3.05.2008

Teen Dance Music From China and Malaysia

As the story goes, the tracks from this disc were discovered in a brown paper bag in the dusty corner of a thrift store. Maybe this was in Red Bluff? If yes, damn them, they beat me to it.

This is all early sixties/mid-seventies stuff, pure go-go & psychedelic fare. Crazy out of tune guitars and basses clash with organs set on full throttle vibrato overdrive. Surf guitar comes in from left field and slays the field.

This one delivers the goods.

Fortunately, the treasure hunter liked it enough to make a CD. And as far as I can tell, this record label (Thrift Score) has not put out any other records. This is their one hit wonder, their 30 minutes of obscure music fame. God bless them.

The rhythm repeat driven lead organ melody on Track 1 sounds a lot like my Kimball Caravan:

"Indecipherable" by The Love of Apricot Blossom Stream

And there's some crazy, bizarre stuff, such as the disturbing helium vocals on this:

Chella-La by The Stylers

I love this album. As the liner notes say, it's non-stop dancing music.

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