From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2002 #87 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@xnet2.com bomp-digest Sunday, February 10 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 087 This is the digest version of the Bomp list. ***HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE:*** Send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or go to . Here's what people are yacking about in this digest: Re: amps / sounds / etc. "Jason Killinger" Soupy. SOSBOMBS@aol.com Re: Credibility Gap Sknoof@aol.com Re: Sugar Shoppe troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Re: Young lions "In Sound" -- hear an excerpt Sknoof@aol.com bob seger & the last heard Euphorik6@aol.com Re: bomp-digest V2002 #83 bob thurmond Re: Young lions "In Sound" -- hear an excerpt DaGreasyChicken@aol.com Re: Amboy Dukes "cozmikdebris" Re: bob seger & the last heard "cozmikdebris" Re: bomp-digest V2002 #86 "Alan Wright" Ty on: Bo, Capitol Promos & More "Ty Jesso" Re: Richard & The Young Lions/Pair Extraordinaire HOODOO3005@aol.com Re: Rockin' Accordion HOODOO3005@aol.com Re: bob seger & the last heard TSanc43763@aol.com Re: Biting off more than they should chew Mndbgr1@aol.com Rocky !! "Jahna" Re: bob seger & the last heard "Laurent Bigot" Re: Rockin' Accordion "Astroboy" Re: Comp Question "Rocky Serkowney" Re: bob seger/east side story Shake6677@aol.com intro to garage "Jahna" Re: Still dreaming of utopia Deena Canale Amps and point to point wiring "Barry Stevenson" Ghost World DVD Deena Canale Re: Comp Question Rat Pfink Re: bomp-digest V2002 #85 boldface@easynet.co.uk Re: bomp-digest V2002 #84 Sugar Town Re: Ghost World DVD Dj45rpm@aol.com The Bellrays boldface@easynet.co.uk Re: Swamp Sounds Larry Shell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 13:52:21 From: "Jason Killinger" Subject: Re: amps / sounds / etc. <<< Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #80 What kind of guitar is he playing on?>>>> he's playing some guitar from ( i think) the early 70s called a Degas. I think supposed to be a generic version of a 70s Les Paul. - -jason btw. thanks everyone for all of the help. you guys are great! _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:17:15 EST From: SOSBOMBS@aol.com Subject: Soupy. Just heard a version of Soupy Sales singing "Do the Mouse". He actually had a pretty good "60's sounding voice" and the songs not bad. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:19:43 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Re: Credibility Gap << The Credibilty Gap were a hipster comedy group from the late 60's-early 70's, ala the Firesign Theater or the Conception Corporation. They had other elpees on Reprise and Blue Thumb, but as I recall their Capitol longplayer was a Woodstock parody (WOODSCHTICK, I think???). >> Yes. It's droll but utterly hilarious. Side one is "Woodschtick", a parody of the "Woodstock" film. It's about a gathering of hindreds of Catskills-style comedians in one hotel room. Side two, "Earwitness news" is even better. << Members of the group included Harry Shearer (among other things, he provides several voices on THE SIMPSONS) and the duo of Michael McKean and David Lander (a/k/a Lenny & Squiggy of LAVERNE & SHIRLEY/Lenny & the Squigtones fame), but I don't know if they were around during their Capitol Records period. >> Yes, it was all three of them plus Richard Beebe. Actually, McKean, Shearer, and Lander were the latecomers. The earlier album, on Blue Thumb, was Beebe, Lew Irwin, Thom Beck, and John Gilliland. On "Woodschtick", McKean is not an "official" member of the group. He's all over the record and he's listed as an "additional writer" along with Christopher Ross and Morgan Upton. The REAL treat on that album is seeing the way Shearer and Lander LOOKED... My favorite one, though, is still "A Great Gift Idea", on Reprise. They had a much bigger budget for that one. It's hysterical. And it ends with, bar none, the BEST Johnny Carson parody I've ever heard by ANYONE. Shearer, as Carson, and McKean, as Don Rickles, are scary-perfect. There are two other LPs, both excerpted from their L.A. radio show......"The Bronze Age Of Radio", on Waterhouse Records in 1977, and another one I can't recall the title of......each year, during the Tournament Of Roses parade, they would provide improvised "alternative commentary" during the parade, on the radio......in other words, they just made shit up. The idea was, you would turn the sound down on your TV and listen to this instead......and at some point they put it on an LP. Mike F. