# 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 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 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 a vinyl release the following year.

## Discography
### Original compilation: 1972

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:
* Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (1972)

### Nuggets, Volumes 1 through 12: 1984–1985

Rhino issued a 12-volume series of Nuggets LPs in 1984-1985; there are 168 tracks across 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 the 116 tracks in the CD box set, 72 are found in the 12-volume LP series.
* Tracks included on the original 1972 compilation are noted in the columns labelled Nuggets 2LP.
* Tracks included on the later 1998 4-CD box set are noted in the columns labelled Nuggets Box.
* Tracks included in specialized Nuggets compilations are noted in the Other column.
** Tracks marked H appear on Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults
** Tracks marked LA appear on Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965–1968.
** tracks marked SF appear on Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970

#### Nuggets, Volume 1: The Hits (1984)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| The Leaves | Hey Joe | Yes | Yes | | US #31 |
| The Electric Prunes | I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) | Yes | Yes | | US #11 |
| The Five Americans | I See the Light | | Yes | | US #26 |
| The Standells | Dirty Water | Yes | Yes | | US #11 |
| The Human Beinz | Nobody But Me | | Yes | | US #8 |
| Blues Magoos | (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet | | Yes | | US #5 |
| The Barbarians | Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl | | Yes | | US #55 |
| The Seeds | Pushin' Too Hard | Yes | Yes | | US #36 |
| The Music Machine | Talk Talk | | Yes | | US #15 |
| Count Five | Psychotic Reaction | Yes | Yes | SF | US #5 |
| The Balloon Farm | A Question of Temperature | | Yes | | US #37 |
| Nazz | Open My Eyes | Yes | Yes | | US #112 |
| The Amboy Dukes | Journey to the Center of the Mind | | Yes | | US #16 |
| Blue Cheer | Summertime Blues | | | SF | US #3 |

#### Nuggets, Volume 2: Punk (1984)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Notes |
| Love | My Little Red Book | | | US #52 |
| The Shadows of Knight | Gloria | | | US #10 |
| The Seeds | "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" | | Yes | US #41 |
| The Music Machine | Double Yellow Line | | Yes | US #111 |
| The Chocolate Watchband | Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love-In)? | | Yes | |
| The Del-Vetts | Last Time Around | | Yes | |
| The Vagrants | Respect | Yes | Yes | |
| The Standells | Try It | | | |
| The Shadows of Knight | I'm Gonna Make You Mine | | Yes | US #90 |
| The Music Machine | The Eagle Never Hunts The Fly | | | |
| The Leaves | Too Many People | | Yes | |
| The Sonics | Strychnine | | Yes | |
| The Elastik Band | Spazz | | Yes | |
| The Standells | Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White | | Yes | US #43 |

#### Nuggets, Volume 3: Pop (1984)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| The Knickerbockers | Lies | Yes | Yes | | US #20 |
| The Cryan' Shames | Sugar And Spice | Yes | Yes | | US #49 |
| The Lewis & Clarke Expedition | I Feel Good (I Feel Bad) | | | | US #64 |
| The Parade | Sunshine Girl | | | | US #20 |
| Boyce & Hart | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight | | | | US #8 |
| The Cyrkle | Turn Down Day | | | | US #16 |
| The Merry-Go-Round | You're A Very Lovely Woman | | | | US #94 |
| The Bobby Fuller Four | Let Her Dance | | | | US #133 |
| The Turtles | Can I Get To Know You Better | | | | US #89 |
| The Cyrkle | Red Rubber Ball | | | | US #2 |
| Spiral Starecase | Baby What I Mean | | | | US #111 |
| The Outsiders | Time Won't Let Me | | Yes | | US #5 |
| People! | I Love You | | | SF | US #14 |
| October Country | October Country | | | | |

#### Nuggets, Volume 4: Pop, Part Two (1984)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| The Merry-Go-Round | Live | Yes | | US #63 |
| The Outsiders | Lost In My World | | | |
| The Royal Guardsmen | Baby Let's Wait | | | US #35 |
| Teddy & The Pandas | We Can't Go On This Way | | | US #103 |
| The Parade | She Sleeps Alone | | | |
| The E-Types | Put The Clock Back On The Wall | Yes | | |
| The Palace Guard | Falling Sugar | Yes | | |
| The Knickerbockers | One Track Mind | Yes | | US #46 |
| The Chartbusters | She's The One | | | US #33 |
| The Palace Guard | All Night Long | | LA | |
| lyme & cybelle | Follow Me | Yes | | US #65 |
| The Long Island Sound | 1, 2, 3 And I Fell | | | |
| The Rumors | Without Her | | | |
| The Yellow Balloon | Yellow Balloon | | LA | US #25 |

