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A decade of Kim Fowley produced, arranged and recorded madness -- proto garage, sleazy surf styled rumbles, pulpy vocal pop, and fuzzy tunes galore -- some credited to Kim Fowley and more savage tunes from Bruce & Jerry, Renegades, Mo And Jo, Blue Bells, Althea And The Memories and more! It's ...

Buried treasures from artist, producer, arranger, promoter, raconteur, and most entertaining character Kim Fowley-- fiery pre garage, fuzzed out surf styled numbers, raw novelty pop, and storming groovers all around -- with some of Kim's own headliner credits plus tunes by Gamblers, Cover Girls, ...

The strangest, wierdest, most head-scratching pop music compilation ever put together for the Psychic Circle label -- from synth pop about alien energy, to a sitar version of Lee Hazlewood's most famous song, novelty raps by people with no business doing such things, and the star of Kung Fu and ...

Mid-to-late 50s first wave rock & roll from the London Scene -- scrappy, rebellious, joint rockin' numbers from Jimmy Crawford, Danny Rivers, Wee Willie Harris, Roy Young, Sharkey Todd & The Monsters and many more -- just as sharp as the firey numbers coming out the south of the US of the ...

Searing synth and pummeling drums from Moebius, Plank & Neumeier -- with Cluster great Dieter Moebius teamed up with procucer Conny Plank and Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru for the early 80s Zero Set! Neumeier's drums provide a heck of a spark for the the synths, and all in all it's uncommonly ...

Some of the first work ever recorded by a young Jackie DeShannon -- early singles from her first years at Liberty Records -- a label she definitely helped put on the map during the 60s! Right from the start, Jackie's got something special -- a style that's quite different from some of the other ...

Tripped out gonzo greatness from the mighty Gong at the height of their powers -- a 1973 live album -- featuring the prime lineup of Daevid Allan, Gilli Smythe, Tim Blake, Dudier Malherbe, Pierre Moerlen and Mike Howlett! From spacey ghost whispers and shrieks, to playful jazzy psychedelia, to ...

Spacey genius from the planet Gong -- which landed in Sheffield in '74 for this live set -- fantastic and hypnotic work from the classic lineup! Includes the Gong running through its psychedelic spacey trip in purely classic form -- long, languorous jams that are straight up hypnotic where their ...

A sublime debut from German prog outfit Agitation Free -- a set that's definitely free of agitation, and one that spins out in these long, winding lines with lots of Eastern influences! There's a bit of drone to some of the grooves, but never in a sleepy or sloppy sort of way -- and in addition to ...

A definite new arrangement for Jackie DeShannon -- recording here years after her 60s fame on Imperial, working for Columbia in a much more mature singer/songwriter mode! Jackie wrote most of the tracks on the set herself, and the style here resonates strongly with other mainstream work of the ...

Prog rock with killer melodies, rhythms and spiraling guitar grooves from Hardal -- fantastic work from the Turkish rock underground! The sound has some Eastern accents, but the group really works with universal proggy elements even more, their simply an excellent rock band -- with irresistable ...

Crazy rhythms, joyous postpunk, frenetically catchy melodies -- and to put it all simply, one of the best albums of its time! The jittery guitars by Glenn Mercer and Bill Million pretty much pave the way for indie rock guitar for the 2 decades to come, all of the oddball additional percussion by ...

Bright, vibrant Piccadilly Sunshine -- groovy psychedelic pop from the Brit scene of the late 60s -- carnivalesque colors in the arrangements, some with a grittier garage core, others that boisterous and poppy through-and-through! The tracks are largely pulled from rare singles, and generally lean ...

Mama Cass on RCA -- a little-known chapter in her solo career! First up is the album Cass Elliott -- a much more subtle effort than some of Mama's previous records -- more deeply thoughtful in terms of the song choices, mixing soul and sophistication in a way that recalls Cass' duet album with ...

A much-needed look at songwriter Chip Taylor -- best-remembered for penning the Troggs' classic "Wild Thing", but the man behind some other wonderful work of the 60s as well! As you'll hear in this wonderfully-collected set, Taylor's tunes found plenty of welcome ears in both the rock ...

A novel idea for a stylistically rich compilation of classic tunes -- in most cases far lesser known late 50s and 60s original (or if not always original, very early) versions of songs made famous by the superstars to come! The songs range from uptempo soul, to early rock, to loungey groovers, to ...

