Various Artists Ain't It Hard! Garage & Psych from Viva Records 042925 Released: 6/26/12

Released: 6/26/12

Uptempo opener “Phaideaux Corner” is a funk-flavoured opus with a groove that simply swaggers

either in contrast to internal weather or in sympathy with it

The most ambitious song is a dense instrumental

Various Artists Ain't It Hard! Garage & Psych from Viva Records 042925 Released: 6/26/12The short lived Viva Records label was one wildly eclectic outfit. Helmed by hitmaker Snuff Garrett, this Los Angeles based imprint targeted the teen marketplace with a series of extraordinary garage psych pop singles. The label's command of popular styles prevailed across these Top 40 hopefuls, ranging from the stomping beat of the Shindogs to the psych fuzz nirvana of the Sound Sandwich. And there's Class of '66 garage grunge from the Wailers and