Singles As & Bs 1965-1970

by The Seeds

Overview

The Seeds were one of the most influential bands in the '60s American garage rock scene; they delivered hypnotic, stripped-down tunes dominated by Daryl Hooper's circular keyboard lines and the fuzzy, feral guitar breaks of Jan Savage, while lead singer Sky Saxon wailed a thinly veiled paen to drugs and sex, including "Mr. Farmer," "Rolling Machine," and "Up in Her Room." The Seeds scored their biggest hit with "Pushin' Too Hard" in 1967, but the band had already attracted a sizable following in their hometown of Los Angeles, and they would release a string of memorable singles through the end of the decade. Singles As & Bs 1965-1970 collects both sides of the 11 singles the Seeds released during their heyday, including variant B-sides for two releases, and as a bonus the set includes a rare, unedited take of "Pushin' Too Hard." While this isn't the definitive overview of the Seeds' career, Singles As & Bs brings together most of the band's best known songs, and chronicles their hazy brand of psychedelic garage rock very well indeed. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	09/02/2014
Label:	Big Beat / Gnp Crescendo
UPC:	0029667432221
Rank:	35450

Tracks

1. Can't Seem to Make You Mine
2. Daisy Mae
3. Pushin' Too Hard
4. Out of the Question
5. The Other Place
6. Try to Understand
7. No Escape
8. Mr Farmer
9. Up in Her Room [Second Issue]
10. I Tell Myself
11. A Thousand Shadows
12. March of the Flower Children
13. Six Dreams
14. The Wind Blows Your Hair
15. Satisfy You
16. 900 Million People Daily (All Making Love)
17. Falling Off the Edge of My Mind
18. Wild Blood
19. Bad Part of Town
20. Wish Me Up
21. Love in a Summer Basket
22. Did He Die
23. Excuse Excuse
24. Pushin' Too Hard [Uneditied Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Seeds   Primary Artist
Peter Christ   Oboe
John Greek   Guitar
Norman "Cooker" Desrosiers   Slide Guitar
Jimmie Maddin   Saxophone
Jimmy Lawrence   Bass
George Callender   Tuba
Bob Norsoph   Guitar
Chip Chiapparelli   Guitar
Hal Blaine   Drums,Percussion
John Savage   Guitar,Vocals
Roy Caton   Trumpet
Sky Saxon   Vocals,Harmonica
Mars Bonfire   Guitar
Jerry Scheff   Bass
Oliver Mitchell   Trumpet
Richard Aplanalp   Flute
Don Boomer   Drums
John Crass   Drums
John Paul Manasia   Bass
Madie Martin   Vocals
Rob Starr   Bass
Robert Atkins   Bass
Vinnie Fanelli   Guitar
Kim Fowley   Vocals
Daryl Hooper   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Harvey Sharpe   Bass
Rick Andridge   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Rick Andridge   Interviewee
Robert Starr   Composer
Jimmie Maddin   Producer
Jimmy Lawrence   Composer
Buddy Biglow   Composer
Rafael Valentin   Engineer
Carl Belknap   Interviewee,Liner Note Source
Chip Chiapparelli   Composer,Interviewee,Photo Courtesy,Liner Note Source
Chuck Britz   Engineer
Don Hall   Producer
Gene Norman   Producer
Doc Siegel   Engineer
Alec Palao   Interviewer,Liner Notes,Archive Research
David Hassinger   Engineer
John Savage   Interviewee,Liner Note Source
Sky Saxon   Composer,Producer
Joe Sidore   Engineer
Neil Norman   Executive Producer
Michael Lietz   Engineer
Marcus Tybalt   Producer
Don Boomer   Interviewee,Photo Courtesy,Liner Note Source
John Crass   Composer
Vinnie Fanelli   Arranger
Yarum Marcus Tybalt   Producer
Kim Fowley   Composer,Producer
Daryl Hooper   Composer,Interviewee,Illustrations,Liner Note Source
Mike Durrough   Engineer
Neil Dell   Package Design
Martin Cerf   Composer
Jan Savage   Composer
Harvey Sharpe   Interviewee,Photo Courtesy,Liner Note Source