PHIL SEYMOUR
THE GREAT LOST SEYMOUR ALBUM (2008)

Here are the few infos available on the Seymour page: Still under the management of Denny Cordell, Phil went to England to begin sessions with guitarist Chris Spedding and members of Joe Cocker's Grease Band, three songs were recorded... "Who'll Be The Next In Line", "Baby's a Rock And Roller" and "Lookin' for The Magic". ("Lookin' For The Magic" can be found on the cd, "Precious To Me"). "In November of 1989 Phil had started writing songs again with two of his good friends, Bob Parker and Bob Martin. The songs Phil wrote with Bob Parker were "She's Gonna Be Fine", "Three Little Words", "Love Is So Contagious" and "Easily Distracted". They recorded little demos of these songs, just guitar and drum machine. In late September (or maybe October) Phil and Bob Parker went to L.A. to record "She's Gonna Be Fine" with Richard Podolor. They also did 12 track recordings of "Love Is So Contagious", "Easily Distracted" and "Sin City" with one of Phil's longtime friends, record producer Pride Hutchison. A Tulsa boy, Pride had been the drummer for the last band Phil had in L.A. before moving back 'home' on 1988. Phil had started writing songs with Bob Martin in November 1989, after much encouragement. One of the songs they wrote was "Love Letters". And there was "Dream Girl", "You've Got To Love Me" and "Haven't You Torn My Heart Apart" which Bob performs with his band The Rock and Roll Circus."

Special Note: I received 30 songs from a blog reader called Mark, i only removed one incomplete song. A few songs (different source, though) have been posted previously on the blog (see "Seymour 3" or "Rarities"), but they were included here. I went for posting the stuff with a "blog custom" artwork because the overall quality was pretty good. mp3 192.

Part 1

Remember The Nights / / You Don't Know What You're Missing / She's Trouble / Can't Control Myself / Trust / Haven't You Torn My Heart Apart / She's Gonna Be Fine / Three Little Words / Too Much To Do / Making Me Lonely / No Turning Back / Teachin' Me / I Need You (demo)

Part 2
Just Let Her Know / Telephone Line / The Best Is Yet To Come / Adjusted / Baby's A Rock 'n' Roller / Who'll Be The Next In Line / Looking For The Magic / (Love's Like An) Itchin' In My Heart / Save Me (#1) / Save Me (#2) / Jenny Walk Away / Miracle / Love Is So Contagious / You Got To Love Me / Love Letters

DWIGHT TWILLEY - SOMEBODY TO LOVE (1979) (12" mix)

On July 21, 1979, Dwight cut what would become a signature song for him, “Somebody To Love” (produced by Jack Nitzsche) with a hot version of Barrett Strong's “Money” on the flip side. Released in both 7" and the new 12" versions (with sleeve cropped from the front cover of the unreleased "Blueprint" album), the song very nearly became a major hit, garnering substantial airplay all over the country. The version of “Money” derived mostly from the Beatles' cover, found Twilley taking liberties with the original version by inverting the riff completely, and only playing it ‘right' in the instrumental. The song grew to be one of the most popular on stage numbers, and ironically, became an excuse for the audience to toss money up on stage, ones, fives, change. That era ended when they started bringing Monopoly money to the gigs. Twilley in the fade singing ‘MasterCharge' has always made the song for me. The "Money" 12" version has never been reissued on CD. Twilley

Arista (12" Promo SP 79)
Somebody To Love / Money (That's What I Want)

THE RINGS + TWINK (1977)

Following an injury sustained in a car crash, Twink worked as a vocalist with The Rings in early 1977, releasing one of the first Punk Rock singles "I Wanna Be Free". Other members included Alan Lee Shaw and Rod Latter. Twink coined the term Acid Punk to describe his music and went on to release an EP "Do It '77" in 1978 that included a song "Psychedelic Punkeroo" about Syd Barrett.

