Still running through the 60's...I only found them a few years ago, but it was a "where have you been all my life" moment. Little wonder - there was so little to find. The original riotgrrrls, The Luv'd Ones were decades ahead of their time. Made up of singles and demos recorded from 66 to 68, this is some eye-opening material. And you'll like it... a lot.
Check out Up Down Sue, the groovy I'm Feeling Fine, the fuzz-infested Truth Gotta Stand, and my fave, the circular Come On In, which could lock horns with any hipster's ipod playlist.
allmusic:
Rising from teen girl band ashes known as the Tremolons, guitarist-gal rocker visionary Char Vinnedge put together the Luv'd Ones, Dunwich's only all-girl punk group. But the Luv'd Ones were no mere boy toys with instruments; under Vinnedge's direction, she wrote the dark, somber originals, played lead guitar and generally directed the band in the male-infested waters of mid-'60s rock & roll. That their siren song was unheard 'til now (a small batch of singles only) is no reflection on their material or their talents, both in abundance on this excellent 20-track compilation. Largely comprising unissued demos and long lost sessions (their sides as the Tremolons are on a separate Sundazed vinyl EP) and all of it steeped in fuzztoned swirls of sound, this is a pretty amazing little collection of DIY female punk spirit done just right. A missing chapter in rock & roll history.
The band was all Char Vinnedge and that was what made her the trailblazer. She wrote the songs, did all their posters and artwork, drove the van and fixed it when it broke down. She died in '98.
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