From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V99 #28 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@interport.net bomp-digest Wednesday, January 20 1999 Volume 99 : Number 028 It's another issue of bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or use the form at . The following subjects are included in this digest: Re: Psych-Out! playlist/Hunger! Jeffery Hess ZOOT!!!!! "Beryl Roberts" Re: Riot on Sunset Strip. "Beryl Roberts" Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks "Beryl Roberts" Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks Frank Uhle Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! "Beryl Roberts" Re: mo' weird covers "Beryl Roberts" Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! "Joseph Beretta" Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks "frank b brandon III" Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks "frank b brandon III" Puck Rock Rocky Serkowney Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks shepherd Re: Mondo Topless will soon need bass (fwd) Hundred Dollar Limo Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks "frank b brandon III" Re: Puck Rock "frank b brandon III" Re: Puck Rock John Francis Kulas Re: Puck Rock Frank Uhle Re: Puck Rock Jeff Kopp Re: Swinging Blue Jeans Moparlary@aol.com Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! Moparlary@aol.com Re: New Orleans 960300331 Re: Puck Rock "Joseph Beretta" Re: New Orleans "Joseph Beretta" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:52:31 -0600 From: Jeffery Hess Subject: Re: Psych-Out! playlist/Hunger! Dinos: >Jeff, which version of "Colors" did you play at the show? That version came from the Love, Peace, & Poetry-American Psychedelic Music compilation on QDK records. I'll be including the sources on my playlists from now on. Jeff *********************************************************************************** Psych-Out! Gblfxihgzwqpk!@#$%& KDHX FM 88.1 Sunday mornings 3-6 AM (CST) Immediately following The Wayback Machine www.kdhxfm88.org ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:23:30 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: ZOOT!!!!! Wow, Zoot! I have a funny story that is kinda related to them... I was interviewing the lead singer from a Melbourne band who are starting to do reasonably well for themselves out here called Moler, and she said she bought her bass from the old bassplayer from Zoot... I said to her "That's Rick Springfield's old band!"... she looked genuinely horrified, and didn't know whether it was or not, but she said the bassplayer is a hairdresser now and she had to go to his shop to see the guitar before she bought it. I couldn't believe she didn't know about the RS connection though, disgusting isn't it, that young bands don't know a lot about their forefathers? Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: David J. Coyle To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Wednesday, 20 January 1999 5:39 Subject: VH-1 Teen Idols week... > >The latest "Behind The Music" documentary I've seen was the installment >about Rick Springfield. He reminds me of everything I've hated about the >'80s, but I was surprised to find that he was a member of a popular teen >power-pop Australian band in the late '60s called Zoot. This was before he >struck out on his own in 1970 and had his first hit, the Jesus-rock tune >"Speak To The Sky." > >There was even some very nice sound/video of the group playing live, ca. >1969. They looked like Led Zeppelin, but sounded like early Badfinger or >later Raspberries. This hints to me that occasionally VH-1 does show some >pretty cool stuff -- not just the Ed Sullivan clips, but little surprises >like this, or the promo film footage of Billy Joel with the Hassles in '67. >Of course, you have to wade through some pretty deep crap sometimes. > >I wonder if there will ever be a "Behind The Music" about the Bay City >Rollers or the Raspberries? That would be cool... > >Dave > >|| "Every new beginning comes from another beginning's end..." || >|| David J. Coyle // E-Mail: dcoyle@bright.net || >|| Chillicothe, OH // Pursuer of various trivial pursuits || > ====================================================================== > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:41:10 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Riot on Sunset Strip. Well actually, I shall be seeing him this afternoon, I have to return a coupla vids, so I'll ask him... there is another cool video store here in Brisso called The Laughing Raccoon, but I don't go there very often, and I don't know who runs it. I'll see if Ole Stumpy can get things on NTSC, but I think he deals mostly in...is it pal or powell? I'm not real hep to videospeak! I'll let you know anyway, he's got some wylde stuff!!! Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: DrSwag66@aol.com To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Tuesday, 19 January 1999 16:19 Subject: Re: Riot on Sunset Strip. > > >In a message dated 1/18/99 5:42:43 PM, brobert@powerup.com.au writes: > ><> > >Bizarre. I believe a guy I know at my college is the brother of the owner of >that store. He's from Austrailia and was talking about his brother's video >store that "carried a bunch of films no one wants to see." hehe. I think it >was called Trash Video, but I'm not too sure. I haven't seen him around >lately, or else I would ask him my self. Next time you see EL Stumpo, ask if >his brother goes to school at UCSB? We're NTSC here in the States, if the >format is the same, I'll go for a transpacific trade. >Matt > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:20:45 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks A friend of mine has a selection of records such as these, I believe they were released by Reader's Digest or something like that? Muzak versions of "Paranoid" and the like generally, but there are a few interesting songs, but most of them are just downright scary! Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: Frank Uhle To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Wednesday, 20 January 1999 4:32 Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks > >Here's a great thread! > >I don't have very many of those "hits of the 60s" soundalikes-as-recorded- >by-anonymous-studio-hacks which are any good, but it is always >interesting to pick up weird ones. The Hit label seemed to have packed up >by ca. '68, but there are a handful of hippy ones out there. I have a >cover of "Somebody To Love" (forget the "artist")... did things like >"Ina-Gadda-Da-Vida" make it to Hit? > >In Canada there were a whole series of lps with covers of the hits of the >day ca. the mid-60s, last night I pulled one out and listened to the cuts >to see if anything (Batman, Sha-la-la-la-lee, etc.) was palatable, but >unfortunately they weren't. I have heard that some have great stuff on >them, though. > >Also, I have heard that well-known people sometimes cut these at low >points in their careers, or before they made it. Are there any Hit >experts who can point these out? (Including other such labels of the era >as well here...). I know the Seeburg jukebox company in Chicago put out a >ton of eps (with no artists credited) that had covers on them, and The >Del-Vetts did several cuts for these pre-Dunwich. Actually these eps have >a fair number of decent, energetic versions of good songs on them. > >Frank > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:55:46 -0500 (EST) From: Frank Uhle Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Beryl Roberts wrote: > A friend of mine has a selection of records such as these, I believe they > were released by Reader's Digest or something like that? Muzak versions of > "Paranoid" and the like generally, but there are a few interesting songs, > but most of them are just downright scary! The Hit label (and others like it) was not about Muzak, it was about soundalikes, for people too poor, or too cheap (and/or too dense) to be bothered that they were hearing a Beatles (Stones, Petula Clark, Ronettes, etc.) song that was similar to, but not the same version they were hearing on the radio. There are also tons of "easy listening" versions of these sorts of songs, without vocals, done by string orchestras and the like - this is the "Muzak" style of cover. I think the Hit (and a number of other labels) 45s and lps were sold by "rackjobbers" who typically put racks in drug and grocery stores with these albums full of hit songs, that only cost about half as much as the real release. I wonder if many people bought a _second_ such record, or whether they felt burned and avoided these labels thereafter? Frank ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:52:08 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! I don't know about the Johnny Lightning cars, I'm pretty broke at the moment, and when I've got no money to spend I prefer not to torture myself, and avoid toy and record stores for as long as humanly possible! None of my friends have told me about them either, so I guess we probably don't have them in our toy stores, but I'll have a look this afternoon, I'm going into town, so I'll make a point of it. Oh, I checked the P & BB single, it's "Daddy" b/w "The World is Full of Joys", I've only listened to it once, so I'm not sure of the content of the songs, whether they're overly christian or not.... I've also got a couple of Hanna Barbera LP's with stories on them that you might like as well, "Top Cat is Robin Hood", and Magilla Gorilla telling Ogee his version of Alice in Wonderland! They're pretty funny, but very much little kids stuff. If you want copies of any of them let me know, I'll tape 'em for you! Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: Glynis & Richard Ward To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Tuesday, 19 January 1999 9:23 Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! > >At 11:39 AM 1/18/99 +1000, you wrote: >> >>I don't think it is actually, I've just moved out of home again, so it's at >>my new place, but I'll check when I get home and let you know... >>Seeing as you love cartoon stuff as much as I do, you'd love my Wacky Races >>curtains and sheets!! Unfortunately they don't match though! The sheets have >>a red background, and they don't have my fave,the Creepy Coupe on them (the >>curtains do!) but they do have the Bouldermobile on them (the curtains >>don't) > >Penelope Pitstop is my gal!!! Hey Judy, do you guys get Johnny Lightning cars >there in the toy store? They've made miniature replica's of some Wacky Races >cars. If you can't get 'em, let me know and I'll send ya some! You'll love >'em!!! > > >Glynis Ward > >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy > Feline Frenzy Teen 'Zine Scene >http://www.mindspring.com/~fuzzfest > Fuzzfest '98 >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy/canadian.html > Canadian 60's Garage Band Page > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:00:37 +1000 From: "Beryl Roberts" Subject: Re: mo' weird covers That's just pure sacrilege!! And one of my fave Bowie songs too (Life on Mars, that is) I'm speechless!! (For a change!) Judy Jetson - -----Original Message----- From: laura.taylor@us.pwcglobal.com To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Wednesday, 20 January 1999 0:34 Subject: mo' weird covers > >I have not heard this, but have read about Barbara Striesand's cover of >LIFE ON MARS? The truth is out there...has anyone heard this monstrosity? >Tina Turner's 1984 is abysmal, too! >;^P-Jane Fondle >---------------------------------------------------------------- >The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged >material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or >taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or >entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received >this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any >computer. > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:37:45 -0800 From: "Joseph Beretta" Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! >I've also got a couple of >Hanna Barbera LP's with stories on them that you might like as well, "Top >Cat is Robin Hood", and Magilla Gorilla telling Ogee his version of Alice in >Wonderland! I have those, also Doggie Daddy and Augie Doggie Tell the Story of Pinocchio, and a 5-LP boxed set called Fred Flintstone Presents All-Time Favorite Children's Stories and Songs, which has condensed versions of some of the albums in the series (the three already mentioned, plus others). Some of the albums have the stories broken up by songs, some about the cartoon characters and some about the stories being told. I haven't listened to them in a long time (I think I'll do that now!) but as I remember they're bubblegummy attempts at mid-60s rock sounds and some of them are pretty cool. Joey ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:32:45 -0000 From: "frank b brandon III" Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks didn't scatman crothers do a number of those "HIT" label discs??? - -----Original Message----- From: HayHuggins@aol.com To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 4:13 PM Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks > >In a message dated 1/19/99 10:26:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, >Rmerchandz@aol.com writes: > ><< Jane Fondle will remember the days when I used to buy the "Current Hits" > records from the sixties. These featured a Nashville band recording copycat > versions of the hits of Louis Armstrong, Dave Clark 5, Beatles, Jan & Dean, > Lulu, and more. Some are slightly off and many are dreadful. I like the fact > that 50 year old session dudes are