From: Bomp-Digest-Sender To: bomp-digest@bolis.com Subject: Bomp V96 #84 Reply-To: Bomp@bolis.com Precedence: bulk Bomp Saturday, 7 September 1996 Volume 96 : Number 084 In this issue: Re: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs Re: Need SUSSED zine Re: Get Hip Re: Hey Joe RE: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs RE: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs RE: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hagar@mindspring.com (Brian Phillips) Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 05:56:27 -0400 Subject: Re: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs >The Stillroven "Cast Thy Burden Upon" on Sundazed. Great versions of I'm >not Your Stepping Stone & Hey Joe. BTW who did the original version of Hey >Joe? I am wondering this as well. Theoretically, it was written by "Chester Powers", who was actually Dino Valenti of the Quicksilver Messenger Service under a pseudonym, however, I don't know if they recorded it or not. The Leaves hit #31 with it in 1966. Another book that I own says that the Music Machine wanted to release it as their second single, since no one had recorded it yet, however, the album was released in 1967 and recorded quickly for Original Sound (who, while having some artists is known more for it's "Oldies but Goodies" comps, so I doubt they would hold the album back a year for release) A friend of mine tells me the song has perhaps been recorded in the 1920's. The song is something of a "Louie, Louie"(as in a lot of versions). I've heard the Leaves, Jimi Hendrix, the Still Roven, Love, the Music Machine and a Japanese group who recorded for Capitol whose name is not coming to mind right now. My question is who had the first version of (as I used to call it when I was a boy), "I'm Not Your Stethescope"? There is at least one version that predates the Monkees. Brian Phillips Please select one: 1. Would like to: a. Swing on a star b. Carry moonbeams home in a jar c. Be better off than you are 2. Would you: a. Rather be a mule(a mule is an animal with long, funny ears) ------------------------------ From: jmdiaco@mbox.vol.it Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 16:24:38 +0200 Subject: Re: Need SUSSED zine At 14.57 06/09/1996 -0400, you wrote: >Hi > >There's a UK mag out called SUSSED which is a Mod & BritPop cool mag and I'm >trying to track down issue #2 which has a small article on me (RALPH). > >If it's available in the US or if anyone can get me one, I will gladly >pay/trade for it. Yes, I've written them, but no reply. > >Thanks > >Ralph Alfonso >Box 505 >1288 Broughton >Vancouver, BC >Canada, V6G 2B1 > > Hi Ralph, I just get home from England and a friend who was there with me bought a copy of SUSSED I will find out if it is #2.In case i can scan that article and send it to you. Acid Jo ------------------------------ From: Menachem Turchick Date: Sat, 7 Sep 96 12:37:28 -0700 Subject: Re: Get Hip Get Hip's phone number: 412-231-4766. They've got a web site at www.gethip.com which you might want to check out. Menachem ------------------------------ From: Squishy@aol.com Date: Sat, 7 Sep 1996 23:22:02 -0400 Subject: Re: Hey Joe Dino Valenti/"Chet Powers" did not write "Hey Joe" (tho he was falsely credited for awhile). It was written by an L.A. folkie named Billy Roberts, back in 1959. He also wrote "Girl From North Albwer" for the Daily Flash. I don't know of any "original recording" of the song though, it's something of a mystery. Seems a bunch of LA bands like the Leaves, Byrds, Love, etc were all including the song in their live set around the same time, having all learned it somehow from Roberts. As for Roberts, he turned up in San Francisco ca '66 fronting The BIlly Moses BLues Bag (I met him at the time) and in 1975 made an album called "Thoughts of California" as Billy Roberts & Grits, Grits including former members of Big Brother, Country Joe, etc. "Stepping Stone" is an easier call. There was 4 or 5 versions pre-Monkees, the earliest dated, by a couple months, being the WC FIelds Memorial Electric String Band on Mercury 72578, from June '66. Hope this helps Greg ------------------------------ From: Hitomi I Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 13:08:55 +0900 Subject: RE: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs Hi Brian! The Japanese group is Golden Cups! Their pshychedelic punk version can be listen in Vinyl Pebbles vol 14. I have these version. Stillroven(in a comp ,Psychedelic Microdots vol3) Golden cups,Leaves, Outcasts(live), les problemes(in French) Standels,Shadows of knight My question is who had the first version of (as I used to call it when I was a boy), "I'm Not Your Stethescope"? There is at least one version that predates the Monkees. I don't know about this,but I want to know the answer. Hitomi (from Tokyo) ------------------------------ From: Hitomi I Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 13:57:05 +0900 Subject: RE: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs I read the interview of Bryan Maclean(love) he sez "I and David Crosby found the song, and rearranged when I joined love" Leaves took this version and released as single. Hitomi >>I just picked a couple CDs of lengendary Minneapolis bands. The Stillroven "Cast Thy Burden Upon" on Sundazed. Great versions of I'm not Your Stepping Stone & Hey Joe. BTW who did the original version of Hey Joe? & - -------------------------- Wanted Old Slot Cars HO, 1/32nd & 1/24th Scales mrowles@minn.net mike.rowles@tclbbs.com - -------------------------- ------------------------------ From: Hitomi I Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 13:08:55 +0900 Subject: RE: The Stillroven & Suicide Commandos CDs Hi Brian! The Japanese group is Golden Cups! Their pshychedelic punk version can be listen in Vinyl Pebbles vol 14. I have these version. Stillroven(in a comp ,Psychedelic Microdots vol3) Golden cups,Leaves, Outcasts(live), les problemes(in French) Standels,Shadows of knight My question is who had the first version of (as I used to call it when I was a boy), "I'm Not Your Stethescope"? There is at least one version that predates the Monkees. I don't know about this,but I want to know the answer. Hitomi (from Tokyo) ------------------------------ End of Bomp V96 #84 ******************* You have been reading Bomp-digest. For subscription requests, send a message to majordomo@bolis.com containing "subscribe Bomp-digest" or "unsubscribe Bomp-digest"