as promised before, here i am back with some new fresh music. again, this is a compilation i put together as an mp3-cd for my car, so its basically just all the stuff i happen to listen to a lot at the moment, thrown together (although i tried to sort the tracks in a way that makes sense according to genres) – so again you have to expect very few famous hits and loads of obscure rare stuff. about the first 60 to 70 tracks are pure nitty-gritty garage rock, then it gets a little more psychedelic. tracks 105 to 121 are old, vintage rock n roll and even older rhythm n blues, followed by another bunch of sweet psychedelia. the whole collection finishes off with some more heavy stuff, so it really covers a lot of moods.
the first of some highlights id like to mention is track 32, “somebodys gonna get their head kicked in tonite”, a late-60s rocker by some obscure group called earl vince and the valiants – which is a pseudonym for nobody else but peter greens fleetwood mac! yeah, this is just the way we like them – despite that heres absolutely no blues in it, just straightforward, badass rock n roll – kick it!
track 87 is an awesome favourite of mine. last summer the german/french tv channel arte put on the 17 episodes of “the prisoner”, a 60s secret agent tv series starring patrick mcgoohan. the soundtrack was provided by ron grainer, after edwin astley (“the saint”) had declined. here we have single version of this fantastic instrumental, brimming over with coolness – perfect for the coolest of all cool irish secret-agent-actors!
last but not least theres track 160, and this shows my love for trash again. the german crooner couple cindy & bert made a cover of sabbaths paranoid in 1971 called “the hound of baskerville” (“der hund von baskerville”). very much off their usual style (as normally such artists are simply a no-go), it sure has some freaky trash-appeal. just try it out and let me know what you think (i you didnt know it yet) :-)
as you may have noticed the blog url has finally changed from twenty-flight-rock.blogspot.com to twenty-flight-rock.co.uk. this is because i decided to move the blog from google blogger to wordpress, because it many rich features that give back the control to the blog owner. the “old” links though are still valid, youll even be redirected to the right post and not just to the main page. anyhow, im still testing and experimenting with layouts and styles, so dont worry if the site still may look weird from time to time or some functions may not be available – im working on it :-)
tracklist:
- The Sounds Unlimited ∙ Cool One ∙ 1967
- The Midnight Angels ∙ I’m Sufferin’ ∙ 1967
- The Five Canadians ∙ Writing On The Wall ∙ 1966
- The Abstrack Sound ∙ You’re Gona Break My Heart ∙ 1966
- The Blue Boys ∙ I Know ∙ 1966
- The Premiers ∙ Get On This Plane ∙ 1967
- The House Of Commons ∙ Till Tomorrow ∙ 1967
- The Outcasts ∙ Come On Over ∙ 1967
- The Human Affair ∙ Free Love ∙ 1966
- Danny Burk & The Invaders ∙ Ain’t Going Nowhere ∙ 1965
- The Grodes ∙ Cry A Little Longer ∙ 1966
- The Tidal Waves ∙ Little Boy Sad ∙ 1967
- The Soul, Inc. ∙ Love Me When I’m Down ∙ 1968
- Bold ∙ Gotta Get Some ∙ 1966
- The Raves ∙ Mr. Man ∙ 1967
- Yesterday’s Children ∙ Wanna Be With You ∙ 1966
- The Pentagons ∙ About The Girl I Love ∙ 1967
- Lynx ∙ Just A Friend ∙ 1969
- The Northwest Company ∙ Hard To Cry ∙ 1967
- The Librettos ∙ She’s A Go-Go ∙ 1965
- Neil Christian & The Crusaders ∙ Green Eyes (I Like It) ∙ 1966
- Johnny Deen & The Deacons ∙ Shotgun ∙ 1966
- The Incredible Kings ∙ The Limp ∙ 1964
