From: Bomp-Digest-Sender To: bomp-digest@bolis.com Subject: Bomp V96 #70 Reply-To: Bomp@bolis.com Precedence: bulk Bomp Friday, 23 August 1996 Volume 96 : Number 070 In this issue: RE: Bomp V96 #67 RE: Bomp V96 #67 RE: The Hook RE: any info on THE BOOTS ? beach boys subpop single garage punk on tv Re: Bomp V96 #67 Mike Love re-punk on tv Re: re-punk on tv vikings/dc5 Re: re-punk on tv Re: vikings/the boys Hoodoo Gurus Powder Puffs Re: vikings/dc5 Re: re-punk on tv FWD>RE>Various Replies Re: vikings/the boys Beach Boys 45 Vanilla Fudge style Re: Vanilla Fudge style I Turned Into A Helium Balloon Re: Vanilla Fudge style Re: I Turned Into A Helium Balloon The Victims (Australian bunch), plus The Scientists Hoodoo Gurus new LP... More Scientists/Victims... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Bill Holmes" Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 09:44:39 UT Subject: RE: Bomp V96 #67 Patrick: Put him in feet first so (1) he sees it coming and (2) just for that one split second he can hit those high notes again. :) Bill - ---------- From: Bomp-Sender@bolis.com on behalf of Patrick Cashin Sent: Thursday, August 22, 1996 4:10 PM To: Bomp@bolis.com 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: "Bill Holmes" Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 10:38:31 UT Subject: RE: Bomp V96 #67 Scott: I look at the Beach Boys without Brian like Credence without Fogerty or the Dallas Cowboys without Emmitt and Aikman. Very good, but not Hall Of Fame material. I'd give the nod to the Beach Boys, for at least they went out there without Brian and pulled their weight on the road. And I'm sure that every one of them contributed to the material in some way (certainly they deserve more credit that Eugene "Co-writer" Landry!!). But the bottom line is that every time Mike Love opens his mouth to utter anything that Brian Wilson did not put in there (IOW, anytime Mike offers an OPINION), the Beach Boys take a huge step backwards. The current Beach Boys road show is like a homecoming parade from Hell, an obese juggernaut playing ballparks, political conventions and State Fairs. Ugh!! - - Bill ( * Bill Holmes * http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8282 * bholmes_fm@msn.com - ---------- From: Bomp-Sender@bolis.com on behalf of SWarm007@aol.com Sent: Thursday, August 22, 1996 1:22 PM To: Bomp@bolis.com Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #67 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. ------------------------------ From: Hitomi I Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 20:47:37 +0900 Subject: RE: The Hook Moulty told his story(why he lost his hand) in the song"Moulty". But the song was not play by Barbarians,Moulty sung backed with the session band called Hawks(they became Dylan's THE BAND later) I saw the clip of "Hey little Bird" of early Barbarians. Maybe from TAMI SHOW I love it. Does anyone another clip of them? Hitomi >> I heard that Moulty had a hook for a hand. Did JC Hook have a hook? What are the chances. They should reform with the one handed wife beatin' drummer from Def Leppard and call the band "Lefty". ------------------------------ From: Hitomi I Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 20:47:06 +0900 Subject: RE: any info on THE BOOTS ? Hi George I have the album. I love it. They are poweful raw beatscreamer.I think they were influenced from early Pretty Things.They are one of best German beat. But the song Enchanted Sea is just moody . I have a boot video of them Playing" Gloria" and "In the Midnight hour" at Beat Club'65. The guitalist played slide using whole bottle insted of bottle neck. They are a icon of German beat and R&B with hard edge. Hitomi(from Tokyo) - ---------- >> 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: "Donald G. Smith" Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 09:27:48 -0400 Subject: beach boys subpop single question: what's up with the beach boys single on subpop? Answer: >>> Nils 08/22/96 09:43pm >>> Not much to say, some guy at Capitol suggested it, and it sounded good (obviously); it was limited to 10,000 worldwide (probably would've been more if we'd known the box wasn't coming out on time). Nils ------------------------------ From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Bennet ^ Bennet PLLC - Washington ) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 10:46:49 EDT Subject: garage punk on tv To: Bomp list, Inet Someone asked whether there is a video compilation of 60's punk band appearances on