VA - Texas Flashbacks Volumes 1-6 - 95 Nuggets From The Lone Star State (2010)

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Texas Flashbacks Volumes 1-6 - 95 Nuggets From The Lone Star State
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Psychic Circle [PSYCHBOX5]
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 3:58:41
Total Size: 560 mb / 1.40 gb
WebSite: Album Preview

David Shutt was a record collector from Austin, TX with a passion for garage rock and early psychedelia from the Lone Star State. Eager to spread the word about the many great but hopelessly obscure records he'd unearthed over the years, Shutt was responsible for a series of limited-edition vinyl compilations released under the umbrella title Flashback, which featured choice rarities from his archives. The original LP editions of the Flashback series (the last two volumes were billed as Texas Flashbacks) were pressed in small runs of only a few hundred copies, but they've been reissued in various forms by several collectors' labels over the years, and now Psychic Circle (run by Nick Saloman of the Bevis Frond) has brought together the complete series in a box set called Texas Flashbacks, Vols. 1-6. The material has been cleaned up sonically for this edition, with greater success on some tracks than others; a few bits show the effects of a bit too much digital noise reduction, but for the most part, this sounds better than the average collection of vinyl-sourced rarities from the '60s. From a musical standpoint, these six discs lean to rarity over strict quality, but on average, each volume is at least as good as the average installment in the Pebbles or Teenage Shutdown series, and the fact all this music came from one state within a space of a few years says a lot about how good the rock & roll scene in Texas was in the mid-'60s. This also is a bit more eclectic than most garage-centric compilations, often acknowledging the Lone Star psychedelic scene, which more strongly dominates the track listings on the final two discs on this set. This also may be the only garage rock collection that features not one but two bands featuring a violin (Shiva's Headband and the Mind's Eye), as well as two bands boasting future members of ZZ Top (the Moving Sidewalks and the Warlocks). The set is a bit bulky and the packaging leaves a lot to be desired (the sleeves for the six discs reproduce the original artwork for the LPs, which would be more impressive if the graphics weren't so ugly), but the accompanying booklet includes useful data on nearly all the bands (a few still remain unknown all these decades later), and if this is for hardcore garage and psych fans, most of them will feel well-served by this box set.

TRACKLIST:

Disc 1 (36:05)
1. The Esquires – Come On, Come On (01:40)
2. The Headstones – Wish She Were Mine (02:05)
3. The Headstones – 24 Hours (Everyday) (02:57)
4. Floyd Dakil Four – Bad Boy (01:59)
5. The Playboys Of Edinburg – Wish You Had A Heart (02:26)
6. Finnicum – Come On Over (02:03)
7. The Excels – Let's Dance (02:35)
8. The Reasons Why – Don't Be That Way (02:05)
9. The Cicadelics – We're Gonna Love This Way (02:13)
10. The Countdown 5 – Uncle Kirby (From Brazil) (02:42)
11. The Lynx – You Lie (02:04)
12. The Warlocks – If You Really Want Me To Stay (02:08)
13. The Barons – Come To Me (02:35)
14. The Trolls – That's The Way My Love Is (02:00)
15. The Sweettarts – So Many Times (02:18)
16. The Sherwoods – I Know You Cried (02:15)

Disc 2 (40:05)
1. The Jades – I'm Allright (02:53)
2. The Oxford Circus – 4th Street Carnival (03:09)
3. The Blue Things – Twist And Shout (02:57)
4. Jimmy Rabbit And The Karats – Pushover (02:00)
5. Wally And The Rights – Hey Now Little Girl (01:52)
6. The Boys – You Deceived Me (02:20)
7. The One Way Street – Joy And Sorrow (02:38)
8. The Twilighters – Nothing Can Bring Me Down (02:17)
9. The Outcasts – I'm In Pittsburgh (And It's Raining) (01:56)
10. S.J. And The Crossroads – Get Out Of My Life Woman (02:30)
11. The Iguanas – I Can Only Give You Everything (02:27)
12. The Chevelle V – Come Back Bird (02:24)
13. The Runaways – 18th Floor Girl (03:20)
14. The Six Pents – She Lied (02:07)
15. Knights Bridge – C.J. Smith (02:28)
16. Knights Bridge – Make Me Some Love (02:47)

