"It's Mighty Crazy" is such a great song. Beefheart did a version and a couple of years ago Barrence Whitfield & The Savages did a fine one.

No worries bud.

''Blues Fix" was on Big Beat...It's a no - brainer . And , I'm the no - brainer telling you so.

I think I found it at Tower Records , but , I never saw it , not even used , after that. 

I MEANT TO SAY "Leased to British and French labels.".

Darren ,      That's right  , it was an import (Of the split between the UK Big Beat /French New Rose variety...Tho' I'd have to check the label , too , to be sure who put it out.) . In the states , all or most of the various Cramps imports of the 80's and 90's were readily available , sometimes at about domestic prices , and , sometimes , even less ( I found two copies of the Kizmiaz 12" , on red and blue vinyl , for $1.50 apiece , shortly after they came out.). Of couse , Gravest Hits , the first two LPs, and Smell of Female were available here as domestic releases , then , their output was largely leased to British and French LPs , though the band reactivated their own Vengeance label , got back with Enigma , and were even briefly on Epitaph (I need a scorecard.). But , God love Big Beat , man. Especially Alec Palao. He's going to TOWN , as you well know. Fine as wine deluxe CD packages on The Seeds , Music Machine , Wayne Cochran and then some.

I think at the time it was a UK & France specific release, I can't say for certain but the domestic market for the Cramps didn't really start in the US until the early, mid 90's...if it was the case then it would have been only available as an 'import specific' item and not generally available in any regard ?

That was a bit on the grammatically incorrect side. You know Americans. What I meant was , "Stay Sick" was released ON VINYL at the band and their fans' demand , but against the label's wishes.... We were still getting the UK 12" releases and 45s , but , "Blues Fix" was scarcely even released in the states. It seemed partly intentional that it was a limited release, never to be reissues , til now.) .

THANKS FOR POSTING THAT LINK , DARREN. I guess I did'nt give much thought to the fact  that "Blues Fix" was never released on vinyl..... this was when I'd just got my first CD player (At least I bought it at a yard sale.), and EPs like "Blues Fix" and "Ultra Twist" were only turning up on CD , Tho' "Stay Sick" (Against the label's wishes.) did come out on vinyl , as did all their subsequent albums (Exc. "How To Make a Monster.). At the time , I wondered what took 'em so long to do a Blues- related release.   Hard to believ that was 22 years ago.

I MEANT , WAS HE EVER IN TEENAGE HEAD ? IT WOULD'NT SURPRISE ME , BUT I'D NEVER HEARD THAT HE WAS.....

Bon , c'est bon , bon bon , c'est bon , bon , bon c'est ba ba ba bon , bon......

Was Dave Rave even IN Teenage Head ? I know he recorded with them......

He played here , once , at the IPO as part of an all - Canadian revue , headlined by The Kings (Who always bring the rock , even tho' the biggest crowd I've seen 'em play to in Chicago was about 40 people. Yes , they had a big hit(s) in the states , which was a big party anthem for yonks , but , they can't get arrested here , and love playing , anyway.).

Dave did'nt do much for me , sorry to say. First song was great , but , the rest of his set was...OK.

Radio What Wave Playlist Aug 7 2014

This is our last show for a few weeks. The next couple of shows will be hosted by the infamous Ryan In The Red, former host of CHRW's In The Red and Rock City Madness and current host of Garagepunk Hideout podcast Rock City Madness. It cost big bucks to bring in this top notch radio host, so make sure you tune in as Ryan In The Red has a history of really good musical taste! And he's a good guy too!

1. Dixy Blood....Goo Goo Muck...recorded live 2/22/14 at Kung Fu Necktie in Philly as part of the Lux Interior Tribute. It's been 5 years since Lux passed and he's still 5 years ahead of his time.

2. Space Slave...Don't Want To Fall In Love....recorded live at APK 8/3/14 as part of our Rock'n'Roll Rent Party. This was the first band to play at our first RnRent Party and their first showing of  these songs. Next RnRent Party is Sunday Sept 7th.

3. The Mongrels....7 and 7 Is?....recorded live at APK 8/3/14 as part of our RnRent Party. The Mongrels are the resident host band for the festivities.

4. Simply Saucer...Reckless Agitation....from their brand new 12" Baby Nova record.

5. The Ramones....Loudmouth....recorded live at CBGB's in 1976. This is the fired up jet aircraft in the hangar sound these guys perfected. Ramonsarama is happening this weekend at Call The Office in sleepy London Ontario Canada.

6. The Ramones...Do You Wanna Dance?.... as above. Hopefully the answer is yes.

7. The Noble Savages...The Music Will Kill You...from their debut CD. They were opening for Nashville Pussy on the night this show aired.

8. Dustbin Flowers...Saturday's Ashes...from their II CD. Local combo who play out fairly often.

9. Dave Rave...4th Of July...brand new demo from Dave Rave.  Dave has a brand new combo w/Gordie Lewis, which makes 2 former Teenage Heads in one band! They debuted a coupla weeks back but probably won't be playing often as Dave is constantly touring across North America and Europe.

