WHAT A WAY TO DIE stompin' 60's garage punk LP ORIGINAL

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I recently had the good fortune to buy a big collection of those rather limited early 80's Garage Punk & Psychedelic compilations LPs from a trusted collector who bought these all at the time....(ummm...from a shop I owned back then, in fact....ah, the cycle of time works in wonderful ways sometimes).

Anyway, this is one of them.

ARTIST:      VARIOUS ARTISTS -
TITLE:          "WHAT A WAY TO DIE"

SUB-TITLE:     "15 FORGOTTEN LOSERS FROM THE MID 60's" .

FORMAT:     …vinyl LP…
LABEL:         Satan .
CAT. #:          SR-1313  .
DATE OF RELEASE:   1983 .
PRESSED IN:    USA .
ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING?   Yes!... 

QUANTITY PRESSED (if known):  500   .

TRACKS: Side 1 1. The Pleasure Seekers - What A Way To Die (featuring a young Suzi Quatro) 2. Larry & The Loafers - Let's Go To The Beach 3. The Teddy Boys - Don't Mess With Me 4. The Grains Of Sand - That's When Happiness Began 5. The Magic Mushroom - I'm Gone 6. The Knaves - Leave Me Alone 7. The Renegades - Thirteen Women
Side 2 1. The First Four - Empty Heart 2. Richard & The Young Lions - You Can Make It 3. The Beachnuts - My Iconoclastic Life (featuring a rather young Lou Reed) 4. The Human Beinz - Evil Hearted You 5. The Swinging Machine - Do You Have To Ask? 6. The Enfields - She Already Has Somebody 7. The Pleasure Seekers - Never Thought You'd Leave Me ...and the hidden bonus track at the end is actually: 8. Sonny Gee & The Standels - Tidal Wave
Wow, another great one! This one dominated primarily by the absolutely god-like cover shot of


Richard and the Young Lions. Richard having the longest hair anyone in New Jersey had ever seen,


sports the end product of his yearlong absence from the barber's chair. Truly amazing, yet there's


more - the songs!


Side One opens with a classic girl punk ditty by the Pleasure Seekers, "What A Way To Die." "That's


When Happiness Began" by the Grains Of Sand is perhaps the best version of that song, real groovy.


Better still though, and a personal fave, is "I'm Gone" by the Magic Mushroom - completely and


utterly wyld! Raving harp intro and solo, great chord changes and ultra-boss vocals make this one a


real stomper. "Leave Me Alone" by the Knaves is a truly demented R&B number with real stupid


words, and speaking of demented R&B, the Renegades from Scandinavia do a simply evil version of


"13 Women" - deathly fuzztone guitar and hellishly piercing organ!


Side Two is equally crunching, with "You Can Make It" by Richard and the Young Lions, so great it


defies description. Fuzz guitar, fuzz vocals (Richard!), and groovy bells on the chorus. How cool!


Another standout on Side Two is "My Iconoclastic Life" by the Beech-Nuts, the ultimate example of


teen lycanthropy, these guys were definitely lost! "Do You Have To Ask" by the Swingin' Machine is


another fave. Great tortured singer, and absolutely wild guitar. Also on Side Two is a real boss cover


of "Evil Hearted You" (sounds like Keith Relf!) by the Human Beingz, and a quite un-Stones-like cover


of "Empty Heart" by the First Four.


So all that means this one's real gone, definitely one of the best of the recent onslaught of compilations.


If you only buy a couple of comps this year, let this be one of them. Just look for the hairy cover!

- Bill Calhoun (Originally published in Ugly Things #3, 1984)

CONDITION:

COVER: (EX)...

VINYL: (M-)...no spindle marks on labels even! - looks like it may never have been played...

LABELS: (Side One: EX / Side Two: EX)...the glue has caused some label crinkling..

If you have any concerns about the accuracy of my gradings, please check my feedback for the odd nice comment from some satisfied folk out there.... (and hopefully you may be able to join their ranks).

You can pay in US$'s or UK pounds or EURO's or Australian dollars.

CLICK ON view sellers other auctions ABOVE FOR SIMILAR ITEMS - I list lots of punk / garage'n'psych (60s –> 90s) / power pop / guitar pop / soul & R'n'B / some occasional original 50's rock'n'roll & rockabilly plus industrial/experimental rarities from down this way - vinyl mostly, and posters, some CDs - (admittedly you’ll find all sorts of other guff too)...

Thanks for considering this item. Best of luck if you decide to bid...Cheers, Jules.

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