V.A. - Sixties Archives Volume 2 - Texas Punk (1964-1967 us great garage compilation - EVA edition - FLAC)

An uneven but generally worthy collection of 16 mid-'60s Texas garage sides.



The Undertakers do a vicious cover of Ray Charles' "Unchain My Heart," as well as a quality spaced-out original with "It's My Time"; the Chessmen's "I Need You There" is Texas punk at its most basic and brutal; the Outcasts' "1523 Blair" is Texas blues-punk at its most berserk.



There are a couple of rare (though not great) Mouse & the Traps songs, and much of the rest is just average.



Be warned that the two songs by Them are not by the original group, but by a post-Van Morrison edition of the band that somehow found themselves based in Texas for a while (by Richie Unterberger).





Cynics - Train Kept a-Rollin:





Track List:

01. Undertakers - "Unchain My Heart" (2:17)

02. Undertakers - "It's My Time" (3:04)

03. Society - "High and Mighty" (2:56)

04. Society - "Summer Sunset" (2:42)

05. Cynics - "You're a Better Man Than I" (3:00)

06. Cynics - "Train Kept a-Rollin'" (2:07)

07. Blue Things - "Twist and Shout" (2:46)

08. Blue Things - "Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby" (2:34)

09. Chessmen - "I Need You There" (2:29)

10. Chessmen - "Sad" (2:12)

11. Them - "Dirty Old Man (at the Age of Sixteen)" (1:57)

12. Them - "But It's Alright" (2:45)

13. Outcasts - "1523 Blair" (1:48)

14. Outcasts - "Smokestack Lightning" (3:01)

15. Mouse & the Traps - "I Satisfy" (3:45)

16. Mouse & the Traps - "Good Times" (2:33)

17. Coastliners - "I'll Be Gone" (2:35)

18. Coastliners - "Alright" (2:06)

19. Y'Alls - "Please Come Back" (2:28)

20. Status Quo - "They All Want Her Love" (3:04)

21. Reddlemen - "I'm Gonna Get in That Girl's Mind" (2:23)

22. Passions - "Lively One" (2:31)

23. Pirates - "Cuttin' Out" (1:59)

24. Circus - "Bad Seed" (2:32)

25. Kempy & the Guardians - "Love for a Price" (1:51)

26. Continentals - "I'm Gone" (2:49)

27. Pack - "Baby I Ask You Why" (2:04)

28. Danny & the Counts - "You Need Love" (2:34)



Bands:

Undertakers, Society, Cynics, Blue Things, Chessmen, Them, Outcasts, Mouse & the Traps, Coastliners, Y'Alls, Status Quo, Reddlemen, Passions, Pirates, Circus, Kempy & the Guardians, Continentals, Pack, Danny & the Counts





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