Customer Reviews

Head Sounds From the Bam Caruso Waxworks 1

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Bam Caruso were one of the pioneering reissue labels before (largely) disappearing in the late nineties. This CD culls various material from their (seemingly unending!) releases, and manages to be one of those record label samplers that surprises with its quality.

To be sure, there's an awful lot of stuff that isn't represented, with Bam's compilations (especially Rubble and Circus Days) being largely ignored. But some of the treasures unearthed are remarkable, with the absolute jaw-drop-inducing gem probably being And One Day, from the Left Banke's never-released-on-CD reunion album. My god, I had no idea that this track could sound this *good*.

Record label samplers are often a mixed bag, but with Bam Caruso, it's pretty hard to go wrong.

I only bought this CD for the reissue of The Left Banke's "And One Day" which is completely stellar and stands out from the rest of the songs on this CD.

I was not impressed with the other songs. The first two tracks are simply awful, others are kind of ok, but nothing special. The booklet is of nice quality and has some cool info about the bands in it.

If you are a fan of garage/psych rock, which I am not, you will probably like this CD. In my opinion though, Bam Caruso would have been better off just reissuing the entire Strangers On A Train aka Voices Calling LP from The Left Banke and then just adding some bonus tracks.