''Nuggets'' is a series of

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s, started by

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the ...

in 1972 and continued by

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thereafter. The series focuses primarily on relatively obscure garage and

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songs from the 1960s, but with some hits and pop-oriented songs also included. In 1972, Elektra released '' Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968'', compiled by

Lenny Kaye Lenny Kaye (''né'' Kusikoff; born December 27, 1946) is an American guitarist, composer, and writer who is best known as a member of the Patti Smith Group. Early life Kaye was born to Jewish parents in the Washington Heights area of upper M ...

. The later series by Rhino consists of 12 vinyl-only and three single-CD albums, all released during the 1980s. In 1998, Rhino issued a 4-CD ''Nuggets'' box set, which was essentially the original 1972 LP with 91 bonus tracks. Four more

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s and four single-CDs releases followed. The music on Rhino's 1984–1989 ''Nuggets'' series is similar to that on Kaye's original compilation. While many of the songs on the 1980s series' 15 albums appeared on the original ''Nuggets'' double LP, others were new to the series and some eventually wound up on Rhino's 1998 box set. Although most of the music was recorded by US groups, there are some exceptions, such as

the Troggs The Troggs (originally called the Troglodytes) are an English garage rock band formed in Andover, Hampshire in May 1964. Their most famous songs include the US chart-topper " Wild Thing", " With a Girl Like You" and " Love Is All Around", all ...

(English) and

the Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in late 1964. They enjoyed a level of success that in Australia rivalled The Beatles. They became the first Australian rock act to score an international hit, with the 1966 sing ...

(Australian). In 2012, Australian label

Festival Records Festival Records (later known as Festival Mushroom Records) was an Australian recording and publishing company founded in Sydney, Australia, in 1952 and operated until 2005. Festival was a wholly owned subsidiary of News Limited from 1961 to ...

issued their own CD compilation titled ''Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts, 1965–1967'', followed by a vinyl release the following year.

Discography

Original compilation

*'' Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968'' (1972)

Series 1984–1989

The 15 volumes of ''Nuggets'' released by Rhino Records between 1984 and 1989: *''Nuggets, Volume 1: The Hits'' (1984) *''Nuggets, Volume 2: Punk'' (1984) *''Nuggets, Volume 3: Pop'' (1984) *''Nuggets, Volume 4: Pop, Part Two'' (1984) *''Nuggets, Volume 5: Pop, Part Three'' (1985) *''Nuggets, Volume 6: Punk, Part Two'' (1985) *'' Nuggets, Volume 7: Early San Francisco'' (1985) *''Nuggets, Volume 8: The Northwest'' (1985) *'' Nuggets, Volume 9: Acid Rock'' (1985) *''Nuggets, Volume 10: Folk Rock'' (1985) *''Nuggets, Volume 11: Pop, Part Four'' (1985) *''Nuggets, Volume 12: Punk, Part Three'' (1985) *''Nuggets: A Classic Collection from the Psychedelic Sixties'' (1986) *''More Nuggets: Classics from the Psychedelic Sixties, Vol. 2'' (1987) *''Even More Nuggets: Classics from the Psychedelic Sixties, Vol. 3'' (1989)

Box sets

* '' Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968'' (1998) * '' Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969'' (2001) * '' Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era, 1976–1995'' (2005) * '' Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965–1970'' (2007) * '' Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets: 1965–1968'' (2009)

Single-disc compilations

* '' Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults'' (2004) * '' Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults'' (2004) * ''My Mind Goes High: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults'' (2005) * ''A Whole Lot of Rainbows: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults'' (2005) * ''Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts, 1965–1967'' (2012)

References