Biography

One of America's most influential cult bands, the Flamin' Groovies came out of the San Francisco area in 1965 playing greasy, bluesy rock & roll dashed with British Invasion panache in an era dominated by hippie culture. Out of step with the Zeitgeist, they moved to England in 1972 and hooked up with Dave Edmunds, who was keen to produce them. They recorded a handful of songs together; however, this collaboration yielded little until 1976, when the Groovies released Shake Some Action. Loaded with ringing guitars, great covers, and Edmunds' spongy, bass-heavy production, Shake Some Action became a well-received album in punk-era Britain. ~ John Dougan

Top Tracks

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• Ainsley's Song

• All I Wanted

• And Your Bird Can Sing

• Around The Corner

• Babes In The Sky

• Between The Lines

• Blues From Phyllis

• Comin' After Me

• Doin' My Time

• Feel A Whole Lot Better

• First Plane Home

• Good Morning, Mr. Stone

• Have You Seen My Baby?

• Headin' For The Texas Border

• High Flyin' Baby

• I Can't Explain

• I Can't Hide

• I'm Only What You Want Me To Be

• Kicks

• Lady Friend

• Love Have Mercy

• Next One Crying

• River Deep, Mountain High

• Road House

• Second Cousin

• Shake Some Action

• Shakin'

• Shakin' All Over

• She Don't Care About Time

• Slide

• Slow Death

• Somethin' Else/pistol Packin' Mama

• Step Up

• Take Me Back

• Teenage Head

• Tell Me Again

• The First One's Free

• The Slide

• Too Late For Your Lies

• Way Over My Head

• Wild About My Lovin'

• Yeah My Baby

• Yes I Am

• Yesterday's Numbers

• You Tore Me Down

Discography

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• In Person!!!!

  Norton

  1997

• Groove In

  New Rose Blues

  1996

• Live at the Festival of the Sun

  Aim Records

  1995

• Rockin' at the Roundhouse: Live

  Mystery Media

  1994

• Rock Juice

  Heyday Records / Heyday

  1993

• One Night Stand

  Aim Records

  1987

• Live at the Whisky A Go-Go '79

  Lolita

  1985

• A Bucketful of Brains

  1983

• Slow Death, Live!

  Lolita

  1983

• Jumpin' in the Night

  DBK Works

  1979

• Flamin' Groovies Now

  DBK Works

  1978

• Shake Some Action

  Aim Records

  1976

• This Is the Flamin' Groovies

  Kama Sutra

  1975

• Teenage Head

  Buddha Records

  1971

• Flamingo

  American Beat Records

  1970