Here Are The Sonics
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| Studio album by The Sonics | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 at Audio Recording, Seattle, United States | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, protopunk | |||
| Length | 28:45 | |||
| Label | Etiquette | |||
| Producer | Buck Ornsby, Kent Morrill | |||
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Here Are The Sonics!!! is the debut studio album by American garage rock band The Sonics, released in 1965 by Etiquette Records.
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
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Gaslight Records |    [2] |
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."[1]
The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[3]
Legacy
Here Are The Sonics!!! was influential on later punk rock music (see protopunk).[citation needed]
Track listing
| Side A | |||
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| 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 |
| Side B | |||
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| 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 |
| Reissue bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Keep A-Knockin'" | 1:56 |
| 14. | "Don't Believe in Christmas" | 1:47 |
| 15. | "Santa Claus" (contains elements from "Farmer John" by The Premiers) | 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
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- ↑ ^ 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)