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:26:51 -0500 (EST) From: troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Subject: Re: Sugar Shoppe >The lady I bought (a Human Beinz 45) from had >a whole BOXFUL of unplayed Capitol promos >from the mid-late 60s - most of 'em were >outside my radar, but there were a few that >piqued my interest - the Blue Boys, the >Credibility Gap, and the Sugar Shoppe I have a 45 by the Sugar Shoppe, "Poor Papa/Privilage" from about 1968. Based on the group name, I was hoping for a couple of good bubblegum tunes but "Poor Papa" sounds kinda like "Winchester Cathedral". "Privilage" is a little better, sort of like the Mamas and the Papas but not anything special really. Todd ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:28:07 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Re: Young lions "In Sound" -- hear an excerpt << That's pretty cool. Richard & The Young Lions were also on another show like that called "The In Sound" hosted by Harry Harrison, it exists on vinyl, but I've never seen a copy. >> I've heard this. Twig has a copy. We excerpted it to play as their intro at Cavestomp 2000. I don't have the whole tape -- Twig has it -- but I kept the excerpt we used. It's hilarious. You have to hear Harrison trying to hide his skepticism when the girl on the phone makes her Hit Pick To Click, as it were. I found it, and just posted it as an MP3: http://portfolio.fdu.edu/wsc/fornatale/mp3/lions.mp3 Mike F. Mike F. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 10:03:13 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: bob seger & the last heard hey, last week i picked up a boot comp of cameo-parkway tracks, and my favorites on there are "persecution smith," "chain smokin," "sock it to me santa," and "vagrant winter" by bob seger & the last heard. this is some fuckin grade-a primo michigan garage rock & roll, tons of attitude!! i want more of this stuff!! can anybody provide some basic details on seger's early stuff? how many singles, on what labels, release dates & all that. also, have all of his 60s tracks been comped onto a single boot? damn, that is some really good stuff....any details at all are appreciated. i couldn't find anything about early seger in "fuzz acid & flowers." chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiin smokin, rob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:42:34 -0600 From: bob thurmond Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #83 A powersoak is a device that is used with an amp to lower the volume of the amp while it is running full tilt. It simulates a speaker load and "sucks" the volume from the amp and sends some of that volume to the actual speakers. The amp distorts as if it were cranked up full, but the powersoak lowers the actual volume. bob NOTE!: POWERSOAK TYPE DEVICES SHOULD ONLY BE USED WITH A TUBE AMP! NEVER A TRANSISTOR AMP! BUT WHO DOESN"T PLAY WITH TUBES? > From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) > Reply-To: bomp@screamer.xnet2.com > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 15:37:45 -0600 > To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com > Subject: bomp-digest V2002 #83 > > what the fuck is a powersoak or a hotcake?!! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 11:54:37 EST From: DaGreasyChicken@aol.com Subject: Re: Young lions "In Sound" -- hear an excerpt Sknoof@aol.com writes:<< I've heard this. Twig has a copy. We excerpted it to play as their intro at Cavestomp 2000. I don't have the whole tape -- Twig has it -- but I kept the excerpt we used. It's hilarious. >> There also exists an aircheck from some Pacific Northwest station, perhaps KJR Seatle, where you can hear the Richard & The Young Lions episode of The In Sound played in context. It is a scoped aircheck, meaning all of the music, and the meat of The In Sound, has been edited out, but you do get to hear how that program was presented on air. Andre ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:26:53 -0500 From: "cozmikdebris" Subject: