In The Trashcan
Records GEM061
"A lil' boy blue with a red hot mini-skirt lying
all the time was a nightmare, so let's stomp when it's
cold outside..."
Originally by Billy "The Kid" Emerson and covered hundreds of time and also by Billy Chilidish' Thee Milkshakes. Although the band ended in 1985 when Thee Mighty Caesars began, they recorded a couple of tracks in 1992, including this version, which is a mix of "Red hot" and The Sonics' "The witch".
Scott Stuart's horror rockabilly novelty ditty repackaged as a 90s horror movie frat garage track produced by 60s trash icon Erik Lindgren, the label boss of Arf Arf Records . A 1993 release on Rangoon.
Yes, The Cramps with Iggy Pop covered this song, which here starts with a Peter Gunn bassline, but it was this version I that made me familiar with that 1967 song. Pre-Purple Things band from the UK that was highly underrated, like The Cannibals were. A 1984 Big Beat EP.
My favourite Silver Apples song is "A pox on you", here brilliantly covered by Australian swamp-psychpunkers Scientists. They recorded this live in Perth in 1987 and it was released on a free EP with La Herencia De Los Munster in 1989.
Formed in 1986 and disbanded five years later. In 1990 they did a final recording session leaving us 4 terrific recordings, released by Destination X Records in 1993. One of Italy's finest garage bands. Also check out vol 66 for another mid-60s fuzz punk classic.
Folk rock song by garage legends The Cynics from Pittsburgh, originally by Dutch band The Outsiders in 1966. This version is from 1990 on Full Sail Records, a record label that also released Eugene Morgan's version of Charles Sheffield's "It's your voodoo working".
One of the best songs from The Outsiders, "That's your problem" is a fantastic Nederbeat stomper. Massimo Del Pozzo (of Misty Lane Records) is a big fan, since he formed The Others in 1989 in Rome, Italy. The Belgian label Zebrah Records released it in 1997.
The Humane Society released a killer psychedelic garage rock 45 in 1967 on Liberty, "Knock knock". Somehow it managed to travel around the world to Switzerland where The In-Sekt (one of the many aliases of Beat-man Zeller) heard it and turned it into a monster. A Demolition Derby release from 1995.
A 60s beat standard, performed superbly by one of England's finest garage beat outfits from the 90s. This is a 1994 release on Bedrock Records. See also vol 25.
On vols 45 and 69 you'll find more tracks by these Italians (don't get fooled by the name on the sleeve; they are not from France; they hailed from Cosenza in Italy). They gave us one of the best versions of the Malibus' best known song on this 1994 release, their debut on Cave Records.
I never understood the link between The Fuzztones and Situation Two, a label I know for their goth and Britpop releases. That UK label released their "In heat" album, which contains great tracks, but sounds awful. Luckily "You must be a witch" is an exception, issued as B-side of "Nine months later". Originally a Lollipop Shoppe song from 1968, this version was released in 1989.
The Blue Stars from New Zealand were the first to record this killer teen punk garage anthem in 1966. The Perverts' version is an excellent attempt to copy that peculiar 60s beat sound from down under. A 1992 release by Teen Scream. See also vol 15.
In 1979 garage label Bomp!Records released this 45 by Dead Boys frontman Stiv Bators, a living legend in those days. Unfortunately he got run over by a taxi in Paris. Greg Shaw was a big fan and I am too. Originally this was a minor hit by The Choir in 1966.
In 1977 this Count Five original was the B-side of "Ennemies", issued by Chiswick Records. Here it is on a 4-track EP "Four on the floor" which includes their best song "Television screen" (see vol 1) and "Teenager in love" (see vol 51).
The best MC5 song covered by Dave Crider's Mono Men in 1996. Crider was also the boss of Estrus Records. This comes from a splitsingle freebie with Gearhead magazine.
With the help of Sexton Ming, the craziest man I know from the Medway scene. Damaged Goods released this garage version of a 1977 Johnny Moped song in1994.
