Here Are the Sonics explained

Here Are The Sonics
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Sonics
Cover:	herearethesonics.jpg
Recorded:	1964
Studio:	Audio Recording, Seattle, Washington
Genre:	Garage rock^[1] rock and roll proto-punk
Label:	Etiquette
Next Title:	Boom
Next Year:	1966

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.

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

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."

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[2]

Personnel

The Sonics

• Gerry Roslie – organ, piano, lead vocals
• Andy Parypa – bass guitar
• Larry Parypa – lead guitar, vocals
• Rob Lind – saxophone, vocals, harmonica
• Bob Bennett – drums

Technical

• Buck Ornsby – production
• Kent Morrill – production
• Kearney Barton – engineering
• John L. Vlahovich – sleeve design
• Pete Ciccone/Immaculate Concepts – sleeve layout
• Jini Dellaccio – cover photography

External links

• • Here Are The Sonics (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 essential garage-rock albums. Masley. Ed. September 19, 2008. AZCentral. The Arizona Republic. November 8, 2016.
2. ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. .