180-gram vinyl
Includes the LP in the track order originally intended by the producer and artist
Plus bonus cuts from the Tower Records mono reels
The Standells' amazing string of punkish, tough-guy anthems, such as "Dirty Water" and "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White," define the legacy of mid-'60s garage rock like nothing else. Their key albums for the Tower label (Dirty Water, Why Pick On Me, and Try It) perfectly bottled a rebellious wave of sound sweeping across Mid-1960's teen clubs, radio playlists and record racks.
For their second Tower album, Why Pick On Me, the Standells received a significant sonic boost with the move to American Recording Company. Legendary engineer Richie Podolor cut the best sounding records of the era; from the Standells, Chocolate Watchband, and Electric Prunes to Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night. The drum tracks on this album are simply not to be believed, the bass drum sound possibly registering on the Richter scale. Here the Standells build on their strengths with tough originals from producer Ed Cobb, equally-hard driving outside material ("Black Hearted Woman," "Mainline"), and notably, the emergence of Larry Tamblyn as a songwriter (his "Mr. Nobody" arguably the album's highlight).
Side 1
Why Pick On Me
Paint It Black
Mi Hai Fatto Innamorare
I Hate To Leave You
Black Hearted Woman
Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
The Boy Who Is Lost
Side 2
The Girl And The Moon
Looking At Tomorrow
Mr. Nobody
My Little Red Book
Mainline
Have You Ever Spent The Night In Jail
Don’t Say Nothing At All (instrumental)
Includes the LP in the track order originally intended by the producer and artist
Plus bonus cuts from the Tower Records mono reels
The Standells' amazing string of punkish, tough-guy anthems, such as "Dirty Water" and "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White," define the legacy of mid-'60s garage rock like nothing else. Their key albums for the Tower label (Dirty Water, Why Pick On Me, and Try It) perfectly bottled a rebellious wave of sound sweeping across Mid-1960's teen clubs, radio playlists and record racks.
For their second Tower album, Why Pick On Me, the Standells received a significant sonic boost with the move to American Recording Company. Legendary engineer Richie Podolor cut the best sounding records of the era; from the Standells, Chocolate Watchband, and Electric Prunes to Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night. The drum tracks on this album are simply not to be believed, the bass drum sound possibly registering on the Richter scale. Here the Standells build on their strengths with tough originals from producer Ed Cobb, equally-hard driving outside material ("Black Hearted Woman," "Mainline"), and notably, the emergence of Larry Tamblyn as a songwriter (his "Mr. Nobody" arguably the album's highlight).
Side 1
Why Pick On Me
Paint It Black
Mi Hai Fatto Innamorare
I Hate To Leave You
Black Hearted Woman
Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
The Boy Who Is Lost
Side 2
The Girl And The Moon
Looking At Tomorrow
Mr. Nobody
My Little Red Book
Mainline
Have You Ever Spent The Night In Jail
Don’t Say Nothing At All (instrumental)