The Northwest Battle of the Bands, Vol. 2: Knock You Flat! [Beat Rocket/Sundazed]

Overview

All 25 of these 1963-1967 tracks were generated by the mini-empire of Jerry Dennon, who recorded numerous Northwest bands for issue on his own labels or lease to others. Not one of these tunes made a national impact, and even if you have a good number of '60s garage anthologies on your shelves, you may well have heard of none of these bands, besides the Sonics and perhaps Don and the Goodtimes. As garage comps go, it's middle-of-the-pack, but respectable, aided by a concentration on original material rather than covers. Most Northwest bands -- including most of those on this CD -- were distinguished from other regions by a heavier R&B influence and lumpier backbeats, although they did pick up some accoutrements of the bluesier side of the British Invasion in fuzz guitar lines, harmonica, harmonies, Animals-/Them-style organs, and blustery vocals. There's nothing here that screams shoulda-been-hit (or even forgotten gem), but it pounds along pretty authoritatively, with some occasional eyebrow-raising weirdness, as in the Bards' cuckoo version of "My Generation," which is actually one of the best covers ever of this familiar standard. As far as some unusual pre-fame names, Larry Coryell is the guitarist on the Checkers' 1963 R&B instrumental "Black Cat," while the New Yorkers, one of the poppiest acts here on their 1967 single "Again," would evolve into the Hudson Brothers. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/17/2001
Label:	Beatrocket
UPC:	0090771012913

Tracks

1. Move Over & Let Me Fly  -  Live Five
2. I Should Know  - B. Miller  - Tom Thumb  - Tom Thumb  -  Casuals
3. High Time  - Andy Parypa  - Gerry Roslie  -  Sonics
4. Hey Girl  -  Bumps
5. Knock You Flat  -  Dimensions
6. My Generation  -  Bards  - Pete Townshend
7. Daddy Walked in Darkness  - Hoyt Axton  - Gil Bateman
8. Please Come Down  -  Bumps
9. Get Yourself Home  - Gordon Kjellberg  -  Liberty Party
10. Who Do You Love  -  Horner  - Ellas McDaniel  - Jack Horner  -  Plums
11. Sorry Charlie  - Richard Lawson  - David Lucas  - Gary Reynolds  -  Scotsmen  - Tom Yook
12. Black Cat  -  Checkers  - Mike Mandel
13. Mercy Mercy  - Don Covay  -  Mercy Boys  - R.A. Miller
14. Try Me  - Randy Bryson  -  Moguls
15. Tough Enough  -  Scotsmen
16. Louie, Louie  - Richard Berry  -  Don & the Goodtimes
17. I've Searched  -  Juveniles  - Dennis Maxwell
18. Louise  -  Raymarks
19. Alki Point  - Terry Hayes  -  Jesters
20. Again  - Bill Hudson  - Mark Hudson  -  New Yorkers
21. You Better Slow Down  -  Heirs
22. Another Side  - Greg Beck  -  Nu-Dimensions
23. Alice Designs  - Tandyn Almer  -  Mister Lucky & the Gamblers
24. Little Sally Tease  -  Don & the Goodtimes  - Jim Valley
25. You Got Your Head on Backwards  - Rob Lind  - Andy Parypa  - Larry Parypa  - Gerald Roslie  -  Sonics

