Here Are the Sonics

Here Are the Sonics is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965. The album features the original songs "The Witch" (a minor regional hit), "Psycho", "Boss Hoss" and "Strychnine", along with an assortment of rock and roll and R&B covers.

Release
Here Are The Sonics was released in 1965 by record label Etiquette. It was re-released in 1999 in mono by Norton Records.

Reception
Cub Koda of AllMusic wrote that the album "show[s] a live band at the peak of its power, ready to mow down the competition without even blinking twice", calling it "Another important chunk of Seattle rock and roll history."

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Personnel
The Sonics


 * Gerry Roslie – organ, piano, lead vocals
 * Andy Parypa – bass guitar
 * Larry Parypa – lead guitar, vocals
 * Rob Lind – saxophone, vocals, harmonica
 * Bob Bennett – drums

Technical
 * Buck Ornsby – production
 * Kent Morrill – production
 * Kearney Barton – engineering
 * John L. Vlahovich – sleeve design
 * Pete Ciccone/Immaculate Concepts – sleeve layout
 * Jini Dellaccio – cover photography