The Rings (7" Chiswick S 14)
I Wanna Be Free / Automobile

Twink & The Fairies (12" Chiswick SWT 26)
Do It '77 / Psychedelic Punkeroo / Enter The Diamonds

THE INMATES - CHORUS TV (1979)

On the strength of their first hit record "Dirty Water", included on the band's 1979 debut "First Offence", The Inmates performed live on the famous french TV show in 1979. The video was transferred from the master VHS tape to a XviD4 PAL video. Running Time 15'51

Special note: You need all parts to unrar the file (198mb)

Songs (RS + SB + SB)
The Walk / Mr. Unreliable / I Can't Sleep / Take Some Time Out / Love Got Me / Talkin' About You

ANY TROUBLE (1983-1984)

A couple of 12" singles lifted from "Any Trouble" (1983) and "Wrong End Of The Race" (1984), boasting four unreleased songs. Each single brings at least one unknown gem. Any similarity between "Does He call Your Name" and a beatle tune won't be really annoying, trust me...

I'll Be Your Man (12" EMI EA 163)
I'll Be Your Man / Human Heart / Step By Step

Baby Now That I've Found You (12" EMI EA 166)

Baby Now That I've Found You / Bricks And Mortar / Does He Call Your Name

NICK LOWE - RAGIN' EYES (1983) (12" edition)

Released in 1983, "Ragin' Eyes" was the best track of "The Abominable Showman". The 12" edition of the single is ranked #20 in the Top 30 of Nick Lowe Rarities. The B side brings two versions of "Cool Reaction", the "commercial" one has never been reissued on CD.
Note : A few months ago, I borrowed the artwork of this 12" for the Paradise Club concert.

F-Beat XX31T [12" Video Enhanced]
Ragin' Eyes / Cool Reaction (Commercial Version) / Cool Reaction (Non Commercial Version) / Ragin' Eyes (Promo Video XviD4 NTSC)

SQUEEZE - PACKET OF THREE (1977) (12" edition)

The first Squeeze's single was produced by John Cale. The 12" edition was released in a plain pink sleeve with the words “Limited Edition” printed in the top corner. According to Steve Tannett of Faulty Products (the distributors) in February 1980 “There were roughly 5000 twelve-inch "Packet of Three" pressed".

Deptford Fun City DFC 01 (12 inch)
Cat On A Wall / Night Ride / Back Track

THE HEARTBREAKERS - CHINESE ROCKS (1977) (12" mix)

The first Heartbreakers' single was released on 7" and 12". If you're familiar with the blog, you could remember a previous post of the original L.A.M.F. mix. According to many sources, it might be possible the problem of the "Track" mix was due to a really bad mastering and manufacturing of the original tapes. The 12" single of "Chinese Rocks/Born To Lose" sounds incredibly more powerful than the LP mix. Here's the opportunity to compare both versions.

Track 2094-135 (12 Inch Edition)
Chinese Rocks / Born To Lose

VARIOUS - MORE MONDO (1985)

A new bunch of bands from North Carolina, a sequel to the "Mondo Montage" compilation with Rick Rock, The Spongetones, The Connells, The Graphic, Don Dixon and many more.

Songs (parts RS & SB)
Rick Rock (Button) / The Graphic (I Flew Like A Bird) / Don Dixon (Praying Mantis) / UV Prom (Upper Room) / The Pressure Boys (Pete) / The Spongetones (This Kiss Is Mine Tonight) / Head For Tall Trees (Star By Star) / Fetchin' Bones (Plus Seven) / Safehouse (Magazine) / The Connells (Darker Days) / The Vanguard (Waiting Game) / Southern Culture On The Skids (Love In 4D) / The Bad Checks (17)

VARIOUS - MONDO MONTAGE (1983)

Three years before W.C. (Welcome to Comboland), this compilation of ten bands (14 songs) hailing from North Carolina was released on Dolphin Records and is now long deleted, "Mondo Montage" along "More Mondo" brought some NC legendary bands : "Let's Active", "Arrogance" and the famous "Rick Rock".

Special Note : The album rip is part of a "swapping deal" between a huge american powerpop fan and me. I made the artwork and worked a little on the original wav. files provided.

