Boom (album)
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| Studio album by The Sonics | ||||
| Released | February 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 – 1966 | |||
| Studio | Wiley-Griffith Studios, Tacoma, Washington | |||
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| Length | 30:59 | |||
| Label | Etiquette | |||
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Boom is the second studio album by the American garage rock band The Sonics, released in February 1966.
Release
Boom was released in 1966 by record label Etiquette.
It was re-released in 1999 by Norton Records.
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Cub Koda of AllMusic called the album "every bit as explosive and influential as their debut outing".[1]
Legacy
Like its predecessor Here Are The Sonics (1965), Boom was influential on later punk rock music (see protopunk).
Track listing
| Side A | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Cinderella" | Gerry Roslie | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" | Gerry Roslie | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Skinny Minnie" | Bill Haley, Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Let the Good Times Roll" | Leonard Lee | 1:56 |
| 5. | "Don't You Just Know It" | Huey "Piano" Smith, John Vincent | 2:49 |
| 6. | "Jenny, Jenny" | Enotris Johnson, Little Richard | 2:16 |
| Side B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "He's Waitin'" | Gerry Roslie | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Louie, Louie" | Richard Berry | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Since I Fell for You" | Buddy Johnson | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Hitch Hike" | Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, Clarence Paul | 2:41 |
| 5. | "It's All Right" | Chris Andrews | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Shot Down" | Gerry Roslie | 2:08 |
| 7. | "The Hustler" | Gerry Roslie | 2:03 |
| Reissue bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "The Witch (Alternate Take)" | 2:36 |
| 15. | "Psycho (Live)" | 1:55 |
| 16. | "The Witch (Live)" | 2:54 |
Personnel
- The Sonics
- Gerry Roslie – keyboard, vocals
- Andy Parypa – bass guitar, vocals
- Larry Parypa – lead guitar, vocals
- Rob Lind – saxophone, vocals
- Bob Bennett – drums
- Technical
- Kent Morrill – production
- Buck Ormsby – production
References
- 1 2 Koda, Cub. "Boom – The Sonics | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
External links
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