Digipack CD • 17 Bonus tracks! Including A and B-sides of singles and rare alternative and unedited mixes and demos.
• Booklet with authoritative and extensive liner notes by respected author and journalist Chris Welch.
• Expertly remastered - superb sound.
Stand by for punk rock - American style.
While most sociologists assume Punk was a British phenomenon of the 1970s, in fact the phrase was used about a whole range of bands that flourished a decade earlier. Among them was Count Five from California, typical of the ‚High School' groups inspired by British outfits like The Yardbirds, The Who and Small Faces. Count Five were dubbed 'one hit wonders' thanks to their only U.S. Top 5 hit 'Psychotic Reaction'. Wearing Dracula style capes at gigs helped gain more publicity for this lively group, fronted by Dublin born singer and guitarist
Sean Byrne and vocalist Ken Ellner.
Hear them tear into 11 songs from their only album, first released in 1966, and including their psychotic hit. We have added a further 17 bonus tracks comprising A and B-sides of singles, previously unreleased demos and alternative stereo mixes of ditties such as 'Teeny Bopper Teeny Bopper'. Watch out too for Count Five's tribute to The Who with a stonking version of 'My Generation', as well as Byrne originals 'Double Decker Bus' and 'She's Fine'.
Track listing: 1. Double-Decker Bus
2. Pretty Big Mouth
3. The World
4. My Generation
5. She's Fine
6. Psychotic Reaction
7. Peace Of Mind
8. They're Gonna Get You
9. The Morning After
10. Can't Get Your Loving
11. Out In The Streets
Bonus Tracks:
12. You Must Believe Me
13. Teeny Bopper Teeny Bopper
14. Merry-Go-Round
15. Contrast
16. Declaration Of Independence
17. Revelation In Slow Motion
18. Mailman
19. Move It Up
20. So Much
21. Enchanted Flowers
22. People Hear What I Say
23. Contrast
24. Psychotic Reaction
25. They're Gonna Get You
26. Teeny Bopper, Teeny Bopper (alt. stereo mix)
27. Contrast (alternative stereo mix)
28. Mailman (alternative stereo mix)
