Compact Discs

A heady and adventurous experience with ever-shifting elements of jazz, fuzz guitar, blues rock and psychedelia! Graffiti’s origins can be traced back to 1967 and the dissolution of The Hangmen, a popular Washington DC area garage rock act well noted for the proto-punk stylings of their singles “What A Girl Can’t Do” and “Faces.” Singer Tony Taylor, a late addition to the band’s lineup, recruited guitarist George Strunz to the group and soon announced the band would pursue a more psychedelic...

Gargantuan, untamed riffs initiate an extinction-level event in your ear canal with this staggering platter of soundwave plowing ‘60s thunder. Royal Aircoach created a teenage riot all over the northeast, with a lone 45 as the only recorded evidence of their sonic sedition. But the arrival of Open Up Your Mind turns the Royal Aircoach rap sheet from a single charge to a floor-length list of crimes against complacency! On colored vinyl! “I liked it loud and buzzy,” says guitarist Bobby Greene...

The first ever collection of Jill Kroesen’s wildlyinventive & often dystopian compositions from ‘72 through ‘84. Includes her art rock masterpiece Stop Vicious Cycles, her coveted ‘80 single, an equal amount of unissued treasures, and copious liner notes. Finally Jill Kroesen on2LP or 2CD! Her voice is large, unique, and charismatic. Her presence is charming and flirty. One can’t help but be drawn in. When she sings about fascism and dictators and bad boyfriends,...

Preorder now! This title will be available September 2022. Please note that orders containing any items that are on preorder will ship in full when all items are in stock. Two CDs of unique female gazes, into a micro-scene with the NYC Lower East Side art scene circa late ‘78 -‘85, through the lenses of a variety of feminist perspectives on post-punk and true art-punk! An ultra-violet time machine to a micro-scene viewed and heard through the curation of twin artists Lynda and Ellen Kahn who...

One of Sundazed all-time most-requested albums! Featuring the jack-hammer hit-singles "Just Like Me" and "Steppin' Out", Paul Revere & The Raiders loudly launched their chart-topping career with this fuzz 'n Farfisa-filled rocket, their 2nd longplayer for Columbia Records. Make no mistake: lead vocalist Mark Lindsay wrote the book on growling 60's garage vocals starting with these very tracks, and the entire platter screams with attitude, snarl and snort to spare! Our CD release houses the...

The Sonics - fronted by Gerry Roslie's banshee vocals - blow-torched the mists of Seattle in 1966 like the fiery exhaust from a jumbo-jet. With their trademark scorched-earth guitar sounds, they created a mind- numbing assortment of Sonics' classics: "You Got Your Head On Backwards," "Like No Other Man," "Psycho," "The Witch" and simultaneously reinvented garage rock powerhouses like "I'm A Man," "Diddy Wah Diddy" and much more. This heavy-duty compact disc edition of the group's 1966 Jerden...

Having trouble finding that ideal Christmas gift? How about twelve new songs of the season, written and arranged and sung and played by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos! Yes, your Christmas Shopping will be complete when you pick up this 1968 album, Buck's second seasonal platter. Once again, Buck and the boys come up with a rich and varied mix of new holiday classics, sure to please any merriment maker. Telecasters twang, steel guitars cry and through it all, that Buckaroo spirit shines brighter...

Led by the smash hit title track, 1967's Your Tender Loving Care extended Buck Owens' best-selling album run. Backed by the unparalleled mastery of the Buckaroos, Buck romps through the joyfully rollicking "Sam's Place," a chart-topping song inspired by a real Richmond, CA saloon. Featuring the deft left hand of guitarist Don Rich, the song remains a fan favorite. Elsewhere on the album, Buck gives a heartfelt reading of former Buckaroo Merle Haggard's song, "House of Memories." Need more? How...

Based around numbers he was performing in his live shows, 1963's On the Bandstand features a mix of self-penned songs and then-current country favorites. Besides Buck, the spotlight shines on individual band members throughout the album. Speaking of the band, they were mere months away from being named The Buckaroos, courtesy of Merle Haggard who served briefly as their bass player before moving on to his own solo career. The sole hit on the original version of the album was "Kickin' Our...

