33.45.78 All Vinyl Radio Show
with Steve Fruitman
#299
October 28, 2019
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Somewhat Scary and Bad
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     Hour One - Scary Music

1.  The Haunted: Horror Show (The Haunted) 1967 *
2.   Terveet Kädet: Halloween (Terveet Kädet) 1983
3.   The Razorbacks: Scariest Night Of My Life (T Kenny) 1988 *
4.   Ray Parker Jr: Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr) 1984
5.   Roy Kenner: Ghost of Hollywood (Roy Kenner / Domenic Trioano) 1982 *
6.   Striped Bananas: Ghost World (Chantelle Shepard / Duncan Shepard) 2017
7.   Teenage Heads: Blood Boogie (Teenage Heads) 1983 *
8.   The Sadies: So Much Blood (The Sadies) 2013 *
9.   Buffy Sainte-Marie: Vampire (B Sainte-Marie) 1976 *
10. Joe Hall & Continental Drift: Vampire Beavers (Joe Hall) 1980 *
11. Stan Rogers: The Witch Of The Westmoreland (Archie Fisher) 1979 *
12. Donovan: Season of the Witch  (D Leitch) 1966
13. Dutch Mason Blues Band: Dust My Broom (Elmore James / Robert Johnson) 1979 *

Hour Two – Bad Songs

1.   Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas: Bad To Me  (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) 1963
2.   Danny Roman & The Rock-A-Tones: Bad Girl (Irma Garza / Rumero) 1959
3.   The Beatles: Bad Boy  (Larry Williams) 1965
4.   Haywire: Bad Bad Boy  (Marvin Birt / Paul MacAusland) 1986 *
5.   The Blasters: One Bad Dude  (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) 1984
6.   Norm Hacking: Sure Is Bad When The Booze Don’t Help (Norm Hacking) 1977 *
7.   Oscar Peterson: I’ve Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good  (Ellington / Webster) 1976 *
8.   Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Born Under A Bad Sign  (B T Jones) 1967
9.   Cat Mother: Bad News  (Chin / Equine) 1969
10. Hawkshaw Hawkins: Bad News Travels Fast (In Our Town) (Bobby Bare) 1962
11. King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar: Badly Bent (Richard Newell) 1970 *
12. Johnny Winter: Bad Luck and Trouble (J Winter) 1968
13. Jimmy Dean: Big Bad John  (Jimmy Dean / Roy Acuff) 1961
14. The Phantoms: Big Bad World  (The Phantoms) 1990 *
15. Moby Grape: Can’t Be So Bad  (Jerry Miller / Don Stevenson) 1968

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And Now for The Particulars:

Hour One - Scary Music

1.   The Haunted: Horror Show (The Haunted)
The Haunted: Trans-World  TW-6701
Montreal QC

Bob Bozak: bass
Nick Farlowe: drums
Al Birmingham: lead guitar
Jurgen Peter: guitar
Johnny Monk: vocals
Produced by Jurgen Peter, 1967


2.   Terveet Kädet: Halloween (Terveet Kädet)
Terveet Kädet: Propaganda Records PRO-012
Tornio, Finland

Bass, Backing Vocals: Piäsky
Drums: Walde
Guitar: Tiimo
Vocals: Läjä
Produced by Terveet Kädet, 1983
Recorded By, Mixed By: H. Karjalainen


3.   The Razorbacks: Scariest Night Of My Life (T Kenny)
Go To Town: Other Peoples Music - TJD-2102
Toronto ON

Tony Kenny: guitar, vocal
Joe Myke: drums
Don Dekouchay: bass
Produced by Chris Spedding, 1988
Recorded at Wellesley Sound, Toronto by Tod Cutler


Rockabilly trio that I used to see busking on the streets of Toronto. Recorded two albums before disintegrating into the ether. Active from 1986–1996.

4.   Ray Parker Jr: Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr)
45 Single: Arista Records – Arista 580 – Warner Bros Music
Detroit MI

Ray Parker, Jr.: Vocals, Guitar
Louis Johnson: Bass
Greg Phillinganes: Keyboards, Synthesizer
Carlos Vega: Drums
Produced by Ray Parker Jr, 1984
Recorded by Ray Parker Jr


Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. (b. Detroit MI, May 1, 1954)

When the theme song of Ghostbusters was released, Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis and The News, sued Columbia Pictures and Ray Parker Jr. for copyright infringement, stating that Parker's song was too similar to Lewis's "I Want a New Drug." It took 11 years but the parties came to an agreement which they all kept completely under wraps.

