The Standells - Why Pick On Me

180-gram vinyl

Includes the LP in the track order originally intended by the producer and artist

Plus bonus cuts from the Tower Records mono reels

The Standells' amazing string of punkish, tough-guy anthems, such as "Dirty Water" and "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White," define the legacy of mid-'60s garage rock like nothing else. Their key albums for the Tower label (Dirty Water, Why Pick On Me, and Try It) perfectly bottled a rebellious wave of sound sweeping across Mid-1960's teen clubs, radio playlists and record racks.

For their second Tower album, Why Pick On Me, the Standells received a significant sonic boost with the move to American Recording Company. Legendary engineer Richie Podolor cut the best sounding records of the era; from the Standells, Chocolate Watchband, and Electric Prunes to Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night. The drum tracks on this album are simply not to be believed, the bass drum sound possibly registering on the Richter scale. Here the Standells build on their strengths with tough originals from producer Ed Cobb, equally-hard driving outside material ("Black Hearted Woman," "Mainline"), and notably, the emergence of Larry Tamblyn as a songwriter (his "Mr. Nobody" arguably the album's highlight).

Side 1

Why Pick On Me

Paint It Black

Mi Hai Fatto Innamorare

I Hate To Leave You

Black Hearted Woman

Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White

The Boy Who Is Lost

Side 2

The Girl And The Moon

Looking At Tomorrow

Mr. Nobody

My Little Red Book

Mainline

Have You Ever Spent The Night In Jail

Don’t Say Nothing At All (instrumental)

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