Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From First Psych [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rhino/Wea UK
• ASIN: B000E6ET1G
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,456 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #42 in Music > Pop > By Decade > 1960s
  • #70 in Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro > Garage Bands

Track Listings

1. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - Electric Prunes

2. Dirty Water - Standells

3. Night Time - Strangeloves

4. Lies - Knickerbockers

5. Respect - Vagrants (1)

6. Public Execution - Mouse (1)

7. No Time Like The Right Time - Blues Project

8. Oh Yeah - Shadows Of Knight

9. Pushin' Too Hard - Seeds

10. Moulty - Barbarians

11. Don't Look Back - Remains

12. Invitation To Cry - Magicians (2)

13. Liar Liar - Castaways (1)

14. You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators

15. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five

16. Hey Joe - Leaves (1)

17. Just Like Romeo And Juliet - Michael & The Messengers

18. Sugar And Spice - Cryan' Shames

19. Baby Please Don't Go - Amboy Dukes

20. Tobacco Road - Blues Magoos

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2006 reissue of this absolutely classic compilation of Psychedelic and garage gems from the mid '60s compiled by Patti Smith guitarist and music historian Lenny Kaye. Originally a double LP released in 1972, this single disc contains all 27 tracks including 'I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night' (Electric Prunes), 'Dirty Water' (The Standells), 'Lies' (The Knickerbockers), 'Pushin' Too Hard' (The Seeds), 'Hey Joe' (The Leaves), 'Let's Talk About Girls' (Chocolate Watch Band) and more. Nuggets remains quite possibly the most influential compilation released during the Rock 'N Roll era. Rhino.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A++ rock 'n' roll obscurity from the swingin' 60s, July 27, 2007

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Laszlo Matyas - See all my reviews
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Originally released in 1972 as a big honkin' double LP, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 is one of the greatest albums ever, a wicked-awesome guided tour through some of rock 'n' roll 's lost treasures. Although Rhino Records' four-disc box set of the same title (which includes all 27 of the tracks found here) is probably the definitive reissue of this material, this is cheaper, and it's the more concise listen. And really, how can you argue with songs like these? There's the thumping garage punk of the Count Five's "Psychotic Reaction," the howling proto-metal of the Amboy Dukes' "Baby Please Don't Go," and the zonked-out weirdness of the Castaways' "Liar Liar." There's also some bozo frat rock ("Farmer John"), face melting psychedelic punk ("It's-A-Happening"), and gorgeous, Spectoresque pop confection ("My World Fell Down"). And there's more where that came from! This is nothing short of pure gold, a 27 track joy from start to finish. If you find yourself wanting even more greatness, go directly to the box set. Enjoy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and Classic, June 1, 2009

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Radjack (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From First Psych (Audio CD)

I still own the original double album and recently purchased the CD. This is a remarkable classic set of exciting rock gems from the 60's. Plug it in and crank it up!! These songs showcase artists pushing the boundaries in different ways and this is the music that helped pave the way for much of what was to come to the FM dial in the next decade and beyond. Lenny Kaye did a remarkable job in selecting these songs. Awesome!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have album, February 10, 2011

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Matthew "sloetrane" (Fort Wayne, India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From First Psych (Audio CD)

It seems others here were searching for a certain song when they first found this. In the late seventies I had a hankering to hear the 13th Floor Elevators' "You're Gonna Miss Me" (from 1966)again. The record store clerk found this album and ordered it for me. It also contains what was my favorite radio song in 1966, 'Sugar and Spice' by the Cryan Shames. Well, I'm old. I must admit I remember almost all these songs from their original era like it was yesterday. And it still remains my favorite time period for music, even though I am also a fan of Fleet Foxes and Iron and Wine, so I'm not stuck in one groove. But, for its size and price, I couldn't think of a better album to get to know the mid-sixties scene and all that it influenced later, especially if you put these smaller acts beside the Beatles, Stones, etc. It will round out your idea of the time, not to mention being great fun.

One thing interested me about the album, and now again as I listen to the CD version. Electra Records in '66 and '67 was just breaking into the rock field from being exclusively a folk label. So why did they not use any of their own tracks for this album? They had 'My Little Red Book' and 'Seven and Seven Is' by Love, all the hits by the Doors, 'Mary Mary' by Paul Butterfield, and a lot of others that fit this type of music perfectly. Why, when putting out this album, did they not use any of their own original tracks but got all of these from other labels? Just asking.