What was THE record that got you hot for garage rock 'n' roll?

[Joey Fuckup]

For me, it was finding my mother's 45 rpm of the Standells' "Dirty Water"...then I heard Paul Revere & the Raiders on oldies radio with "Kicks" and ? and the Mysterians' "96 Tears"...the Outsiders' "Time Won't Let Me" came afterwards...sure they're well known, but it started the catalyst...can't forget the Dave Clark Five's "I Like It Like That"...which led to the Fleshtones....

[Joey Fuckup]

"Last Train To Clarksville" was definately my fave Monkees tune!  Would love to have had their car...
Joseph M Kirk said:

"Bird Dance Beat" was preferreed over "Surfin' Bird" but hey I was only 3 or 4 years old.  After the Trashmen, it was "Last Train To Clarksville" by the Monkees, and The Standells "Dirty Water" Lp was given to me when I was six.  It was a pure joy to stumble upon the Ramones and Blondie when I was 17.  I never really felt the need to listen to the radio, so I never really have.  That's a good thing since living in Philadelphia, radio station's are really lame.  And they remain that way even now except for some college stations.  And, yes I still listen to the Trashmen and the Monkees et al.

[Joey Fuckup]

I'll have to try and get my hands on that Damned LP, now that you mention it!
Dave Improbable said:

That's a tough one, but I think I have to credit The Damned as Naz Nomad and The Nighmares, who put out a fake 60's psych film soundtrack called "Give Daddy The Knife , Cindy" of great garage covers: "Action Woman,"" She Lied,"" I Can Only Give You Everything" to name a few. I soon sought out the originals. Hearing The Shadows of Knight's "Dark Side,"  B-side of Gloria, on the quarter juke-box at the diner near my school was also pretty magical (yeah, I don't care if that sounds corny.)

 

[jason pfutz]

Mine would be Thee Mighty Caesars "Lie Dectector". Changed my life.

[Gareth Brown]

Hi - i'm new to The Hideout... very much enjoying all of your responses... For me it was listening to 'London Calling' by The Clash that first got me interested in all things punk/garage/r'n'r related!

[BonzoB]

Dave re-The Damned/Naz Nomad & The Nightmares. Around the time Give Daddy the Knife came out I was working as a hack on my local newspaper and was lucky enough to interview Rat Scabies as the Damned were gigging in town later that week. In great trepidation I asked him what the deal was with Naz Nomad as I had heard the album and the strong rumours. His response: "Never 'eard of the geezer!" Call me naive but since then, even though Naz's vocals are a ringer for Dave Vanian's I have always had my doubts that both bands are one and the same...Of course there a million contractural and showbiz reasons why the Rat might not let the cat out of the bag to some local newspaper guy but...Anyone out there with a definitive answer?

Dave Improbable said:

That's a tough one, but I think I have to credit The Damned as Naz Nomad and The Nighmares, who put out a fake 60's psych film soundtrack called "Give Daddy The Knife , Cindy" of great garage covers: "Action Woman,"" She Lied,"" I Can Only Give You Everything" to name a few. I soon sought out the originals. Hearing The Shadows of Knight's "Dark Side,"  B-side of Gloria, on the quarter juke-box at the diner near my school was also pretty magical (yeah, I don't care if that sounds corny.)

 

[electrocute your cock]

Yeah, zombies, UFOs and ladyboys. I think it's based on a true story.

joey fuckup said:

It's amazing what the Cramps have done for us!  Isn't "Wild Zero" that really wild exploitation/grindhouse-type flick that came out a few years back that had zombies, maybe?  I thought I had seen it advertised in the pages of "Videoscope" and "Rue Morgue"...

electrocute your cock said:

Off The Bone/Songs the Lord Taught Us. That's where I'm pinning the blame for all this. Before that I'd only heard MC5, The Stooges and a few songs here and there so I knew I'd like this stuff if I knew who the hell anyone was, but it's The Cramps who showed me the way. Guitar Wolf get an honourable mention for their appearance in Wild Zero.

[Winthropf]

Besides just oldies radio?  Coming across the Hang It Out to Dry Comp at an Indie Record Store....  that change my music taste..

