The Bluethings - Let The Bluethings Blow Your Mind (The Ultimate Collection 1964-1968)

Banda: The Bluethings

Disco: Let The Bluethings Blow Your Mind (The Ultimate Collection 1964-1968)

Ano: 2007

Gênero: Beat, R&B, Folk-Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Faixas:

Disc One

1. Punkin’ Doodle [Recorded by The Blueboys] [Previously Unreleased] (Unknown) 2:01

2. Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby [Recorded by The Blueboys] [Previously Unreleased] (Reed) 2:44

3. P’s And Q’s [Recorded by The Blueboys] (Stecklein) 1:33

4. Love’s Made A Fool Of You [Recorded by The Blueboys] (Holly) 2:04

5. Silver And Gold [Recorded by The Blueboys] (Stecklein) 2:08

6. La Do Da Da [Recorded by The Blueboys] (Hawkins) 2:15

7. Just Two Days Ago (Stecklein) 2:24

8. Mary Lou (Hawkins) 2:04

9. Your Turn To Cry (Stecklein) 1:31

10. Pretty Things - Oh (Stecklein) 2:14

11. Just Two Days Ago (Stecklein) 2:22

12. Baby, My Heart (Curtis) 2:13

13. Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (Reed) 2:12

14. Pennies (Traditional) 2:34

15. Since You Broke My Heart (Everly) 2:39

16. So You Say (Stecklein) 2:14

17. Silver And Gold (Stecklein) 2:22

18. It Ain’t No Big Thing Baby (Stecklein) 2:20

19. You Can’t Say We Never Tried (Unknown) 2:17

20. High Life (Stecklein) 2:45

21. Now’s The Time (Stecklein) 2:32

22. Desert Wind [Previously Unreleased] (Stecklein) 3:09

23. Weep No More My Lady [Previously Unreleased] (Stecklein) 2:04

24. I Must Be Doing Something Wrong (Stecklein) 2:15

25. Look Homeward Angel (Gold) 2:22

26. Pennies [Previously Unreleased] (Traditional) 2:41

27. Silver And Gold [Previously Unreleased] (Stecklein) 2:21

28. Since You Broke My Heart [Previously Unreleased] (Everly) 2:40

29. La Do Da Da (Hawkins) 2:45

30. Alright! [Previously Unreleased] (Unknown) 2:17

31. Nancy Whiskey [Recorded by The Hi-Plains Singers (With Stecklein)] (Unknown) 2:41

32. Desert Wind [Recorded by The Hi-Plains Singers (With Stecklein)] (Stecklein) 2:57

33. You Can’t Say We Never Tried [Take Seven] (Unknown) 2:21

34. 1965 Concert Radio Ad #1 [Previously Unreleased] (Unknown) 0:29

Disc Two

1. High Life (Stecklein, Chapman) 2:19

2. Girl From The North Country (Dylan) 2:28

3. Doll House (Barton) 2:30

4. It Ain’t No Big Thing, Baby (Stecklein) 2:22

5. Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (Reed) 2:35

6. I Can’t Have Yesterday (Stecklein) 2:34

7. Now’s The Time (Stecklein) 2:15

8. The Man On The Street (Carson) 2:21

9. Honor The Hearse (Self) 2:15

10. Waiting For Changes [Previously Unreleased] (Stecklein) 3:00

11. I’ll Make It Up To You [Previously Unreleased] (Stecklein) 2:45

12. Sounds Of Yesterday (Stecklein) 2:25

13. Hollow (Stecklein) 2:07

14. The Coney Island Of Your Mind (Stecklein) 2:14

15. The Orange Rooftop Of Your Mind (Stecklein, Chapman) 2:49

16. One Hour Cleaners (Stecklein, Chapman) 2:46

17. You Can Live In Our Tree (Stecklein) 3:07

18. Twist And Shout (Medley, Russell) 2:47

19. You Took The Fight (Scott) 3:21

20. Caroline (Chapman) 2:34

21. Hey Joe [Previously Unreleased] (Roberts) 3:04

22. Talk Talk (Unknown) 1:51

23. I’m A Man [Previously Unreleased] (Unknown) 1:46

24. My Generation [Previously Unreleased] (Townshend) 3:22

25. Somebody Help Me (Edwards) 2:04

26. Yes My Friend (Ford, Barnes) 1:57

27. Can’t Explain [Previously Unreleased] (Unknown) 2:31

28. Doll House [Previously Unreleased] (Barton) 2:35

29. I Can’t Have Yesterday [Previously Unreleased] (Stecklein) 2:23

30. 1966 Concert Radio Ad #2 [Previously Unreleased] (Unknown) 0:35

31. Mid-Continent Productions Radio Ad, 1966 [Previously Unreleased] (Unknown) 0:14

Créditos:

Val Stecklein: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Richard Scott: Bass

Mike Chapman: Lead Guitar, Vocals

Rick Larzalere, Bobby Day: Drums

Biografia:

Junto com a Remains, a Blue Things é séria candidata ao título de a "A Banda Americana Mais Esquecida da Década Sessentista". O grupo de Kansas era extremamente popular no Centro-Oeste e no Texas, mas permaneceu desconhecido nacionalmente, embora contratado pela gravadora RCA. 

Pilotada pelo compositor, cantor e guitarrista Val Stecklein, a banda soava, muitas vezes, como um cruzamento entre Byrds e Beau Brummels, ecoando uma melódica e energética guitarra folk e pungentes harmonias. Seu isolado disco ("Listen & See", de 1966) e vários singles alcançaram as paradas; material do gênero British Invasion e forte influência de Searchers e Buddy Holly resultaram em trabalhos psicodélicos maduros, com límpidas guitarras, órgão e efeitos especiais. Bastante inovadores para a época, os psicodélicos singles de 1966 fizeram sucesso apenas na região. O ímpeto do grupo despencou com a saída de Stecklein no final de 1966, embora permanecesse mais um pouco em atividade. Stecklein mudou-se para a Califórnia e gravou um decepcionante álbum folk MOR (nota minha: segundo a Wikipedia, MOR é um formato de música comercial [e não um gênero musical], voltado para a execução em rádios) para o selo Dot Records, ao término dos anos 60, regravando algumas canções que compôs enquanto integrou a Blue Things (Richie Unterberger, AllMusic; tradução livre do inglês).