The Rubble Collection

Currently grooving, sorry working, to the Neder-beat stuff on Rubble 9 - bonkers.

The thing that pisses me off about Amazon most is how they add VAT later on, just when you're ordering. Then some of their great offers don't seem so great after all.

Btw, a fantastic mail order company I discovered is this :

http://www.opalmusic.com/

They're very fast and cheap. Nearly as good as the awesome Action Records.

True, but on the other hand employing a bunch of morons who can't be bothered to read customers' messages properly or take any responsibility or make any effort to investigate anything but just send the first thing in their stock of standard responses that looks vaguely relevant, is hardly a sensible way to try to run a business either, is it?

Amazon.com manage to be friendly and fast most of the time and they're hardly a one man and his dog outfit, so why does Amazon.co.uk's customer service have to be so bloody dreadful?

Sorry for the rant but they just bug the hell out of me!

Impressions - I could go on for hours about how important this stuff is - i'll try and find time to get some thoughts down over the next few days.

VOLUME 1 01. THE BROGUES - I Aint No Miracle Worker 02. CHOSEN FEW - Nobody But Me 03. THE AU GO-GO-S - All Over Town 04. CHRIS MORGAN & THE TOGAS - There She Goes 05. THE KNICKERBOCKERS - One Track Mind 06. THE TIKIS - If Ive Been Dreaming 07. MARK & THE ESCORTS - Get Your Baby 08. THE OTHER HALF - Mr Pharmacist 09. JEFFERSON HANDKERCHIEF - Im Allergic To Flowers 10. PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY - Time Is After You 11. THE SEEDS - A Thousand Shadows 12. FIRE ESCAPE - Love Special Delivery 13. THE LYRICS - Wait 14. FENWICK - Mindrocker VOLUME 2 01. THE DEK-VETTS - Last Time Around 02. BANSHEES - Project Blue 03. SATURDAYS CHILDREN - Deck Five 04. THE KNAVES - The Girl I Threw Away 05. PRIDE & JOY - If Youre Ready 06. SOUNDS UNLIMITED - A Girl A s Sweet As You 07. THE SHADOWS OF KNIGHT - Someone Like Me 08. OSCAR & THE MAJESTICS - I Cant Even Explain 09. THE LOST AGENSY - One Girl Man 10. SHADY DAZE - Ill Make You Pay 11. THE FAMILY - San Francisco Waits 12. CHERRY SLUCH - I Cannot Stop You 13. THE TROLLS - Dont Come Around 14. THE FACTORY - High Blood Pressure VOLUME 3 01. THE CHARLATANS - 32-20 02. THE CHARLATANS - The Shadow Know 03. THE SHADES - Ballot Bachs 04. THE McCOYS - Dont Worry Mother 05. THE MDDLE CLASS - I Happen To Love Her 06. THE NEXT FIVE - He Stole My Love 07. THE EVERPRESENT FULLNESS - Doin A Number 08. THE BALLOON FARM - A Question Of Temperature 09. THE SHAGS - Hide Away 10. THE FIFTH ORDER - Today (I Got A Letter) 11. THE SHAPE OF THINGS - So Mystifying 12. THE MARAUDERS - Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind 13. THE GRAY THINGS - Charity 14. THE KORDS - Boris The Spider VOLUME 4 01. THE MOVING SIDEWALKS - 99th Floor 02. THE MOVING SIDEWALKS - What Are You Going To Do 03. THE MOVING SIDEWALKS - Need Me 