The Outta Place

The Outta Place Prehistoric Recordings LP

This is a reissue of the 1983 demo tape from these New York City garage rock revivalists. Seven of the songs would appear on their first EP. Those are included here along with three others and four live tracks. The thing I enjoy most about the ’80s garage rockers is their sense of fun. They know the genre inside and out, yet it is not by the books. They are willing to kick in their own style. They’re having a good time playing and you’re having a good time listening.

• Reviewer Carolyn Keddy
• Label Area Pirata
• Issue MRR #458 • July 2021

The Outta Place Outta Too! LP

Their “unreleased” second LP, this, like the debut, is more of a mini-LP with seven tracks. And like the original there’s a definite STANDELLS influence — guitar, organ, clean — production, proto-punk. Several covers from this defunct band, whose singer is now in the RAUNCH HANDS.

• Reviewer Tim Yohannan
• Label Midnight
• Issue MRR #51 • August 1987

The Outta Place We’re Outta Place 12″

Yeah! New York’s “cave teens” return with another raw ’60s punk attack. What makes them stand out isn’t the material per se—most of it consists of cover versions of old chestnuts—but their growling, screaming, trebly sound. And, they’ve got enough snottiness to carry this primitive stuff off in the ’80s, unlike so many of today’s “revival” bands. “Things Are Different Now” and their “theme song” are killers.

• Reviewer Jeff Bale
• Label Midnight
• Issue MRR #15 • July 1984

The Outta Place We’re Outta Place cassette

Some raunchy ’60s-type garage punk in the STANDELLS mold. I really love this fuzzed-out music; it’s too bad the lyrics can’t be updated to the ’80s, though. Still, it’s boss.

• Reviewer Tim Yohannan
• Label self-released
• Issue MRR #10 • December 1983