From: Bomp-Digest-Sender To: bomp-digest@bolis.com Subject: Bomp V96 #18 Reply-To: Bomp@bolis.com Precedence: bulk Bomp Thursday, 27 June 1996 Volume 96 : Number 018 In this issue: FW: Sundazed VS Collectibles + Sequel records -Reply RE: Sundazed VS Collectibles + Sequel records Re: Bomp V96 #17 re: Iggy Nike Dogmatics Sonics? Dogmatics -Reply Re: Dogmatics mike gibbons update! re: Iggy Nike -Reply Re: Dogmatics Re: Dogmatics Re: Space Cossacks land & Dogmatics re: Iggy Nike Sex Pistols Teen Scene #55 e-mail version is out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Hitomi I Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:19:28 +0900 Subject: FW: Sundazed VS Collectibles + Sequel records -Reply - ---------- From: Hitomi I Sent: Thursday, June 27, 1996 10:46 AM To: 'Bomp@bolis.com' Subject: RE: Sundazed VS Collectibles + Sequel records -Reply Can anyone recommend the following Collectable reissues: 1. Blue Things Story, Vol 1 and Vol 2 2. Tempos 3. Bad Seeds It's been a long time, but I'm glad this list is back in action. Hi Mark I have 2 and 3. I like both of them. As the reissue of Justice rabel,I like Tempos,Storeways,Starlitters. They are crude and premitive gems. I like 1st single of Bad Seeds. This is compiled with the live recording of Zakary Thaks. 1 is selected from the ciacadelic 3 vols of Blue Things (includeing their early era of Blue boys). Hitomi(from Tokyo) ------------------------------ From: Hitomi I Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 18:34:36 +0900 Subject: RE: Sundazed VS Collectibles + Sequel records - ---------- From: Donald G. Smith Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 1996 1:00 AM To: Bomp@bolis.com Subject: Sundazed VS Collectibles + Sequel records So I have insomnia and not only catch Mike Vraney's "Reel Wild Cinema" on the USA network feat. horribly shopped and mangled clips from films which are little more than ads for Something Weird releases. what band did Mike Vraney used to manage anyway- why would I have talked to him? then I change the channel to see my old neighbor Pat Carrol "hosting" Neat Stuff on the Discovery Channel. Pat was somewhat responsible for the Dr. Demento favorite "Rock & Roll Doctor" from the Travesty Limited. But for real- I picked up Collectibles Zakary Thaks cd and was pretty much dissapointed. 1st off- it *was* only $10 new at Tower, so I new it couldn't blow me away... but the layout was kinda crummy- just 2 photos!? and the liner notes were wooden at best (the name Zakary Thaks came from their guitarist who saw a similar name in a book- can't dig any deeper than that? a "book?"). Musically the cd goes from the ZT's early beatlesque efforts to their not-so-interesting power-blues single circa '68. The highlights are 3 songs from the same month they came up with "Bad Girl" including the vicious "Daddy's Footsteps." But what's the deal- the whole CD is only 40 minutes long- I have *video* of more Zakary Thaks material not on the CD, let alone any outtakes or other unreleased studio or live material from their vaultsl. Did Carl (J-Beck) Becker totally not allow the Collectibles/ Cicadelic people any access to any more material? Since the Zakary Thaks footage is always paired with a Bad Seeds clip, would the source of the video have to be the person who managed both bands? Sigh- if you're going to make a comp- try like hell to do the best job possible, otherwise... Hi Don Collectables release two more CD including Zakary Thaks. One is the same sause of VIDEO The Bad Seeds and The Zakary Thaks A texas Battle of the bands! this include 6songs of Z Thaks,I don't know that is all of their video. I read the interview of Cris(the vocalist) in '95 on the Twist &Shake 'zine. Cris said they did not record live exept the Video. And he said also abot their name"somebody saw it somewhere in a magazine" One more CD is THE HISTORY OF TEXAS GARAGE BANDS IN THE '60S VOL5 2songs are here. Face to Face, p.unreleased rehatsal and single mix,SHAKE p.unreleased I wonder why these songs are separated in 3 CD. I think these must be compiled as one CD. Collectables did not good layout another CD too. I don't like sometimes they use artificial colour on monocrhome print. Hitomi e-mail hitomi@kiwi.co.jp ------------------------------ From: