Name: Heroes and Villains – The Sound Of Los Angeles 1965-1968
Brand: Various

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CRSEGBOX109

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Limited edition

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2023-06-02

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Cherry Red (ADA)

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Grapefruit

Grapefruit is a UK-based music label that specializes in psych/garage-era music from the 1966-70 timeframe. Managed by Cherry Red, Grapefruit focuses on releasing single-artist career anthologies and definitive versions of rare and classic albums. Each release features sympathetic artwork, rare photos, detailed liner notes, and high-quality sound from the original masters.

A four-hour, 90-track overview of the Los Angeles music scene between 1965 and 1968. Featuring a dazzling combination of major league LA players, enduring cult acts and ultra-rare garage punk 45s

Housed in a stylish clamshell box that includes a heavily illustrated and annotated (more than 20,000 words) 80-page bound booklet, ‘Heroes and Villains’ is a fascinating four-hour trip into the heart of the late ‘60s LA music goldmine.

After The Beatles captivated a generation with their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Los Angeles music scene moved beyond the previously-dominant surf, hot-rod and girl group discs to fashion a spirited response to the British Invasion.

Hollywood studios and the Sunset Strip teen clubs played host to a thrilling assortment of bands, with such names as The Byrds, Sonny And Cher and the increasingly ambitious Brian Wilson leading the charge as LA established itself in 1965 as America’s leading music city. The scene moved on to encompass Psychedelia, Sunshine Pop and Proto-Hard Rock before August 1969’s horrific Tate-LaBianca murders traumatised LA’s music community and brought the freewheeling ‘60s to a shocking, apocalyptic end.

Heroes and Villains: The Sound of LA 1965-68 charts the entire cataclysmic scene, with classic hits from The Monkees, Paul Revere And The Raiders, The Association and The Grass Roots joined by vital cuts from Love, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Mothers Of Invention, Captain Beefheart, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas And The Papas.

Featuring enduring cult names (Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Seeds, Electric Prunes), the new breed of Singer-Songwriter (Tim Buckley, Nilsson), the emerging wave of Heavy bands (Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly), nascent Country-Rockers (Gene Clark, Stone Poneys, Gram Parsons’ International Submarine Band) and studio-based, Beach Boys-inspired harmony Pop acts (Sagittarius, The Millennium, The Parade).

In among the unreleased-at-the-time demos, alternative versions and first-time releases, there’s a raft of hugely obscure Garage Punk 45s – many from bands now stepping forward to tell their story for the first time, including The Satans (the notorious ‘Makin’ Deals’), Somebody’s Chyldren (Hollywood legend Mae West’s backing band on her brace of 1966 albums), The Prophets of Old, The Heros and The Odds And Ends.

1 PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY (single version) – The Monkees 2 KICKS – Paul Revere and The Raiders 3 LET HER DANCE – Bobby Fuller Four 4 BUT YOU’RE MINE – Sonny and Cher 5 TOMORROW’S GIRL – Merrell and The ‘Xiles 6 SAND – Lee Hazlewood with Suzi Jane Hokom 7 ACID HEAD – The Velvet Illusions 8 ALONG COMES MARY – The Association 9 DON’T SAY NO – Ruthann Friedman 10 TWELVE THIRTY (YOUNG GIRLS ARE COMING TO THE CANYON) -The Mamas and The Papas 11 I CRIED MY EYES OUT – The Misunderstood 12 OUR LOVE SHOULD LAST FOREVER – The Whatt Four 13 WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE – The Rogues 14 THE WIND BLOWS YOUR HAIR (demo version) – The Seeds 15 MY BABY’S BAREFOOT – The Syndicate 16 POINT OF NO RETURN – The Music Machine 17 CHICANERY – The Royal Teens 18 KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN – Kaleidoscope 19 A CHILD’S GUIDE TO GOOD AND EVIL – West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band 20 FLOATING DOWNSTREAM ON AN INFLATABLE RUBBER RAFT – The Second Helping 21 LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY – The Grass Roots 22 SHE SENDS ME – The Roosters 23 (CAUSE) YOU DON’T LOVE ME – The Odds and Ends 24 HELP YOURSELF – The Sanctions 25 I’M GOING BACK TO NEW YORK CITY – Somebody’s Chyldren 26 THE TRIP – Kim Fowley 27 SAY WHAT YOU MEAN – Glad 28 COME LOOKING FOR ME – Diane Hildebrand 29 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE – The New Wave 30 NEW HARD TIMES – Stone Poneys

