Boom (The Sonics album)

Boom
Studio album by
The Sonics
ReleasedFebruary 1966 (1966-02)
Recorded1965–1966
StudioWiley-Griffith Studios, Tacoma, Washington
Genre
Length30:59
LabelEtiquette
Producer
  • Kent Morrill
  • Buck Ormsby
The Sonics chronology
Here Are The Sonics
(1965) 		Boom
(1966) 		Introducing the Sonics
(1967)
Singles from BOOM
  1. "Shot Down / Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"
    Released: July 1965
  2. "Cinderella / Louie Louie"
    Released: October 1965

Boom is the second studio album by the American garage rock band The Sonics, released in February 1966.

Release

Boom was released in 1966 by record label Etiquette ET-ALBS-027.

It was re-released in 1999 by Norton Records NW 905.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Cub Koda of AllMusic called the album "every bit as explosive and influential as their debut outing". They rated it 4 1/2 stars.[2]

Legacy

Like its predecessor Here Are The Sonics (1965), Boom was influential on later punk rock music[citation needed] (see protopunk).

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cinderella"Gerry Roslie2:39
2."Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"Gerry Roslie2:16
3."Skinny Minnie"Bill Haley, Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra2:11
4."Let the Good Times Roll"Leonard Lee1:56
5."Don't You Just Know It"Huey "Piano" Smith, John Vincent2:49
6."Jenny, Jenny"Enotris Johnson, Little Richard2:16
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."He's Waitin'"Gerry Roslie2:35
2."Louie, Louie"Richard Berry2:52
3."Since I Fell for You"Buddy Johnson3:55
4."Hitch Hike"Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, Clarence Paul2:41
5."It's All Right"Chris Andrews2:10
6."Shot Down"Gerry Roslie2:08
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Hustler"Gerry Roslie2:03
14."The Witch (Alternate Take)"Gerry Roslie2:36
15."Psycho (Live)"Gerry Roslie1:55
16."The Witch (Live)"Gerry Roslie2:54

Personnel

The Sonics
Technical
  • Kent Morrill – Production
  • Buck Ormsby – Production
  • Bill Wiley - Engineer

References

  1. ^ Fleming, Colin (June 3, 2016). "10 Wild LPs From Garage Rock's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Koda, Cub. "Boom – The Sonics | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2015.


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