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ALBUM INFOHere's a reissue of the Wailers' Imperial album from the early '60s, after the original version of "Tall Cool One" on Golden Crest had charted once again. Frustrated with their deal with the New York label, the group went into the studio, recut their hit, and packaged it with a brace of loose instrumental workouts and a trio of vocals. One of those vocals is the original Northwest cut of "Louie Louie," featuring an inspired vocal by the legendary Rockin' Robin Roberts, being the version that inspired the Kingsmen and launched a million frat bands worldwide. Another chapter in the history of this very important and influential Northwest rock & roll band.
ONE OF MY FAVOURITES...A MUST HAVE FOR ME... A CLASSIC... EXCELLENT INSTRUMENTAL, AND THE KILLER COMBINATION OF THE WAILERS, GARAGE WITH CLASSIC ROCK... A TRULLY BEAUTY.LINK: DOIN THE SEASIDE ! ! !
ALBUM INFOA reissue of the group's 1966 album for United Artists. By this time in the band's history, they had honed themselves into a tough-as-nails combo, more than capable of slugging it out toe to toe with any British beat group. Tracks like the opener "You Won't Lead Me On," "I Want to Walk With You," and "Out of Our Tree" show a band with an ability to update their sound and still have some guts in the process. Even though it's toward the end of the reign, here's another important chapter in the band's history worth picking up. Buy this albumMASTERPIECE, THIS ALBUM MUST BE IN EVERY GARAGE COLLECTION, CLASSIC GARAGE ROCK, GREAT INSTRUMENTAL, AND THEY ARE THE WAILERS ! ! ! NOTHING MORE TO SAY.LINK: OUT OF OUR TREE (THERE`S A BLOG CALLED "GARAGE MUSIC")
ALBUM REVIEWOk here we have a superb anthology about one of the most important bands in the garage scene. This album contains songs from the early instrumental-era, then the garage movin through the psychedelic songs. This is an essential album that you must have. Highly recommended.Like i said before... this is one of my favourite bands... and take a good listen to them !.27 Songs of high quality.LINK: YOU WEREN`T USING YOUR HEAD
BAND BIOThe historical importance of the Wailers is undeniable. They were one of the very first, if not the first, of the American garage bands. Backing Rockin' Robin Roberts, they revamped an obscure R&B song called "Louie Louie" into a 1961 local hit that served as the prototype for the countless subsequent versions of the most popular garage song of the '60s. And their stomping, hard-nosed R&B/rock fusion inspired the Sonics, who took the Wailers' raunch to unimaginable extremes. While they anticipated the British Invasion bands with their brash, self-contained sound, their inability to write first-rate original material, as well as their rather outdated sax and organ-driven frat rock, put them in a distinctly lower echelon. As the decade progressed, the group did absorb mild folk-rock and psychedelic influences without great effect, either commercially or on their sound itself.WAILERS, ONE OF THE FIRST GARAGE BANDS ?ALBUM REVIEWThe Wailers had coalesced from a crude instrumental combo with hits like "Tall Cool One" into a storming rock'n'soul outfit by the early 1960s, and the Spanish Castle in the DMZ between Seattle and Tacoma was their home turf. Modeling themselves somewhat on the scale of a small-change soul revue, they sported instrumental workouts from the band built around Mike Burk's propulsive and exciting drumming ("Shivers," "Sac O'Woe") and Rich Dangel's bluesy guitar playing ("San-Ho-Zay"), along with the triple threat of vocal turns from piano/organ pounder Kent Morrill (a nice reprise of "Dirty Robber" from the Golden Crest album) and featured band vocalists Rockin' Robin Roberts ("Rosalie," "Since You've Been Gone") and Little Gail Harris ("All I Could Do Was Cry," "I Idolize You"). These are the Fabulous Wailers you hear on this disc: a groundbreaking band in their prime on their home turf. An added bonus to this ultra-important live album — and make no mistake about it, every Northwest band from the Kingsmen to the Raiders to the Sonics on down were influenced by this band and this record — are the inclusion of two bonus tracks, both sides of the original Etiquette/Wailers/Rockin' Robin Roberts single of "Louie Louie" and "Mary Ann." Undoubtedly one of the most influential albums in Seattle rock & roll history.ANOTHER GREAT BAND AND VERY IMPORTANT IN THE HISTORY OF GARAGE ROCK ! THESE ARE THE MASTERS ! ! ! LINK: SAN-HO-ZAY !
Down the intervening years the Wailers have been appallingly treated by the bootleggers. The real sound of genuine Golden Crest masters is magic, but you would never know that by listening to the distorted, shrill junk that they have provided. Now, thanks to Ace's legendary care, we can all enjoy the true magnificence of the Wailers' sound as it was meant to be heard. Not only have Ace succeeded in locating the original master tapes, but there are also a further four never-before-issued tracks to enjoy! This high-class release deservedly puts the name of the Wailers back in the hands of its true originators. (fame presentation info)HIGHLY RECOMMENDED... A LOT OF PEOPLE CONSIDER`EM AS ONE OF THE FIRST GARAGE BANDS OF ALL THE TIMES... AN EARLY INFLUENCE FOR ALL THE BANDS (64-67)LINK: ROAD RUNNER
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