Out May 27 from Cherry Red Records. Order now from Amazon.
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Housed in a stylish clamshell box that includes a heavily illustrated and annotated (more than 20,000 words) 80-page bound booklet, ‘Heroes and Villains’ is a fascinating four-hour trip into the heart of the late ‘60s LA music goldmine.
After The Beatles captivated a generation with their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Los Angeles music scene moved beyond the previously-dominant surf, hot-rod and girl group discs to fashion a spirited response to the British Invasion.
Hollywood studios and the Sunset Strip teen clubs played host to a thrilling assortment of bands, with such names as The Byrds, Sonny And Cher and the increasingly ambitious Brian Wilson leading the charge as LA established itself in 1965 as America’s leading music city. The scene moved on to encompass Psychedelia, Sunshine Pop and Proto-Hard Rock before August 1969’s horrific Tate-LaBianca murders traumatised LA’s music community and brought the freewheeling ‘60s to a shocking, apocalyptic end.
‘Heroes and Villains: The Sound of LA 1965-68’ charts the entire cataclysmic scene, with classic hits from The Monkees, Paul Revere And The Raiders, The Association and The Grass Roots joined by vital cuts from Love, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Mothers Of Invention, Captain Beefheart, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas And The Papas.
Featuring enduring cult names (Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Seeds, Electric Prunes), the new breed of Singer-Songwriter (Tim Buckley, Nilsson), the emerging wave of Heavy bands (Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly), nascent Country-Rockers (Gene Clark, Stone Poneys, Gram Parsons’ International Submarine Band) and studio-based, Beach Boys-inspired harmony Pop acts (Sagittarius, The Millennium, The Parade).
In among the unreleased-at-the-time demos, alternative versions and first-time releases, there’s a raft of hugely obscure Garage Punk 45s – many from bands now stepping forward to tell their story for the first time, including The Satans (the notorious ‘Makin’ Deals’), Somebody’s Chyldren (Hollywood legend Mae West’s backing band on her brace of 1966 albums), The Prophets of Old, The Heros and The Odds And Ends.
Track Listing:
DISC ONE:
- PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY (single version) – The Monkees
- KICKS – Paul Revere and The Raiders
- LET HER DANCE – Bobby Fuller Four
- BUT YOU’RE MINE – Sonny and Cher
- TOMORROW’S GIRL – Merrell and The ‘Xiles
- SAND – Lee Hazlewood with Suzi Jane Hokom
- ACID HEAD – The Velvet Illusions
- ALONG COMES MARY – The Association
- DON’T SAY NO – Ruthann Friedman
- TWELVE THIRTY (YOUNG GIRLS ARE COMING TO THE CANYON) -The Mamas and The Papas
- I CRIED MY EYES OUT – The Misunderstood
- OUR LOVE SHOULD LAST
- FOREVER – The Whatt Four
- WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE – The Rogues
- THE WIND BLOWS YOUR HAIR (demo version) – The Seeds
- MY BABY’S BAREFOOT – The Syndicate
- POINT OF NO RETURN – The Music Machine
- CHICANERY – The Royal Teens
- KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN – Kaleidoscope
- A CHILD’S GUIDE TO GOOD AND EVIL – West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
- FLOATING DOWNSTREAM ON AN INFLATABLE RUBBER RAFT – The Second Helping
- LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY – The Grass Roots
- SHE SENDS ME – The Roosters
- (CAUSE) YOU DON’T LOVE ME – The Odds and Ends
- HELP YOURSELF – The Sanctions
- I’M GOING BACK TO NEW YORK CITY – Somebody’s Chyldren
- THE TRIP – Kim Fowley
- SAY WHAT YOU MEAN – Glad
- COME LOOKING FOR ME – Diane Hildebrand
- WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE – The New Wave
- NEW HARD TIMES – Stone Poneys
DISC TWO:
- HUNGRY FREAKS, DADDY – The Mothers Of Invention
- ZIG-ZAG WANDERER – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
- COMPUTER GIRL – Urban Renewal Project
- THE MOST UP TILL NOW – The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
- IT WON’T ALWAYS BE THE SAME – The Millennium
- THE MUSIC SCENE – Fapardokly
- JUST CAN’T WAIT – The Prophets Of Old
- SHE GOT ME – The Misunderstood
- MAKIN’ DEALS – The Satans
- VIET NAM – Bobby Jameson
- WITH NONE SHOES – The Leaves
- BE HAPPY, BABY – The Odds and Ends
- TEARS IN MY EYES – The Royal Teens
- SUNSHINE GIRL (promo-only stereo mix) – The Parade
- MR RICHLAND’S FAVORITE SONG – Nilsson
- DO YOU LIKE WORMS (ROLL PLYMOUTH ROCK) – The Beach Boys
- ALWAYS YOU – Roger Nichols and The Small Circle Of Friends
- CARNIVAL SONG – Tim Buckley
- FIRE ENGINE SKY – Michael Blodgett
- I’M NOT LIVING HERE – Sagittarius
- DON’T TURN THE LIGHT OFF – The Churchill Downs
- NO SHAME – The Touch (Hunger)
- UNCLE JACK – Spirit
- AUGUST MADEMOISELLE – Children Of The Mushroom
- LONG TIME – The Rose Garden
- RUN* – The Candy Company
- TOO MANY PEOPLE – Jim and The Lords
- JUST WANNA BE MYSELF – The No-Nâ-Mees
- SAY IT WITH A SMILE – The Heros
- MOVE WITH THE DAWN – Mark Eric
DISC THREE:
- YELLOW BRICK ROAD – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
- SHE COMES IN COLORS – Love
- TIME WILL SHOW THE WISER (album version) – The Merry-Go- Round
- JOHN WORKS HARD – The Laughing Wind
- CALM ME DOWN (promo single version) – The Human Expression
- WHY (alternative version) – The Byrds
- I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU EVERYTHING – The Heros
- GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN – Grains Of Sand
- YESTERDAY HOLDS ON – Moorpark Intersection
- WINDY – Ruthann Friedman
- DO I HAVE TO COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT – Buffalo Springfield
- DRIVIN’ SIDEWAYS (ON A ONE-WAY STREET) – Merrell Fankhauser and H.M.S. Bounty
- 9 O’CLOCK BUSINESS MAN – The Peppermint Trolley Company
- THE GREAT BANANA HOAX (extended mix) – The Electric Prunes
- ISHA – Chris and Craig
- SIT WITH THE GURU – Strawberry Alarm Clock
- TRIP ON ME – The Forum
- ROAD TO NOWHERE – Hearts and Flowers
- SO YOU SAY YOU LOST YOUR BABY – Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers
- LUXURY LINER – International Submarine Band
- RUNNIN’ ON BACK – Del Shannon
- SHE SLEEPS ALONE – The Parade
- PIPE DREAM – Chad and Jeremy
- END OF THE LINE – Boystown
- SUMMER MAGIC* – The Paper Fortress
- CUT YOUR LAWN – The Chyldren
- A GIRL I KNEW (single version) – Steppenwolf
- FLOWERS AND BEADS – Iron Butterfly
- BLACK ROSES – Clear Light
- HIPPY TOWN – Georgy and The Velvet Illusions
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