04. THE MOVING SIDEWALKS - Every Night A Few Surprise 05. THE GREAT BELIEVERS - Comin Up Fast 06. SCOTTY McKAY QUINTET - The Train Kept A-Rollin 07. A-440 - Torture 08. JOHNNY WINTER - Birds Cant Row Boats 09. THE THINGS - I Dont Believe It 10. THE STOICS - Enough Of What I Need 11. THE PANDAS - Walk 12. THE BAD ROADS - Blue Girl 13. THE STOICS - Hate 14. SATORI - Time Machine VOLUME 5 01. LINDY BLASKEY & THE LAVELLS - Let It Be 02. LINDY BLASKEY & THE LAVELLS - You Aint Tuff 03. THE STANDELLS - Big Boss Man 04. FAINE JADE - It Aint True 05. THE LEAVES - Love Minus Zero 06. THE MUSIC EXPLOSION - Sunshine Games 07. THE MUSIC EXPLOSION - Road Runner 08. WE THE PEOPLE - In The Past 09. LORD & THE FLIES - Echoes 10. MATTHEW MOORE PLUS FOUR - Codine 11. THE SOUL TRIPPERS - King Bee 12. THE THYME - Love To Love 13. THE WARNER BROTHERS - Lonely I 14. CAPT GROOVEY & HIS BIBBLEGUM ARMY - Capt. Groovy VOLUME 6 01. WE ARE THE PEOPLE - You Burn Me Up And Down 02. WE ARE THE PEOPLE - He Doesnt Go About It Right 03. THE GAS CO. - Blow Your Mind 04. THE FELICITY - Hurtin 05. LYME & CYBELLE - Follow Me 06. THE FANTASTIC ZOO - Light Show 07. THE BAROGUES - Musical Tribute To The Oscar Mayer Weiner Wagon 08. THE UNIQUES - You Aint Tuff 09. JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOYS - Boogie Children 10. JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOYS - Somethings Going On 11. THE GROOP - Woman Youre Breaking Me 12. THE LOST SOULS - Simple To Say 13. JAMIE LYONS - Stay By My Side 14. RANDY FULLER - Its Love, Come What May VOLUME 7 01. MARK IV - Hollow Woman 02. THE BAD SEEDS - King Of The Soap Box 03. THE SURPRISE PACKAGE - Out Of My Mind 04. THE PLAYBOYS OF EDINBURG - News Sure Travels Fast 05. THE RISING SONS - Candy Man 06. THE RISING SONS - The Devils Got My Woman 07. LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON WITH KALEIDOSCOPE - Nobody 08. THE SPARROW - Twisted 09. THE SPARROW - Green Bottle Lover 10. THE DENIMS - IM Your Man 11. THE FUGITIVES - Mean Woman 12. DICK WAGNER & THE FROST - Sunshine 13. THE SPARROW - Tomorrows Ship 14. THE SPARROW - Isnt It Strange VOLUME 8 01. THE BUSHMEN - Baby 02. THE BUSHMEN - What I Have Ill Give To You 03. FAMILY TREE - Prince Of Dreams 04. FAMILY TREE - Live Your Own Life 05. THE NEWPORTS - The Trouble Is You 06. THE FANTASTIC ZOO - This Calls For Celebration 07. POOTHER, UNLIMITED - Tastee Freeze 08. THE AZTECS - Summertime Blues 09. JOEY PAIGE - Roll Over Beethoven 10. THE MINITMEN - Smokin In The Boys Room 11. HEAD LYTERS - Youd Better Come Home 12. THE BEEDS - Run To Her 13. THE NEW YORKERS - Again 14. SATURDAYS GARAGE - River Of Styx VOLUME 9 01. THE OTHERS - I Cant Stand This Love 02. THE OTHERS - Until I Heard It From You 03. THE OTHERS - (I Remeber) The First Time I Saw You 04. STAINED GLASS - My Buddy Sin 05. STAINED GLASS - We Got A Long Way To Go 06. LIVERPOOL FIVE - New Directions 07. STONE COUNTRY - Wheels On Fire 08. BEDFORDE SET - Girl, Go Run Away 09. THE