Public Nuisance
Gotta Survive
A masterpiece of American, late-'60s garage rock is now widely available on vinyl. Produced by Eirik Wangberg and overseen by Terry Melcher, the Sacramento-based Public Nuisance laid down gritty, baroque psychedelia that was too hard for the hippies and too poppy for the punks. The end result is the perfect amalgam of all that was great about the era. The album was initially shelved after the Manson Family murders took place at the home Melcher had leased to Roman Polanski. In the aftermath, all of Melcher's projects at the time were shelved and 'Gotta Survive' also suffered that unfortunate fate. Released on CD by Frantic Records in 2002 and out-of-print for quite some time, 'Gotta Survive' now appears on vinyl with new artwork.