Here Are The Sonics
!!!Here Are The Sonics!!! is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965.
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Released | March 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Studio | Audio Recording, Seattle, Washington | |||
Genre | Garage rock,[1] rock and roll | |||
Length | 28:48 | |||
Label | Etiquette | |||
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The Sonics chronology | ||||
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Release
!!!Here Are The Sonics!!! was released in 1965 by record label Etiquette. It was re-released in 1999 in mono by Norton Records.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Gaslight Records | |
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Cub Koda of AllMusic wrote that the album "show[s] a live band at the peak of its power, ready to mow down the competition without even blinking twice", calling it "Another important chunk of Seattle rock and roll history."[2]
The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]
Legacy
The album was very influential on later punk rock music due to its raw energy.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Witch" | Gerry Roslie | 2:41 |
2. | "Do You Love Me" | Berry Gordy, Jr. | 2:19 |
3. | "Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry | 2:49 |
4. | "Boss Hoss" | Roslie | 2:24 |
5. | "Dirty Robber" (The Fabulous Wailers cover) | John Greek, Kent Morrill, Rick Dangel | 2:03 |
6. | "Have Love Will Travel" | Richard Berry | 2:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Psycho" | Roslie | 2:18 |
2. | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford | 2:01 |
3. | "Walking the Dog" | Rufus Thomas | 2:46 |
4. | "Night Time Is the Right Time" | Lew Herman | 2:58 |
5. | "Strychnine" | Roslie | 2:13 |
6. | "Good Golly Miss Molly" | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Keep A-Knockin'" | Perry Bradford | 1:56 |
14. | "Don't Believe in Christmas" | Roslie | 1:47 |
15. | "Santa Claus" (contains elements from "Farmer John" by The Premiers) | The Sonics | 2:52 |
16. | "The Village Idiot" (cover of "Jingle Bells") | 2:39 |
Personnel
The Sonics
- Gerry Roslie – organ, piano, lead vocals
- Andy Parypa – bass guitar
- Larry Parypa – lead guitar, vocals
- Rob Lind – saxophone, vocals, harmonica
- Bob Bennett – drums
Technical
- Buck Ornsby – production
- Kent Morrill – production
- Kearney Barton – engineering
- John L. Vlahovich – sleeve design
- Pete Ciccone/Immaculate Concepts – sleeve layout
- Jini Dellaccio – cover photography
References
- Masley, Ed (September 19, 2008). "10 essential garage-rock albums". AZCentral. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- Koda, Cub. "Here Are The Sonics!!! – The Sonics | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- "The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!! | Album Review | - Gaslight Records". Gaslight Records. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- Mulholland, Garry (April 2007). "The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics". Q (249): 128.
- ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
External links
- Here Are The Sonics!!! at Discogs (list of releases)
- Here Are The Sonics (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
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