11/14/10


NEW NORTON WAX!

The holiday crop of Norton slabs is in! THE COBA SEAS (James Williamson's 1966 reform school band), SUN RA (three fab spoken word LPs that will blow your brain into the outer reached of space), YVONNE & YVETTE (the Siamese twins- finally Norton enters the gospel field!), KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE (Kim Fowley meets the Coasters = perfect world gone beautifully wrong!), the wild and superb and worship-worthy RENEGADES, first time waxing on a pair of flamin' hot1971 FLAMIN GROOVIES studio blasters, new Rolling Stones split 45's inc THEIR HISPANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST (top various new artists...all sung in Spanish!), the fabulous new NOLAN STRONG TRIBUTE ALBUM, and the first time ever on 45 release of THE NAUTILOIDS (surf-color wax).... are not in on the heels of our fall releases on THE GIRLS AT DAWN, ROY HEAD, TANDOORI KNIGHTS, GARAGE ACETATES VOL. 5, HASIL ADKINS, LONESOME DRIFTER, DING-DONGS, and BOBBY FULLER. Let's roll it.... November Nortons! (Hasil Adkins photo @ Norton archives!)

NOVEMBER RELEASES!

THE COBA SEAS - UNREFORMED (ED-364) LP

Just Like Me/Empty Heart/Heart Of Stone/It’s My Life/Louie Louie/Gloria
Future-Stooge James Williamson's reform school band circa '66 slams through all-insto blowouts like nobody's business. Pro recording of superb, significant, and snotty teen angst ballbusters!

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YVONNE AND YVETTE – THE SIAMESE TWINS (EP-156) 7"

After It’s All Over/He’s Sweet I Know/Your Mother/
We Are Workers For The Lord

Norton enters the gospel field with super scarce recordings by our favorite Siamese twins! Yvonne & Yvette spent many hard years as sideshow attractions, but were tapped by their church to go into the gospel field. These recordings were private pressings not made for public distribution, and include their raucous 60's pairing plus a sweet childhood chant and an unusual incantation by their mom, set to spook show organ grinding. Look for our Kicks Publishing Company scrapbook on the girls in the months to come!
May they revel in posthumous glory always.
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NEW SUN RA SPACE POETRY!
Three volumes of incantations by Sun Ra and his cohorts, sent to sparse music backdrops, 1957-1982. Unknown, unhinged-- let alone unheard recordings from the mystic mind of Sun Ra. This recently unearthed and meticulously restored series compliments our previous trio of early Sun Ra rarities.

SUN RA - STRANGE WORLDS IN MY MIND (ED-365) LP

Message To Earthman/I Seek A New World/I Am Trying To Find Myself/The Damned Air/I Am Strange/My Children/If They Only Knew/I’m Not To Blame/I Am An Instrument/Once Upon A Time/All In The Realm Of Death/Death Speaks To The Negro/I’ll Wait For You/At Night/They Can’t Accept Me/I Am Not A Fantasy/My World Is The Space Way/Strange Worlds In My Mind


SUN RA - THE SUB-DWELLERS (ED-366) LP

The Sub-Dwellers/The Music Is A Universal Language/When The Word Was Spoken/The Past Is A Dream/The World Comes To An End/Pretense Desires/The Universe Is Endless/What Are Words?/There Is Music Everywhere/All Men Are Equal/We Must Not Say No To Ourselves/They Taught Me To Share/The Worship Of A Statue/This Planet Of Death/A Cosmic Dimension Of Music/If You Are Not A Myth/I Speak Of Everything/The Truth About Planet Earth/The Universe Sent Me



SUN RA - THE OUTER DARKNESS (ED-367) LP
I Gotta Get Away/Know What It’s Like On My Planet/The Outer Darkness Part One/The Outer Darkness Part Two/This Is My Day/The Scheme Of Words/Black Holes In Space/A Better World

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THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE - BIG TEARS (45-879) 7"
Cool 1962 R&B/soul workouts feature Coasters members working out with Kim Fowley! The latest in our expanding Jukebox "800" series. Get them all!

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THE RENEGADES - CADILLAC/I WAS THERE (45-157) 7"
The definitive "Cadillac" from this revered 60's beat combo from Birmingham, England! Batched with their unlauded killer ballad flip "I was There"-- top rank, essential blasting. Detail-hounds make note-- both our Renegades singles come with UK punch-out centre holes! Welcome to Norton, Renegades!

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THE RENEGADES - THIRTEEN WOMEN/CAN'T YOU SEE (45-158) 7"
Savage mauling of Haley romper backed with moody, attitudinal flip! All hail Kim Brown and the fabulous Renegades! All recordings on our two Renegades seven inchers were recorded in Finland, where the Renegades held sway as the toppermost of the ravin' poppermost! Absolutely essential-- don't risk the embarrassment of not having these blasts in your collection!

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FLAMIN GROOVIES - BABY SCRATCH MY BACK
(45-159) 7"
Original1971 studio recordings- first time on wax! Produced by Richard Robinson! Must-have wax in iconic sleeve! Flamin' Groovies Forever!

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THE NAUTILOIDS - NAUTILOID SURF/NAUTILOID REEF (45-160) 7"
Crude, spectacular unissued 1965 Maryland surf instrumentals! Forty-five years after it was recorded, the Nautiloids finally have their day-- on posh surf-color wax!


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11/9/10

ROKY ERICKSON! A-BONES!

We don't want to miss you at this blast of all blasts at Brooklyn's bodacious BELL HOUSE this Wednesday night- come slip inside this house as Texas legend Roky Erickson makes a big splash on the big stage. Forty-five years ago, teenage Roky was levitating from Spade to 13th Floor Elevator right before everybody's starry eyes! Brooklyn brawlers the A-Bones are on right ahead of Roky with their own brand of mayhem with a Very Special Guest Star to boot! Don't be an evil on-- come click your fingers and applaud the play! Don't Knock The Rok!






SHOW LINK!

A-BONES PALS-- check your fan mail with the flounders at the band fb page!

NORTONIANS PREPARE FOR BLAST OFF WITH THE NEW RELEASES AND TOTAL BEDLAM ON NOV. 15!

Clock in at the Norton website and at the Norton Records Facebook Page!