Re: Amboy Dukes Yes, it was the B-side of "Journey." The British Amboy Dukes recorded 6 singles for Polydor between 1966-8. Makes me wonder who had the name first. Regards, cozmikdebris - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 2:58 AM Subject: Amboy Dukes > > In a message dated 2/9/02 8:50:15 PM Central Standard Time, > owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > > << the Amboy Dukes released 3 singles during > their time with Mainstream Records ("Baby Please Don't Go," "Journey To the > Center of the Mind," and "Scottish Tea"). >> > > Are you forgetting the non-LP "You Talk Sunshine, I Breathe Fire?" Or was it > the other side of "Scottish Tea?" > > < Europe. I don't know that much about Mainstream, except that it was a jazz > label. >> > > That's about right. Around 1975 Mainstream released this album called THE > GUITAR PLAYERS, and they had the nuts to include the Dukes'"Baby, Please > Don't Go" amongst all these blues and jazz songs from their vaults. > Personally, I dig the entire album (which ranges from straight-ahead jazz to > jazz-funk to acoustic blues), but for most potential buyers, "Baby Please > Don't Go" is as out of place as a giraffe in the back seat of a Volkswagen. > > JP > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:28:06 -0500 From: "cozmikdebris" Subject: Re: bob seger & the last heard http://www.segerfile.com Regards, cozmikdebris - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:03 AM Subject: bob seger & the last heard > > hey, last week i picked up a boot comp of cameo-parkway tracks, and my > favorites on there are "persecution smith," "chain smokin," "sock it to me > santa," and "vagrant winter" by bob seger & the last heard. this is some > fuckin grade-a primo michigan garage rock & roll, tons of attitude!! i want > more of this stuff!! can anybody provide some basic details on seger's early > stuff? how many singles, on what labels, release dates & all that. also, have > all of his 60s tracks been comped onto a single boot? damn, that is some > really good stuff....any details at all are appreciated. i couldn't find > anything about early seger in "fuzz acid & flowers." > > chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiin smokin, > rob > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 09:33:06 -0800 From: "Alan Wright" Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #86 Alan Wright.. to get that James Brown sound, without losing the tone he has, he may want to get another amp with a clean tone and run them in stereo (always a pain in the ass but will solve the problem) >>> Hmmmm, last time checked, drums didn't need amps, but thanks anyway! :) Alan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:34:02 -0500 From: "Ty Jesso" Subject: Ty on: Bo, Capitol Promos & More On Bo- Well, needless to say The Bo Diddley non-performance was, what many Bompers already prophesized...A DISAPPOINTING & LACK LUSTER appearance. I say appearance because diehard fans & curious clubgoers were both spotted outside the venue bitterly cursing the non-Rn'R performance by Bo Diddley. Long extended repetitive jams clocking in at nearly 15 to 20 mins. per jam made it too easy to go to the bar & commiserate with the like minded that this'd be the last time we'd attend a Bo "non-show". The backing band, Entrain-a hippy world beat jam band (who performed their upbeat peppy worldbeat music 1 hour prior to Bo's entrance-Yikes!) rolled their eyes and wore mammoth frowns as the feat of endurance meandered on and on and on... Two minute rockers were no where to be found. Of course- Bo dragged out a few faves: Im a Man, Crackin Up, Hey Bo, a way too short version of Road Runner, and then all I recall is big long extended Roland Chorused-Flanged out jams...and well, the by the end of the evening, we, The Fabulous Itchies & Wyld Card DJs, decided to dedicate ourselves to consuming our rider of Bass side stage.... I will say that as promised , the Fab Itchies delivered a set full of hipshakers and floor twisters to a pretty receptive crowd and Wild Card DJs got lots of props- hey we spun Andre Williams, Howlin Wolf, Joe Tex, Johnny King, BB King, Baby Huey, Sebastian & the Houserockers, and tons of great desperate RnR & Stompin RnB & soul, so how could we go wrong. Even Bo commented on our