From: Bomp-Digest-Sender To: bomp-digest@bolis.com Subject: Bomp V96 #69 Reply-To: Bomp@bolis.com Precedence: bulk Bomp Thursday, 22 August 1996 Volume 96 : Number 069 In this issue: Various Replies Fall Tours: Hentchmen/Flat Duo Jets/ Man or Astroman?/Royal Re: >Does anyone with the more "HIPPY" looking CD's in the Re: Various Replies Hi! me wannem rock stuff Re: Bomp V96 #67 any info on THE BOOTS ? [none] Re: Bomp V96 #67 Re: Bomp V96 #67 Re: any info on THE BOOTS ? Re: Bomp V96 #67 Re: Beach Boys Sundazed Re: planetariums, SF/SJ bands, etc 90's style... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "White, Rob E." Date: Thu, 22 Aug 96 06:32:00 edt Subject: Various Replies Lancelot Link DEFINITELY had one LP out. It is very collectable Glenn. ********************* The Hangmen (in DC) eventually became the Rosslyn Mountain Boys, who had two great LPs in the 70s (I still see them occasionally in used record stores). The lead singer was Joe Triplett, who now lives in Frederick, MD, and the drummer was Bob Berberich, who lives near Joe. Bob left the Hangmen to form Grin with Nils Lofgren. I hope to interview Bob for a future issue of Foster Child (unless Blair asks me to do it for "Teen Sceen" first - hint, hint). ******************** The Monkees are doing a Sam Goody instore Saturday from 3-4:30 in Fair Oaks Mall in Northern VA. ******************** I have a VHS of various 60s bands on sitcoms and local TV shows - it includes the Seeds on the Mothers In Law, the Standells on the Munsters, Zackary Thaks, and many more. The quality varies throughout. ******************** The Beach Boys Sub Pop EP is still for sale at Yesterday & Today Records in Rockville, MD. I think it's $5. Call 301-279-7007 and ask for Skip, as they do mail order (they have a LOT of 45s - over 200,000!) Tell him Robbie sent you. Good luck. ********************* Robbie White ------------------------------ From: Erica Wissolik Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 08:59:40 -0500 Subject: Fall Tours: Hentchmen/Flat Duo Jets/ Man or Astroman?/Royal From Norton Records comes this - Fall tour schedules for: THE HENTCHMEN FALL 1996 CAMPUS PARTY TOUR with Royal Pendletons: 8/23 DETROIT MI OLD MIAMI 8/24 LANSING MI ETCHFEST 8/25 CHICAGO IL BEAT KITCHEN 8/26 CHICAGO IL FIRESIDE ...and... *FLAT DUO JETS * FALL 1996 RED TANGO TOUR 8/30 Lexington KY House Of Heresy, 140 W. Main 8/31 Louisville KY Sparks, 104 W. Main 9/3 Univ. City MO Cicero's, 6510 Delmar 9/4 Madison WI O'Kayz, 504 E. Wilson 9/5 Mpls MN 7th St. Entry, 29 N. 7th 9/6 Iowa City IA Gabe's, 330 E. Washington 9/7 Milwaukee WI Unicorn, 300 W. Juneau Av. 9/10 Chicago IL Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave 9/11 Champaign IL Blind Pig, 6 Taylor St. 9/12 Columbus OH Staches, 2404 N. High St. 9/13 Cleve.Hts. OH Grog Shop, 1765 Coventry 9/14 Detroit MI Magic Stick, 4140 Woodward Ave. 9/17 Philadelphia PA Khyber Pass, 56 S. 2nd 9/18 Cambridge MA Middle East, 472 Mass Ave 9/19 Hoboken NJ Maxwell's, 1039 Washington 9/20 New York NY Mercury Lounge, 217 E. Houston 9/21 Baltimore MD Memory Lane, 1433 W. Hamburg 9/27 Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle, 300 E. Main 9/28 Charlotte NC Tremont Music Hall, 400 W. Tremont 9/29 Atlanta GA Star Bar, 437 Moreland 9/30 Athens GA Atomic Music Hall, 140 E. Washington St. 10/2 Oxford MS Proud Larry's 10/3 New Orleans LA Howling Wolf, 828 S. Peters 10/4 Houston TX TBA 10/5 Austin TX Emo's, 603 Red River 10/6 Dallas TX Orbit Room, 2809 Commerce 10/10 Tempe AZ Neta's, 1816 E. Rio Salado Pkwy. 10/11 Tucson AZ Club Congress, 311 E. Congress 10/12 Los Angeles CA Spaceland, 1717 Silverlake Blvd. 10/13 San Diego CA Casbah, 2501 Ketner Blvd. 10/14 Long Beach CA Blue Cafe 10/15 Anaheim CA Linda's Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams 10/16 San Francisco CA Bottom Of The Hill, 1233 17th Street 10/17 Eugene OR John Henry's, 136 E. 11th 10/18 Seattle WA Crocodile Cafe, 2200 2nd Ave 10/19 Bellingham WA 3-B's, 1226 State Street 10/20 Portland OR Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave WITH MAN OR ASTROMAN? 