LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Hot Knives were a late period folk-rock / power pop combo from latter ‘70s San Francisco - and held two ex-Flamin’ Groovies members in their ranks (guitarist Tim Lynch, and drummer Danny Mihm). Led by the hair-rising boy-girl sound from the Houpt siblings (Michael and Debra), and bolstered by the ringing, jangly guitars of Lynch/Houpt, and driving rhythm section of Mihm and bassist Ed Wilson, sparks flew when they united as a whole. This set collects the tracks from their late ‘70s singles, and a further batch of dynamite tracks pressed into wax (seeing vinyl release for the first time).

As music journalist Jud Cost says in the extensive liner notes, “…Hot Knives were a little too late for the '60s hippie trip and a little too hippie for the crash'n'burn punk rock brushfire of the mid-'70s,” but their consistent songwriting and way with a hook should appeal to all with a ‘pop heart’ beating in their chest, fans of ’60s SF sounds, and folk-rock.

Highlights:

• Got Kinda Lost Records presents the first in a series of exhumations from the realm of privately-pressed pop, with our first label release from Bay Area group Hot Knives.

• Group features ex-Flamin’ Groovies members Tim Lynch and Danny Mihm.

• Recorded in the latter ‘70s, while still firmly attached to a ‘60s folk-rock style, giving it an “out of time” quality.

• Extensive liner notes by Jeremy Cargill (Ugly Things Magazine / Got Kinda Lost Records), and Jud Cost (Sundazed Music / Magnet Magazine).

• RIYL: Byrds, Flamin' Groovies, Starry Eyed & Laughing, Anonymous, Jefferson Airplane, Beau Brummels, Moby Grape

• "The Hot Knives are the best thing happening in San Francisco these days..."
  Greg Shaw, Bomp Newsletter (January '77)

Tracklist:

Sooner or Later  - So Fast - Hey Grandma - Lovin’ You - You Can Get Anything You Want - Take Me Back - I Hear The Wind Blow - Winter’s Come - Secrets About Me  - Around The World - Turning Into