- The Wolves ∙ Black Bottom Soul ∙ 1970
- The Impacts ∙ Green, Green Fields ∙ 1966
- The Easybeats ∙ You Got It Off Me ∙ 1965
- The Blue Beats ∙ I Can’t Get Close (To Her At All) ∙ 1967
- Simon Dupree & The Big Sound ∙ She Gave Me The Sun ∙ 1969
- The Easybeats ∙ See Saw ∙ 1968
- Jess And James ∙ Move ∙ 1967
- Earl Vince & The Valiants (aka Fleetwood Mac) ∙ Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite ∙ 1969
- The Flippers ∙ Louie Louie ∙ 1965
- Crocheted Doughnut Ring ∙ Get Out Your Rock And Roll Shoes ∙ 1968
- The Confidentals ∙ It’s Summertime ∙ 1964
- Les Pollux ∙ Mais Oublie Pas ∙ 1966
- The Omegas ∙ I Can’t Believe ∙ 1968
- The Hustlers ∙ Dear John ∙ 1966
- The Trolls ∙ Don’t Come Around ∙ 1968
- Frosty ∙ Organ Grinder’s Monkey ∙ 1969
- Les Sparks ∙ Souris ∙ 1966
- Andy Kim ∙ Please Be True ∙ 1969
- The Easybeats ∙ Mandy ∙ 1966
- Thomas A Edison Electric Band ∙ The Name Of The Game ∙ 1967
- Simon Dupree & The Big Sound ∙ Reservations ∙ 1967
- Amen Corner ∙ Hello Susie ∙ 1969
- St. Giles System ∙ Swedish Tears ∙ 1969
- Bruno Leys ∙ Maintenant Un Voyou ∙ 1969
- Nimrod ∙ The Bird ∙ 1969
- The High Society ∙ Tell Me Now ∙ 1970
- The Nobody ∙ Follow Me ∙ 1966
- Bill Soden ∙ My Mermaid And Me ∙ 1967
- The Nashville Teens ∙ I’m A Lonely One ∙ 1972
- Arnim & Hamilton ∙ Pepperman ∙ 1970
- The Lovin’ Spoonful ∙ Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind ∙ 1965
- Honeybus ∙ The Breaking Up Scene ∙ 1967
- The Moody Blues ∙ Leave This Man Alone ∙ 1967
- Penny Arkade ∙ Voodo Spell ∙ 1968
- The Association ∙ Along Comes Mary ∙ 1966
- Perkins ∙ C’est Ca Le Monde ∙ 1967
- Steve Howe ∙ So Bad ∙ 1967
- The Association ∙ Blistered ∙ 1966
- The Steve Miller Band ∙ Roll With It ∙ 1967
- Honeybus ∙ Tender Are The Ashes ∙ 1968
- The Chessmen ∙ Love Didn’t Die ∙ 1965
- William Penn & His Pals ∙ Swami ∙ 1966
- Cinnamon Quill ∙ Candy ∙ 1969
- The Changing Tymes ∙ She Don’t Know ∙ 1966
- The Echoes Of Carnaby Street ∙ Baby Doesn’t Know ∙ 1966
- The Vagrants ∙ I Can’t Make A Friend ∙ 1968
- Medicine Mike ∙ I’ve Never Been So High ∙ 1968
- Ron Nagle & The Fast Bucks ∙ 61 Clay ∙ 1971
- Mickey Kalis & The Bakersville Blues Band ∙ Got No Time ∙ 1969
- Honeybus ∙ Throw My Love Away ∙ 1967
- Amen Corner ∙ Evil Man’s Gonna Win ∙ 1969
- The Everpresent Fullness ∙ Doin’ A Number ∙ 1967
- Terry Reid ∙ Tinker Taylor ∙ 1968
- The Id ∙ Boil The Kettle Mother ∙ 1967
- Gun ∙ Drown Yourself In The River ∙ 1969
- Johnny Devlin ∙ Be Bop A Lula ∙ 1977
- Paul Jones ∙ The Dog Presides ∙ 1967
- Think ∙ California (It’s Getting So Heavy) ∙ 1969
- Merlin ∙ Dirty Woman ∙ 1970
- Ron Nagle & John Cipollina ∙ Berbelang ∙ 1971
- Liquid Smoke ∙ Lookin’ For Tomorrow ∙ 1970
- The Alan Bown! ∙ All Along The Watchtower ∙ 1968
- Ron Grainer ∙ The Prisoner ∙ 1967
- Ronnie Bird ∙ Raining In The City ∙ 1968
- Hayden Wood ∙ The House Beside The Mine ∙ 1969
- Teddy Robin & The Playboys ∙ Magic Colours ∙ 1969
- The Easybeats ∙ Peculiar Hole In The Sky ∙ 1969
- Martin Martin ∙ Imagine ∙ 1968
- Focal Point ∙ Sycamore Sid ∙ 1968
- The Petards ∙ Pretty Liza ∙ 1968
- Johnny Burton ∙ Polevault Man ∙ 1972
- Pawnshop ∙ Telegraph Is Calling ∙ 1971
- Robbie Curtice ∙ The Soul Of A Man ∙ 1968
- The Velvet Underground ∙ Head Held High ∙ 1970
- The Fabulous Four ∙ 438 South Michigan Avenue ∙ 1968
- Black Cat Bones ∙ Warmth Of The Day ∙ 1969
- Keith Allison ∙ Louise ∙ 1967
- Zen ∙ Get Me Down ∙ 1969
- At Last The 1958 Rock And Roll Show ∙ Working On The Railroad ∙ 1968
- The Sonics ∙ Boss Hoss ∙ 1965
- Vince Taylor & The Playboys ∙ Brand New Cadillac ∙ 1959
- The Adventurers ∙ Linda Lu ∙ 1961
