'I Hate The World Around Me' - Paul Messis (from 'Case Closed' LP)
I’m not much of a one for slavish re-enactments of the past, but I admit I do have a degree of respect for those who manage to carry it off. Certainly Paul Messis does the sixties garage/beat look and sound better than just about anyone else around. If it’s proof you need, look no further than his ‘Case Closed’ set on State Records. Eleven originals plus a cover of The Five Bucks’ 1966 cut ‘No Use In Trying’ come pressed on vinyl with a sleeve that pitches the details to perfection (laminated front, flip-back rear, just like those Troggs and Kinks albums you used to find in the charity shops). His own Market Square label is well worth checking too.
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