The Astronauts - Down The Line (1965) + Travelin' Men (1967) [19 torrent

This is the same torrent that was uploaded to Demonoid in August 2008.


The Astronauts - Down The Line (1965) + Travelin' Men (1967) [1997]

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Includes:
Files by track, ripped at FLAC 8 using Easy CD-DA Extractor (www.poikosoft.com)
Tracks have full tags (including embedded thumbnail).
All artwork in jpgs at 300 d.p.i. Rotated and cropped losslessly using jpegcrop. (Includes 10 page folder.)
AMG Bio.txt
AMG Review.txt
Notes.txt (which is simply these notes included in the torrent)

Bio from All Music:

Along with Minnesota's Trashmen, the Astronauts (from Colorado) were the premier landlocked Midwestern surf group of the '60s. They recorded numerous singles and albums and achieved vast regional popularity, but only scored one modest national hit, "Baja." With little material of their own, they judiciously tapped heavyweights like Lee Hazelwood (who wrote "Baja"), Roger Christian, and Gary Usher, as well as covering tunes by Dick Dale and Henry Mancini. The group shone brightest on their instrumentals, which used mounds of Fender reverb and two rhythm guitars; when they sang, the results were much less successful.

Taken From: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fqxqr5ldae

All Music Album Review:

Collectables' Down the Line / Travelin' Men compiles two different latter-day albums from the Astronauts on one disc. The first, Down the Line, is a driving, straight-ahead rock & roll album containing tough versions of rock & roll classics like "Memphis, Tennessee," "The Seventh Son," "Walking the Dog," "Sweet Little Rock and Roller," "Down the Line" and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore." Travelin' Men is quite similar stylistically, except that it concentrates on pop and R&B instead of rock & roll, with songs like "She's Just My Style," "In the Midnight Hour," "The Birds and the Bees," "Laugh, Laugh," "Count Me In," "I Know You Rider," "Travelin' Man" and "Out of Limits." Both are solid, workmanlike rock & roll records that may not be exceptional but are of interest to hardcore surf and garage rock collectors.

Taken from: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9fwxqyjldae

Entries for the individual albums exist, but they lack reviews:

Down The Line: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dpftxq85ld0e

Travelin' Men: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wbfpxq90ld6e

Track List:

01. Down Home Girl
02. Memphis Tennessee
03. Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Going)
04. Dimples
05. The Seventh Son
06. Walking The Dog
07. Sweet Little Rock & Roller
08. Only Those In Love
09. Down The Line
10. Where There's Smoke There's Fire
11. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
12. It Could Never Be The Same

13. In The Midnight Hour
14. She's Just My Style
15. Let's Go Get Stoned
16. Main Street
17. The Birds & The Bees
18. Laugh Laugh
19. Count Me In
20. I Know You Rider
21. In My Car
22. Travelin' Man
23. Out Of Limits
24. Better Things