From: Bomp-Digest-Sender To: bomp-digest@bolis.com Subject: Bomp V96 #41 Reply-To: Bomp@bolis.com Precedence: bulk Bomp Tuesday, 23 July 1996 Volume 96 : Number 041 In this issue: Re: Bomp V96 #37 RE: Haunted Rock & Roll Reference, 'tones Re: Rock & Roll Reference, 'tones ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Damon Mcgill" Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 9:44:45 GMT Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #37 > > Hitomi sez... > >Did yo buy the CD"GS I LOVE YOU.Japanese garage bands of the '60s"? >from Big Beat? >It is compiled and resarched by Alec Palao! > > This might be slightly off topic, but Alec Palao was in the band "The Sting-Rays" some time ago... and seeing his name mentioned made me wonder if anyone had any information about what happened to the band after they split up. I heard someone mention a group calle d "The Charity Case" once but that was all I ever heard. Can anyone be kind enough to oblige with information ? Cheers, Damon ------------------------------ From: Hitomi I Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:45:36 +0900 Subject: RE: Haunted Hi Ralph Thanks your great article. I'm glad to read the continuation of the liner notes!! I wish to watch the video ,but I don't know the way to get it. Hitomi ------------------------------ From: William_Jones@ITA.DOC.GOV Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 11:07:04 -0400 Subject: Rock & Roll Reference, 'tones Someone (Derek Grime?) asked about resources to use when looking for surf & garage music. For more recent garage stuff, I'd suggest trying to pick up a copy of "The Great Rock & Roll Survey - 1980's" (or something like that) by the Rev. Joe Longone. I'm sure Blair or somebody else can help you out with how to find a copy. It's a pretty cool summary of some great 1980's bands that ruled the garage scene in NYC and elsewhere (Lyres, Fleshtones, Cramps, Vipers, Fuzztones, Gun Club, etc.) Also, to Steve Coleman, are you (or anyone else) familiar with a live Fleshtones' record called "Soul Madrid"? What do you think of it? I picked it up a few years ago on Imposible Records and I think it's a Spanish import. Not sure how easy it is to find, but I recommend this as a fine document of their great live show. Be seeing you, Bill ------------------------------ From: User Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 22:56:15 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Rock & Roll Reference, 'tones Bill Jones referred to The Great Rock'n'Roll Survey - 1980s by Reverend Joe Longone (some will remember Joe from his time publishing Fuzbrains fanzine.) This book came out in mid-91, I believe and was Joe's attempt to tell the world that the 80s was a damned good time if you knew where to look. He took a survey approach, sending questionnaires out to folks far and wide asking for Top Songs, Top LPs, Top Bands. Then he tabulated the results and wrote reviews/essays on each. Also included are two other (larger) essays... one by WFMU DJ Bill Kelly and the other by Captain PJ (the PuppetMan) in Massachusetts. (Anyone around during the mid-80s scene in the Northeast will probably recall a sweaty PJ waving puppets all over the place. "Go Mental!" was his cry.) Anyway... Joe's book was quite enjoyable and points out some really cool records. The weakness is that he didn't get as many responses from people far away as he did from those nearby (whose arms he could twist personally.) This means that the results are skewed to the Northeast, in general, and Boston/Worcester, in particular. If anyone is interested in finding a copy, I'll try and dig up Joe's old PO Box and you can write, hoping it's still in use... OR, Joe's probably still doing community radio in Worcester, MA. You might try calling him there (it might be WCUW, I'm not 100% certain.) Tell him I said hi. Who knows... maybe the station is onthe WWW... maybe Joe's on-line. Hmm... Aram Heller might know... Blair ------------------------------ End of Bomp V96 #41 ******************* You have been reading Bomp-digest. For subscription requests, send a message to majordomo@bolis.com containing "subscribe Bomp-digest" or "unsubscribe Bomp-digest"