sit coms and cartoons. I've always dreamed of such a comp, but to my knowledge nothing legitimate exists. However, I do have a bootleg quality tape that contains the Seed's (aka, the Warts) Mothers-in-Law appearance (which is hilarious, not to mention my first childhood memory of garage rock) and the Standells appearance on the Munsters, as well as choice video nuggets from the Shadows of Knight, Chocolate Watchband, 13th Floor Elevators, Electric Prunes, Castaways, Amboy Dukes, Blue Cheer, the Nazz, Blues Magoos, Bad Seeds, Zakaray Thaks, Leaves, and the MC5. I bought it years ago from a guy who may possibly still be in business at this address. His name is Mark Rosen (the business is called Vintage Videos) and his address is (was?) 1 DuBois Road, New Paltz, New York 12561. By the way, one appearance I haven't seen mentioned and I've always wondered about was an episode of Get Smart which featured a heavy psychedelic band called the Sacred Cows who engaged in musical mind control. Does anyone know anything about these guys? Michael Bennet cbennet0@counsel.com ------------------------------ From: User Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 10:53:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Bomp V96 #67 > Matt wroteroorte: > > > What does Mike Love deserve ? > Well, perhaps Ben Vaughn said it best in his song "The Prayer"... I pray to God In Heaven above KILL MIKE LOVE! (and take his hat collection, too) Blair ------------------------------ From: User Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 10:52:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Mike Love I think I may have related this story before, at least to some of you... A friend of a friend needed to sublet his NYC apartment for the summer, as he was going to be out-of-town. After some intense searching, he finally found what looked to be a suitable candidate. The person seemed perfect: they could afford it, blah-blah-blah. Well, the guy whose apt it was got to talking to this person. As would often happen, talk turned to music. Turns out they enjoyed manyuch of the same sounds. In fact, both were big Beach Boys fans (especially the early stuff). Things seemed good. Then it happened. It was then that the prospective summertime tenant said that he was actually pretty friendly with Mike Love. And that, when Mike was in whatever city this guy was in, he'd often drop in. "Sorry," said the guy whose apt it was, "you can't live here." (This guy really *hated* Mike Love.) ------------------------------ From: "J. Emery" Date: 23 Aug 1996 10:21:22 U Subject: re-punk on tv speaking of get smart (one of my favorite shows), there was another = episode where larry storch plays kaos agent "the groovy guru." sort of = their take on the 60s hippy thing i guess. he tortures his victims by = putting them in a room with a really loud stereo and plays a song called = "Thrill thrill thrill, Kill kill kill..." wayyyy too funny. ------------------------------ From: patrick@xpedite.com (Patrick Cashin) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 11:39:42 EDT Subject: Re: re-punk on tv - ----- Begin Included Message ----- speaking of get smart (one of my favorite shows), there was another = episode where larry storch plays kaos agent "the groovy guru." sort of = their take on the 60s hippy thing i guess. he tortures his victims by = putting them in a room with a really loud stereo and plays a song called = "Thrill thrill thrill, Kill kill kill..." wayyyy too funny. - ----- End Included Message ----- This episode of GET SMART was probably the single most deeply affecting and influencial piece of television I've ever seen in my life. Well, that and the ZOMBO episode of the MUNSTERS (Zombo's a fake! Zombo's a fake!) ------------------------------ From: "J. Emery" Date: 23 Aug 1996 10:33:41 U Subject: vikings/dc5 i just picked up the Vikings "go beserk." features former devil dogs = bassist - really fun stuff. they do an incredible cover of a song called = "First Time" credited to a band called The Boys. anyone have the skinny = on the original version of this? who were the Boys? i also found a cheap used copy of Glad All Over by the Dave Clark Five. = what a great record. there's a song called "No Time to Lose" - basically = a reworked version of Twist & Shout - that just kills. this is so raw = sounding it could pass for a sonics song! ------------------------------ From: "Laura Taylor" Date: 23 Aug 1996 12:07:42 -0400 Subject: Re: re-punk on tv RE>re-punk on tv 8/23/96 Hoodoo Gurus