This collection of fuzztone-dominated punk, folk-rock, psychedelia, and ballads hangs together incredibly well. Considering that in 1992 the Chesterfield Kings were a glam rock band and the Fuzztones were watering down their 1960s influences and playing up to the gothic/rock crowd, the Mystreated's "purist" folk-rock and 1966 garage-punk tendencies gave Pebbles fans the world over something to hold onto.
10 Boss Cuts could have quite easily been recorded in a back-room studio in 1966 by a pimply faced inept bunch of teenagers trying to emulate their heroes. (And for a garage band aiming for the traditional approach, this is a compliment.) Billy Childish's amateurish lo-fi mono production adds a rawness and non-'90s feel to the album with crunchy guitars, and drums that sound real, adding a gritty backbone to Ratcliffe's whining, drawled vocals. The Mystreated soon progressed, but this album fully achieved recreating the spirit of '60s garage. Although many other garage bands were releasing records in 1992, very few others captured the essence of their heroes as well as this. If a song like "There's a Time" had been released in 1966, it would be now viewed as a garage classic. When it came to this type of music, the Mystreated really pulled it off. ~ Jon 'Mojo' Mills, All Music Guide
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1. Not Coming Home 1. Leave Me Sad 3. There's A Time 4. Notice Me 5. Only Time Will Tell 6. Flashing In My Mind 7. It Don't Come Easy 8. I'm Left Behind 9. Can't You Try 10. You Don't Want Me
"There's No Escape" - 7"/45rpm 1992The Mystreated are one of the most regarded and well-traveled of the small wave of garage bands who were prevalent in England throughout the '80s and '90s. Beginning with what can best be described as a style that sounded like an inept Monkees, they soon progressed into snotty '60s punk with a strong Music Machine influence before mellowing their tone and embracing the folk-rock sounds of Love and the Byrds. During their final years, they maintained a distinctive feel of their own that had firm roots in the '60s but avoided overt plagiarism… (to be continued)
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01 There's No Escape 02 Nothing Baby 03 Wait And See 04 Listen
"You Better Run" - 7"/45rpm 1993…Formed in the small Southeastern English seaport of Folkestone in 1989 from the remains of the Sheds (who featured future Kula Shaker member Jay Darlington), the newly named Mystreated were intent on turning their backs on the acid house and indie rock of the mainstream. Martin Ratcliffe (guitar / vocals), Huw Walters (bass / backing vocals), Mole (drums / backing vocals), and Dom Bennet (lead guitar / backing vocals) opted to continue the garage band ethics they had started with the Sheds, but this time to perform nothing but original material… (to be continued)
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01 You Better Run 02 Weaving Circles 03 Better Be Yourself
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