Various Artists Ain't It Hard! Garage & Psych from Viva Records 042925 recorded for the motion picture

recorded for the motion picture The Sweet Ride (1967) 6

Slowly rising to power over the course of sporadically released albums and years of touring

Uptempo opener “Phaideaux Corner” is a funk-flavoured opus with a groove that simply swaggers

That's the contradiction at the heart of LOSE

Various Artists Ain't It Hard! Garage & Psych from Viva Records 042925 recorded for the motion pictureThe short lived Viva Records label was one wildly eclectic outfit. Helmed by hitmaker Snuff Garrett, this Los Angeles based imprint targeted the teen marketplace with a series of extraordinary garage psych pop singles. The label's command of popular styles prevailed across these Top 40 hopefuls, ranging from the stomping beat of the Shindogs to the psych fuzz nirvana of the Sound Sandwich. And there's Class of '66 garage grunge from the Wailers and