$100 Fine [Arf Arf]

$100 Fine [Arf Arf]

by The Litter
$100 Fine [Arf Arf]

$100 Fine [Arf Arf]

by The Litter

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Overview

Not all of the garage-punk spirit was gone from the Litter by the time of their second album, when they were moving in a more hard rock and psychedelic direction. It's not on the level of the debut, however, because the material, about half original and half covers, is often unmemorable, and boring at times. "Mindbreaker" moves along in a pretty crunching garage-pop style with guitar that would have fit in with Distortions, and "Morning Sun" is fair California-type psychedelia with those meltdown sustain guitar riffs. Trendy guitar phasing is all over "Kaleidoscope," and things take a down-turn with the blues-rock stomp "Blues One" and a nine-minute cover of "She's Not There." $100 Fine has been reissued in several guises, but the 1999 CD reissue on Arf! Arf! is the most recommended package. It adds a strange ballad outtake with J. Frank Wilson (yes, the "Last Kiss" guy) on lead vocals, and no less than 18 1965-1968 demos of songs written by one Larry Loofbourrow, author of "Morning Sun." Loofbourrow and Litter guitarist Ziggy Caplan appear on all of these selections, which sometimes feature other members of the Litter too. They're pretty routine, simplistic numbers, usually with a strong British Invasion pop/rock influence; "For All the Times I'm Happy (Version 2)" sounds like a raw, garage version of Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, as ludicrous as that seems. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date: 03/11/1999
Label: Arf! Arf!
UPC: 0737835507823
Rank: 92457

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Litter   Primary Artist
J. Frank Wilson   Primary Artist
Larry Loofbourrow   Primary Artist
Mark Gallagher   Vocals
Tom Murray   Drums
Denny Waite   Organ,Vocals,Keyboards
Tom "Zippy" Caplan   Guitar
Dan Rinaldi   Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals,Guitar
Jim Kane   Moog Synthesizer,Synthesizer,Bass
Ray Melina   Guitar

Technical Credits

Randy Resnick   Arranger
M. Wolsted   Engineer
Ray Ruff   Producer
Warren Kedrick   Producer
Rod Argent   Composer
Denny Waite   Composer
Tom "Zippy" Caplan   Arranger,Composer,Remixing
Doug Sheppard   Liner Notes
Erik Lindgren   Reissue Producer
Graham Gouldman   Composer
D. Arvidson   Engineer
J. Frank Wilson   Performer
Aram Heller   Package Design
Dave Merullo   Pre-Mastering
Woody Woodrich   Composer
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