where is the love for randy holden?

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R: Oh, no it wasn't. It was quiet. It was placid and peaceful. It was what you listen to when you're eighty years old in your rocking chair. Population II, now, that was another matter. That was nuclear.

I used to have another record on the Hobbit label -- Plain Jane was the name of the group. It was kind of light-sounding stuff. I traded it to a catalog guy ("Kick Out the Jams") for I think a copy of the first Mad River lp and possibly a Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company lp. But I did make a tape of it first. It's not too bad, I think I underrated it at the time.

Where the fuck did these bonus tracks come from?? Jesus. They sound far clearer and more momentous than the original album tracks on this CD.

1.guitar song 6:06
2.fruit & icebergers 5:59
3.between time 1:48
4.fruit & iceburgers (conclusion) 1:48
5.blue my mind 6:01
6.keeper on my flame 10:07 (NOTE: should be "of" -- misspelled on CD)

bonus tracks

7.dark eyes 4:58
8.wild fire 5:34
9.scarlet rose 3:57
10.pain in my heart 5:30
11.hell and high water 5:30
12.no trace 4:00
13.got love 3:47
14.blue my mind 4:03

Is it possible that the bonus tracks are Guitar God? Listening more closely, they sound louder and faster, but a bit more, for lack of a better term, pedestrian sounding(?)

I'm happy both of these got a reissue on CD, and the sound isn't too bad... but the handling/designing of this CD's package is absolutely fucked. What the hell are the art/design folks at Progressive Line smokin'?

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Hide that! LIke he did when Hendrix tried to steal his settings!

Having heard that reissued-w/bonus tracks version of Population II in the interim, I've had to alter my opinion way-upwards since my '05 post above. Turns out my first copy was in fact the worst-sounding bootleg CD in history, so I wasn't hearing it properly. I like it a lot more now, yay. (Still can't hear any trace of keyboard, tho??)

(And shouldn't that "reverb" be turned way up?)

Yeah, I'll re-google for "sunn amp with reverb turned up like randy used to do".

I got one of the Line re-issues on vinyl, and the sonics kill.

yeah that record is amazing - i love that laser-beam tone.

he loves the sound of a guitar playing

Last year I picked up that Captain Trip early years thing, with all of his surf bands on it .. expectations were low but it's actually totally sweet.

um, just a quick shout-out for one of the great garagepsych records of all time while i'm here:

http://popsike.com/pix/20040618/4020005322.jpg

just cuz i didn't see enough shouting out about it on this thread.

Yeah, I'll rep for that one, too, and it's a surprisingly easy album to find. I mean compared to some of the comparable monsters.

the other half album is totally underrated by dudes who should know better. maybe because it's easy to find, maybe it's easy to find because it's underrated...

can't believe i never posted to say THE LOVE FOR RANDY HOLDEN IS WALKING A TIGHTROPE OF LIQUID STEEL THROUGH MY EARS.

Turns out my first copy was in fact the worst-sounding bootleg CD in history, so I wasn't hearing it properly.

oh, man, i had a burn of this for my first copy of the album. quite possibly the worst boot of an album next to the nitro function one on lizard. just wretched. (also, i don't think there are keyboards.)

nebula's cover of "between time" is pretty fucking sweet but goddamn is the original a monster mini-jam. what an awesome album

No Love for the Fender IV or the Sons Of Adam?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pITcOV38ehg

Great album great tune.

Still kind of amazed that they interviewed Randy on Metal Evolution and didn't mention Population II at all. KIND OF A METAL RECORD GUYS.

Just came to post the youtube that I already posted.

Will post this instead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_x0K8449LU

I've loved Population II for years, but I'm so happy that Riding Easy was finally able to reissue it legally and with his blessing.

yes + the remastering job:

“The original mastering just destroyed the dynamics of it,” Holden says. “They flattened it out. Now we got a really nice remaster that should be the closest thing to the original recording.”

+ this from the riding easy website:

To make this official, Randy will be signing each copy of the gatefold LP, if it doesn’t have his signature on it, it is not a legitimate pressing.

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I know this reissue isn't exactly going to light the world on fire, but good for Randy and I hope he finally gets some decent pocket change for this one.

As goofy as their stoner branding can be, I respect the folks at Riding Easy for this and for how they are only reissuing songs for their Brown Acid series after they've tracked down the artists and gotten their permission. They mentioned when the ninth volume came out that they still have a "long list of songs that we'd love to include", but they can't track down the musicians.

Ha, I realize that we shouldn't necessarily be giving them praise for exactly what every label should be doing when reissuing old music, but it's still kinda rare, esp in the world of old proto-metal and garage rock, that they deserve some credit for not taking the easy way out.

Time for...Population III

https://randyholden.bandcamp.com/album/population-iii

Recorded a little over a decade back per the liner notes, but apparently Holden gave it a relisten and thought "Yeah this works."

Meh. Population II is still amazing, but this new song is...not.

Yeah, its... fine I guess. Population II is still an absolute beast.

Speaking of Brown Acid, I always post the press releases on Rolling Reissues---here's most of the latest, from a couple weeks ago:

...Lance Barresi, owner of L.A.-based Permanent Records and the Permanent Records Roadhouse, has shown incredible persistence in tracking down a stellar collection of rare singles from the 60s and 70s for the growing compilation series. Partnered with Daniel Hall of RidingEasy Records, the two have assembled a selection of songs that's hard to believe have remained unheard for so long.

"I essentially go through hell and high water just to find these records," Barresi says. "Once I find a record worthy of tracking, I begin the (sometimes) extremely arduous process of contacting the band members and encouraging them to take part. Daniel and I agree that licensing all the tracks we're using for Brown Acid is best for everyone involved," rather than simply bootlegging the tracks. When all of the bands and labels haven't existed for 30-40 years or more, tracking down the creators gives all of these tunes a real second chance at success.

"There's a long list of songs that we'd love to include," Barresi says. "But we just can't track the bands down. I like the idea that Brown Acid is getting so much attention, so people might reach out to us."

Brown Acid: The Fourteenth Trip will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download on April 20, 2022 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available for digital at Bandcamp, physical pre-orders at RidingEasy Records.
Artist: Various Artists
Album: Brown Acid: The Fourteenth Trip
Label: RidingEasy Records
Release Date: April 20th, 2022

01. The Legends “Fever Games”
02. Mijal & White “I’ve Been You”
03. Liquid Blue “Henry Can’t Drive”
04. San Francisco Trolley Co. “Signs”
05. Blue Creed “Need A Friend”
06. Transfer “Play It Cool”
07. Appletree “You’re Not The Only Girl (I’m Out To Get)”
08. Cox’s Army “I’m Tired”
09. Raven “Raven Mad Jam”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSXfrGOA12E