Heavy and hard grooving psychedelia for the late 60s & early 70s -- powerful stuff that keeps a solid groove no matter the heaviness in the guitar tone, how gritty the guttural vocals, or pile driving in the rhythms! Up All Night features 20 tracks in all, with a few recognizable names for ...

Garage galore from The A-Bones -- one of the few groups who manage to get a sound like this right on the money -- with a searing edge that never fails to grab our ears! The approach here is stark, simple, and plenty darn effective -- plenty of raspy guitar and keyboard lines, driven by rattletrap ...

Nothing mello about this sweet little set -- because the tunes are loud, nasty, and filled with plenty of sharp edges! The collection really trawls around the bottom side of the indie rocking spectrum of the late 50s and early 60s -- digging through the dirt to come up with some incredibly raunchy ...

More musical mayhem from this groovy little series -- a mad collection of rough-edged obscurities in a variety of different genres! Styles on the set range from novelty rock to instrumental pop -- but all tunes have an unbridled sense of fun in their approach -- a real love of the goofier sides of ...

Sunshine Pop from the top of the charts -- a great look at some of the best-remembered tunes from this sweet 60s genre! Lots of other Sunshine Pop collections focus on the obscurities of the scene -- but honestly, some of the hits really represent the best work of the groups included -- the kind ...

The first-ever comprehensive look at the mighty talents of Jack Nitzsche -- the arranger, songwriter, and producer who was part of the holy trinity of 60s pop, with a well-deserved place next to Brian Wilson and Phil Spector! Nitzsche first got his start working in the Spector mode -- using ...

A set that's every bit as wonderful as you'd guess from its title and cover -- a killer package of all-girl rockers, and one that's filled with rare gems from the 60s! The material here is definitely a lot harder-hitting than more familiar girl group sounds of the 60s -- as the tunes are drenched ...

Hard grooving psychedelia and other wise astral rock from the South African underground scene -- and a variety of sounds -- some from the Hendrix school of hard bluesy psyche sounds, others airier and more based on soaring vocals and trippy songcraft, and still others with surprising bits of soul! ...

A huge batch of Peruvian rock from the late 60s & early 70s -- some hard driving and garagey, others more soulful or more psychedelic -- fantastic stuff from groups like Los Incognitos, Los Texao, Madera Fresca, Free Love System and Opus! The groups work in a number of global rock influences, ...

A collection psychedelic rock & folk from the late 60s & early 70s -- a driving rockers, freaked out folk, and exotic pop gems -- a wide variety of tunes share a common trait in the use of sitar and/or other elements of Middle Eastern folk and rock! Volume 6 in the Electric Psychedelic ...

A great set of tracks by the Kinks -- originally written for a soundtrack, but right up there with any of the group's other studio albums from the Village Green/Arthur period! A few tunes are instrumental, and the songs hold together well with similar themes -- but overall, the approach is the ...

Psychedelia from the late 60s & early 70s South African scene -- a fertile landscape of lumbering rhythms, fiery electric guitars, and hazy atmospherics! Hard charging, walloping blues & psychedelia influenced rock & roll was a universal language at the time, and many of these the ...

Ultra obscure late 60s psychedelia from Electronic Hole -- originally a privately pressed effort that was never officially released at the time -- and a droning couple of song suites that sweep through Velvets-esque chills, Zappa wierdness and Beefheart style freakouts -- but comes out of it with a ...

Extremely compelling work from the Turkish scene of the early 70s -- music that fuses rock and folk roots, and which makes heavy use of the Turkish baglama -- an instrument with strong sitar-like qualities! Most of the tunes here are instrumentals that lay the baglama solos out over heavier ...

Psychedelic folk rock from the Turkish scene of the 70s -- a real criss-crossing of styles, carried off with strong emotive effect by protest singer Selda! There's a powerful sound here that's completely without referent, but immediately gripping -- a blend of familiar and strange elements that ...

Rare South African power rock from Suck, who definitely do not suck -- fierce, hard charging, heavily rhythmic jams with straight up killer drums and rumbling groove that we'd put up there with some of the more raucous stuff that came out of the Haight Ashbury scene! The bass, drums & guitar ...

Groovy folk funk from mid 70s Korea -- mad, pulpy tunes from Kim Jung Mi -- possibly her best work ever! This wonderful self-titled set is a pretty deep left turn from her other material that we've been lucky enough to get our hands on -- this one really goes deeper into the trippier elements that ...

