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VARIOUS-PROG & PSYCH Where The Action Is! LA Nuggets 1965 -
1968 (Sealed 2009 UK 4-CD album set - In Los Angeles during the mid
60's, music was everywhere - from the garages of Orange County, to
the dingbat apartments of the San Fernando Valley, to the bungalows
of Laurel Canyon. But without a doubt, the epicentre of the music
scene was the Sunset Strip, where 'freaks' filled the rock clubs lining
the famed Hollywood thoroughfare. Rhino continues the storied
Nuggets tradition withabox set that mines the city's rich musical
history for unsung gems. 'Where The Action Is!' encompasses four
discs arranged thematically to cover different aspects of the pop, rock,
club, and Top 40 sounds of the era. The first covers some of the most
notable bands that performed in the clubs of Hollywood's Sunset Strip.
Disc 2 features a sampling of the musicians who began life in South LA,
East LA, and such far-flung suburbs as Riverside and Bakersfield. Disc
3 delves into the artistry of LA's producers, arrangers, and Wrecking
Crew of studio players. The final disc takes us from the nascent seeds
of folk rock to the first blooms of canyon rock, country rock, and
full-blown psychedelia in the region. It also shows how rock pioneers
such as Del Shannon and Rick Nelson took their own stabs at fitting in
with 'the kids'. Beautifully packaged in a coffee table book resembling
the San Francisco Nuggets collection from 2006, the set provides a
wealth of information about Los Angeles' music scene, including a
comprehensive timeline, unpublished photos, new quotes from many of
the artists, a listing of the clubs and who performed there, an essay
about the LA radio stations that defined the era, plus a track-by-track
commentary with detailed session info on each song. This copy is still
sealed from new in it's hype-stickered shrinkwrap)
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