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:::: Prince Fatty Meets The Mutant Hifi ::::

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Return Of Gringo

Prince Fatty Meets The Mutant Hifi in 'Return of Gringo!' is the fevered and frontal lobe-damaged brainchild of Nick Coplowe (The Mutant Hifi) and Mike Pelanconi (Prince Fatty), the result of years of plotting, planning, laughing and procrastinating. Put simply, it is a surf/ska/spaghetti western soundtrack album for a film that is yet to be made. Think Dick Dale jamming with the Skatalites with Morricone at the helm, including appearances from Alessandro Alessandroni (the original spaghetti western whistler) and you're in the right section at the record store, although it is possibly a very small section.

Manfred Mann - One Way

“Fire Engine” (13th Floor Elevators cover) - Television [Live, CBGB’s, 1975]

First up, I got a little confession to make, admitting that I’m not that into Television: though I get how influential these guys were on the early punk scene, their stuff just isn’t my kind of thing.

That being said, I was fully blown away by their ultra-rare live cover of The 13th Floor Elevators` 1966 garage rock pounder, recorded at CBGB’s in 1975 and included in an unofficial release of their “Double Exposure” comp: an intro of extreme craftsmanship gradually building up tension till the overwhelming outburst that swirls away their Velvet Undergound roots, `60s psych punk and proto-punk hints of the upcoming late-`70s New York punk scene, in a moment of pure rock ’n’ roll greatness.

Wilco, Black Moon (fromt their new album)