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Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 Review by Mark Deming

Courtesy of AllMusic.com

If one had to point to a single initial salvo that launched the garage rock revival movement in the 1970s and ‘80s, it would have to be the release of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968 in 1972. Elektra Records had approached rock critic Lenny Kaye (not yet the guitarist with the Patti Smith Group) with the notion of compiling an album of great, overlooked rock tunes, but what Kaye came up with was something significantly different -- an overview of the great, wild era when American bands, goaded by the British Invasion, began honing in on a tougher and more eclectic rock & roll sound, and kids were reawakened to the possibilities of two guitars, bass, and drums. Coming up with a simple definition of this period and its sound proved daunting -- the word "garage" appears nowhere in the liner notes to Nuggets, and his notion of "the first psychedelic era" quickly fell by the wayside -- but the frequent bursts of fuzztone, Farfisa organ, and vocal sneering in the 27 tunes Kaye selected codified a musical approach that flourished in the mid-'60s, and at a time when rock was becoming more self-consciously serious and arty, the primal power and sheer sense of fun audible in this music seemed like a minor revelation that became a clarion call to musicians, fans, and music scribes around the world. Nuggets proved to be of seismic importance in the years after its release, but just as importantly, it's a blast to listen to; Kaye's sequencing gives the album the joyous flow of a great afternoon of AM radio, and the album blends hits both big ("Pushin' Too Hard" by the Seeds, "Psychotic Reaction" by Count Five) and small ("You're Gonna Miss Me" by the 13th Floor Elevators, "Hey Joe" by the Leaves) with high-quality obscurities ("Don't Look Back" by the Remains, "It's A-Happening" by the Magic Mushrooms) and early efforts by future stars (Leslie West in the Vagrants, Todd Rundgren in Nazz, Ted Nugent in the Amboy Dukes). And while many of the garage compilations that would follow would focus relentlessly on the obscure and the noisy, Kaye's set not only demonstrates that some of this stuff actually made the charts, but that there was as much great pop as snotty proto-punk pouring out of America's rec rooms back in the day. And Kaye's liner notes were nearly as important as the music in defining the importance of this music and its era. Very few "oldies" compilations have had an influence approaching that of Nuggets, and even fewer are as rewarding to listen to; if you care about rock music in the '60s, you need to own this album. [In 1998, Nuggets would be expanded into a superb four-disc box set, but the original two-LP set remains available as a standalone CD release.]

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Label:

Elektra – 7E-2006

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Pitman Press, Promo

Country:

US

Released:

1972

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock A1 The Electric Prunes– I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) 2:55 A2 The Standells– Dirty Water 2:47 A3 The Strangeloves– Night Time 3:05 A4 The Knickerbockers– Lies 2:41 A5 The Vagrants– Respect 2:13 A6 Mouse (4)– A Public Execution 2:43 A7 The Blues Project– No Time Like The Right Time 2:49 B1 The Shadows Of Knight– Oh Yeah 2:44 B2 The Seeds– Pushin' Too Hard 3:03 B3 The Barbarians– Moulty 2:29 B4 The Remains– Don't Look Back 2:35 B5 The Magicians– Invitation To Cry 2:55 B6 The Castaways– Liar, Liar 1:52 B7 The Thirteenth Floor Elevators*– You're Gonna Miss Me 2:24 C1 Count Five– Psychotic Reaction 2:56 C2 The Leaves– Hey Joe 2:47 C3 Michael And The Messengers*– Just Like Romeo And Juliet 2:06 C4 The Cryan Shames*– Sugar And Spice 2:26 C5 The Amboy Dukes– Baby Please Don't Go 5:32 C6 The Blues Magoos*– Tobacco Road 4:39 D1 Chocolate Watch Band*– Let's Talk About Girls 2:41 D2 The Mojo Men– Sit Down I Think I Love You 2:16 D3 The Third Rail– Run Run Run 2:00 D4 Sagittarius (2)– My World Fell Down 3:45 D5 Nazz– Open My Eyes 2:48 D6 The Premiers– Farmer John 3:46 D7 The Magic Mushrooms– It's-A-Happening 2:40

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra Records
• Copyright © – Elektra Records
• Lacquer Cut At – Elektra Sound Recorders
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

• Art Direction – Robert L. Heimall
• Artwork [Cover Art] – Abe Gurvin
• Compilation Producer, Compiled By [Programmed], Liner Notes [Annotated By] – Lenny Kaye
• Concept By – Jac Holzman
• Coordinator [Legal] – Michael Kapp
• Lacquer Cut By – MM*

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing denoted by "CP" etch in runouts.
Released in a gatefold cover, comes with 'Something out of the ordinary' Elektra company inners.
'Butterfly' labels.
Promotion Copy Not For Sale Sticker on front cover

℗ & © 1972 by Elektra Records

Record 1 plays sides A & D, record 2 plays sides B & C (Automatic Sequence)

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout etched): 7E-2006 A-1 - CP MM ESR
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout etched): 7E-2006 B-1 - CP MM ESR
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, runout etched): 7E-2006 C - CP MM ESR
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, runout etched): 7E-2006 D-1 - CP MM ESR