You should check out the band from Canada, "Teenage Head" who took their name from that Flamin' Groovies LP you displayed. Marky Ramone from the Ramones said that we were very lucky to have a band like that here in Canada, very lucky. Start with the "Frantic City" Album and your all set. Their first two records are their best. The documentary, " Picture My Face" is worth checking out. Gods of The Hammer!
Big Groovies fan boy here from Germany. Teenage head and Slow Death are incredible song classics. They were highly accepted in the emerging UK punk scene 76. Thezy were also on same concert bills with the Pistols & Clash.
Gee, I had high hopes that you would be talking about Canadian band Teenage Head, who took their name from the Flamin' Groovies 🙂But, I guess that would be a stretch!
I didn't discover the Flamin Groovies until I was in college and I was a student Dj on radio KJHK in Lawrence Ks., it was their "Shake Some Action" album that turned my head around and all these Punk Rock Bands were happening and in full bloom at the station at the time. So I heard a lot of new music then and I was lucky to see Romeo Void at that same time too. Fantastic Band in concert! I loved their albums.
Hey Mazzy, I was glad to see Hosono getting some much deserved love. Mac DeMarco’s cover of “Boku Wa Chotto” has put Hosono on my kids’ radar. (They’re huge Mac DeMarco fans, as am I.) I’m always happy to see contemporary artists use the currency of popularity to pay homage to their influences and turn a new generation on to some great music from the past. Nice video, as always. Cheers!
Roy left the band right after the closing of the Fillmore West. 1971 They never toured Teenage Head. On their 50th anniversary show Roy came out and did 5 songs from TH April 2016 at The Chapel. May 2019 they had announced a European tour playing all of Teenage Head with Roy singing. They did two warmup shows, I saw the second one at the Sweetwater. Roy fell down on his way to the airport and did not make the tour. He dies a few weeks later.
Steppenwolf and Harold Hedd #2 - a splendid match on a slow day. Harold needed a mission, and for his sins the heads gave him a doozy - flying an WW II relic Avro Lancaster loaded with pot under the radar. Vancouver comix were a treat down in LA. Thanks, Mazzy !
Yes, definitely leave the shrink wrap on your Steppenwolf album! Shrink adds SO much value. As a collector of primary Elvis Presley records, I have amassed a huge collection and have seen some people pay really stupid money for relatively common albums simply due to the full shrink wrap that remains tightly on the covers! Shrink stickers are also something that enhances the value as I’m pretty sure that you are aware of. Love the videos, Mazzy. Keep ‘em coming! Walter
The Flamin Groovies are incredibly underrated. 'Flamingo' and 'Teenage Head' are no-prisoners, straight-ahead, kick-ass rock and roll. And 'Slow Death' is a must, too.
Flamingo is a banger and their best record by far, for me at least. “Teenage Head” is pretty good and has a few GREAT songs. The second song City Lights is horrible
Mars Bonfire (Dennis Edmonton) was a brother of Jerry Edmonton, drummer with Steppenwolf! Like you Norman I absolutely love Steppenwolf! Love those early Southside Johnny LPs as well.
My girlfriend lived in Park Merced and the record store that was in/at the Stonestotown Mall was Tower of Records. Most of my SF record shopping was done in the Haight (Recycled Records) and the heavy metal shop (The Record Vault) on Polk.
@@MichaelRMarshall1 Tower was there way later. Late 80s, After the entire mall was renovated. It used to be an outdoor mall and Portals to Music was there throughout the 60s and 70s.
You were thinking of Chris Knab of Aquarius…was a Groovies fan from the beginning - 1st LP was the private press 10” Lp Sneakers. Moved to Berkeley Nov ‘78, first band I saw at The Mab was Roy & The Phantom Movers, later on saw & recorded a video of the reformed Movers playing at the 40th Anniversary of Punk in SF. Saw Romeo Void many times, Debora was and is a sweetheart..
Nice to see some Harry Hosono love! If you don't have them, Sony Japan have just repressed Happy End's three albums (Hosono's 2nd band, after April Fool). Very similar in sound to Hosono House (although the first Happy End is a bit heavier than that). Happy End were the first major band to sing rock music in their native Japanese, which had a similar impact on Japanese music as the Beatles turning up in the USA in 1964 or Dylan going electric.
One of the best concerts I ever saw was Southside Johnny here in London Canada around 1978, when the Jukes album came out. It was in the middle of January, there was a fairly major snow storm so the hall was only half full. They put on an amazing show, people were dancing in the aisles. Johnny was bopping around so much he whacked himself in the nose with the mic and spent the next few minutes checking for blood. Cheers!
I have been finding a lot of Southside Johnny lately at record shops back East. Great band. One of the great American rock and roll bar bands of all time.
Nice mazzy. I actually like the Shake Some Action period the best on Sire. I think that sound was more becoming of them. Good jangle and really forecasted the 80s indie bands.
