The Gestures – The Gestures (Deluxe Edition) (1996/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

The Gestures – The Gestures (Deluxe Edition) (1996/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 47:39 minutes | 286 MB | Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Surf Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sundazed Music

Phenomenal ’60s garage from Minnesota’s Gestures! Along with a few other Twin Cities chart toppers, The Gestures’ “Run, Run, Run” became a national hit and even earned a spot on Kaye’s legendary Nuggets compilation in 1972. Full of shimmering guitars, opulent harmonies, and good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll, the band was limited to a handful of singles before going their separate ways. Here you’ll find a full LP’s worth of Gestures on vinyl, all killer no filler!

In California, the Gestures were especially well-received, maybe because “Run, Run, Run” had the lightness, the hook, and infectious drive of the California surf and car band hits. Record World’s hot picks column called it a surf-like sound that should endear them to teens. The slice is a hard-driving ditty. Cash Box said the Gestures bow was a hard-rock- ing, Liverpool-sounding affair… powerhouse instrumental support on this haunting entry. There’s a complete change of pace in the soft-sounding uptempo undercut.

“‘Run, Run, Run’ hit #1 in the Twin Cities, #3 in Los Angeles, #1 in New York and #3-5 in Oklahoma City. It reached the top of the local C&N Sales jukebox charts, cracked Billboard Magazine’s top 40, and as I mentioned before, was even played on Bandstand. It was right up there with records by the Hondells, Gene Pitney, Jay & the Americans, and all the early British bands – including the Beatles.”

Tracklist:
1. The Gestures – Hi-Heel Sneakers (03:16)
2. The Gestures – I’m Not Mad (02:36)
3. The Gestures – Don’t Mess Around (02:21)
4. The Gestures – Run, Run, Run (02:19)
5. The Gestures – Things We Said Today (02:31)
6. The Gestures – Can I Get a Witness (03:00)
7. The Gestures – Long Tall Texan (02:34)
8. The Gestures – Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying (03:23)
9. The Gestures – It Seems to Me (02:30)
10. The Gestures – She Cried (02:19)
11. The Gestures – When Does Linda Cry (02:21)
12. The Gestures – Savage World (Instrumental) (02:54)
13. The Gestures – Candlelight (02:27)
14. The Gestures – Things We Said Today (Alternate Backing Track) (02:34)
15. The Gestures – I’m Not Mad (Alternate Version) (02:20)
16. The Gestures – Stand By Me (03:21)
17. The Gestures – Don’t Mess Around (Previously Unissued Alternate Version) (02:27)
18. The Gestures – I’ll Be True (Previously Unissued) (02:16)

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