Squares, The – Night Of The Squares / Square Roots 2xLP

The Squares (from Nancy, France) are one of the best French garage bands, formed in the early 90', spreading their garage/rhythm n blues sound deeply rooted in the Medway sound scene. They issued 5 singles and 5 Lp's, were one of the first bands to get in the Toe Rag Studio (London) with Liam Watson back in the days, along with the Kaisers, the Flaming Stars, The Gloomies, The Neanderthals.... Ollie was also the drummer for the Headcoats in 1990. They split in 1995, did some cool other projects like Thundercrack and Mr Zero 2025 was the time for a reunion, they did a handful of furious gigs (Wild Weekend in Mallorca, Nancy, opening for the Masonics in Paris in 2026). And the big news here is that we're thrilled to announce this perfect double vinyl, one called "Night Of The Squares" gathering all the singles they did then, and the other "Square Roots", 15 unissued covers engineered in their studio extra-time at Toe Rag between 1991 and 1995, paying their dues to their heroes Chuck Berry, Link Wray, Seeds, Bo Diddley, Milkshakes, Kinks and many others. Double Lp, mastered by Tim Warren, illustrated inner sleeves with bio and rare pictures.
(Dangerhouse Skylab/ 2026)

Tracklist:

Night Of The Squares    
A1 Just One Word
A2 Night Of The Square
A3 Makin Love
A4 Congo Square
A5 I Can Deceive You
A6 Aint That Lovin’ You Baby
A7 Bewitched
B1 You Come Home
B2 My Baby’s Gone
B3 Nobody Loves You
B4 You Ain’t Square
B5 Life Ain’t No Fun
B6 Pretty Baby (Live)
B7 Hound Dog (Live)

Square Roots    
C1 Comanche
C2 Out of the Question
C3 Come See Me
C4 Dead End Street
C5 Have Love Will Travel
C6 One More Letter
C7 Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
D1 Pushin’ Too Hard
D2 Let It Rock
D3 I Can Tell
D4 Money
D5 Why Don’t You Smile Now
D6 Run Chicken Run
D7 You’re Lookin’ Fine*
D8 Just like you