Red Crayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (Sonic Boom remix)

International Artists IA-143, 2011

Limited Record Store Day release of the psychedelic classic, given an extra layer of haze from Shoegaze pioneer / Spacemen 3 founder Pete Kember (a/k/a "Sonic Boom"). Interesting how his treatment actually pulls this song closer to mainstream territory - but not too close.

The Velvet Underground - I Heard Her Call My Name

 
Verve VK-10560, 1968 (withdrawn) / Sundazed "Singles 1966-69" 7" box set, 2011

Original pick for the B-side of "White Light/White Heat". It was pulled just before release and replaced with the more subdued "Here She Comes Now", but now appears as part of Sundazed's deluxe VU singles box.

Hard to imagine, but this mix is even more primitive and abrasive than the stereo LP version - which is a good thing, I think. Rhythm guitar and bass are way up front here (sounds like Cale quit the band at least twice during the final minute of this song). The drums, when audible, still sound like cardboard.

The Everly Brothers - Don't Let The Whole World Know

 
Warner Brothers 5600, 1965 (B-side of "You're My Girl")

A nice UK press by Decca. No idea why neither of these tracks ever made it to a proper LP. The B-side is one of their best vocal performances.

Johnny Rivers - Rewind Medley

 
Imperial 66244, 1967

If you flip over Johnny Rivers' hit cover of "The Tracks Of My Tears", you'll find this: an album side's worth of song clips from his Rewind LP. All of them Jim Webb tracks, no less.

A pretty clever idea for its time, I think. It's sort of like the 30 second samples you can click on at any online store today, but without the clicking.



The Psychedelic Furs did something similar for their Talk Talk Talk LP, which I wrote about earlier. The main difference was pressing the teaser tracks on the single's cover sleeve instead of the B-side.