New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

August 22, 2009
Issue 2009:341
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When the big beat hits ya
Comin' from your transistor
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When the big beat hits ya...

"Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
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BRATTLEBORO, VT, August 22 - Our work on this newsletter issue was badly delayed
by lightning storms that kept starting and stopping, from shortly after I got
home around noon Friday until I went to bed later that day. So I'm not sure
right now whether I am working on a quick finish to this issue, a quick start,
or both. Whichever it is, here goes...
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READ WHAT INTERESTS YOU, scroll on past whatever doesn't.
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MARY TRAVERS
Of Peter Paul and Mary

<> An item on radio news early in the week said that Peter and Paul would no
longer be touring with Mary. Evidently her leukemia causes a lung issue that
makes concert work and concert tours dangerous to her health. This is according
to my understanding of an excerpt from a CBS radio news taped interview with
Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul and Mary.

Following her original leukemia diagnosis, Mary's condition put a real scare
into group members as well as the PP&M faithful. I remember an excerpt from a
taped radio interview with her, maybe a couple years ago, in which she said that
she no longer minded growing old as she had gotten a close look at the
alternative.

We send our best wishes for wellness to Mary Travers.

It is an interesting coincidence that a mid-twentieth-century big star of
French-Canadian music, La Balduc, was actually named Mary Travers.

We have some connection with Noel Paul Stookey, the "Paul" in Peter Paul and
Mary. Last I knew, he was living most of the year across the stateline in
Massachusetts but really quite near this town, Brattleboro, Vermont. Otherwise,
my old home state, Maine, is the place Stookey calls home.
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RECORD RELEASES THIS WEEK
Listed by Newbury Comics, Excerpted by Us

New CD Releases Available Tuesday, August 18th

ALPERT, HERB/ HALL, LANI - Anything Goes - $11.88
BETTS, DICKEY - Offical Bootleg (2 CD) - $14.99

CULT - Love (Deluxe Edition/2 CD) - $9.99
<> Evidently this is one of two reissues of the famed "Love" album by The Cult
set for a 2009 release. The other set apparently is a beyond-deluxe 4-CD
edition. Mercy!

GOV'T MULE - Deep End Vol. 1 & 2 (2 CD) - $14.99
HAY, COLIN - American Sunshine - $12.88
MCCLINTON, DELBERT - Acquired Taste (CD/DVD) - $19.99
MCCLINTON, DELBERT - Acquired Taste - $12.88

MCENTIRE, REBA - Keep On Loving You - $11.88
<> We have not heard this record; but in general, Reba McEntire is tough to
beat.

MUTE MATH - Armistice - $9.99
<> Mute Math may be a neo-shoegazer ensemble. If you hear "Armistice" or
otherwise experience this band's music, please let us know that you think.

OTEP - Smash The Control Machine - $7.99
OTEP - Smash The Control (Deluxe Edition) - $13.88
ROLLING STONES - Jump Back: The Best Of Rolling Stones - $9.99

THIRD EYE BLIND - Ursa Major - $9.99 (Out today, 8/17)
<> "Ursa Major" was released a day early, possibly in honor of the birthday of
Davy Crockett who killed him a b'ar when he was only three. Third Eye Blind was
roaring along at one time, but it is amazing how long it has been since this
band has released an album of new recordings and, one would imagine, new songs.
It has been six years. Those six years must have been a real bear for this
group's fans. Third Eye Blind has been touring. We have not heard whether recent
in-concert performances have included "Ursa Major" material.

THOMPSON, RICHARD - Walking On A Wire: '68-'09 - $45.99
<> For many, this Richard Thompson box set is likely to be the big news among
this week's record releases. The interpretation of the title song, by Maine's
Knots and Crosses in the early 1990s, was wonderfully ponderous.

TROWER, ROBIN - Rt@... (2 CD)-$14.99
UMPHREY'S MCGEE - Mantis (2 CD) - $14.99

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featured dvd new release Available Tuesday, August 18th

090808_EvntHrizonThe Simpsons
The Twelfth Season
$35.99 4-DVD set

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "August 17 Newbury Comics Coupon and New Releases,"
August 17, 2009.

LAST NEWSLETTER ISSUE . . we made special note of a Mitch Greenhill title,
"Shepherd of the City Blues." We have an earlier twofer compact disc of the
same title, which reissues the music of these vinyl LPs:

Mitch Greenhill
"Pickin' the City Blues"
(LP, Prestige Folklore Records FL 14026, 1964)

Mitch Greenhill and His Friends
"Shepherd of the Highways"
(LP, Prestige Records PR 7438, 1966)

It would be my guess, though I don't know this for a fact, that the disc listed
last week by Newbury Comics may be a new release of the CD we've got.