#### Nuggets, Volume 5: Pop, Part Three (1985)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| The Knickerbockers | High On Love | | | LA | US #94 |
| The Vacels | You're My Baby (And Don't You Forget It) | | | | US #63 |
| The Vogues | You're The One | | | | US #4 |
| Hackamore Brick | Got A Gal Named Wilma | | | | |
| The Lovin' Spoonful | She Is Still A Mystery | | | | US #27 |
| The Association | Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies | | | H | US #35 |
| The Mojo Men | Sit Down I Think I Love You | Yes | Yes | | US #36 |
| The American Breed | Bend Me, Shape Me | | | | US #5 |
| Cherokee | Girl, I've Got News For You | | | | US #116 |
| The Grass Roots | Where Were You When I Needed You | | | | US #28 |
| The Electric Prunes | Everybody Knows You're Not In Love | | | | |
| The Trade Winds | Mind Excursion | | | | |
| Strawberry Alarm Clock | Tomorrow | | | | US #23 |
| Primrose Circus | P. S. Call Me Lulu | | | | |

#### Nuggets, Volume 6: Punk, Part Two (1985)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| Mouse | A Public Execution | Yes | Yes | | US #121 |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Diddy Wah Diddy | | Yes | | |
| The Nightcrawlers | The Little Black Egg | | Yes | | US #85 |
| The Brogues | I Ain't No Miracle Worker | | Yes | | |
| The Unrelated Segments | Where You Gonna Go | | | | |
| Black Pearl | Forget It | | | | |
| We The People | Mirror Of Your Mind | | Yes | | |
| The Shadows of Knight | Oh Yeah | Yes | Yes | | US #39 |
| Steppenwolf | Sookie, Sookie | | | | |
| The Chocolate Watchband | Sweet Young Thing | | Yes | | |
| The Grass Roots | Mr. Jones (Ballad Of A Thin Man) | | | SF | US #121 |
| The Seeds | Try To Understand | | | | |
| The Underdogs | Love's Gone Bad | | Yes | | US #122 |
| The Electric Prunes | Get Me To The World On Time | | Yes | | |

#### Nuggets, Volume 7: Early San Francisco (1985)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| The Beau Brummels | Laugh, Laugh | Yes | | US #15 |
| The Beau Brummels | Just a Little | | | US #8 |
| The Mojo Men | Dance with Me | | | US #61 |
| The Mojo Men | She's My Baby | Yes | SF | |
| The Vejtables | I Still Love You | | | |
| The Vejtables | The Last Thing on My Mind | | | |
| Jan Ashton | Cold Dreary Morning | | | |
| We Five | You Were on My Mind | | SF | US #3 |
| We Five | You Let a Love Burn Out | | | |
| The Charlatans | Codine | Yes | | |
| The Great Society | Somebody to Love | | SF | |
| The Great Society | Free Advice | | SF | |
| Country Joe and the Fish | Bass Strings | | | |
| The Tikis | I Must Be Dreaming | | | |

#### Nuggets, Volume 8: The Northwest (1985)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets Box | Notes |
| The Kingsmen | Louie, Louie | Yes | US #2 |
| The Sonics | Boss Hoss | | |
| Paul Revere & The Raiders | Over You | | US #133 |
| The Wailers | Hang Up | | |
| The Initial Shock | Mind Disaster | | |
| The Daily Flash | Jack Of Diamonds | Yes | |
| The Weeds | It's Your Time | | |
| Paul Revere & The Raiders | Just Like Me | Yes | US #11 |
| The Wailers | You Weren't Using Your Head | | |
| The Surprise Package | Out Of My Mind | | |
| The Sonics | He's Waitin' | | |
| The Daily Flash | Violets Of Dawn | | |
| The Kingsmen | I Guess I Was Dreaming | | |
| Floating Bridge | Don't Mean A Thing | | |

#### Nuggets, Vol. 9: Acid Rock (1985)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| Love | 7 and 7 Is | Yes | | US #33 |
| The Byrds | Eight Miles High | | | US #14 |
| The Grass Roots | Feelings | | | |
| The First Edition | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) | | | US #5 |
| Steppenwolf | Magic Carpet Ride | | | US #3 |
| The Young Rascals | It's Wonderful | | | US #20 |
| The Monkees | Porpoise Song | | H | US #62 |
| The Turtles | She's My Girl | | | US #14 |
| Strawberry Alarm Clock | Incense and Peppermints | Yes | | US #1 |
| The Seeds | The Wind Blows Your Hair | | | |
| Vanilla Fudge | You Keep Me Hangin' On | | | US #6 |
| Iron Butterfly | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (single edit) | | | US #30 |
| The Chambers Brothers | Time Has Come Today | | | US #11 |
| The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band | I Won't Hurt You | | | |

