The Mosquitos - This Then Are The Mosquitos! (CD)

Release Date: 09/08/23

Arista Records' Clive Davis chose their song 'That Was Then, This Is Now' for The Monkees as their comeback single, they took it into the Top 20.

In late summer 2020, the band's Facebook page saw an encouraging post from fellow NYC garage scene musician, Paul Martin (The Vipers), who suggested The Mosquitos needed to set the record straight. The band got to talking, and soon they were collaborating on a compilation with a couple of fans who'd never stopped listening to tapes of Mosquitos live shows. This time-consuming process resulted in a couple of interested labels to drop out ('thank you' to them), but fortunately led to a connection with Kool Kat Musik - ever the pop-archivist - who insisted in the project expanding to a 47-song (!) double CD which allowed for the release just about every original song they'd ever played, plus a handful of covers. They got a few friends to help get the job done, and got incredibly lucky when noted NYC musician Mike Fornatale agreed to clean, repair, massage and master the recordings. Tony Million$ (Farfisa, lead and backing vocals) envisioned the anthology as two long live sets: the first would cover from the band's beginnings through the mid-period, while the second would represent the time of the EP's release through to the end. The track list would not be chronological, instead arranged as it might work onstage. Since the band only recorded a third of their original songs in the studio, the rest are represented in a live setting. Much care was taken to find the best versions, and some you'll swear are studio recordings. 'When a band doesn't 'make it', people think that maybe they didn't have what it takes. This collection proves otherwise...and shows what a great songwriter Vance Brescia is, as well.' - Tony Million$ Now: Please enjoy The Mosquitos - the secret is out and another chapter of pop history has been preserved!