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The Best of ? & the Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966-1967

? & the Mysterians
Release Date: 10/18/2005
Original Release:  2005
# of Discs:   1
J&R Item # 603083_CD
UPC # 018771923220
Label: ABKCO Records
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1. I Need Somebody sound samples  real  |  windows media
2. Stormy Monday sound samples  real  |  windows media
3. You're Telling Me Lies sound samples  real  |  windows media
4. Ten O'Clock sound samples  real  |  windows media
5. Set Aside sound samples  real  |  windows media
6. Up Side sound samples  real  |  windows media
7. "8" Teen sound samples  real  |  windows media
8. Don't Tease Me sound samples  real  |  windows media
9. Don't Break This Heart of Mine sound samples  real  |  windows media
10. Why Me sound samples  real  |  windows media
11. Midnight Hour sound samples  real  |  windows media
12. 96 Tears sound samples  real  |  windows media
13. Girl (You Captivate Me) sound samples  real  |  windows media
14. Can't Get Enough of You, Baby sound samples  real  |  windows media
15. Got To sound samples  real  |  windows media
16. I'll Be Back sound samples  real  |  windows media
17. Shout (Pt. 1 & 2) sound samples  real  |  windows media
18. Hangin' on a String sound samples  real  |  windows media
19. Smokes sound samples  real  |  windows media
20. It's Not Easy sound samples  real  |  windows media
21. Don't Hold It Against Me sound samples  real  |  windows media
22. Just Like a Rose sound samples  real  |  windows media
23. Do You Feel It sound samples  real  |  windows media
24. Do Something to Me sound samples  real  |  windows media
25. Love Me Baby (Cherry July) sound samples  real  |  windows media
26. Midnight Hour - (previously unreleased) sound samples  real  |  windows media
27. 96 Tears - (previously unreleased) sound samples  real  |  windows media

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Performer: ? & the Mysterians
Producer: Rudy Gonzales; Bob Reno; Neil Bogart; Bo Gentry; Gregg Geller (Reissue); Jody Klein (Reissue); Teri Landi (Reissue)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: ? & the Mysterians: Question Mark (vocals); Bobby Balderrama (guitar); Frank Rodriguez (organ); Frank Lugo, Fernando Aguilar (bass guitar); Eddie Serrato. Personnel: Robert Balderrama (guitar); Frank Rodriguez (organ); Eddie Serrato (drums). Additional personnel: Tony Orlando (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Jeff Tamarkin. Recording information: Allegro Sound Studios; Dick Charles Recording Service, New York, NY; Michigan; New York, NY; Regent Sound STudios, New York, NY; Shields Recording Studio, Bay City, MI; Talent Masters. Arranger: Jimmy Wisner. Abkco's 2005 compilation The Best of ? & the Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966-1967 is the first official CD release of the Michigan garage rocker's classic Cameo Parkway recordings, but for hardcore garage rock collectors, it might look a little bit similar to a 1995 unofficial release called Original Recordings. The discs not only share 25 tracks but they're presented in the same sequencing. Then again, that shouldn't be a surprise since both discs contain the entirety of the quintet's two full-length LPs -- the 1966 96 Tears and its 1967 follow-up Action -- plus the "Do Something to Me"/"Love Me Baby (Cherry July)" single. The '95 release contains five tracks that didn't make it to this release, but this has two previously unreleased versions of "Midnight Hour" and "96 Tears," neither of which were as a good as the released versions (the alternate "96 Tears" is surprisingly limp, actually). As should be expected from an official release, Abkco's Best Of has much better sound -- clean, but retaining the grit and murk that distinguished the Mysterians' LPs -- and a good set of liner notes from Jeff Tamarkin that detail the history of this shadowy band. Their music remains a little hit and miss -- only "96 Tears" is a stone-cold classic, and it's surely one of the great rock & roll singles ever, but they have several other strong garage rockers, particularly on the second album -- but despite the handful of generic moments, it's still a blessing that the original ? & the Mysterians records have not only finally made it to CD, but in such an appealing fashion as this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Though most people remember ? & the Mysterians solely for their one enduring hit, "96 Tears," the frat-band staple that mixed garage rock with Tex-Mex via a monomaniacal organ riff, they actually laid down plenty of other memorable tracks in their initial lifespan. Most, including the original version of their hit, were, incredibly, unavailable on CD for decades making this 2005 reissue of the band's Cameo-Parkway sides something of a monumental occasion for garage rock collectors. The Mysterians are in their prime here ably mixing blues, soul, and teeth-baring rockers with rough-and-ready aplomb, and the inclusion of a few never-before-heard tracks (including an alternate version of "96 Tears") makes this sharply assembled anthology an absolute must for fans of the genre.
Uncut (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[The songs] exude hipster cool far transcending their one-hit-wonder reputation."
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