Disc 3 (39:38)
1. The Blox – Hangin' Out (02:29)
2. Murphy And The Mob – Born Loser (02:25)
3. Ninth Street Bridge – Wild Illusions (02:42)
4. Brothers & Sisters – And I Know (02:07)
5. The Chants – Hypnotised (02:33)
6. The Continental V – Wake Me Up Girl (02:45)
7. The Barons – Don't Burn It (02:18)
8. The Undertakers – Unchain My Heart (02:15)
9. The Visions – Humpty Dumpty (02:15)
10. The Mods – My Baby's Gone (02:05)
11. The Shades Of Night – Fluctuation (03:35)
12. The Circus – Bad Seed (You're A Bad Seed) (02:25)
13. Shiva's Head Band – Kaleidoscope (02:35)
14. Sweet Smoke – Morning Dew (02:50)
15. The Mind's Eye – Help I'm Lost! (02:00)
16. The Stereo Shoestring – On The Road South (02:19)

Disc 4 (39:04)
1. The Wind – Don't Take Your Love Away (02:10)
2. The Noblemen – Stop Your Running Around (02:09)
3. Mike Renolds & The Infants Of Soul – When Will I Find Her? (02:58)
4. The Notations – Everything's All Right (02:50)
5. The Exotics – Queen Of Shadows (02:28)
6. The Exotics – I Was Alone (01:58)
7. Infinite Staircase – Margaret (02:20)
8. The Modulation Corporation – What To Do (02:30)
9. The Roks – Hey Joe (02:40)
10. Leo And The Prophets – Tilt-A-Whirl (02:42)
11. The Perils – Hate (02:14)
12. The Madison Revue – Another Man (02:30)
13. The Bear Fax – Out Of Our Tree (02:23)
14. Changing Times – Cry (02:20)
15. The Heard – You're Gonna Miss Me (02:42)
16. The Heard – Exit 9 (02:10)

Disc 5 (41:11)
1. The Bards – Alibis (02:03)
2. The Briks – Foolish Baby (02:35)
3. The Trackers – You Are My World (02:27)
4. The Moving Sidewalks – I Want To Hold Your Hand (03:55)
5. Tommy Jett – Groovy Trip (02:42)
6. The Exotics – Come With Me (02:08)
7. Bobby Mabe & The Outcast – I'm Lonely (03:02)
8. The Cynics – Train Kept A-Rollin' (02:00)
9. The Fanatics – I Will Not Be Lonely (02:05)
10. The Lavender Hour – So Sophisticated (02:07)
11. Electric Love – This Seat Is Saved (02:09)
12. The Buccaneers – You Got What I Want (04:32)
13. The Wanderers – Higher Education (02:34)
14. Kit And The Outlaws – Don't Tread On Me (02:47)
15. The Five Canadians – Never Alone (02:07)
16. Larry And The Blue Notes – In And Out (01:58)

Disc 6 (39:28)
1. The Visions – Route 66 (02:30)
2. SJ And The Crossroads – Ooh Poo Pah Doo (02:30)
3. The Fabs – Dinah Wants Religion (02:37)
4. The Minute Men – Disillusion (02:20)
5. The Chessmen – I Need You There (02:39)
6. The New Breed – Big Time (02:36)
7. The Livin' End – Society (02:10)
8. The Bourbons – Of Old Approximately (02:30)
9. The Wig – Drive It Home (02:20)
10. The Reddlemen – I'm Gonna Get In That Girl's Mind (02:20)
11. The Nomads – Situations (02:43)
12. The Sons Of Barbee Doll – Psychedelic Seat (02:14)
13. The Shades – Ginger Bread Man (02:05)
14. Kempy & The Guardians – Love For A Price (02:10)
15. Yesterday's Obsession – The Phycle (02:58)
16. Nobody's Children – Good Times (02:46)

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