Plainly and simply, the incendiary singles Jerry Lee Lewis cut for Sun Records in the mid-1950s and early 1960s left a flaming footprint on the face of popular music and forged the die of rock 'n' roll itself. Which means that when it comes to rock 'n' roll, it doesn't get any more essential than Sundazed's roundup of 28 of the Killer's rowdiest, raunchiest, and most rollicking Sun sides; explosive cuts like "Great Balls of Fire," "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On," "Crazy Arms," "Breathless,"...

To hear Johnny Cash's swaggering Sun Records-era material is to marvel at one of the primal source-streams of what was fast becoming the headwaters of rock 'n' roll. Cash's craggy, lunch-bucket vocals on gleaming original versions of songs like "Cry! Cry! Cry!," "Get Rhythm," "Big River," and "I Walk the Line," backed by the signature guitar style of Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant?s steady bass, are really just the tip of the iceberg corralled on this stunning collection. "Folsom Prison...

Though the '60s garage band explosion was felt in every corner of the country, the local uprising of talent in Chicago thrived unlike anywhere else. The Windy City had the perfect infrastructure in place; from a booming population of teenagers, to hip music stores in every suburb, a proliferation of teen clubs willing to take their money, and a powerhouse radio station (WLS) equally up to promoting local bands.When it came to giving local groups a shot at 45 rpm fame, no Chicago label--not...

Progressive rock bent with a considerable amount of rock ‘n’ roll gospel soul! Sanctuary’s virtuosity is undeniable, and every song displays each member’s considerable talents. The album is abundant with soaring and passionate vocal arrangements that are carried on high by the lively interplay of Norm Weinberg’s percussive flurries as they weave their way through a tapestry of flutes, strings, and guitars. Deeply resonant keyboards set the foundation for the band’s sound, and in fitting,...

Successfully blending melodic West Coast pop, latin rhythmic grooves, and progressive rock, Gypsy is a true hidden gem. Comprised of Minnesota natives Enrico Rosenbaum (vocals/guitar), James Johnson (vocals/guitar), James Walsh (vocals/keys), Doni Larson (bass), and Jay Epstein (drums), Gypsy migrated to LA and became the house band for Whiskey-A-Go-Go. Taking over the gig from Chicago, Metromedia Records signed the band after spotting them in the club. Recalling groups like Spirit, ELO,...

Preorder now! This title will be available August 2022. Please note that orders containing any items that are on preorder will ship in full when all items are in stock. Kitty Ford sprang to life inside Associated Recording Studios (familiarly known as “Associated”) in 1961. Located on 7th Avenue in New York, Associated was a two-minute walk from the famous Brill Building, epicenter of the American music industry that dominated the pop charts in the early 1960s. Kitty Ford was the alter ego of...

Preorder now! This title will be available August 2022. Please note that orders containing any items that are on preorder will ship in full when all items are in stock. “A door would open up and I would just go through it, and I just kept doing that for all my life." — Mimi Roman That is how Mimi Roman, at 87, tells us of her life, including her time as a successful country singer in the 1950s and early 60s. But it took talent and a strong, beautifully distinctive voice for those doors to...

Mirror of Our Minds Review (8.6 on AllMusic) by Cub Koda Florida's We the People were among the many very versatile bands that proliferated in that state during the mid-1960s. Rising from the ashes of groups like the Offbeets, the Trademarks and the Nonchalants, We the People could play everything from raw beat material to feedback rave-ups to harmony ballads with consummate ease. This two-CD, 40-track collection brings together the band's entire history from the early 45s by the...

LIMITED QUANTITIES! Building on the roaring radio success of Blue's Theme, Davie Allan & the Arrows went full throttle on Cycle-Delic Sounds! While known primarily for his aggressive attack, the album features a variety of guitar tones and offers full evidence of Davie's wide-ranging guitar prowess. The standout selection is the epic, almost seven minute title track, which sees Davie's Mosrite Fuzzrite battle for supremacy with his wah-wah pedal, resulting in victory for guitar fanatics...

Hailing from the wintry heartland of Minneapolis, the Trashmen achieved cult immortality with a passel of landlocked surf anthems and reckless garage-rock gems, best exemplified by their immortal anthem "Surfin' Bird," two and a half minutes of inspired, unhinged mayhem that's never been equaled. But "Surfin' Bird" is just the tip of the iceberg of the 1964 album that bears the song's name. The only longplayer that the band released during their original lifespan, Surfin' Bird demonstrates...

