tracks

Thanks For Nothing
(It's) All In Your Mind
Nowhere
What Am I Doing This For?
Tell Me How You Feel
Out Of Our Tree
Hey!
Won't You Listen?
So Far, So Bad
Don't Waste My Time
World Of Darkness
El Diablo
That Ain't Right
I Can Dig It
I Try (Demo 1985)
Jack The Ripper (Demo 1985)
The Witch (Demo 1985)
I Never Loved Her (Demo 1985)
Bikers From Hell (Demo 1985)
For All I Care (Demo 1985)
Radio Spot 1 (CKCU Ottawa)
Radio Spot 2 (CKLN Toronto)

notes

Tracks 1-14 recorded in Montreal, 1989.

"Don't Waste My Time" relies heavily on Howlin' Wolf's "Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy" single from 1963.

"For All I Care" is the version that was released in 1985 on the 'It Came From Canada' comp. rather than the re-recording in 1986 for their 'Tyrants of Teen Trash' album.

Notes on the cover songs:

"Out Of Our Tree" is a cover of The Wailers' single from 1965.

"Won't You Listen" is a cover of a track from the Outsiders' s/t album released in 1967. It should also have been credited to Wally Tax. The Gruesomes may have heard this song on the 'Searching In The Wilderness' compilation from 1986.

"I Try" is a cover of The Young Tyrants' B-side ("I Try !") from 1967. The Gruesomes likely heard it on the 'Open Up Yer Door!' compilation from 1984 - the year before they recorded it.

"Jack The Ripper" (later recorded as "Jack The Ripper Pt. 2") is a cover of The One Way Streets' single B-side from 1967 (which was a cover of Screaming Lord Sutch's first single from 1963). It should have been credited to Charles G. Stacey, Walter Haggin, and Joe Simmons. The Gruesomes would've heard it on the 1st 'Back From The Grave' compilation in 1983.

"The Witch" is a cover of The Sonics' single from 1964.

"I Never Loved Her" is a cover of The Starfires' single from 1965. It should have been credited to Freddie Fields.

credits

Bass, Vocals – John Davis (26)
Drums – John Knoll
Guitar, Vocals – Gerry Alvarez
Liner Notes – What Wave Dave,
Recorded By – Gerard Van Herk (tracks: 15-20), Tony Dewald (tracks: 15-20)
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Bobby Beaton
Written-By – Beaton, (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 14, 19 to 22), Alvarez, (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 14, 19 to 22), Davis, (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 14, 19 to 22), Knoll, (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 14, 19 to 22)

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