HYPSTRZ - Hypstrization (Incendiary '70s punk-era performances of '60s garage classics) Color LP

HYPSTRZ - Hypstrization (Incendiary '70s punk-era performances of '60s garage classics) Color LP

SKU:
11922
$18.00
Width:
12.00 (in)
Height:
0.15 (in)
Depth:
12.00 (in)
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REVIEW:  "It's ironic that '60s revivalist bands often produce records that are as rare and difficult to find as the records from which their material is sourced. Such is the case for this Midwest band's fantastic 1980 Bomp LP, "Hypstrization!" Despite the backing from Bomp, the album went unnoticed by many ardent garage rock fans, only to attain a level of cult desirability among collectors in later years. The band themselves were an anachronism, reviving mid-60s garage rock in the teeth of late-70s punk, thrilling and confounding audiences in fraternal halls, local ballrooms and bowling alleys throughout the upper Midwest. What made it work, and what comes across so clearly on these live recordings, is that the group was fully committed to the sounds they produced, and the fuel of fellow punk bands (both local like The Suicide Commandos, and god-like, such as The Ramones) made their snarling, thrashing garage rock a lot more than a pose.

 It's a sweaty evening of garage rock classics - whether or not they were garage rock in the first place. In addition to mid-60s punk anthems like "Riot on Sunset Strip," "Talk Talk" and "96 Tears," the band revs up the soul side "In the Midnight Hour" and "I Go Crazy," and takes The Small Faces' "All or Nothing" out for a heartfelt spin. The non-stop assault, punctuated by occasional song count-offs, follows the performance template the band picked up from The Ramones, as does their combination of hammering guitars topped with melodic vocals."

2005 hyperbolium

The 1980 garage/soul gem by this legendary Minneapolis outfit, originally released on Voxx and out of print for decades.

Entirely remastered from the original master tapes, restored to its original artwork, and lovingly pressed on clear blue vinyl.

 

Tracklist

A1 Midnight Hour  
A2 All Or Nothing  
A3 I Go Crazy  
A4 I Don't  
A5 Talk Talk  
A6 Tried To Hide  
A7 Slow Death  
B1 Riot On Sunset Strip  
B2 Shake  
B3 (This Has Gotta Be A ) Joke  
B4 Little Girl  
B5 Louie Go Home  
B6 Don't Look Back  
B7 Let's Talk About Girls  
B8 96 Tears