A little crunchy, slightly distorted, extremely wild, and just perfect! Recorded at the legendary Boston Tea Party in 1969, The Remains rip through an absolute killer of a set list, featuring road tested covers of “Hang On Sloopy,” “Johnny B. Goode,” and their crowd-pleasing original “Why Do I Cry.” Captured two and a half years after they broke up, the four original members of The Remains are in perfect form here for a one-night-only performance that was only rumored to exist- until now. From...

Besides releasing two classic longplayers and many more singles (including the smash, "Gloria"), touring/behaving badly all across America and appearing on TV shows like "Upbeat" and "Where The Action Is", the Shadows of Knight also ruled at suburban Chicago's hands-down hippest teen club, The Cellar. Over the decades, their Cellar performances have become the stuff of legend. Miraculously, two reels of tape of the Shadows of Knight live on stage at the Cellar (in 1966!) were eventually...

Released in February 1966, Roll Out the Red Carpet arrived in the midst of a flurry of Buck Owens hit singles. It is all the more unusual, then, that none of the selections on this album would chart. Even more unusual, the title track was not even released as a single. However, the lack of chart action is in no way a comment on the album's quality. Yet again, Buck and his Buckaroos serve up a superior mix of tracks: some upbeat, some ballads but all expertly sung and played. Guitar fans will...

For the first time anywhere--an entire album filled with vintage rarities and non-album B-sides by the Meters, all glittering gems by New Orleans' wizards of slinky funk. Available on both CD and High-Definition Vinyl, Zony Mash finds the Meters at the top of their game with a rump-rolling concoction that will have you moving in three different directions at once! Also available on LP! ...

Inspired by a phrase Buck often said to his concert audiences, the title track of 1968's It Takes People Like You to Make People Like Me was written as a "thank you" to his legions of fans. Beyond the title track, there is much to be thankful for on this admirable album. Back by the inimitable Buckaroos and select special guests, the "Tiger" is enjoying himself immensely here. With all twelve tracks written or co-written by Buck, the album flew in the face of Nashville's countrypolitan song...

The Meters' 1972 release Cabbage Alley was the incomparable quartet's first for Warner Bros./Reprise, and boasts a somewhat smoother, but no less funky, sound than its predecessors. Indeed, it's one of the band's most highly-regarded releases, capturing the musicians' remarkable rhythmic chemistry on such originals as "Stay Away, "You've Got to Change (You've Got to Reform)" and the aptly titled "Gettin' Funkier All the Time," as well as a seductive reworking of Neil Young's "Birds." The...

Chicago's local heroes the Cryan' Shames topped the Midwest charts on a regular basis from 1966-1969 with their harmony-fueled pop confections. From their straight-outta-the-garage debut, Sugar & Spice (which stars the indelible hit of the same name) to the more mature psychedelic orchestrations of A Scratch in the Sky and Synthesis, these compact discs--graced with bonus tracks a-plenty--contain some of the most memorable pop-rock of the '60s!Includes:A Carol For Lorelei • Sailing Ship • In...

The Standells' key albums for the Tower label (Dirty Water, Why Pick On Me, and Try It) perfectly bottled a rebellious wave of sound sweeping across Mid-1960?s teen clubs, radio playlists and record racks. Starting with the genre-defining, proto-punk smash "Dirty Water," through a series of equally memorable underdog anthems ("Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White," "Why Pick on Me") and obscenities (the banned "Try It"), the Standells left an indelible mark on their era. Those three Tower...

The Meters' prolific run of '70s albums established the incomparable foursome as the premier exponents of New Orleans funk, blending syncopated rhythms with gritty guitar/organ grooves to stir up a musical gumbo that's grown ever tastier with the passage of time. The quartet's 1970 sophomore album is one of the legendary combo's most beloved releases, and a quintessential evocation of the Meters' peerless greatness. The album features their immortal smashes "Look-Ka Py Py" and "Chicken Strut,"...

Perennial trailblazers whose electrifying Bakersfield sound topped the country charts for most of the ?60s, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos plowed even newer ground with the 1971 album Bridge Over Troubled Water. Bridge finds Buck and the boys giving a big thumbs-up to the thoughtful folk-rock sound of Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and Donovan. Bridge saw heavy chart action, justifying Buck Owens? desire to roll with the times while also detailing his conversion from chart-topping country artist...

