HELLACOPTERS/THE DOITS - Split Single

SINGLES: HELLACOPTERS/THE DOITS Split Single 7'' 2005
The Hellacopters: I'm Eighteen / The Doits: The Fool
A split single to promote the 2005 european tour of the two bands. The Hellacopters covered Alice Cooper " I'm eighteen" & the Doits played their own song "The fool".
Two tracks only available on this single !

ROCKIN' REBELS - World Rocking

ROCKIN' REBELS World Rocking cd 2001
Rock-A-Like That / Rockabilly Heart / Wild Cat On The Loose / 60 Thousand Feet / South-A-Bound Train / Back To Memphis 56 / House Rocking (With A Texas Troubadour) Part 1 / Rock-A-Bye Lou / House OF Swinging Lights / Crocodile Swamp / House Rocking (With A Texas Troubadour) Part 2 / Here Comes The Drifter / Stampede / A Teenager In Love.
Produced by M. Zermati & Rockin' Rebels.
Rockin' Rebels: T. Marlow: lead vocals, guitars / J.J. Bonnet: drums, backing vocals / J.M. Tomi: lead guitars, backing vocals / J.P. Joannès: bass, bull fiddle bass, backing vocals.
«Tony Marlow » (born may 25, 1954 Charleroi -Belgium) moves with his parents to Corsica where he start playing drums at 13 years old.At 15, he earns his life playing music, in holiday camps and open air dances party, often 6 or 7 hours non-stop.
What a formative experience ! His first and main influence = Elvis which he discovers in 1970 with the lp « Live in Vegas »,then Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry and all the rock and roll pionneers.At 20 year old he comes to Paris where his love for rock and roll pushes him to places like the Open Market, the Golf Drouot (sunday afternoons) and the Elvis treat me nice fan club.1976 he plays drums with Victor Leed and , a few months later, meet Eric »Tintin » Rice at a jam session .
Impressed by Eric’s voice and stage show he proposes him to start a rockabilly band.March 1977 the Rockin’ Rebels were born., the band takes off in november with the arrivals of Jean-Marc Tomi (lead guitar) and Jean-Paul « Nono » Joannès (bass).May 1978, they record their first disc on the Skydog label under the guidance of Marc Zermati (Western/Ravin’Sound).
The band makes an impressive string of gigs (Swing Hall, Gibus, Palace, rock festivals) followed by rave reviews in rock magazines wich state them as leaders of the burgeoning rockabilly scene.As drummer, Tony’s main influences are Dickie « be bop » Harrell, D.j.Fontana, Sandy Nelson and Bobby Clarcke.
When Eric Rice leaves the band in december 78, Tony starts singing behind the drums.His old buddy ramon roccès jr.reinforce the band on piano and sax.1979 and 80,they realize their first album (CBS/Skydog), their first TV appearence (Chorus-Antoine de Caunes with Vince Taylor) and played the Olympia theater before recording their second album :"Frogabilly" (Underdog/Carrère).
produced Marc Zermati1981 Jean-Jacques Bonnet join the band on drums and Tony becomes lead singer.
April, the Rebels are the support band for the first Stray Cats french tour (10 dates).1984 they share the bill with Mac Curtis, Jacky Lee Cochran, Mink de Ville, make their third lp (1,2,3…Jump !) (Underdog/Carrère) and a lot of singles.1984 they meet Aldo Martinez (ex Chaussettes Noires) who produce « Branche le Poste », a semi hit with strong radio airplay (RTL, NRJ, Europe 1) and a lot of TV .Tony continues to play drums with Sonny Fisher, Vince Taylor and Freddy « fingers » Lee.

In 1985 the Rebels stopped and Tony sings under his own name in the parisian clubs.1987 he starts « Tony Marlow et les Privés » the first french jump band with horn section and plays Louis Jordan and Louis Prima covers 10 years before Brian Setzer !
Tony brings the Rockin' Rebels back together in 2001 for "World Rocking"," Elvis Calling" (2005), launch the band "Bandit Mancho" (CD: 2002) In August 2004, he makes a "pilgrimage" to Memphis, on the King's tracks (Sun studios, Graceland, Tupelo). In October 2005 takes place one of the highlights in Tony's musical life: Betty and the Bops backed the queen of rockabilly herself, Janis Martin, for a one night spot in Concarneau. In 2006, he starts with a new band, "Tony Marlow Guitar Party" in which he plays all instruments (cd/dvd: "Kustom rock'n'roll" )
Tony Marlow has recorded his last (& excellent ) album " Knock Out" in 2010 (Skydog for the cd & Rock Paradise for the lp). Check it & buy it here !