- Little Ike ∙ She Can Rock ∙ 1959
- Long Tall Marvin ∙ Have Mercy Miss Percy ∙ 1956
- Amos Milburn ∙ Chicken Shack Boogie ∙ 1948
- Memphis Slim ∙ Mother Earth ∙ 1959
- Professor Longhair ∙ Curly Haired Baby ∙ 1952
- The Four Clefs ∙ The Jive Is Jumpin’ ∙ 1939
- Cab Calloway ∙ Jitterbug ∙ 1934
- Todd Rhodes ∙ Your Mouth Got A Hole In It ∙ 1953
- The Bobbettes ∙ Mr. Lee ∙ 1957
- Peggy Lee ∙ Fever ∙ 1958
- The Isley Brothers ∙ Shout ∙ 1959
- Don McKinnon ∙ Fat Fat Fat ∙ 1964
- The Rock-A-Teens ∙ Woo Hoo ∙ 1959
- John Leyton ∙ Johnny Remember Me ∙ 1961
- The Everly Brothers ∙ Lucille ∙ 1960
- Herman’s Hermits ∙ I’m Into Something Good ∙ 1964
- The Everly Brothers ∙ You Got The Power Of Love ∙ 1966
- Barclay James Harvest ∙ Taking Some Time On ∙ 1970
- Silver Hawk ∙ Awaiting On All You ∙ 1971
- The Cardboard Orchestra ∙ Yes I Heard A Little Bird ∙ 1969
- Amen Corner ∙ (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice ∙ 1969
- Honeybus ∙ How Long ∙ 1968
- Timebox ∙ Woman That’s Waiting ∙ 1967
- Honeybus ∙ She Sold Blackpool Rock ∙ 1969
- Matthews Southern Comfort ∙ The Struggle ∙ 1970
- Chris Britton ∙ Run And Hide ∙ 1969
- You And Me ∙ Oh That Way She Held Me Tight ∙ 1967
- Honeybus ∙ She Said Yes ∙ 1970
- The Spike Drivers ∙ Often I Wonder ∙ 1966
- The Easybeats ∙ Fancy Seeing You Here ∙ 1968
- Amen Corner ∙ Lady Riga ∙ 1969
- The Freeborne ∙ Land Of Diana ∙ 1967
- Unit 4+2 ∙ 3:30 A.M. ∙ 1969
- Promise ∙ Nine To Five ∙ 1968
- Virgin Sleep ∙ Secret ∙ 1968
- Terry Knight & The Pack ∙ Forever And A Day ∙ 1967
- Pussy ∙ Come Back June ∙ 1969
- 101 Strings ∙ Flameout ∙ 1968
- The Creation (US) ∙ No Silver Bird ∙ 1967
- The Shakers ∙ Tracks Remain ∙ 1967
- The Rumors ∙ Without Her ∙ 1965
- Kaleidoscope (UK) ∙ A Dream For Julie ∙ 1967
- Colonel Condello’s Salt River Navy Band ∙ The Time Mac ∙ 1968
- Les Sauterelles ∙ Dream Machine ∙ 1968
- The Bumble Bees ∙ Girl Of My Kind ∙ 1966
- The Cyrkle ∙ Don’t Cry, No Fears, No Tears Comin’ Your Way ∙ 1967
- The Moorpark Intersection ∙ I Think I’ll Just Go & Find Me A Flower ∙ 1968
- The Arizona Swamp Company ∙ Tennessee Woman ∙ 1970
- The Kinks ∙ Mick Avory’s Underpants ∙ 1968
- The Charlatans ∙ 32-20 ∙ 1966
- The Flamin’ Groovies ∙ Road House ∙ 1970
- Cindy & Bert ∙ Der Hund Von Baskerville ∙ 1971
- Dust ∙ Stone Woman ∙ 1971
- Waterloo ∙ Why May I Not Know ∙ 1970
- La Fachada De Piedra ∙ Roaming ∙ 1971
- Lyte ∙ It’s Gonna Work Out Fine ∙ 1968
- The Stalk-Forrest Group ∙ I’m On The Lamb ∙ 1970
- Arthur Brown ∙ Eternal Messenger ∙ 1968
- Al Kooper & Shuggie Otis ∙ One Room Country Shack ∙ 1969
- Born Again ∙ Lie Me Down ∙ 1972
- Rod Stewart ∙ Blind Prayer ∙ 1969
- Terry & The Pirates ∙ Inlaws & Outlaws Featuring Nicky Hopkins ∙ 1971
- Matthews Southern Comfort ∙ A Commercial Proposition ∙ 1970
- Alexander Skip Spence ∙ Cripple Creek ∙ 1969
Great comp, thanks. Don’t know where you find all this stuff!
hi ray,
i am so glad to see that at least one of my most reliable readers has returned :D nice to see that youre back here ^^
well, most of the stuff is from other (garage or psych) compilations, so its more like a condensed compilation really.
i hope you will enjoy it :)
I finally had time to listen to a good part of this 8-hour set on a long drive. Your “Acid Rocks” also kept me company on another long leg of my trip. Great stuff, thank you. I love your manifesto, too. Please keep posting!
hi ray!
thanks a lot for commenting, its always nice to get feedback for the selfmade comps. i will be back soon with new posts, when i finished to back up all the old links.
cheers!