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Time Out! Time In For Them
CRREV52
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Time Out For Time In
She Put A Hex On You
Bent Over You
Waltz Of The Flies
Black Widow Spider
We've All Agreed To Help
Market Place
Just On Conception
Young Woman
The Moth
But It's Alright (Single Version)
Dirty Old Man (Single Version)
Square Room (Single Version)
We've All Agreed To Help 9Single Version)
Waltz Of The Flies (Single Version)
Dark Are the Shadows 9Single Version)
Corinna (Single Version) |
The third part of our THEM trilogy finds the California bound edition of THEM, having explored softpop, psych, full-on garage punk and even their Maritime Club roots on NOW AND THEM (CRREV29), plunging full on into the Psychedelic maelstrom they helped create.Being on the same label as The Chocolate Watchband was just a red rag to these Belfast boys!.... Like The Shadows Of Knight, these upstarts will have to learn who are the real Daddies!..... THEM!.....produced once more by Texas rockabilly maverick Ray Ruff, this is the sound of THEM through the bizarro filter of California Acid tests..from a psychpunk historical perspective, Van Morrison made a BIG mistake leaving...though his buddy Kenny McDowell does the job just fine With a bonus of as many non-LP singles as we can cram on, this is THE essential lost artifact of Irish Psychedelia....just the sleeve is worth the price of admission!! Classic psychedelia first time on CD anywhere, plus bonus non-LP singles in the original MONO! Plus the usual full-monty Rev-Ola remastering extravaganza...it never sounded so good! Including Extensive linernotes by Jon 'Mojo' Mills of the celebrated "Shindig!" magazine, fearturing input from band members.... Essential for all fans of quality Psychedelia, Garagepunk and 1960's psychpop...also all THEM and Van Morrison collectors, and the entire population of Belfast!...see what it was all about!
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Them Belfast Gypsies
CRREV49
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Gloria's Dream
The Crazy World Inside Me
Midnight Train
Aria of The Fallen Angels
Baby Blue
People, Let's Freak Out
Boom Boom
The Last Will and Testament
Portland Town
Hey Gyp, Dig The Slowness
Suicide Song
Secret Police
The Gorilla
Gloria's Dream (single mix)
Secret Police (single mix) |
The second part of our THEM trilogy...detailing the post-implosion fate of Northern Ireland's greatest gift to music until The Undertones!...THEM! ....so we've learned over time of the fate of two factions....Van Morrison went to New York to launch a solo career with initial guidance from legendary soul producer Bert Burns.....Alan Henderson led the remains of the last lineup away from rainy Belfast to new life of garage/psych in California....which you can hear on "Now And Them" (CRREV 29).... From a slightly earlier lineup, brothers Jackie and Pat McAuley enlisted a new crew...remaining true to the tough R&B/beat sound of the Them recordings they had contributed to (like "Gloria" and "Baby Please Don't Go")Meeting Maverick producer Kim Fowley in Denmark Street's legendary Giaconda coffee bar, they decided to take this sound forward in a series of blistering recordings...which developed the beat sound like psychedelia never happened!..the crude guitars, the swirling farfisa...much like The Monks!....Combined with the semi-rap lyrical sensibilities Fowley had used in "The Trip", it was an awesome sound....but one out of time....this album, put together for the Swedish market where The Gypsies were a legendary live attraction, never saw a proper release outside Sweden....but here it is expanded with their mega-rare single "People Let's Freak Out" featuring Fowley and the infamous Guy Stevens (the original Mod DJ, and producer of both Mott The Hoople and The Clash in his time!) as "The Freaks Of Nature....as well as the mysterious instrumental "The Gorilla"..and single mixes of "Gloria's Dream" and the awesome "Secret Police"...which could be hit now!..fabulous stuff! This is the first time on CD in the UK.....first ever UK release actually! And all in the usual Rev-Ola state of the art remastering! Release includes the mono single mixes with lavish package including detailed notes by Jon 'Mojo' Mills of Shindig magazine....featuring an exclusive interview on the album's history with producer Kim Fowley! A must for all fans of THEM, British beat/R&B and garage punk....a legendary album from a legendary band.....especially appropriate in the current climate of garage punk!
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Now And Them
CRREV29
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Witchdoctor
What's The Matter Baby
Truth Machine
Square Room
You're Just What I Was
Looking For Today
Dirty Ol Man (At The Age Of Sixteen)
Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out 9/ Walking In The Queen's Garden
I'm Happier To Love You
Come To Me
Square Room (7 Version)
But It's Alright (7 Version)
Walking In The Queen's Garden (7 Version)
I'm Happier To Love You (7 Version) |
There can't be anyone out there who has never heard of 1960's Belfast legends and hitmakers, Them. From the Maritime to Van Morrison's mainstream rock fame, it's a pretty well known tale....but like most things Irish, there are always a couple of.....left turns....which are well worth a look....one of those is the Kim Fowley sponsored Belfast Gypsies, with half the original Them....the other half took on Belfast powerhouse vocalist and old mate Kenny McDowell, and headed back to the scene of the happiest dates on their bizarre U.S. tour.California....where with the aid of producer Ray Ruff they signed to Capitol susiduary Tower, home of The Standells and The Chocolate Watchband, as a full on Psychedelic Punk band.....Shadows Of Knight?....Pah! We'll show 'em how it's done!....two, overlooked classic albums resulted, of which this was the First....together with the attendant single mixes, a picture of a forgotten period for a world-famous band..Them. This album has never before been released on CD and comes complete with the rare single mixes, all from original masters. The sleeve notes contain the full story of Them in California making this a must for Psych Punk fans, Van Morrison completists, and all fans of Them!
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