trying to hit the high notes in "A Hard > Days Night." They seem relieved when it was all over. "Give me my Be-Bop > records and an Ovaltine!" > >> > >In that vein, there are innumerable weird versions on Hit Records, but some of >them are actually really great! My fave Hit Records: > >The Jalopy V - doing any Stones song. I have only ever encountered one other >person that collects JV records - Deke Dickerson! I remember reading an >interview where he answered a question about the last record he bought and he >replied, "The Jalopy V album!" WOW! > >The Music City Five (MC5!) - Wipeout! >Mummys - Tell Her No > >Unfortunately, the rest that I've heard is dreck, or just not very interesting >(to these ears), but I'm still a sucker for anything on that label. I liken it >to the soft spot I have for HBR...... > >Richard ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:35:00 -0000 From: "frank b brandon III" Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks just an oblique question---is canadian or canadien preferable to those who are actually from canada (as opposed to us closet-canadiens)... - -----Original Message----- From: Glynis & Richard Ward To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks > >Frank: > >>In Canada there were a whole series of lps with covers of the hits of the >>day ca. the mid-60s, last night I pulled one out and listened to the cuts >>to see if anything (Batman, Sha-la-la-la-lee, etc.) was palatable, but >>unfortunately they weren't. I have heard that some have great stuff on >>them, though. > >You are so right! I have a very fine collection of these records, and it's my >obsession to discover who is actually on these records! Most often it was >some pretty cool garage kids either earning extra money, or as part of their >contracts. Many of the cheesy record labels from Canada where actually >subsideraries of REAL record companies. They'd put their own talent on >these $1.98 jobs!!! Strange. The Canadian records have some of the best >graphics and lettering I've ever seen.The London A-Go-Go records are >some of my faves! Between us, I think Erin & I have the whole run! > > >Glynis Ward > >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy > Feline Frenzy Teen 'Zine Scene >http://www.mindspring.com/~fuzzfest > Fuzzfest '98 >http://www.mindspring.com/~felinefrenzy/canadian.html > Canadian 60's Garage Band Page ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:52:23 From: Rocky Serkowney Subject: Puck Rock At 09:35 PM 1/19/99 -0000, you wrote: > >just an oblique question---is canadian or canadien preferable to those who >are actually from canada (as opposed to us closet-canadiens). Hmmm. Those of us who live here are properly called Canadians (or improperly, many other less flattering terms), but Canadiens are usually the name given to players on the greatest hockey team of the century from Montreal. Go Habs Go! We're also sometimes called Canucks, but that's a hockey nickname too for the team from Vancouver. I'll let my francophone counterparts on this list expand on the literal translation of Canadien. So are you a person who relates to people from Canada or are you a closet hockey player? By the way, hockey players like Phil Esposito made some of the worst novelty records of all-time. Can anyone think of a sport celeb who actually put out something cool? Rocky. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:13:01 -0600 From: shepherd Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks ARei160287@aol.com wrote: > > Speaking of Seeburg hit cover versions and Lou Reed, anyone ever hear of the > Lp "The Liverpool Beats"? It's supposed to be Lou Reed with some other guys > who may have been the Primitives. They do shitty versions of I Saw Her > Standing There andI Want To Hold Your Hand, as well as alot of originals. Does > anyone have any idea how much this LP is worth? It's in excellent condition. According to a Lou Reed discography in WHAT GOES ON, Lou Reed denies any connection to this record. In '76, a bootlegger used the cover photo for a release of some pre-Velvets stuff. That's apparently where the rumor started. Lou doesn't try to hide his early stuff so I don't think that he had anything to do with this LP. Early Lou Reed- Leave Her For Me/So Blue-The Jades-Time 45 (1957) The Ostrich/Sneaky Pete-The Primitives-Pickwick 45 (1964) Soundsville-Design LP(1964 or '65) Rumor has it that Lou wrote and plays on the whole LP He admits to- You're Driving Me Insane-The Roughnecks I've Got A Tiger In My Tank/Cycle Annie-The Beachnuts Tell Mamma Not To Cry/Maybe