trivia---the band derived its name from the GROOVY GURU espisode... Thought you'd wanna know...maybe not...now, where are those cats who were offering me tapes for sale of punk/60s bands on tv!!! write me: Lounge Laura laura@wusf.usf.edu - -------------------------------------- Date: 8/23/96 12:04 PM To: Laura Taylor From: Bomp@bolis.com speaking of get smart (one of my favorite shows), there was another episode where larry storch plays kaos agent "the groovy guru." sort of their take on the 60s hippy thing i guess. he tortures his victims by putting them in a room with a really loud stereo and plays a song called "Thrill thrill thrill, Kill kill kill..." wayyyy too funny. ------------------------------ From: TweeKid@aol.com Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:20:39 -0400 Subject: Re: vikings/the boys Jemery Emery wrote: i just picked up the Vikings "go beserk." features former devil dogs bassist - really fun stuff. they do an incredible cover of a song called "First Time" credited to a band called The Boys. anyone have the skinny on the original version of this? who were the Boys? - --------------- While I don't have my record collection in front of me I can tell you that the The Boys were a great British band from the late 7Ts. They released a slew of records on Nems Records starting in 1977. Recently Dojo Records in England compiled the group's first two albums "The Boys" & "Alternative Chartbusters" on one easy to handle disc that is well worth seeking out. Matthew ------------------------------ From: User Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:38:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Hoodoo Gurus Someone told me that the Hoodoo Gurus have a new disc coming out? Anyone know the when/what label info? Will they tour? While my fave record of their's will always be Stoneage Romeos (with Mars Needs Guitars being a strong second) I think each record has had something to recommend it. Last record it was "The Right Time." In fact, the CD-5 release of "The Right Time" was 5 solid cuts of coolness, including a dead-on live-on-the-air version of The Hoodoos doing a cover of the first song Dave Faulkner ever released on record, "Television Addict," from his days with The Victims. (Get the comp that came out of their stuff. Damn good.) Blair ------------------------------ From: TweeKid@aol.com Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:35:43 -0400 Subject: Powder Puffs I was sitting in the office of one of the partners of the law firm that I work for and noticed a single on the desk by a group called The Powder Puffs, let's just say that I was praying that it was a surf song because the title was "Please Don't Take My Boyfriends Woody Away" or something like that. When I asked who was the owner of this fine looking release I was told that it was one of the other partners a gent by the name of Bob Kalina (sp) who by chance was also one of the authors of the Powder Puffs single. Bobby, it turns out, was writer and studio hack in the 6Ts before becoming a criminal defence attorney. Besides the Powder Puffs I also saw singles sitting there by the Satins (on BT Puppy Records) with Bobby getting writing credit as well as a single of his own on Capitol. Old musicians never die they just find jobs that pay if they are lucky. Matthew Kaplan ------------------------------ From: User Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:32:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: vikings/dc5 The Vikings (who include ex-Devil Dogs bassist Steve Baise) were, like Los Primos (another group with an ex-Devil Dog), actually formed while the D. Dogs were still a band. Steve Baise met his wife, Heidi (who was then drumming for Perfect Pop recording artists The Blind Bats), in Oslo when the DD were on tour. He and Heidi spent a fair amount of time in Oslo and he played some shows at RockAll, etc., with friends from the Oslo crowd. Some of these were billed as "Steve & the Devil Frogs," and when they decided to record, the original moniker was "God Lived" (think about it.) Eventually, though, they settled on the Vikings (which many of their friends thought was old and ridiculous, but...) Anyway, the band also includes members of Kare & the Cavemen, TRBNGR, and The Yum Yums (the latter being Mort Henricksen, who was also in the Cosmic Dropouts.) Besides the CD, there's also a couple singles, but some of that material is included on the disc. As to the First Time, The Boys version is great, but I still prefer the dirtied-up version