9/4 CLEVELAND OH PEABODY'S 9/5 PITTSBURGH PA GRAFFITI 9/6 ROCHESTER NY BUG JAR 9/8 NORTHAMPTON MA PEARL STREET 9/9 BURLINGTON VT TOAST 9/10 Cambridge MA Middle East, 472 Mass Ave 9/11 PROVIDENCE RI MET CAFE 9/12 NEW YORK CITY IRVING PLAZA 9/13 Philadelphia PA THE NICK 9/14 washington dc 9:30 club 9/15 BALTIMORE MD FLETCHERS 9/16 richmond va biograph 9/17 charlotte nc tremont music 9/18 carrboro nc cat's cradle COMING UP AFTER ASTRO-TOUR: 9/20 TUSCALOOSA AL TBA 9/21 OXFORD MS TBA 9/22 COLUMBUS OH BERNIE'S (* tentative) HENTCHMEN and FLAT DUO JETS * NORTON RECORDS * PO BOX 646 COOPER STATION * NY NY 10003 TEL (718) 789-4438 * FAX (718) 398-9215 * E-MAIL: nortonrec@aol.com ------------------------------ From: Menachem Turchick Date: Thu, 22 Aug 96 8:23:41 -0700 Subject: Re: >Does anyone with the more "HIPPY" looking CD's in the >There is a volume called "I Turned Into....." listed in Midnight Records. Does anyone have >the scoop on this disk and does it contain more SF gems or is it the compilation with We The >People and Brogues? This is "I Turned Into A Helium Balloon" on Big Beat, and indeed is the comp with We The People and The Brogues. The vast majority of the tracks on this can be found on Sundazed's Psychedelic Microdots series, so there's no reason to pay import prices for this British release. Menachem Turchick ------------------------------ From: "Laura Taylor" Date: 22 Aug 1996 11:29:23 -0400 Subject: Re: Various Replies RE>Various Replies 8/22/96 Hey-Robbie-you didn't post your address...and I want more info on: - -------------------------------------- Date: 8/22/96 6:57 AM To: Laura Taylor I have a VHS of various 60s bands on sitcoms and local TV shows - it includes the Seeds on the Mothers In Law, the Standells on the Munsters, Zackary Thaks, and many more. The quality varies throughout. ******************** Thanks! Lounge Laura laura@wusf.usf.edu "It's just my nature to do weird stuff..." ------------------------------ From: "Laura Taylor" Date: 22 Aug 1996 11:49:07 -0400 Subject: Hi! me wannem rock stuff Please send me more info on your post: I have four hours' worth of Beatles cartoons as well as lots of appearances by the Monkees guesting on other TV shows from the late '60s. I also have the clip from "Gilligan's Island" of "the Mosquitos" (actually the Wellingtons) and "the Honeybees" (Lovey, Ginger & Mary Ann), as well as the 1965 episode of "The Smothers Brothers" (the b&w show) where Dickie wears a Beatle wig and helps an elderly tin pan alley songwriter write a song that the kids will dig. (What a hoot!) Write me at gsadin@mfi.com if you're interested in getting copies. ************************************************************************* NOW-YOU WRITE ME--- laura@wusf.usf.edu THanks : ^ ) ------------------------------ From: SWarm007@aol.com Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 13:22:07 -0400 Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #67 Matt worte: > There was to have been a "Pet Sounds" > double-CD released in May with that album getting a sort of "Beatles > Anthology" treatment, but its release has been pushed back to September. > I interviewed Mike Love two weeks ago in advance of yet another Beach Boys > show in my town and he said "Smile" will never be released "because it's not > finished." No kidding, Mike! That's why we want to hear it! > He also said that the "Pet Sounds" box has been delayed because the non- > Brian Beach Boys were upset about David Leaf's liner notes, which, as Mike put it, > "further deify Brian." (He said he didn't mind deifying Brian but that the > others should get recognition for their execution of the album, which is > fair enough I guess.) I think the real