#### Nuggets, Volume 10: Folk Rock (1985)

| Artist | Title | Other | Notes |
| The Byrds | Mr. Tambourine Man | | US #1 |
| The Turtles | It Ain't Me Babe | | US #8 |
| The Grass Roots | Only When You're Lonely | | US #96 |
| The Deep Six | Rising Sun | | |
| Jake Holmes | Dazed And Confused | | |
| The Sunshine Company | Back On The Street Again | | US #36 |
| Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) | | US #4 |
| Barry McGuire | Eve Of Destruction | | US #1 |
| The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Buy For Me The Rain | | US #45 |
| M.F.Q. | Nighttime Girl | LA | |
| The Peanut Butter Conspiracy | It's A Happening Thing | | US #93 |
| The Love Exchange | Swallow The Sun | | |
| P.F. Sloan | The Sins Of A Family | | US #87 |
| Hearts & Flowers | Rock 'N' Roll Gypsies | | |

#### Nuggets, Volume 11: Pop, Part Four (1985)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Notes |
| The Grass Roots | Let's Live For Today | | | US #8 |
| The Left Banke | Pretty Ballerina | | | US #15 |
| Montage | I Shall Call Her Mary | | | |
| Gene Clark | Echoes | | | |
| The Sunshine Company | Happy | | | US #50 |
| The Magicians | An Invitation To Cry | Yes | Yes | |
| Fever Tree | San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native) | | | US #91 |
| Lee Michaels | Hello | | | |
| The Third Rail | Run, Run, Run | Yes | Yes | US #53 |
| The Critters | Mr. Dieingly Sad | | | US #17 |
| Blues Magoos | I Can Hear The Grass Grow | | | |
| The Blues Project | No Time Like The Right Time | Yes | Yes | US #96 |
| The American Breed | Step Out Of Your Mind | | | US #24 |
| Keith | Ain't Gonna Lie | | | US #39 |

#### Nuggets, Volume 12: Punk, Part Three (1985)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other | Notes |
| Syndicate of Sound | Little Girl | | Yes | | US #8 |
| Paul Revere & The Raiders | Steppin' Out | | Yes | | US #46 |
| Kenny And The Kasuals | Journey To Tyme | | Yes | | |
| The Other Half | Mr. Pharmacist | | Yes | | |
| The Spats | She Done Moved | | | LA | |
| The Remains | Don't Look Back | Yes | Yes | | |
| Max Frost and the Troopers | Shape of Things to Come | | Yes | | US #22 |
| The Hombres | Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) | | Yes | | US #12 |
| The Woolies | Who Do You Love? | | Yes | | US #95 |
| Mouse and the Traps | Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice | | Yes | | |
| Harbinger Complex | I Think I'm Down | | Yes | | |
| The Lollipop Shoppe | You Must Be A Witch | | Yes | | |
| The Uniques | You Ain't Tuff | | Yes | | |
| The Unrelated Segments | The Story Of My Life | | Yes | | |

### Nuggets: Psychedelic Sixties: 1986-1989

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 the original LPs:
* Only 11 of the 27 tracks on the original Nuggets 2LP set are featured across these three CDs.
* Only 37 of the 168 tracks from the 12-LP series are featured across these 3 CDs.
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.
* Tracks included on the original 1972 compilation are noted in the columns labelled Nuggets 2LP.
* Tracks included on the later 1998 4-CD box set are noted in the columns labelled Nuggets Box.
* Tracks included in specialized Nuggets compilations are noted in the Other column.
** Tracks marked II appear on Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969
** Tracks marked LP followed by a number appear on that volume number in the 12-LP Nuggets LP series

#### Nuggets: A Classic Collection from the Psychedelic Sixties (1986)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other |
| The Standells | Dirty Water | Yes | Yes | LP1 |
| The Seeds | Pushin' Too Hard | Yes | Yes | LP1 |
| Count Five | Psychotic Reaction | Yes | Yes | LP1 |
| The Chocolate Watchband | Let's Talk About Girls | Yes | Yes | |
| The Easybeats | Friday On My Mind | | | II |
| The Five Americans | I See The Light | | Yes | LP1 |
| The Standells | Why Pick On Me | | Yes | |
| Syndicate of Sound | Little Girl | | Yes | LP12 |
| The Monkees | Pleasant Valley Sunday | | | |
| The Knickerbockers | Lies | Yes | Yes | LP3 |
| The Beau Brummels | Laugh, Laugh | | Yes | LP7 |
| The Troggs | Wild Thing | | | |
| The Easybeats | Heaven And Hell | | | |
| The Monkees | Valleri | | | |
| Nazz | Open My Eyes | Yes | Yes | LP1 |
| The Beau Brummels | Just A Little | | | LP7 |
| The Seeds | Can't Seem To Make You Mine | | Yes | LP2 |
| The Amboy Dukes | Journey To The Center Of The Mind | | Yes | LP1 |

