The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington that formed in 1960.Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major influence on punk rock, garage, and hard rock music worldwide, and they have been named as inspirations to Nirvana, Bruce Springsteen, the Fall, and other major artists.
Band Members[]
- Gerry Roslie
- Rob Lind
- Larry Parypa
- Dusty Watson
- Freddie Dennis
Discography[]
Studio albums
- Here Are The Sonics (Etiquette Records, 1965)
- Boom (Etiquette, 1966)
- Introducing the Sonics (Jerden, 1967)
- Sinderella (Bomp, 1980)
- This is the Sonics (Revox, 2015) #21 Billboard *Heetseekers; #25 Billboard Tastemakers
Compilations and live albums
- Merry Christmas (Various Artists album, Etiquette, 1966)
- Explosives (Buckshot, 1973)
- The Sonics (SRT, 1978)
- Fire and Ice (First American, 1983; re-released as Fire & Ice: Lost Tapes Vols. 1 & 2 in 1996)
- Full Force! (Line, 1984; re-released as Full *Force! The Best of The Sonics in 1987)
- The Ultimate Sonics (Etiquette, 1991)
- Maintaining My Cool (Jerden, Munster Records, 1991)
- Psycho-Sonic (Big Beat, 1993)
- This Is... The Savage Young Sonics (Norton, 2001)
- The Jerden Years 1966-69 (Munster, 2004)
- Busy Body!!! Live in Tacoma 1964 (Live, Norton, 2007)
- The Sonics Live at Easy Street Record Store Day *Release (Re:VOX & Easy Street Records 2016)
Singles
- "The Witch"/"Keep A-Knockin'" (Etiquette, 1964)
- "The Witch"/"Psycho" (Etiquette, 1965)
- "Psycho"/"Keep A-Knockin'" (Etiquette, 1965)
- "Boss Hoss"/"The Hustler" (Etiquette, 1965)
- "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark"/"Shot Down" (Etiquette, 1965)
- The Sonics' "Don't Believe In Christmas"/The Wailers' "Christmas Spirit" (Etiquette, 1965)
- "Cinderella"/"Louie Louie" (Etiquette, 1965)
- "You Got Your Head On Backwards"/"Love Light" (Jerden, 1966)
- "Like No Other Man"/"Love Light" (Jerden, 1966)
- "The Witch"/"Like No Other Man" (Jerden, 1966)
- "Psycho"/"Maintaining My Cool" (Jerden, 1966)
- "Love-itis"/"You're In Love" (Jerden, 1967)
- "Lost Love"/"Any Way The Wind Blows" (Piccadilly, 1967)
- "Any Way The Wind Blows"/"Lost Love" (UNI, 1967)
- "Dirty Old Man"/"Bama Lama Bama Loo" (Burdette, 1975)
- "The Witch"/"Bama Lama Bama Loo" (Great Northwest, 1979)
- "The Witch"/"Keep A-Knockin'" (Norton, 1998)
- "Psycho"/"Have Love Will Travel" (Norton, 1998)
- "Cinderella"/"He's Waitin'" (Norton, 1998)
- "Boss Hoss"/"The Hustler" (Norton, 1998)
- "Strychnine"/"Shot Down" (Norton, 1998)
- The Sonics' "Louie Louie"/The Wailers' "Louie *Louie" (Norton, 1998)
- "Don't Believe In Christmas"/"Santa Claus" (Norton, 1998)
- "Bad Betty"/"I Like It Small" [Mudhoney] (Muddy Roots, 2014)
EPs
- Live Fanz Only (Live at Seattle's Paramount Theater, 1972) (Etiquette, 1986)
- 8 (The Sonics Record Co./Re:Vox, 2010, 2011 on Re:Vox)
Gallery[]
Audio[]
Keep A Knockin' (1964)
Boss Hoss (1965) Strychnine (1965)