MOTIONS Their Own Way 1966 ORIG DUTCH GARAGE PUNK PSYCH MONSTER LP VG++ LISTEN

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Blistering sophomore album by Dutch beat poppers the Motions, "Their Own Way," from 1966 on the HAVOC label.  Havoc is a good name too - this one opens right away with a raw slice of punky blues rawk called "My Babe" with hotwired snotty twang guitar and insistent reedy organ pecks.  Anyone familiar with the later, more flower power pop version of the Motions will be scratching their head and asking, "THIS is the same band?"  Here on their 2nd album, they're full of spit, fire and vinegar like a young Small Faces, or more like countrymen the Outsiders on their debut album.  Follow-up track "You've Hurt Yourself" is moodier, like a midtempo teen beat ballad but it's just as great, and features an INSANELY catchy hook.  These were ALL released as singles back then in Holland, right?  "Hard Time Blues" is a classic slab of chunky blooz-beat with soulful snotty vocals that sound like the Dutch Mickey Dolenz, young and hungry, with pumpin' soul beat organ behind.  And the best thing here - and that's saying A LOT - is the hotwired guitar punk scorcher "Everything That's Mine," which, if it were put out by an American band in 1966 would have ABSOLUTELY made Lenny Kaye's NUGGETS comp.  This is primal stuff - full of fuzzed-up snotty garage guitar snarl, and drums like a maniac!  But don't take it from me - check out the sound clips and decide for yourself.  This AIN'T the flower power Motions.  It's a young, hungry and revved up band, so rarin' to go they ripped their own portrait right through the front cover.  Their own way turns out to be the right way.

Original 1966 pressing on the Dutch Havoc label.  Vinyl has minor scuffs, prints, mostly from handling, plays nice VG+ to VG++.  Cover's in VG+ shape, has some corner creasing and small writing on the back cover.  

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