The Seeds (album)
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| Studio album by The Seeds | ||||
| Released | April 1966 | |||
| Recorded | Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California, United States | |||
| Genre | Garage rock, psychedelic rock, proto-punk, acid rock | |||
| Length | 34:44 | |||
| Label | GNP Crescendo | |||
| Producer | Sky Saxon, Marcus Tybalt | |||
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The Seeds is the debut studio album by American garage rock band The Seeds. It was released in April 1966 through GNP Crescendo Records and produced by Marcus Tybalt and Sky Saxon. After the release of two singles for "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" and "Pushin' Too Hard" in 1965, the album was released and charted in the United States where it peaked at No. 132 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. Modern reception of the album is positive, with critics noting the album influence on punk rock a decade later.
Like many garage rock bands, lead singer Sky Saxon's vocal style was influenced by the vocals of Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger, but have also received comparisons to the vocals of rockabilly acts such as Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran.
The Seeds released two singles before the album was released in 1966: "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" in June 1965 and "Pushin' Too Hard" in November.The Seeds was released in April 1966 and charted in the United States, peaking at No. 132 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. The first single to follow up the album's release was "Try to Understand", which failed to chart in the United States. "Pushin' Too Hard" was re-issued in October 1966 and charted in 1967 in the United States, peaking at No. 36 in February.
The Seeds has been re-issued several times in the United Kingdom on vinyl and CD. Several re-issues contain bonus tracks while the album itself has also been re-released as a double album on compact disc with The Seeds's second album, A Web of Sound. Some of the re-issues omit the song "Lose Your Mind" from the original album vinyl release.
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