10. The Above...Dog Without A Bone...from the brand new Waterbury Street LP.

11. RunPerryRun....Left In The Dark...Brantford Ontario combo who have been around for at least 15 years as i was informed while airing this show. Keep the calls and info coming in please!

12. Frankie and Jimmy....Just Like A Woman....from the Scream The Blues LP. The copies of the LP have arrived at F&J's Chicken Shack and the records are starting to arrive in stores right now, so be sure to pick up a copy real soon!

13. catl...Resistance Place...from the This Shakin' House LP.

14. Chris Farlowe....Voodoo...from the Buzz With The Fuzz LP on Decal Records. This is Chris' 1963 to 65 recordings, some of which were unreleased as was this particular track. Chris is still alive and well and belting out the tunes to appreciative crowds in his native UK.

15. Flight Reaction...The World Is Black...from their self titled debut LP. Swedish combo with Mans P Mannson of Crimson Shadows and Maggots fame.

16. Marshmallow Overcoat....Groovy Little Trip...from their recent The Very Best Of double LP. Vocalist Timothy Gassen is on the verge of releasing his latest book, The Knights Of Fuzz, the complete encyclopedia of the 80's to current garage band music. The about to be released book is over 500 pages of info, pics, discographies and trivia for us garageband freaks. I've seen/proofread part of it and there's literally a TON of essential info all in one place. Ordering details real soon!

17. Kumari...She Was Mine...from their latest single of Lost In Tyme Records from Greece.

18. Young Rival...Black Is Good....from a recent CFMU download, the MacMaster University Radio station in Hamilton Ontario.

19. Foot In Cold Water...Yalla Yae...from their self titled debut LP from the early 70's. This part of our show is on so called cheesy Canuck combos as there was a discussion of this on facebook recently. What i've done, is played the much better, non-cheesy tune that didn't get played on AM radio. Foot In Cold Water had a hit on Canadian radio called Make Me Do Anything You Want....wimpy poppy orchestrated cheese. Yalla Yae is more along the lines of Arthur Brown meets Deep Purple.

20. The Guess Who....It's My Pride....from the self titled LP on Birchmount. The Guess Who released a lotta crap, but i like to blame it all on guitarist Domenic Troiano, the Canadian destroyer of bands...ie James Gang and The Guess Who. He was a talented guitar player but as soon as he joined a band they quite often went down the tubes. My opinion only as others regard him highly.

21. The Stampeders....Wild Eyes...early 70's single. These guys were on constant rotation on Canadian AM radio in the early 70's with Sweet City Woman. But they could rock out live as i remember catching them at the Western Fair here in sleepy London Ontario sometime in the 80's.

22. Platinum Blonde...No Regrets...self released single from when they were a punk combo. From their they changed into a Police tribute band and finally into a hairspray and makeup pretty boy combo that pre-teen girls liked....maybe that was what the band was into. I remember seeing them a few times at the Cedar Lounge in the late 70's/early 80's and they were really good until they became Police clones.

23. Ugly Ducklings...Just In Case You Wonder...1966 7" and did not get the airplay of their wimply ballad, Gaslight, which brought them some fame on AM radio. Avoid Gaslight and dig up their debut LP as it's a killer!! BTW Just In Case was one of the very first singles i bought as a kid and severely warped my musical taste of lack thereof.

24. Chilliwack....Lonesome Mary....from their Segue LP. Dunno why these guys were linked with cheesy Canadian combos as they had a powerpop edge in the 70's. This and Fly At Night still rank as some of my fave pre-punk Canuck songs that got radio airplay. Had to cut this short as we ran outta time but certainly not tunes.

Big thanx for all the phone ins during this show as we could barely keep up with the calls! And thanx for the emails, facebook messages and Heys!!
Back in a few weeks as Ryan In The Red takes over.

And here's a link to the archived show:

http://chrwradio.ca/programs/radio-what-wave

Susie ,   There IS a lot of stuff out there about the band that is merely rumor and exaggeration ,  no question about it. It's probable that not everything I mentioned is 100% accurate , most of it was from the two articles about the documentary that turned up online , not quoted verbatim , of course. But , if you'd like to clear the air on some things people may not know , or may think they know , but , they heard wrong , feel free. 

 I was'nt there when the band broke , but , I've known them for 18 ("8 - Teen") years . I interviewed Bobby about 20 years ago , then , met the band in Detroit , a couple of years later . Question Mark will confirm that I'm a friend , and longtime supporter , of his . 

I just say "Q" , in print , when not referring to him as "Question Mark" or "?". It's good to have many names for an Artist , as it gets tiresome reading the same name , over and over. "Que" reads , to me , like " What " in Spanish , and , if "Que" reads like a question , I'm sure he thought that part out , too.....

