This collection is the first attempt at putting the pieces together, compiling a life's work of an artist whose spark almost shined unto the world. His was a music both familiar and entirely alien at once. It touches on corners of darkness, an isolation both lonely and sweet, all wrapped in a cold glow that draws the listener into each note, each melancholy melody triggering unrecorded experiences.
His various projects put out music which began as a junction point between Link Wray's surf guitar and the theatrical psychobilly of The Cramps, took a turn towards goth-inflected post-punk, and towards the end of his career would sojourn back into his earlier musical fascination with late 1950s and early 1960s rock `n' roll. The Israeli guitarist recorded seven albums worth of material in 15 years during his all-too-brief 44 trips around the sun.
Tomorrow's Gone collects 24 of these tracks for a double album journey across his career, accompanied by a lavish booklet that documents his tragic existence. Armed with only an Eko guitar, a black tuxedo, and his signature wrap-around shades, Charlie Megira was a mold-breaking artist who disintegrated while we were all staring at our phones.
A1. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
A2. The Coochimamas Swingers
A3. The Girl Who Was Frightened Of Ashtrays
A4. The Death Dance Of The Busty Hot Lifeguard Instructor Babe
A5. Smile Now, Cry Later
A6. Alligator Man
B1. Failed In Love
B2. Mali Boo
B3. At The Rasco
B4. Turn Around
B5. If You Only Knew
B6. Tomorrow's Gone
C1. Direct Exercise No. 1
C2. The Valley Of Tears
C3. Fear And Joy
C4. Kiss Of Death
C5. Je Ne Parle Pas Francais
C6. Dunkel Party
D1. Tower Of Tongues
D2. Nothing
D3. Freak Junior
D4. Elvis Is Not Dead
D5. Psychic Youth-2
D6. (Used To Be...) Psychic Youth