The Titans kick things into overdrive with ''TV Dream.'' Hard edged punk sounds taken to the edge with a relentless energy that just keeps on going. The flip allows some of their rockabilly roots to show through, but just barely. This one is another high energy blow-out that borders on going out of control!

French garage band with particularly heavy guitar and vocal attack. They prefer a basic garage rock sound with the embellishments of keyboards and harmonica added on afterwards to thicken the stew. Four interesting covers spread over the twelve songs on this album.

Reissue of ultra-rare early 60??s Dome Records classic LP compilation of Teen Garage Bands from the Baltimore, MD area. Ralph Johnson, president of Wedge & Dome Records, was also the sponsor of many ''Battle Of the Bands'' shows throughout Maryland. These shows helped them find the bands that hadn??t already found them, since the grand prize for these shows was to have one of their songs on this album. The second prize at these shows was that they would pay 50% of their expenses to get a track for the album. These bands made up the Baltimore sound of the sixties- Baltimore??s own contribution to the Garage Band Sound. Thanks to Get Hip Records, this material is now available again. The original pressing of 500 copies of this LP went out of print in 1966, and original copies now sell for $200 and up if you??re lucky enough to run across one!

Dove Studio opened it??s doors in St. Louis Park, Mn. in the spring of 1964 and lasted until 1970. During the six year span the studio literally recorded hundreds of groups of all different kinds of music genres. Contained on this album are 27 gems of unissued rock and roll material, beginning with hard-driving Mike Waggoner and the Bops in ??64, and ending with probably the strangest recording session that ever occurred on Dove??s premises- Michael Yonkers in 1969. 15 different bands are represented in this package, each showcasing a different musical style. Starting things off with straight-ahead R&R are the Bops, Magpies and Mercymen, all of which owe a tip of the hat to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly. R&B was a strong influence in the Twin Cities during the mid-60??s and the Lancers and the Nite Caps do their part to keep the style flowing. Since the Trashmen were out on the road most of ??64, the Underbeats took over as ''top-dog'' combo in their absence. Four unreleased tunes by the group are included here. Two of the top instrumental bands from the state, the F.B.I. Idiots (Gregory Dee & The Avanties in disguise) and the Titans show their wares, along with the female-led Marcia & the Lynchmen. In early 1966, Sir Laurence & The Crescents recorded a powerful, Raiders-like, open throttle rocker which has remained unissued ??til this day. Psychedelia/Punk was no stranger to the state of MN as witnessed by the Fragile Zookeeper, the Calico Wall, and an unknown, unnamed acetate of mammoth proportions included herein. Rounding things out is the Chad & Jeremy-like Longman & Fogel and the truly bizarre Michael Yonkers, who thought he was receiving transmissions through his guitar from aliens! In all cases, the bands contained on this project walked out of their respective sessions with acetates or mastertapes in hand to proceed with as they wished. Thankfully their musical legacy had survived the past three decades to finally see the light of day. Includes huge booklet with extensive liner notes, photos, etc.

17 track compilation featuring the best garage-rock tracks from the IGL vaults. Contains tracks from Dee Jay & The Runaways, Continental Coets, Dark Knights, Torres, Tommy Tucker & The Esquires, Noblemen, Koats of Male, Fifth Generation and more.

Heavy guitar punk sounds from Pilsner on this split 45. Snarling vocals, surefire drumming and super buzzsaw guitars. Liverball??s track, ''Liar,'' falls more into the punk vein with a passing nod to bands like Sam Black Church. Play loud!

The Vancouvers are one of the most solid power pop bands from Spain. On this, their debut US release, they offer one track from their debut album Assorted Cookies and one track exclusive to this 45. Jangly garagey pop.

The Volcanos mine two different eras of great American rock ??n?? roll on this 45. The A-Side, ''Wine, Wine, Wine,'' is indeed the Nightcaps song covered by countless bands since the mid-??60s. It??s ??50s/Frat rockin?? beat just gets you warmed up for the surf number on the flip. ''Girls, Girls, Girls,'' an original, is firmly rooted in the mid-??60s surf sound. This one will probably having you doing the twist before long.

Billy Synth is back at it! It??s been more than 10 years since the legendary Billy Synth and The Turn-Ups albums came out featuring Billy as one of the only true punk-rock-synthesizer players. On this 45, he has picked up guitar and produced two original numbers that draw equal inspiration from the ??60s and ??70s punk/garage sounds.