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Here Are The Sonics (stylized as !!!Here Are The Sonics!!!) is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965. The album features the original songs "The Witch" (a minor regional hit), "Psycho", "Boss Hoss" and "Strychnine", along with an assortment of rock and roll and R&B covers.
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| Studio album by the Sonics | ||||
| Released | March 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Studio | Audio Recording, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Garage rock,[1] rock and roll, proto-punk, proto-grunge[2] | |||
| Length | 28:48 | |||
| Label | Etiquette | |||
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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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Gaslight Records |    [4] |
| Q |  [5] |
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."[3]
The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6]
Legacy
Besides being regarded as the first proto-grunge album ever made, the album was also very influential on later punk rock music due to its raw energy.[citation needed]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Keep A-Knockin'" | Perry Bradford | 1:56 |
| 14. | "Don't Believe in Christmas" (patterned after "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry) | 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.
- "10 Albums That Led to Grunge". Loudwire.
- 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[dead link] (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)
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Here Are the Sonics — дебютный студийный альбом американской рок-группы The Sonics, выпущенный в 1965 году на лейбле Etiquette Records. Продюсерами альбома стали Джон «Бак» Ормсби и Кент Моррилл из группы The Wailers. Альбом был выпущен как в моно, так и в стереозвучании. В 1999 году он был переиздан в моно на нью-йоркском лейбле Norton Records.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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