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Album Review:

Following Competition Coupe, the Astronauts had a few more surf-type tracks in the vault. Much like the Bobby Fuller Four's KRLA King of the Wheels, the album is a mix between bona fide surf music and mid-sixties rockers.

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The two instrumentals are fantastic examples of late surf tunes; 'Gouch' features the band's signature saturated chugging sound, and 'Quiet Village' could've easily fit on either of the two previous surf/hot rod albums. Though not beach-related, 'Little Lover' is the standout track of all the vocal numbers,

Astronauts - Go Go Go!

Go...Go...Go!

Quiet VillageAstronauts
00:00 / 02:06

Hey Sugarfoot / My Sin Is My Pride / I'm A Fool / Little Lover / Quiet Village / You Gotta Let Me Go / Almost Grown / Love Goes On / Can't You See I Do / Go Go Go / Gouch / Out of Sight, Out of Mind

The Astronauts

// 1965 on RCA Records (LSP 3307/ LPM 3307)

2.5

CHOICE CUTS:

Quiet Village / Gouch / Little Lover

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