5.   Roy Kenner: Ghost of Hollywood (Roy Kenner / Domenic Trioano)
12” Extended play 45: Freedom Records FR-EP-002
Toronto ON

Roy Kenner: vocal
Domenic Troiano: guitar
Howard Ayee: bass
Randy Coryell: keys
Rob Gusevs: organ
Shawne Jackson: bg vocals
Prakash John: bass
Joe Miquelon: guitar
Mike Sloski: drums
Produced by Domenic Troiano, 1982
Recorded & Mixed at Metalworks, Amber Studios, Phase One & Sounds Interchange, Toronto by George Semkiw and Ed Stone

Roy Kenner b. Toronto 14 January 1947

6.   Striped Bananas: Ghost World (Chantelle Shepard / Duncan Shepard)
Stone of Madness: #125/200: Cosmic Sunshine Records 88295-57817
NYC

Duncan Shepard: guitars, bass, mellotron, sitar, mandolin, vocal
Chantelle Shepard: keys, bass, lead vocal
Andrew Lowden: drums, vocal
Produced by Duncan Shepard, 2017
Recorded in Michigan and New York
Mastered by AudioBay Mastering, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Striped Bananas were a garage band that evolved into a really cool cosmic plane band. They’ve released several records since their first one in 2012. Stone of Madness was their latest release in 2017.

7.   Teenage Heads: Blood Boogie (Teenage Heads)
45 single bw (I’m Just) Too True: MCA Records, MCA 52265
Hamilton ON

Gordie Lewis: guitar
Frankie Venom: vocals
Steve Marshall: bass
Nick Stipanitz: drums, vocals
Dave Rave: bg vocal
Produced by David Bendeth, 1983
Mixed by Danny Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton


The band’s name, Teenage Head, came from a Flaming Groovies album of the same name. They were formed in 1975. Their performance at The Gary’s Last Tango, at the Horseshoe Tavern, resulted in a riot out on Queen Street. In 1983 they signed with an American label, MCA, who demanded that they change their name to Teenage Heads.


8.   The Sadies: So Much Blood (The Sadies)
Internal Sounds: YepRoc Records YEP-2353
S. Ontario

Mike Belitsky: drums
Sean Dean: bass
Dallas Good: guitar, organ, vocal
Travis Good: guitars, fiddle, vocal
Produced by Dallas Good, 2013
Mastered by Peter J Moore at The E Room, Toronto

 
9.   Buffy Sainte-Marie: Vampire (B Sainte-Marie)
The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie: Vanguard Records VSD 3-4
Qu'Appelle Valley, SK

Buffy Sainte-Marie: guitar, vocal
Michael Czajkowski: electronics
Produced by Maynard Solomon, 1970

Beverly Sainte-Marie b February 20, 1941


Buffy in conversation with Sam Tweedle after he asked about this song The Vampire:

“I come from an abusive background as a child, and very often such children become abused as a spouse.  They learn that word no just triggers more abuse.  So, I wrote The Vampire with the feelings of somebody who was kind of a predator.  I was living with somebody who was abusive and a predator and so it fits in perfectly for a metaphor of a vampire.”
She adds: “Thank you for liking that song.  I never get a request for that.  I wish one of these Goth groups would do it.”

10. Joe Hall & Continental Drift: Vampire Beavers (Joe Hall)
Rancho Banano: Posterity Records - PTR 13015
Toronto ON

Joe Hall, guitars, harmonica
Tony Quarrington, guitars, piano
Paul Quarrington, bass, piano, harmonium
Martin Worthy, drums, guitar
The Elks Crotch Institute for the Criminally Insane Choir
Produced by Lachlan Macfadyen, 1980
Recorded by Roger Grant at Passport Studios, Hull QC
Mixed by Geoff Rowland at Springfield Sound, Springfield ON


Hans Joachim Boenke b. Wuppertal, GM May 15, 1947 / d. March 22, 2019, Peterborough ON (71)

He grew up in London, Ontario, Canada, and by the mid-1960s had begun performing and touring with a band, the Eyeball Wine Company. An album, Joe Hall and the Eyeball Wine Company, was released in 1972, followed by a solo album using his real name, H J Boenke, produced by Daniel and Bob Lanois, in 1976. In the 1970s and 1980s he led a new band, Continental Drift, based in Toronto, and released several more albums.


