While the underground 60s rock revival of the 1980s is mostly known for bands like the Mummies, the Gories, and the L.A. based Paisley Underground bands (the Dream Syndicate, Three O'Clock and the most commercially successful act the Bangles), further south in San Diego was the less known and more garage rock oriented band Gravedigger V. This album, released in 1984 and overlooked, was given a rerelease by garage staple Bomp! records in 1994, and this record displays the band's superb mix of punk attitude, psychedelic freak outs and campy humor. Leighton Kuizumi also has an absolutely infectious vocal style that perfectly matches the music.
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