Available 09-29-09   $ 14.99

Rayburn was an amazing hard rock band from Little Rock, Arkansas that formed in 1970 and played in a moody and technical style with inventive songwriting. Their unreleased recordings are must for fans of underground psych and prog sounds. They recorded for Mega Records, an RCA records subsidiary, and got signed to the label. However their success was cut short when Steve Stephen's father, who was co-owner of one of the biggest investment banks in the country, went to the label and bought Rayburn's recording contract out from under them in order to derail his son's music career. Over the next two years, the band recorded at Jaggars Studio in Little Rock and for Steve Cropper's TMI studio in Memphis, but the band's second chance at fame continued to elude them. In 1974, guitarist Jimmy Roberts' life was cut short when he developed cancer at the age of 21. Three years later in 1977, the band reunited to record more songs from their early 70s era that they never got a chance to record with Roberts. For the first time in over 30 years, Rayburn reunited for a live concert in their hometown of Little Rock, AR in July of 2009. With the help of the band member's musical children, the 2009 version of Rayburn was a tribute and reboot of the original group with the meeting of two generations to celebrate the music of the past. At the concert, their reel to reel demos from 1972-1977 were released on CD, featuring a full color 12 page book compiled and researched by Harold Ott. This was a supremely talented group that was gone too fast and held back from the world. With this release, Psych of the South attempts to correct that injustice with a CD of 14 of Rayburn's original compositions heard here for the first time.

Tracklist:

1. Your Mind (Doubt)
2. Got to Get Ready to Die
3. Steam Shuffle
4. Said, I Love Only You
5. Righteous Man
6. Songbird
7. See My Eyes
8. The Trail is Gone
9. Your Mind (Doubt) version 2
10. America
11. Saltless Tears
12. Hey Friend
13. Working My Way Upstream
14. Your Mind (Doubt) version 3
 

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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

"SINGLES 1966-69"

New BOXED SET containing the Complete 1960s singles by this pioneering New York group, faithfully reproduced in the original mono mixes with original artwork, including two of the rarest picture sleeves in rock.

The Hits that Should Have Been, by one of the greatest bands ever!

SEVEN SINGLES:

1. All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be Your Mirror (verve VK-10427)

2. Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale (Verve VK-10466)

3. White Light/White Heat / Here She Comes Now (Verve VK-10560)

4. White Light/White Heat / I Heard Her Call My Name (Cancelled Single)

5. Temptation Inside Your Heart / Stephanie Says (Cancelled Single)

6. What Goes On / Jesus (MGM K-14057)

7. VU Radio Spot (MGM VU-1)

The singles are packaged in a distinctively designed box, along with rare vintage photos and new liner notes by Rolling Stone's David Fricke (who also penned the acclaimed notes for the historic 1995 Velvets CD box set Peel Slowly and See).

The Velvet Underground—whose membership included Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker, Doug Yule and Nico—introduced numerous sonic and thematic innovations that laid much of the groundwork for punk and alternative rock. Although they're now acknowledged as one of the most influential bands in rock history, during their existence the Velvets barely registered on mainstream radar, and were often reviled by mainstream observers as well as hippie-era arbiters of cool. But, as Fricke writes in the new set's liner notes, "Somewhere, in another rock & roll universe, the Velvet Underground are more than a legendary band. They are stars, with hit singles—the original seven-inch masterpieces inside this box."

Although they never came close to scoring a hit, the Velvet Underground was ideally suited to the 7" single format. "The Velvet Underground were a great singles band," David Fricke notes, adding that the Velvets "invented modern rock with searing guitar distortion, throbbing improvisation and brutally realistic tales of life on the wild side. But they did it all in these classic pop songs—compact miracles of raw drive, intimate beauty and Top 40 ecstasy, heard again in the original, thrilling mono single mixes."