reason behind the delay of the Pet Sounds box is that the non-Brian Beach Boys don't want it to interfere with the sales of their soon to be released CD of re-recordings of their tunes with some of Nashville's biggest stars (yawn!) A sure fire snoozer in my book. The box sounds great mono and stereo versions of the album, tracking sessions, alternate cuts, the works. I had my long green set aside for the thing. And I can't buy it 'cause of a friggin' sure to be a turd Country CD. My Hate/Love relationship with the Beach Boys goes on and on. "The others should get recognition for their execution of the album" yeah right. I don't see a composition credit for any Beach Boy on those songs 'cept for Brian. And those studio cats sure played pretty on it. The Boys did sing the parts just like Brian told 'em to but I bet the album would sound just as good without 'em. What does Mike Love deserve to be deified for? God Only Knows! Scott W ------------------------------ From: psy68@UFCC.UFL.EDU Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 14:30:56 EST Subject: any info on THE BOOTS ? Pin Up records released an LP last year, containing material from a German sixties beat/garage band called The Boots. It contains a few covers (Gloria,baby please don't go). Has anyone heard them ? Is it a must have genuine classic or another raw filled with covers screamer ? George ------------------------------ From: "Glenn Sadin" Date: Thu, 22 Aug 96 11:47:31 PST Subject: [none] Patrick sez... As long as we're still talking about COOL TV, anybody remember The last episode of the MONKEES where Tim Buckley does an acoustic version of SONG OF THE SIREN? Really nice. The album version chokes though... Even cooler is the second-to-last episode, where Frank Zappa, dressed as Michael Nesmith (complete with eight-button shirt and wool cap) "interviews" Michael Nesmith, dressed as Frank Zappa (fake nose, wig and mustache)! A very surreal moment, for sure! The best line is "Nez" (Zappa) saying to "Frank" (Nez), "Are you calling our Monkee music BANAL and INSIPID?!" The scene ends with Frank Zappa (dressed as Frank Zappa) smashing up an old car with a sledgehammer to the accompanyment of "Mother People"! Glenn ------------------------------ From: patrick@xpedite.com (Patrick Cashin) Date: Thu, 22 Aug 96 16:10:10 EDT Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #67 - ----- Begin Included Message ----- Matt worte: > What does Mike Love deserve ? - ----- End Included Message ----- To be fed, headlong, into a woodchipper! ------------------------------ From: Ben Waugh Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 16:20:38 -0400 Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #67 . What does Mike Love deserve to be deified for? God Only Knows! > > Scott W > You need to ask? Why because he's more than a human being. Mike never gives any less than 101% of his all in a performance. When I hear the heartbreaking frankness in his voice as he melodically queries "Wouldn't it be nice," something positively shifts position. No wonder Stiv Bators studied his act for years. ------------------------------ From: Menachem Turchick Date: Thu, 22 Aug 96 13:23:41 -0700 Subject: Re: any info on THE BOOTS ? > Pin Up records released an LP last year, containing material from a >German sixties beat/garage band called The Boots. It contains a few covers >(Gloria,baby please don't go). Has anyone heard them ? Is it a must have >genuine classic or another raw filled with covers screamer ? Wait a minute - I thought "raw filled with covers screamers" ARE "must have genuine classics"! But if you're looking for originals, this will dissapoint you. I don't have it in front of me, but I believe it's ALL covers. However, half of them are tuff r&b rave-ups a la The Shadows Of Knight, including a killer version of The Small Faces' "Whatcha Gonna Do About It." Easily worth the 10 bucks