Riding the crest of fame, Buck Owens never thought of slowing down in 1966. Marking a departure from his last few albums, Open Up Your Heart features Buck as the sole lead vocalist on all cuts. The title track, one of three #1 singles on the album, features chicken pickin' Telecaster licks courtesy of guest guitarist James Burton. It stayed atop the country charts for six weeks. Other standout tracks include the blue-collar broadside "Sam's Place" (inspired by a real establishment in Richmond,...

His tenth Capitol LP in four years and second of 1965, Before You Go/No One But You continued Buck Owens' prolific hit-making roll. The lead title track spent six long weeks at #1 on the country charts and features two distinct tempos: upbeat at the beginning before switching abruptly to waltz time. Co-written by Buck and Red Simpson, "Gonna Have Love" features a hook-heavy guitar riff from Don Rich and was another successful single. More Buckaroo wizardry was delivered by steel guitarist Tom...

The Vanilla Fudge, Mark Stein, Vinny Martell, Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice put the hammer down on the 60's by jamming pop ballads into their psychedelic meat-grinder and coming up with heavenly hash. No one has ever done "heavy" any better than the Fudge on their original albums, The Beat Goes On, Near The Beginning, Renaissance and Rock & Roll and their concoctions are always mentioned in the same breath as Hendrix, Zeppelin and Cream. Each disc taken from the zooming original master tapes,...

The advent of ear-splitting, cortex-skewering bands like the Maze really did signal the end of the sixties. But just like that ultimate orgasmic blast during the finale of a great fireworks show, what a perfect way to go. A true rarity among 60's psych collectors, tracks 1 through 7 appeared on the original Maze release, recorded at various studio sessions from September 1967 to March 1968 at Leo Kulka's Golden State Recorders in San Francisco. In addition to this original album, we've added...

Blistering rockers with wispy melodies, Buddhist chants with wild-eyed psychedelic anthems: all part of the unique acid-folk vision of LA's Music Emporium, led by keyboard virtuoso/singer Bill "Casey" Cosby. For this first ever legitimate reissue of their supremely rare 1969 album--now on CD and High-Definition Vinyl (with original die-cut, gatefold cover faithfully reproduced!)--we've purchased the original masters, interviewed the band, found never-before-seen snapshots, and added five cool...

When Sundazed purchased the Abnak/Jetstar masters, we discovered a cache of unissued recordings by the dynamic soul singer Bobby Patterson. Accompanied by his combo, the Mustangs, the Dallas-based singer signed with Abnak/Jetstar in '65 and soon soared up the national R&B charts with sizzling sides that spotlighted his dynamic, versatile vocals. Included in this specially-priced, comprehensive two-disc mother lode of vintage soul are every recording Bobby released on the Abnak and Jetstar...

High-Flyin' Surf Rock From Southern California on Compact Disc! Adrian Lloyd and his backing band The Sunsets were still teenagers when they recorded this highly-prized slab of pure California surf-rock. Long desired amongst collectors both for its brand of high-energy, drum-driven rock 'n' roll and for the crazy swirly vinyl it was pressed on, Breakthrough is a prime example of a genre that still excites fans of early '60s music. Featuring the should-have-been-a-hit title track and many other...

The Vanilla Fudge, Mark Stein, Vinny Martell, Tim Bogert and Carmine Appice put the hammer down on the 60's by jamming pop ballads into their psychedelic meat-grinder and coming up with heavenly hash. No one has ever done "heavy" any better than the Fudge on their original albums, The Beat Goes On, Near The Beginning, Renaissance and Rock & Roll and their concoctions are always mentioned in the same breath as Hendrix, Zeppelin and Cream. Each disc taken from the zooming original master tapes,...

Pure Rock N' Roll from the Midwest on Vinyl and Compact Disc! With a lowdown bass lick, uptown R&B horns and surging organ punctuating a catchy chorus, "Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me)" hit the Top 20 like a comet in 1969 and propelled Crow from Midwest club band into national touring act overnight. Thanks in part to covers by Black Sabbath and Ike and Tina Turner, it's one of the most recognizable hits of the era and, inexplicably, one of the few to not make the transition into the...

Fans of top-tier, guitar-driven psychedelia can now revel in the majesty of these Alliance, Ohio iconoclasts! Veiled in mystery, enshrined in the psychedelic hall of fame and shielded behind a towering wall of collectors? greenbacks, the reputation of Morly Grey?s 1972 masterwork The Only Truth is beyond dispute. But, accessibility to this Shroud of Hard-Psych Turin has been another matter, impeded by the near-impossibility of obtaining an original pressing and the absolute plethora of shoddy...

