From: Bomp-Digest-Sender To: bomp-digest@bolis.com Subject: Bomp V96 #3 Reply-To: Bomp@bolis.com Precedence: bulk Bomp Tuesday, 11 June 1996 Volume 96 : Number 003 In this issue: Re: hey bomp! From Britain With Beat? new surf comps Ain't Nothin' to do, 7/17 Re: From Britain With Beat? Re: From Britain With Beat? Everything you wanted to kn Re: new surf comps Re: nervebreakers Re: new surf comps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: User Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 07:18:07 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: hey bomp! On 10 Jun 1996, J. Emery wrote: > who knows anything about the Insomniacs? i just picked up 2 things on estrus > that kill. 7" and 10". The Insomniacs are a New Jersey garage psych-mod pop trio that formed in 1989 out of the ashes of a lightweight 60s pop-oriented four-piece called The Tea Club. (The only lineup change was that rhythm guitarist Bill Luther left the group.) The Insomniacs have, to date, put out about 5 45s (two on their own Umbrella label, a couple on Germany's Outer Limits, and another on Estrus), a 10"er on Estrus, and a CD on Estrus (which compiles the 10"er and a couple of their early 45s. They also have a cut on the new "Live At Brownies" CD (Feralette) and one on an Estrus 7" comp given out at the Speed Trials weekend last November in Chicago. Their next show is Saturday June 29th at the Funhouse in Bethlehem, PA (a personal fave venue). They'll also be appearing at the fest in Las Vegas around July 20th, then going out to California in, I think, September. Blair ------------------------------ From: TweeKid@aol.com Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:20:38 -0400 Subject: From Britain With Beat? So we're back on line with our fave mailing list so how about some answers to questions that have been bugging me? First off at some point I picked up an album entitled "From Britain With Beat" on Modern Sound Records and it was recorded at Columbia Studios in Nashville, TN. The record looks like it was recorded sometime around 1965 but doesn't list the name of the band that is actually used on the recordings. However, the album does have a cover photo of four normal guys with long mop tops hand drawn on them! While the record doesn't list songwriters some are obvious because the album include covers of "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Tobacco Road" and "Satisfaction". Also included are a trio of songs that I've never heard before by the titles "Come On On", "I'm So Lonely" and "Sha La La" that are great...so any info? Who did these songs originally. Record number two: The Liverpools: "BeatleMania" (Wyncote Records - --Cameo/Parkway-- W9001, 1964). Again this album includes a bunch of Beatles covers like "I Saw Her Standing there" and "Please Please Me" and "She Loves You". There are, however, a couple of pretty good tracks that seem to be original tracks like "Be My Girl", "Never Mind" and "Whenever I'm Feeling Low". The writing credits on thse tracks go to Mann, Staiges and Baderak. Info please. Lastly, is an easy one the band is called The Critters...who were they? I found a single called Little Girl b/w Dancing In The Streets (Kapp Records K858). I know that they released three albums that I don't have but would love to get copies of "Touch'n' Go with The Critters" (Project 3), "The Critters" (Kapp) and "Younger Girl" (Kapp). Was "Little Girl" the sequel to "Younger Girl"? Did they go on to doing anything else? Matthew ------------------------------ From: Donald G. Smith Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:21:07 -0400 Subject: new surf comps first off- Greg- I think I own one of the British Psychedelic Trips comps you mentioned, I just don't remember it being so hot... I'll get back to you on that. Secondly, I recently saw a whole bunch of Surf comps I think on the Del Fi label. they all seem to have 4-5 cuts fromt he Lively Ones, etc. Has anyone heard these and can they comment on their quality? I have many other comps from Telstar to Rhino and don't want a lot of duplication. also- has anyone heard "everything you ever wanted to know about psyche instrumentals" that Erik Lindgren put out? I'm this close from mail-ordering it (plus a bunch of other arf arf stuff I can't find around here) but wanted to get some word on it. What aboput Back from the Grave #8- I've heard it's out, but have not seen it. anyone have any contacts with the members of the New Colony Six? thanks, Don ------------------------------ From: Frank Lawrence Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:43:41 -0400 Subject: Ain't Nothin' to do, 7/17 Any interesting shows in Dallas, weekend of 7/17? ------------------------------ From: T P Uschanov Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 20:02:45 +0300 (EET DST) Subject: Re: From Britain With Beat? On Tue, 11 Jun 1996 TweeKid@aol.com wrote: > Record number two: The Liverpools: "BeatleMania" (Wyncote Records > --Cameo/Parkway-- W9001, 1964). Again this album includes a bunch of Beatles > covers like "I Saw Her Standing there" and "Please Please Me" and "She Loves > You". There are, however, a couple of pretty good tracks that seem to be > original tracks like "Be My Girl", "Never Mind" and "Whenever I'm Feeling > Low". The writing credits on thse tracks go to Mann, Staiges