dothepop@ix.netcom.com (Lisa Lindstrom ) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 08:14:36 -0700 Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #17 Re those Collectables reissues: all the J-Beck series reissues (Bad Seeds, Liberty Bell, Zakary Thaks are really cool, and have great sound! I agree that their packaging leaves lots to be desired (like real liner notes fer instance!), but the transfers are quite good. The reiaaue of the Wailers' "Outburst," a highly overlooked garage classic, I think, is great sounding, but the liner notes are slightly incompetent. When Collectables got the rights to reissue this (they bought the tapes from Capitol), they asked Lisa and I if we had a good picture of that line-up (which we did), so we sent them an extra we had and also offered to write some notes since we did the big Wailer thing in Cryptic Tymes, but they used some other guy who got stuff (like people's names!) wrong. Ugh! The Tempos thing is also real good, and if anyone remembers the Crypt LP "best of" that came out a few years ago, you' wanna hear this as well, although the Crypt one had way better notes. Since we're discussing the Stooges commercial, what about the Sex Pistols ad for Mountain Dew ("Route 66")? It's been playing for awhile, and when I first saw it I thought, "Ugh! It's some band with a guy doing a bad Johnny Rotten imperosnation. The I found out it IS Johnny Rotten-Lydon. Weird!!!! By the way, I heard the reformed Pistols played for 30,000 people in England and I'm listening to Glen Matlock's new solo LP on Creation as I type this. It's pretty good. Has anybody heard the (Japanese) Remains or Jet Boys stuff he's produced? It's killer!! Alan & Lisa Wright ------------------------------ From: Lan Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 08:21:52 -0700 Subject: re: Iggy Nike I too was astounded by the Nike commercial featuring "Search and = Destroy." I must admit that it was very well done and I enjoyed it! At = least it was lots better than all the stupid beer ads. "Rebellion" is = meaningless when it becomes part of the mainstream culture, when people = like William Burroughs, Lou Reed, the Ramones, etc., are used to sell = products. They themselves ARE product, as much as any millionaire = British junkie hippie gods who dress up like pirates and endlessly = recycle Chuck Berry licks. Against this background, the first generation = rock'n'rollers like Chuck, Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins, Sonny Burgess, = Charlie Feathers, and so on, somehow seem to come out with their = integrity -- and balls -- intact. They never pretended to perpetuate any = bullshit about not selling out or about "youth culture." I still would like to see how any corporation will sell anything with = "Anarchy in the UK" or "God Save the Queen." Lance ------------------------------ From: Ben Waugh Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:12:57 -0400 Subject: Dogmatics Anyone know what happened to this fine Boston band? I walked into a sparsley attended show at the 9:30 Club about 10 years ago, and these guys - looking to be in their mid-teens at the time, were performing some of the most intense rock 'n' roll I'd ever witnessed. I bought an lp on the spot, and a year or so later I chanced upon another in a local record shop. Anyone know what the band/members are up to: anything new/old released on cd? thank you, thank you very much ------------------------------ From: Phil Lerman Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:19:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Sonics? Which of their CD reissues is worth getting? Is their anything domestic? - -pHIL _____________________________________ | phil@picante.com | | formerly lerman1@ix.netcom.com | | formerly dagnasty@ix.netcom.com | | Eep Ork Oh Uh Uh | | http://www.picante.com/~phil | |/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\| ------------------------------ From: Erica Wissolik Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:37:52 -0500 Subject: Dogmatics -Reply A friend of mine gave me a compilation CD for my birthday earlier this year, contains the 2 albums and a few extra songs - sorry I can't remember what label its on. I have it at home and can let you know later. - --Erica ------------------------------ From: Phil Lerman Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:41:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Dogmatics On Thu, 27 Jun 1996, Ben Waugh wrote: > Anyone know what happened to this fine Boston band? I walked into a > sparsley attended show at the 9:30 Club about 10 years ago, and these > guys - looking to be in their mid-teens at the time, were performing > some of the most intense rock 'n' roll I'd ever witnessed. I bought an > lp on the spot, and a year or so later I chanced upon another in a local > record shop. Anyone know what the band/members are up to: anything > new/old released on cd? > > thank you, thank you very much > The bass player died in a tragic motorcycle accident just as they were getting big and they disbanded. There was a reunion late last year or early this year. I forget who filled in. Shreder in San Francisco did a CD reissue that has their Homestead LP among other things. - -pHIL _____________________________________ | phil@picante.com | | formerly lerman1@ix.netcom.com | | formerly dagnasty@ix.netcom.com | | Eep Ork Oh Uh Uh | | http://www.picante.com/~phil | |/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\| ------------------------------ From: "Laura Taylor" Date: 27 Jun 1996 15:41:59 -0400 Subject: mike gibbons update! Hello from Sunny Florida! I am Rob Keith, guitarist for Tampa, Florida new wave rock band The Baskervils. I have organized a compilation called "Young Savage Florida" that will feature Florida resident and original drummer for Badfinger, Mike Gibbins! These are the first solo ever from this rock n' roll legend! His tracks are called "Dream Harder (Ballad of the Redcoats)" and "Layaway." Both tracks feature Mike on lead vocals, the first of which over heavy Steve Jones-ish guitar strummed by Screamin' Iguanas of Love/Nicoteens guitar player Greg Reinel. "Layaway" is a lovely Badfinger styled mid-tempo rocker with very pretty George Harrison-ish guitar leads. He recorded the tracks in a home studio as demos for an upcoming full length release. The compilation will also contain two songs each from the following Florida based artists: Baskervils, Car Bomb Driver, Edison Shine, Leonard Croon Band, Loco Siempre, Vodkats, Hate Bombs, Escargot, Surf Kings, and The Rancid Polecats. Quantities will be extremely limited- 1000 to 2000 copies worldwide! Release date is set for June 15th. To get on the "Young Savage Florida" mailing list, write to me by mail or internet - laura@wusf.usf.edu or Rob Keith 5006 Wesley Dr. Tampa, FL 33647 ------------------------------ From: Mark Robinson Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 16:47:28 -0400 Subject: re: Iggy Nike -Reply >I still would like to see how any corporation will sell anything with >"Anarchy in the UK" or "God Save the Queen." I read last week, in Marketing Age, that Diary Queen has bought the rights to "God Save the Queen" in conjunction with their sponsoring the '96 Sex Pistols reunion tour. According to the article, "'We (Diary Queen) see the re-emergence of such a vital act as the Sex Pistols, as a confirmation of our line of quality products.', said David Emerson. Emerson, the former Director of Asian Marketing for EMI, was recently name Senior Vice-President of Operations and Communications for Diary Queen, Inc." Mark ------------------------------ From: User Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:52:21 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Dogmatics Unfortunately, one of the brothers died in a car accident some years back. It was a great loss; they were a *fantastic* group. Most of their material has been reished on CD, I think by Shredder. I just have these great memories of "Sister Serena". And the "Gimme The Shakes" single (that song was later covered live by The Pussywillows). A friend of mine was about 15 when she lived in Boston in an apartment directly above the band's practice space. She tells me she was pretty much nuts about them all. On Thu, 27 Jun 1996, Ben Waugh wrote: > Anyone know what happened to this fine Boston band? I walked into a > sparsley attended show at the 9:30 Club about 10 years ago, and these > guys - looking to be in their mid-teens at the time, were performing > some of the