Bird Dance Beat

CONTENTS


Minnesota Compilations

  • Big Hits Of Mid-America, Vol. 1 (Soma, Garrett)
  • Big Hits Of Mid-America, Vol. 2 (Soma)
  • Gathering At The Depot (Beta)
  • Money Music (August)
  • Top Teen Bands, Vol. 1 (Bud-Jet)
  • Top Teen Bands, Vol. 2 (Bud-Jet)
  • Top Teen Bands, Vol. 3 (Bud-Jet)

  • Best Of Metrobeat (Sundazed)
  • Big Hits Of Mid-America: The Soma Records Story 1963-1967 (Plum)
  • Bloodshot! The Gaity Records Story, Vol. 1 (Norton)
  • Bloodshot! The Gaity Records Story, Vol. 2 (Norton)
  • Changes (Magistral)
  • Duluth Rocked, Vol. 1 (Arffytune)
  • Duluth Rocked, Vol. 2 (Arffytune)
  • Free Flight: Unreleased Dove Recording Studio Cuts 1964-'69 (Get Hip)
  • Hipsville, Vol. 3: The Return Of The Frozen Few (Kramden)
  • Minnesota Rockers, Vol. 1 (Collector)
  • Root 66: The Frozen Few (Paraquat)
  • The Scotty Story: Minnesota's Legendary '60s Rock Label (Arf! Arf!)
  • The Soma Records Story, Vol. 1: Shake It For Me (BeatRocket/Sundazed)
  • The Soma Records Story, Vol. 2: Bright Lights, Big City (BeatRocket/Sundazed)
  • The Soma Records Story, Vol. 3: A Man's Gotta Be A Man (BeatRocket/Sundazed)

Minnesota  Rock-A-Billy Rock

  • Minnesota Rock-A-Billy Rock, Vol. 1 (White Label)
  • Minnesota Rock-A-Billy Rock, Vol. 2 (White Label)
  • Minnesota Rock-A-Billy Rock, Vol. 3 (White Label)
  • Minnesota Rock-A-Billy Rock, Vol. 4 (White Label)
  • Minnesota Rock-A-Billy Rock, Vol. 5 (White Label)

Wisconsin Compilations

  • Badger A Go Go: 15 Of The Greatest Sounds (Cuca)
  • Badger Beat Chronicles (Misty Lane)
  • Cuca Records Rock'n'Roll Story (Classic)
  • Cuca Records Rock Story, Vol. 1: Rock From The Mid-West (White Label)
  • Cuca Records Rock Story, Vol. 2: Rock From The Mid-West (White Label)
  • Cuca Records Rock Story, Vol. 3 (White Label)
  • Elemental Instrumentals: Raw, Primitive Instrumentals from Cuca Records of Wisconsin (Ace)
  • Highs In The Mid-Sixties Vol. 10: Wisconsin, Part 1 (AIP)
  • Highs In The Mid-Sixties Vol. 15: Wisconsin, Part 2 (AIP)
  • Milwaukee Sentinel Young America Rock'n'Roll Songs (Century)

  • The Best of IGL: Folk Rock (Get Hip)
  • The Best of IGL: Garage Rock (Get Hip)
  • The Daybreakers: The History of Eastern Iowa Rock, Vol. 1 (Unlimited Productions)
  • Dirty Water: The History of Eastern Iowa Rock, Vol. 2 (Unlimited Productions)
  • The IGL Rock Story: Part One, 1965-1967 (Arf! Arf!)
  • The IGL Rock Story: Part Two, 1967-1968 (Arf! Arf!)
  • IGL Roof Garden Dance Jamboree '66 (Arf! Arf!)
  • Roof Garden Jamboree (IGL)

  • Oh Yeah! Best Of Dunwich Records, Vol. 1 (Sundazed)
  • If You're Ready! Best Of Dunwich Records, Vol. 2 (Sundazed)
  • Chicago Garage Band Greats: The Best Of Rembrandt Records 1966-1968 (Cicadelic)
  • The Dunwich Records Story (Tutman/Voxx)
  • Early Chicago (Happy Tiger)
  • Highs In The Mid-Sixties Vol. 4: Chicago (AIP)
  • The Midnite Sound Of The Milky Way (Big Beat)
  • Mindrocker #2 (Line)
  • Pebbles Vol. 6: Chicago 1 (AIP)
  • Pebbles Vol. 7; Chicago 2 (AIP)
  • Psychedelic Six-Pack of Sound (Lustbutt)
  • Psychedelic States: Illinois In The '60s, Vol. 1 (Gear Fab)
  • The Quill Records Story (Collectables)
  • Tomato Juice: Cha Cha Records Garage Recordings (Norton)

