Singles A's & B's 1965-70

For Seeds' fans this is worth checking out. It has the band's singles (A's and B's)--in mono--plus four stereo sides before the band broke up, on MGM. Plus there's some non-album tracks that give added weight to this collection which are always nice to hear. We're not talking about great musical breakthroughs here--it's The Seeds--but under Amazon's rating system (3 "stars" means "It's Okay"/4 "stars" means "I Like It") I had to go with a 4 "star" rating. But not everything here rates this high, so be aware.The sound is great--if you like mono--the singles sounding like they did when this music came blasting out of kid's home-stereos way back then. This is the first time the correct original mono 45 rpm singles mixes and edits have been used, and it's telling. From "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" with it's nasty-boy vocals, to "Daisy Mae" which is a cross between rockabilly and r'n'r, to "Pushin' Too Hard"" which is prime Seeds, to the "Pushin' Too Hard" soundalike "A Thousand Shadows", to the weird "Six Dreams", to "The Wind Blows Your Hair" a hit record that never was, to The Stones' sounding "Satisfy You", this is one great collection of singles. The booklet is very nicely done, with an informative essay on the band and the music which is a continuation of The Seeds' story from the recent Big Beat album reissues. Included are period photos and other ephemera that helps give this music a sense of it's place in time.The Seeds were (perhaps) at their best on these concentrated slabs of garage rock. And this was before that term was in widespread use. The Seeds were up against bands like The Who, The Kinks, The Stones, and other great British bands along with many great U.S. bands of the era, so they never really measured up to those high standards. But The Seeds had that certain sound that--on their singles especially--brought their lyrics (albeit nothing too deep) and their sound into a sharp focus. And that's what this collection of singles is all about.If you own the recently reissued albums (also from Big Beat) you need this collection of singles to round out a complete picture of The Seeds. Seeds' fans re-choice!

I gotta tell you, I am a big fan of the Seeds! I played their first album to death when it came out, so this was a natural for me. I hadn't heard the Seeds Mr. Farmer in decades, and I used to have the single. And here it is, in pristine digital clarity.....and that's the problem. The Seeds were not meant to be listened to in Pristine stereo! They were a garage band! Something that Sky Saxon insisted on throughout the reincarnations of the band over the years. Saxon died recently in his 70's STILL going strong!The description of the disc is correct. you get alot of other rare tracks here! That makes for a great collection for the purist. But you mat to take the disc out and rub it around in the dirt first.....couldn't they have taken the vinyl and just reprocessed that? Well, whatever, it's a nice collection and fun to own.

Sound is as good as one could expect, and the songs are great. The Seeds are for those who like a little edge to theri music.

I really like this cd , it has a lot of good songs from the seeds you never hear , It is a very good collection of their songs from a great time in American history the 1960s.

Really like this CD - I'm a Seeds fan & its cool to check-out alternative versions of their classic songs!

not for the casual listener. maybe to picky but i prefer the standels and troggs

Great collection. Nice packaging and booklet. Terrific sound. This is one of the reasons to keep on buying cds!

Outstanding compilation of rare Seeds' 45s, vintage pictures,promotional ads and incisive commentary in well-done bookletby Alex Palao. Sky Saxon in his Seedy prime.

Big Beats Seeds catalogue overhaul comes to an end with not a whimper but a very big bang, in the shape of the first-ever comprehensive overview of the band's 45rpm releases.Some say that the music of the Seeds came across best on a 45rpm record. Well, Big Beat used the correct mono mixes and edits as featured on the original records. I never had any vinyl single of the Seeds because I was born in a different time and place, so I can't control if this is true. But I can trust Big Beat. The last two singles (released on MGM) are in stereo. But by then the magic was over. Sky Saxon sounded more like a Jim Morrison without balls and Daryl Hooper on keyboards was the only original member left.The cd comes with a 28 page booklet with some historical in-studio reflections of Harvey Sharpe (the non-member studio bass-player) and band-members. The booklet ends with a singles discography.If you don't know the music of the Seeds, this is the place to start.

One of Mark E. Smith's favourite bands, a huge influence on Suicide and early Cabaret Voltaire, purveyors of punk before punk was punk, the archetypal one chord wonders... The Seeds were fantastic.

Super

Lifelong Seeds fan and enjoyed hearing a few new takes/material that I had never heard before.Good sound. Solid purchase. Newbies to the band would probably be better served getting their first, S/T album.

Few extra tracks important piece of history the remastered albums are also essential for the completists