POPPY NOSH - IN THE GARDEN (1996)

Originally (hidden) posted in 2009 (April 11th)

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WILD HONEY ORCHESTRA & FRIENDS

TRIBUTE TO THE WHITE ALBUM (2015)

The Wild Honey Orchestra with special guests performed The Beatles "White Album" and bonus 1968 tracks for the Autism Think Thank at the Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA, 2-28-15. All the musicians donated their time and talent for this amazing grass roots event that raised over $33,000 to help kids with the medical and psychological fallout from autism. You can learn more about the non-profit Wild Honey Foundation at https://www.facebook.com/groups/WIldh... and donate to support future shows by paypal to wildhoneyfoundation@yahoo.com You can donate directly to the Autism Think Tank at https://autismthinktanknj.org/contact/. All credits go to Paul Rock

You can read the review of the concert

written by John M. Borack here on Goldmine

The full concert can be watched here The White Album

Note:
This soundboard concert is only available in mp3 format
and comes with a custom artwork,

the front art being the original poster made
by the Wild Honey Foundation.

Only minor edits have been made, a few fade-ins and fade-outs,

some silence parts removed plus normalization for audio convenience

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The Wild Honey Orchestra musicians include:

Darian Sahanaja, Rob Laufer, Dave Gregory, Rusty Squeezebox,
Nelson Bragg, Probyn Gregory, Michael Simmons, Derrick Anderson
Jim Laspesa, Lyle Workman, Debbi Peterson, Willie Aron
Robby Scharf, Randell Kirsch, Jordan Summers, David Goodstein
Kaitlin Wolfberg, Jordan Zevon, Timothy Bryson,
Damon Fox, Sarah Kramer, Paul Michael Barkan

Details of the "Heavy Friends" below

RANDELL KIRSCH - NEAR LIFE EXPEARIENCE (1999)

Randell Kirsch formed The Pranks with Jeffrey Foskett and Bo Fox in 1979, they recorded an album worth of demos never officially released. Then, Randell Kirsch worked with Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, Roger McGuinn and the Cowsills to name a few.

Signed to a solo artist deal with IRS Records in 1987, Kirsch brought wife LuAnn Olson and Chris Hickey on board to make it a band deal resulting in the 1988 release "Show Of Hands". Solo releases since then include "Poetry From The Burning Deck" (cassette only), and "Near Life Experience" that was first released as "Near Life Expeareance" on CD-R in 1998.

There are a few differences between the two editions:

1998 Edition: Track #11 is titled "Black Man" lasts 22'20 and has two hidden songs "I Will Follow" and "True Love Again" (vocals only) - the songs can be found after 14'45 of silence

1999 Edition: Track #11 is titled "Success Is 9-10ths Of The Law" (which is actually "Black Man" as it was named on the advance copy) lasts 46'01 and has four hidden songs "I Will Follow", "True Love Again" (vocals only), an untitled instrumental - the songs can be found after 17 minutes of silence. Then there's again 20 minutes of silence and a spoken outro can be heard.

So, i have edited the track #11 and split it, therefore removing all the lenghty silence parts.

NOTE

Randell Kirsch re-recorded for "Near Life Experience" five songs that were previously available on the Pranks Warner Demos: "Get Set" - "Something On The Order Of Love" - "The Last Ideal" - "True Love Again" - "Expectations".

Finally, the hidden song "I Will Follow" can also be found on the Jeffrey Foskett album "Twelve and Twelve" (2000) credited to Jeffrey Foskett with Randell Kirsch - though the mix sounds different.

 

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Songs
Just A Man Again (A Clown's Song) / Get Set / Something On The Order Of Love / The Last Ideal / Kiss Me Or Don't Hang Around / Roll The Window Down / Clueless / True Love Again / I Walk / Expectations / Success Is 9/10ths Of The Law / I Will Follow / True Love Again (vocals only) / Untitled / Outro

BEN VAUGHN - MONO (French Edition) (1993)

Mono was released in 3 different countries with 3 different track lists and 3 different sleeves. This is the French edition.

