TCCDM Pulls One Out..."The Fabulous Wailers" - The Wailers (1960)

"The Fabulous Wailers" - The Wailers (1960)

This is an original pressing of The Wailers' debut..."The Fabulous Wailers" and honestly, I knew very little about this band other than they are known as one of the earliest garage-rock bands ever.  From the album cover, I had a pretty good idea of what I was in for.  Figured I'd bag it, tag it and file it away on the shelf.  But guess what?  This is really good.  Really good.  And I like pulling this square out when I'm feeling no cares.  If you love music history, you'll totally respect the trail of rock crumbs The Wailers were leaving behind. 

The Wailers were just teenagers from Tacoma, Washington rocking their shit out and hoping to get laid.  Despite the shirt and ties, The Wailers were coloring outside of the lines and not playing nice with others.  Plus they were writing their own songs.  Mostly badass instrumentals.  These guys were doing it.  "The Fabulous Wailers" is a fun spin front to back and will shake the "jaded" right out of your head.

"The Fabulous Wailers" - The Wailers (back)

Favorites include:
The cool strut "Beat Guitar." 
"High Wall"... has a surprising dark psych vibe
"Gunnin' For Peter" sounds a bit like...well, you can guess.
"Wailin'" is killer. 

I found this square, along with another I'll show later, at a record swap from a dealer I wasn't familiar with.  Fair prices...and he bundled which is always appreciated.  The cover was a little dirty, but the vinyl was VG. The square has a cool, lo-fi, monkey-wrench quality.

Golden Crest label

CAT #
CR-3075
SIDE A  DEADWAX
CR 3075 AA  X  M
SIDE B  DEADWAX
CR 3075 B

"Wailin'" - The Wailers / "The Fabulous Wailers" (1960)

TRACKS:
A1  "Tall Cool One"
A2  "Driftwood"
A3  "Dirty Robber"
A4  "Shanghaied"
A5  "Gunnin' For Peter"
A6  "Long Gone"
B1  "Beat Guitar"
B2  "High Wall"
B3  "Wailin'"
B4  "Road Runner"
B5  "Tough Bounce"
B6  "Swing Shift"

PERSONNEL:
John Greek - rhythm guitar, trumpet
Richard Dangel - lead guitar
Kent Morrill - keyboards, vocals
Mark Marush - tenor sax
Mike Burk - drums

Good stuff.

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