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Children Of Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era 1976 - 1996 (2005)
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Length:  5:09:11
    Track Listing:
      1:
      1.  
      		 The Dukes Of Stratosphear - Vanishing Girl    2:30
      2.  
      		 The Lyres - Help You Ann    2:30
      3.  
      		 Bangles - The Real World    2:35
      4.  
      		 Barracudas - We're Living In Violent Times    2:47
      5.  
      		 Nashville Ramblers - The Trains    3:07
      6.  
      		 Watermelon Men - Seven Years    2:47
      7.  
      		 Smithereens - Strangers When We Meet    3:46
      8.  
      		 Soft Boys - Wading Through A Ventilator    3:20
      9.  
      		 Flamin' Groovies - I Can't Hide    3:14
      10.  
      		 Fleshtones - The Girl From Baltimore    2:30
      11.  
      		 That Petrol Emotion - It's A Good Thing    2:34
      12.  
      		 Stems - She's Fine    2:35
      13.  
      		 Point - All My Life    2:05
      14.  
      		 Creeps - Down At The Nightclub    3:18
      15.  
      		 Spongetones - (My Girl) Maryanne    2:43
      16.  
      		 Salvation Army - She Turns To Flowers    2:33
      17.  
      		 Rain Parade - You Are My Friend    3:06
      18.  
      		 Inmates - Mr. Unreliable    2:52
      19.  
      		 Chris Stamey And The dBs - (I Thought) You Wanted To Know    3:18
      20.  
      		 Last - She Don't Know Why I'm Here [single version]    3:26
      21.  
      		 Biff, Bang, Pow! - There Must Be A Better Life    3:05
      22.  
      		 Lime Spiders - Slave Girl    2:51
      23.  
      		 Posies - I May Hate You Sometimes    3:23
      24.  
      		 Times - I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape    3:04
      25.  
      		 Pandoras - It's About Time    2:22
      26.  
      		 Swingin' Neckbreakers - I Live For Buzz    2:26
      27.  
      		 Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back    3:10
      2:
      1.  
      		 Godfathers - This Damn Nation    2:46
      2.  
      		 Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over    3:33
      3.  
      		 Prisoners - Whenever I'm Gone    2:47
      4.  
      		 Cramps - New Kind Of Kick    3:29
      5.  
      		 Long Ryders - And She Rides    4:30
      6.  
      		 Revillos - Motorbike Beat    2:22
      7.  
      		 Vipers - Tears (Only Dry)    2:56
      8.  
      		 Dukes Of Stratosphear - 25 O'Clock    5:05
      9.  
      		 Lyres - Don't Give It Up Now    3:36
      10.  
      		 Chris Stamey And The dBs - If And When    2:39
      11.  
      		 Untamed Youth - Pabst Blue Ribbon    2:41
      12.  
      		 LAs - There She Goes    2:42
      13.  
      		 Vibrasonic - Kingsley J.    4:33
      14.  
      		 Crawdaddys - Can Never Tell    2:44
      15.  
      		 Green Telescope - Make Me Stay    3:06
      16.  
      		 Plimsouls - Everyday Things    2:29
      17.  
      		 Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You    2:53
      18.  
      		 Mickey & The Milkshakes - It's You    2:18
      19.  
      		 Posies - Apology    5:14
      20.  
      		 Bevis Frond - Lights Are Changing    4:56
      21.  
      		 Droogs - Ahead Of My Times    2:40
      22.  
      		 Funseekers - Welcome To My Love    2:48
      23.  
      		 Revolving Paint Dream - Flowers In The Sky    2:24
      24.  
      		 Teenage Fanclub - Metal Baby    3:39
      3:
      1.  
      		 Church - The Unguarded Moment    3:10
      2.  
      		 Barracudas - I Can't Pretend    2:31
      3.  
      		 Died Pretty - Out Of The Unknown    4:07
      4.  
      		 Last - L.A. Explosion    2:27
      5.  
      		 Flamin' Groovies - I'll Cry Alone    2:14
      6.  
      		 Julian Cope - Sunspots [single remix]    3:32
      7.  
      		 Lipstick Killers - Hindu Gods Of Love    3:22
      8.  
      		 Green On Red - Death And Angels    2:15
      9.  
      		 Sinners - Barbed Wire Heart    4:00
      10.  
      		 Chills - Pink Frost    3:59
      11.  
      		 Chesterfield Kings - She Told Me Lies    2:18
      12.  
      		 Smithereens - Beauty And Sadness    3:24
      13.  
      		 Mummies - Test Drive    1:29
      14.  
