Name: It Came from the Garage! - Nuggets From Southern California
Brand: Dark Peak Productions
SKU: 161537
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It Came from the Garage! - Nuggets From Southern California

Rating

Album: It Came from the Garage! - Nuggets From Southern California
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Edge of Nowhere	More Info...	0:02
2)	Hang It Out to Dry	More Info...	0:02
3)	Be Billy	More Info...	0:02
4)	Feel Aw Right Part 1	More Info...	0:02
5)	Hey Did-A-Da-Da	More Info...	0:02
6)	Sleepy Hollow	More Info...	0:03
7)	The Frog	More Info...	0:02
8)	Penicillin	More Info...	0:02
9)	Clap Hands	More Info...	0:02
10)	I Got Nothin' To Say To You	More Info...	0:02
11)	What I Want You To Say	More Info...	0:02
12)	Don't Call Me, I'll Call You	More Info...	0:02
13)	The Words Ring Back	More Info...	0:02
14)	The Reason Why	More Info...	0:02
15)	Tell Me	More Info...	0:03
16)	I'll Still Be Waiting There	More Info...	0:02
17)	I Can't Believe You're Mine	More Info...	0:02
18)	Pink Grapes	More Info...	0:02
19)	Jump Point And Shout	More Info...	0:02
20)	Bad	More Info...	0:02
21)	A Fool in Love	More Info...	0:02
22)	These Ironic Days	More Info...	0:02
23)	Oh My Baby	More Info...	0:02
24)	Drifty	More Info...	0:03

Album: It Came from the Garage! - Nuggets From Southern California
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Edge of Nowhere	More Info...	0:02
2)	Hang It Out to Dry	More Info...	0:02
3)	Be Billy	More Info...	0:02
4)	Feel Aw Right Part 1	More Info...	0:02
5)	Hey Did-A-Da-Da	More Info...	0:02
6)	Sleepy Hollow	More Info...	0:03
7)	The Frog	More Info...	0:02
8)	Penicillin	More Info...	0:02
9)	Clap Hands	More Info...	0:02
10)	I Got Nothin' To Say To You	More Info...	0:02
11)	What I Want You To Say	More Info...	0:02
12)	Don't Call Me, I'll Call You	More Info...	0:02
13)	The Words Ring Back	More Info...	0:02
14)	The Reason Why	More Info...	0:02
15)	Tell Me	More Info...	0:03
16)	I'll Still Be Waiting There	More Info...	0:02
17)	I Can't Believe You're Mine	More Info...	0:02
18)	Pink Grapes	More Info...	0:02
19)	Jump Point And Shout	More Info...	0:02
20)	Bad	More Info...	0:02
21)	A Fool in Love	More Info...	0:02
22)	These Ironic Days	More Info...	0:02
23)	Oh My Baby	More Info...	0:02
24)	Drifty	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Audio Remasterer: Rob Shread.
Liner Note Author: Brian Nevill.
Photographer: Brian Nevill.
Jack and Bill Wenzel were brothers who owned a music shop in Downey, CA, and between selling gear to up-and-coming bands and records to teenagers digging the latest sounds, they were in a position to know what the kids wanted to hear, and in 1962 they founded the Downey Records label to put promising acts on wax. It Came from the Garage! Nuggets from Southern California is Big Beat's third collection of goodies from the Downey archives, featuring 24 tunes from West Coast rock bands, and while the title might lead some to expect a nonstop blast of paisley and fuzz, this set is more diverse than that. The horn-fueled blast of the Barracudas suggests the influence of R&B-leaning instrumental rockers, Pat & the Californians were a surf act that took a left turn into the same place where the Surfaris ended up on "Be Billy," Johnny MacRae's "Penicillin" could have come from pen of Nervous Norvus' VD-infected brother, and "The Frog" from Sir Frog & the Toads is one of the more memorable dance crazes to fail to grab the fancy of America's youth. But if you're looking for guitar-fueled pre-psych eccentricity, there's plenty of that here from the likes of the Sunday Group ("Edge of Nowhere"), The Last Word ("Sleepy Hollow"), Craig & Michael ("Drifty") ESP Limited ("Tell Me"), and the New Breed ("The Words Ring Back"), while "These Ironic Days" finds the Barracudas making a game stab at folk-rock and Bud & Kathy's "Hang It Out to Dry" is a rare example of sexually integrated high-voltage garage punk. It Came from the Garage! boasts some solid lesser-known sides from genuine teenage rockers, and if a few garage purists may quibble at the results, it's 57 minutes of solid listening for fans of second-era rock. ~ Mark Deming