most vendors are asking. There's also a pricy 3 LP box set from a few years back, containing everything The Boots ever did. Their second album is full of Graham Bond-ish Soul stuff, and the third rounds up some live tracks, and the non-LP "Gaby," which is great and can also now be heard (if memory serves me) on the recent "Boom Boom" comp of German mid-60s bands. ------------------------------ From: Tawsurf@aol.com Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 17:19:58 -0400 Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #67 say, i saw thee beach boys at this year's country music fan fair in nashville-a yearly cattle drive of big and small label country combos. thee beach boys were a kick, very funny to see em at 11:00 am, 95 degrees, beer and brian lookin like a martian. most of the country folks they paraded for the second set did not really work but doug supernaw hammin thru long tall texan was a hoot. hell, i got real close and it was very fun! cheers, toddamn ------------------------------ From: Phil Lerman Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 18:34:03 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Beach Boys On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, T P Uschanov wrote: > User wrote: > > ~ I've heard that, because the box set has been put off/shelved, whatever, > ~ that the Sub Pop single that was to have been part of the blitz has also > ~ been stuffed back in a closet. (Although, evidently, a few have gotten out.) > > I saw one on sale for $10 the other day (import 45s seldom cost less > than $6-$7 here), and will definitely pick it up tomorrow! But I don't > read the major Beach Boys fora of the net, so would someone please > tell me how a label like Sub Pop ever came to issue it? Sub Pop has branched out in similar ways in the past. I remember seeing a House of Pain 7". On a similar off-topic note, I took my mom to see Neil Young last night and noticed that Greg Dulli lost all his weight. Kinda' freaky. - -pHIL > > 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) > ____________________ | phil@picante.com | http://www.picante.com/~phil This weeks reason the world is going to end soon: Modern English' "I'll Melt With You" being used in a Burger King commercial. ------------------------------ From: Phil Lerman Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 18:40:39 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Sundazed They have a real good web page set up at http://www.sundazed.com for those interested. I do think some of their releases are on the slick side at times. - -pHIL ____________________ | phil@picante.com | http://www.picante.com/~phil This weeks reason the world is going to end soon: Modern English' "I'll Melt With You" being used in a Burger King commercial. ------------------------------ From: michael@hal.com (Michael Coxe) Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 15:45:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: planetariums, SF/SJ bands, etc 90's style... With all this talk bout bands of my adopted locale this must have some relevance. Hope you don't mind the long post, but I like hearing how greying garagers still manage to carry on. Real curious about "Off The Hook" - the more versions the merrier. It's neat to get all this info 1st before buying the CD. Cheers from internet valley, - michael Forwarded message: > From EJT3@aol.com (Ned Torney) Tue Aug 20 04:21:31 1996 > Subject: Re: "San Jose Todaze Yesterday" CD info requested... Dear Michael, This e-mail is in response to your recent inquiry regarding SAN JOSE TODAZE YESTERDAY. Thanks for your interest in the SJTY CD. All the participants and members of the bands that are involved are very excited about the fact that there’s interest in what we all did 30 years ago and are amazed that there’s any interest in what we’re doing now. When a number of us were initially