fine choice of music for djing(Hint Hint) so perhaps the evening wasn't a total loss. On another note: When I saw Ike Turner a few years back,I really dug his schtick. He was a bit loose and his gave out but he played Rocket 88, a few whammy bar instros & entertained us hecklers by suggesting that we "couldn't handle "Jack Rabbit" after our repeated requests got him to smiling... He made the night even better when he got us some signed photos that had info & address for joining the "I Still Like Ike" Fanclub! And on another note: CAPITOL PROMOS: Green Capitol Promos Worth Seeking Out: The Action "Never Ever/24th Hour" First Century "Dancing Girl" Leaves "Lemmon Princess" Shanes "Criscraft no. 9" Hope that helps! Ty LIVE RN'R REMINDER: FEB. 22ND & 23RD: DownBeat 5 & Fabulous Itchies in Boston & Providence! _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:42:39 EST From: HOODOO3005@aol.com Subject: Re: Richard & The Young Lions/Pair Extraordinaire In a message dated 2/10/02 4:58:06 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: << johntrembly@netzero.net writes:<< Title of item: Rare 60s Radio Show-Richard & The Young Lions >> That's pretty cool. Richard & The Young Lions were also on another show like that called "The In Sound" hosted by Harry Harrison, it exists on vinyl, but I've never seen a copy. >> These guys probably aren't considered Bompworthy (if anybody's ever heard of 'em), but this radio show also has an appearance by the Pair Extraordinare, a remarkable African-American lounge-type duo who worked the L.A. club circuit in the 1960's and had four albums on the Liberty label. Featuring Carl Craig on vocals and Marcus Hemphill on upright bass...and nobody else!!! All these two-person rock bands on the scene (from Bantam Rooster to Evil Beaver) had nothing on the Pair Extraordinaire!! (Well, they usually had session drummer Earl Palmer playing drums, but it was still a stark concept that worked...) Three of their albums were recorded live, with all of Carl Craig's hip-for-the-mid-sixties jokes left in; the final album, which I think was called IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD (don't have it right in front of me) augmented the vocals/bass/drums sound with a string section, who are tastefully mixed down low, never imposing on the material. These guys have been a "whatever happened to?" on my list for some time now, ever since Domenic Priore hipped me to 'em. I'd seen the LP's in used record stores, but I wrongly assumed it would be something far more square, somewhere between the Smothers Brothers and Joe & Eddie. After scoring a couple of their albums, I realized the Pair Extraordinare had far more to give than that... I don't know who that third performer on the show was, but to have Richard & the Young Lions together with the Pair Extraordinare is too much sugar for a dime!! James Porter ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:47:06 EST From: HOODOO3005@aol.com Subject: Re: Rockin' Accordion In a message dated 2/10/02 4:58:06 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: << << If you have the rock'n'roll burning inside of >you, you could make a fucking ACCORDION rock! >> Absolutely! Gus Cordovox of the old Ben Vaughn combo proved this in Philly back in the 80's. Heart and attitude! >> Gus' last name should have been the tipoff...Cordovox was a 1960's accordion that sounded remarkably like an organ. I think it was this company who had the ad that used to run in Down Beat magazine back then...a square, clean-cut guy in a suit, playing an accordion, while these garage-era hippie types stand around him looking amazed. The caption read something like..."THEY LAUGHED WHEN I SAT DOWN TO PLAY THE ACCORDION...but they gasped when they heard the organ sounds coming from it" or something like that... JP ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 13:04:10 EST From: TSanc43763@aol.com Subject: Re: bob seger & the last heard In a message dated 2/10/02 7:04:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, Euphorik6@aol.com writes: > hey, last week i picked up a boot comp of cameo-parkway tracks, and my > favorites on there are "persecution smith," "chain smokin," "sock it to me > santa," and "vagrant winter" by bob seger & the last heard. this is some > fuckin grade-a primo michigan