Lossless: FLAC 8 (337 mb)

Songs (parts RS & SB)

The Snap (Voice Of America) / States (Watching You) / Lise Uyanik & Mobile City (I Can Hear Music) / Moon Pie (Tore Up) / Rob Abernethy (White Lies) / Lise Uyanik & Mobile City (Love Is Fine) / Rick Rock (Buddha Buddha) / States (Don't Call My Name Anymore) / Arrogance (Perfect Light) / X-Teens (Heaven In Your Eyes) / The Snap ((She's A) Modern Girl) / Texas Toads (Drink You Off My Minds) / Rick Rock ((I'm Lookin' For A) Sputnik) / Let's Active (A Room With A View)

THE TRUTH - FIVE LIVE (1984)

Formed in the early '80s by former Nine Below Zero leader Dennis Greaves and second guitarist Mick Lister, the Truth's mixture of 60's rock and R&B veered away from the bluesy grind of Greaves' former band and embraced a more melodic pop sound. Emerging from the shadows just as The Jam broke up and Paul Weller formed the Style Council, the Truth filled in all the musical blank spaces in between. Not as "punky" as former or as smooth as the latter, the Truth's energetic pop & soul jive came at just the right time. AMG. More Truth can be found at digivinyltal

Songs
The Sweetest Feeling / Listen To What I Say / I Just Can't Seem To Stop / Everlasting Love / Second Time Lucly

PHIL SEYMOUR - PRECIOUS TO ME (Video 1981)

Phil Seymour's first album was released in 1980 (reissued in 2005). It has been ranked #47 in Shake Some Action - The Ultimate Power Pop Guide (2007). "Precious To Me" was released as a single in early 1981 and reached #22 on the charts. Here's the video which promoted the single. The video can also be watched in lo-res on youtube. File info: 39mb XviD4 NTSC.

THE BLAZERS - HOW TO ROCK (1980)

Rick Miller's recording career began with the 1980 release of The Blazers' "How To Rock", an album produced by Don Dixon for local label Moonlight Records. The Blazers were essentially a bar band led by a jittery Rolling Stones-loving frontman named Shakin' Sherman Tate. Rick Miller took the band in a new Brit Pop direction when he and his roommate/mentor/bassist Lee Gildersleeve joined the band. Miller penned six songs for the album. "How To Rock" was a local hit in the Chapel Hill-Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina and Miller's songs drew comparisons to work by The Beatles, Tom Petty and Dwight Twilley. Rick Miller left The Blazers to form The Dads. He then went to form Rick Rock who released "Buddha, Buddha", "One of the ten best records ever made in North Carolina". He's better known today as Parthenon Huxley (aka P.Hux).

 

HOW TO ROCK (211 mb)

Songs
Rock and Roll Must Be Right / Oh, Pretty Woman / I Can Love You / Country Girl / Blue and Velvet / Don't Worry 'Bout It Now / Top of My World / Cat Marbles / The Air Gets Colder / Rockin' Little Angel

NAKED PREY - 40 MILES FROM NOWHERE (1987)

Van Christian was at one time Green on Red's drummer; back home in Tucson, Arizona, he switched to vocals and guitar and formed Naked Prey. The quartet plays rough-edged country rock with similarities to Green on Red (as well as Dream Syndicate and others in the California/Arizona axis). On their third album (the US and UK releases were different), the band successfully covers Jagger/Richards' "Silver Train" and Webb's "Wichita Lineman". The album has never been reissued in cd format.

Songs
40 Miles From Nowhere / Ill. Central / Another Day / I'm Coming Home / Find My Way / Silver Train / Sweet Marie / The Carnival / Rodeo / Wichita Lineman

PRETENDERS - CHORUS TV (1980)

The "vintage" Pretenders on Chorus, recorded in 1980 for the legendary french TV show, hosted by Antoine de Caunes. The show got a rerun on the 10th of january 2008 around midnight on cable TV. It was compressed to XviD4 PAL from DV. Running time 16'15.

Songs
Stop your Sobbing / Tattooed Love Boys / Up The Neck / Mystery Achievement

Special note: You need all parts to unrar the file (214mb)

one - two - three

RAMONES - CHORUS TV (1980)

The Ramones on Chorus, recorded in february 1980 on the "End Of The Century" tour for the legendary french TV show hosted by Antoine de Caunes. The show got a rerun on the 10th of january 2008 around midnight on cable TV. It was compressed to XviD4 PAL from DV. Running time 21'44.