[fabio siddi]

I think it was the Gruesomes "Tyrants of teen trash"

[Joey Fuckup]

It's sad, I live in such a shitty radio market, I didn't even know who the hell the Clash was until "Combat Rock" came out!  No friggin' lie!!!  Of course I dug it, but then I had to dig deeper and buy such classics as "London Calling" and their self-titled debut release!
Gareth Brown said:

Hi - i'm new to The Hideout... very much enjoying all of your responses... For me it was listening to 'London Calling' by The Clash that first got me interested in all things punk/garage/r'n'r related!

[Dave Improbable]

hey BonzoB,

There's no doubt in my mind that they are one and the same band. In fact, if I remember correctly, the song credits for the last tune "Just Call Me Sky," obviously fake-live, during which "Naz" introduces the rest of the band, actually go to members of The Damned. I'll dig around in my records to double check and let you know for sure when I find it. It might take a while though ; my records are in terrible order.

 

BonzoB said:

Dave re-The Damned/Naz Nomad & The Nightmares. Around the time Give Daddy the Knife came out I was working as a hack on my local newspaper and was lucky enough to interview Rat Scabies as the Damned were gigging in town later that week. In great trepidation I asked him what the deal was with Naz Nomad as I had heard the album and the strong rumours. His response: "Never 'eard of the geezer!" Call me naive but since then, even though Naz's vocals are a ringer for Dave Vanian's I have always had my doubts that both bands are one and the same...Of course there a million contractural and showbiz reasons why the Rat might not let the cat out of the bag to some local newspaper guy but...Anyone out there with a definitive answer?

Dave Improbable said:

That's a tough one, but I think I have to credit The Damned as Naz Nomad and The Nighmares, who put out a fake 60's psych film soundtrack called "Give Daddy The Knife , Cindy" of great garage covers: "Action Woman,"" She Lied,"" I Can Only Give You Everything" to name a few. I soon sought out the originals. Hearing The Shadows of Knight's "Dark Side,"  B-side of Gloria, on the quarter juke-box at the diner near my school was also pretty magical (yeah, I don't care if that sounds corny.)

 

[SunnyDownSnuff]

Get Action by Teengenerate, or Beach Bums Must Die by Thee Headcoats got me into "garage punk". As for punk, in general, it was Marquee Moon.

[BonzoB]

Thanks Dave. For some reason I never bought the record, although a couple of mates had it. Downloaded "Cold Turkey" and "Too much to Dream Last Night" off iTunes recently though. Looking forward to hearing the definitive answer after all these years! Cheers.

Dave Improbable said:

hey BonzoB,

There's no doubt in my mind that they are one and the same band. In fact, if I remember correctly, the song credits for the last tune "Just Call Me Sky," obviously fake-live, during which "Naz" introduces the rest of the band, actually go to members of The Damned. I'll dig around in my records to double check and let you know for sure when I find it. It might take a while though ; my records are in terrible order.

 

BonzoB said:

Dave re-The Damned/Naz Nomad & The Nightmares. Around the time Give Daddy the Knife came out I was working as a hack on my local newspaper and was lucky enough to interview Rat Scabies as the Damned were gigging in town later that week. In great trepidation I asked him what the deal was with Naz Nomad as I had heard the album and the strong rumours. His response: "Never 'eard of the geezer!" Call me naive but since then, even though Naz's vocals are a ringer for Dave Vanian's I have always had my doubts that both bands are one and the same...Of course there a million contractural and showbiz reasons why the Rat might not let the cat out of the bag to some local newspaper guy but...Anyone out there with a definitive answer?

Dave Improbable said:

That's a tough one, but I think I have to credit The Damned as Naz Nomad and The Nighmares, who put out a fake 60's psych film soundtrack called "Give Daddy The Knife , Cindy" of great garage covers: "Action Woman,"" She Lied,"" I Can Only Give You Everything" to name a few. I soon sought out the originals. Hearing The Shadows of Knight's "Dark Side,"  B-side of Gloria, on the quarter juke-box at the diner near my school was also pretty magical (yeah, I don't care if that sounds corny.)