From: owner-bomp-digest@ (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@Bolis.com Subject: bomp-digest V1 #7 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@ Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@ Precedence: bulk bomp-digest Tuesday, January 14 1997 Volume 01 : Number 007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:18:55 -0500 (EST) From: dcoyle@mail.bright.net (David J. Coyle) Subject: Rattles/German beat groups I just recieved a tape in the mail of the Rattles, a German beat group that lasted from the early 60s to late 70s. Very Merseybeat-esque, with just a touch of German accent. I understand there were a lot of German beat/r&b groups in the 60s, competing with the various English groups that were playing the clubs in Hamburg and elsewhere. Can anyone tell me about some of the ones that might be worth checking into? I notice the mail order places like Midnight usually have a lot of German comps of groups like this. || David J. Coyle // E-Mail: dcoyle@bright.net || || Chillicothe, OH // Another minimum-wage college graduate || ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:18:45 -0500 (EST) From: dcoyle@mail.bright.net (David J. Coyle) Subject: College Radio and Garage/Pop Looking at the playlists various people have been posting on the Bomp list lately, I can't help but think that I either started collecting all my garage, psych, Merseybeat, rockabilly, etc. records and CDs way too late, or else I was into college radio way too early! In my fourth year of college, living on the campus of Ohio U. I worked on a very small station (broadcast range: about 3 or 4 buildings...) In the daytime, I did the news and weather, but on Wednesdays and Fridays from 11-midnight, I had a music show I called "In the Midnight Hour." I mostly played classic rock and older pop, usually from the stacks of old vinyl that none of the other deejays ever used. It was mostly the better known groups, little in the way of garage or psych. I also used to raid my neighbor's CD collection for the Beatles, Byrds, Hendrix, etc. Of course I had little radio experience, so I'm sure if anyone tuned into my show it was just to see how much dead airspace I'd inadvertently cause for one reason or another, or catch some other goof up. Now that I have about 150 CDs, and countless LPs and 45s, covering a range of musical styles from the 50s through the 70s, I'm wishing I was still there. But now that there's a perfectly healthy garage/retro scene in the area, I'm sure someone up there is doing it... || David J. Coyle // E-Mail: dcoyle@bright.net || || Chillicothe, OH // Another minimum-wage college graduate || ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 97 10:35:51 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Sheena & the Rokkets/Jabbers Last winter I found in a free bin an lp by Sheena and the Rokkets, a late 70s/early 80s Japanese new wave band. I think the record was on A&M. Does anyone else have it? Also, does anyone have the Jabbers lp, and could you tape it for me? The Jabbers were G.G. Allin's band from (I think) 76-80, BEFORE he became horrifyingly raunchy and starting writing songs about 10 year olds. An example of a Jabbers lyric: "We gonna have a wild wild party maybe break out a bottle of whiskey too" (from "I Need Adventure") OOOOHH, G.G. YOU REBEL!!!! I have been looking pretty much all over for this record. Some of the stuff was re-released on cd, but with other G.G. stuff that I really don't ever want to hear again. (I had enough of that from the hardcore boys in high school.) Thanks Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:41:45 -0500 From: Brian Phillips Subject: Re: Rattles/German beat groups The Lords, The Surprise Brothers(?) and the German Bonds are possible places to start. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 97 11:09 EST From: Bruce Brink <0002140048@mcimail.com> Subject: Re: Sheena & the Rokkets/Jabbers - -- [ From: BRUCE BRINK * EMC.Ver #3.2 ] -- Andrea wrote: >Last winter I found in a free bin an lp by Sheena and the Rokkets, a late 70s/early 80s Japanese new wave >band. I think the record was on A&M. Does anyone else have it? =================================================== I think the Sheena and the Rokkets lp came out around the same time as the Plastics, who sounded a lot like a B-52's/Talking Heads melange. I remember hearing a Japanese band on Rodney on ROQ, Pasadena, CA, circa 1983, covering Stiff Little Fingers' "Suspect Device" and whoa nellie, did it smoke! Hitomi, do you have some info about late 70s/early 80s Japanese new wave bands? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:19:14 -0500 From: lbiondi@iserver01.ci.buffalo.ny.us (Louie Biondi) Subject: Monks cd Hey all-- Just got some info on the Monks cd mentioned here awhile back. It will have the complete album, two non-lp single sides, one live track and two demos. Oh hell, here's the complete track listing: Monk Time Shut Up Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice Higgle-dy-Piggle-dy I Hate You Oh, How To Do Now Complication We Do Wie Du Drunken Maria Love Came Tumblin' Down Blast Off! That's My Girl I Can't Get Over You Cuckoo Love Can Tame The Wild He Went Down To The Sea Monk Chant (Live--1966) I Hate You (Demo--1965) Oh, How To Do Now (Demo--1965) It also includes photographs and an 6,000 word history featuring interviews with the band members by MIKE STAX. All of this courtesy of the Infinite Zero/American record label. Oh yeah, street date in the U.S. is supposedly February 11th. Best always, "mad" louie ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 97 11:36:44 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Re: MONKS CD "Mad" Louie just made me very happy! Thanks, Louie! Since February 11th is the release date, the stores in Boston should be getting it sometime in May!!! ;) No, since Mars Records is moving to my neighborhood, I should be able to get it rather promptly. I will spend the next month obsessing on finding this cd when it comes out!!! Thanks Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:53:12 -0500 From: Brian Poust Subject: Re: MONKS CD And what's really scary is that even though I have the Repertoire issue, I'll be obsessing about it too because of a mere three songs that the Repertoire issue doesn't have. Monk Chant (Live--1966) I Hate You (Demo--1965) Oh, How To Do Now (Demo--1965) The repertoire issue has sleeve shots of the 45's, uses the LP artwork and has incorrect liners that are corrected when you read "Black Monk Time", but three lousy tracks and I'm gonna drop another $15 on a reissue. Sigh. Brian Poust At 11:36 AM 1/14/97 -0500, you wrote: > >"Mad" Louie just made me very happy! Thanks, Louie! > >Since February 11th is the release date, the stores in >Boston should be getting it sometime in May!!! ;) No, >since Mars Records is moving to my neighborhood, I should >be able to get it rather promptly. I will spend the next >month obsessing on finding this cd when it comes out!!! > >Thanks >Andrea > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:26:19 -0600 From: laura kersting Subject: Re: Rattles/German beat groups At 10:41 AM 1/14/97 -0500, you wrote: >The Lords, The Surprise Brothers(?) and the German Bonds are possible >places to start. > also, the Boots. my boyfriend just bought quite a few german 60's stuff and these guys were pretty funny! and good of course. laura ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 12:42:15 -0500 From: lbiondi@iserver01.ci.buffalo.ny.us (Louie Biondi) Subject: Re: MONKS CD Brian Poust wrote: > > And what's really scary is that even though I have the Repertoire issue, > I'll be obsessing about it too because of a mere three songs that the > Repertoire issue doesn't have. > > Monk Chant (Live--1966) > I Hate You (Demo--1965) > Oh, How To Do Now (Demo--1965) > > The repertoire issue has sleeve shots of the 45's, uses the LP artwork and > has incorrect liners that are corrected when you read "Black Monk Time", but three lousy tracks and I'm gonna drop another $15 on a reissue. Sigh. > > Brian Poust >Hey-- Why not try to sell or trade in the other cd to recoup some of your money. Or better yet I'm sure someone on this list will happily tape you the "Three Songs" that you don't already have!! Best always, "mad" louie ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:38:08 -0700 From: "Allan G. Waite" Subject: Re: Gidget in love with garage rocker I posted the following question the other day and got no reply. Did y'all not read it or maybe you don't care about trivia stuff like this: Years ago, while watching Nick at Night, I saw an episode of "Gidget" where she falls for a guitar-weilding, denim-clad beatnick/badboy with a motorcylce. He's a rebel, and during the show he serenades Gidget with an acoustic version of the song "Blow Your Mind", by (I don't remember the name o' the '60 garage groop)..."Our hair's too long, our music's wrong, and we're too immature..." I couldn't believe it! Has anyone seen this episode? Who played the beatnick/badboy and how did they ever decide to use that song? Is the actor in question a member of the band that wrote the song? Please let me know if you have any information. Thanx Allan ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 97 13:33:09 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Re: Gidget in love with Garage Rocker Allan said: >I posted the following question the other day and got no reply. >Did y'all not read it or maybe you don't care about trivia stuff >like this: Allan, I just wanted to let you know that I care, but I have never seen this episode and now I want to!!! Thanks Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 13:41:36 -0500 From: Brian Poust Subject: Re: MONKS CD So, uh, anyone want to give your Valentine an imported Monks CD? Actually, I think I've found my source to make sure I don't go without the three songs I don't have, and "mad" louie was kind to make the suggestions. who would have ever thought that Rick Rubin would be releasing the Monks CD? Crazy. Maybe Eddie Shaw will guest on the next Johnny Cash CD. Isn't he also on American? Maybe the Monks will even get royalties! Brian Poust At 12:42 PM 1/14/97 -0500, "mad" louie wrote: >>Hey-- > > Why not try to sell or trade