Songs
Rock'n'Roll High School / I Wanna Be Sedated / Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? / She's The One / I'm Against It / Sheena Is A Punk Rocker / This Ain't Havana / Commando / I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend / Pinhead

Special note: You need all of the three parts to unrar the file (286mb)

one - two - three....sorry but no four today

STEVE FORBERT - LITTLE STEVIE ORBIT (1980)

Steve Forbert's third album was seen as a disappointment at the time of its release because it did not generate a hit single on the order of "Romeo's Tune," and thus failed to consolidate the commercial success Steve Forbert had achieved with his second album, "Jackrabbit Slim". In retrospect, however, it is a spirited, rollicking collection on which Forbert sounds increasingly comfortable fronting a rock band on a series of lighthearted songs such as "I'm an Automobile" and "If You've Gotta Ask You'll Never Know." It may not have made him a superstar, but "Little Stevie Orbit" provided some strong additions to Steve Forbert's concert repertoire for years to come. It has never been reissued in CD format. AMG

Songs
Get Well Soon / Cellophane City / Song for Carmelita / Laughter Lou (Who Needs You?) / Song for Katrina / One More Glass of Beer / Lucky / Rain / I'm an Automobile / Schoolgirl / If You've Gotta Ask You'll Never Know / Lonely Girl / A Visitor

TEENAGE HEADS - TORNADO (1983)

MCA picked up Teenage Head (see Son Of The Dolls) the next year and tried to market them to the American audience - biggest example was the adding of an 'S' to the band's name to appease those who were trying to clean up rock & roll. 1983's "Tornado" was a 6 track EP which made Head-fanatics cringe. Their previous image of 'party til you puke punks' now more closely resembled a group of Potsy Webbers - just not as cool. Featuring production work by David Bendeth, who'd filled in here and there in various capacities over the years, label execs tried to gear the rockabilly-twinged record to the college yuppies ... with mixed results. Back to their original name, the band signed with Ready Records after MCA lost faith that same year. canadianbands.com

Songs
Don't Cage Me In / (I'm Just) Too True / Dangerous Imagination / Tornado / Blood Boogie / Love For Sale

WELCOME...TO COMBOLAND (1986)

If you're familiar with this blog, you may have grabbed some of the finest music (The Spongetones, Arrogance, Robert Kirkland, Three Hits, X-Teens, The Flying Pigs...) all hailing from North Carolina.
Writer for North Carolina's "Spectator" newspaper, Godfrey Cheshire was producer of the "Comboland" package. The "Welcome To Comboland" album, released in England, compiles works from some of the best bands of the area. You might know or not know some of the bands featured here, but if you do know Mitch Easter or Don Dixon and his "arrogant" pals, you'll enjoy this. You can watch some of these bands featured on Return To Comboland.

Bands
The Othermothers (Rodeo) / The Connells (Brighter Worlds) / Right Profile (Cosmopolitan Lovesick Blues) / The Graphic (I Flew Like A Bird) / Rod Dash (Jimmy's Out Of Touch) / Southern Culture On The Skids (Love In 4D) / The Woods (Battleship Chains) / Fetchin' Bones (Plus 7) / The Spongetones (Torn Apart) / The Accelerators (Leave My Heart) / Scott Davison (Velvet Elvis) / Don Dixon (When A Man Loves A Woman

TRIBUTE TO THE FAB FOUR - SOCORRO! (2007)

Fifth part of the Fab Four Experience. This was their second motion picture. Fourteen songs, ten of which written by the dynamic duo, plus two songs penned by l'angelo mysterioso and two covers.

Special Note: Originally, I made this tribute for a now-defunct blog. I included the two different front covers (UK and USA).

ZS (84 mb)

THE SHIRTS - INNER SLEEVE (1980)

After Mike Thorne had the band all over the map on their second album, "Street Light Shine", the Shirts' third and final disc, "Inner Sleeve", finds Juice Newton/Jackie DeShannon producer John Palladino teamed up with Blood, Sweat & Tears/Steely Dan guitarist Georg Wadenius and they bring out the pop side of Annie Golden's band on these 11 tracks. The niche they've settled into here is the melodic short songtunes essential to the new wave, which, after all, was garage bands looking to find the most fun elements of '60s radio hits and exploit them to become rock stars. Golden had the talent to ride the charts along with Blondie, the Go Go's and, the Cars, and this album has the band headed in the right direction -- it's just too bad they quit after finding their groove here. "Inner Sleeve" is an inviting performance, especially for those who never encountered the other work by the truly underrated Shirts. AMG

Songs
I'm Not One Of Those / One Last Chance / Can't Get It Through My Head / I've Had It / I Don't Wanna Know / Pleasure Is The Pain / As Long As The Laughter Lasts / Too Much Trouble / Hanging Around / Small Talk / Time (Has Seen Me Lonely)