THE SONICS "HERE ARE THE SONICS " 1965 MONO 1ST PRESS LP-024 MATRIX 7590 GD/VG

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180

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ARTIST- THE SONICS

TITLE- “HERE ARE THE SONICS!!!”

TRACK LISTING- SEE PHOTOS & BELOW

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Audio Recording, Seattle
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – ?7950

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Andy Parypa
• Drums – Bob Bennett (2)
• Engineer – Keaney Barton*
• Guitar [Lead], Vocals – Larry Parypa
• Lead Vocals, Piano – Gerry Roslie
• Liner Notes – Kent Morrill
• Photography By – Jini Dellaccio
• Saxophone, Vocals – Rob Lind (2)
• Written-By – Gerry Roslie (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B5)

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: Side A: ET-LP-024-A ?7950
• Matrix / Runout: Side B: 024 B ?7950 X

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1965

LABEL- ETIQUETTE RECORDS

CAT.#- LP-024

RECORD CONDITION- THIS RECORD IS IN DECENT/GOOD, VERY PLAYABLE CONDITION VISIBLE WEAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD, AUDIBLE BACKGROUND HISS, A FEW POPS & CLICKS, NO SKIPS.

JACKET CONDITION- THE JACKET IS IN VG+ CONDITION,SOME STORAGE & RING WEAR, VISIBLE IN THE PHOTO'S.WRITING (A PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME IN RED INK) ALONG THE BACK BOTTOM.

ADDITIONAL INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. I JUST REALIZED THAT THE JACKET DOESN'T MATCH THE RECORD, THE JACKET IS FOR THE STEREO RECORD SAYS STEREO IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE FRONT, AND HAS THE CAT. # ET-LPS-024. THE RECORD IS A RED LABEL 1ST PRESSING MONAURAL, ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX IS 7950. AT SOME POINT THESE TWO GOT PUT TOGETHER.

MORE INFO ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE-

The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington that formed in 1960. Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major influence on punk, garage, and hard rock music worldwide, and they have been named as inspirations to Nirvana, Bruce Springsteen, the Fall, and other major artists.

"The Sonics" performed several early rock standards such as "Louie, Louie", and "Skinny Minnie" as well as original compositions like "Strychnine", "Psycho", and "The Witch". Their catalogue is generally based around simple chord progressions, often performed with a speed and tonal aggression that was novel for the time, making the band a notable influence on later punk rock bands.

The Sonics were formed in 1960 in Tacoma, Washington by teen-aged guitarist Larry Parypa, with the encouragement of his music-loving parents. The earliest lineup included Parypa, drummer Mitch Jaber, and guitarist Stuart Turner; Parypa's brother Jerry briefly played saxophone, and their mother occasionally filled in on bass at rehearsals. In 1961, Parypa's older brother Andy became the bass player, and Tony Mabin took over as their new saxophone player.

When Turner left for the army, Rich Koch (who had previously played with the Wailers) joined as lead guitarist, and Marilyn Lodge became their first singer, the band having been an instrumental combo up to that point. A new drummer, Bill Dean, replaced Jaber.

Koch and Lodge left the band in 1963. Local star Ray Michelsen became the band's singer after having sung with several other popular bands on the local scene. Larry began looking for a drummer to replace Dean, who he felt was uncommitted to the band, and found Bob Bennett playing in a band called the Searchers, with keyboardist Gerry Roslie and sax player Rob Lind. Ray Michelsen was looking to leave the band, so the Parypas hired Bennett, Roslie, and Lind, and let their previous saxophonist Mabin go. The well-known lineup was in place, but the Sonics' career did not begin in earnest until 1964, when Gerry Roslie started singing lead vocals. With Roslie as lead singer the band started playing gigs at local venues such as the Red Carpet, Olympia's Skateland, the Evergreen Ballroom, Perl's (Bremerton), the Spanish Castle Ballroom, and St. Mary's Parish Hall.

They soon were scouted by Buck Ormsby, bassist for popular Northwest band the Wailers, and signed to Etiquette Records, the Wailers' own record label. Their first single was "The Witch" (with Little Richard's "Keep a-Knockin'" as the B-side) in November 1964. The record was immensely popular with local kids, and went on to become the biggest selling local single in the history of the Northwest despite its radio airplay being restricted because of its bizarre subject matter.

Early in 1965 Etiquette released the Sonics' debut LP, Here Are The Sonics, which was produced at Audio Recording in Seattle, Washington with famed Pacific Northwest recording engineer Kearney Barton. It was recorded on a two-track tape recorder, with only one microphone to pick up the entire drum kit. It was here that they began to pioneer some of their infamously reckless recording techniques. A second album, Boom, followed in February 1966. During the recording, the Sonics ripped the soundproofing off the walls at the country and western-oriented Wiley/Griffith studio in Tacoma to "get a live-er sound." The covers of both albums feature the moody photography of Jini Dellaccio.

Their heyday began to come to a close when the band transferred to Jerden Records in late 1966, and headed to Hollywood to record the poorly selling album Introducing the Sonics with Larry Levine at Gold Star Studios. Although it has been rumoured that Jerden executives pushed the Sonics into a more polished sound, the band itself had decided to follow new influences in modern music, resulting in songs that were quite different from their raucously early recordings. The band, however, was not satisfied with the material on Introducing the Sonics, calling the cleaner, slicker recordings "the worst garbage."

The original band fell apart between 1966 and 1968, with members leaving to attend university or join other bands; saxophonist Rob Lind became a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War. Eventually, all of the original members left, with new members continuing on with the name Sonics (later 'Jim Brady and the Sonics') until 1980,[3] although it was a completely different band, at times even incorporating string and horn sections.

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