Description
“There were vigorous garage band scenes all over the U.S. in the mid-’60s as young musicians, inspired by the British Invasion sounds of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, the Who, and the Kinks, picked up electric guitars and had at it, usually resulting in music that was more about attitude and approximation than it was about originality or skill.
Abilene, TX had such a scene, and this fun set collects four of the region’s most popular garage outfits, the Chevelle V, the Livin’ End, the Continentals, and the Coachmen. Of course, being Texas, there was also a lot of Buddy Holly bubbling under these bands’ singles, too. Highlights here include the Chevelle V’s ‘Come Back Bird’ (there are three versions of it collected here, of which the original single version is the best) and their version of the surf classic ‘Koko Joe’; the Livin’ End’s sizzling takes on ‘Roadrunner,’ ‘All Alone’ (essentially ‘I’m a Man’ with different lyrics), ‘My Destination’ (a fuzzed out near-cousin to
the Beatles’ ‘Day Tripper’), and the Who-like ‘Makin’ Time’; and the Coachmen’s reverbsoaked ‘Hush Broken Heart’. Nothing here is much different than the garage sounds happening elsewhere in the country at the time, and nothing here rewrote the history of pop and rock, but it’s fun all the same.” — Steve Leggett, AllMusic
1 The Chevelle V – Come Back Bird (Take 2)
2 The Chevelle V – I’m Sorry Girl (Take 2)
3 The Chevelle V – Not This Time
4 The Chevelle V – If You Knew Me
5 The Chevelle V – Bound To Happen
6 The Chevelle V – Speak To Me
7 The Chevelle V – Koko Joe
8 The Livin End – Roadrunner
9 The Livin End – Friends
10 The Livin End – All Alone
11 The Livin End – My Destination
12 The Livin End – Empty Heart
13 The Livin End – Makin’ Time
14 The Livin End – Captain’s Soul
15 The Livin End – Pine St. Boys
16 The Continentals – I’m Gone
17 The Continentals – Take Me
18 The Continentals – She’s Wants You
19 The Chevelle V – I’m Sorry Girl
20 The Chevelle V – Come Back Bird
21 The Chevelle V – Come Back Bird (Alternate Version)
22 The Chevelle V – Eenie Meanie Minie Moe
23 The Coachmen – Say You Love Me
24 The Coachmen – Hush Broken Heart
GENRE: Garage Rock/Surf Rock
BARCODE: 619981315128
RELEASE DATE: 28/06/2024