contacted for interviews in 1991 by the editors of Cream Puff War (a fanzine that focuses on the ’60s SF Bay Area music scene), we were all blown away to find out that there was a cult, underground market that exists in Europe, Japan, Australia, and the U.S. for the ‘60s San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area bands. The response to the first two issues was overwhelming and sold out worldwide. They reprinted Issue #1 (which also sold out) and are considering a second printing of Issue #2 (the South Bay bands issue) soon. They’re currently working on Issue #3 and will feature other San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose South Bay bands from the era. Some of us have never stopped playing and have remained active in the music scene both locally and nationally. The majority, however, have been inactive or involved on a minimum level. The "fanzine" articles prompted some of the remaining musicians to resurface in various groupings over the last few years. An article by Todd S. Inoue that appeared in the fall of 1994 in Metro (a San Jose, CA weekly newspaper), in a music column called "Beat Street," suggested that young local bands should pay homage to the ’60s San Jose bands like the Count Five, and the Syndicate of Sound, by covering one of the "hits" like "Psychotic Reaction," and provided the impetus that motivated some of us to begin the dialogue that resulted in the CD. Todd also wrote a very nice article about the SJTY recording project, and it appeared in the September 28-October 4, 1995 issue of Metro. The primary focus of the album is the music of the ‘60 s—played in the ‘ 90s—by members of middle ’60s to early ’70s South Bay bands, with a smattering of San Francisco and Greater SF Bay Area bands represented (as we all interacted, played with one another, and hung out together). The bands that are wholly represented on the recording are the Syndicate of Sound, who re-formed for their 25th Reunion in 1990 with four of the five original members, and me (I recorded with them in the ’60s, while playing in other bands represented), and the Chocolate Watchband, who are also reforming for a separate recording project of covers and original music (which is currently underway). Assorted musicians from other area bands of the era comprise the rest of the project and include members of: the Count Five, Moby Grape, Otherside, Lee Michaels, Bogus Thunder, Tingle Guild, Kidd Afrika, Jackson Street, Sons of Champlin, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Boogie, Rhythm Dukes, Rocky Ericson, Stained Glass, Muscrat Fun, Mourning Reign, Giant Sunflower, Topsiders, Vejtibles, and the Mojo Men. In addition to the Syndicate of Sound and the Chocolate Watchband, some of the participants are currently in other well known Bay Area bands now, such as: Dale Ockerman (Doobie Brothers), Jerry Miller (Moby Grape and Jerry Miller Band), and TJ Politzer, John Aughney and me (Sundogs). Jim Phillips, a major poster artist of the era, did the cover art. Jim is currently doing posters for the resurrected ‘60s San Francisco Family Dog Productions (currently doing shows at the Maritime Hall in San Francisco) who were responsible for the Avalon Ballroom and Family Dog on the Great Highway shows of the ‘60s and early ‘70s. Jim is internationally acclaimed and has done major work in the surf and natural food industries as well. There was also an article on the CD in the January issue of Goldmine magazine (an international record collector magazine), by Alec Palao (a co-editor of Cream Puff War) and it was a real plus, —we got e-mail from all over the country and France & Italy... the "buzz" is spreading. The CD will be ready in September. —I'’ll add you to my e-mail database and advise you when it’s available for sale. It will be in some Bay Area stores we are talking with now, or you can order it directly. —Just e-mail me your request and I’'ll send you the address. We'’ll be initially releasing it on our own indie label, SBR (South Bay Records), but will be negotiating with larger Indies and a few major labels who’ve expressed interest. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact me at my e-mail address, or write: SBR, 3906 Yerba Buena Ave., San Jose, CA 95121-1041. Once again, thank you for all your support. Warmest regards, Ned Torney Producer SAN JOSE TODAZE YESTERDAY Track Personnel 1. Tell Me ~ Chocolate Watchband Lead Vocal ... Dave Aguilar Lead & Rhythm Gtr. 1 ... Phil Scoma Lead & Rhythm Gtr. 2 ... Ned Torney Electric Bass ... Bill Flores 12 Stg. Gtr. & 12 Stg. Solo ... Mark Loomis Drums ... J. Scott Smith Organ ... Ned Torney Background Vocals ... Hap Scott & Ned Torney 2. Shakin’ All Over ~ Syndicate of Sound Lead Vocal ... Don Baskin Lead & Rhythm Gtr. ... Jim Sawyers 12 Stg. Gtr. ... Rob Gonzalez Electric Bass ... Bob Gonzalez Drums ... John Duckworth Piano ... Ned Torney 3. Expressway To Your Heart ~ SBAS (South Bay All Stars) Lead Vocals ... T.J. Politzer and Hap Scott Rhythm Gtr. ... T.J. Politzer Lead Gtr. ... Ned Torney Electric Bass ... Hap Scott Drums ... "Fuzzy" John Oxendine Piano ... T.J. Politzer and Ned Torney Background Vocals ... T.J. Politzer, Hap Scott & Ned Torney 4. I’m A King Bee ~ Chocolate Watchband Lead Vocal ... Dave Aguilar Lead Guitar ... Terry Shehorn Rhythm Gtr. 1 ... Phil Scoma Rhythm Gtr. 2 ... Mark Loomis Electric Bass ... Bill Flores Drums ... Gary Andrijasevich Piano ... Ned Torney Percussion ... Alec Palao & Ned Torney 5. My Lonely Sad Eyes ~ Syndicate of Sound Lead Vocal ... Don Baskin Lead & Rhythm Acoustic Gtr. ... Rob Gonzalez 12 Stg. Gtr. ... Jim Sawyers Electric Bass ... Bob Gonzalez Drums ... John Duckworth Hammond Organ ... Ned Torney 6. Crossroads ~ SBAS (Jackson Street Hybrid) Lead, Slide & Rhythm Gtrs. & Lead Vocal ... Dave Gonzales Electric Bass ... Hap Scott Drums ... J. Scott Smith 7. Don’t Cry No More ~ SBAS with Jerry Miller Lead Vocals ... T.J. Politzer and Hap Scott Lead Gtr. ... Jerry Miller Rhythm Gtr. ... T.J. Politzer Electric Bass ... John Aughney Drums ... "Fuzzy" John Oxendine Piano and Synth Horns ... Dale Ockerman Hammond Organ & Wurlitzer Electric Piano ... Ned Torney Background Vocals ... T.J. Politzer, Hap Scott & Ned Torney 8. I Ain’t Got You ~ Watchband Hybrid Lead Vocals ... Hap Scott Lead Gtr. ... Dave Gonzales Rhythm Gtr. 1 ... Ned Torney Rhythm Gtr. 2 ... Mark Loomis Electric Bass ... Hap Scott Drums ... Gary Andrijasevich Harp ... Dale Ockerman Background Vocals ... Dave Aguilar, Mark Loomis, Hap Scott & Ned Torney 9. Off The Hook ~ Syndicate of Sound Lead Vocal ... Don Baskin Lead & Rhythm Gtr. ... Ned Torney Rhythm Gtr. ... Jim Sawyers Electric Bass ... Bob Gonzalez Drums ... John Duckworth Background Vocals ... Hap Scott & Ned Torney 10. Keep On Runnin’ ~ SBAS Lead Vocals ... T.J. Politzer Lead & Rhythm Gtr. ... Dave Gonzales Rhythm Gtr. ... Mark Loomis Electric Bass ... Hap Scott Drums ... Patrick Hennessey Hammond Organ ... Ned Torney Background Vocals ... T.J. Politzer, Hap Scott & Ned Torney 11. All Day and All of the Night ~ Watchband/Count Five Hybrid Lead Vocals ... John Byrne Lead Gtr. ... Phil Scoma Rhythm Gtr. 1 ... Ned Torney Rhythm Gtr. 2 ... Mark Loomis Electric Bass ... Bill Flores Drums ... Gary Andrijasevich Background Vocals ... "The Chocolate Chorale" – John Byrne, Mark Loomis, Rich Young, Tim Abbott, Trond Toft, Ned Torney & Hap Scott 12. You Don’t Have to Go ~ SBAS Lead Vocals ... Hap Scott Lead & Rhythm Gtr. ... Dave Gonzales Electric Bass ... Hap Scott Drums ... Patrick Hennessey Piano ... Ned Torney ------------------------------ End of Bomp V96 #69 ******************* You have been reading Bomp-digest. For subscription requests, send a message to majordomo@bolis.com containing "subscribe Bomp-digest" or "unsubscribe Bomp-digest"