Supersnazz

Supersnazz
Studio album by
Flamin' Groovies
ReleasedSeptember 1969
Recorded1968
StudiosCBS Studio A, Los Angeles, California
Genres
Length35:17
LabelEpic
ProducerSteve R. Goldman
Flamin' Groovies chronology
Supersnazz
(1969)		 Flamingo
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Robert ChristgauA
Classic RockStarStarStar
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
The Great Rock Discography6/10
MusicHound RockStarStarHalf star
Record CollectorStarStarStar
Rolling Stonefavourable
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar

Supersnazz is the debut studio album by the rock band Flamin' Groovies. It was released in 1969 on the Epic label. The release was their only album recorded expressly for a major record label, although all of their next five albums were distributed by major labels. Supersnazz was later released in compact disc format in 2000 on Sundazed Music with four edits of songs from the album (done in 1969 for singles) included as bonus tracks.

Critical Reception

Bruce Eder of AllMusic described the album as proto-punk and suggested that the Ramones probably wore out copies of the album. Robert Christgau originally gave the album a lukewarm review with a B+ grade, but later revisited it in 2013 and gave it an A, especially praising "Laurie Did It".

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Have Mercy"Loney4:30
2."The Girl Can't Help It"Bobby Troup3:29
3."Laurie Did It"Loney3:51
4."A Part from That"Loney, Jordan1:59
5."Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent2:42
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The First One's Free"Loney3:40
2."Pagan Rachel"Loney1:55
3."Somethin' Else / Pistol Packin' Mama"Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley, Bob Cochran / Al Dexter3:45
4."Brushfire"Loney, Jordan3:18
5."Bam Balam"Loney, Jordan1:50
6."Around the Corner"Loney, Jordan4:09
Total length:35:17
2000 Sundazed CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" (Single Edit)Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent2:36
2."The First One's Free" (Single Edit)Loney3:37
3."Somethin' Else" (Single Edit)Eddie Cochran, Sharon Sheeley, Bob Cochran2:06
4."Laurie Did It" (Single Edit)Loney3:47
Total length:46:43

Personnel

Flamin' Groovies

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Eder, Bruce. "The Flamin' Groovies: Supersnazz" at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "MSN article". Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ Moody, Paul (October 30, 2015). "Flamin' Groovies: Supersnazz". Classic Rock. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Flamin' Groovies". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Flamin' Groovies". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 298-299. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  6. ↑ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Flamin' Groovies". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 241–242. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  7. ↑ Peacock, Tim (March 28, 2018). "Flamin' Groovies: Supersnazz". Record Collector. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ Bangs, Lester (December 13, 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone (48). San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.: 50.
  9. ↑ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Primal Scream". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 301-302. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Flamin' Groovies".