The Standells' key albums for the Tower label (Dirty Water, Why Pick On Me, and Try It) perfectly bottled a rebellious wave of sound sweeping across Mid-1960?s teen clubs, radio playlists and record racks. Starting with the genre-defining, proto-punk smash "Dirty Water," through a series of equally memorable underdog anthems ("Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White," "Why Pick on Me") and obscenities (the banned "Try It"), the Standells left an indelible mark on their era. Those three Tower...

Mono A & B sides singles collection from influential Tex-Mex combo! Texas-bred singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Doug Sahm was one of the most important musicians ever to emerge from the Lone Star state, and an inspiration to multiple generations of roots-conscious rock 'n' rollers. Sahm did much of his most beloved work as leader of the seminal Sir Douglas Quintet, the audaciously eclectic band that first burst onto the national scene in 1965. With trusty sidekick Augie Meyers providing...

Located 40-odd miles west of Detroit, Ann Arbor was a cauldron of social change in the '60s. Radical politics, courtesy of Students for a Democratic Society and John Sinclair's White Panther Party, mixed with a vibrant music scene which featured adventurous acts like Iggy Pop and the Psychedelic Stooges. In the midst of this fervor, local musician George Frayne IV felt the urge to form a country swing/boogie band, of all things. Cobbling together the name Commander Cody and his Lost Planet...

Career-spanning anthology by influential UK soul/funk/jazz visionaries!Over the past dozen-plus years, England's widely celebrated New Mastersounds have been at the forefront of an international musical revolution. Rising from the fertile club culture of their hometown of Leeds, the adventurous foursome--which now numbers guitarist/producer Eddie Roberts, bassist Pete Shand, drummer Simon Allen and Hammond organist Joe Tatton--has drawn upon a deep knowledge of old-school R&B, soul, funk and...

Link Wray has always been the undisputed king of the six-string krunch! Law of the Jungle corrals 15 deadly studio recordings waxed at Ray Vernon's studio in 1964--recordings that inexplicably remained shelved for decades. These amp-melting demos represent some of the roughest, toughest Link Wray workouts in existence! Also available on LP! Includes:Law Of The Jungle • Ace Of Spades • 5-10-15-20 (Can Your Monkey Do The Dog) • Bo Diddley • Mustang • Frenchy • Begin The Beguine • Deuces Wild •...

Elephant Mountain, the magnetic third album by the Youngbloods, is commonly looked upon as the pinnacle of the legendary Bay Area combo's abundant eight-year career. From its spine chilling opening track--the strains of a somber Appalachian fiddle permeating "Darkness, Darkness"--the listener is inexorably sucked into psychedelic quicksand by the haunting vocals of Jesse Colin Young, whose plaintive cry to "hide the constant yearning for things that cannot be" proves mournfully irresistible....

The female quartet known as the Daisy Chain came roaring out of Southern California?s Orange County just in time for the Summer of Love. And the fab foursome of Shel Le, Camille, Rosemary and Dee Dee Lea disappeared from the scene almost as abruptly as they arrived, but not before leaving behind a stunning artifact of dayglo hippy trippiness and weirdness!!! Straight or Lame was little noticed by the public in its original 1967 release on the small United International label. Due to the...

Although their reputation as one of the world's greatest instrumental units never quite translated into mainstream stardom, the Meters turned out a steady stream of remarkable '70s albums whose earthy instrumental textures and complex, inventive rhythms were a key influence upon more than one generation of funk and hip-hop artists. 1974's Rejuvenation offers persuasive evidence of the band's seminal status. The album also features one of the Meters' biggest hits, the infectious anthem "Hey...

For producer-wunderkind Gary Usher, Sagittarius was the outcome of months holed up in the studio with like-minded friends: Curt Boettcher, Bruce Johnston, Glen Campbell, the Firesign Theatre and others. The hit single, "My World Fell Down", debuted in 1967. "Present Tense" - shimmering, dense, and relentlessly melodic - quite simply relocated the goals of contemporary pop songwriting and arranging. Mastered in the best Sundazed tradition, "Present Tense" chronicles the epitome of California...