The seven singles included in The Velvet Underground Singles 1966–69 comprise the four Velvets singles originally released in the U.S. on the Verve and MGM labels, plus an additional pair of singles that were prepared for release but never made it to the marketplace and a special radio-only promotional single. The singles feature alternate mono versions that differ in significant ways from the songs' better-known stereo album versions. For instance, the band's 1966 debut single "All Tomorrow's Parties" appears here in a special mono edit that amplifies the song's melodic beauty and sonic tension, and a mono mix of their sophomore single "Sunday Morning" emphasizes the song's haunting quality. Meanwhile, the mono single version of "White Light/White Heat" exemplifies the vintage Velvets' stark, distortion-laden fury, while a mono edit of "What Goes On" accentuates that song's inherent pop jangle.

The Velvet Underground Singles 1966–69 also includes two unissued singles, one with a never-released pairing of "White Light/White Heat" backed by "I Heard Her Call My Name," and the other with "Temptation Inside Your Heart" and "Stephanie Says," recorded in the waning days of the band's classic Reed/Cale/Morrison/Tucker lineup and unheard by the public for nearly two decades thereafter. The set's seventh single is a reproduction of a vintage promotional disc, a two-and-a-half minute radio spot promoting the band's eponymous third album and featuring legendary disc jockey Bill "Rosko" Mercer, with excerpts from "I’m Set Free," "What Goes On" and "Beginning to See the Light," as well as a picture sleeve with an un-airbrushed variation on the album's iconic cover art.

By presenting the Velvets as a singles band, The Velvet Underground Singles 1966–69 shows, in David Fricke's words, "rock history the way it should have been: the Velvet Underground as the New York Beatles, guaranteed to blow up your radio and your mind."

Get Hip is proud to present the long-overdue reissues of White Label Records 4 singles by THE CAPS! These carefully researched historic documents have been prepared in collaboration with band leader and guitar player Ray Salmons who provided scrapbooks filled with detailed information and photos of the band, original 45s, interviews with other surviving band members and his invaluable support and friendship! Ohio music collector and archivist George Gell contributed with great liner notes and bios for every single. Brand new full color sleeve art was created for all four releases to complement these great 45s.

The CAPS – a short Bio:

Akron, like many industrial towns in the Rust Belt, had a healthy country music scene thanks to the Appalachian natives and European immigrants who moved for thefactory jobs and brought their stringed instruments with them. In the late 1950s, the halls of Akron’s Ellet High School began to reverberate with a rock-n-roll beat. A group
of students in the Civil Air Patrol got together one night at member Ray Salmons’ house, “just goofin’ around’ – using a borrowed guitar and coffee cans for drums.
The group’s commander suggested they form a band – if for no other reason, they already had uniforms, and a moniker – the acronym for their organization, CAPS!
In addition to Ray Salmons on guitar, the original band included John Householder on coffee cans, and Bob Lieb on sax. Bob was already playing sax in the Ellet band, but
Ray was playing a borrowed Gibson guitar. John bought a basic three piece drum set, and the Caps played their first couple public appearances at teen clubs for free. Ray bought a Silvertone guitar and amp. The next gig was at the Navy marine center in Akron, where the group passed the hat and earned enough cash to buy matching shirts.Over the next few months, the Caps played record hops in Akron, and had a few personnel changes. John Householder flunked out of school, and his mother forced him to quit. Bill Roth, an experienced drummer, replaced him. Allan Parsons, who was from Green High School, joined on guitar.
In the fall of 1958 the band cut a 4-song demo at WCUE radio station, thanks to classmate Bill Allen. Ann White was a young lady from Hudson, Ohio (about 12 miles north of Akron) who was wheelchair-bound from polio. Her father had some money, and she wanted to get into the record business. She started a label called White Star (which
had only one previous 45 release, a college singing group) and heard about the Caps. White issued their first 45 “Red Headed Flea” – a song inspired by a Bob Lieb sax riff.The b-side included a vocal song, featuring Allan Parsons on lead, in which all band members, except drummer Bill Roth, sang. These songs were recut at Audio Recording in Cleveland White Star released 3 more 45s by the Caps in the following months with modest local success.



``RED HEADED FLEA/DADDY DEAN`` GHAS-23 (GET HIP ARCHIVE SERIES)

From a group of fun-loving highschoolers in Akron, Ohio Red Headed Flea features one of the wildest screams in R&R history. Killer teenage R&R stomp and a sought-after 45 rarity of the late 1950s! Great picture sleeve & liner notes complete the reissue of the first single on White Label records by the Caps. Highly recommended!!