most intense rock 'n' roll I'd ever witnessed. I bought an > lp on the spot, and a year or so later I chanced upon another in a local > record shop. Anyone know what the band/members are up to: anything > new/old released on cd? > > thank you, thank you very much > ------------------------------ From: kgodbout@procept.com Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:51:11 -0500 Subject: Re: Dogmatics >Anyone know what happened to this fine Boston band? I walked into a >sparsley attended show at the 9:30 Club about 10 years ago, and these >guys - looking to be in their mid-teens at the time, were performing >some of the most intense rock 'n' roll I'd ever witnessed. I bought an >lp on the spot, and a year or so later I chanced upon another in a local >record shop. Anyone know what the band/members are up to: anything >new/old released on cd? > >thank you, thank you very much Now _that_ takes me back. The Dogmatics were a stalwart of the Boston bar band drinkin' scene in the early 80's and gave the Del Fuegos a run for the most shattered live shows I saw in those days. You're right, they rocked. The bass player died in a motorcycle accident south of Boston in maybe the late 80's. He seemed to me to be the spark and voice of excess in the Dogmatics. The remaining members have had at least one reunion show a few years back and I might expect they'd do it again since other bands from that era are currently putting things together: The Outlets, The Freeze, Gang Green, etc. Not sure about record availability. Seeya, Kevin ------------------------------ From: LaniDoe@aol.com Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 22:40:36 -0400 Subject: Re: Space Cossacks land & Dogmatics Yes, there is a new Dogmatics CD out. Well not new, a reissue of 2lps, and it rocks. There was a reunion show a few months back at The Rat (in Kenmore Sq., Boston) that was great. Also, in response to another post: Satan's Pilgrims will be in Boston this Sunday (June 30) with The Time Beings at the Middle East, Upstair. Should be a great show. ------------------------------ From: Lan Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 19:52:55 -0700 Subject: re: Iggy Nike Sex Pistols Mark Robinson quoted: >Dairy Queen has bought the rights to "God Save the Queen" in = conjunction with their >sponsoring the '96 Sex Pistols reunion tour. I have some marketing ideas too. How about John Lydon Rotten doing = toothpaste commercials. Or, Sid Vicious' memory could help sell kitchen = cutlery in the same way that dead movie stars such as James Dean are = being used to sell blue jeans. Lance ------------------------------ From: User Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 23:26:56 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Teen Scene #55 e-mail version is out. After something like 7 months, the new version of The Teen Scene is finally ready, at least in e-mail form. (The print version may not appear till next week. When that time comes, I'll let you all know what the price will be.) If you've seen it before, you know the Teen Scene is dedicated to garage/punk, power pop, surf, mod, etc., mainly of the Today's Scene variety, but that's slowly changing, as well. #55 includes interviews by Bob Kondrak with The Drags, Teengenerate, and Alex Cuervo (bassist for Blacktop and now the King Sound Quartet), plus articles on the Greek Scene (courtesy of bomp-lister Cristopher Kakkos), The Outsiders (see, some original garage material!) courtesy of the maintainer of the Outsiders' Touch homepage, Filippo Dulio, Radio Birdman's performance at the Big Day Out in Perth by Michael Seman, a memoriam piece on Jeffrey Lee Pierce by LJ Cunningham, Bill Luther introducing us to the Omega Men, plus me on all sorts of stuff from Ray Davies to the Nomads, Aqua Velvets (*not* the SF surf group), what the Devil Dogs are up to now, plus lotsa record reviews (including a long one on the Untamed Youth Untamed Melodies CD.) All it takes to get the e-mail version is a request to me at blairb1@gramercy.ios.com Blair ------------------------------ End of Bomp V96 #18 ******************* You have been reading Bomp-digest. For subscription requests, send a message to majordomo@bolis.com containing "subscribe Bomp-digest" or "unsubscribe Bomp-digest"