Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the double LP set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from 1965 to 1968.
Rhino Records reissued an expanded version of the set in 1998, with 118 tracks in total. The success of this boxset justified a follow-up. Nuggets II covers the rest of the world since the first volume only chronicled the USA.
Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 was released in 2001. It features music from countries such as Iceland, Uruguay, and Japan. I’m profiling and rating each of the 109 tracks, working backwards.
| Artist | Song | Rating | Track | Disc | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Status Quo | Pictures of Matchstick Men | 9 | 75 | 3 | 1968 | United Kingdom |
| The Voice | The Train to Disaster | 8 | 76 | 3 | 1966 | United Kingdom |
| The Australian Playboys | Sad | 10 | 77 | 3 | 1967 | Australia |
| The Slaves | Slaves Time | 8 | 78 | 3 | 1966 | Austria |
| The Red Squares | You Can Be My Baby | 8 | 79 | 3 | 1966 | United Kingdom/Denmark |
| Scrugg | I Wish I Was Five | 8 | 80 | 3 | 1968 | United Kingdom |
| Downliners Sect | Glendora | 7 | 81 | 3 | 1966 | United Kingdom |
| The Pretty Things | Rosalyn | 8 | 82 | 4 | 1964 | United Kingdom |
| The Atlantics | Come On | 7 | 83 | 4 | 1967 | Austalia |
| Dantalian’s Chariot | The Madman Running Through The Fields | 8 | 84 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| The Creation | How Does It Feel to Feel | 9 | 85 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| The Mops | I’m Just A Mops | 10 | 86 | 4 | 1968 | Japan |
| Downliners Sect | Why Don’t You Smile Now | 8 | 87 | 4 | 1966 | United Kingdom |
| Ugly Ducklings | Nothin’ | 8 | 88 | 4 | 1966 | Canada |
| Los Shakers | Break It All | 9 | 89 | 4 | 1966 | Uruguay |
| Timon | The Bitter Thoughts Of Little Jane | 9 | 90 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| The Outsiders | Touch | 8 | 91 | 4 | 1966 | Netherlands |
| Tintern Abbey | Vacuum Cleaner | 8 | 92 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| Thor’s Hammer | My Life | 10 | 93 | 4 | 1966 | Iceland |
| The Wheels | Bad Little Woman | 7 | 94 | 4 | 1966 | United Kingdom |
| The Pandamonium | No Presents For Me | 8 | 95 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| Os Mutantes | Bat Macumba | 9 | 96 | 4 | 1968 | Brazil |
| Winston’s Fumbs | Real Crazy Apartment | 10 | 97 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| The Smoke | No More Now | 9 | 98 | 4 | 1967 | New Zealand |
| The Birds | No Good Without You Baby | 8 | 99 | 4 | 1965 | United Kingdom |
| The Zipps | Kicks and Chicks | 7 | 100 | 4 | 1966 | The Netherlands |
| Acid Gallery | Dance Around the Maypole | 8 | 101 | 4 | 1969 | United Kingdom |
| The Fairies | Get Yourself Home | 7 | 102 | 4 | 1965 | United Kingdom |
| Chants R&B | I’m Your Witchdoctor | 9 | 103 | 4 | 1966 | New Zealand |
| The Boots | But You’ll Never Do It, Babe | 7 | 104 | 4 | 1965 | Germany |
| The Majority | One Third | 8 | 105 | 4 | 1966 | United Kingdom |
| Kaleidoscope | Flight from Ashiya | 9 | 106 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| The Small Faces | Here Come the Nice | 9 | 107 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| The Rattles | It’s My Fault | 6 | 108 | 4 | 1966 | Germany |
| The Blossom Toes | When The Alarm Clock Rings | 8 | 109 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
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Nuggets II: Sad by The (Australian) Playboys
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Nuggets II: Slaves Time by The Slaves
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Nuggets II: You Can Be My Baby by The Red Squares
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Nuggets II: I Wish I Was Five by Scrugg
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Nuggets II: Glendora by Downliners Sect
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Nuggets II: Rosalyn by The Pretty Things
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Nuggets II: Come On by The Atlantics
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Nuggets II: The Madman Running Through The Fields by Dantalian’s Chariot
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Nuggets II: How Does It Feel to Feel by The Creation
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Nuggets II: I’m Just A Mops by The Mops
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Nuggets II: Why Don’t You Smile Now by Downliners Sect
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Nuggets II: Nothin’ by Ugly Ducklings
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Nuggets II: Break It All by Los Shakers
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Nuggets II: The Bitter Thoughts Of Little Jane by Timon
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Nuggets II: Touch by The Outsiders
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Nuggets II: Vacuum Cleaner by Tintern Abbey
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Nuggets II: My Life by Thor’s Hammer
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Nuggets II: Bad Little Woman by The Wheels
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Nuggets II: No Presents For Me by The Pandamonium
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Nuggets II: Bat Macumba by Os Mutantes
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Nuggets II: Real Crazy Apartment by Winston’s Fumbs
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Nuggets II: No More Now by The Smoke
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Nuggets II: No Good Without You Baby by The Birds
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Nuggets II: Kicks and Chicks by The Zipps
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Nuggets II: Dance Around the Maypole by Acid Gallery
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Nuggets II: Get Yourself Home by The Fairies
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Nuggets II: I’m Your Witchdoctor by Chants R&B
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Nuggets II: But You’ll Never Do It, Babe by The Boots
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Nuggets II: One Third by The Majority
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Nuggets II: Flight from Ashiya by Kaleidoscope
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Nuggets II: Here Come the Nice by The Small Faces
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Nuggets II: It’s My Fault by The Rattles
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Nuggets II: When The Alarm Clock Rings by the Blossom Toes
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