Joe Meek - Freak Beat (V/A)

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Joe Meek Freakbeat - You're Holding Me Down

Here's a new compilation of obscure freakbeat and rhythm-n-blues 45s recorded by the one-and-only sonic innovator Joe Meek in 1965 and 66 in his home-made studio famously located high above the traffic roar of London's Holloway Road. I think most of these singles are collected together here for the first time. Admittedly some of the material and playing, by largely unknown UK bands, is less than stellar on occasion, but most of the productions are nothing short of magical and on a Joe Meek comp thats what matters. Vocals weave in and out of the mix; drums are compressed within an inch of their lives; strange sound effects are layered on top of each other; guitars have more fuzz than ever before (check the rabid solos on "Crawdaddy Simone") and there's enough echo and reverb on everything to cause a world shortage. And all this was done on a pair of two-track machines. Nobody else was making records like this at the time, and nobody can do it now either. Jaw-dropping!

Álbum gentilmente cedido por Luís Futre.