[This EP] contains four of the fiercest and first Tell-Tale Hearts numbers ever recorded; their raw takes on The Topsy Turbys' 'Hey Tiger', The Wig's 'Crackin' Up', The Malibus' 'Cry' and the Calhoun-Stax original '(You're A) Dirty Liar' basically sum up what you would encounter at one of their live appearances. Recorded March 7, 1984 at Studio 517 (San Diego), they have the same vibe as the 'needle-in-the-red' earthy Chess recordings of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and the early Stones, and, in my book, define the concept of what is now coined as 'Garage-Rock'. -Greg 'Stackhouse' Prevost