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NICK ROYALE GANG - I Don't Wanna Go Outside

SINGLES: NICK ROYALE GANG I Don't Wanna Go Outside° / Thinking Of Ways 7'' 2004
Recorded by T. Hjelm & mixed by T. Hjelm & N. Royale.
Nick Royale: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion / Captain Poon: rhythm guitar.
H. Solvang: backing vocals on°.
"In 1998 Andersson, together with former band mate Dregen, Ginger (from The Wildhearts) and Thomas Skogsberg formed Supershit 666, the bands music was very reminiscent of the early Hellacopters sound. The band released a self-titled EP in 1999 but never played live. However Dregen and Ginger have both expressed interest in playing together again, possibly as Supershit 666. After releasing "By the Grace of God", Andersson was invited to join Wayne Kramer and the remaining members of the MC5 for their reunion tour in 2003 and 2004. In 2004 Andersson joined up with Swedish punk veteran Johan Johansson from KSMB and Strindbergs. They released the singel (Komma ut ur matchen) NU!. A Swedish version of (Gotta get som action) NOW! They were joined by musicians such as Anders "Boba" Lindström and Dregen from Hellacopters and Sulo from Diamond Dogs. The single also contained the song 8 PM, an English version of the KSMB song Klockan 8..."

"...Along with fellow Hellacopter member Robert Dahlqvist, Andersson recorded drums and guitars for Swedish singer/songwriter Stefan Sundströms 2004 album Hjärtats melodi. Apart from being a producer/co-producer with his own bands, Andersson produced Swedish rock band Dollhouse's second album "The Royal Rendez-vous" in Acetone Studio, Stockholm in late 2005. Also at Acetone Studio he played on Neil Leyton's "The Betrayal of the Self" album along with Backyard Babies's guitarist Dregen..."

"The next year he produced the Backyard Babies fifth studio album "People Like People Like People Like Us". In 2009, it has been announced that Andersson and Neil Leyton have a side-project called The Point, with a 7" single titled "Give it a try" due to be released in the spring of 2010..." Source
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NICK ROYALE - Burt Ward Law

SINGLES: NICK ROYALE Burt Ward Law / Never Right 7" 2001
Recorded By Fred Estby.
Mixed By Fred Estby & Nick Royale.
Nick Royale: music, lyrics, vocals, guitar, bass, drums & percussion
Nicke Andersson (also known as Nick Royale), born 1 August 1972 is a singer, guitarist, drummer, songwriter and composer most known for his work as the singer and guitarist of the successful Grammy award winning rock band The Hellacopters as well as the former drummer for Swedish death metal band Entombed. He has also done work as a producer as well as artwork for most the bands he has been involved with. Besides his work with the Hellacopters, Andersson is currently the drummer and songwriter in the soul band The Solution with Scott Morgan as well as the drummer, guitarist and songwriter in the death metal band Death Breath. Andersson has been involved in well over a hundred different official releases with different bands. He is currently touring with his new project, Imperial State Electric. Source

"Andersson's interest began early in life with KISS as his favorite band and soon discovered his childhood friend and future band mate Kenny Håkanssons father's record collection and bands such as The Ramones and Sex Pistols. His interest soon turned towards heavier music, trading cassettes and vinyls and writing for fanzines. It wasn't long before Andersson started playing music and was soon playing drums and guitars in rock and metal bands..." Source

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THE CREAMERS - Stick It In Your Ear