The album was a labor of love, collecting four years worth of eight-track home recordings from Vaughn's basement studio, each of them lovingly recorded in mono, with Vaughn playing all the instruments himself. The result is a trip to the wrong side of the early-pop-music tracks -- trashy surf, adrenalized rock & roll, unhinged rockabilly, blues both rollicking and brooding, beer-soaked honky tonk, galloping cowboy tunes, weepy pop ballads, country, and R&B nuggets -- with nary a roots genre bypassed.

Some of the names covered on Mono are familiar (Dion, Link Wray, Willie Nelson), some are cult artists (Lee Hazlewood, Neil), some have remained obscure despite having a measure of success (Lobo, Henson Cargill, Tom T. Hall), and some are just plain obscure (Jody Chastain, Ersel Hickey).

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Songs

1 Daddy Rollin' in Your Arms 5:05 / 2 Cross Ties 1:24 / 3 Goin' Down the Road 2:56 / 4 Sundown Sundown 3:01 / 5 Our Favorite Martian 3:05 / 6 Strange Desire 2:20 / 7 Jailbait 3:26 / 8 Exploration in Fear 2:19 / 9 Just a Little Bit of You 3:28 / 10 Dark Glasses 2:59 / 11 Magdalena 4:03 / 12 I Waited Too Long Too Late 3:09 / 13 Out of Control 2:17 / 14 Skip A Rope 3:08 / 15 I'll Come Runnin' 2:40 / 16 That's How I Got to Memphis 3:10 / 17 Sheba 2:50 / 18 We Belong Together 2:25

BIRDLAND - BIRDLAND (1991)

Birdland's self-titled debut is rooted in the spiky power pop of the late '70s, featuring a number of speedy, catchy songs that all clock in at around three minutes. The notable exception is a pedestrian cover of Patti Smith's "Rock n' Roll Nigger," a tribute that doesn't quite work. However, that leaves enough prime material to make the record worthwhile for new wave revivalists.

Songs (RS)
1 Shoot You Down / 2 Sleep with Me / 3 Don't Look Back / 4 Paradise / 5 Wake up Dreaming / 6 Rock 'n' Roll Nigger / 7 Everybody Needs Somebody / 8 Letter You Know / 9 Beat Me Like a Star / 10 She Belongs to Me / 11 Hollow Heart / 12 Exit / 13 Gotta Getaway

STIFF BUY 18 vs CHISWICK NS18

First single from the Damned's second album "Music For Pleasure" with new member Lu Edmunds, the record was produced by Nick Mason (actually the band wanted Syd Barrett). Second and last Chiswick single from the punk band Skrewdriver with a Stones cover on the B Side.

CHISWICK NS 18 (1977)
Skrewdriver
Anti Social / 19th Nervous Breakdown

STIFF BUY 18 (1977)
The Damned
Problem Child / You Take My Money

The votes
Stiff BUY 18: 71% (winner)
Chiswick NS 18 : 28%

STIFF BUY 17 vs CHISWICK SW17

Another great Power Pop record from Martin Gordon and the Radio Stars - of the four songs specially recorded for this EP, only "Johnny Mekon" is available on the highly recommended "Somewhere There's A Place For Us" collection. Originally not included on his first album "New Boots & Panties!!", the first Ian Dury single has now become a punk anthem.

CHISWICK SW 17 (1977)
Radio Stars
No Russians In Russia / Box 29 / Johnny Mekon / Sorry I'm Tied Up

STIFF BUY 17 (1977)
Ian Dury
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll / Razzle In My Pocket

The votes
Stiff BUY 17: 64% (winner)
Chiswick SW 17 : 35%

STIFF BUY 16 vs CHISWICK NS16

First heard on the "A Bunch Of Stiffs" compilation, and more than two decades after its release, "Whole Wide World" has been included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time. It was also acclaimed as one of the "top 40 singles of the alternative era 1975–2000". Jeff Hill released this excellent power pop single for Chiswick before being dropped by the label.