Around 1960, Rolf Cahn taught many of Boston's prime folk performers the fine
art of guitar playing. Cahn's approach became THE Boston folk guitar style, and
I have never heard a more characteristic example than Manny Greenhill's picking.
It seems to me, in fact, that Greenhill calls Cahn his mentor or at least his
guitar mentor. So not only is "Shepherd of the City" good listening, it is also
an important disc for anyone who wants to experience the going Boston sound of
those days. Bosstown Folk: The Early Years.

I really like the Eric von Schmidt artwork on the cover of the "Shepherd of the
Highways" LP. He was a very talented man.

:: herb alpert, dickey betts, the cult, government mule, jeff gutcheon, lani
hall, colin hay, delbert mcclinton, reba mcentire, geoff muldaur, fritz
richmond, the rolling stones, third eye blind, 3rd eye blind, robin trower ::
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NEW ENGLAND ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS
The State of Our List to Date

<> Since I got off to an extremely late start on account of extremely
uncooperative, ill-timed weather, it may be a stroke of luck that we received
very few news e-mails this week. It is probably not mere coincidence that
material of interest was also quite scarce in Yahoo Music News. It seems
generally to have been a slow week. This, though, makes now a really good time
to post the latest version of our list of essential recordings by New
England-connected acts, which is followed by instructions to those who are
considering suggesting a record.

Our latest essential recordings list appears below, right after the Brief Items
section.

To my way of thinking, this gets easier as it goes along. The major holes are
now a lot less numerous, and it seems to me it is far less difficult to judge
for one's self which hole is in greatest need of being filled. Why not take a
look and then e-mail us as to what you think would make a great addition.

I have been soliciting suggestions from our latest correspondents and a few
others. This involves writing individual e-mails; and since the return rate is,
typically enough, less than terrific, I am not certain, either way, as to
whether this is a thing I will continue.

Here is hoping this posting of our essential recordings list inspires more
reader suggestions.
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THE FOOLS
At Gloucester, Massachusetts
Saturday, August 22, 2009

<> The Fools
Party Surfside at
Madfish Grille
This Saturday, August 22

77 Rocky Neck Avenue
Gloucester, Massachusetts

978&#8729;281&#8729;4554
Madfish Online

SOURCE: The Fools, "Two Shows," August 18, 2009.

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RUBBLEBUCKET ORCHESTRA
At the Liberate Music and Arts Festival
Sheldon, Vermont
Saturday, August 22, 2009

<> "So happy to be coming back to Vermont y'all and playing the beautiful
festival which calls itself LIBERATE! We'll have new songs and a slamming 90
minute set right before the New Deal around 8PM on Saturday. Two days of great
music, camping, partying yoga-ing and more that you shouldn't miss!

- - - - -

Saturday, August 22nd
Liberate Music and Arts Festival
Sheldon, Vermont

SOURCE: Rubblebucket Orchestra, "Rubblebucket Show Reminder," August 19, 2009.

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STOMPERS
"Stompilation" CD

<> We are in receipt of the "Stompilation," uh, compilation by The Stompers. I
haven't had a chance to give it a listen just yet: this area has been under a
severe thunderstorm watch much of the time I have been home, since the record
arrived; and I have needed quiet so as to listen for rumblings from the sky.
However, I am quite familiar with many of the recordings included in this set;
and it looks promising to say the least.

Meanwhile, The Stompers and The Fools are teaming up for a Boston Harbor cruise
on Friday, September 18, 2009.

<> Cruise on Boston Harbor aboard the Provincetown II

The Stompers
- and -
The Fools

Friday September 18 at 7:00 pm

Tickets and Information
http://www.baystatecruisecompany.com/summer_music.html

SOURCE: The Stompers Info, "Stompers News," August 22, 2009.

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GORDON STONE
"Night Shade" CD

Gordon Stone sent the following excerpt from a Jambands.com review of his new
"Night Shade" album:

<> "'Stone has always pushed the limits of his main musical weapons, taking the
pedal steel and banjo to places no mere humans normally tread. On Night Shade,
however, he pushes things further than ever, lashing world rhythms and
out-of-this-world melodic ideas together.'

