Boom (album)

Boom
Studio album by The Sonics
Released	February 1966 (1966-02)
Recorded	1965 – 1966
Studio	Wiley-Griffith Studios, Tacoma, Washington
Genre	Garage rock proto-punk
Length	30:59
Label	Etiquette
Producer	Kent Morrill Buck Ormsby
The Sonics chronology
Here Are The Sonics (1965)Here Are The Sonics1965 Boom (1966) Introducing the Sonics (1967)Introducing the Sonics1967

Boom is the second studio album by the American garage rock band The Sonics, released in February 1966.

Release

Boom was released in 1966 by record label Etiquette.

It was re-released in 1999 by Norton Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Cub Koda of AllMusic called the album "every bit as explosive and influential as their debut outing".

Legacy

Like its predecessor Here Are The Sonics (1965), Boom was influential on later punk rock music (see protopunk).

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cinderella"	Gerry Roslie	2:39
2.	"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"	Gerry Roslie	2:16
3.	"Skinny Minnie"	Bill Haley, Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra	2:11
4.	"Let the Good Times Roll"	Leonard Lee	1:56
5.	"Don't You Just Know It"	Huey "Piano" Smith, John Vincent	2:49
6.	"Jenny, Jenny"	Enotris Johnson, Little Richard	2:16

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"He's Waitin'"	Gerry Roslie	2:35
2.	"Louie, Louie"	Richard Berry	2:52
3.	"Since I Fell for You"	Buddy Johnson	3:55
4.	"Hitch Hike"	Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, Clarence Paul	2:41
5.	"It's All Right"	Chris Andrews	2:10
6.	"Shot Down"	Gerry Roslie	2:08
7.	"The Hustler"	Gerry Roslie	2:03

Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"The Witch (Alternate Take)"	2:36
15.	"Psycho (Live)"	1:55
16.	"The Witch (Live)"	2:54

Personnel

The Sonics

• Gerry Roslie – keyboard, vocals
• Andy Parypa – bass guitar, vocals
• Larry Parypa – lead guitar, vocals
• Rob Lind – saxophone, vocals
• Bob Bennett – drums

Technical

• Kent Morrill – production
• Buck Ormsby – production

External links

• Boom at Discogs (list of releases)