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01. The Contents Are - Country Roads: A rising socialite who's been rejected
02. The Contents Are - The Dream Of My Predictions: To all the lonely hearts
03. The Contents Are - Uni-Love: Universal Love - the highest state the world could reach
04. The Contents Are - Peace At Last: Freedom from Imperialism
05. The Contents Are - In Trouble: To the leaders of our country
06. The Contents Are - No Chance To Choose: Flower Children for Freedom vs. The Capitalist Establishment
07. The Contents Are - Tonight in Venice: Melody from a dream; lyrics from a trip
08. The Contents Are - Unconcerned: A pompous producer
09. The Contents Are - Don't Take My Freedom: A prisoner in his cell wondering about the outside
10. The Contents Are - Recurring Changes: Two lovers going in opposite directions
11. The Contents Are - No Need To Be Blamed: People deceived by a greedy, corrupt government
12. The Contents Are - If You're Relaxing: The nuclear dilemma
13. The Contents Are - Brother Abbot: A man of faith fighting against the "war machine"
14. The Contents Are - I Don't Know (bonus track from single)
15. The Contents Are - Direction Of Mind (bonus track from single)
16. The Contents Are - Future Days (bonus track from single)
17. The Contents Are - New Mexico (bonus track from single)
ARTIST
TITLE
Through You
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SHAD 090CD SHAD 090CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
2/19/2008

The Contents Are: Dave Neumann (guitar, vocals); Paul Staack (drums, vocals); Larry Smith (bass, vocals); and Craig Hute (lead guitar, vocals) from Iowa. The Contents Are were one of many '60s bands from the Quad City's fertile garage music scene. With labels/studios like Fredlo and IGL, it was a very healthy regional area for bands with an unusually high per capita for record releases. Up until the recent discovery of an original copy a couple years ago, it was only rumored to exist and remained an enigma with hardcore record collectors. In most cases, The Contents Are were only known by astute collectors for their two excellent 45 releases (non-LP). Well the mystery is over, and here's your chance to hear one of the most rare and greatest garage records ever recorded. Here's the story about the record: four high school seniors from Iowa decide to release an album of all original tunes, exclusively sold at their live shows. Originally released on the Rok label (a subsidiary of the already obscure Fredlo label) in 1967 with only 100 copies pressed. These guys were not your typical garage band -- talented players, professional grade vocalists and no cover songs! Their music is a nice blend of garage rock with hints of hipster folk and early psychedelic influences. As good if not better as other similar top-shelf rarities like Mystery Meat and the Bachs, but without a major quantity release, making original copies of their recordings ten times rarer. Get it or miss it! CD jewel case with 8-page booklet, plus 4 bonus non-LP tracks from singles.