PROM DATE/SWEETHEART GOODNIGHT`` GHAS-24 (GET HIP ARCHIVE SERIES)

The CAPS were on their way; the Red Headed Flea was being played all over the northeastern US and had even made its way to California by some reports. A lot of trips and driving was involved in their promotional trips around the East Coast and the band spent time in the car writing songs. Prom Date told a story about a high school guy that didn’t have a date for the prom and so he decided as a last resort that he would just take his car (a real bomb) and go to the prom. The flip side titled “Sweetheart Goodnight”, a sorority vocal written by Ann White, the owner of the CAPS White Star Label was the first attempt by the CAPS to do a harmonizing vocal with a big band backing.

``THREE LITTLE PIGNIKS/DADDY DEAN PT. 2`` GHAS-25 (GET HIP ARCHIVE SERIES)

The Caps had just finished recording the Red Headed Flea, and it was time to think about a follow up record. Ann White, who had wrote some songs, and owned White Star Records, came up with an idea to do a take off on the Three Little Pigs and put it to music. It seemed to fit the “Beatnik” era that was popular at that time, and the Caps put it together with that in mind. The flip side was a filler song that wasn’t meant to be an “A” side. It was an instrumental version of Daddy Dean called “Daddy Dean Part II”, a bit more up tempo, with each lead instrument getting a chance at a solo

``WHO THE HECK/OCTAVIAN`` GHAS-26 (GET HIP ARCHIVE SERIES)

By this time, the CAPS had evolved into a full-fledged band as each member played an instrument. Lead guitar by Ray Salmons, rhythm guitar by Allen Parsons, Bob Leib on tenor sax, Jack Ferrell on bass and Bill Roth, master of the drums. Bill also gave the CAPS “Who In The Heck” for their fourth release with a very unique flip side titled “Octavian” that expressed the versatility of the group. Octavian was born from a little in-be-tween jam session between Allan Parsons and Jack Ferrell during a break at a rehearsal.




 

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LOST SOULS Volume 2 Garage Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond 1965-1971- VA (60s Garage/Psych) - Comp CD -
This compilation gathers unheard, unknown, and legendary garage and psychedelic rock from from Arkansas and SE Missouri in the 1960s. PLUS for the first time the garage punk classic The Modds - Leave My House is sourced directly from a recently discovered reel to reel tape revealing more than ever heard before. Featuring finds from Variety Recording Studio (home of Alley Records) in Jonesboro, Arkansas and MORE. ALL tracks sourced from reel to reel tapes recovered from private collections of the original musicians and studio owners. Fifteen bands are featured in an extensive 20 page full color booklet including liner notes with details on EVERY band. The sounds contained within reveal a hidden history of garage and psychedelic music previously unknown to exist. Hear new sounds from the past ranging from primitive garage to heavy psych and beyond. As a result of researcher Harold Ott's findings, old bandmates and friends have reunited to discuss and celebrate the music of their past.

Tracklist:

1. The Modds - Leave My House
2. Electric Sunshine - Stop!!
3. The Esquires - Sadie's Ways
4. The Tuesday Blues - Have You Ever Loved Somebody
5. Dust - Through a Silk Keyhole
6. Dust - Sky Flight
7. The Right Track - You Destroyed My Soul
8. Saturday's Children - Your Loving Ways
9. The Coachmen - Two New Girls
10. The Coachmen - Lovelight
11. The Modds - All the Time in the World
12. Scorpio - Ninety Ning and a Half
13. Stonehenge - Try to Help Each Other
14. The Saint James Group - Riverland Blues
15. The Purple Canteen - If You Like it That Way (band track)
16. Electric Sunshine - Thunder Forest
17. Woo Too Country Band - Green Was Green
18. Woo Too Country Band - What a Friend We Have In Jesus
19. Woo Too Country Band - Only Going Up the Road
20. The Tuesday Blues - Together We Stand
21. LD Mitchell & the Amalgamated Taxi Cab Service - Roses, Roses
22. Scorpio - It's Your Thing
23. The Tuesday Blues - Livin' Ain't Easy
24. Jimmy Roberts - It Could Make You Know the Truth