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Casuals   Primary Artist
The Plums   Primary Artist
The Liberty Party   Primary Artist
Tom Thumb   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Jack Horner   Primary Artist
The Nu-Dimensions   Primary Artist
The Bumps   Primary Artist
The Dimensions   Primary Artist
The Scotsmen   Primary Artist
The Sonics   Primary Artist
Mercy Boys   Primary Artist
The Moguls   Primary Artist
The New Yorkers   Primary Artist
The Raymarks   Primary Artist
The Jesters   Primary Artist
Gil Bateman   Primary Artist
Mr. Lucky & the Gamblers   Primary Artist
Live Five   Primary Artist
The Juveniles   Primary Artist
The Heirs   Primary Artist
The Checkers   Primary Artist
The Bards   Primary Artist
Jack Horner & The Plums   Primary Artist
Don & the Goodtimes   Primary Artist
Don Gallucci   Keyboards
Mike Parker   Organ
Mike Robbins   Organ
Danny O'Keefe   Harmonica
Joe Villa   Guitar
Gary Peterson   Drums
Jeff Beals   Bass
Jim Brady   Vocals
Bob Holden   Drums
Tom Sparks   Guitar,Vocals
Harry Wilson   Guitar
Charlie Coe   Guitar
Rick Ulsky   Organ
John Cleaver   Saxophone
Randy Bryson   Organ,Vocals
Dan Bonow   Organ,Vocals
Terry Afdem   Organ
Jim Graziano   Drums
Bob Perry   Bass
Bill Rhodes   Vocals
Mike Beck   Bass
Gary Snyder   Bass
Mark Hudson   Guitar,Vocals
Mike Spencer   Organ
Gerry Roslie   Organ,Vocals
Jeff Afdem   Horn,Drums,Vocals
Rich Corrin   Vocals,Sax (Tenor)
Timothy J. Cooley   Bass
John Starkey   Saxophone
Brett Hudson   Bass,Vocals
Mike Balzotti   Organ
Fred Cook   Organ
John Odgers   Drums
Bud Garrison   Bass
Steve Alcombrack   Guitar
Jeff LaBrache   Drums
Ken Fillmore   Drums
Craig Martell   Drums
Bob Greer   Bass
Gordon Kjellberg   Guitar,Vocals
Bob Bennett   Drums
Bill Hudson   Guitar,Vocals
Jeff Hawks   Vocals
Clyde Heaton   Organ
Greg Nance   Bass
Robert Koch   Guitar
Rob Lind   Harmonica
John Kennedy   Drums
Jerry Meier   Guitar
Larry Parypa   Guitar
Brian Conrad   Drums
Lee Dark   Vocals
Ron Lowery   Vocals
Don McKinney   Vocals
Mardi Sheridan   Guitar
Skip Biggs   Drums
Tim Bonow   Percussion
Mark Eubanks   Keyboards
Gus Molvik   Guitar
Dave Maitland   Guitar
Al Malosky   Drums
Ken Huff   Guitar
Bill Hoak   Drums
Dave Hummon   Drums
Chuck Doton   Drums
Jerry Hawkes   Guitar
Steve Geddis   Drums
Dave Johnson   Guitar
Andy Parypa   Bass
Gary McLaughlin   Guitar
George Guilmet   Organ

Technical Credits

Wally Sound   Pre-Production
Pete Townshend   Composer
Gary Reynolds   Composer
Greg Beck   Composer
Dann Rogers   Liner Notes
Springfield Rifle   Performer
Jack Horner & The Plums   Performer
Neal Skok   Liner Notes
Randy Bryson   Composer
Bob Irwin   Mastering
The Galaxies   Performer
The Heirs   Performer
Live Five   Performer
Larry Levine   Producer
Tandyn Almer   Composer
David Lucas   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Mark Hudson   Composer
Hoyt Axton   Composer
Jerry Dennon   Producer,Supervisor
Richard Berry   Composer
Menagerie   Performer
Mercy Boys   Performer
The Moguls   Performer
The New Yorkers   Performer
Mike Mandel   Composer
The Raymarks   Performer
Gerry Roslie   Composer
Spindle   Performer
Bob Holden   Producer
Bill Hudson   Composer
Terry Hayes   Composer
Express   Performer
Rich Russell   Design
Efram Turchick   Project Manager
Richard Lawson   Composer
Magic Fern   Performer
Jim Valley   Composer
Gordon Kjellberg   Composer
Rob Lind   Composer
Larry Parypa   Composer
B. Miller   Composer
Terry Dale   Performer
Tom Yook   Composer
Tex Hughes   Producer
Larry Roberts   Producer
Gil Bateman   Producer,Liner Notes
Dennis Maxwell   Composer
Gerald Roslie   Composer
R.A. Miller   Composer
Andy Parypa   Composer
Brave New World   Performer
Don Covay   Composer
James Bailey   Producer
Alec Palao   Liner Notes,Pre-Production,Archive Research