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THE WILDEBEESTS "Gnuggets" (Dirty Water DWC1047LP)
Brand new 2-LP vinyl set.
The Wildebeests are something of a garage-rock supergroup, consisting of John Gibbs (The Kaisers, Holly Golightly Band, The Masonics), Lenny Helsing (Thanes, Green Telescope) and, last but not least, Russ Wilkins (Pop Rivets, Milkshakes, Lord Rochester and The Delmonas).
These three old gits all cut their teeth playing raw beat music and generally causing a rumpus and have been doing so since before the likes of the Arctic Monkeys et al were born (which obviously means that they’re at least twice as good as any of those young whippernsappers!) and when their paths crossed they found that they had the same old cranky, rusty equipment plus some new(ish) shiny tunes that they had accumulated along the way. Finding themselves fueled by enthusiasm, dunce caps and other ingredients – like finding out that they all shared the same attitudes and ideas when it came to “making a right old honest bloody racket” – thusly the Wildebeests did verily go forth and bang, scrape, thump and twang. Could the world be their oyster? Nope. But this doesn’t deter them from jabbing a knife in its side and trying to prise it open.
Gnuggets compiles, on two vinyl slabs, the complete Wildebeests 7” releases from 1994 to 2006, many of which are nearly impossible to get yer mitts on! They span from the early “Basement recordings” in the Athens of the North through the two Toe-Rag visits in the mid-’90s and back to the cottage recordings deep between the Tripe Valley and the Forest of Lard. All of the tracks chart their inability and disinterest to move forwards in musical style and panache yet the recordings display an almost mind boggling variety in both sound and choice of covers... proving very much that the Wildebeests will tackle almost anything in their own inimitable style!
Gatefold sleeve.
Tracks:— Hidden Charms - 2:38 No Lip - 2:15 Meet Me In The Bottom - 2:07 I Feel Alright - 4:24 Dinosaur - 2:18 Rowed Out - 3:01 Parchman Farm - 3:05 Pow Wow - 3:06 Just Like Me - 2:38 Mellow Down Easy - 2:07 Please Go Home - 3:22 All Aboard - 1:55 Public Image - 2:36 12XU - 1:51 I Wanna Be Loved - 2:05 Garageland - 2:58 Moose-scraper - 2:22 Switchback - 1:43 Commanche - 1:46 Woodbine - 1:52 You Lie - 2:28 Mongoloid - 2:40 One + One - 2:00 Teenage Letter - 2:17 Gorilla Got Me - 3:24 Rudolph's Ruin - 2:21 Plum Duff - 2:29 She Lives In A Time Of Her Own - 2:39 Monkey Lovin' Girl - 2:56 1996 - 2:52 Let It Rock - 2:02 Argy Bargy - 2:35 Pointless - 3:34