Boys Next Door

boys next door

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Product Description
1999 compilation by this '60s outfit, known in their days as 'the Beach Boys of the Midwest'! This release features loads of rare singles, including a handful under their original band name, The Four Wheels. 22 booming tracks from the Sundazed folks. All tracks are from 1964-67.

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Boys Next Door

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Brave Exhibition!

Door Door
The Boys Next Door
Manufacturer: Mushroom
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005AUTO
Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

The Nightwatchman
Brave Exhibitions
Friends Of My World
The Voice
Roman Roman
Somebody's Watching
After A Fashion
Dive Postion
I Mistake Myself
Shivers

Album Description

Australian budget price re-issue of Nick Cave's pre-Birthday Party garage punk band. Features 10 tracks including, 'Nightwatchman', 'Friends Of My World', 'Voice', 'Roman Roman', 'Somebody's Watching', 'After A Fashion', 'Dive Position', 'I Mistake Myself' and 'Shivers'. Originally released in 1979 this is a 1993 reissue. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Brave Exhibition!.......2004-09-14

Ah like this album very, very much, because the voices and guitars of The Boys Next Door are great. The songs are all in the category 'Rock' never in 'Punk' or something like that. The Boys Next Door, Nick Cave's first band, a kinda schoolband I knew from an interview, are not comparable with the later bands of Nick, like The Birthday Party or The Bad Seeds, just different. Nearly all of the 10 tracks are full of action and guitars, for example 'The Nightwatchman', 'Brave Exhibitions', 'Friends Of My World', 'The Voice', ... Well, 'Door, Door' is no album for people who like it slowly and romantically. Ha, for me as a fan a nice CD, with Nick as the young leader, which is always a pleasure. Yep.

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A Must-Own for Nick Cave fans
Not a bad start!
Not the best album ever...

Door Door
The Boys Next Door
Manufacturer: Grey Area
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WIQC
Release Date: 1996-03-13

Tracks:

Nightwatchman
Brave Exhibitions
Friends of My World
Voice
Roman Roman
Somebody's Watching
After a Fashion
Dive Position
I Mistake Myself
Shivers

Customer Reviews:

A Must-Own for Nick Cave fans.......2006-09-05

This is the beginning. Pre-Birthday Party and Bad Seeds, I believe they were even teenagers still. Not as polished, of course. But Shivers, the song made famous in the movie Dogs in Space, continues to be the perfect adult angst song to this day. Other Bday Party talents show up on Nightwatchman and Friends of My World. Upon listening to this now, I actually hear more Bday Party than ever before.

If you're to compare this work to that that comes after, of course it's not as good. But if you're to listen to it for its own merit and consider its place in history, then it's quite stellar--esp for post-punk Australia. That's why I give it 5 stars.

Not a bad start!.......2005-09-30

You have to listen to this album at least a few times. There are a few really good tracks. The first half of the album was
produced by Les Karskey, so it's not as interesting as the last
half. I guess they got fed up, so they did the rest by themselves. I really liked "I mistake myself", for the guitar
work. It get's close to what they we're doing when they got to
Hee Haw. "The Voice", has a lot of energy, and insight. "Shivers", well, everyone likes that song. This album is a good start. I still think it's better than some of
the indie music out today. And if you are a Birthday Party fan,
it is a must to have. Get it cheap, though.

Not the best album ever..........2004-08-21

I bought this LP on the basis that it was the first put out by Nick Cave and what would become the Birthday Party. I was a little disappointed - people looking for music of the same sort as found on the Bad Seeds albums will be sorely disappointed, I'm afraid. That said, "Shivers" is probably the best song I've heard in years. Buy with caution.

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key tune has been omitted
Beach Boys clones, and pretty good ones at that.

Boys Next Door
Boys Next Door
Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K1JE
Release Date: 1999-09-07

Tracks:

Cold 45 (The Four Wheels)
Central High Playmate (The Four Wheels)
Mandy
One Face In The Crowd
Why Be Proud
See The Way She's Mine
I Could See Me Dancing With You
Suddenly She Was Gone
Lorali
Begone Girl
There Is No Greater Sin
Mary, Mary
Sneaky Little Sleeper (The Four Wheels)
Ratchet (The Four Wheels)
Mandy (Demo version)
She'd Rather Be With Me
Wastin' My Time
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Honey (The Four Wheels)
Wildest Christmas, The
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Mandy (Live)

Album Description

1999 compilation by this '60s outfit, known in their days as 'the Beach Boys of the Midwest'! This release features loads of rare singles, including a handful under their original band name, The Four Wheels. 22 booming tracks from the Sundazed folks. All tracks are from 1964-67.

Customer Reviews:

key tune has been omitted.......1999-11-04

Great CD. However, my personal favorite was left off.What about You Baby(Turtles style)....Guess who?

Beach Boys clones, and pretty good ones at that........1999-10-07

The Boys Next Door were occasionally called "The Beach Boys of the Midwest" and for good reason; they could sound spookily like the dysfunctional five. Even though they released singles between 1964-67, their early sound is rooted in the Beach Boys pre-1963 hot-rods and girls hits. (In fact, they even opened for the Beach Boys a couple of times on tour) But later on, their sound evolves into a more folk-rock "Byrds"-influenced jangle, and they have some very good songs on here, especially the excellent "Why Be Proud". These guys aren't on par with Brian Wilson, but they are certainly worth checking out for 60's pop fans.

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Boys Next Door

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IFRPYG
Release Date: 2006-09-26

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A Must Re-Issue Title

Dogs in Space Soundtrack [Japan Import]
Iggy Pop , Michael Hutchence , Ollie Olsen , Gang of four , Brian Eno , The Marching Girls , Boys next door , Primitive Calculators , MArie Hoy & Friends , and Nick Cave
Manufacturer: Warner-Pioneer
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000KF74PO

Product Description

1986 CD import from Japan on Warner-Pioneer records Japan. Catalog: 25XD-1082. Long out of print, and issued on CD format in only in Japan (released on vinyl and cassette only domestically).

Customer Reviews:

A Must Re-Issue Title.......2007-07-03

The soundtrack for the Australian film featuring INXS's late frontman Michael Hutchence, Dogs In Space is fantastic but sadly unavailable. It features classic late 70s punk titles like Gang of Four's "Anthrax" and Iggy Pop titles. I rue the day that I lent out my cassette tape of the soundtrack as a teenager to a skater I liked whose Catholic mother threw it out, mistaking it for "Satanic" blasphemy that she thought he was listening to. Tear.

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