I got to see Romeo Void with another west coast band called Translator at the Ritz in NY back in 1981. Romeo Void was well liked at this club, everybody was dancing while they played. I also like all the Steppenwolf albums up to For Ladies Only, all solid albums.
The album that followed 'Steppenwolf Second' was 'At Your Birthday Party' which included possibly their best single, 'Never Too Late'. 100% with you on wishing AP would release the Steppenwolf catalogue, up to 'Seven' anyway, as they were given the masters in order to release that less than stellar greatest hits package they did. While they're at it, a James Gang (Joe Walsh years) box would be nice.
So much great music out there. Unfortunately I don't have the bandwidth for many of the bands you showcase. I have picked up on some of the titles you've suggested though. Steppenwolf I know. Monster was a great album. Would they write lyrics like that these days?
I still have Shake some action, on cassette, when Sure was distributed by GRT blue slip cover and blue cassette. I used to have a bunch of the same blue cassettes including Richard Hell and the voidoids, 2 Saints cassettes , I'm stranded and was it either, know your product or Eternally yours , and Talking Heads 77 I still have Canadian 45 of either Psycho killer or Take me to the river on Sire distributed by GRT
Remember when the first couple of Blondie (and the rockabilly dude who sometimes had Link Wray Play on his records and gigs) records were first on Private Stock records
Will you do another show with Jazz Shit Brooks, Doctor Robert’s, Harry of Harry’s Music Room and are Seattle Favorite Coffee Dave? Please don’t make me beg!!
You should check out the band from Canada, "Teenage Head" who took their name from that Flamin' Groovies LP you displayed. Marky Ramone from the Ramones said that we were very lucky to have a band like that here in Canada, very lucky. Start with the "Frantic City" Album and your all set. Their first two records are their best. The documentary, " Picture My Face" is worth checking out. Gods of The Hammer!
Love all the back stories. Such good stuff.
Shake Some Action is the one for me, especially the title track! Play loud!
Big Groovies fan boy here from Germany. Teenage head and Slow Death are incredible song classics. They were highly accepted in the emerging UK punk scene 76. Thezy were also on same concert bills with the Pistols & Clash.
I love both periods of The Flamin’ Groovies.
Listened heavily to my copy of Teenage Head in the early seventies. It still occupies a treasured place in my collection.
It’s great ✌🏼
You can understand why Dave Edmunds wanted and did produce the Groovies. Nice work Mazz.
Absolutely ✌🏼
Gee, I had high hopes that you would be talking about Canadian band Teenage Head, who took their name from the Flamin' Groovies 🙂But, I guess that would be a stretch!
I didn't discover the Flamin Groovies until I was in college and I was a student Dj on radio KJHK in Lawrence Ks., it was their "Shake Some Action" album that turned my head around and all these Punk Rock Bands were happening and in full bloom at the station at the time. So I heard a lot of new music then and I was lucky to see Romeo Void at that same time too. Fantastic Band in concert! I loved their albums.
Great choices ! Love that Steppenwolf 2 record. My other favorite is Steppenwolf 7. Romeo Video was a great band with lots of AirPlay locally.
Hey Mazzy, I was glad to see Hosono getting some much deserved love. Mac DeMarco’s cover of “Boku Wa Chotto” has put Hosono on my kids’ radar. (They’re huge Mac DeMarco fans, as am I.) I’m always happy to see contemporary artists use the currency of popularity to pay homage to their influences and turn a new generation on to some great music from the past. Nice video, as always. Cheers!
Great music ✌🏼
Roy left the band right after the closing of the Fillmore West. 1971 They never toured Teenage Head. On their 50th anniversary show Roy came out and did 5 songs from TH April 2016 at The Chapel. May 2019 they had announced a European tour playing all of Teenage Head with Roy singing. They did two warmup shows, I saw the second one at the Sweetwater. Roy fell down on his way to the airport and did not make the tour. He dies a few weeks later.
Remember that. 🥲
Steppenwolf and Harold Hedd #2 - a splendid match on a slow day. Harold needed a mission, and for his sins the heads gave him a doozy - flying an WW II relic Avro Lancaster loaded with pot under the radar. Vancouver comix were a treat down in LA. Thanks, Mazzy !
Yes, definitely leave the shrink wrap on your Steppenwolf album! Shrink adds SO much value. As a collector of primary Elvis Presley records, I have amassed a huge collection and have seen some people pay really stupid money for relatively common albums simply due to the full shrink wrap that remains tightly on the covers! Shrink stickers are also something that enhances the value as I’m pretty sure that you are aware of. Love the videos, Mazzy. Keep ‘em coming! Walter
The Flamin Groovies are incredibly underrated. 'Flamingo' and 'Teenage Head' are no-prisoners, straight-ahead, kick-ass rock and roll. And 'Slow Death' is a must, too.
Flamingo is a banger and their best record by far, for me at least. “Teenage Head” is pretty good and has a few GREAT songs. The second song City Lights is horrible
Love those Groovies!
Kudos for spotlighting the Flamin Groovies and Southside Johnny. Two of my favorite bands of the seventies.
