The Turtles Thread (Cuz I Couldn't Find One) A.K.A. I Finally Heard Turtle Soup.

I know nothing of the 80's repress, but I have to say, as a big Kinks fan, I was kind of underwhelmed by this album when I first heard it a few years ago. Still have it, but haven't played it in at least a year. It wasn't that I disliked it. . . it was just kind of meh.

you crazy. go turn up "hot little hands" again and report back.

I have the original White Whale best-of, the one with the blue cover. Had a chance to buy the second volume (with "Elenore") as a remainder once, stupidly passed it up. ("What do I need Volume 2 for? And if I ever decide I do want it, no problem, records will be here forever!")

I would buy any Turtles record I saw in a store

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srj6ISzfw1c

listening to The Battle of the Bands. cool stuff. the Turtles always seemed like a secretly smart band everyone thinks is a one hit wonder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ9VHRDZn8k

"Grim Reaper of Love" (from 3 years earlier in 1966) slays, it's basically a Mercyful Fate song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSnPWkEHyIs

this song rules. strong Zombies-via-Odyssey vibe. that Edwardian Merseybeat stylee.

"Food" must be the song that made Zappa decide to draft them into the Mothers

"Can You Hear the Cows" some proto shoegaze reminds me of "Here Come the Warm Jets"