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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston’s Fumbs | Real Crazy Apartment | 10 | 96 | 4 | 1967 | United Kingdom |
| The Smoke | No More Now | 9 | 97 | 4 | 1967 | New Zealand |
| The Birds | No Good Without You Baby | 8 | 98 | 4 | 1965 | United Kingdom |
| The Zipps | Kicks and Chicks | 7 | 99 | 4 | 1966 | The Netherlands |
| Acid Gallery | Dance Around the Maypole | 8 | 100 | 4 | 1969 | United Kingdom |
| The Fairies | Get Yourself Home | 7 | 101 | 4 | 1965 | United Kingdom |
| Chants R&B | I’m Your Witchdoctor | 9 | 102 | 4 | 1966 | New Zealand |
| The Boots | But You’ll Never Do It, Babe | 7 | 103 | 4 | 1965 | Germany |
| The Majority | One Third | 8 | 104 | 4 | 1966 | United Kingdom |
| Kaleidoscope | Flight from Ashiya | 9 | 105 | 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 |
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
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The sequel covers the rest of the world since the…
Nuggets II: But You’ll Never Do It, Babe by The Boots
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The sequel covers the rest of the world since the…
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
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The sequel covers the rest of the world since the…
Nuggets II: It’s My Fault by The Rattles
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The first volume was US-based, so the sequel covers the…
Nuggets II: When The Alarm Clock Rings by the Blossom Toes
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The first volume solely focused on the USA, so the…
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