THE CREAMERS Stick It In Your Ear cd 1991
Mom Watch T.V. / Trail Of Ruined Days / Cover Your Ass / Easy To Do Nothing / Long Year And A Half / Wonder Why / Artificially Yours / In A Lonely Place / Tell Me How It Is / Weight Of The World / Breakaway / Dead Weight / When No One's Looking / Martyrdumb.
Produced by The Creamers.
The Creamers: L. Poole: vocals / R. Saenz: rhythm guitar / R. J.: lead guitar / L. Keringer: bass / B. Deagle: drums.
"The Creamers were a seminal part of the "second wave" of the West Coast punk rock scene. They formed in 1986 in Los Angeles- after the demise of "X" and before the birth of Green Day.Their ten year career saw some members changes (see family tree on their Myspace), but always the band was famous for churning out their brand of Ramones style, gut twirling , ear-rupturing brand of punk rock.
The Creamers were also one of the first L.A. punk bands to feature "girls on guitar". Today it's taken for granted that woman can and do play guitar, bass and drums in rock bands - but in 1986- it was an anomaly. Additionally woman who tore it up vocally were just like unlikely. To quote Flipside Magazine: " Leesa G.'s vocals could sear the fake eyelashes off of Susanna Hoffs (of The Bangles)."
The Creamers live shows were nothing less than total mayhem.Bassist L. Keringer was sometimes called the "human ping pong ball". The band clearly enjoyed being on stage -always. It didn't matterif there were three people or three undred in the crowd. The Creamers always gave 120 % at every show. After ten years of touring and recording, Lisa G. disbanded the group in 1996, but the Creamers leave behind a strong legacy of vinyl and cd's (3 full albums: "Love Honor & Obey" (S. F.T.R. I.) in 1989, "Stick It In Your Ear" (Triple X Records) in 1992, "Hurry Up And Wait" (Triple X Records) in 1993 and "This Stuff'll Kill Ya" (Triple X Records), an anthology in 1994 and a bunch of 7'': "Sunday Head/I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick" (Fierce Recordings) in 1989, "Not Now No Way/Mom Watches T.V." (Dog Meat Records) in 1990, "Bob Kringle/Father Christmas" (S.F.T.R.I.) also in 1990, "Dead Weight/Stay With Me" (Triple X Records) in 1991, "He Needed Killin/5 Deadly Venoms" (1+2 Records) in 1996 & a 7'' EP "Two Olives (And A Bottle Of Gin)" (No Tomorrow Records) in 1996) .They have carved out an unusual niche in history as one of punk most raucous, talented and gracious coed accomplishments. In 2007 the Creamers' (mostly's) original line-up started jamming together again. Their 20 odd years of musical experience sharpening their songs and observations. If you love OLD SCHOOL PUNK ROCK with scalding female vocals, check back for new releases available from the Creamers coming to their Myspace." Source
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RAMONES - Ramones Aid

SINGLES: RAMONES Ramones Aid 12'' EP 1986
Crummy Stuff / Something To Believe In / (And) I Don't Want To Live This Life.
Produced by J. Beauvoir.
Ramones: Joey Ramone: lead vocals / Johnny Ramone: guitar / Dee Dee Ramone: bass, backing vocals / Richie Ramone: drums, backing vocals.
"What is the Ramones Aid all about ?
It's about people, people who care.We think the time has come for caring people, who care about people, to stand up and be counted.The Ramones are standing tall for every cause.
So please, reach deep into your hearts and deep into your pockets-let's make this the most significant event of the eighties.
As Joey Ramone says, and he speaks for all os us , "IF YOU'RE NOT IN IT, YOU'RE OUT IT".
K. Senomar, Spokesperson."

"Something To Believe In" is a song that was originally released as a single called the "Sire Single Version", and then re-recorded as a song on the Ramones album "Animal Boy" released in May 1986. There are also live video versions of the song. It was written by Dee Dee Ramone and Jean Beauvoir. The "Sire Single Version" was re-released as track 14 of the second disk of the Ramones Anthology. The song was re-released in 2005 by Rhino/Warner Bros, on the album"Weird Tales of the Ramones".
The song is more gentle sounding than most Ramones songs, particularly the cover by The Pretenders, which was produced by Johnny Ramone and is sung at an extremely slow tempo for a Ramones song.
"Something To Believe In" was also the background track for a music video called Ramones Aid which was frequently played on MTV. In the video the Ramones are depicted in a group of people who give money to charity. This video parodies Hands Across America, by featuring t-shirts with the logo hands across your face. A large number of people appear in Ramones Aid including the Animotion, Afrika Bambaataa, Circle Jerks, John Doe and Exene Cervenka of X, The B-52's, Ted Nugent, Spinal Tap, Weird Al Yankovic and The Untouchables. The video included lookalikes from the 1985 USA for Africa video titled "We Are the World" (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Cyndi Lauper). When juxtaposed with images in parody of other aid videos the songs hook line, "I just want something to believe in", is frequently interpreted as making fun of true believers whose identity is derived from embracing a cause. Source

RAMONES - Pet Sematary

SINGLES: RAMONES Pet Sematary 12'' EP 1989
Pet Sematary (single version)° / Sheena Is A Punk Rocker */ Life Goes On**.
°Produced by J. Beauvoir & D. Rey - * Produced by T. Bongiovi & T. Erdelyi - Produced by Ramones & D. Rey.
** Not contained in the motion picture "Pet Sematary"
Ramones: Joey Ramone: lead vocals / Johnny Ramone: guitar / Dee Dee Ramone: bass, backing vocals / Richie Ramone: drums, backing vocals / Tommy Ramone: drums.
That was in 1980, and the decline in critical acclaim and die-hard following that commenced with End Of The Century continued throughout the rest of the decade and a succession of mostly slick-sounding albums, during which Marky quit and subsequently rejoined the group. The one exception, at least in commercial terms, was the theme song to Stephen King's 1989 horror movie hit, Pet Sematary, wriiten by Dee Dee and sometime-Ramones producer Daniel Rey. Although dismissed by certain hardcore fans because of its relatively polished, film-oriented patina, this still stands as a bona-fide Ramones classic, one that garnered plenty of US radio play while peaking at number four on Billboard's 'Modern Rock Tracks' chart. As such, it was arguably the band's last hurrah.

