So just how much garage rock do you really need? This 13-disc box set begs that particular question, and not just because of its bulk. In 1979, as interest in rare 1960s garage rock singles was growing among collectors and music fans, the first Pebbles compilation appeared, and (in the manner of Lenny Kaye's influential 1972 collection Nuggets)
featured 16 classic obscurities from the mid-'60s. The first Pebbles LP spawned a flood of similar albums over the next ten years, and in 1981 the first volume of the Mindrocker reissue series appeared from Germany. Compiled by Hans-Hermann Pohle, the Mindrocker albums (named for a celebrated single from the band Fenwyck) featured many notable U.S. garage and psychedelic rarities in better sound quality than most similar compilations;
several of the early garage compilations were of dubious legality and fidelity (the early Pebbles volumes were nothing to write home about from an audio standpoint, even though the music was great), while Pohle insisted his albums were mastered from original tapes and were fully licensed. Eventually, the Mindrocker series grew to 13 volumes, and Mindrocker: Anthology of 60s US-Punk Garage Psych is a limited-edition box set that features the complete series on CD, along with a 96-page booklet with notes on every act featured. (excerpts by allmusic.com)
A fine collection of garage psych of the sixties. Surely there are today a lot of compilations similar to this. To me the charme of this compilation is the not completely perfect sound (whatever it means)
how it is possible today with all the computer technology. Also i found new interesting bands here i haven't not known before.
A very good artwork with a booklet of nearly 100 sites full of interesting informations are also things i like very much.
Although there are compilations like the very well known Rhino Nuggets compilation from 1998 i think these 13 discs have still their justification. Why? Because the real good music. Well, what else? :-) :-) :-)
Frank