      		 DMZ - Busy Man [EP version]    3:22
      15.  
      		 Stems - Love Will Grow    3:15
      16.  
      		 Spongetones - She Goes Out With Everybody    2:27
      17.  
      		 Plimsouls - Hypnotized    2:55
      18.  
      		 Unclaimed - No Apology    2:05
      19.  
      		 Teenage Fanclub - God Knows It's True    4:56
      20.  
      		 Hoods - You Keep On Lyin'    2:32
      21.  
      		 Sting-Rays - Don't Break Down    2:49
      22.  
      		 Fleshtones - The World Has Changed    3:10
      23.  
      		 Cynics - Baby What's Wrong    2:28
      24.  
      		 Laika & The Cosmonauts - Psycko (Themes From Psycho And Vertigo)    2:24
      25.  
      		 Jigsaw Seen - My Name Is Tom    4:25
      4:
      1.  
      		 Primal Scream - Gentle Tuesday    3:47
      2.  
      		 Three O'Clock, The - With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend    2:52
      3.  
      		 Hoodoo Gurus, The - Like Wow - Wipeout!    3:12
      4.  
      		 Fuzztones, The - Bad News Travels Fast    2:41
      5.  
      		 Sun Dial - Plains Of Nazca [single version]    3:45
      6.  
      		 Bangs, The - Getting Out Of Hand    2:15
      7.  
      		 Mickey & The Milkshakes - Please Don't Tell Me Why    1:44
      8.  
      		 Rain Parade, The - One Half Hour Ago    4:12
      9.  
      		 Aardvarks, The - You're My Loving Way    2:44
      10.  
      		 Screaming Trees - Transfiguration    3:55
      11.  
      		 United States of Existence - A Scandal In Bohemia    2:32
      12.  
      		 Nomads, The - Where The Wolf Bane Blooms    2:15
      13.  
      		 Vipers, The - Cheated And Lied    2:26
      14.  
      		 Dentists, The - Strawberries Are Growing In My Garden (And It's Wintertime)    3:20
      15.  
      		 Tell-Tale Hearts - Won't Need Yours    2:45
      16.  
      		 Inspiral Carpets - Weakness    4:18
      17.  
      		 Miracle Workers, The - You'll Know Why    3:07
      18.  
      		 Unknowns, The - Not My Memory    2:23
      19.  
      		 Prisoners, The - Far Away    5:23
      20.  
      		 Optic Nerve, The - Ain't That A Man    2:37
      21.  
      		 Plasticland - Mink Dress    2:50
      22.  
      		 Raybeats, The - Tight Turn [album version]    3:54
      23.  
      		 Nerves, The - One Way Ticket    2:10
      24.  
      		 Wondermints, The - Tracy Hide [cover version]    4:48
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      Disc: 1
      1. Vanishing Girl - Dukes Of Stratosphear
      2. Help You Ann - Lyres
      3. Real World - Bangles
      4. We're Living In Violent Times - Barracudas (1)
      5. Trains - Nashville Ramblers
      6. Seven Years - Watermelon Men
      7. Strangers When We Meet - Smithereens
      8. Wading Through A Ventilator - Soft Boys
      9. I Can't Hide - Flamin' Groovies
      10. Girl From Baltimore - Fleshtones
      11. It's A Good Thing - That Petrol Emotion
      12. She's Fine - Stems
      13. All My Life - Point (1)
      14. Down At The Nightclub - Creeps (1)
      15. My Girl Maryanne - Spongetones
      16. She Turns To Flowers - Salvation Army (1)
      17. You Are My Friend - Rain Parade
      18. Mr Unreliable - Inmates (1)
      19. I Thought You Wanted To Know - Stamey, Chris & The dBs
      20. She Don't Know Why I'm Here - Last
      21. There Must Be A Better Life - Biff Bang Pow
      22. Slave Girl - Lime Spiders
      23. I May Hate You Sometimes - Posies
      24. I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape - Times
      25. It's About Time - Pandoras
      26. I Live For Buzz - Swingin' Neckbreakers
      27. I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus
      Disc: 2
      1. This Damn Nation - Godfathers
      2. Tell Me When It's Over - Dream Syndicate
      3. Whenever I'm Gone - Prisoners
      4. New Kind Of Kick - Cramps
      5. And She Rides - Long Ryders
      6. Motorbike Beat - Revillos
      7. Tears (Only Dry) - Vipers
      8. 25 O'Clock - Dukes Of Stratosphear
      9. Don't Give It Up Now - Lyres
      10. If And When - Stamey, Chris & The dBs
      11. Pabst Blue Ribbon - Untamed Youth
      12. There She Goes - La's
      13. Kingsley J - Vibrasonic
      14. I Can Never Tell - Crawdaddys
      15. Make Me Stay - Green Telescope
