Supersnazz is the debut studio album by the rock band the 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 Records with four edits of songs from the album (done in 1969 for singles) included as bonus tracks.

Supersnazz
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1969
Recorded1968
StudioCBS Studio A, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length35:17
LabelEpic
ProducerSteve R. Goldman[1]
The Flamin' Groovies chronology
Supersnazz
(1969)
Flamingo
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[5]
MusicHound2.5/5[6]
Record Collector[7]
Rolling Stonefavourable[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Track listing

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Side 1

  1. "Love Have Mercy" (Roy Loney)
  2. "The Girl Can't Help It" (Bobby Troup)
  3. "Laurie Did It" (Roy Loney)
  4. "A Part From That" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan)
  5. "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" (Huey Smith, Johnny Vincent)

Side 2

  1. "The First One's Free" (Roy Loney)
  2. "Pagan Rachel" (Roy Loney)
  3. "Somethin' Else" (Eddie Cochran) / "Pistol Packin' Mama" (Al Dexter)
  4. "Brushfire" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan)
  5. "Bam Balam" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan)
  6. "Around the Corner" (Roy Loney, Cyril Jordan)

2000 Sundazed CD bonus tracks

  1. "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" (single edit)
  2. "The First One's Free" (single edit)
  3. "Somethin' Else" (single edit)
  4. "Laurie Did It" (single edit)

Personnel

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Flamin' Groovies
  • Roy Loney - rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Cyril Jordan - guitar, vocals
  • Tim Lynch - guitar, vocals, harmonica
  • George Alexander - bass guitar, vocals, harmonica
  • Danny Mihm - drums, percussion
  • Mike Lang - keyboards

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Eder, Bruce. "The Flamin' Groovies: Supersnazz" at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "MSN article". Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  3. ^ Moody, Paul (2015-10-30). "Flamin' Groovies: Supersnazz". Classic Rock. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Flamin' Groovies". 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 (2018-03-28). "Flamin' Groovies: Supersnazz". Record Collector. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  8. ^ Bangs, Lester (13 December 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.