''Back from the Grave, Volume 10'', released on LP and CD in

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, is the tenth and to this date latest installment in the '' Back from the Grave'' series of

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compilations. As indicated in the subheading which reads "Snarling Snotty Mid 60s Teenage Garage Punk Hoot!," this collection consists of many songs which display the rawer and more aggressive side of the genre and are often characterized by the use of fuzztone-distorted guitars and rough vocals. - Liner notes and cover artwork. In typical fashion, the set generally excludes

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folk rock Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music. It arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music re ...

, and

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-influenced material in favor of basic primitive

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. The packaging contains well-researched liner notes written by Chris Bishop of Garage Hangover.com which convey basic information about each song and group, such as origin, recording date, and biographical sketches, as well as photographs of the bands. The cover artwork features a highly satirical cartoon diorama by Olaf Jens wrapping around the front and back sides of the sleeve depicting the usual revivified zombies whose methods of punishment seem reminiscent of antiquated practices used at medieval

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s and

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trials, and whom on this occasion have taken upon themselves to employ the use of a sheaved hatchet-man in hooded garb to exact earthly penalties for what they consider to be the

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of straying the slightest inch from their well-stated doctrine of rock & roll purity, which in their mind, indicts most forms of rock that follow 1960s garage, such as

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, and heavy metal, and they have lined up a crew of condemned personages beginning with

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, displayed on the front cover, whose neck has been placed upon the chopping-block, followed by others awaiting their fate, such as

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fame, who are depicted on the backside of the wraparound mural. The album begins with the pulsating "Wild Angel," by James Bond & The Agents. The highly suggestive "69" by the Four, from Brownville, Tennessee is set to a crunching Kink's style guitar riff and was recorded at

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in Memphis. The highly fuzzed-drenched "Return to Innocence" is by the Expressions, from Ringgold Georgia, and previously appeared on the ''Destination Frantic Volume Three'' compilation, put out by Zone 66 Records. The Hotbeats from Bristol, Rhode Island express a flair for the oft-maintained male "one-track-mind" attitude in "Listen." "Young Miss Larsen" is by the Color and works up to a fast-paced rave-up. The set closes with GMC and the Arcelles humorous send up of

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' "The Witch."

Track listing

Side one

#James Bond and the Agents: "Wild Angel" #John English III and the Heathens: "I Need You Near" #The Four: "69" #The Expressions: "Return to Innocence" #The Orphans: "Without You" #The Sires: "Don't Look Now" #It's Them/TTHHEMM: "Baby (I Still Want Your Lovin')"

Side two

#The Orphans: "Hey Gyp" #Nobodys Children: "Mother's Tin Moustache" #South' Soul: "Lost" #The Hotbeats: "Listen" #The Hard Times: "Mr. Rolling Stone" #Four More: "Problem Child" #The Color: "Young Miss Larsen" #GMC and the Arcelles: "The Witch"

Catalogue and release information

*LP: 15 tracks (CRYPT-115, 2015) *CD: 30 tracks, as part of the ''

Back from the Grave, Volume 9 ''Back from the Grave, Volume 9'', released on LP and CD in 2015, is the ninth installment in the '' Back from the Grave'' series of garage rock compilations. Like all the entries in the series it was assembled by Tim Warren of Crypt Records. As ...

'' CD (CRYPT 114, 2015)

References

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