LOS MOCKERS URUGUAY GARAGE PUNK BEAT PSYCH GARAGE FREAKBEAT LP Rolling Stones
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LOS MOCKERS - "IN A GO GO" Classic Stonesy Garage Band from Uruguay. This LP is a total a**-kicker! This is one the big Latin American garage freakbeat classic LP's. Los Mockers came from Uruguay and were a kinda Latin American answer to the Pretty Things or the Rolling Stones. Also cool flashes of US garage with a real mean band and a good snarly vocalist. We off course all know. Originals are rare as hell. This is the original pressing with the much rarer alternate cover. The record is in VG(+) condition and the sleeve is in excellent condition. If you want I can add a color xerox copy of my personal copy with the usual cover.
The best group that South America produced during the 1960s, and not merely a novelty item. Formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the mid-'60s, the group relocated to Argentina in 1966 after winning a contract with EMI Argentina. Their sole LP and a few singles show the group to possess an uncanny ability to imitate early Rolling Stones songs without being that obvious about it. Almost all of their material was original, sung in English by Polo Pereira, who (with a slight accent) emulates Mick Jagger's early snarl more accurately than anyone else from the time. You can detect apparent reference points to early Jagger/Richards tunes like "Off the Hook," and more sophisticated works like Aftermath ("Empty Harem" is complete with a "Paint It Black"-like guitar). The original lineup of los Mockers disbanded in 1967, although other configurations using the name recorded a few more discs in the late '60s. In the '80s and '90s, los Mockers reached a much greater international audience than they did in their heyday via internationally distributed reissues of their mid-'60s work and are widely respected by collectors as one of the best '60s garage groups.
Tracks: Que Vida, Dejame Intentarlo, No Te Vayas, Ensename El Camino, Dime Algo Nuevo, El Haren Esta Vacio, Decidete, Lo Conseguiste, No Puede Ser Mentira, Todo El Tiempo, Estoy Triste, Cada Noche
This reads the magic land book on them:
If Los Shakers, justifiably, have been pointed out as "The Beatles of the South American rock", the same approach should be used to say that Los Mockers were "The Rolling Stones" of that time and place.
Formed in 1964 as Los Encadenados, they emigrated to Buenos Aires the following year and got a recording contract for Odeón, the local subsidiary of EMI. Their first single, "I Wanna Go" b/w "My Baby", remains the best rhythm & blues record recorded at that time, with a lot of fuzz and à la Jagger harmonica. However, the audience seemed to not be prepared for this new sound and thumbed-down their first LP (which did not include the single). Thus, the band went into a kind of limbo for two years during which they tried to survive with sporadic performances.
By the second album, the winds had changed and the LP shipwrecked as forced psychedelia blended with trifling bubble gum pop. After this big failure they spent the last months of their existence recording singles for small labels including covers of Neil Diamond, Grassroots, or whatever was enjoying hit status.
It took years until the meagre memory left by such an erratic career allowed audiences to see what a true jewel the very first record was. Totally sung in English, it gathers the qualities of the first three Rolling Stones records and adds a touch of The Animals.
With the 60s revival during the 80s, the record became a collector's must. Though the original is extremely hard to get, it was reissued in Spain (Los Encadenados) and currently available on CD. (The CD includes the EMI LP, the first single, demos and the audio of TV performances).
When the band broke up, Polo Pereira joined Los Walkers (another wrongly forgotten Argentine band) and Esteban Hirschfield (after leaving Los Delfines) moved to Spain, pursuing a long and successful career.
NOTE! Postage indicated in the auction is not the actual postage as ebay doesn't allow a higher postage then 4 GBP in this category. Postage for this item is 8 GBP to most countries within Europe and 15 GBP for the rest of the world. This is up to 2kg, so you can add up to 6 more LP's for the same postage. Postage for 7 LP´s is the same as for 1 LP, so buy more to save on postage!
Mail me if you have any questions. Check my other auctions for similar items. There is volume 1 in this series as well in pristine condition.
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