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Here Are the Sonics is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965. The album features the original songs "The Witch" (a minor regional hit), "Psycho", "Boss Hoss" and "Strychnine", along with an assortment of rock and roll and R&B covers.
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Released | March 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Studio | Audio Recording, Seattle, Washington | |||
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Length | 28:48 | |||
Label | Etiquette | |||
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Here Are The Sonics was released in 1965 by record label Etiquette. It was re-released in 1999 in mono by Norton Records.
Cub Koda of AllMusic wrote that the album "show[s] a live band at the peak of its power, ready to mow down the competition without even blinking twice", calling it "Another important chunk of Seattle rock and roll history."[2]
The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Witch" | Gerry Roslie | 2:41 |
2. | "Do You Love Me" | Berry Gordy, Jr. | 2:19 |
3. | "Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry | 2:49 |
4. | "Boss Hoss" | Roslie | 2:24 |
5. | "Dirty Robber" (The Fabulous Wailers cover) | John Greek, Kent Morrill, Rick Dangel | 2:03 |
6. | "Have Love Will Travel" | Richard Berry | 2:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Psycho" | Roslie | 2:18 |
2. | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford | 2:01 |
3. | "Walking the Dog" | Rufus Thomas | 2:46 |
4. | "Night Time Is the Right Time" | Lew Herman | 2:58 |
5. | "Strychnine" | Roslie | 2:13 |
6. | "Good Golly Miss Molly" | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | 2:09 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Keep A-Knockin'" | Perry Bradford | 1:56 |
14. | "Don't Believe in Christmas" (patterned after "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry) | Roslie | 1:47 |
15. | "Santa Claus" (contains elements from "Farmer John" by The Premiers) | The Sonics | 2:52 |
16. | "The Village Idiot" (cover of "Jingle Bells") | 2:39 |
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