TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Something Weird Greatest Hits" (2018 - Rei 2023)

"Something Weird Greatest Hits" (2018 - Rei 2023)

"Something Weird Greatest Hits" was a gift from my dad who saw it in a record bin of new albums marked half-price at The Record Ship last month.  I don't actively seek out compilations for myself, but obscure stuff like this is the type of comp that interests me most.  This double album is a selection of music culled from many exploitation drive-in B-movies that were pushed out on the cheap in the '60s.  Each track tries to posture with a groovy rebellious and underground taint that would cause parents to worry, fret, and frown...and maybe they succeeded.  Today, the shock value is relatively silly, but in the best way.  A definite smile-maker.  "Something Weird…" is a groovy time machine that takes you on a rock-n-sleazy adventure with every spin.

For sure, there are a few tracks on this square that are legit in their own right.  And a few of the artists I even recognized.  The Bit' A Sweet and The Love Generation.  The Penny Arcade.  As for the rest, they are who they are.  And a few were "probably" studio rats, but the tracks are mostly satisfying and never drift too far from the groovy rebel outsiders vibe.  

"Something Weird Greatest Hits" (back)

"Something Weird Greatest Hits"
(inside gatefold)

Favorites include:
"Put The Clock Back On The Wall" - The E-Types
"The Wild Scene" - The Penny Arcade
"Beware Of The 4-D Witch" - Joe Bisko / Attila Galamb
"Soorangi" - Jim Hughes
"Mama A Go-Go" - Perez Prado

My copy is the 2023 re-ish pressed on clitoris pink vinyl as you might expect and the sound is pretty good.  However, I've heard that some of the 2021 pressings on the yellow vinyl are known to have a flawed skip right out of the gate so buyers beware.  Inside the gatefold are nice liner notes about each song.  Interesting stuff.  The photo of the colored vinyl below doesn't match the true color.  I have spun a different side almost weekly since this square came into the house.

(hype sticker)

  Modern Harmonic label
(Vinyl A-B and Vinyl C-D)

Cat #  
MH-8087
SIDE A  DEADWAX
MH 8087-A  KPG@CA
SIDE B  DEADWAX
MH L̶P̶   8087-B  KPG@CA
SIDE C  DEADWAX
L̶P̶  MH-8087-C  KPG@CA
SIDE D  DEADWAX
MH-8087-D  KPG@CA

"The Wild Scene" - The Penny Arcade / "Something Weird Greatest Hits" (2018 - Rei 2023)

TRACKS:
SIDE A:  Rock-o-Rama A Go-Go!
A1  "The Hell Raisers" - The Syd Dale Orchestra 2:48
A2  "Mamma A Go Go" - Perez Pardo 1:17
A3  "The Bird Is The Word" - Rocky Roberts and the Airedales 2:27
A4  "Hot Blooded Woman" - Whit Boyd 2:35
A5  "Don't Make Me Mad" - Lee Dowell 2:27
A6  "The Wild Scene" - The Penny Arcade 2:23
A7  "Put The Clock Back On The Wall" - The E-Types 2:35
A8  "Is It On - Is It Off" - The Bit' A Sweet 2:57
A9  "The Right Kind" - The Jaybirds 2:32
SIDE B:  Psychedelic Hippie Freak Out!
B1  "Beware Of The 4-D Witch" - Joe Bisko / Attila Galamb 2:51
B2  "The Action Scene" - Alan Hawkshaw 1:07
B3  "A Sweet Sickness" - Raul and the Revelations 2:27
B4  "It's A Revolution Mother" - Mandarin Gate with Chris Martell 2:48
B5  "Soorangi" - Jim Hughes 2:01
B6  "Bummer" - The Group 2:30
B7  "Musical Mutiny" - Trailer 1:32
B8  "Different Now" - The Love Generation 3:26
SIDE C:  Sleazy Swinging Sounds from the Sick Sick Sixties!
C1  "Swinging City (Mood Three)" - John Barry and His Orchestra 2:36
C2  "Johnny's Dive" - Robert Farnon 1:54
C3  "Strip Blues" - Bob Freedman and His Orchestra 3:08
C4  "Jane Bond Theme" - Johnny Hawksworth 3:10
C5  "Mood One"  - John Barry and His Orchestra 2:21
C6  "A Taste Of Flesh" - Opening Credit Theme 2:31
C7  "Hot Blooded Woman Incidental Music" - The Tony Harrison Trio 2:37
C8  "My Brother's Wife" - Opening Credit Theme 2:24
C9  "Easy Macumba" - Armando Sciascia 2:18
C10  "Hot Thrills Warm Chills" - Opening Credit Theme 1:53
SIDE D:  Deliriously Demented Ditties!
D1  "Shanty Tramp" - Betty Dickson 2:09
D2  "Yipes Stripes" - The Huntington Astronauts 1:44
D3  "Speed Lovers" - Billy Lee Riley 1:59
D4  "(Be A) Black Belt" - Lee Dowell 2:50
D5  "The Ladybirds" - At The Blue Bunny 2:20
D6  "I Want A Woman" - Tony & et Cetra 2:23
D7  "Love Cool" - John Gabriel 2:40
D8  "Love Goddess" - Neil Patrick 2:23
D9  "The Female Of The Species" - Meg Myles 2:21

Good stuff.

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