MC5 “I Just Don’t Know”

sfilzen — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:59:02 +0000

MC5 “I Just Don’t Know” b/w “I Can Only Give You Everything” 1967/2015. AMG Records/Grease Records. Unofficial release. “I Can Only Give You Everything” was released in March of 1967 – 50 years ago! – as MC5′s debut single (originally performed by the Irish garage band Them in 1966 featuring Van Morrison on vocals) and was later included on various posthumous compilations. Snarling, raw and gritty, it’s so scuzzy you wonder if you need to clean the needle and scrape dirt from the grooves. They released the raucous and bluesy “I Just Don’t Know” as their third single in ‘68 with the B-side a rehash of “I Can Only Give You Everything.” “I Just Don’t Know” also only appeared on late-released comps, the first of which was the ‘83 Wayne Kramer-assembed Babes In Arms.

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Paul Revere & The Raiders “Here They Come!”

sfilzen — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:53:35 +0000

Paul Revere & The Raiders “Here They Come!” 1965. Today, January 7th, is band founder Paul Revere’s birthday (b. Paul Revere Dick, 1938 d. 2014). Their debut album on Columbia Records, Here They Come! reached #71 on the US charts. They recorded Side A live before an invited audience and created a dynamic performance of garage-y R&B stompin’ rock-n-roll. Several classic cover songs are included: “Louie Louie,” “Do You Love Me” and “Oo Poo Pah Doo.” Side B has a more conventional studio sound, more ballad orientated with dense 60′s style production, which includes both covers (“Fever” “Time Is On My Side”) and band compositions (“A Kiss to Remember You By”).

This album came to our vault via my Aunt Jeanie who obviously had great taste in music in the 60′s and luckily gifted us several years ago with her vinyl collection.

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MC5 “I Just Don’t Know”

Paul Revere & The Raiders “Here They Come!”