Back from the Grave, Volumes 1 and 2 (CD)

Back from the Grave, Volumes 1 and 2 (CD)
Compilation album
Released 2015
Recorded 1960s
Genre
Label Crypt
chronology
Back from the Grave, Volumes 1 and 2 (CD)
(2005)		 Back from the Grave, Volumes 3 and 4 (CD)
(2005)

Back from the Grave, Volumes 1 and 2 (CD) is a newly re-mastered CD that combines into one disc volumes 1 and 2 of the original 1983 LPs in the Back from the Grave series of garage rock compilations out by Tim Warren of Crypt Records.[1] This CD was released in 2015.[2] It is not to be confused with the older Back from the Grave, Volume 1 and Back from the Grave, Volume 2 CDs released in 1996, which differed dramatically from their LP counterparts in terms of track selection. This new CD is a part of a new Back from the Grave sub-series of CDs which attempts to more faithfully replicate the song selection original LPs, bringing the series for ther first time into multi-media coherence.

In keeping with all of the entries in the series, and as indicated in the subheading which reads "Rockin' 1966 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][3][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][4] The packaging also includes photographs of the bands, and the front cover features a highly satirical cartoon by Mort Todd depicting a revivified "rock and roll" zombie who, along with his macabre cohorts, has just emerged from the grave to "bury" all specimens of supposedly "heretical" pop and progressive music which have come to prominence over the years, such as disco music and MTV.[1][5]

The set begins with My Confusion," by The Elite from Fort Worth Texas, succeeded by "Do You Understand Me," which was the last release by the JuJus from Grand Rapides, Michigan.[1] Two songs by the Alarm Clocks are included, "Yeah" and "No reason to Complain"—both recorded at Sound Ideas Recording Studio in Cleveland.[1] The Fabs from Fullerton, California, are sometimes mistaken for being from Texas, because their cut, "That's the Bag I'm In," though recorded in Hollywood, was actually released on the Dallas-based Cottonball label.[1] The fuzz-drenched "Cry" is by the Malibus from Providence, Rhode Island, while the Legends from Holland, Michigan, follow suit with "I'll Come Again," which was recorded in 1965 but not released until 1967 on Fenton Records.[1] Several of the odder cuts are the "We All Love Peanut Butter" and an offbeat version of "Jack the Ripper," both done by the One Way Streets and "Rat's Revenge Part One" and "Rat's Revenge Part Two" by the Rats.[1] The Swamp Rats, from Pittsburgh do a rendition of the Sonics's "Pycho."[1] Then, there is the unlikely inclusion of a song which, according to music writer Jeff Jarema, paradoxically resides "in the tradition of the Stooges and MC5...another 1970 punk classic," called "Ghost Power," but is by the Cords, who were a group of real-life Franciscan monks, who in the spirit of Vatican II decided to play rock & roll as a way to attract members of the younger generation to consecrated life.[1][6] The song also appears on the Garage Beat '66, Volume 4 CD compilation, released on Sundazed Records in 2005.[6] "Victim of Circumstances," by Roy Junior, is none other than Roy Acuff Jr., the son of country music legend Roy Acuff.[7] The song was written by Don Turnbow, who also wrote "Hipsville B.C." for Texas band the Sparkles.[7] Detroit's the Unrelated Segments sing "Cry, Cry, Cry."[8] The liner notes recount an incident when the Outsiders (of Tampa, Florida), whose song "She's Coming on Stronger" is included in the set, ran into trouble when their van turned upside down while driving to play in Birmingham, Alabama—the band members ended up in jail.[1] "(Would I Still Be) Her Big Man," by the Brigands, is an about a man who dates a beautiful woman with expensive tastes, and pretends that he is wealthy, but wonders if she would accept him if she finds out that he works in a factory.[9] The set concludes with "Crater Sota," by the Thunderbirds.[1]

Track listing

  1. The Elite: "My Confusion" 2:12
  2. The JuJus: "Do You Understand Me" 2:29
  3. The Alarm Clocks: "Yeah" (M. Pierce) 2:45
  4. The Alarm Clocks: "No Reason to Complain" (M. Pierce) 2:12
  5. The Fabs: "That's the Bag I'm In" (Fred Neil) 2:23
  6. The Malibus: "Cry" 2:15
  7. The Legends: "I'll Come Again" 2:07
  8. The Rats: "Rat's Revenge, Pt. 1" 3:11
  9. The Rats: Rat's Revenge, Pt. 2" 2:34
  10. The One Way Streets: "We All Love Peanut Butter" 2:47
  11. Larry & the Blue Notes: "Night of the Phantom" 2:11
  12. The One Way Streets: "Jack Ripper" 2:20
  13. The Swamp Rats: "Psycho" (Gerald Roslie) 2:55
  14. The Cords: "Ghost Power" 3:02
  15. Roy Junior: "Victim of Circumstances" (Don Turnbow) 2:20
  16. The Unrelated Segments: "Cry, Cry, Cry" 3:00
  17. The Mystics: "Snoopy" 2:24
  18. The Banshees: "They Prefer Blondes" 2:25
  19. The Hatfields: "Yes I Do" 2:10
  20. The Outsiders: "She's Coming on Stronger" 2:19
  21. The Mods: "Satisfaction" 3:45
  22. The Lyrics: "They Can't Hurt Me" 2:43
  23. The Brigands: "(Would I Still Be) Her Big Man" 2:19
  24. The Children of Darkness: "She's Mine" 2:36
  25. The Canadian Rogues: "Keep In Touch" 2:18
  26. The Outsiders: "Summertime Blues" 2:35
  27. The Reasons Why: "All I Really Need is Love" 2:07
  28. The Triumphs: "Surfside Date" 1:43
  29. Ralph Nielsen & The Chancellors: "Scream" 1:56
  30. The Novas: "The Crusher" 2:07
  31. The Thunderbirds: "Crater Soda" 2:24[2]

Catalogue and release information

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Warren, Tim (2015). Back From the Grave, Volumes 1 and 2 (CD). Crypt Records. - LP Liner notes and cover artwork.
  2. 1 2 "Back From the Grave 1 & 2". Amazon.com. Amzon.com Inc. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Back from the Grave, Vol. 1 (Review)". AllMusic. AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 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.
  5. ↑ "Review of Back From the Grave Vol. 1 (CD)". Turn Me on Dead Man. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Jarema, Jeff (2005). Garage Beat '66, Volume 4. Sundazed Records. - CD liner notes
  7. 1 2 Jarema, Jeff (2007). Garage Beat '66, Volume 6. Sundazed Records. . SC 11186 - Liner notes.
  8. ↑ Jarema, Jeff (2007). Garage Beat '66, Volume 7. Sundazed Records. SC 11187 - Liner notes.
  9. ↑ Stax, Mike (1998). Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era (4-CD Box Set). Rhino Records. p. 76. R2 75466 - Liner notes.
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