PSYCHEDELIC GARAGE ROCK
VA - Green Crystal Ties Vol. 01 - Vol 10 [1998] (10 x CDs)
Green Crystal Ties is an extensive series of compilation albums focusing on obscure and relatively unknown psychedelic and garage rock musical artists that recorded during the 1960's and early 1970's. Released on Collectables Records, Green Crystal Ties features ten total albums, all of which were issued in 1998. For the most part, the albums expand on past series distributed by Collectables Records and its contemporary Cicadelic Records, and as with Nuggets employ original master source elements when possible and arrange the various installments along contextual and conceptual lines. The music tends to be more refined in the earlier volumes of the series, progressively venturing out into more obscure and unknown material later much in the same fashion as the Pebbles or Back from the Grave series. The various installments are not ordered chronologically, but instead place emphasis on certain regions or musical styles. Although most of the music was recorded by American groups, there are a few exceptions such the heavy metal band Black Sabbath and King Richard and the Knights. Green Crystal Ties pays homage to the band the Zakary Thaks and their song of the same name. All of the entries are housed highly colorful packaging designed by Nicole Ruhl Fichera and each features a photograph one of one of the compiled bands on the front cover. The packaging for all entries includes well-researched liner notes written by Steve Kaplan and Matt Wendelken which provide helpful biographical information about the bands and their songs. (Wikipedia)
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Track lists
Vol. 01 Garage Band Rebels
01 Bad Seeds A Taste of the Same 2:44
02 Bad Seeds I'm a King Bee 1:49
03 Zakary Thaks Won't Come Back 2:37
04 Zakary Thaks Face to Face 2:58
05 Illusions Gloria 2:24
06 Illusions Try 2:19
07 Outlaws Fun, Fame and Fortune 2:11
08 Outlaws Worlds Apart 2:17
09 Liberty Bell Something for Me 2:41
10 Liberty Bell Reality is the Only Answer 2:10
11 Nomads My Little Red Book 2:00
12 Nomads Situations 2:42
13 Michael People See Iv 2:57
14 Michael My Last Day 1:55
15 Kubla Khan Revolution Ii 4:34
16 Kubla Khan Help Yourself 3:29
17 Zakary Thaks My Door (Unreleased Version) 3:42
18 Zakary Thaks Green Crystal Ties (Unreleased Version) 11:14
Vol. 02 Best of the 60's Garage Band Scene
01 Basement Wall Never Existed (Version No. 2 Reprise) 1:54
02 Basement Wall You 2:00
03 New Breed Woman 1:54
04 New Breed I'll Come Running 3:23
05 Bluethings You Can't Say We Never Tried 2:15
06 Bluethings Pennies 2:32
07 Barracudas I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better 2:21
08 Barracudas Not Fade Away 2:14
09 King Richard and the Knights I Don't Need You 1:50
10 King Richard and the Knights How About Now 2:38
11 Missing Links The Crowded Part of Town 2:21
12 Missing Links You Make Me Feel Good 2:30
13 Esquires Judgment Day 1:57
14 Esquires These Are the Tender Years 2:46
15 Penthouse 5 You're Always Around 2:39
16 Penthouse 5 You're Gonna Make Me 2:38
17 Sounds Unlimited About You 2:51
18 Sounds Unlimited Keep Your Hands Off of It 2:15
Vol. 03 Gloria Meets 96 Tears
01 Beefeaters Don't Hurt Me 2:48
02 Beefeaters Change My Mind 2:23
03 US Britons Come On 3:11
04 US Britons I'll Show You a Man 1:50
05 Chevelle V Come Back Bird 2:23
06 Chevelle V I'm Sorry Girl 2:20
07 Debonairs Lonely is the Summer 2:06
08 Yesterday's Children Love and Things 2:20
09 Yesterday's Children Gloria 2:32
10 Stumblin Blox It's Alright 1:53
11 Bonnevilles 96 Tears 2:12
12 Keymen Little Latin Lupe Lu 2:49
13 Keymen Shop Around 2:45
14 Lewallen Brothers Tough He Was 2:18
15 Lewallen Brothers Only a Dream 2:10
16 Sidewinders Tears From Laughing 2:26
17 Sidewinders Charley Aikens 2:14
18 Infinite Pyramid On a Windowsill 2:01
Vol. 04 Mind-Expanding 60's Psychedelia
01 Uncalled For Since You've Been Gone 2:44
02 Uncalled For Masters of War 2:21
03 Exotics Queen of Shadows 2:26
04 Exotics I Was Alone 2:00
05 Outside In You Ain't Gonna Bring Me Down to My Knees 3:08
06 Hydro Pyro Id 1:59
07 Hydro Pyro Hydro Pyro 2:02
08 Wordd Keep on Walking 2:16
09 Wordd You're Gonna Make Me 1:52
10 Knights Bridge Make Me Some Love 3:05
11 Knights Bridge Cj Smith 2:27
12 District Six She Cried No 2:23
13 District Six 7 and 7 Is 2:04
14 Couriers I Couldn't Care Less 2:27
