Get Lost 3: 15 Unreleased KIWI Rhythm and Beat Gems 1964 to 1967

Don't be fooled -- there were never (yet!?) any vols. 2 or 1.

This freekin' amazing rekkid comps a few of yr faves (Larry's Rebels, The Chants, Bluestars, Roadrunners) with some totally unknown but nevertheless angry young men, all Beatle-booted, shaggy and surly.

'Fraid I can't give much more information, as there's none here. Judging by the sound quality, I'm guessing some of these are crispy old live tapes (Ray Woolf taking on the Chants' biggest hit, only faster and louder), private pressings or acetates (Grimm Ltd., The Raves).

Brought to you by your friends at Zerox records, who gave you klassic kiwi komps like "Pie Cart Rock 'n' Roll" and "Get a Haircut." Don't bother to visit the website printed on the back cover (art included in the file), as it doesn't actually exist. Mysterious!


One Ugly Child

Tom Thumb - The Singles: A & B Sides

Long out of print comp of everything this great Wellington garage/psych/R&B band ever recorded -- including five never previously released tracks. You can get your info fix over at Antipodean Beat, sergent.com.au, and Mysterex.

Whatcha Gonna Do About It 

Link removed -- back in print! Get it here.

Platter-Rack Raid with the Rayders

Not sure who came first:  The Platterrack, the hottest nightspot in mid-Sixties Auckland with residencies from the La De Da's and The Music Convention, or this light-weight 1965 beat gem from Auckland's (and then Hamilton's) The Rayders. At least half of these tunes are Rayders orginals. Contains two bonus tracks -- "I Cry" sourced (with photo of 7") from the Like Dynamite to Your Brain blog and the very excellent "Working Man" from Wild Things Vol. 2 16 Monaural Blasts of Wyld Kiwi Garage Pop 1966-1968. Great little poppy example of the propensity of sixties New Zealand bands to show off their versatility by getting rid of any orginality. Not to say that this album isn't a lot of fun -- just not particularly edgy (except for "Working Man" which is shit-hot, mate).

Little Egypt [link removed -- this album is available again on iTunes and Spotify]