Founded
in 1983 and based in St.Albans, Bam Caruso evolved as an
extension of Waldo's Records, the most thriving indie
label to emerge from the 1977's coiterie, and fondly
recalled for Clive Pig's magnificent Happy Birthday Sweet
Sixteen. By comparison, this second outlet was
established, primarily, to re-issue long lost 60's gems,
although it was soon actively recording new acts as well.
A suitably electric catalogue later boasted albums by The
Ghost, July, Hearts & Flowers, SRC, The Steppes, Nick
Haeffner, The Seeds and more, but its colourful
reputation rests on the "Rubble" series, a
continuing set of various artists compilations which
together create a definative overview of Freakbeat and
pop-psyche styles. Brian Hogg for Music Collector, Spring, 1990 |
RUBBLE INDEX
Over the next few months all the bands from the volumes will be covered, click the links below for more details
Rubble One The Psychedelic Snarl |
Rubble Two Pop-Sike Pipe-Dreams |
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Rubble Three Nightmares In Wonderland |
Rubble Four The 49 Minute Technicolour Dream |
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Rubble Five The Electric Crayon Set |
Rubble Six The Clouds Have Groovy Faces |
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Rubble Seven Pictures In The Sky |
Rubble Eight All The Colours of Darkness |
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Rubble Nine Plastic Widerness |
Rubble Ten Professor Jordan's Magic Sound Show |
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Rubble Eleven Adventures In The Mist |
Rubble Twelve Staircase To Nowhere |
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Rubble Thirteen Freakbeat Fantoms |
Rubble Fourteen The Magic Rocking Horse |
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Rubble Fifteen 5,000 Seconds Over Toyland |
Rubble Sixteen Glass Orchid Aftermath |
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Rubble Seventeen A Trip In A Painted Word |
Rubble Eighteen Rainbow Thyme Wynders |
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Rubble Nineteen
Einderdown Mindfog |
Rubble Twenty Thrice Upon A Time (Nothing Is Real) |
THE COMPLETE A-Z | A quick way to find the volume you are looking for |
RUBBLE ON CD | All the CD releases |
IT'S HIP!
IT'S HAPPENING! IT'S SHINDIG #6 Shindig! #6 is out and included is four pages on the Rubble albums including an interview with Bam-Caruso boss, Phil Smee from this web-master. For more details contact go to this web-site
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All the Rubble albums are to being re-issued by Past & Present. Click the logo for the latest news
Thanks to Brian Jenkins for help on this series