11. Stan Rogers: The Witch Of The Westmoreland (Archie Fisher)
Between The Breaks…Live!: Fogerty’s Cove Music FCM-002
Hamilton ON

Stan Rogers: guitar, vocal
Garnet Rogers: violin
David Eadie: bass
Grit Laskin: mandolin
Curly Boy Stubbs: guitar
Produced by Paul Mills and Bill Garrett, 1979

Recorded by Steve Vaughan, John Hodgins and Andy Arnott live at The Groaning Board, Toronto
Mixed by Paul Mills and Bob Leth at Springfield Sound, Springfield ON
Mastered by George Graves at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto


Stanley Allison Rogers b. Hamilton ON Nov 29, 1949 / d. Hebron Kentucky, June 2, 1983 (33)

Stan Rogers was one of those guys who could write the most amazing songs that seemed so mature and yet he did so while still in his 20s. He died in a fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797 on the ground at the Greater Cincinnati Airport on his way back home after performing at the Kerrville Folk Festival in 1983. His best-known song include "Northwest Passage", "Barrett's Privateers", "The Mary Ellen Carter" and "Make and Break Harbour".


12. Donovan: Season of the Witch  (D Leitch)
Sunshine Superman: Epic Records – NL 24217
Glasgow SL

Donovan: guitar, vocal
Jimmy Page: electric guitar
Bobby Ray: bass
Eddie Hoh: drums
Produced by Mickie Most, 1966


The song title inspired record producer Joe Boyd to name his company Witchseason Productions. Covered by dozens of bands including Vanilla Fudge on their Renaissance album.

Eddie Hoh (October 16, 1944 – November 7, 2015): Often uncredited and unknown to audiences, he played the drums on several well-known rock songs and albums, including those by Donovan and the Monkees. He also performed at the seminal 1967 Monterey Pop Festival as a member of the Mamas and the Papas touring band. In 1968, he participated in the recording of Super Session, the highly successful 1968 Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper / Stephen Stills album.


13. Dutch Mason Blues Band: Dust My Broom (Elmore James / Robert Johnson)
Wish Me Luck: London Records of Can - PS 733
Lunenburg NS

Gregg Fancy: Bass
Rick Jeffery: Blues Harp
Gary Blair: Drums
Dutch Mason:  Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Donnie Muir: Organ, Piano
Claude Blouin: Trombone 
Roger Walls: Trumpet
Produced by Dutch Mason, 1979
Recorded at Experience Studio, Montreal, August - September 1979 by Steve Ham
Mastered At London Records, Montreal


Hour Two – Bad Songs

1.   Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas: Bad To Me  (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
45 single: Parlophone Records – R 5049 - Northern Songs
Liverpool UK

Billy J Kramer: vocal
Tony Mansfield: drums
Robin MacDonald: guitar
Ray Jones: bass
Mike Maxfield: lead guitar
Produced by George Martin
Recorded at Abby Road Studios, July 1963

William Howard Ashton born 19 August 1943 in Bootle, Lancashire, England


Also managed by Brian Epstein who produced L&M songs for him to record. "Bad to Me" b/w "I Call Your Name", reached number one. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

2.   Danny Roman & The Rock-A-Tones: Bad Girl (Irma Garza / Rumero)
45 single bw Let’s Get Out: Taz Records T1005
Milwaukee WI

Danny Roman: lead vocals
Larry Lynn: drums
Others not known to me
Produced 1959


One of the few releases on the little Taz Records label. It has nothing to do with Taz Records of Halifax / Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The Rock-A-Tones seemed to back up various singers but I haven’t found any useful information about the band. They also backed songwriter Irma Garza who released a 45 on the Mayte label out of Linn, Texas.