"I remember Howard Stern playing it on his radio show while I was driving one morning and I heard him call it his record of the year," says Fernando Kral, who engineered the song at New York City's Sigma Sound Studios alongside producer Jean Beauvoir. "Still, I have to admit I was surprised it did as well as it did. Sure, the production was good and so was the guys' playing, but they weren't giving the fans a traditional Ramones record. A case of 'This is a risky move, let's see what happens.' The safety net was that it was for a film soundtrack, and when the film did well at the box office, the song did well, too." Source

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CHRIS SPEDDING - Cafe Days

CHRIS SPEDDING Cafe Days cd 1990
Smoke My Cigarette / Parchman Farm / Hostage / Put It On Hold° / Catch 22 / Cafe Days / Call Of The Wild / Girl In The Video / Flirt / Save The Life / Portobello.
Produced by S. Berlin & M. Linnet.
C. Spedding: guitar, bass, vocals / S. Berlin: keyboards, percussion, soprano sax on° / G. Ferguson: drums / B.L. Eager: backing vocals / P. Carrington & Southside Johnny: backing vocals on°.
Although he has performed as a sideman for dozens of top rock and pop acts, guitarist Chris Spedding is far more than a rock-and-roll footnote. A list of his accomplishments and session contributions would fill a book and, in fact, Chris Spedding: Reluctant Guitar Hero by Kimberley J. Bright was published in 2006. A short recap of his career includes his stint as front man for the highly underrated British rock group Sharks with former Free bassist Andy Fraser and future Talking Heads sideman Michael "Busta" Jones. Spedding also produced the demonstration tapes that earned the Sex Pistols their record contract; produced and played with British punk band the Vibrators; produced the Cramps; was a member of Roy Harper's backing band Trigger; and performed session guitar work with the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dusty Springfield, Harry Nilsson, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Bryan Ferry. He also toured as a gun-for-hire with Roxy Music, the Pretenders, and John Cale, in addition to releasing a string of albums and one bona fide British hit single, "Motorbikin'." Source
Chris Spedding's last solo effort for a decade is a solid rock & roll album, steeped in rootsy, bluesy sounds, and while the guitar playing is its most impressive attribute, the vocals aren't bad, either. With a band that included Steve Berlin on keyboards and various other instruments, and Gary Ferguson on drums (with Southside Johnny providing backing vocals on one track), the music is as good as any back-to-basics effort of the period, and that's saying something considering that much of what's here (apart from Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm") is original. "Put It on Hold" is the best-sounding track, but it's all eminently listenable, and ought to have done better in the marketplace. "Cafe Days" was reissued in 2001 in an expanded edition with six bonus tracks, but either version is well worth hearing. Source
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COYOTE SHIVERS - 1/2 A Rock & Roll Record

COYOTE SHIVERS 1/2 A Rock & Roll Record cd 1999
Plus One / Secretly Jealous / You're Mine / Something Happens / You Piss Me Off.
Coyote Shivers: voice, guitar, piano / Casper, Dagon, L. Agnelli: bass / S. Sinnicks, C. Stewart, J. Pedler & B. Ficca: drums.
Toronto-born singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Coyote Shivers began his musical career while he was still a teenager, producing singles and albums for Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, including the single "Having an Average Weekend," which became the theme for the cult favorite TV show The Kids in the Hall. He then played with the experimental group Sharkskin and moved from L.A. to Amsterdam to New York City, where he joined the Conspiracy, the first non-Soviet band to release material on the Soviet state-run label Melodiya. Shivers released his first critically acclaimed, self-titled solo album in 1996 on Mutiny Records with the assistance of Billy Ficca (Richard Hell, Television) and Jack Pedler on drums.He opened for Kiss on their reunion tour that same year. He also appeared in the films Johnny Mnemonic, Empire Records -- the soundtrack of which features the Shivers single "Sugarhigh" - and Smut.
Shivers released also several limited-edition CD singles, the EP "1/2 A Rock & Roll Record" & his last record "Gives It To Ya. Twice" in 2004 on Foodchain Records is a double CD.
"Imagine if Johnny Thunders shot up bubble gum instead of heroin and you'd have Coyote Shivers" B. Edmunds - Mojo Magazine "
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