in the other cd to recoup some of your >money. Or better yet I'm sure someone on this list will happily tape you >the "Three Songs" that you don't already have!! > >Best always, > >"mad" louie > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:02:36 -0800 (PST) From: michael@hal.com (Michael Coxe) Subject: Randy California... From the Audities list: > From: Marty Rudnick > Subject: Randy California > ANOTHER SAD FAREWELL....Randy California, guitarist for the 60s/70s California band Spirit, has been reported missing and presumed drowned in Molokai, HI on Friday, January 3. Eyewitnesses said California, whose birth name is Randy Wolfe, jumped in the water and saved the life of his 12-year old son by pushing him out of the undertow area, unfortunately he was subsequently dragged under by the same tide. California is best known for his work with the band Spirit, but he had also played with talents like Hendrix. He will be missed. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 97 14:06:00 EST From: patrick@xpedite.com (Patrick Cashin) Subject: Re: Gidget Does anyone remember the Gidget episode where she gets really drunk, listens to Hasil Adkins and the Sonics, and loses her virginity to Shemp Howard in a Mr. Turtle pool full of lime jello? Me either. ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 97 14:16:49 -0400 From: Laura Taylor Subject: TRUE CONFESSIONS OK....I did something this weekend that maybe I should be ashamed of...that perhaps I shouldn't have done...BUT I DID IT ANYWAY! I have(had) some woefully unplayable vinyl...that I was getting ready to trash...However, my brother suggested, as a ONE TIME ONLY THING, that I take a lint-free cloth and some isopropyl alchohol and clean the schmutzy rekkids with them. Well, I did, and dear friends, IT WORKED! I promise now to only use D4 and be good and responsible and all that...A friend suggested the practice wears off the "protective coating" of old vinyl...but I say, if you can't PLAY a record because it's sooooooo dirty, then what's the sense of having it at all? Advice is hereby being solicted... Name withheld to protect the innocent Lounge Laura(oopppsss! Gave it away!) "It's just my nature to do weird stuff..." Laura Taylor (813) 974-3733 ltaylor@wusf.usf.edu ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 97 15:05:40 -0400 From: Laura Taylor Subject: RE: Re: Gidget No, Patrick, that was me last weekend.... Lounge Laura "It's just my nature to do weird stuff..." Laura Taylor (813) 974-3733 ltaylor@wusf.usf.edu Patrick Cashin wrote: > > > >Does anyone remember the Gidget episode where >she gets really drunk, listens to Hasil Adkins >and the Sonics, and loses her virginity to Shemp >Howard in a Mr. Turtle pool full of lime jello? > >Me either. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 13:57:31 -0700 From: "Allan G. Waite" Subject: Re: attitude Patrick Cashin wrote: > > Does anyone remember the Gidget episode where > she gets really drunk, listens to Hasil Adkins > and the Sonics, and loses her virginity to Shemp > Howard in a Mr. Turtle pool full of lime jello? > > Me either. I DO. Does anyone remember the episode of Gilligan's Island where they almost get off the island, but at the last minute Gilligan screws it up? You know, we can all learn alot from television if we would just listen. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 14:39:26 -0700 From: "Allan G. Waite" Subject: Culture I wanted to share with you some haikus I have enjoyed recently. I do have an appreciation for culcha too, you know (I mean, besides garage rock and television). Pink tender morsel, Glistening with salty gel. What the hell is it? Old man seeks doctor. "I eat Spam daily," says he. Angioplasty. Made a Spam puppet To entertain my doggie. Need a new hand now. The tricorder hums. Captain Kirk asks, "What is it?" Bones says, "It's dead, Jim." What is more awful than the sound of squishing Spam? A Kenny G tune. Ate three cans of Spam, But there's still room for Jell-O. I love this country. Spam glistens pinkly; Cat taps it with a wary paw To see if it's dead. Thighs jiggle and gleam Like two flabby slabs of Spam. Bill Clinton jogging. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:15:07 -0500 (EST) From: Phil Lerman Subject: Re: MONKS CD Actually, INfininite Zero/American is a major, meaning Tower, newbury, etc. should have it shortly after the release date. Long Live Corporate Rock! - -pHIL On 14 Jan 1997, Andrea Lauritzen wrote: > > "Mad" Louie just made me very happy! Thanks, Louie! > > Since February 11th is the release date, the stores in > Boston should be getting it sometime in May!!! ;) No, > since Mars Records is moving to my neighborhood, I should > be able to get it rather promptly. I will spend the next > month obsessing on finding this cd when it comes out!!! > > Thanks > Andrea > > > - -pHIL http://www.picante.com/~phil htlaehruoyotsuodrazaherasegassemsdrawkcab ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 97 17:15:06 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Re: MONKS CD pHIL said: >Actually, INfininite Zero/American is a major, meaning Tower, >newbury, etc. should have it shortly after the release date. >Long Live Corporate Rock! Maybe some of the "video" footage will get released and MTV can have it as a "buzz clip" -- "here's my new favorite band, the Monks". Or a new video can be made for the song. At least now it'll be easy for me to find. Phil, thanks for telling me this is a major, as you for one know that I have no idea which labels are majors, nor do I give a flying fuck. Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:53:36 -0500 (EST) From: Frank Uhle Subject: Re: Gidget in love with garage rocker I haven't seen that show but there's a 45 called "Blow Your Mind" by the Gas Company on a California label (Mirwood?)... I haven't played it in a long time, but maybe this is it? I remember part of the chorus: "screw your eyes back in your head--Blow your mind!" The record seems to turn up once in awhile, like it's not especially rare and maybe even was a minor regional hit somewhere. Maybe from getting heard on Gidget??? Frank (if I run across it in the near future I'll listen to see if the lyrics correspond with the other quoted verses... unfortunately my records are too chaotically organized to find anything I haven't played recently) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 18:16:15 -0500 (EST) From: Frank Uhle Subject: Re: movie stuff On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 g.nicoll@genie.com wrote: > As for Martin Sheen, I dimly recall a pretty good little hot rod/J.D. movie > that was made for TV, in which Sheen drove a chopped rod with flames painted > on it. I think Susan Sarandon played his girlfriend. Anybody got a title, > year, etc. on that one? This was "The California Kid" (1974), also with Vic Morrow, Michelle Phillips (wonder if she 'did' Martin?) and Nick Nolte (!). I remember this because one of the hot rod magazines I used to read in Jr. High school had a big photo feature on the car that Sheen drove (a '34 Ford 3-window coupe if memory serves). I guess Mama Michelle must have played the part that you ascribe to Sarandon... she's not listed in the cast as printed in Leonard Maltin's movie guide. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:36:46 -0600 From: dtomlinson@coris.com Subject: Re[2]: movie stuff Frank sed: >On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 g.nicoll@genie.com wrote: >> As for Martin Sheen, I dimly recall a pretty good little hot >>rod/J.D. movie ... >This was "The California Kid" (1974), also with Vic Morrow, Michelle >Phillips (wonder if she 'did' Martin?) and Nick Nolte (!). I remember >this because one of the hot rod magazines I used to read in Jr. High >school had a big photo feature on the car that Sheen drove (a '34 Ford >3-window coupe if memory serves). I guess Mama Michelle must have >played the part that you ascribe to Sarandon... she's not listed in >the cast as printed in Leonard Maltin's movie guide. From the Internet Movie Database: California Kid, The (1974) (TV) 1974 Color Language: English Directed by Richard T. Heffron Cast (in alphabetical order) Janit Baldwin Stuart Margolin Vic Morrow Nick Nolte Michelle Phillips Martin Sheen David ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 21:21:18 -0500 (EST) From: Phil Lerman Subject: Re: Randy California... And I don't think anyone noticed the passing of the lead singer of the Waitresses last week. - -phil http://www.picante.com/~phil htlaehruoyotsuodrazaherasegassemsdrawkcab ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 21:34:11 -0500 (EST) From: MDUGO125@aol.com Subject: PEBBLES According to ICE Newsletter, the two newest CDs of the Pebbles series are scheduled to be released today (the 14th)...Does anybody know if they were released? Supposedly they're on the Bomp label, though all other volumes in the series were released by AIP (any relation to Bomp?). ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 02:15:38 -0500 (EST) From: FFortune@aol.com Subject: Re: Gidget in love with garage rocker Hey, The record in question is Blow Your Mind by The Gas Co. "Our music's wrong, Our hairs too long and were to imature, What makes you think the world you've given us is so secure". Frank probably hasn't heard it in a while cuz he gave me his other copy. Thanks Frank! I love the damn thing even though it's a total Eve o' destruction rip , Just like Jimmy Satan - What it's all about and also the Jayhawkers-Dawn of Instruction, but not as blatant. As far as Gidget who knows. All I know is that the Gories got there name from an episode of the show, "Gidget & The Gories. Freddy Fortune ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 02:24:35 -0500 (EST) From: FFortune@aol.com Subject: Re: PEBBLES In a message dated 97-01-14 21:42:05 EST, you write: << According to ICE Newsletter, the two newest CDs of the Pebbles series are scheduled to be released today (the 14th)...Does anybody know if they were released? Supposedly they're on the Bomp label, though all other volumes in the series were released by AIP (any relation to Bomp?). >> What planet are you from? ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V1 #7 ************************