1 HUNGRY FREAKS, DADDY – The Mothers Of Invention 2 ZIG-ZAG WANDERER – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band 3 COMPUTER GIRL – Urban Renewal Project 4 THE MOST UP TILL NOW – The Peanut Butter Conspiracy 5 IT WON’T ALWAYS BE THE SAME – The Millennium 6 THE MUSIC SCENE – Fapardokly 7 JUST CAN’T WAIT – The Prophets Of Old 8 SHE GOT ME – The Misunderstood 9 MAKIN’ DEALS – The Satans 10 VIET NAM – Bobby Jameson 11 WITH NONE SHOES – The Leaves 12 BE HAPPY, BABY – The Odds and Ends 13 TEARS IN MY EYES – The Royal Teens 14 SUNSHINE GIRL (promo-only stereo mix) – The Parade 15 MR RICHLAND’S FAVORITE SONG – Nilsson 16 DO YOU LIKE WORMS (ROLL PLYMOUTH ROCK) – The Beach Boys 17 ALWAYS YOU – Roger Nichols and The Small Circle Of Friends 18 CARNIVAL SONG – Tim Buckley 19 FIRE ENGINE SKY – Michael Blodgett 20 I’M NOT LIVING HERE – Sagittarius 21 DON’T TURN THE LIGHT OFF – The Churchill Downs 22 NO SHAME – The Touch (Hunger) 23 UNCLE JACK – Spirit 24 AUGUST MADEMOISELLE – Children Of The Mushroom 25 LONG TIME – The Rose Garden 26 RUN* – The Candy Company 27 TOO MANY PEOPLE – Jim and The Lords 28 JUST WANNA BE MYSELF – The No-Nâ-Mees 29 SAY IT WITH A SMILE – The Heros 30 MOVE WITH THE DAWN – Mark Eric

1 YELLOW BRICK ROAD – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band 2 SHE COMES IN COLORS – Love 3 TIME WILL SHOW THE WISER (album version) – The Merry-Go- Round 4 JOHN WORKS HARD – The Laughing Wind 5 CALM ME DOWN (promo single version) – The Human Expression 6 WHY (alternative version) – The Byrds 7 I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU EVERYTHING – The Heros 8 GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN – Grains Of Sand 9 YESTERDAY HOLDS ON – Moorpark Intersection 10 WINDY – Ruthann Friedman 11 DO I HAVE TO COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT – Buffalo Springfield 12 DRIVIN’ SIDEWAYS (ON A ONE-WAY STREET) – Merrell Fankhauser and H.M.S. Bounty 13 9 O’CLOCK BUSINESS MAN – The Peppermint Trolley Company 14 THE GREAT BANANA HOAX (extended mix) – The Electric Prunes 15 ISHA – Chris and Craig 16 SIT WITH THE GURU – Strawberry Alarm Clock 17 TRIP ON ME – The Forum 18 ROAD TO NOWHERE – Hearts and Flowers 19 SO YOU SAY YOU LOST YOUR BABY – Gene Clark with The Gosdin Brothers 20 LUXURY LINER – International Submarine Band 21 RUNNIN’ ON BACK – Del Shannon 22 SHE SLEEPS ALONE – The Parade 23 PIPE DREAM – Chad and Jeremy 24 END OF THE LINE – Boystown 25 SUMMER MAGIC* – The Paper Fortress 26 CUT YOUR LAWN – The Chyldren 27 A GIRL I KNEW (single version) – Steppenwolf 28 FLOWERS AND BEADS – Iron Butterfly 29 BLACK ROSES – Clear Light 30 HIPPY TOWN – Georgy and The Velvet Illusions