Soma Records Story

Various Artists - Rock - Vintage Rock & Roll | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Plum Records
• ASIN: B00000AE7L
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Foot Stompin'

2. Surfin' Bird

3. The Grind

4. Run Run Run

5. Little Latin Lupe Lu

6. The Noplace Special

7. Let the Good Times Roll

8. Turn on Your Love Light

9. Why

10. You Don't Want Me

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I Believe

2. Goodbye Babe

3. Candlelight

4. I've Seen You Around

5. So Fine

6. Book of Love

7. Fat Girl

8. Why Be Proud

9. Summer's Here

10. Ridin' High

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars hmmmmm..., September 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Soma Records Story (Audio CD)

Sixties pop music from local Minnesota dance bands. Will appeal to lovers of garage bands and those who "grooved" to this music on WDGY when it came out. There are a handful of fine performances (the Underbeats especially) and a couple of national hits (Surfin' Bird, Liar-Liar) but alot of it is amateurish and just plain dull. However, Little Latin Lupe Lu is KILLER, the best garage-band tune I've ever heard, and blows the doors off of Louie-Louie.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I discovered this cd set on the Soma website, January 25, 2008

By 

blackdog (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soma Records Story (Audio CD)

I discovered this cd set on the Soma website about a dozen years ago. I remember many of these groups playing at the Anoka (MN) Armory on Friday and Saturday nights. Liar, Liar - Little Latin Lupe Lu - Let The Good Times Roll - Run-Run-Run. This is good stuff if you like this kind of stuff - and I do. Sound quality isn't 100% in all cases and some of the tunes are a little obscure but, hey!, this was early 60's garage punk...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great garage band examples, December 22, 2004

By 

R. Gillis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soma Records Story (Audio CD)

Though some midwest garages can be "cold", especially in the winter, this complilation serves up some "warming" fare. The classic "Surfin Bird", by the Trashmen is here and a bouncy "Run Run Run" by the Gestures. The "sleeper" here is "Ride On" by the Torres...classic SOMA echo coupled with jangling "Byrdsesque" 12-String, solid bass line and driving drums...interesting stuff!