15 Couriers Just Tell Me 3:22
16 Stowaways What a Shame 2:39
17 Stowaways It Won't Be Wrong 1:55
18 Stowaways It's Only Love 1:56
Vol. 05 Gems from the Garage Band Vaults
01 Sj and the Crossroads Funny Woman 2:10
02 Sj and the Crossroads London Girl 1:53
03 North Atlantic Invasion Force Blue Light in the Window 2:05
04 North Atlantic Invasion Force I Won't Be Back 2:52
05 Outer Limits Walkin' Away 2:10
06 Outer Limits The Waves 2:51
07 Nickle Bag The Woods 2:49
08 Nickle Bag It's a Hassle 2:06
09 Tempos Two Timer 2:12
10 Tempos You're Not Here 3:18
11 Marcus 1983 3:02
12 Marcus Life Game 2:18
13 Movin' Morfomen Try It 4:05
14 Movin' Morfomen What's Happened to Me 2:13
15 Morning Dew Touch of Magic 2:21
16 Morning Dew No More 2:44
17 Bluethings Waiting for Changes 2:47
18 Bluethings Hollow 2:03
Vol. 06 Rarities from the Psychedelic Vaults
01 Human Expression Optical Sound (Demo) 2:33
02 Human Expression Calm Me Down (Demo) 2:23
03 Sunset Love Run to the Sun 2:36
04 Sunset Love Reach Out 2:40
05 Frantics Relax Your Mind 3:22
06 Frantics Just for a While 2:48
07 Seompi Summer's Coming on Heavy 3:30
08 Seompi Slide Slide 3:08
09 Buzzsaw Saturn is Just a Few Days Away 3:10
10 Buzzsaw Death Calls 2:58
11 Watermelon Popsicle Girl 6:08
12 Watermelon You Got It 2:53
13 Love Flowers Peace and Love 3:52
14 Love Flowers Nirvana 3:49
15 Arkay IV Demotion 2:52
16 Arkay IV Valley of Conneaut Creek 4:29
17 Morning Dew Someday 4:22
18 Morning Dew Flying Above Myself 4:17
Vol. 07 Mind-Expanding Punk of the 60's
01 Tidal Waves Action! (Speaks Louder Than Words) 3:03
02 Tidal Waves Farmer John 2:12
03 Tidal Waves Farmer John 2:10
04 Tidal Waves Laugh 1:50
05 Tony Lane & the Fabulous Spades Baby, Please Don't Go 2:41
06 Tony Lane & the Fabulous Spades Baby, What You Want Me to Do 2:38
07 Outcasts Boom Boom Boom 2:41
08 Outcasts Gloria 2:47
09 Basement Wall We Ain't Got Nothing Yet 2:09
10 Basement Wall Louie Louie 2:43
11 Fugitives You Can't Catch Me 2:48
12 Fugitives On the Run 2:40
13 Lewallen Brothers Wine, Wine, Wine 2:22
14 Missing Links Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying 2:24
15 Sting Rays Eight Days a Week 2:36
16 Sting Rays Baby If I Loved You 1:56
17 Kings Court In the Midnight Hour 3:03
18 Kings Court Don't Put Me On 2:42
Vol. 08 Stomping Garage Band Legends
01 Unrelated Segments The Story of My Life 3:01
02 Unrelated Segments Where You Gonna Go 2:47
03 Shandells, Inc. Say What I Mean 2:48
04 Shandells, Inc. Just Cry 2:50
05 Mixed Emotions Marie 2:34
06 Mixed Emotions I Lied 2:28
07 Innsmen Things Are Different Now 2:34
08 Innsmen I Don't Know 2:52
09 Carrols Mood What You're Doing to Me 3:45
10 Carrols Mood Out She Goes 2:31
11 Outcasts I'm in Pittsburgh and It's Raining 1:58
12 Outcasts Route 66 2:16
13 Headstones 24 Hours (Everyday) 2:55
14 Headstones Bad Day Blues 2:50
15 Apollos Dirty Water 5:17
16 Apollos I'm Crying 3:54
17 Fronts Catch a Thief 2:12
18 Fronts The Haul 2:15
Vol. 09 The Great Lost Psychedelic Garage Bands
01 Lemon Drops It Happens Everyday 2:17
02 Lemon Drops I Live in the Springtime 3:01
03 Nuchez Open Up Your Mind 3:02
04 Human Expression Readin' Your Will 2:47
05 Human Expression Everynight 2:35
06 Kreeg For Your Love 2:42
07 Kreeg I'm Over You 2:02
08 Morning Dew Sycamore Dreamer 3:46
09 Morning Dew Our Last Song 1:43
10 Outcasts Walk on By 2:26
11 Penthouse 5 It's All My Own Bizarre Dream 2:00
12 Deep Pink Ether 2:48
13 Deep Psychedelic Moon 2:41
14 Pagens Mystic Cloud 2:17
15 Lemon Fog Summer 3:29
16 Lemon Fog Lemon Fog 3:04
17 Smokin' Bananas Will You Love Me Tomorrow 2:06
18 Smokin' Bananas Wait! Wait! 1:28
Vol. 10 60's Garage Band Flashback
01 Outcasts Nothing But Love 2:22
02 Outcasts Something About You 2:13
03 Sting Rays I'm Back in Line 2:19
04 Sting Rays You're the Reason 2:33
05 Mad Hatters Go Fight Alone 2:42
06 Mad Hatters A Pebble in My Sand 3:00
07 Intruders Temporary Insanity 2:36
08 Intruders The Lone Stranger 0:37
09 Comets The Last Time 3:00
10 Englishmen Summer is Here 2:04
11 Englishmen 96 Tears 2:34
12 Trees Do You Think About it Now (Feeling Groovy) 2:31
13 Trees The Only Life for Me 2:57
14 Shades Gingerbread Man 2:15
15 George Washington & the Cherry Pickers The Backshelf of Your Mind 2:09
16 Eddie Cunningham & the Lone Rangers Girl Don't Change Your Mind 2:30
17 Marsadees Wipe Out 2:30
18 Marsadees Lonely Sea 2:45
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