Astrakhan
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More NuggetsI'm surprised that Joe Stax didn't report this!
Rhino will release another (!) Nuggets set in September, focusing on the San Franciso area. It's going to be called Love Is The Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970.
As with the previous Nuggets collections, it will be a 4 cd set, with the usual over-the-top deluxe book and packaging.
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Joe_Stax
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Y'know, I had heard about this, and was even kind of excited about it. But then, after looking at the tracklisting on Rhino's site, I was like, okay...
It would be cool if Rhino could do a series of Regional Nuggets, but at the same time, the competition for garage/psych comps is intense, and you just end up thinking "how much more can there be?"
It's not as if Rhino's got the market cornered anymore. There are plenty of good comp series from Sundazed, Dionysus, Arf Arf and on and on.
In addition to Nuggets, we've had Pebbles, Boulders, Rubble, Gravel, Garage Beat 66, Back From The Grave, Fuzz Flakes & Shakes, Teenage Shutdown, Psychedelic States and probably a few I can't think of right now.
It would be cool to see something like Pebbles or Boulders cleaned up and given good liner notes, though.
Still, it's starting to feel like we've hit peak garage. I hope not; I like being surprised by cool new finds, but the niche is pretty well saturated.
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Rockin'_Art_Lewis
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Sucker that I can occasionally be, if it has any Warlocks (pre Grateful Dead, Dead) or Great Society tracks, I might have to mortgage a Kidney for this little gem. If they managed to get Jefferson Airplane's "Running 'Round This World".....sold! (To the most gullible bidder! Me.) 
Peace!
R.A.L.
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Astrakhan
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You may wish to post that kidney on ebay, Rockin' Art. I visited Rhino's site, and while they didn't give a complete track listing, they posted some highlights for each disc.
To wit:
| Quote: | Disc 1, “Seismic Rumbles,” maps the divergent fault lines separating the tradition pop flavors of the early 1960s from San Francisco's emerging bands that were inspired by the more complex rock and roll of The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Highlights include “Can't Come Down” from Dead precursors The Warlocks, the demo for Quicksilver Messenger Service's “Who Do You Love,” the earliest incarnation of the Airplane on “It's No Secret,” “I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag” from Country Joe & The Fish and “Mr. Jones (A Ballad Of A Thin Man)” from a prehistoric Grass Roots ensemble.
Disc 2, “Suburbia,” takes a trip to the nearby burgs of Berkeley, Sausalito, Sacramento, and San Jose to explore the garage, folk-rock, and musically-hybrid psychotic reactions to San Francisco's psychedelic stew. Stand-out tracks include Teddy & His Patches “Suzy Creamcheese,” The Chocolate Watchband's “No Way Out,” and Frumious Bandersnatch's “Hearts To Cry.”
Disc 3, “Summer Of Love,” celebrates the myriad riches of that era-defining season, featuring classics from iconic artists including Jefferson Airplane's “White Rabbit,” Santana's “Soul Sacrifice,” the Dead's “The Golden Road,” and Grace Slick and The Great! Society's “Somebody To Love.” Plus Moby Grape's “Omaha,” Blue Cheer's “Summertime Blues,” Sly & The Family Stone's “Underdog,” The Charlatans' “Alabama Bound” and the Steve Miller Band's “Roll With It.”
Disc 4, “The Man Can't Bust Our Music,” charts the visionary artistry and mind-blowing evolution of the maturing San Francisco sound - an epic musical wellspring that changed the course of rock and roll and gave birth to freeform FM radio. Stand-out tracks, among the greatest in 20th century rock, include Santana's “Evil Ways,” Janis' “Mercedes Benz,” “White Bird” from It's A Beautiful Day and the Dead's “Dark Star.”
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Looking at the fourth cd, it's amazing to think how quickly the underground became the mainstream! All classics, and Santana and Joplin still get regular airplay.
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Rockin'_Art_Lewis
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Oh crap!
Didn't need that extra kidney anyway.
Peace!
-R.A.L. (Uni-Renal)
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Joe_Stax
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I just started the latest issue of Mojo (with Keith Richards on the cover) and skipped ahead to the reviews...
They gave the San Fran Nuggets set 4 stars.
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