Here Are the Sonics

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Here Are The Sonics
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1965 (1965-03)
Recorded1964
StudioAudio Recording, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length28:48
Label Etiquette
Producer
  • Buck Ornsby
  • Kent Morrill
The Sonics chronology
Here Are The Sonics
(1965)
Boom
(1966)
Singles from Here Are The Sonics
  1. "The Witch / Keep a Knockin'"
    Released: November 1964
  2. "Psycho / Keep a Knockin'"
    Released: 1965
  3. "The Witch / Psycho"
    Released: 1965
  4. "Boss Hoss / The Hustler"
    Released: May 1965
  5. "The Witch / Like No Other Man"
    Released: November 1966
  6. "Psycho / Maintaining My Cool"
    Released: February 1967

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.

Contents

Release

Here Are The Sonics was released in 1965 by record label Etiquette. It was re-released in 1999 in mono by Norton Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
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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." [5]

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [8]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Witch"Gerry Roslie2:41
2."Do You Love Me" Berry Gordy, Jr. 2:19
3."Roll Over Beethoven" Chuck Berry 2:49
4."Boss Hoss"Roslie2:24
5."Dirty Robber" (The Fabulous Wailers cover)John Greek, Kent Morrill, Rick Dangel2:03
6."Have Love Will Travel" Richard Berry 2:04
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Psycho"Roslie2:18
2."Money (That's What I Want)"Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford2:01
3."Walking the Dog" Rufus Thomas 2:46
4."Night Time Is the Right Time"Lew Herman2:58
5."Strychnine"Roslie2:13
6."Good Golly Miss Molly" John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell 2:09
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Keep A-Knockin'" Perry Bradford 1:56
14."Don't Believe in Christmas" (patterned after "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry)Roslie1:47
15."Santa Claus" (contains elements from "Farmer John" by The Premiers)The Sonics2:52
16."The Village Idiot" (cover of "Jingle Bells") 2:39

Personnel

The Sonics

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