BEST OF THE TRASHMEN (WHITE VINYL) | VINYL RECORD (LP) 0 and jazz with a rock

and jazz with a rock sensibility

squiggly synths and firing percussion combine to deliver a suitable homage to the windy city

as part of a poorly judged bit of experimentalism by a director

With a soul singer's power and a jazz singer's agility

BEST OF THE TRASHMEN (WHITE VINYL) | VINYL RECORD (LP) 0 and jazz with a rockThe Trashmen's defining moment, 1963's "Surfin' Bird," is perhaps the ultimate lightning in a bottle record. Their first true studio recording, it captures the group's interminable energy and mastery of live performance. But it also is the culmination of spirit and experiment that turned it into something new and, from the perspective of 50 years, unique. This collection shows them to be variously a first rate surf band, a great protopunk outfit,