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25-466: Dead Moon was formed by singer/guitarist Fred Cole , singer/bassist Toody Cole and drummer Andrew Loomis. Veterans of Portland's independent rock scene, the band combined dark and lovelorn themes with punk and country music influences into a stripped-down sound. Frontman Cole engineered most of the band's recordings and mastered them on a mono recording lathe that was used for The Kingsmen 's version of " Louie Louie ". Their early records, such as In

50-695: A Yardbirds bill at the Fillmore in San Francisco, but on their arrival found that the venue hadn't heard of them. Angry at management and fearing the military draft, the band decided to head up to Canada, but ran out of gas in Portland, Oregon. There, they started playing at a club called the Folk Singer, where Kathleen "Toody" Conner worked. Cole and Toody soon fell in love and were married in 1967, although The Weeds' manager insisted they keep

75-533: A 2004 documentary, Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story , which played in independent theaters in the U.S. and New Zealand and at the Melbourne International Film Fest, and was later released on DVD in fall 2006. Dead Moon has recorded for labels such as Empty Records, but most releases are on Music Maniac worldwide and Tombstone in the U.S. The Tombstone label also provided cheap mastering and duplication for other bands, serving more as

100-573: A Guild Thunderbird Guitar. He also had a 4x12 cab in the US and one in Europe. Fred and Toody both preferred Shure SM58 mics. Loomis mostly used a kick, snare, hat, floor tom and one ride cymbal. Fred Cole (musician) Frederick Lee Cole (August 28, 1948 – November 9, 2017) was an American rock singer and guitarist who played with several bands from the 1960s until his death, most notably The Lollipop Shoppe , Dead Moon , and Pierced Arrows. He

125-417: A Witch" didn't chart, but remain underground favorites. The band also released another single, "Someone I Knew" b/w "Through My Window," played many shows in San Francisco with performers such as Janis Joplin and The Doors , and had two tracks on the soundtrack LP to the film Angels from Hell . The Lollipop Shoppe broke up in 1969, but reappeared as The Weeds with another single in 1971. Frustrated with

150-713: A co-operative than a promotional vehicle. Though the Coles were in their fifties, they showed no signs of slowing down on their 2004 release Dead Ahead , continuing to tour until 2006, when they released the Echoes of the Past compilation. In December 2006, near the end of the Echoes of the Past tour, Dead Moon announced that they were breaking up. Their last gig was at the Vera club in Groningen on November 26, 2006. The Coles formed

175-525: A mono lathe from the 1950s that had been used for The Kingsmen 's version of " Louie Louie ". These releases helped them gain cult followings around the United States and in Europe, especially in Germany, home of their European record label Music Maniac. After releasing "Dead Ahead" and touring Europe, Dead Moon broke up in 2006, and, with a new drummer, Kelly Halliburton , Fred and Toody formed

200-542: A new band called Pierced Arrows with the Portland punk musician Kelly Halliburton (whose father played in a band called Albatross with Fred Cole in 1972) of Severed Head of State, Defiance and formerly Murder Disco X. Pierced Arrows played their first show on May 18, 2007, at the Ash Street Saloon in Portland with the reformed Poison Idea . Loomis played drums for a band called The Shiny Things from Longview, Washington . Andrew Loomis died on March 8, 2016, at

225-434: A single with them, rejoined Cole for another country-influenced project, The Range Rats , in 1986. Drummer Andrew Loomis auditioned for this band, but it didn't work out, so Cole and Toody carried on with a drum machine. In 1987, while returning from Reno (their favorite vacation spot), Cole and Toody decided they wanted to play rock 'n' roll again. They called Andrew Loomis, who was a better fit for this project, and Dead Moon

250-427: A vinyl release the following year. The original 1972 Nuggets compilation was a 2-LP set of 27 American psychedelic and garage rock singles that were originally released during the mid-to-late 1960s. It was created by Lenny Kaye , and was reissued with a new cover design by Sire Records in 1976. For more information: Rhino issued a 12-volume series of Nuggets LPs in 1984-1985; there are 168 tracks across

275-654: Is similar to that on Kaye's original compilation. While many of the songs on the 1980s series' 15 albums appeared on the original Nuggets double LP, others were new to the series and some eventually wound up on Rhino's 1998 box set. Although most of the music was recorded by US groups, there are some exceptions, such as the Troggs (English) and the Easybeats (Australian). In 2012, Australian label Festival Records issued their own CD compilation titled Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts, 1965–1967 , followed by

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300-494: The hard rock band Zipper and released an LP in 1975 on his and Toody's label, Whizeagle. Cole's next band, King Bee , saw him playing guitar for the first time in addition to singing. A last-minute invitation to open for The Ramones introduced them to the punk sounds of the time. They released the "Hot Pistol" single on Whizeagle in 1978, but soon broke up. In an attempt to find a stable lineup, Cole taught Toody to play bass and they formed The Rats . Their self-titled debut

