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Various Artists
He Put the Bomp! in the Bomp
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (23) - Disc #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 - Walkin' 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 (2headed Dog)
22. The Dwarves - Life of Crime
23. The Warlocks - Hey Man

"Greg Shaw was a bad-ass!" a twenty year old musician enthused during a recent visit to BOMP. "I read all about it, he was a real bad-ass." Born forty years later than Greg, the kid had no idea how right he was. From the s... more »treets 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. There's a lot of cool music on this comp which we hope fans and collectors will enjoy.

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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: He Put the Bomp! in the Bomp
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bomp Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 11/20/2007
Genres: Pop, Rock
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 790168604621, 4540399034164

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"Greg Shaw was a bad-ass!" a twenty year old musician enthused during a recent visit to BOMP. "I read all about it, he was a real bad-ass." Born forty years later than Greg, the kid had no idea how right he was. 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. There's a lot of cool music on this comp which we hope fans and collectors will enjoy.

CD Reviews

The Best Record of 2007

The Recordchanger | Kettering, Oh, USA | 12/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What has been lost in this era of musical fragmentation is the sense of community rock once had. That sense of community was best exemplified by labels like Bomp Records founded by the late Greg Shaw. Shaw spent his life devoted to spreading the musical word via the magazines he published, and those for which he wrote, the reissue projects he took on for major labels, and of course the terrific bands he found and recorded on his Bomp and Voxx labels during the punk/new wave era of the late seventies, and into the present time.

That community has come together again to pay tribute to a guy who was always "in it for the music." Collected here are tracks from the era - some on the label, some which simply catch the label's spirit. The bands are a mix of those who recorded for or knew Shaw and admired him, as well as young bands who are on the Alive and Bomp labels today. The affection and the energy Greg Shaw brought to his life's work is stamped into every one of these tracks. Quite simply, this is the best record I've heard this year. From the Plimsouls opening raver "Good Times" to The Black Keys psychedelic blues reading of "I Can't Find My Mind" to the Buffalo Killers Beatlesque "Don't You Ever Think I Cry?", you won't be able to sit still. You'll be bounding around the room playing air guitar, and reveling in the fact that you were born in an era when people made great rock & roll records. Here's another one. One for the ages. Spread the word."