West coast indie rap arguably peaked in the mid-90s with the likes of the Pharcyde, Aceyalone, PUTS, Freestyle Fellowship and the Hieroglyphics crew all in ascendency.
‘A-Bone’
Minnesota’s ‘Surfin’ Bird’ creators hit paydirt at the first time of asking.
‘Megowd (Something Tells Me)’
Best remembered for 1969’s breezy international smashes ‘Early In The Morning’ and ‘Hitchin’ A Ride’.
‘Maybe The Madman?’
In contrast to the lightly orchestrated A-side or the wild garage rock that made their name, Andover’s cutting edge export the Troggs truly let their hair right down on ‘Maybe The Madman?’
‘Psychosis’
Tricky’s collaboration with the Gravediggaz was never going to be for the faint of heart.
‘Lonesome Time In Memphis Town Tonight’
On her one and only country single Joyce Cobb added quivering conviction to Bobby Lewis’s curt tale of heartbreak