“It’s Alright With Me” taken from the LP ‘All Of Thus’ | (Century 27916) 1968
Thus | It’s Alright With Me | (Century) 1968 | I’ve read that Thus were a group of teenagers from the New York area who were still at school when their album was cut and pressed in a small quantity of only 200 copies making it a very rare and sought after disc. Rockadelic Records re-issued the album in 1994 and even those are scarce and command a price tag of $50+
The album is a must for garage fans with teen punk versions of ’Walk On By’, ’Keep On Running’, a unique treatment of ’Bells Of Rhymney’ and group originals written by leader John Johnston.
All Of Thus | It’s Alright With Me | (Century) 1968
One of the highlights is the pounding teen blast of ’It’s Alright With Me’ which absolutely slays the original by The Zombies. This barely controlled raver would have made a fantastic 45 with ’Bye Bye Baby’ on the flip.
All Of Thus never did release any singles and it’s probably why they rarely get talked about. After all, 60s garage freaks mainly collect 45s.
Few had heard of this obscure teenbeat-garage LP until it appeared on the Rockadelic reissue. It’s a good one too, one of my personal faves in the local moptop bag, with a punked-up Zombies sound, soaring teenage vocals, and a fractional acid edge to some lyrics.
Less than half is cover versions, which is unusual for the era. A few slow cuts drag on, while the rest is solid local pre-hippie ’60s music (even if from 1968), with classic 3-chord garage on the opening track, and a highly rated version of “Bells Of Rhymney”.
The reissue has a cool sleeve design (altered from the dull original) with a fuzzy band shot. Even as Century custom pressings go, this LP is a genuine rarity. (The Acid Archives)
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