CHISWICK NS 16 (1977)
Jeff Hill
I Want You To Dance With Me / Feel Like Loving You

STIFF BUY 16 (1977)
Wreckless Eric
Whole Wide World / Semaphore Signals

The votes
Stiff BUY 16: 87% (winner)
Chiswick NS 16 : 12%

STIFF BUY 12 vs CHISWICK S 12

Both songs of the Count Bishops single were taken from their first Chiswick LP and feature the Bishops with their most melodic skills. Maybe the weirdest release of the Stiff catalog, Max Wall's single (a Ian Dury song) was produced by Dave Edmunds and due to the poor sales was given away as a bonus with the Stiff compilation "Hits Greatest Stiffs".

CHISWICK S 12 (1977)
The Count Bishops
Baby You're Wrong / Stay Free

STIFF BUY 12 (1977)
Max Wall
England's Glory / Dream Tobacco

The votes
Stiff BUY 12: 21%
Chiswick S 12 : 78% (winner)

STIFF BUY 10 vs CHISWICK S 10

Second 7" from The Damned, taken from their first LP, produced by Nick Lowe. The b side brings two versions of the same song (the regular one and the dub one). Hailing from Ireland, The Radiators From Space were the first punk band released on Chiswick and will become a major band of the label.

CHISWICK S 10 (1977)
The Radiators From Space
Television Screen / Love Detective

STIFF BUY 10 (1977)
The Damned
Neat Neat Neat / Stab Your Back / Singalong Scabies

The votes
Stiff BUY 10: 76% (winner)
Chiswick S 10 : 23%

STIFF BUY 9 vs CHISWICK S 9

At last, Chiswick is going Power Pop with the first Radio Stars single, one of the best Power Pop single of the era bringing a fabulous back sleeve. On the Stiff side, the Motorhead 7" was not released because the quintessential head banger's band had been signed by Chiswick in the meantime. The Motorhead single was only available later with the limited edition of the Stiff Box including the first 10 Stiff singles.

CHISWICK S 9 (1977)
Radio Stars
Dirty Pictures / Sail Away

STIFF BUY 9 (1977)
Motorhead
White Line Fever / Leaving Here

The votes
Stiff BUY 9: 32%
Chiswick S 9 : 67% (winner)

STIFF BUY 8 vs CHISWICK S 8

Second and last Gorillas 7" for Chiswick before they were signed by Raw Records and had released the excellent "Message To The World" LP in 1978. Sean Tyla produced the Plummet Airlines single.

CHISWICK S 8 (1976)
The Gorillas
Gatecrasher / Gorilla Got Me

STIFF BUY 8 (1976)
Plummet Airlines
Silver Shirt / This Is The World

The votes
Stiff BUY 8: 31%
Chiswick S 8 : 68% (winner)

STIFF BUY 7 vs CHISWICK SW 7

Seminal Punk vs Pub Rock, EP vs EP, USA vs France. The Stiff EP was licensed from the US release (Ork records) and was a limited edition of 5.000. "Blank Generation" was later re-recorded for the Sire single and LP.

CHISWICK SW7 (1976)
Little Bob Story
I'm Crying / Come On Home / I Need Money / Baby Don't Cry

STIFF BUY 7 (1976)
Richard Hell
(I Could Live With You In) Another World / (I Belong To The) Blank Generation / You Gotta Lose

The votes
Stiff BUY 7: 76% (winner)
Chiswick SW 7 : 23%

STIFF BUY 6 vs CHISWICK SW 6

The most atypical battle. While Chiswick was releasing this fine 7" EP of revival, Stiff was way ahead of history with the first punk single ever released (produced by The Basher). The glamour of Stiff started here.

CHISWICK SW6 (1976)
Rocky Sharpe & The Razors
Drip Drop / What's Your Name / So Hard To Laugh / That's My Desire

STIFF BUY 6 (1976)
The Damned
New Rose /Help!

