by Cub Koda
The Sonics that Wailers bassist Buck Ormsby took into a small studio and unleashed on the world show a live band at the peak of its power, ready to mow down the competition without even blinking twice. Their debut long-player (originally issued on the Etiquette imprint) is reprised here with new liner notes by Norton prexy Miriam Linna in the original mono. The flame-throwing hits of &The Witch,& &Psycho,& &Boss Hoss,& and &Strychnine& are aboard, along with versions of &Do You Love Me,& &Dirty Robber,& &Have Love Will Travel,& and &Walkin' the Dog& that are no less potent. This long-play vinyl reissue also boasts the addition of four bonus tracks: &Keep a Knockin'& (the original B-side of &The Witch&) and three selections from an Etiquette Christmas album, &Don't Believe in Christmas,& &The Village Idiot,& and &Santa Claus.& Another important chunk of Seattle rock & roll history.