Songs The Sonics Taught Us

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Released in 1965, The Sonics' debut album, "Here Are The Sonics", contained four originals and eight covers, mostly famous soul and rhythm'n'blues tracks, with a song by local heroes The Wailers thrown in for good measure. But if the source material was well known, the overhaul these songs were given was something else entirely. Recorded on a two track tape recorder, with a single microphone to pick up the drum kit, the songs were souped up and supercharged: rough proto-punk bursts of energy that sounded like they were splattered with oil and gasoline.

This Saturday, June 18th, The Sonics are playing the Royal Festival Hall in London. For the aftershow, we're hosting a club night based around "Here Are The Sonics", where we'll be playing every song from the record over the course of the night, alongside songs by the bands that inspired them. More info here: www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk

In the meantime, here's the songs The Sonics taught us...

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Featuring tracks by Barrett Strong, Chuck Berry, Richard Berry And The Pharoahs, The Sonics, The Wailers and more

The Witch Buy By The Sonics	1
Do You Love Me? Buy By The Contours	2
Roll Over Beethoven Buy By Chuck Berry	3
Boss Hoss Buy By The Sonics	4
Dirty Robber Buy By The Wailers	5
Have Love Will Travel Buy By Richard Berry And The Pharoahs	6
Psycho Buy By The Sonics	7
Money (That's What I Want) Buy By Barrett Strong	8
Walking The Dog Buy By Rufus Thomas	9
Night Time Is The Right Time Buy By Ray Charles	10
Strychnine Buy By The Sonics	11
Good Golly Miss Molly Buy By Little Richard	12