The votes
Stiff BUY 6: 87% (winner)
Chiswick SW 6 : 12%

STIFF BUY 5 vs CHISWICK S5

Second 7" from the Bishops (this time a license from the Dynamite label) versus the first Lew Lewis single (some months after he had left Eddie & The Hot Rods).

CHISWICK S5 (1976)
Count Bishops
Train, Train / Taking It Easy

STIFF BUY 5 (1976)
Lew Lewis & His Band
Boogie On The Street /Caravan Man

The votes
Stiff BUY 5: 28%
Chiswick S 5 : 71% (winner)

STIFF BUY 4 vs CHISWICK S4

Maybe one of the toughest battle, between the Sean Tyla gang (an artistic breakthrough double "B" side) and the Jesse Hector's combo from Hammersmith. Four great slices of pure rock. Hard to pick one over the other, but you have to.

CHISWICK S4 (1976)
Gorillas
She's My Gal / Why Wait 'Til Tomorrow

STIFF BUY 4 (1976)
Tyla Gang
Styrofoam /Texas Chainsaw Massacre Boogie

The votes
Stiff BUY 4: 53% (winner)
Chiswick S 4 : 46%

STIFF vs CHISWICK

It's a long-standing truism that the most dynamic creative thrusts come from the outside. In the 50's, it was shoe-string local labels catering to supposedly minority tastes that generated easily half of the R&B and rock'n'roll hits. Next decade, in the '67 spirit, indie labels like Island and Harvest flowered. Lately, thanks to impetus given by a few hardly individuals, small was once again beautiful.
It began in '75 with the American Beserkley label, infant upstart Matthew Kaufman. An investigate gambler, Kaufman took the long-shot approach to commercial success and put his race-track winnings behing pressing up a few hundred copies of singles by bands and artists who had somehow come under his wing, people branded commercial non-returns by the big companies
Borrowing his ideas but adding their own flair a year or so later came Stiff, preceded by Chiswick who were actually the first of the new British independents, evolved out of the small Rock On chain of specialist record shops and catering initially to that market with R&B and rock'n'roll issues and re-issues.

So during this Summer 2010, i'll post some battles between both labels, the battles will be chronologically referenced. All posts were ripped from the original 7" releases and converted to 320 mp3. Complete scans have been included.

For every battle, you'll be able to vote and pick the winner. You can vote even though you don't want to download any of the items shared. See right column.

STIFF BUY 3 vs CHISWICK S3

Third battle between the Joe Strummer 's 101'ers and the Danny Adler fronted pub-rock band The Roogalator offering another great fab four sleeve. A very pub rockish battle.

CHISWICK S3 (1976)
The 101'ers
Keys To Your Heart / Five Star Rock'n'Roll Petrol

STIFF BUY 3 (1976)
The Roogalator
All Aboard /Cincinatti Fatback

The votes
Stiff BUY 3: 13%
Chiswick S 3 : 86% (winner)

STIFF BUY 2 vs CHISWICK S2

Second battle between the legendary indie labels, battle between the Vince Taylor '59 classic (later covered by Joe Strummer & The Clash, Joe Strummer had a 7" released on Chiswick) and the pub rock band for whom Ted Carroll (head of Chiswick) organized a one-off reunion concert in 1975.

CHISWICK S2 (1976)
Vince Taylor & His Playboys
Brand New Cadillac / Pledging My Love

STIFF BUY 2 (1976)
The Pink Fairies
Between The Lines /Spoiling For A Fight

The votes
Stiff BUY 2: 53% (winner)
Chiswick S 2 : 46%

STIFF BUY 1 vs CHISWICK SW1

First battle betwwen the Basher's first and and epic single and the band who had to become one of the most endearing Chiswick stalwarts.

CHISWICK SW1 (1975)
Count Bishops - Speedball EP
Route 66 / I Ain't Got You / Beautiful Delilah / Teenage Letter

STIFF BUY 1 (1976)
Nick Lowe
So It Goes / Heart Of The City

The votes:
Stiff BUY 1: 82% (winner)
Chiswick SW 1: 17%