  • Dig That Rock & Roll From Indiana (Wendi)
  • Hoosier Hot Shots: Indiana In The Garage Era (Epilogue)
  • Psychedelic States: Indiana In The '60s,Vol. 1 (Gear Fab)

  • Garage Band Legends Vol. 3: The Thingies Have Arrived! (Collectables)
  • Midwest Garage Bands Series: Kansas (Red Dog)

  • Drink Beer! Yell! Dance! Midwest Teen Band Frat and Garage Stompers 1961-1966 (Ecco-Fonic)
  • Early Missouri Rockers From Jan Records (Collector)

  • The Rock & Roll Project: The History Of Rock In Sioux Falls 1965-1967 (no label)

  • Surfin' In The Midwest, Vol. 1 (Unlimited Productions)
  • Surfin' In The Midwest, Vol. 2 (Unlimited Productions)
  • Surfin' In The Midwest, Vol. 3 (Unlimited Productions)

  • Ho-dad Hootenany (Ho-dad)
  • Let's Have A Ball: Early Rock'n'Roll From The Midwest (Unlimited Productions)
  • Midwest vs. Canada (Unlimited Productions)
  • Midwest vs. the Rest (Unlimited Productions)
  • Monsters Of The Midwest, Vol. 1 (no label)
  • Monsters Of The Midwest, Vol. 2 (no label)
  • Monsters Of The Midwest, Vol. 3 (no label)
  • Monsters Of The Midwest, Vol. 4 (no label)
  • When The Time Run Out (Reverendo Moon)

  • The Best Of Hideout Records: Early Detroit Underground Garage Rock (Hideout)
  • The Cicadelic Sixties: Don't Put Me On! (Cicadelic)
  • Friday At The Hideout (xx)
  • Highs In The Mid-Sixties, Vol. 5: Michigan (AIP)
  • Highs In The Mid-Sixties, Vol. 6: Michigan (AIP)
  • Highs In The Mid-Sixties, Vol. 19: Michigan (AIP)
  • The History of Michigan Garage Bands in the '60s, Vol. 1 (Cicadelic)
  • Michigan Brand Nuggets (Belvedere)
  • Michigan Mayhem, Vol. 1 (More Fun)
  • Michigan Mayhem, Vol. 2 (no label)
  • Michigan Nuggets (Belvedere)
  • Michigan Rocks (Seeds & Stems)
  • Motor City's Burnin' Vol. 1 Michigan (High-Energy Alive)
  • Motor City's Burnin' Vol. 2 Michigan (High-Energy Alive)
  • Sixties Archives, Vol. 6: Texas & Michigan Psychedelia (Eva)
  • Sixties Archives, Vol. 7: Michigan Punk (Eva)

  • Highs In The Mid-Sixties, Vol. 9: Ohio (AIP)
  • Psychedelic States: Ohio In The '60s, Vol. 1 (Gear Fab)
  • Psychedelic States: Ohio In The '60s, Vol. 2 (Gear Fab)

  • Lost and Found (Vols. 1-5)
  • The Flip Side: An Illustrated History of Southern Minnesota Rock & Roll Music from 1955-1970
  • Minnesota Rocked! The 1960s (discography)
  • They Couldn't Tame Us: The Wisconsin '60s Rock Discography
  • Do You Hear That Beat: Wisconsin Pop/Rock in the '50s and '60s (discography)
  • Miscellaneous (liner notes, zines, etc.)

  • Single-band reissues and collections (updated April, 2005)

  • Online and storefront sources for these great sounds

  • A giddy assortment of visual treasures from the Upper Midwest scene (Yeah, it's barely started...)

  • Selected resources and other items of particular interest

  • Songs and artists NOT covered in the various artists compilations and single-band reissues listed above

 

As always, your additions or corrections are welcome.

 


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