BLUE THINGS - La Do Da Da 10. THE BLUE THINGS - Doll House 11. THE BLUE THINGS - The Orange Rooftop Of Your Mind 12. THE BLUE THINGS - Twist An Shout 13. THE BLUE THINGS - You Can Live In Our Tree 14. KING BEES - Lost In The Shuffle VOLUME 10 01. THE KNIGHT RODERS - I 02. THE MUSIC MACHINE - Double Yellow Line 03. THE MUSIC MACHINE - Absolutely Positively 04. THE MUSIC MACHINE - The Eagle Never Hunts The Fly 05. THE MUSIC MACHINE - Ive Loved You 06. THE ROYAL GUARDSMAN - Leaving Me 07. THE WHETHER BUREAU - White And Frosty 08. THE UNCALLED FOR - Do Like Me 09. THE UNCALLED FOR - Get Out Of The Way 10. TEDDY & THE PANDAS - (Bye Bye) Out The Window 11. TEDDY & THE PANDAS - Once Upon A Time 12. THE ENERGY PACK - See That I Come Home 13. THE FALLEN ANGELS - Have You Ever Lost A Love 14. PRIMROSE CIRCUS - P.S. Call Me Lulu 15. THE WILDFLOWERS - Baby Dear 16. THE WILDFLOWERS - Wind Dream 17. EUPHORIA - Hungry Woman 18. THE OTHER SIDE - Streetcar 19. THE WILDFLOWERS - Coffee Cup 20. THE HARBINGER COMPLEX - I Think Im Down 21. TEDDY & THE PANDAS - Smokey Fire 22. THE WILDFLOWERS - Jump In 23. THE OTHER SIDE - Walking Down The Road 24. HARBINGER COMPLEX - When You Know Youre In Love 25. EUPHORIA - No Me Tomorrow 26. THE HARBINGER COMPLEX - Time To Kill 27. THE HARBINGER COMPLEX - My Dear And Kind Sir 28. TEDDY & THE PANDAS - We Cant Go On This Way VOLUME 11 01. THE BOLD - Gotta Get Some 02. THE OUTCASTS - I Didnt Have To Love Her Anymore 03. THOMAS A EDISON ELECTRIC BAND - The Name Of The Game 04. THE RATIONALS - Feelin Lost 05. THE RATIONALS - Sing 06. THE RATIONALS - Leavin Here 07. THE DANTES - Can I Get A Witness 08. THE YELLOW PAYGES - Never See The Good In Me 09. THE YELLOW PAYGES - Jezebel 10. THE FABULOUS PACK - Wide Trackin 11. THE PACK - Harlem Shuffle 12. THE ZOO - Where Have All the Good Times Gone 13. ? & THE MYSTERIANS - Do Something To Me 14. SENATOR BOBBY - Wild Thing VOLUME 12 01. FEVER TREE - I Can Beat Your Drum 02. FEVER TREE - Hey Mister 03. STATESIDERS - She Belonged To Another 04. STATESIDERS - Patterned The Same 05. BOB & THE AVARONES - Patti 06. NOONEY RICKETT & THE NOONEY RICKETT FOUR - Bye Bye Baby 07. ROCK N ROLL GYPSIES - Love-In 08. NEW COLONY SIX - Cadillac 09. THE OTHERS - My Friend The Wizzard 10. JEANNE PIERSOL - Gladys 11. PARRISH & WILDE - Dont Fight It 12. COUNTRY GENTLEMEN - Saturday Night 13. JOEY COVINGTON - Boris The Spider 14. HOPPI & THE BEAU HEEMS - I Missed My Cloud VOLUME 13 01. LANCE FOX & THE BLOODHOUNDS - Thats Your Problem 02. LANCE FOX & THE BLOODHOUNDS - You Got Love 03. THE SIXPENTZ - Imitation Situation 04. THE CLOCK-WORK ORANGE - What Am I Without You 05. THE PATRIOTS - The Prophet 06. 20th CENTURY ZOO - Bullfrog 07. 20th CENTURY ZOO - Only Thing Thats Wrong 08. THE SHANE - Dont Turn Me Off 09. THE SHANE - That Girl Of Mine 10. TRUTH - I Can 11. THE BITTERSWEETS - Another Chance 12. THE BAD BOYS - Love 13. PASTERNAK PROGRESS - Flower Eyes 14. PASTERNAK PROGRESS - Cotton Soul

