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01. Los Saicos - Come On (Ven Aquí)
02. Los Saicos - Ana
03. Los Saicos - Demolición
04. Los Saicos - Lonely Star (Estrella Solitaria)
05. Los Saicos - Camisa De Fuerza
06. Los Saicos - Cementerio
07. Los Saicos - Te Amo
08. Los Saicos - Fugitivo De Alcatraz
09. Los Saicos - Salvaje
10. Los Saicos - El Entierro De Los Gatos
11. Los Saicos - Besando A Otra
12. Los Saicos - Intensamente
13. Los Saicos - El Mercernario
14. Los Saicos - Un Poquito De Pena (Sung By Erwin)
15. Los Saicos - Viejo Y Enfermo
16. Los Saicos - Tu Nombre En La Arena
17. Los Saicos - Un Poquito De Pena (Sung By Pancho)
ARTIST
TITLE
Demolicion! The Complete Recordings
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
MR 493CD MR 493CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/10/2026

With only six singles released between 1965 and 1966, and from an apparently remote place such as Lima, Peru, Los Saicos created a raw, wild and visceral sound, the Southern Hemisphere equivalent of the garage rock that was coming out of the US North West at the same time. Theirs is the same DNA shared by The Sonics, Rocket From The Tombs, The Cramps and Black Lips. This release compiles all their recordings, including some later rarities available here on CD for the first time, and tells their amazing story.

"I'd never heard Los Saicos until a few days ago but had experienced the Wau y Los Arrrghs!!! version of 'Demolición.' Whilst appreciating the inherent wildness, I never for a minute considered that the original could have been even more deranged. More importantly, this snarling maelstrom of nihilism was cut in Lima when the rest of the world was wetting itself over The Beatles. I hear direct links to both The Stooges and The Cramps here and several more equally enthralling combos. The latter spawned several generations of individuals who would dig deep to previously (mostly) unheard seams of music and other forms of culture that have since become part of the mainstream fabric. The unhinged nature of the song titles is one thing but after you become acclimatized to the inherent strangeness, other aspects become apparent. The rhythms and the way the guitars chime and twang to offset the howling are no mere approximations or interpretation. Chemistry is by far a more important factor in the gestation of sound than proficiency or ability. There's a point where nature takes over and kicks in the call of the wild. The individuals have no other option than to just go with it. Primitive to the point of primordial, Los Saicos are an important benchmark. Not were. Who ever thought there could be a combo out there in Peru that would make The Sonics sound like Simon and bloody Garfunkel? There is quite possibly some other music out there, someplace, that could well make us re-address this consideration, but until then, cherish this short course of Saicotherapy." --Lindsay Hutton