The Outsiders – Outsiders (1967) review
The Outsiders – “Outsiders” (Pseudonym Records, 2012)
They are the incomparable Dutch 60s
garage-punk, beautiful-and-ugly beat r’n’b, turned psychedelic rock mavens the
Outsiders, and their eponymous half-live, half-studio debut from the spring of
1967 originally released on the Relax label has now been given the remastered,
expanded treatment in this luxurious 2 LP set courtesy of Pseudonym.
garage-punk, beautiful-and-ugly beat r’n’b, turned psychedelic rock mavens the
Outsiders, and their eponymous half-live, half-studio debut from the spring of
1967 originally released on the Relax label has now been given the remastered,
expanded treatment in this luxurious 2 LP set courtesy of Pseudonym.
This is a release that bolsters the already
stunning original with some juicy, and thoroughly embryonic demos that includes
the likes of their wonderful, utterly heartbreaking 1966 smash hit single
‘Lying All The Time’, and also the fiercely pounding, frantic punk-style
offering, ‘If You Don’t Treat Me Right’. There’s a wealth of other tremendous
fare on display too, such as a wholly thrilling instrumental pass of that dear,
oddball forty-five ‘Strange Things Are Happening’, plus we are very fortunate
to have the half-a-dozen late ’68 tracks from that year’s momentous CQ album,
cut live at Amsterdam’s notorious Fantasio club, included too. And while these
have been compiled a few times before, here they sound full-bodied and
incredibly robust, in fact in a word or three they are pure dead brilliant; the
zooming, booming bass lines of Appie Rammers and enervating kit work of
Leendert ‘Buzz’ Busch, and of course the all-out undisputed blaze of Ronnie
Splinter’s highly-authoritative style of guitar playing. The heraldic vocals of
Wally Tax too appear more urgent sounding than ever, at times they are by turns
breathtaking and heartbreaking. I won’t go on and on giving you a blow-by-blow
account of all the excellent songs that made up this astonishing first ellpee;
from the gutbucket punkoid fury of ‘Filthy Rich’ to the mesmerising and aching
plea of ‘Tears Are Falling From My Eyes’, although of course I could… but I’ll
just mention that, tacked onto the end of Side One, you’ll hear the greeting
you would’ve received had you telephoned singer Wally Tax but not been able to
catch him at home.
stunning original with some juicy, and thoroughly embryonic demos that includes
the likes of their wonderful, utterly heartbreaking 1966 smash hit single
‘Lying All The Time’, and also the fiercely pounding, frantic punk-style
offering, ‘If You Don’t Treat Me Right’. There’s a wealth of other tremendous
fare on display too, such as a wholly thrilling instrumental pass of that dear,
oddball forty-five ‘Strange Things Are Happening’, plus we are very fortunate
to have the half-a-dozen late ’68 tracks from that year’s momentous CQ album,
cut live at Amsterdam’s notorious Fantasio club, included too. And while these
have been compiled a few times before, here they sound full-bodied and
incredibly robust, in fact in a word or three they are pure dead brilliant; the
zooming, booming bass lines of Appie Rammers and enervating kit work of
Leendert ‘Buzz’ Busch, and of course the all-out undisputed blaze of Ronnie
Splinter’s highly-authoritative style of guitar playing. The heraldic vocals of
Wally Tax too appear more urgent sounding than ever, at times they are by turns
breathtaking and heartbreaking. I won’t go on and on giving you a blow-by-blow
account of all the excellent songs that made up this astonishing first ellpee;
from the gutbucket punkoid fury of ‘Filthy Rich’ to the mesmerising and aching
plea of ‘Tears Are Falling From My Eyes’, although of course I could… but I’ll
just mention that, tacked onto the end of Side One, you’ll hear the greeting
you would’ve received had you telephoned singer Wally Tax but not been able to
catch him at home.
Once again the label has done the group,
and their fans, immensely proud, and there’s the added bonus of a magnificent
photo-packed gatefold display, topped off with a significantly perceptive
sleevenote by one of their biggest fans too young to have caught them first
time around.
and their fans, immensely proud, and there’s the added bonus of a magnificent
photo-packed gatefold display, topped off with a significantly perceptive
sleevenote by one of their biggest fans too young to have caught them first
time around.
Review made by Lenny Helsing/2013
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