http://www.megaworld.co.uk/images/PAPRBOX7.jpg

Woohoo!

the Rubble Box is FECKIN GRATE and i will be buying Box 2 on the day of release and no mistake!!

*- although I am thinking specifically of someone with an unsual, medical-sounding, first name and an extremely short second name which rhymes with B, D, E, G, P, T, V or (if you're American or learned your alphabet from watching Sesame Street) Z.

Oh, Stewart, I think you must have received the same e-mail as me this morning!!!!!!!

http://www.soybomb.com/garage-comps/

< suspiciously > Which one? The one about penis enlargement, the one about viagra, or th e one from Megawaorld that started "Hello Stewart..."?

Or, to put it another way, expensive

**Stewart said : *Incidentally, can anyone* tell me whether A Perfumed Garden series are any good - and how much of what's on 'em am I likely to find I already own elsewhere?**

Virtually everything on these is well known and much compiled. I think you'd find most tracks on Rubble 1-20.

Instead get this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000069CJ0/ref=sr_aps_music_1_1/202-5716715-4006225 (fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!)

and this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006IQEV/ref=pd_sim_pm_dp_1/202-5716715-4006225

and if you like those, get this (but get the others first) :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000067CIT/ref=pd_sim_pm_dp_3/202-5716715-4006225

11 is the best Rubble of the lot - absolutely 100% great stuff. The Cherry Smash! Felius Andromeda!

Jim, they're ALL Aussie stuff. Some awesome sounds.

The first thing to say is that he isn't Mike Batt - which is what everyone more or less assumed. I think he had about three singles out in all - I read an interview with him about 5 years ago but I confess I've forgotten most of it!

Nick Nicely: there was a piece about him in Record Collector a few years back (who thought he was Mike Batt? This is the first I've heard of that...). Two 45s: DCT Dreams, a hit on the continent, I believe, and Hilly Fields 1892, a turntable hit in the UK, and a marvellous recreation of 1967 (Dukes of Stratosphear?? Get outta town). I'm unaware of any reissues (how do you repackage a guy who's only released 4 songs? CDEP?), but Hilly Fields is well worth seeking out (the other 45 less so).

Rubble Collection: these are mastered off the vinyl LPs, unless I'm mistaken, yes? Bootlegs, I reckon, as are most of these Past & Present releases. How do they get away with it? But yes, musically simply essential.

This quite a common rumour - his voice is almost identical and you just know that if Mike Batt were to turn his hand at a psychedelic track it would be pretty good and pretty accurate

http://www.megaworld.co.uk/acatalog/Megaworld_RUBBLE_7.html

Woohoo!

mmmmmmm rubble

Or maybe that's not the wrong way....

Vol 11....

THE ACCENT - Wind Of Change
THE POETS - Wooden Spoon
FELIUS ANDROMEDA - Cheadle Heath Delusions
THE PLAGUE - Looking For The Sun
THE FAIRYTALE - Listen To Mary Cry
FIRE - Treacle Toffee World
THE ATTACK - Colour Of My Mind
THE CALIFORNIANS - Follow Me
THE FAIRYTALE - Guess I Was Dreaming
FELIUS ANDROMEDA - Meditations
THE SAUTERELLES - Dream Machine
THE ATTACK - Lady Orange Peel
THE POETS - In Your Tower
TURQUOISE - Woodstock
CHERRY SMASH - Fade Away Maureen
THE ICE - Iceman

...is the best Rubble ever, even better than 6 or 1. I will still keep my 180g vinyl copy I think. It's a beautiful thing. Rubble 12 is also most wonderful, but virtually everything on it has been compiled a million times.

Yes! Also "I see young girls with old fellers". Everyone always compiles 'Meditations' but CHD is much better.

Proof that they were bonkers is here : http://www.marmalade-skies.co.uk/felius.htm

As a sort of cross post on the subject... the BBC obituary for Robert Palmer claims he was in Mandrake Paddler Steamer - this is surely not true?

http://www.borderlinebooks.com/uk6070s/tapestry.html?http://www.borderlinebooks.com/uk6070s/m2.html

Specifically: are they worth getting?

Also, while we're at it, this and this look rather intriguing too....

That first WEA comp looks cool. That Kim Fowley track on there is the shit!

the 'new rubble' series doesn't look very interesting to me. i do however think the entire rubble series was excellent - i could count the songs i out-and-out dislike on my fingers alone

So they are! I wonder why they've changed the titles? So much for them being limited editions - well worth the premium price!

I might order vol 1 and see how I get on. Will report back!

Back in print!!

both box sets!

Nick Nicely: there was a piece about him in Record Collector a few years back (who thought he was Mike Batt? This is the first I've heard of that...). Two 45s: DCT Dreams, a hit on the continent, I believe, and Hilly Fields 1892, a turntable hit in the UK, and a marvellous recreation of 1967 (Dukes of Stratosphear?? Get outta town). I'm unaware of any reissues (how do you repackage a guy who's only released 4 songs? CDEP?), but Hilly Fields is well worth seeking out (the other 45 less so).

i've spoken about it before but the 'psychotropia' comp of nick nicely's stuff is really really bloody good

i actually think dct dreams/treeline is just as good as hilly fields too.. a lot more synthy

Yeah, I just picked up a Rubble Volumes 1 -10 today. It says it's '0855 out of 1000' - strange to have such a low run.

The sound quality is very good.

i got box 0666 out of 1000 on friday