V/A - Lost Innocence (Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych) 2xLP

Top-rated West Coast garage sounds from the vaults of maverick genius Gary S Paxton. Acknowledged classics, tantalising obscurities and several previously unheard gems, all from the original master tapes, including tracks by Limey & The Yanks, The Avengers, The Whatt Four, The Buddhas_ among many others. Vintage garage rock is only one of the many tributaries of popular music that the maverick Gary S Paxton recorded and produced in his 1960s heyday, and compared to other genres, the off-kilter genius behind 'Alley Oop' and 'Monster Mash' was hardly prolific with it. But for a producer-engineer of his repute, it was inevitable that Paxton would cross paths with the sudden surge of teenaged rock groups that emerged in the wake of the British Invasion. We've gathered the best of them on "Lost Innocence", and for any aficionado of the genre, a treat is in store. As well as a brace of acknowledged Californian punk classics present and correct for the first time direct from master tape, this rockin' little disc also shares further booty from the Garpax vaults, including some obscurities well worthy of re-appraisal, along with completely unreleased nuggets of note. Counting among the well-known are the Avengers, Bakersfield's top dogs in the punk bracket thanks to snot-nosed missives such as 'I Told You So' and the controversial 'Be A Cave Man'. Ken & the Forth Dimension and Limey & the Yanks serve up the highly regarded items 'See If I Care' and 'Guaranteed Love' respectively, with a trio of ear-opening unissued tracks from the latter as a bonus. Riverside's Whatt Four weigh in with the popular ear-burners 'Our Love Should Last Forever' and 'You're Wishin' I Was Someone Else'. And the Buddhas' title cut is still the most eloquent ode to carnal knowledge in the entire 60s punk pantheon. Compiled by genre expert Alec Palao and originally released by Big Beat/ACE on CD only a few years back, it is now available on vinyl for the first time.
(Munster/ 2023)

Tracklist:
A1 The Whatt Four – Our Love Should Last Forever
A2 The Avengers – Be A Cave Man
A3 Limey & The Yanks – Guaranteed Love
A4 The Buddhas – Lost Innocence
A5 The Fog – Grey Zone
A6 The New Wing – I Need Love
B1 Ken & The Forth Dimension – See If I Care
B2 Mental Institution – In The Heat Of The Night
B3 The Avengers – When It's Over
B4 The Whatt Four – You're Wishin' I Was Someone Else
B5 Limey & The Yanks – Flight Of The Dead Bird
B6 The Buddhas – My Dream
C1 The Avengers – I Told You So
C2 Don Hinson – Peddlers Of Hate
C3 The New Wing – Melodyland Loser
C4 The Chocolate Tunnel – The Highly Successful Young Rupert White
C5 Limey & The Yanks – Tomorrow Never Comes
C6 The Whatt Four – You Better Stop Your Messin' Around
D1 The Avengers – Shipwrecked
D2 Unknown Artist – This Freedom I Have Found
D3 Limey & The Yanks – Leather Coated Cottage
D4 The New Wing – Brown Eyed Woman
D5 The Avengers – My True True Love
D6 Carl Walden & The Humans – I'll Never Let You Go