      16. Everyday Things - Plimsouls
      17. I Wanna Destroy You - Soft Boys
      18. It's You - Mickey & The Milkshakes
      19. Apology - Posies
      20. Lights Are Changing - Bevis Frond
      21. Ahead Of My Time - Droogs
      22. Welcome To My Love - Funseekers
      23. Flowers In The Sky - Revolving Paint Dream
      24. Metal Baby - Teenage Fanclub
      Disc: 3
      1. Unguarded Moment - Church
      2. I Can't Pretend - Barracudas (1)
      3. Out Of The Unknown - Died Pretty
      4. LA Explosion - Last
      5. I'll Cry Alone - Flamin' Groovies
      6. Sunspots - Cope, Julian
      7. Hindu Gods Of Love - Lipstick Killers
      8. Death And Angels - Green On Red
      9. Barbed Wire Heart - Sinners (1)
      10. Pink Frost - Chills
      11. She Told Me Lies - Chesterfield Kings
      12. Beauty And Sadness - Smithereens
      13. Test Drive - Mummies
      14. Busy Man - DMZ
      15. Love Will Grow - Stems
      16. She Goes Out With Everybody - Spongetones
      17. Hypnotized - Plimsouls
      18. No Apology - Unclaimed
      19. God Knows It's True - Teenage Fanclub
      20. You Keep On Lyin' - Hoods
      21. Don't Break Down - Sting-Rays (1)
      22. World Has Changed - Fleshtones
      23. Baby What's Wrong - Cynics
      24. Psycko - Laika & The Cosmonauts
      25. My Name Is Tom - Jigsaw Seen
      Disc: 4
      1. Gentle Tuesday - Primal Scream
      2. With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend - Three O'Clock
      3. Like Wow Wipeout - Hoodoo Gurus
      4. Bad News Travels Fast - Fuzztones
      5. Plains Of Nazca - Sun Dial
      6. Getting Out Of Hand - Bangs
      7. Please Don't Tell My Baby - Mickey & The Milkshakes
      8. One Half Hour Ago - Rain Parade
      9. You're My Loving Way - Aardvarks
      10. Transfiguration - Screaming Trees
      11. Scandal In Bohemia - United States Of Existence
      12. Where The Wolf Bane Blooms - Nomads (1)
      13. Cheated And Lied - Vipers
      14. Strawberries Are Growing In My Garden (And It's Wintertime) - Dentists
      15. Won't Need Yours - Tell-Tale Hearts
      16. Weakness - Inspiral Carpets
      17. You'll Know Why - Miracle Workers (1)
      18. Not My Memory - Unknowns
      19. Far Away - Prisoners
      20. Ain't That A Man - Optic Nerve (1)
      21. Mink Dress - Plasticland
      22. Tight Turn - Raybeats
      23. One Way Ticket - Nerves
      24. Tracy Hide - Wondermints



      It would take a lot of money and hours of download time to hoard the most coveted songs from the eighties' top secret power pop bands, garage combos and post-new wave throngs into one collection. Or you can let Rhino Records, which masterfully conspired with writer/musician Lenny Kaye late last century to inflate and repackage Kaye's original Nuggets compilation, do the legwork. These four discs, though chaotically sequenced, scour all sides of the ponds to capture the vitality and innovation of mostly 1980-'85, introducing (or reintroducing) to-be-influential bands like San Francisco's Flamin' Groovies, New York's Raybeats, England's Soft Boys, Australia's the Church and Sweden's Nomads. Where else can you find XTC spin-off Dukes of Stratosphear, the La's "There She Goes" and the Bangles a half-decade prior to their manic Monday, along with the Cramps, the Plimsouls, the db's and the Bevis Frond in a single shebang—and with Rhino's ample, informative, transcendent liner notes, to boot?

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      Don't be put off if you're only into sixties psych - this is a great collction. The sub-title 'Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1995' is a little misleading, but what the collection does do is bring together many psych revivalists, paisley undergrounders, psychobillies, and obscurities into one fascinating package.


      One of the previous two reviews really does not do justice to this superb collection from Rhino (a recommendation in itself). Almost all of the 100 tracks on offer are worthy of your attention whether your preference is for power pop, new wave, garage or if you simply love great music regardless of genre - which surely is really the point anyway! I guarantee you are unlikely to be disappointed.
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