garage rock & roll, tons of attitude!! i want > > more of this stuff!! can anybody provide some basic details on seger's > early > stuff? how many singles, on what labels, release dates & all that. also, > have > all of his 60s tracks been comped onto a single boot? damn, that is some > really good stuff....any details at all are appreciated. i couldn't find > anything about early seger in "fuzz acid & flowers." > East Side Story/East Side Sound (HideOut 1013) 1966 Persecution Smith/Chain Smokin' (HideOut 1014) 1966 East Side Story/East Side Sound (Cameo 438) 1966 Sock It To Me, Santa/Florida Time (Cameo 444) 1966 Persecution Smith/Chain Smokin' (Cameo 465) 1966 Vagrant Winter/Very Few (Cameo 743) 1967 Heavy Music/Heavy Music, pt 2 (Cameo 494) 1967 2+2=?/Death Row (Capitol 2143) 1968 I included 2+2=?/deathrow because it is hands down my favorite of his and released as the Bob Seger System. It has powerful protest lyrics. Tony Check out Fuzz, Flaykes & Shakes http://www.tonythetyger.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 13:14:26 EST From: Mndbgr1@aol.com Subject: Re: Biting off more than they should chew In a message dated 2/9/02 8:34:28 PM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express > Sweeter Than Sugar - Ohio Express > Mercy - Ohio Express > Little Bit Of Soul - Music Explosion > Do Something To Me - British Road Runners > Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron - Royal Guardsmen > Green Tambourine - Lemon Pipers > Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express > Down At Lulu's - Ohio Express > Beg Borrow And Steal - Rare Breed > Little Girl - Syndicate Of Sound > Sunshine Games - Music Explosion > I Think I Love You - Partridge Family > Bubble Gum Music - Rock N'Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Company Of > Philadelphia 1941 > There is always some bigtime stretching genre with bubblegum. Maybe because there wasn't as much of it as other catagories. And of course, it's convenient to include some stuff just because it was on the same label as other bubblegum. Damn the compiler! Dr. M. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 13:20:05 -0500 From: "Jahna" Subject: Rocky !! Welcome back to the list, Rocky! Jahna ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:32:05 +0100 From: "Laurent Bigot" Subject: Re: bob seger & the last heard > East Side Story/East Side Sound (HideOut 1013) 1966 > Persecution Smith/Chain Smokin' (HideOut 1014) 1966 > East Side Story/East Side Sound (Cameo 438) 1966 > Sock It To Me, Santa/Florida Time (Cameo 444) 1966 > Persecution Smith/Chain Smokin' (Cameo 465) 1966 > Vagrant Winter/Very Few (Cameo 743) 1967 > Heavy Music/Heavy Music, pt 2 (Cameo 494) 1967 > 2+2=?/Death Row (Capitol 2143) 1968 > > I included 2+2=?/deathrow because it is hands down my favorite of his and > released as the Bob Seger System. It has powerful protest lyrics. Tony Tony, you forgot the great/sick "Florida time/Ballad of the yellow beret" as the Beach Bums ('66 Are You Kidding Me 1010) Laurent ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 13:33:57 -0500 From: "Astroboy" Subject: Re: Rockin' Accordion A north carolina three piece band called "The Chicken Wire Gang" used to feature an accordion (can't remember but I think they also had stand up bass and snare, but it's been a while. They later changed to a more conventional electric lineup) Anyway, they did absolutely amazing rocking covers of some 70s "classic" rock stuff, and it was mind blowing! Best of all was a cover of 'Born to Run', which left everyone breathless! I want to say they also did 'Free Bird', but that may just be wishful thinking (If anyone out there has tapes of this stuff, I'd love to get copies!) I figured out a tango arrangement of Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World", which really works nicely on accordion. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 12:47 PM Subject: Re: Rockin' Accordion > > In a message dated 2/10/02 4:58:06 AM Central Standard Time, > owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > > << << If you have the rock'n'roll burning inside of > >you, you could make a fucking ACCORDION rock! >> > > Absolutely! Gus Cordovox of the old Ben Vaughn combo proved this in Philly > back in the 80's. Heart and attitude! > >> > > Gus' last name should have been the tipoff...Cordovox was a 1960's accordion > that sounded remarkably like an organ. I think it was this company who had > the ad that used to run in Down Beat magazine back then...a square, clean-cut > guy in a suit, playing an accordion, while these garage-era hippie types > stand around him looking amazed. The caption read something like..."THEY > LAUGHED WHEN I SAT DOWN TO PLAY THE ACCORDION...but they gasped when they > heard the organ sounds coming from it" or something like that... > > JP > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 13:37:14 -0500 From: "Rocky Serkowney" Subject: Re: Comp Question Hey Michael, Thanx a lot for the memory jog! Funny thing was I came sooo close to finding it last night on the comp database, but foolishly stop scrolling down song titles just at "I Believe". It's great to hear this Jersey Teens comp again. Anyone know why Vol. 2 never came out? I remember reading that one was scheduled back in the late 80's...but nothin' materialized. Teensquirrel. N.P. "Through My Window" - brilliant moody Janlin'! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rat Pfink" To: Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: Re: Comp Question > > > That would be "I Believed You" by The Young Monkey > Men. It's on "Attack Of The Jersey Teens" and > "Teenage Shutdown #6"... > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:19:40 EST From: Shake6677@aol.com Subject: Re: bob seger/east side story there's a boot cd called *early trax* (on "el gato ltd.") that includes all the last herd and system single cuts, as well as the withdrawn beach bums single and a few lp cuts (offa *noah* and *brand new morning*). killer stuff all around -- i too WISH this stuff would finally get a proper reissue! here's two questions: how in heck did the uk band, st. louis union get a hold of "east side story" to cover (released on decca, '66); and what's the deal with the "2+2..."? i've got it on a 45 as the flip of the MONSTER "rambling gambling man" and it's definitely the weaker, though still great, lp version, not the single version -- why was it released twice, and as an a-side first, then a b-side? lee/dead flowers ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:22:28 -0500 From: "Jahna" Subject: intro to garage "Andy Shelton" asked: <> Well, many of my musical preferences definately came of having parents with cool taste - my mom was a huge Janis Joplin fan, and was really into reggae (we went to Jamaica a couple of times around 1972-73), and my dad was really into bossa nova & be bop jazz, and they *both* were huge soul & r& b fans. (Back when I was about 14, I, uh, borrowed... since I still have them - 20 years later - I guess you had better say stole... some of my favorite Wilson Picket, Aretha, Ray Charles, Etta James, Bar-Kays & Booker T records from their collections!) However, as an introduction to 60's garage goes... I moved to Tampa in the summer of 1987. I was 18 and I was REALLY into punk rock at the time.... While there, through a total coincidence, (I met these people in the hall of my dorm) I got to see the Immediates. They were a *fantastic* mod/garage band, (of whom Ed from the Unrequited Loves is on this list) with soulful vocals, ripping guitars, high energy bashing Keith Moon style drums and --- all of them were REALLY cute. I was hooked! They played a bunch of cool records at the what seems like daily in my memory - parties at their houses and whatnot. Thanks to them, the Lyres became my MOST favorite band. After ten months in Tampa, I moved to NYC (we lived at 52nd & 2nd - I used to sing 53rd & 3rd every day as I went to work around the corner!) to live with my mom and sister. While in Tampa, I had become friends with a gal from Long Island who booked the shows at USF (ahhh, the Empty Keg! I saw sooo many good shows there in such a short period of time!). So when I moved to NY, she introduced me to the whole Long Island mod crowd. Thanks to her, not only did I get to see some great Secret Service shows (another GREAT mod/garage band!), I met many of the folks who are still my close friends up here & they completed the indoctrination! Also thanks to my pal from Long Island, I finally got to see the Lyres for the first time -- it was in the summer of 1988 at a club called "The Big Kahuna" located on Broadway and Houston. That place was sooo cool. I saw some great shows there! Sadly, the Lyres show - that I had anticipated sooooo much - was NOT one of the great shows. (Musically, that is. As punk rock goes, it was a doozy. I HATED it.) Monoman only made his way through about 4 songs. Kept shoving his keyboard into the audience. He played a vodka bottle instead of a cowbell and shattered the bottle all over himself and the audience, slipped on the glass on the stage, & got up covered in blood. Mumbled and grumbled the whole set through. Man, it was depressing. Tellin' stories outta school, Jahna ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:49:13 -0400 From: Deena Canale Subject: Re: Still dreaming of utopia Andy Shelton wrote: I would also like to add-I'm looking for > a town that has affordable housing, a good public transportation system, and > employment opporturnities in a Compact disc/bookstore/library field. Also, the > town would have to be on the east coast. Holey moley! And near a beach and with a warm climate AND with a decent rock & roll scene too? There's nothing wrong with desiring any of these qualifications, but please keep reality in mind and understand that a town encompassing the combination of ALL these groovy aspects probably doesn't exist. Maybe in Florida, but Jumpin' Jeff Lemlich or Terrific Tom Walls would have to fill you in on that. There ain't no such thing as "affordable housing" anymore, especially for record store/bookshop/library workers. Deena Canale, M.L.S. (who managed to eke out a decent living in New York City on a librarian's salary, but just by the skin o' my teeth, and by living at my parents' house for an embarrassingly looooong time in my 20s, during- and post-grad school...) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 11:57:58 -0800 From: "Barry Stevenson" Subject: Amps and point to point wiring I would have to agree with you on this one, and I am hardly a purist.. I have not found a new amp on the market that sounds as good as the old ones.. Who wants to sit down and wade through all of these new amps, when you know exactly what sounds are possible in the Recycler for around $500... My friend just snagged a 72 Twin for $450... Deals are still out there.. I don't know about point to point wiring, but I will agree on the sound... I guess that is why Matchless, and Mesa Boogie still hold up their value.. Matchless cost more now than they did when they were in business, and I have never heard a bad sounding one.. Fenders are trial and error, you may have to wade through some to find a good one, so many people have done Frankenstein routines to them, you have to be careful buying a used one.. I just realized I have never purchased a brand new amp in my life!! and this is 20 years in... Soo.. BUY OLD!!! and beware!! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 15:19:30 -0400 From: Deena Canale Subject: Ghost World DVD If you've got a DVD player, rent or purchase this one pronto! There aren't as many extra goodies on it as one would hope, but it does include the entire "Jaan Pehechaan Ho" segment--about six minutes of lone-ranger masked, frantic head-shakin' fun! I love those guys at Seymour's party, arguing about CD sound quality, shitty graphic equalizers, hairline cracks and enlarged holes. Also highly recommeded is the expanded "bootleg" edition of "Almost Famous." The extra 40 minutes make for a long movie, but also a surprisingly better one. Also includes a few minutes of a filmed Lester Bangs video and some of Crowe's '70s Rolling Stone articles--too bad he focused on bands of the Allmans and Eagles ilk. Kael-ly yours, Deena ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 15:40:44 -0500 From: Rat Pfink Subject: Re: Comp Question Rocky - You're welcome but I'm not Michael, I'm the other Rat (fink vs. Pfink)... For future clarification: Michael = rat fink --> Rock And Roll Dance Party Me = Rat Pfink --> Online Garage Compilation Database At 01:37 PM 2/10/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Hey Michael, > >Thanx a lot for the memory jog! Funny thing was I came sooo close to >finding it last night on the comp database, but foolishly stop scrolling >down song titles just at "I Believe". It's great to hear this Jersey Teens >comp again. Anyone know why Vol. 2 never came out? I remember reading that >one was scheduled back in the late 80's...but nothin' materialized. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 20:56:17 +0000 (GMT) From: boldface@easynet.co.uk Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #85 > From: Steve Coleman > > sadly I know nothing but PJ might! Don't ask me. I vaguely remember them playing at the club, but the last time was about five years ago. -- PJ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:59:58 -0800 (PST) From: Sugar Town Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #84 I saw Stereo Total open for The Strokes in Philly, but it was only two members for some reason. I really dug it but I was clearly in the minority, as most of the folks there were there to see what they'd seen on MTV or on the modern "rock" station. I bought ST's M.A. disc right after the show. Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 18:53:49 EST From: DJKevin891@aol.com Subject: Re: Stereo Total Well...at least this is a recent thread. Glad that Bill Kelly is playing the new one on his "Teenage Wasteland" show. I've been featuring tracks from "Musique Automatique" on my show recently, too. The lastest one has more has more Kraut-synth elements (guess that's Breznel), then usual for them. There's also a great cover of "(Route) Nationale 7" which was covered by the Belgium band The Honeymoon Killers back in 1982! Got to meet and talk to Francoise Cactus at a Stereo Total show from about a year ago and she indeed is a total sweetie. The reason that you might not hear Stereo Total much on even your local college music stations is because Bobsled Records doesn't believe in "servicing" college radio stations. Our music director paid for our copy of "M.A.". Recommended are "My Melody" and their self-titled CD as well. __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 16:00:05 EST From: Dj45rpm@aol.com Subject: Re: Ghost World DVD In a message dated 2/10/02 11:55:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, roots66@sympatico.ca writes: << If you've got a DVD player, rent or purchase this one pronto! There aren't as many extra goodies on it as one would hope, but it does include the entire "Jaan Pehechaan Ho" segment--about six minutes of lone-ranger masked, frantic head-shakin' fun! I love those guys at Seymour's party, arguing about CD sound quality, shitty graphic equalizers, hairline cracks and enlarged holes. >> Does it include some of the "deleted scenes" such as the ones from the love triangle (most of which was seemingly cut but some of the frames made it into the "Ghost World" screenplay-book) or are they waiting to put those in the "Bootleg"/"Supreme"/"Special Edition" version? Not that'll stop me either way from picking up the DVD for the JPH segment... - -DavidH ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:03:13 +0000 (GMT) From: boldface@easynet.co.uk Subject: The Bellrays The label that just sold nearly 200,000 copies of an album by the Hives, Poptones, is planning to do the same with The Bellrays it seems. Someone from the label came to the Buff Medways gig on Friday night - a brilliant night, by the way - and brought me a copy of the forthcoming album. Even though the CD that he gave me was unmastered it sounds GREAT. It's just the straight recording, no mixing or anything yet, and so it doesn't have a title or a specific release date. But if Poptones can sell the Hives then they can surely do the same with the Bellrays judging by what it sounds like already. -- PJ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 16:20:22 -0500 From: Larry Shell Subject: Re: Swamp Sounds Speaking of rockin' accordian, check out Johnny Allan's "Promised Land," one of the best Chuck Berry covers ever!!!! The rockin' accordian on there is amazing, its one of my all-time faves!!! Johnny Allan is a swamp pop legend in the Big Easy! I know its on the Ace Records CD, LOUISIANA SATURDAY NIGHT, a collection of ragin' cajun tunes, which came out years ago but was still available last time I looked. I have a UK 45 release of this, but don't recall the label offhand as its been eons since I've spun it. Larry Shell ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2002 #87 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com