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When the book is finally written on the '80s garagepunk revival, and I'm sure it will be, I imagine that the more photogenic types like The Three O'Clock or The Vipers will make the cover but iffin' you want to talk about who really kicked booty musicwise The Morlocks and The Gravediggers have to top the list.

The Morlocks

Even I, in my last stages of hardcore punkitis, would throw on my girlfriend's copy of The Morlock's "Emerge" and was suitably impressed seeing them live at the Cavern Club. 'Tis true though their live disc doesn't do them much justice, but "Emerge" is indeed a brutish garagepunk rave-up, even now in the post-Mummies era. Fear not though, the band has reformed and Leighton is once again wielding his maracas!
I remember seeing a rave review of The Grave Diggers "Move It!!" (produced by Billy Childish even), in Forced Exposure perhaps, but somehow never managed to pick it up when it originally came out and Crypt has never reissued it in any form. The band also had a four song e.p. "Monsters At Play" and a song recorded at the same time has been unearthed for an appearance on this compilation from Kaiser Records. Anyhow, The Gravediggers' full-length manages to blend solid Pretty Things/Diddleyisms with '50ish twang in a real swell, cohesive style. Check out this thread at the Garagepunk.com forums for some insight on why this disc may never get re-released and what Monsieur Warren has been up to. Oh, and be careful with The Gravediggers as there is another group with the same name of the dreaded "psychobilly" genre.

The Morlocks:
24 Hours Every Day
Born Loser
Project Blue

The Gravediggers:
Rumblin' Ubangi Stomp
Move it!!
Say Goodbye Libby