Description
Although our hometown Corpus Christi is somewhat isolated on the Texas coast, in the 1960s it had a very active local music scene, which turned out to be the proving ground for the Zakary Thaks to develop a unique style and sound. From the outset, we were hell-bent on growing a reputation of being one of the rowdiest yet tightest bands around.
It’s hard to imagine it has been almost 50 years since the nucleus of the Zakary Thaks was formed. What is equally notable is in that time we have seen over a half-dozen compilations of our vintage recordings. Still, there were a number of tracks which had never been sourced from the original master tapes. When we briefly reunited in 2005 and found ourselves back in Sugarhill Studios inHouston, chief engineer Andy Bradley played us a song we had totally forgotten about recording – ‘A Passage To India’. We were shocked! Even more exciting was the news Alec Palao had unearthed several more lost Thaks masters, in addition to those missing tape reels. With their discovery, Alec felt the time had come to put out a definitive anthology of our material – and we couldn’t agree more! It feels as though new life has been breathed into our songs, now that they’ve been professionally presented from the original sources.
We have never been more proud than with the release of this collection. The new discoveries, the title track, ‘It’s The End’, along with ‘She’s Got You’, have elevated the Thaks brand to the next level, and hopefully cemented our legacy in the annals of garage rock. The Zakary Thaks raison d’etre was and always will be making unabashed yet well-executed music. And now finally, Ace Records has captured that.
Chris Gerniottis - Lead singer for Zakary Thaks
TRACKS:
1 Zakary Thaks– She's Got You 2:17
2 Zakary Thaks– Bad Girl 2:06
3 Zakary Thaks– Face To Face 2:43
4 Zakary Thaks– Won't Come Back 2:44
5 Zakary Thaks– It's The End 2:56
6 Zakary Thaks– I Need You 2:26
7 Zakary Thaks– Please 2:03
8 Zakary Thaks– A Passage To India 2:31
9 Zakary Thaks– Mirror Of Yesterday 2:54
10 Zakary Thaks– My Door 3:30
11 Zakary Thaks– Can You Hear Your Daddy's Footsteps 2:31
12 Zakary Thaks– Green Crystal Ties 3:27
13 Zakary Thaks– Outprint 2:10
14 Zakary Thaks– Weekday Blues 2:58
15 Zakary Thaks– Everybody Wants To Be Somebody 2:50
16 Zakary Thaks– Face To Face (Alternate Version Take 12) 3:01
17 Zakary Thaks– Please (Alternate Stereo Mix) 2:08
18 Zakary Thaks– Mirror Of Yesterday (Alternate Stereo Mix) 3:05
19 Zakary Thaks– Can You Hear Your Daddy's Footsteps (Alternate Stereo Version) 2:36
20 Michael – I'd Only Laugh (Alternate Version) 3:02
21 Michael – People Sec. IV 2:59
22 Michael – Gotta Make My Heart Turn Away 2:42
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