recorded by The Fingers a few years back. Blair ------------------------------ From: Brian Phillips Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 13:14:05 -0400 Subject: Re: re-punk on tv >"Thrill thrill thrill, Kill kill kill..." wayyyy too funny. It was credited to the Sacred Cows. Brian Phillips MindSpring Techinical Support 404-815-9111 800-719-4660 ------------------------------ From: "Laura Taylor" Date: 23 Aug 1996 13:40:36 -0400 Subject: FWD>RE>Various Replies Mail*Link(r) SMTP FWD>RE>Various Replies WHO WROTE THIS? WAS IT GLENN?: whoever---write me back---llaura 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: michael@hal.com (Michael Coxe) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 10:26:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: vikings/the boys > While I don't have my record collection in front of me I can tell you that > the The Boys were a great British band from the late 7Ts. They released a > slew of records on Nems Records starting in 1977. Recently Dojo Records in > England compiled the group's first two albums "The Boys" & "Alternative > Chartbusters" on one easy to handle disc that is well worth seeking out. Another superb song was one of their own called "Box Number" on the same album as First Time. - michael ------------------------------ From: "Glenn Sadin" Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 10:26:47 PST Subject: Beach Boys 45 Robbie sez... 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. I just spoke to Skip, and he said that the single is now selling for $10. He also told me that other stores in the DC area were able to get the single from SubPop's distributor as recently as last week, so it may or may not be available again (?). He graciously suggested that I contact stores in my local area (San Francisco) to see if the single is back in stock before sending him the $$. Anybody know what's up with this? Glenn ------------------------------ From: Tom Bessoir Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:18:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Vanilla Fudge style > I've never heard of the Vanilla Fudge doing "Up On The Roof", > so I assume it was the band's own arrangement; > sure sounded like the Fudge. Another band who adopted the Vanilla Fudge style was the Rotary Connection. They liked to apply the Fudge treatment to Rolling Stones tunes. I specifically remember Ruby Tuesday and Lady Jane on their first album. They had a few LPs you might want to check out if this is your thing. Don't think they did "Up on the Roof" though. Tom Bessoir ------------------------------ From: michael@hal.com (Michael Coxe) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 13:07:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Vanilla Fudge style > From: Tom Bessoir > > Another band who adopted the Vanilla Fudge style was the Rotary Connection. > They liked to apply the Fudge treatment to Rolling Stones tunes. I > specifically remember Ruby Tuesday and Lady Jane on their first album. They > had a few LPs you might want to check out if this is your thing. With the incredible late Minnie Riperton and her billion octave range. ------------------------------ From: scaf@pro-net.co.uk (Steve Coleman) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 21:26:15 GMT Subject: I Turned Into A Helium Balloon >From: Mark Robinson >Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 18:32:26 -0400 >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? Mark, Firstly thanks for the feedback concerning the Berkley (hmm that spelling does not look right) eps in the 'Nuggets from the Golden State' series. I would like to hear the Country Joe stuff. 'I Turned Into A Helium Balloon' is not strictly part of the 'Golden State' series though it is annotated and compiled by Alec Palao and has a catalogue number slap bang in the middle of 'Crystalize Your Mind' and 'The Scorpio Records Story'. The focus is on the Challenge label and features twelve tracks froom We The People, both sides of the second Brogues single, five songs from Fenwyck (rather good psych'/folk-rock), two Knickerbockers demos and assortments from Dial Records (inc. 