The Ugly Ducklings 'Somewhere Outside' (1967)
Released in early 1967 but containing the band's three 1966 singles, Somewhere Outside skirts the cusp of '66 r'n'b and '67 psychedelia. The LP opens with "Nothin'" and its prototypical garage riff, allegedly recorded on a two-track machine for $300 and pushed into regular rotation just a few weeks later by local deejays. Other tracks, such as the revved-up "She Ain't No Use to Me" and the searing "Just in Case You Wonder", their third single, capture on vinyl the hegemony of cool the Ducklings had over the Yorkville scene in Toronto at the time. Still other tracks, like the Rascalesque, harmonica-tinged "Not for Long", add a quieter balance, while the closer "Windy City (Noise at the North End)", an acid-blues rave-up, echoes Paul Butterfield's excursions of the same year. - canuckistanmusic
Note that these rips are from the LP, not the inferior CD reissue.
4 comments:
This is a FANTASTIC record! I had it on a cassette paired with the equally cool and obscure LP Everything but the Kitchen Cinq.
Apart from the great garagey R&B tracks already mentioned I love the slower numbers, the ultra-cool Do what you want, ending with fuzz nevertheless and rightly chosen as the title of this post and Not for long...the review is spot on, definitely a Young Rascals inspired track!
This is a great band. the songs Nothin' and Hey Mama Keep Your Big Mouth shut are great garage songs.
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