"Read Brian Robbins' whole review here:

http://www.jambands.com/CDReviews/content_2009_08_17.04.phtml

SOURCE: Gordon Stone, "'Night Shade' CD Review on Jambands.com and Upcoming
Gigs," August 18, 2009.

STONE'S EARLIER WORK . . has been plenty adventurous; so if it is true that on
"Night Shade" he "pushes things further than ever," watch out.

Gordon Stone
"Night Shade" (CD, 2009)
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ROBIN LANE
The Motion Picture

<> "[A] film is being made by Tim Jackson [of Robin Lane and the Chartbusters]
about Robin Lane's life and her 'A Woman's Voice' program. A web site for the
film has been created ... at

http://www.awomansvoicefilm.com/

SOURCE: Roy Rubinstein, "The Robin Lane Mailing List," August 20, 2009.
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GLASS SET
Query Regarding the Second Album

<> We received a highly favorable e-mail regarding the Glass Set's second album,
which missive, unfortunately, does not give the album's title. We do not have
this disc, but we would like to add it to our catalog of New England record
releases. If you have the Glass Set's second album and would be willing to
share details, please e-mail us by way of

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e-mail you back as to the details we need. The short version, though, is that
we follow the form used by Mickey O'Halloran of the old Boston Rock and Roll
Museum, only we add the catalog number when we can get it.

Name of Act
"Record Title" (Format, Label, Catalog Number, Year of Issue)

For instance,

Jake Brennan and the Confidence Men
"Love and Bombs" (CD, Yep Roc Records YEP 2074, 2004)

It is ever our fond hope that details given on the actual disc's label agrees
with data on the jewel box's or other packaging's spine (and elsewhere, for that
matter). When data in one spot does not really agree with data from another
spot, it is always good to know about it.
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DWIGHT RITCHER AND NICOLE NELSON
Three-Song Digital Teaser EP
(As far as I know, anyway, this EP is digital-only.)

<> "[G]rab your headphones or speakers, and go to the brand new

http://www.dwightandnicole.com/

Have a listen to the three song teaser of our upcoming album ('Signs,' Fall
2009) They Sound GREAT."

SOURCE: Dwight and Nicole, "News! Oh, Boy," August 16, 2009.
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KIDS IN THE HALL
"Death Comes to Town" Series

<> We have not seen the actual thing, but we understand the theater publication,
Variety, is reporting work on a new Kids in the Hall eight-part murder-mystery
series, "Death Comes to Town," which is already being shot in Ontario, Canada.
This is said to be the idea of one of the Kids, Bruce McCulloch.

The Kids in the Hall comedy team, in addition to McCulloch, is made up of Dave
Foley, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson (whose occasional
portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II was, and probably still is, hilarious).
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE
Wednesday Morning

Songs for 'The Beatles: Rock Band' game announced
Yahoo! Music – Wed Aug 19, 11:00 am ET

Courtesy of NME.com
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NEW ENGLAND ESSENTIAL RECORD RELEASES
Our 2009 List So Far

Beacon Street Union
"The Eyes of the Beacon Street Union"

Beacon Street Union
"The Clown Died in Marvin Gardens"

Blackjacks
"That's Why I Always Dress in Black"

Boston
"Boston"

Boston: Favorite Songs
Original List

1. Loretta, Nervous Eaters
2. Lonelyhearts, The Atlantics
3. All Kindsa Girls, The Real Kids
4. Knock Me Down, The Outlets
5. What Does Sex Mean to Me, Human Sexual Response

Boston: Favorite Songs
Second List

<> Better Off Dead, La Peste
<> Prettiest Girl - The Neighborhoods
<> She Pays the Rent, The Lyres
<> Tessie, Dropkick Murphys
<> When You're Young, The Atlantics

Boston: Favorite Songs
Third List

<> Coast to Coast, The Stompers
<> It's a Night for Beautiful Girls, The Fools
<> Lock It Up, Pastiche
<> Third Generation, The Rings
<> What a Girl Can't Do, Lyres

Boston: Favorite Songs
Fourth List

<> Jackie Onassis, Human Sexual Response
<> Judy, The Dark
<> Just What I Needed, The Cars
[A live recording by The Cars at The Rat, the old punk-rock club in Boston's
Kenmore Square, which played on the old WBCN-FM, was noted.]
<> What Gives, The Streets [with Johnny A.]
<> When Things Go Wrong, Robin Lane and the Chartbusters

Willie "Loco" Alexander
"Mass. Ave."

