• Three of the quirkier imprints from Hollywood’s heyday in the mid-1960s were the record labels Dor, Era and Mira. Like most seasoned indie producers in that epoch, their owners Lew Bedell, Herb Newman and Randy Wood struggled to get to grips with the onslaught of rock’n’roll activity that followed in the wake of the British Invasion. But amongst each company’s catalogue of R&B, pop schlock and novelty discs were a number of outstanding garage and proto-psych 45s that today are sought-after collectors’ items. • “Blow My Mind: The Dor-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy” collects together the best of this venerated repertoire in a power-packed set that also constitutes the first official reissue for many oft-bootlegged titles. Cuts like ‘The Thief’, ‘Slander’ and ‘I’ll Blow My Mind’ would be expensive to acquire in their original, minutely-pressed incarnation. Here, with top-notch sound and extensive annotation, these totemic garage rock items shine brighter than ever. • There is the expected quota of attitude-laden classics such as ‘My Baby’s Barefoot’, ‘Just Wanna Be Myself’ and the incredibly snotty ‘So What!!’, along with less heralded gems by bands such as South Hampton Story, the Puddin’ Heads, Yesterday’s Tomorrow and the Search. An unexpected bonus is a superb unreleased cut by ‘Hey Joe’ hitmakers the Leaves, along with off-beat garage-psych titles by Simon T Stokes, the Outlaw Blues and the Wrench. • “Blow My Mind!” is the natural sequel to Big Beat’s recent, well-received collection “Lost Innocence” and is an essential purchase for the dedicated garage head. Tracklisting: 1. My Baby’s Barefoot - The Syndicate 2. Do Me A Favor - The Leaves 3. Gotta Hold On - The No-Na-Mees 4. The Thief - The Motion 5. So What!! - The Lyrics 6. Leave Me Behind - The South Hampton Story 7. Big City Blues - Simon T Stokes 8. The Other Half - Yesterday’s Tomorrow 9. Worryin’ Kind - The Regents 10. She Touched My Soul - John Winfield Jr 11. Slander - Ty Wagner 12. Now You Say We’re Through – The Puddin’ Heads 13. They Can’t Hurt Me - The Lyrics 14. I’ll Blow My Mind - Spencer’s Van Dykes 15. I’m Gonna Dance - The Decades 16. The Day Is Hard - The Wrench 17. Climate - The Search 18. Just Wanna Be Myself - The No-Na-Mees 19. Non-Stop Blues - The Outlaw Blues 20. Shame - The Front Page & Her 21. Forget Me Girl - The Bees 22. She’s Gone - The Tormentors 23. It’s No Use - Basil & The Baroques 24. To Make A Lie - Unknown Artist 25. Cobwebs - Simon T Stokes