and Baderak. > Info please. Mann and Staiges are almost certainly Kal Mann and Roy Straigis (sic) of Cameo/Parkway Records, an affiliate of whom Wyncote was. Straigis is best known for having written "So Much in Love" for the Tymes. T P Uschanov, University of Helsinki, Finland, European Union tuschano@cc.helsinki.fi ### http://www.helsinki.fi/~tuschano/ "Omnia praeclara tam difficilia, quam rara sunt." (Baruch Spinoza, 1632-1677) ------------------------------ From: Squishy@aol.com Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 14:15:37 -0400 Subject: Re: From Britain With Beat? The Liverpools album on Wyncote is a 1965 reissue of the 1964 LP "Beatle Mania in the USA" (Wyncote 9001). Other Cameo studio bands doing beatle-ripoff stuff (could even be the same guys) include the Emblems and the Haircuts. The Critters had quite a substantial career with at least 14 singles and 3 albums. Some of their stuff was written by Anders & Poncia but most was original, by member Don Ciccone. "Mr. Dieingly Sad" was a minor hit and big cult fave (beloved of Crawdaddy Mag) in 1966. You can get it on Rhino's Nuggets Vol 11 (vinyl only, out of print, but soon to be back on their Nuggets Box Set). I fyou want more info there's a big artlcle with discography in Goldmine #75 Greg ------------------------------ From: "Kevin Cheli-Colando" Date: 11 Jun 1996 15:20:05 -0700 Subject: Everything you wanted to kn Reply to: Everything you wanted to know about punkadelic garage rockI Not a bad record in my estimation. Some very nice bits though nothing too mind bending(IMO). Worth ordering if its not too expensive I think. Speaking of Surf(ish) music, I wholeheartedly recommend San Francisco's Mermen. They are one of the best bands I've seen in many a year, and their records are great too. Go buy them all (really). Kevin - ----------------- ------------------------------ From: "J. Emery" Date: 11 Jun 1996 17:18:26 U Subject: Re: new surf comps RE>new surf comps 6/11/96 my opinion only my buddies over on the cowabunga list would have my ass in a sling for saying this, but i wouldn't advise picking up any del-fi reissue (comp. or orig. album) w/o giving them a listen first. as much as i love old surf stuff, there is a GOOD reason why you rarely hear more than a couple of tracks by the likes of the lively ones, pyramids, and chantays. i listened to a couple of the del-fi reissues and was really disappointed - one or two really creative tracks and a lot of generic 1-4-5 boogie woogie filler. you didn't hear it from me, joe/death valley ps. i haven't ever heard of the nervebreakers. i'll have to give em a listen- thanks for the tip. - -------------------------------------- I recently saw a whole bunch of Surf comps I think on the Del Fi label. they all seem to have 4-5 cuts fromt he Lively Ones, etc. Has anyone heard these and can they comment on their quality? I have many other comps from Telstar to Rhino and don't want a lot of duplication. ------------------------------ From: michael@hal.com (Michael Coxe) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:36:49 -0700 Subject: Re: nervebreakers The Nervebreakers were most known for appearing with the Sex Pistols on the Texas leg (where they're from) of the infamous US breakup tour. The Nervebreaker singles I have are "Hijack the Radio", a garage version, plot wise, of E.C.'s Radio, Radio - and a great song, and "My Girlfiend is a Rock", which is just a silly & fun as it sounds. I saw them once on my only trip to Texas ('79). They had that Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers bar-band sound... - michael (fingers trembling with excitement that bomp-l is back...) ------------------------------ From: "D.J. Johnson" Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 22:22:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: new surf comps On 11 Jun 1996, J. Emery wrote: > RE>new surf comps 6/11/96 > > my opinion only > my buddies over on the cowabunga list would have my ass in a sling for saying > this, but i wouldn't advise picking up any del-fi reissue (comp. or orig. > album) w/o giving them a listen first. as much as i love old surf stuff, > there is a GOOD reason why you rarely hear more than a couple of tracks by the > likes of the lively ones, pyramids, and chantays. i listened to a couple of > the del-fi reissues and was really disappointed - one or two really creative > tracks and a lot of generic 1-4-5 boogie woogie filler. > > you didn't hear it from me, > joe/death valley JOE!!! SAY IT AIN'T SO!!! Okay, sorry, I agree that a lot of the Lively Ones stuff is filler. And the "Lost Treasures" CD has quite a bit of 1-4-5 generica. But it has it's place, especially if you're interested in the history. I really enjoyed the Hellbound Hotrods compilation, even though that stuff was more than a little contrived. There's something to it. Tommy Tedesco and Glen Campbell playing surf/hot rod, for one thing. I dunno. I just think it has it's place. I'll tell you the Del-Fi release that I REALLY love, though. It's the Henri Mancini tribute CD, "Shots In The Dark." Very very cool. Deej ------------------------------ End of Bomp V96 #3 ****************** You have been reading Bomp-digest. For subscription requests, send a message to majordomo@bolis.com containing "subscribe Bomp-digest" or "unsubscribe Bomp-digest"