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He Put The Bomp! In The Bomp

From the streets of the Haight Ashbury and the revolutionary sixties, to the punk explosion of the late seventies and the garage revival of the last decade, Greg Shaw's work casts a long shadow. Since his death in 2004 his status as an underground rock'n'roll legend has become impossible to circumvent for true rock'n'roll lovers. The publication of "Bomp! : Saving The World One Record At The Time" (AMMO 2007) was an opportunity to celebrate his vision and this album is a further reflection of his work and taste. "He Put The Bomp in The Bomp" is not a tribute album per se (a box set would probably be more appropriate and is still in the cards), but more of a remembrance of the man and his unique perspective. We asked the bands to go into the studio and cut the cover song they felt was most in tune with the idea of Bomp! and Greg Shaw. The result is a nice brew of garage punk, power pop and psychedelia that we think captures the spirit and sound of the BOMP label. The Plimsouls and Lyres covered the Easybeats and the Outsiders respectively, the Black Keys surprised us with their rendering of the Cramps "I Can't Find My Mind", while the Dwarves and the Briefs did their version of punk classics by the Weirdos and the Zeros. We also got some nice surprises with the teaming up of Captain Sensible (Damned) and the late Nikki Sudden for an acoustic cover of Iggy's "Kill City", Chris Wilson of the Flamin' Groovies joined the Barracudas to capture Rocky Erickson's "Two Headed Dog," and a Cleveland super group of sorts tabbed The Dukes Of Earls was formed with ex-members of the Dead Boys and the Stiv Bators' band. Also included is an amazing rendition of Rockin' Horse's classic "Don't You Ever Think I Cry" by Buffalo Killers, a cover of Spacemen 3 by The Warlocks, and much more. The Last even dug up for the occasion their previously unreleased rendering of Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso" recorded back in 1977.

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CD - 1 disk
Release date
20-11-2007
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379209
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4540399034164
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. THE PLIMSOULS-GOOD TIMES
2. THE BRIEFS-SHE'S JUST A GIRL ON THE BLOCK
3. THE BLACK KEYS-CAN'T FIND MY MIND
4. LYRES-WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
5. THE FUZZTONES-I GOTTA WAY WITH GIRLS
6. OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY-I WONDER
7. THE DUKES OF EARL-HIM OR ME
8. BUFFALO KILLERS-DON'T YOU EVER THINK I CRY
9. NIKKI CORVETTE & THE HELL ON HEELS-WHAT A WAY TO DIE
10. SSM-SCREWED UP
11. THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS-THE TRIP
12. RADIO MOSCOW -I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
13. THE LOONS-I'M DISSATISFIED
14. BRIMSTONE HOWL-SLOW DEATH
15. SOLEDAD BROTHERS-WALKING THE DOG
16. STALKERS -CHUNK OF STEEL
17. COFFIN LIDS-SONIC REDUCER
18. THE KONKS-BEAT YOUR HEART OUT
19. THE LAST-PABLO PICASSO
20. NIKKI SUDDEN & CAPTAIN SENSIBLE-KILL CITY
21. THE BARRACUDAS-RED TEMPLE PRAYER (TWO HEADED DOG)
22. DWARVES-LIFE OF CRIME
23. THE WARLOCKS-HEY MAN