If you are anything like me, you get giddy when you hear a unique, original cover song. This compilation is jammed full of them. Slitherama! is the third volume of psychedelic 60s Japanese garage rock released by Italian label Planet X. This was purchased at Time Bomb Records in Tokyo's America Town (making it the all-around most cosmopolitan record I own) by my good friend Manny of LBP Stunts, and I am forever grateful for this addition to my collection.
Anyone who is a fan of heavy reverb, rumbling Hammond organ, screaming bluesy guitar solos, and Engrish accents is sure to be taken on quite a journey. There isn't much about the music on this collection that is definitively Japanese (besides the monster movie soundtracks which bookend each side of the record), but it all rocks in a way that is far more rebellious than whatever passes as Rock 'N' Roll these days. Every selection here is a memorable discovery, and for those who own a physical copy, I'd just like to note that it's pressed on awesome marbled color vinyl!
P.S. If you like this, you might also want to check out a little remix I cranked out the other night. May your necks be as sore as mine was when this was completed.
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