Asa Brebner
"I Walk the Streets"

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
"On the Dark Side"

Freddy Cannon
"Palisades Park"

Cars
"The Cars"
A live recording of "Just What I Needed" by The Cars is in the fourth "Boston:
Favorite Songs" list above.

Cars
"You Might Think" [video]

Bill Chinnock
"Badlands"
[North Country? Atlantic? Version not specified.]

Dropkick Murphys
"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" [track on "The Warrior Code"]
"Tessie" by the Dropkick Murphys is in the second "Boston: Favorite Songs" list
above.

Elevators
"Friends" album track [and single?]

5 Satins
"In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" [single]

J. Geils Band
"Monkey Island"

J. Geils Band
"Freeze Frame" [the album]

Kimon Kirk
"Eye on You" EP [brand new]

Spider John Koerner
"Running, Jumping, Standing Still"

Jim Kweskin and the Jugband
"Richland Woman" [featuring Maria Muldaur]

Tom Lehrer
"That Was the Year That Was"

Aimee Mann
"Lost in Space"
[Attention was called to this album's Special Edition.]

Erin McKeown
"Distillation"

Mission of Burma
"Academy Fight Song"

Modern Lovers
"The Modern Lovers"

Morphine
"Good" [album]

Morphine
"Buena" [single]

Peter Mulvey
"The Trouble With Poets"

Ric Ocasek
"Nexterday"

Orpheus
"Orpheus"

Robert Ellis Orrall
"Fixation"

Pastiche
"Wicked Intense" EP
["Boston Lullaby," "Talk Show," "Terminal Barbershop"]
"Lock It Up" by Pastiche is in the third "Boston: Favorite Songs" list above.

Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
"The Monster Mash"

Gene Pitney
"(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" [single]

Pixies
"Surfer Rosa"

Raindogs
"Lost Souls"

Ramrods
"Bright Lit Blue Skies" [single]

Reddy Teddy
"Reddy Teddy"

Remains
"Barry and the Remains"
[This 1991 CD has been replaced by "The Remains," Epic Legacy, 2007.]

Josh Ritter
"Golden Age of Radio"

Gary Shane and the Detour
"Johnny's Coaltrain" [single]

Sidewinders
"The Sidewinders"

Stone Coyotes
"Ride Away From the World"

Donna Summer
"Bad Girls" [the album]

Swinging Steaks
"Southside of the Sky"

Tribe
"Abort" [the album]

Wildweeds
"No Good To Cry" [single]

Dar Williams
"End of the Summer"

Peter Wolf
"Sleepless"

Various Artists
"Boston Gets Stoned" [Rolling Stones songs by Boston acts]

Various Artists
"Mass. Ave.: The Boston Scene (1975-83)"

Various Artists
"A Wicked Good Time"

We at the New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter are seeking suggestions for a
list of New England music record releases that may be judged to be essential
listening matter: records of great beauty, artistic expression, skilled
performance, emotional power, historic significance, or just plain must-hear
music for whatever reason.

With luck, the suggestions we receive will not concentrate really heavily on the
best known and most obvious recordings. A record only needs to be truly
essential in your view. It does not need to be the MOST essential, nor does it
necessarily need to be a crowd favorite. We certainly do not need dozens of
people all recommending the same titles by the same acts.

Recordings need not necessarily be really old, and the acts that issued them
need not be all veterans. An essential recording could have been issued by an
emerging artist or could have come out this year or even this month.

To make a suggestion, e-mail it to us at

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Please make just one suggestion, name the record and artist you favor, and use
Essential Record for your subject line. If your recommendation is something
other than an album, please explain what it is. An EP? Soundtrack cut?
Concert videocassette? We may not necessarily know.

We value your knowledge and crave your thoughts. Please send us an essential
record release suggestion.
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<> As a rule, we do not post SHOW LISTINGS. The reason is quite simple. Though
our name is the NEW ENGLAND Music Scrapbook, probably an easy majority of our
readers are based outside the six New England states. The great majority of
show listings would be of no interest at all to the great majority of our
readers.

We make exceptions when show listings are part of an item of more general
interest. CD-release events are great examples. For us, the main point of an
item of this sort is that an act has a new record. The show being announced is
of secondary interest to us - if that - as far as the contents of our newsletter
goes.

In the very few, truly exceptional instances where we post show listings...
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... Shows can be canceled, sold out, or even moved to another date or location.
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