the room of loud sound

20 Heavy Psych Pounders
from the USA
(White Lace & Strange Vol. 2)""

A little while back, we presented a compilation called 'White Lace & Strange' which attempted to delve into the less-frequented area of late 60s & early 70s heavy psych rock from the USA. This is a second volume of that kind of good thing. Gone are the twee excesses of psychedelia. Whimsy has been given a swift boot in the groin and in its place we find a mean bunch of longhairs getting down to some heavy riffing. Post-Hendrix, Sub-Cream, Quasi-Zeppelin, some of it primitive, some of it sophisticated, all of it rockin' with amps turned up to the eleven plus. You'll hear the band that would spawn Cheap Trick, a former member of Dion's Belmonts getting all funked up, the drummer of The Knickerbockers working under a pseudonym, the young Leslie West stretching out, and a whole lot more besides. Laid back it isn't!! Enter The Room Of Loud Sound and live to tell the tale."

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Track Listing:"

1. HOT SOUP: You Took Me By Surprise ""

2. BUMP: Got To Get You Back ""

3. FUSE: Permanent Resident ""

4. CARLO: Fever ""

5. FIVE BY FIVE: Good Connection ""

6. PLANT & SEE: Put Out My Fire ""

7. MORNING SUN: Dark Hair ""

8. TODAY'S SPECIAL: Krista ""

9. FANTASY: Understand ""

10. MISTER BEELER: Henrietta ""

11. PEACE & QUIET: You Can Wait Till Tomorrow ""

12. SIX PAK: Tombstone Shadow ""

13. SALEM WITCHCRAFT: Rock & Roll Lover ""

14. THE VAGRANTS: Beside The Sea ""

15. HAMMER: Something Easy ""

16. BLOWTORCH: C'mon & Get It ""

17. LOCOMOTIVE: Get On Away ""

18. EAGLE: Pack Up ""

19. THE MYSTIC NUMBER NATIONAL BANK: Beautician Blues ""

20. ""SILK: Skitzo"