#### More Nuggets: Classics from the Psychedelic Sixties, Vol. 2 (1987)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other |
| Blues Magoos | (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet | Yes | Yes | LP1 |
| The Seeds | Mr. Farmer | | | |
| The Standells | Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White | | Yes | |
| The Castaways | Liar, Liar | Yes | Yes | |
| Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band | Diddy Wah Diddy | | Yes | LP6 |
| The Chocolate Watchband | Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love-in)? | | Yes | LP2 |
| The Music Machine | Talk Talk | | Yes | LP1 |
| The Merry-Go-Round | Live | | Yes | LP4 |
| The Five Americans | Western Union | | | |
| The Nightcrawlers | The Little Black Egg | | Yes | LP6 |
| The Parade | Sunshine Girl | | Yes | LP3 |
| The Merry-Go-Round | You're A Very Lovely Woman | | | LP3 |
| The Left Banke | Desiree | | | |
| Boyce & Hart | I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight | | | LP3 |
| Mouse | A Public Execution | Yes | Yes | LP6 |
| The Standells | Try It | | | LP2 |
| The Chocolate Watchband | Sweet Young Thing | | Yes | LP6 |
| The Easybeats | Gonna Have A Good Time | | | |

#### Even More Nuggets: Classics from the Psychedelic Sixties, Vol. 3 (1989)

| Artist | Title | Nuggets 2LP | Nuggets Box | Other |
| The Electric Prunes | I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) | Yes | Yes | LP1 |
| The Shadows of Knight | Gloria | | | LP2 |
| We The People | Mirror Of Your Mind | | Yes | LP6 |
| Strawberry Alarm Clock | Incense And Peppermints | | Yes | LP9 |
| Max Frost & The Troopers | Shape Of Things To Come | | Yes | LP12 |
| The First Edition | Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) | | | LP9 |
| The Woolies | Who Do You Love | | Yes | LP12 |
| The Barbarians | Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl | | Yes | LP1 |
| The Knickerbockers | One Track Mind | | Yes | LP4 |
| The Grass Roots | Let's Live For Today | | | LP11 |
| Danny Hutton | Roses And Rainbows | | | |
| The Cyrkle | Red Rubber Ball | | | LP3 |
| The Third Rail | Run, Run, Run | Yes | Yes | LP11 |
| Dino, Desi & Billy | I'm A Fool | | | |
| The Sunshine Company | Back On The Street Again | | | LP10 |
| The E-Types | Put The Clock Back On The Wall | | Yes | LP4 |
| The Chambers Brothers | Time Has Come Today | | | LP9 |
| The Grass Roots | Only When You're Lonely | | | LP10 |

### Nuggets: Box sets: 1998-2009

A series of Nuggets box sets have been issued.
* Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (1998)
** The first box set compiled the original 2-LP sequence of Nuggets tracks, and 91 other tracks -- some of which had been included on the 1980s 12-volume LP collection, many of which had not. All the tracks included in the box set were by American artists, recording in the mid to late 1960s.
* Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 (2001)
** This follow-up box compiled similar tracks that were from various non-American artists, also working in the late 1960s. Virtually all of these tracks were not previously issued as part of any Nuggets compilation.
* Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era, 1976–1995 (2005)
** This third box consisted of music in similar styles to the original Nuggets tracks (garage rock, jangle pop, folk rock, etc.), but that were recorded mainly in the 1980s and early 1990s.
* Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965–1970 (2007)
** This fourth box compiled tracks from bands working in and around the San Francisco area in the late 1960s.
* Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets: 1965–1968 (2009)
** This fifth box compiled tracks from performers working in and around the Los Angeles area in the late 1960s. Both this box and the San Francisco box consisted almost entirely of material that was not compiled on previous Nuggets volumes.

### Other single-disc compilations

Two single disc compilations of softer Nuggets material were issued in 2004. These compilations tended toward orchestrated, mildly psychedelic music, and did not feature a typical Nuggets rock or garage rock sound:
* Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults (2004)
* Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults (2004)
The above two CDs were reissued the following year with unchanged track listings, but with new titles and artwork:
* My Mind Goes High: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults (2005)
* A Whole Lot of Rainbows: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults (2005)
The most recent Nuggets compilation featured tracks from performers working in Australia and New Zealand in the late 1960s, and very definitely focused on garage rock and similarly harder material:
* Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts, 1965–1967 (2012)