The Thanes – Evolver

Since their early days as the Green Telescopes in Edinburgh during the mid-80s, The Thanes, fronted by indestructible garage/beat aficionado Lenny Helsing, have faithfully followed the pathway of  purists dictated by the strict stylistic norms of the garage/beat heyday circa 1964-68. Originally part of the international garage revival of the early-to-mid-80s and, unlike so many of their peers and contemporaries who subsequently either fell by the wayside or have been largely forgotten, The Thanes have prospered with the passing of time. This 27-track retrospective of their recorded output includes material from The Thanes Of Cawdror (1987), Undignified Noblemen (1997), Downbeat & Foked Up (2003), plus EPs Hey Girl + 6 and Learning Greek Mythology With The Thanes, the 10” mini-LP Better Look Behind You, and a selection of rare limited 45s and unreleased flexis, which originally appeared (or not, as the case may be) on a variety of labels. All told, it works well both as an introduction to The Thanes and as a collection of those elusive rarities.

Ripped from the 2004 CD to FLAC

1.       In God I Trust

2.       Antenna Surprise

3.       That's The Story Of Your Life

4.       Static

5.       Before I Go

6.       Wonder If...

7.       It Can Never Be

8.       I've Seen Darker Nights

9.       Gone Away Girl

10.   Please Don't Cry

11.   Lazy Bones

12.   Thrown Away The Key

13.   Don't Let Her Dark In Your Door Again

14.   She's A Robber

15.   Hey Girl (Look What You've Done)

16.   Shipwreck

17.   I'll Rest

18.   Lost Or Found

19.   Buzz Buzz (Yeh Yeh)

20.   Baby Come Back

21.   World Of Stone

22.   None Of This

23.   Girls

24.   Who'll Be Next In Line

25.   Days Go Slowly By

26.   Never Make Me Blue

27.   It's My Pride