Tomorrow-Roberta Williams-Uptown 45 (1964) The Primitives in disguise Possible Lou Reed involvement- Jan & Dean and The Satellites-Design LP (1964) Tubby Chess And His Candy Stripe Twisters Do The Twist -Grand Prix LP (1964) Swingin' Teen Sounds Of Ronnie Dove & Terry Phillips-Design LP (1964) The Surfsiders Sing The Beach Boys Songbook-Design LP (1966-maybe) Looks Like Love/Really Really Really...Love-Spongey And The Dolls -Bridgeport 45 (1964) Saved/The Syracuse-Felix And The Escorts-Jag 45 (1964) Felix is Felix Cavaliere Don't Put All your Eggs In One Basket/Why Don't You Smile Now -The All Night Workers-Round Sound 45 (1965) Peter Stampfel was an All Night Worker, as was Mike Esposito of The Blues Magoos I think that's it, but what do I know. Seeya, Kip ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:05:28 -0500 (EST) From: Hundred Dollar Limo Subject: Re: Mondo Topless will soon need bass (fwd) I notified erstwhile Bomper and Black Eggs bassist Ted Harvey of Mondo's need for a bass player. He was the one that played me Mondo Topless for the first time last week. Tom Walls http://www.afn.org/~afn62971 - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:51:10 PST From: "T. Harvey" To Mondo Topless - You have been rejected by the most tasteful bass player in the U.S.A. If I move anywhere else, it'll be Boston. I like the place. I've never been there, but there are plenty of people there that don't like me, so it's the most appealing place I can think of. Ted "Why make things any easier for yourself than they absolutely have to be?" Elvis Costello, upon turning down the cover of Time Magazine P.S. Anyway, the guy who put out the flier with the Thai stripper on it at Cave Stomp is the only person I'd think of calling if I left my band. P.P.S. Sure Beethoven was good, but did he ever play "Gloria"? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:36:55 -0000 From: "frank b brandon III" Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks beg to disagree---neither peter stampfel or mike esposito was an all night worker---the workers consisted of otis smith (band was previously known as otis and the headliners---syracuse university frat band mid sixties), lloyd baskin (later of seatrain), billy elmiger, steve mc cord (the man felix asked to be in the rascals but settled for gene cornish instead ' cause steve knew music was no replacement for a degree !!!), and some other guy who i can not remember----esposito had left syracuse by this time---stampfel had the holy modal rounders going for several years prior to this---"eggs" was a foot movin great song---"smile" was a cale -reed written dirge---lou had been a mc cord roomate during his syracuse years----the workers were a great great fraternity band---saw them many many times during my syracuse years---several workers later became the Albert who had a couple of albums in the late sixties---there is also an otis and the elevators single out there someplace - -----Original Message----- From: shepherd To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 5:06 AM Subject: Re: Current Hits - 60's covered by Nashville whacks > >ARei160287@aol.com wrote: >> >> Speaking of Seeburg hit cover versions and Lou Reed, anyone ever hear of the >> Lp "The Liverpool Beats"? It's supposed to be Lou Reed with some other guys >> who may have been the Primitives. They do shitty versions of I Saw Her >> Standing There andI Want To Hold Your Hand, as well as alot of originals. Does >> anyone have any idea how much this LP is worth? It's in excellent condition. > >According to a Lou Reed discography in WHAT GOES ON, Lou Reed denies any >connection to this record. In '76, a bootlegger used the cover photo >for a release of some pre-Velvets stuff. That's apparently where the >rumor started. Lou doesn't try to hide his early stuff so I don't think >that he had anything to do with this LP. > >Early Lou Reed- >Leave Her For Me/So Blue-The Jades-Time 45 (1957) >The Ostrich/Sneaky Pete-The Primitives-Pickwick 45 (1964) >Soundsville-Design LP(1964 or '65) > Rumor has it that Lou wrote and plays on the whole LP > He admits to- > You're Driving Me Insane-The Roughnecks > I've Got A Tiger In My Tank/Cycle Annie-The Beachnuts >Tell Mamma Not To Cry/Maybe Tomorrow-Roberta Williams-Uptown 45 (1964) > The Primitives in disguise > >Possible Lou Reed involvement- >Jan & Dean and The Satellites-Design LP (1964) >Tubby Chess And His Candy Stripe Twisters Do The Twist > -Grand Prix LP (1964) >Swingin' Teen Sounds Of Ronnie Dove & Terry Phillips-Design LP (1964) >The Surfsiders Sing The Beach Boys