Back from the Grave, Volume 5 (LP)

Back from the Grave, Volume 5 (LP)
Compilation album
Released 1984
Recorded 1960s
Genre
Label Crypt
chronology
Back from the Grave, Volume 4 (LP)
(1984)		 Back from the Grave, Volume 5 (LP)
(1985)		 Back from the Grave, Volume 6 (LP)
(1986)

Back from the Grave, Volume 5 (LP) is the fifth installment in the Back from the Grave series of garage rock compilations assembled by Tim Warren of Crypt Records.[1][2] It was released in 1985.[2][3] In keeping with all of the entries in the series, and as indicated in the subheading which reads "16 Crazed Bone Crunchin' Mid-60s Garage Punkers," this collection consists of songs which display the rawer and more aggressive side of the genre and are often characterized by the use of fuzztone-distorted guitars and rough vocals.[1][4] The set generally excludes psychedelic, folk rock, and pop-influenced material in favor of basic primitive rock and roll.[1][4] The packaging features well-researched liner notes written by Tim Warren which convey basic information about each song and group, such as origin, recording date, and biographical sketches, usually written in a conversational style that includes occasional slang, anecdotes, humorous asides.[1][4] The liner notes are noticeably opinionated, sometimes engaging in tongue-in-cheek insults directed at other genres of music.[1] The packaging also includes photographs of the bands, and the front cover features a highly satirical cartoon by Mort Todd which depicts revivified zombies, in customary fashion, returning to wreak havoc, this time exacting joyful revenge on practically the whole human race by using a variety of noxious substances and even resorting to the nuclear option, while a handful of their victims wallow in a "hydroconformic acid hot tub."[1][4]

The set begins with "Warning," by the Humans, from Albion, New York.[1] "Won't You Tell Me," is by Vestells, from eastern Pennsylvania and was recorded at the Cameo-Parkway Studios in Philadelphia.[1] Also included is "City of People," an invective against conformist society, by he Illusions, from Detroit.[1] The Kegg's, from Detroit close out side one with what Tim Warren has called their "tortured" anthem, "To Find Out."[1] Side two begins with the organ-driven protopunk of "Stormy," by the Jesters of Newport.[1] The Tigermen from upstate New York perform "Close That Door."[1] The set concludes with "Take the World as it Comes," by the Rising Tides.[1]

Track listing

Side one

  1. The Humans: "Warning"
  2. The Warlords: "Real Fine Lady"
  3. The Vestells: "Won't You Tell Me"
  4. The Illusions: "City of People"
  5. The Jaguars: "It's Gonna Be Alright"
  6. The Few: "Escape"
  7. The Tikis: "Show You Love"
  8. The Keggs: "To Find Out"

Side two

  1. The Jesters Of Newport: "Stormy"
  2. The Henchmen: "Livin'"
  3. The Tigermen: "Close That Door"
  4. The Aztex: "The Little Streets in My Town"
  5. The Hatfields The Kid from Cinncy
  6. The Nobles: "Something Else"
  7. The Centrees: "She's Good for Me"
  8. The Rising Tides: "Take the World as it Comes"[2][3]

Catalogue and release information

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Warren, Tim (1985). Back from the Grave, Volume 5 (LP). Crypt Records. - LP Liner notes and cover artwork.
  2. 1 2 3 "Various – Back From The Grave Volume 5". Discogs. Discogs®. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Back from the grave vol. 5 LP". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ballantyne, Dave (March 14, 2015). "Back from the Grave Vol. 1- 10". Under the Surface. Under the Surface. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
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