Three of the quirkier imprints from Hollywood's heyday in the mid-1960s were the record labels DorÃ©, Era and Mira. Like most seasoned indie producers in that epoch, their owners Lew Bedell, Herb Newman and Randy Wood struggled to get to grips with the onslaught of rock'n'roll activity that followed in the wake of the British Invasion. But amongst each company's catalogue of R&B, pop schlock and novelty discs were a number of outstanding garage and proto-psych 45s that today are sought-after collectors' items. "Blow My Mind: The DorÃ©-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy" collects together the best of this venerated repertoire in a power-packed set that also constitutes the first official reissue for many oft-bootlegged titles. Cuts like 'The Thief', 'Slander' and 'I'll Blow My Mind' would be expensive to acquire in their original, minutely-pressed incarnation. Here, with top-notch sound and extensive annotation, these totemic garage rock items shine brighter than ever. There is the expected quota of attitude-laden classics such as 'My Baby's Barefoot', 'Just Wanna Be Myself' and the incredibly snotty 'So What!!', along with less heralded gems by bands such as South Hampton Story, the Puddin' Heads, Yesterday's Tomorrow and the Search. An unexpected bonus is a superb unreleased cut by 'Hey Joe' hitmakers the Leaves, along with off-beat garage-psych titles by Simon T Stokes, the Outlaw Blues and the Wrench.

Tracklist:

My Baby's Barefoot - the Syndicate
Do Me a Favor - the Leaves
Gotta Hold on - the No-Na-Mees
The Thief - the Motion
So What!! - the Lyrics
Leave Me Behind - the South Hampton Story
Big City Blues - Simon T Stokes
The Other Half - Yesterday's Tomorrow
Worryin' Kind - the Regents
She Touched My Soul - John Winfield JR
Slander - Ty Wagner
Now You Say We're Through - the Puddin' Heads
They Can't Hurt Me - the Lyrics
I'll Blow My Mind - Spencer's Van Dykes
I'm Gonna Dance - the Decades
The Day Is Hard - the Wrench
Climate - the Search
Just Wanna Be Myself - the No-Na-Mees
Non-Stop Blues - the Outlaw Blues
Shame - the Front Page ; Her
Forget Me Girl - the Bees
She's Gone - the Tormentors
It's No Use - Basil ; the Baroques
To Make a Lie - Unknown Artist
Cobwebs - Simon T Stokes

UPC: 029667103022
Label: Big Beat Uk
Release Date: 10.1.21
Format: CD

Blow My Mind: Dore-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy - Blow My Mind! The Dore-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy / Various (CD)