Songbook-Design LP (1966-maybe) >Looks Like Love/Really Really Really...Love-Spongey And The Dolls > -Bridgeport 45 (1964) >Saved/The Syracuse-Felix And The Escorts-Jag 45 (1964) > Felix is Felix Cavaliere >Don't Put All your Eggs In One Basket/Why Don't You Smile Now > -The All Night Workers-Round Sound 45 (1965) > Peter Stampfel was an All Night Worker, > as was Mike Esposito of The Blues Magoos > >I think that's it, but what do I know. > >Seeya, >Kip ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:40:11 -0000 From: "frank b brandon III" Subject: Re: Puck Rock loved the rocket, the pocket rocket and boom boom when i grew up in upstate vermont and new york---man there are a lot of bad records by athletes---saw joe frazier and the knockouts once and he had a bad voice but a great band - -----Original Message----- From: Rocky Serkowney To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 5:02 AM Subject: Puck Rock > >At 09:35 PM 1/19/99 -0000, you wrote: >> >>just an oblique question---is canadian or canadien preferable to those who >>are actually from canada (as opposed to us closet-canadiens). > >Hmmm. Those of us who live here are properly called Canadians (or >improperly, many other less flattering terms), but Canadiens are usually >the name given to players on the greatest hockey team of the century from >Montreal. Go Habs Go! We're also sometimes called Canucks, but that's a >hockey nickname too for the team from Vancouver. I'll let my francophone >counterparts on this list expand on the literal translation of Canadien. > >So are you a person who relates to people from Canada or are you a closet >hockey player? By the way, hockey players like Phil Esposito made some of >the worst novelty records of all-time. Can anyone think of a sport celeb >who actually put out something cool? > >Rocky. > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:38:30 -0800 From: John Francis Kulas Subject: Re: Puck Rock Rocky Serkowney wrote: > > At 09:35 PM 1/19/99 -0000, you wrote: > > > >just an oblique question---is canadian or canadien preferable to those who > >are actually from canada (as opposed to us closet-canadiens). > > Hmmm. Those of us who live here are properly called Canadians (or > improperly, many other less flattering terms), but Canadiens are usually > the name given to players on the greatest hockey team of the century from > Montreal. Go Habs Go! We're also sometimes called Canucks, but that's a > hockey nickname too for the team from Vancouver. I'll let my francophone > counterparts on this list expand on the literal translation of Canadien. > > So are you a person who relates to people from Canada or are you a closet > hockey player? By the way, hockey players like Phil Esposito made some of > the worst novelty records of all-time. Can anyone think of a sport celeb > who actually put out something cool? > > Rocky. Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers did an album in the late 60's featuring him playing the Hammond organ. Not really cool, I suppose, but it was a Hammond. JK ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:42:36 -0500 (EST) From: Frank Uhle Subject: Re: Puck Rock On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Rocky Serkowney wrote: > ...the worst novelty records of all-time. Can anyone think of a sport > celeb who actually put out something cool? I have a 45 by Willie Mays, which I just listened to again recently (on Duke, ca. '62) and I thought it was pretty good. I had played it on my radio show, and was playing back a tape of the show, and wondered to myself who that obscure soulful singer was... then I heard myself saying "Willie Mays" on the tape. Detroit Tigers Pitcher (and jailbird) Denny McLain had some Capitol lps in the late 60s of organ lounge music... I can't remember what they sounded like, but I imagine they're pretty tepid. I can't honestly remember many other (vintage) sports guys' records... well, except Rosey Grier - he had some decent soul 45s too, on various labels. He also wrote some songs other folks recorded. But I'm not a sports fan, perhaps there are some others out there I've been oblivious to. Frank ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:47:09 -0500 From: Jeff Kopp Subject: Re: Puck Rock Rocky Serkowney wrote: > > By the way, hockey players like Phil Esposito made some of > the worst novelty records of all-time. Can anyone think of a sport celeb > who actually put out something cool? Can't answer that one, although the Puck Rock Vol. 1 compilation on Wrong Records is pretty cool! Features music by (of course) The