3.   The Beatles: Bad Boy  (Larry Williams)
Beatles VI: Capitol Records Canada – T 2358
Liverpool UK

John Lennon - vocal, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney - bass, electric piano
George Harrison - double-tracked lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
Produced by George Martin, 1965

Recorded by Norman Smith at EMI Abby Road Studios,  May 10, 1965


Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Williams (b. New Orleans LA, May 10, 1935 – d. January 7, 1980 LA)

The Beatles recorded two Larry Williams songs during a single 10 May 1965 session:  Bad Boy and Dizzy Miss Lizzy, both sung by John Lennon. The song mentions putting a thumb tack on the teacher’s chair – my friend Paul Lyon did that to Jamie Robbie Robertson who sat in front of him at school in Scarborough ON.


4.   Haywire: Bad Bad Boy  (Marvin Birt / Paul MacAusland)
45 Single bw When You Fall Out of Love: Attic Records  AT 335
Charlottetown PEI

Paul MacAusland: vocal
David Rashed: keys
Marvin Birt: guitar
Ronnie Switzer: bass
Sean Kilbride: drum
Produced by Brian Allen, 1986
Recorded by Noel Golden & Ed Stone at Metalworks Studio, Toronto
Additional recording at Manta Sound, Toronto
Mixed at Le Studio, Morin Heights QC by Paul Northfield


Formed 1981. Their 2nd album, Don't Just Stand There, went platinum and contained their highest charting hit, the hard-driving "Dance Desire".


5.   The Blasters: One Bad Dude  (Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)
Streets of Fire Soundtrack: MCA Records MCA-5492
Downey CA

Phil Alvin: vocals
Dave Alvin: guitar
John Bazz: bass
Bill Bateman: drums
Gene Taylor: piano
Steve Berlin: sax
Lee Allen: sax
Produced by Phil Alvin & Pat Burnette, 1984
Mastered y Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles


The Blasters recorded their first album of rockabilly music in 1980 and their last in 2012.

6.   Norm Hacking: Sure Is Bad When The Booze Don’t Help (Norm Hacking)
Norm Hacking Live: Trouser Snake Records TSR-1
Scarborough ON

Norm Hacking: guitar, vocals
Produced by Stu Henderson, Barry Blements & Norm Hacking 1977
Recorded by Doug McClement for Comfort Sound Studios at
University of Toronto’s Scarborough College, April 1, 1977
Mixed at Comfort Sound Studios, Toronto


Norman Hacking b. August 1, 1950 / d. November 25, 2007 Toronto

One of the most selfless singer-songwriters from Toronto, recorded several albums. For years he encouraged younger songwriters to perform their songs at Open Stages that he hosted. This live recording was from his first album.


7.   Oscar Peterson: I’ve Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good  (Ellington / Webster)
In Russia: Pablo Records 2625-711
Montreal / Mississauga

Oscar Peterson: piano
Produced by Norman Granzinsky, 1976
Recorded Tallinn, Estonia, Nov 17, 1974


Interestingly, it’s called “In Russia” but the actual performance of this double album took place in Tallinn, Estonia! But it was all considered a communist block of countries under the USSR. Estonia, like Latvia and Lithuania, were totally controlled back then by the Kremlin. This album documents a milestone for “western” jazz in the Soviet bloc. Side one was Oscar alone while the other sides of the album include some backup players. The response is audible.

8.   Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Born Under A Bad Sign  (B T Jones)
The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw: Elektra EKS 74015
Chicago, IL

Paul Butterfield: Harmonica, vocal
Elvin Bishop: guitar
Mark Naftalin: keys
Bugsy Maugh: bass
Gene Dinwiddie: tenor sax
Dave Sanborne: alto sax
Keith Johnson: trumpet
Produced by John Court, December 1967


Paul Vaughn Butterfield (b. Chicago Dec 17, 1942 – d. May 4, 1987 N. Hollywood CA)

While still recording and performing, Butterfield died in 1987 at age 44 of a heroin overdose. In 2006, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Butterfield and the early members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

Elvin Richard Bishop (born Glendale, Ca October 21, 1942)

In 1963 Bishop met harmonica player Paul Butterfield in the neighborhood of Hyde Park and joined Butterfield's blues band, and remained with them for five years.


9.   Cat Mother: Bad News  (Chin / Equine)
Good Old Rock ‘N Roll: Polydor Records – 541.046
New York City

Roy Michaels, bass, vocals d. 2008
Michael Equine, drums
Bob Smith, keys
Charlie Prichard, guitar, banjo
Steve Davidson, guitar
Produced by Jimi Hendrix and Cat Mother, 1969


Produced by Jimi Hendrix, this was the only album he produced by another band.