'Psychedelic Siren' by the Daybreakers). All thirty tracks are superb and there are a number of unreleased We The People tracks which will take your breath away, for instance the rerecorded 'My Brother The Man' - simply the *best* Kinks rip-off EVER. Fleshtones please do this song. BUYER BEWARE. The track listing on 'Balloon' closely follows that of 'Orange, Sugar & Chocolate' on Sundazed. So unless you are a completist nut check the tracking first. In short this CD is another triumph by Alec and the folk at BIG BEAT. And no they have not payed me to say this! ;-) CONSUMER FEEBACK TIME. Why is it that Crypt and Big Beat can crank out these great collections stuffed full of on the whole top notch tracks while our friends at A.I.P. issue the UK Freakbeat series on CD with only five *bonus* numbers? The other day I was standing in the record shop and in one hand held the CD version of Freakbeat Vo.1 (22 tracks) and in the other Garage Punk Unknowns Vol.2 (29 tracks). Now it does not take a genius to work out which one I bought! "Skinflint" Coleman ------------------------------ From: Brian Phillips Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 16:27:35 -0400 Subject: Re: Vanilla Fudge style >Another band who adopted the Vanilla Fudge style was the Rotary Connection. >They liked to apply the Fudge treatment to Rolling Stones tunes. I >specifically remember Ruby Tuesday and Lady Jane on their first album. They >had a few LPs you might want to check out if this is your thing. Ah, yes, the band that gave us Minnie Riperton! (Kevin Nardone, phone your service). Brian Phillips MindSpring Techinical Support 404-815-9111 800-719-4660 ------------------------------ From: Menachem Turchick Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 16:07:53 -0700 Subject: Re: I Turned Into A Helium Balloon >From: Steve Coleman >Subject: I Turned Into A Helium Balloon >The other day I was standing in the record shop and in one >hand held the CD version of Freakbeat Vo.1 (22 tracks) and in the other >Garage Punk Unknowns Vol.2 (29 tracks). Now it does not take a genius to >work out which one I bought! But Garage Punk Unknowns #2 is just a collection of tracks off of the old vinyl series of the same name, and so has NO bonus cuts whatsoever! Save your cash for volumes of Diggin' For Gold - the best comp series with regular releases at the moment. ------------------------------ From: User Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 19:46:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: The Victims (Australian bunch), plus The Scientists In regards to The Hoodoo Gurus thread that went in today, I brought up Dave Faulkner's punk group from the late 70s, The Victims, mentioning their song "Television Addict." Joe Emery soon e-mailed me privately asking for more info. I figured there may be others interested, so I decided to give the group more info. First off, if you just want to hear that one song, try and find a comp called "Where Birdmen Flew." I'm betting that it's a boot, but it's got some great Aussie sounds from the late 70s thru early 80s, including Radio Birdman, The Victims, and The Scientists' "Frantic Romantic." But Joe's question concerned The Victims, Dave Faulkner's group. So... the mini-LP sitting on my lap right now is The Victims' "All Loud On The Western Front" released by Timberyard Records (PO Box 459 Newtown NSW 2042 AUSTRALIA) in 1989 (and distributed by Waterfront Records, which may make it at least a little bit easier for some of you to find.). The eight songs that appear on it were recorded (in Perth, I would assume, since that was the band's home) between 11/77 and 3/78. Track Listing: Side 1: Television Addict Flipped Out Over You High School Girls TV Freak Side 2: I Understand Open Your Eyes Perth Is A Culture Shock Disco Junkies The band's lineup: Dave (Flick) Faulkner (guitar, vocals), James Baker (drums), and Rudolph V (bass). The band broke up sometime in the Spring of '79, I guess, since the inner sleeve has an article from RAM printed April 20, '79, talking about the band's final gig. After this, Dave took off for Europe and the US. I believe he lived in NYC for about 6 months in 1980, where he became pals with Keith Streng of the Fleshtones. James Baker? Well, obviously he was in the Hoodoo Gurus for a while, as well as running his own band, The James Baker Experience (and doing a hundred other things). I don't know about Rudolph V. Back to James Baker, tho'. I've got another Timberyard record in my hand now, probably released right around the same time as that Victims rerelease. This one's called "Pissed On Another Planet" and it's by The Scientists. It was recorded in 1979 at the same studio The Victims used, Sweet Corn in Perth. The lineup for the first two of the six tracks (the first single, I believe) is: Kim Salmon (guitar), Rod Radalj (guitar), James Baker (drums), and Dennis Byrne (bass). So it's pretty clear what Baker did when the Victims broke up. Those tracks were "Frantic Romantic" (one of the best power pop songs I've ever heard) and "Shake (Together Tonight)." The other four tracks - "Last Night," "Pissed On Another Planet," "Bet Ya Lyin'," and "It's For Real" - see Radalj and Byrne being replaced by Ben Juniper and Ian Sharples, respectively. I don't nkow about Byrne, Juniper, and Sharples, but Radalj played with the Hoodoo Gurus for a bit later on. This EP is not only fantastic music, but serves to remind us that The Scientists did *not* start out doing the swampy-noise stuff many came to know them for later on. (It was also one of these early lineups that reformed in February, '95 for a gig on a Perth hotel rooftop. See Teen Scene #52 for a report on that one.) Blair ------------------------------ From: Brendan Lepschi Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 12:47:26 +0800 Subject: Hoodoo Gurus new LP... The Hoodoo Gurus new LP (CD) "Blue Cave" has been out for a little while in Australia. Haven't heard it (not being a big fan of the band), but if you liked the last release you'll probably like this one. Dunno what label it's on, and I'd imagine they will tour the US. (Why don't cool US bands like Girl Trouble, The Lyres, etc etc ever tour Australia? Pearl Jam just ain't the same kinda thing...) Brendan ------------------------------ From: Brendan Lepschi Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 12:41:34 +0800 Subject: More Scientists/Victims... For all those interested in more pre-swamp Scientists noise, check out their debut self-titled LP from c.1981; this was re-issued in about 1986 and can be had for c.$30 Australian if ya can find it. Not the greatest thing the band ever did, but still essential. Even better than this is the now impossible-to-find limited-edition release "Rubber Never Sleeps" cassette (only), on Au Go Go from 1985. This contains some really early (1979) live Scientists playing to a desultory crowd at the Uni of Western Australia, plus lots of other rare live stuff with the varying line-ups the band had over the years. Re the ex-members of the Victims/Scientists, I can't remember what Dennis Byrne and Rudloph V went on to do, but Ben Juniper and Ian Sharples played with later incarnations of the Scientists, with Roddy Radlj also breakin' strings for various bands at various times. James Baker of course drummed for the Beasts of Bourbon (featuring members of the then-current Scientists line-up Kim Salmon and Boris Sudovic) during 1983-1988/9 after being booted outta the Hoodoo Gurus for not having a serious enough 'attitude', or so the story goes. For a complete rundown on the Scientists entire career (including ex members), full discography and interview with Kim Salmon, see issue #2 of 'Prehistoric Sounds' fanzine, an excellent zine covering Aussie independent music 1976-1990 put out by Ian MacFarlane. I can't remember the address, but I got mine for c.$6 Australian (and all my Scientists/Victims gear) from Au Go Go in Melbourne (Au Go Go Records, GPO Box 342d, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia). They have a really good mailorder service; while yer at it pick up the Australian New Music Guide volumes 1 & 2 (put out by the same guy) - these detail ALL Aussie independent relaeses from 1976 onwards. Issues 1 & 3 of 'Prehistoric Sounds' would probably also interest BOMP-net readers, covering the Saints, Birthday Party, Aussie 60's/garage scene (such as it is/was), Lipstick Killers, Psycho Surgeons, etc with #3 being the all Radio Birdman/Visitors/Deniz Tek/et al issue. Amazing stuff. And no, I don't have any connection with Au Go Go or Prehistoric Sounds - I just dig the music. Five things burnin' my barn at the moment: 1. COLOURED BALLS - Ball Power LP (Heavy prog/sharpie rock from Melbourne, 1973) 2. BIG SAMBO - 'At The Party' (from 'At The Party' LP on Candy Records) 3. SONICS - Maintaining My Cool CD (1966 Jerden killers) 4. TELL TALE HEARTS - EVERYTHING! (Especially 'The Now Sound...' MLP) 5. Hearing WARREN SMITH's 'Uranium Rock' as PIPED MUZAK (I kid you not!) in my local shopping centre! Wedged in between all the Wings/Captain and Tenille shit is WARREN SMITH! (Cramps cover this song on 'Bad Music...') Brendan (Perth, Australia) ------------------------------ End of Bomp V96 #70 ******************* You have been reading Bomp-digest. For subscription requests, send a message to majordomo@bolis.com containing "subscribe Bomp-digest" or "unsubscribe Bomp-digest"