Mars Bonfire (Dennis Edmonton) was a brother of Jerry Edmonton, drummer with Steppenwolf! Like you Norman I absolutely love Steppenwolf! Love those early Southside Johnny LPs as well.
My girlfriend lived in Park Merced and the record store that was in/at the Stonestotown Mall was Tower of Records. Most of my SF record shopping was done in the Haight (Recycled Records) and the heavy metal shop (The Record Vault) on Polk.
@@MichaelRMarshall1 Tower was there way later. Late 80s, After the entire mall was renovated. It used to be an outdoor mall and Portals to Music was there throughout the 60s and 70s.
You were thinking of Chris Knab of Aquarius…was a Groovies fan from the beginning - 1st LP was the private press 10” Lp Sneakers. Moved to Berkeley Nov ‘78, first band I saw at The Mab was Roy & The Phantom Movers, later on saw & recorded a video of the reformed Movers playing at the 40th Anniversary of Punk in SF. Saw Romeo Void many times, Debora was and is a sweetheart..
@@garymollica6334 yup Chris Knab ✌🏼
Nice to see some Harry Hosono love! If you don't have them, Sony Japan have just repressed Happy End's three albums (Hosono's 2nd band, after April Fool). Very similar in sound to Hosono House (although the first Happy End is a bit heavier than that). Happy End were the first major band to sing rock music in their native Japanese, which had a similar impact on Japanese music as the Beatles turning up in the USA in 1964 or Dylan going electric.
One of the best concerts I ever saw was Southside Johnny here in London Canada around 1978, when the Jukes album came out. It was in the middle of January, there was a fairly major snow storm so the hall was only half full. They put on an amazing show, people were dancing in the aisles. Johnny was bopping around so much he whacked himself in the nose with the mic and spent the next few minutes checking for blood. Cheers!
The Flamin' Groovies were perhaps more popular in Europe than in the US
I have been finding a lot of Southside Johnny lately at record shops back East. Great band. One of the great American rock and roll bar bands of all time.
Nice mazzy. I actually like the Shake Some Action period the best on Sire. I think that sound was more becoming of them. Good jangle and really forecasted the 80s indie bands.
Those 70s Sire are great
Hopefully Steve Westman gets Rhino to reissue those Flamin Groovies records. That would be great
Teenage Head! So awesome Mazzy! Oh wait - you're not talking about Canada's Teenage Head....
I really liked the early Romeo Void around the time of the first record.
All their records are good
i REMEMBER ROY AT JACKS RECORD CELLAR IN SF IN THE 80s...
@@timothymorgan4441 oh yeah. On Page Street.
I got to see Romeo Void with another west coast band called Translator at the Ritz in NY back in 1981. Romeo Void was well liked at this club, everybody was dancing while they played. I also like all the Steppenwolf albums up to For Ladies Only, all solid albums.
I almost picked one of the Translator albums today. They were more jingle and but in the same label as Romero Void.
The album that followed 'Steppenwolf Second' was 'At Your Birthday Party' which included possibly their best single, 'Never Too Late'. 100% with you on wishing AP would release the Steppenwolf catalogue, up to 'Seven' anyway, as they were given the masters in order to release that less than stellar greatest hits package they did. While they're at it, a James Gang (Joe Walsh years) box would be nice.
... For Ladies Only would have to be included. Never understood the hate some people give it.
At Your Birthday Party was Steppenwolf’s 3rd. I think it as good as the first two. Monster was their 4th. Come on Mazzy.
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Nice list, Love the Jukes. Also, huge fan of Romeo Void. Gonna need to track down that Japanese fellow.
So, it was "Big In Japan" after all!
So much great music out there. Unfortunately I don't have the bandwidth for many of the bands you showcase. I have picked up on some of the titles you've suggested though. Steppenwolf I know. Monster was a great album. Would they write lyrics like that these days?
I still have Shake some action, on cassette, when Sure was distributed by GRT blue slip cover and blue cassette. I used to have a bunch of the same blue cassettes including Richard Hell and the voidoids, 2 Saints cassettes , I'm stranded and was it either, know your product or Eternally yours , and Talking Heads 77 I still have Canadian 45 of either Psycho killer or Take me to the river on Sire distributed by GRT
Remember when the first couple of Blondie (and the rockabilly dude who sometimes had Link Wray Play on his records and gigs) records were first on Private Stock records
Robert Gordon.
it makes me think of john hyatt-bring the family
Teenage head is as good as sticky fingers
Saw the Head too many times to count. I though his tag was our band.
I own the debut lp by Steppenwolf, mono pressing by Chad.
Just...oh well
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Will you do another show with Jazz Shit Brooks, Doctor Robert’s, Harry of Harry’s Music Room and are Seattle Favorite Coffee Dave? Please don’t make me beg!!
ever check out the channel sf scene?
Yes
Either your bored, or it's Chrimbo!😂 Still, love your vids my friend. Thank you.
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