10. Hawkshaw Hawkins: Bad News Travels Fast (In Our Town) (Bobby Bare)
45 single bw Let Them Talk: Delta Records: D.3184
Huntington WV

Hawkshaw Hawkins: vocals
Produced 1962
Recorded by King Records


Harold Franklin Hawkins (b. Huntington WV Dec 22, 1921 – d March 5, 1963 Camden TN)

Hawkins became a regular on WWVA Jamboree from 1945 to 1954 in Wheeling, West Virginia. In 1946, he signed a recording contract with King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio. His first two recordings with King, "Pan American" and "Dog House Boogie", were top ten country hits.

On March 5, 1963, after finishing a gig with Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas, Hawkins was killed in a devastating plane crash with them. In 1962 he recorded his biggest hit, "Lonesome 7-7203". It first appeared on the Billboard country chart as a March 2, 1963 release, three days before Hawkins died. The song was taken off the charts for the two weeks following his death, but re-appeared on March 23 and spent 25 weeks on the chart, four of them at No. 1, an accomplishment that eluded him in life.


11. King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar: Badly Bent (Richard Newell)
Official Music: Daffodil Records - DS-1,000.001
Hamilton, ON

Richard Newell aka King Biscuit Boy: harmonica, vocal
Larry Atamanuik: drums
John Gibard: slide guitar
Roly Greenway: bass
Kelly J: piano
Rheal Lanthier: lead guitar
John R: percussion
Produced by Frank Davies for Love Productions, 1970
Recorded by Terry Brown at Toronto Sound Studios


12. Johnny Winter: Bad Luck and Trouble (J Winter)
The Progressive Blues Experiment: Imperial Records – LP 12431
Beaumont, Texas

Johnny Winter, National Steel, mandolin, harmonica, vocals
Produced by Bill Josey and Rim Kelly, 1969
Recorded by Rim Kelley at Vulcan Gas Company, Austin, 1968
First issued on Sonobeat Records 1968


This was actually the second Johnny Winter album released but it was actually recorded in Texas a year before he recorded his first album for Columbia. It’s more primal, gets more into the roots of the blues but still has the fire of a super-hot guitar slinger.


13. Jimmy Dean: Big Bad John  (Jimmy Dean / Roy Acuff)
45 single bw I Won’t Go Huntin’ With You Jake: Philips Minigroove PD-1187
Plainview TX

Jimmy Dean: vocals
Un-named bg vocalists
Unknown hammer player
Unknown drummer
Produced by Don Law, 1961


Jimmy Ray Dean b. August 10, 1928 Plainview, TX / d. June 13, 2010 (81) Varina, Virginia

Big Bad John won Dean the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.
Country pianist Floyd Cramer, who was hired to play piano on the song, came up with the idea to use a hammer and a piece of steel instead. This became a distinctive characteristic of the recording.

Country Yossi, an Orthodox Jewish composer and singer, parodied "Big Bad John" as "Big Bad Moish".  The song's title has also been the target of many jokes, in reference to toilets.


14. The Phantoms: Big Bad World  (The Phantoms)
Pleasure Puppets: Spy Records 1006
Toronto ON

Ottawa / Toronto ON
Jerome Godbo: bass, lead vocal
Ben Richardson: bass, bg vocals
Joe Toole: guitar
Gregory Ray Tunis: drums, bg vocal
Produced by The Phantoms, 1990


Jerome Godboo: b. Victoria BC won the Lee Oskar Best Harmonica Player Award in Memphis in 2014. Originally from Ottawa, The Phantoms invaded Toronto in the late 80s and hit the scene hard. However, they only lasted until 1992 before breaking up. The first of only two albums this Ottawa band recorded in the early 90s for A&M

15. Moby Grape: Can’t Be So Bad  (Jerry Miller / Don Stevenson)
Wow: Columbia Records – XSM 135372
San Francisco CA

Peter Lewis - rhythm guitar, vocals
Jerry Miller - lead guitar, vocals
Bob Mosley - bass, vocals
Skip Spence - rhythm guitar, vocals
Don Stevenson - drums, vocals
Produced by David Rubinson, 1968
Recorded by Don Puluse and Glen Kolotkin - August 30, 1967 - February 5, 1968


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