from the recently released 7" "Mon Mec a Moi," all the way from Greece

14. "Red Corvette" - Ellie Gee and the Jets - Madison, 1961; Ellie Gee = Ellie Greenwich. Co-written by future husband Jeff Barry -- also on "Hey Beach Girls! Female Surf 'n' Drag 1961 - 1966"

15. "Boys Don't Cry" - Terminal Choice - 2004 - from "Our Voices - A Tribute To The Cure"

Scan Credits:

Percy Sledge scan from http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/

Pandoras scan from powerpopverdose.blogspot.com

Ellie Gee scan from http://www.blogg.org/