I hope the show in Bay City is a huge success , but , the fact that it's going to be a triumph is basically a given.... 

Thanks , and here's wishing further success to you and the band.       John.

Uh, thanks for giving my boys some print but boy howdy theres a lot of stuff out there thats just not right...you won't be offended if I set some of it right will ya?
BTW I'm the new Publicist for ? and the Mysterians...Que (as he spells it cuz computers don't like ? as a name) didn't have to warn me about the tall tales as I am part of his original '60s fan base.
I'll get on that debunking task later...gotta rest up for the Bay City show!

Speaking of Question Mark & the Mysterians... be sure to watch this and sign the petition to get them inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:

New post up on 'Trash, Garage Garbage and Other Delights'

If someone can explain to me how to get the posts to appear normally in here ?  I'd be only too hapy to do so. As it is, each time I try to paste it in, it goes all freaky funky on me !  I feel rather technically challenged at present.

The DVD with English subtitles will be relesed 10 Sep.!

http://www.recordshopbase.com/pages/get_action.htm

I recommend this film enough that I wrote about it. 
http://hexbeat.com/mondo-fuzz-review-interview-with-andy-ray-lemon/

View the trailer then check it out for free streaming in its entirety, for limited time: http://mondofuzz.com/ 

Hope you enjoy!  Starring John Wesley Coleman, The Well, Those Peabodys, Shapes Have Fangs, Sexploits, The Bad Lovers, Dikes of Holland, The Strange Boys,
Teen-age Cavegirl, Planet Rye Co, The Ghost Wolves, Woven Bones, Night Beats, The Gory Details, Tijuana Bible, Zack Carlson, Tav Falco’s
Panther Burns, The Mummies, Rubberneck Zine & more

How many bands besides that Gizmos have two eras that consist of totally different lineups and are equally (in their own ways) absolutely killer groups? I'm still not sure which era I like more.

Come to think of it, i guess the "transistional" phase that consisted of both Dale Lawrence and Ted Neimec would make them have 3 phases...but yas know what I mean.

BRUCE WEBB ! OH, MY GOD. I ALMOST STARTED A GARAGE BAND IN DALLAS WITH HIM BACK IN '85 OR '86. But , there was no call for the stuff at the time. We performed , once , with Murray Hammond , when he and Bruce were in The Peyote Cowboys.

"A+" on the name , Giorgio Murderer. You probably heard Moroder did a DJ set at the Pitchfork Fest. I might have paid to see him do the "Son of My Father" LP en todo , but , that's it.

I'm sure The Gizmos will get the lion's share of attention , and with good reason. They're getting really good (again). 

Please join us for four days of fantastic fun! Over 30 bands including LEN BRIGHT COMBO, the original 1977 lineup of THE GIZMOS, PAUL COLLINS BEAT, THE REBEL, PROTOMARTYR, and many more, including lots from the great country of Australia.

We are also hosting an art show featuring the artwork of TIM KERR, BUTCH ANTHONY, BRUCE WEBB, and JOHN HENRY TONEY.

Complete band list:

everything kopper and dave said , plus Roctober.

...I think I still have one of their singles....a lot of that Estrus stuff did'nt stick with me , a few years later. But , I liked The Fells , just never got around to hearing them much.

The Fells are one of my favourite bands of that genre/ era. I have their Lp, which is great. However my favourite release is the 10’’ they put out. “Star Time” is such a great song. It’s made numerous appearances on mix tapes. They have a healthy slew of good singles too. It’d be nice if there was a singles comp for the Fells. Never did get to see them live. Great recordings.

Playlist 08/02/14

Iron Prostate Bring Me The Head of Jerry Garcia
Iggy & the Stooges I'm Sick of You
7 Seconds Leave A Light On
Social Distortion I Wasn't Born To Follow
GTVs Cry If You Want To
Norvins All Is Forgiven
Mystic Brew Don't You Want To Stay
Miracle Workers Infected With You
Electric Frankenstein That's All I Need
Cheats Sinners & Saints
Real Tears Turn Around
Trousers I Get Around
Muffs Like You Don't See Me
99ers Godzilla's A Punk
Snails Gypsy Woman
Stupidity Go
Thingz Down N Out
Stupidity Some Kinda Love
Quity and the Don'ts All of You
Mysteios Cold Fusion
Safes Know It All
Wild Smiles Round & Round
Beach Party Geronimo
Thee Oh Sees Drop
Electric Mess Better to be Lucky Than Good
Tijuana Bulfight Too Fast
Parquet Courts Sunbathing Animal
Lovesores Mission To Mars
Orwells Southern Comfort
White Reaper Ohh (Yeah)
Reigning Sound You Did Wrong
Doughboys Countdown
World Break Down I Saw You Die!
dragSTER Evil Craze
Cryptics Do The Trash
Los Tiki Phantoms Kalifornia
Godfathers Gone To Texas