325-726: The 116 tracks in the CD box set, 72 are found in the 12-volume LP series. Beginning in 1986, Rhino curated another configuration of Nuggets volumes, this time on CD. These volumes drew from the original Nuggets 2-LP set, and the later 12-volume LP series, but also included tracks completely new to the Nuggets series. As well, a handful of tracks were from non-American acts, specifically tracks by The Troggs (England) and The Easybeats (Australia). The 3CD collection consists of 54 tracks. This iteration of Nuggets has an extremely different track listing when compared to

350-470: The 12 volumes. All tracks are by American performers, and the LPs feature a mix of garage rock , folk rock , pop and other related genres. The 12-volume Nuggets series had a broader scope than the original LPs, and only 16 of the 27 tracks on the original Nuggets 2-LP set were included in the 12 volume series. Many tracks from the 12-volume series were later included in the 1998 Nuggets 4-CD box set. Of

375-608: The 1960s, but with some hits and pop-oriented songs also included. In 1972, Elektra released Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 , compiled by Lenny Kaye . The later series by Rhino consists of 12 vinyl-only and three single-CD albums, all released during the 1980s. In 1998, Rhino issued a 4-CD Nuggets box set , which was essentially the original 1972 LP with 91 bonus tracks. Four more box sets and four single-CDs releases followed. The music on Rhino's 1984–1989 Nuggets series

400-586: The Graveyard , were released on the Tombstone Records label, named for the musical equipment store the Coles operated at the time. Soon they caught the attention of the German label Music Maniac Records, and toured Europe successfully. Not until the mid-1990s did they tour the United States. Much of their following was in Europe. A U.S. filmmaking team consisting of Kate Fix and Jason Summers produced

425-429: The age of 54, from cancer. Fred Cole died on November 9, 2017, at the age of 69, also from cancer. Toody is known to play a late-1960s semi-hollow Vox teardrop bass guitar, due to its shorter-scale length and ease of use. She often plays through a V-4 Ampeg and Ampeg SVT bass amp head(s) and has also used an Ampeg 4x12 Speaker Cab live. In Europe, Toody uses a VHT 2-15 Speaker cab. Fred used a 50-watt Marshall Red Head and

450-536: The band Pierced Arrows. In 2004 U.S. documentary filmmaking couple (Jason Summers and Kate Fix) produced Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story . Fred Cole died in November 2017 at the age of 69, from liver disease . Nuggets (series) Nuggets is a series of compilation albums , started by Elektra Records in 1972 and continued by Rhino Records thereafter. The series focuses primarily on relatively obscure garage and psychedelic rock songs from

475-431: The marriage secret. Another manager required The Weeds to change their name to The Lollipop Shoppe because he also managed The Seeds and thought the names were too similar, and to fit the current bubblegum trend (although their 1968 LP on UNI Records (a now-defunct subsidiary of MCA), titled Just Colour , is more a mix of garage rock and the psychedelia of bands such as Love ). The album and its single "You Must Be

500-578: The music business and still of draft age, Cole headed for Alaska with Toody and their two young children. They got as far as the Yukon, where they homesteaded for a year. Upon their return, Cole tried unsuccessfully to secure another record deal in Los Angeles. He settled in Portland and opened a musical equipment store called Captain Whizeagle's. Taking his musical career into his own hands, he formed

525-542: The original LPs: As well, numerous tracks from these three CDs were later incorporated into the later Nuggets 4CD box set -- although many, many tracks were not ported over into the CD box set. Of the 116 tracks on the 1998 4CD box set, 32 are featured in this 3CD series. A series of Nuggets box sets have been issued. Two single disc compilations of softer Nuggets material were issued in 2004. These compilations tended toward orchestrated, mildly psychedelic music, and did not feature

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550-459: Was a promo-only called "Poverty Shack" b/w "Rover," with a band named Deep Soul Cole. In 1966 Cole's band The Weeds gained notice in garage rock circles, and their only single, a 1960s punk track called It's Your Time (b/w Little Girl , Teenbeat Club Records), has become a collectors' favorite. The A-side appeared on one of the Nuggets anthologies. The band was promised an opening slot on

575-622: Was associated mainly with the garage punk genre though he was also influenced by hard rock , blues , country , and folk music . The majority of his recorded output was self-financed and independently released on his own record label, Tombstone Records. In 1964, Cole began his recording career in Las Vegas with his band, the Lords, at the Teenbeat Club , releasing a single titled "Ain't Got No Self-Respect." His next single, from 1965,

600-476: Was born. Dead Moon's music is a blend of dark '60s garage with punk rock; It was described by Robert Christgau as sounding "like the 13th Floor Elevators without the clinical dementia". Their early records, In the Graveyard , Unknown Passage , and Defiance , appeared on the band's own Tombstone Records , named for the music store Cole and Toody operated in Clackamas, Oregon. Cole mastered these records on

625-595: Was released in 1980 on Whizeagle. Intermittent Signals followed in 1981, and 1983 saw the release of the third LP, In a Desperate Red . After losing three drummers, and tired of the macho direction the punk scene had taken, Cole disbanded The Rats and began an old-time country band called The Western Front . They released only two singles, "Orygun" b/w "Clementine" and "Stampede" b/w "Looking Back at Me" in 1985, but they influenced many local punkers to develop an interest in country-rock and rockabilly . Toody, who had occasionally performed with The Western Front and recorded

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