Hanson Bros., D.O.A., Joey Shithead & cub, Huevos Rancheros, The Smugglers, SNFU, and more. Does anyone know if Vol. 2 was ever released? kopper (hockey fan) - -- ==================================================================== The Wayback Machine -- Hi-octane rock'n'roll from hell!! 43,000 watts of primitive garage punk, surf, & rockabilly... Saturday nights: Midnight-3am (CST) KDHX FM 88.1, St. Louis Check out the web site: http://www.inlink.com/~kopper Live netcast in RealAudio: http://www.kdhx.org/live.asp ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 01:13:03 EST From: Moparlary@aol.com Subject: Re: Swinging Blue Jeans In a message dated 1/19/99 2:29:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, dcoyle@bright.net writes: << He did do some fairly-good rockers, mostly obscure EP tracks like covers of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," >> I'd recommend the Young Fresh Fellows cover of this disney tune, which almost could make you like Dinsey music. Along those lines, Disney just bought an AM station in NYC which will be programing nothing but music for 2-7 year olds. Bet you won't find them playing the animaniacs theme anytime soon. The sateion was WQEW, the former radio station of the NY times and hier to the old WNEW-AM big band crown. Last I saw, my dad was cleaning his assault weapons and muttering "the rat must die".... Are you squeakin' at me?.......Moparlary ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 01:20:02 EST From: Moparlary@aol.com Subject: Re: Weird covers & Beverly Hillbillies originals! In a message dated 1/19/99 9:59:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, brobert@powerup.com.au writes: << don't know about the Johnny Lightning cars, I'm pretty broke at the moment, and when I've got no money to spend I prefer not to torture myself, >> I have seen the cartoon inspired Lightenings, but they have a series called "Frightening Lightenings" which includes, Christine, the fiendish 58 Plymouth Fury of steven King fame, a cool small scale version of the old Johann funny car model of the "haulin Hearse" two classic customs, the Botthill Express and Ed Roth's Mysterion and the Ghostbusters ecto !A converted Caddy meat wagon. They also have another hearse in a different line up and Elvira's Macabre Mobile" which is nothing more than a black 58 T-bird. best thuing of all, you can buy em in the CVS drug store! Gimme some Robbitussien and that lil Hearse!!!! second childhoods r us...Moparlary ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:12:54 +0800 (CST) From: 960300331 Subject: Re: New Orleans Hey y'all, Remind me who did the original "New Orleans" ("I said hey hey hey hey hey...") and also which cover versions do you like the best. Strangely enough the only two that come to mind at present are Joan Jett's and also the Namelosers'. - -Squeaky ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:54:35 -0800 From: "Joseph Beretta" Subject: Re: Puck Rock >By the way, hockey players like Phil Esposito made some of >the worst novelty records of all-time. Can anyone think of a sport celeb >who actually put out something cool? > >Rocky. > Long-time outfielder Lee Maye made quite a few R&B and soul records under his full name, Arthur Lee Maye. Tony Conigliaro took a stab at teen idoldom with a few records in the late 60s, including a version of "Why Don't They Understand." Terry Bradshaw hit the country charts three times, 1976-80. A Tigers pitcher named Bill Slayback put out a salute to Hank Aaron in 1973 called "Move Over Babe (Here Comes Henry)" that I always liked. A lot of athletes made one or two records, but I guess the question was about cool stuff--other than Arthur Lee Maye all I can think of that might qualify is that when Jack McDowell was with the White Sox early in his career he had a band with a teammate (I forget who) and a friend. They were called View (or VIEW or V.I.E.W.) and sounded vaguely REM-ish when I saw them on TV. Supposedly they put out an album. I think McDowell may have had another band later. Joey ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:00:34 -0800 From: "Joseph Beretta" Subject: Re: New Orleans >Remind me who did the original "New Orleans" ("I said hey hey hey hey >hey...") and also which cover versions do you like the best. The original was Gary "U.S." Bonds in 1960. The only cover version leaping to my mind is Paul Revere & the Raiders, with reedy lead vocal by Paul. Joey ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V99 #28 ************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com