Random
Mix
/03

I had every intention of making this another themed mix but, to my shame, I failed miserably.

After finally obtaining a copy of the incredible 'Another Man Done Gone' by Lorrie Collins, I was hoping to put together a bunch of tracks in a similar vein — slow and moody, from the late-1950s to the mid-60s.

It turns out that I just don't have enough records that fit that very particular mood. Other than 'The Heel' (by Kay Martin and her Bodyguards), and a couple of the moodier instrumentals, I just couldn't find a grouping that worked.

So rather than throw in the towel I decided to put aside the theme idea and go the 'random' route again.

Short personal seque time: I first discovered this kind of moody, sleazy, and sometimes downright weird, music through a few compilations, especially Las Vegas Grind, Weirdsville, and The Purple Knif Show. I'd already discovered 60s garage, and other later genres that I loved, but hearing these comps offered a glimpse into a much wilder musical world that I could never have imagined existed.

There's something of an in-between time about this stuff - post-Rock n' Roll, pre-British Invasion - where genres are yet to be strictly defined and there was room for real idiosyncrasy.

Anyway, here's what I decided on!