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Here Are The Sonics | ||||
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Released | March 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Studio | Audio Recording, Seattle, Washington | |||
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Length | 28:48 | |||
Label | Etiquette | |||
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The Sonics chronology | ||||
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Singles from Here Are The Sonics | ||||
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Here Are the Sonics is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965. The album features the original songs " The Witch" (a minor regional hit), "Psycho", "Boss Hoss" and "Strychnine", along with an assortment of rock and roll and R&B covers.
Here Are The Sonics was released in 1965 by record label Etiquette. It was re-released in 1999 in mono by Norton Records.
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Gaslight Records | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Cub Koda of AllMusic wrote that the album "show[s] a live band at the peak of its power, ready to mow down the competition without even blinking twice", calling it "Another important chunk of Seattle rock and roll history." [2]
The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " The Witch" | Gerry Roslie | 2:41 |
2. | " Do You Love Me" | Berry Gordy, Jr. | 2:19 |
3. | " Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry | 2:49 |
4. | "Boss Hoss" | Roslie | 2:24 |
5. | "Dirty Robber" ( The Fabulous Wailers cover) | John Greek, Kent Morrill, Rick Dangel | 2:03 |
6. | " Have Love Will Travel" | Richard Berry | 2:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Psycho" | Roslie | 2:18 |
2. | " Money (That's What I Want)" | Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford | 2:01 |
3. | " Walking the Dog" | Rufus Thomas | 2:46 |
4. | " Night Time Is the Right Time" | Lew Herman | 2:58 |
5. | "Strychnine" | Roslie | 2:13 |
6. | " Good Golly Miss Molly" | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | " Keep A-Knockin'" | Perry Bradford | 1:56 |
14. | "Don't Believe in Christmas" (patterned after "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry) | Roslie | 1:47 |
15. | "Santa Claus" (contains elements from "Farmer John" by The Premiers) | The Sonics | 2:52 |
16. | "The Village Idiot" (cover of " Jingle Bells") | 2:39 |
The Sonics
Technical
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2015) |
Here Are The Sonics | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Studio | Audio Recording, Seattle, Washington | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 28:48 | |||
Label | Etiquette | |||
Producer |
| |||
The Sonics chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Here Are The Sonics | ||||
|
Here Are the Sonics is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965. The album features the original songs " The Witch" (a minor regional hit), "Psycho", "Boss Hoss" and "Strychnine", along with an assortment of rock and roll and R&B covers.
Here Are The Sonics was released in 1965 by record label Etiquette. It was re-released in 1999 in mono by Norton Records.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gaslight Records | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cub Koda of AllMusic wrote that the album "show[s] a live band at the peak of its power, ready to mow down the competition without even blinking twice", calling it "Another important chunk of Seattle rock and roll history." [2]
The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | " The Witch" | Gerry Roslie | 2:41 |
2. | " Do You Love Me" | Berry Gordy, Jr. | 2:19 |
3. | " Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry | 2:49 |
4. | "Boss Hoss" | Roslie | 2:24 |
5. | "Dirty Robber" ( The Fabulous Wailers cover) | John Greek, Kent Morrill, Rick Dangel | 2:03 |
6. | " Have Love Will Travel" | Richard Berry | 2:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Psycho" | Roslie | 2:18 |
2. | " Money (That's What I Want)" | Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford | 2:01 |
3. | " Walking the Dog" | Rufus Thomas | 2:46 |
4. | " Night Time Is the Right Time" | Lew Herman | 2:58 |
5. | "Strychnine" | Roslie | 2:13 |
6. | " Good Golly Miss Molly" | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
13. | " Keep A-Knockin'" | Perry Bradford | 1:56 |
14. | "Don't Believe in Christmas" (patterned after "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry) | Roslie | 1:47 |
15. | "Santa Claus" (contains elements from "Farmer John" by The Premiers) | The Sonics | 2:52 |
16. | "The Village Idiot" (cover of " Jingle Bells") | 2:39 |
The Sonics
Technical