Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Glenrays - Easy Rhythm c/w Haunted By Reputation
 | This 1960 single from St. Paul's The Glenrays shows just how much echo meant in the early days of rock instros. Scary and charming too. |
Picks: Easy Rhythm, Haunted By Reputation
Track by Track Review
Pre Surf (Instrumental)
This is a moody vibrato throbber with echoes drums a la fifties b-sides. It's much more than that, though. "Easy Rhythm" is a pre surf brooder in the best sense. dark riff rockin' almost morose twang and piano plinkery. Groovy!
Rock (Instrumental)
Overdone 15 ips tape echo drenches a riff rocker in just enough weirdness, especially with the ultra cool vibraphone verses. "Haunted By Reputation" is super primitive, buy oh-so tuff. The echoed calls add to the period strangeness. A very cool track.