Massively heavy sounds from A Bolha -- a Brazilian group who were previously known as The Bubbles, and backed up Gal Costa during the Tropicalia years -- but who work here in a fuzzy, bassy groove that's totally great -- definitely an heir to the headier sounds of the UK scene at the start of the ...

An incredible collection of singles recorded by Peruvian rock gods We All Together -- one of the most heavenly South American groups of the 70s, sounding perfect here in this batch of rarer work! The material was mostly done after the group's first two albums -- well-known for their reissues years ...

A brilliant set on the legendary International Artists label -- a very Love-like record that's filled with colorful tunes -- from Houston's Lost & Find, who fit in beautifully with other Texas psyche pioneers of the mid-to-late 60s! Both the vocals and the overall timing of the tunes clearly ...

One of the last, if not the last psychedelic record to appear on the International Artists label at the dawn of the 70s -- the wild album from Endel St Cloud -- with a snide sense of humor and a groove that ranges from piano rockers to organ riffery and lumbering drum ferocity! It's not as ...

A lumbering, dynamic and innovative prog masterpiece from Magma -- perhaps the best record ever from Christian Vander & company -- from archly dramatic and anthemic movements to more of a sprawling jazz rock vibe! The emphasis in rhythm and forward momentum in the arrangements is exciting to ...

Killer material from the 60s British beat indie scene -- mighty mid decade material from the vaults of Ember Records -- gritty R&B learned fire and passion with deeping sinking pop sensibility from the prime era of the sound! The cleaner, brighter, more effervescent and hummable groove of ...

A dawn of the 70s psychedelia steeped, early prog gem from Blonde On Blonde -- slowbuilding guitar jams with heady grooves -- nice stuff in the mellower moments and in the more rave up oriented mode! The extroverted lead vocals strive for a Tim Buckley style soar, and the dynamic, fuzzed out ...

Instrumental grooves from around the globe -- but with a special focus on sounds from the Anglo world, too -- particularly the mod-styled numbers that were big on the London scene of the 60s! There's plenty of Hammond in the mix here -- not the dominant instrument on all tracks, but pretty ...

Fuzzy, r&b fueled, raw and rocking garage numbers from late 60s Africa -- with Nuggets style jams, surf rock styled numbers, psyche gems, and pulpy soul from Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Madagascar and more! The sets a real eye opener, to say the least -- and on top of being an excellent ...

One of the best American psyche albums we've heard from the late 60s -- a near-perfect record that's head and shoulders above the rough experimentation of most other groups from the period! Colours spell their name with a definite British twist, and there's clearly a Beatles influence going on ...

Pre-Cluster work from Kluster -- the trio of Conrad Schnitzler, Hans-Joachim Rodelius, and Dieter Moebius -- represented here on three amazing early albums! The material here is somewhat similar to the earliest, proggiest Cluster recordings -- but it's also a bit different too -- more high concept ...

A totally incredible batch of garage and psychedelic rock & pop singles from the vaults of 60s Chicago label USA Records and the affiliated Destination -- the company charted a few hits, but released a ton of killer singles that have been lost for decades! 2131 South Michigan Avenue was put ...

Keyboard and charismatic vocals centered grooves from Uruguay -- and bit of Serge Gainsbourg styled heavy exotic moody sounds! Armando Tirelli was also the keyboard player composer from South American jazz rock combo Sexteto Electronico Moderno, and this rare solo record is purportedly a fairly ...

Ultra tripped out 60s psyche explorations -- wild, groovy stuff that blends some with some of wierdest fringe pop tendencies with the anything goes errata of the psychedelic movement! Most of the times are from the heart of the mid-to-late 60s, with a 70s nugget or two -- and the stuff really gets ...

Late 60s madness from St John Green -- an obscure set produced by Kim Fowley, and a record that's filled with plenty of Fowley's best trademark touches! The songs themselves are already pretty great -- filled with odd themes and offbeat instrumentation on guitar and organ -- but there's also a ...

The second excellent album from Otis Waygood -- hardly simple, but a groovy, sprawling set of both laidback and more lumbering psychedelia from South Africa! The previous set was more based on a love of blues music, while portraying in the the light of the psychedelic scene -- and this set goes ...

If the cover hurts your eyes, just imagine what the music will do to your ears -- a definite mind-expanding batch of rare psych gems from the 60s, with a focus on really unusual sounds that go way past familiar rock-psych modes! The work here is from a wide range of sources, and many of the cuts ...