Here to Stay (Slickee Boys album)
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Here to Stay compiles
all five Slickee Boys
7"s from 1976–1981 (plus one previously unreleased song—"Kids"). It was released by the German label Line Records with a catalog number of LLP 5170.
It includes cover version
s of songs originally recorded by Perry Como
(by way of the Downliners Sect
), the Rokes (and the Grass Roots
—the Slickees combined the two versions), Vince Taylor
, the Yardbirds, the Hangmen, The Chocolate Watch Band, as well as the theme from the film Exodus
. According to the liner notes for Mersey, Mersey Me, Talking Heads
had dropped the song "Girls Want to Be With the Girls" from their repertoire but re-visited it after hearing the Slickees' version, which beat the Talking Heads version to vinyl by months.
Some of these songs were later re-recorded for their 1985 album, Uh Oh… No Breaks!
(including "Kids", re-titled "When We Were Kids").
except:
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
all five Slickee Boys
The Slickee Boys
The Slickee Boys were a Washington, D.C. area punk-psychedelic-garage rock band whose most-remembered lineup consisted of guitarist Marshall Keith, guitarist Kim Kane, singer Mark Noone, and drummer Dan Palenski. The band has become a legend in the D.C. punk community...
7"s from 1976–1981 (plus one previously unreleased song—"Kids"). It was released by the German label Line Records with a catalog number of LLP 5170.
It includes cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of songs originally recorded by Perry Como
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
(by way of the Downliners Sect
Downliners Sect
The Downliners Sect were a British rhythm and blues band of the beat boom era, formed in 1963 when the existing Downliners band split up.Stylistically, they were similar to The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, playing basic R&B on their first album The Sect...
), the Rokes (and the Grass Roots
The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots is an American rock band that charted between 1966 and 1975 as the brainchild of songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri.In their career, The Grass Roots achieved two gold albums, one gold single and charted singles a total of 21 times. Among their charting singles, they...
—the Slickees combined the two versions), Vince Taylor
Vince Taylor
Vince Taylor was a British rock and roll singer. As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily in France and the Continent during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal problems and drug abuse.-Early life:Born Brian Maurice Holden,...
, the Yardbirds, the Hangmen, The Chocolate Watch Band, as well as the theme from the film Exodus
Exodus (film)
Exodus is a 1960 epic war film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger, the film was based on the 1958 novel Exodus, by Leon Uris. The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo, which represented the breaking of the Hollywood...
. According to the liner notes for Mersey, Mersey Me, Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
had dropped the song "Girls Want to Be With the Girls" from their repertoire but re-visited it after hearing the Slickees' version, which beat the Talking Heads version to vinyl by months.
Some of these songs were later re-recorded for their 1985 album, Uh Oh… No Breaks!
Uh Oh… No Breaks!
Washington, D.C.'s Slickee Boys' third "proper" album , Uh Oh… No Breaks! was released on LP and cassette in March 1985 by Twin/Tone with the catalog number TTR 8544...
(including "Kids", re-titled "When We Were Kids").
Track listing
- "GlendoraGlendora (song)"Glendora" is a popular song written by Ray Stanley and published in 1956. It was recorded on May 8, 1956 by Perry Como. It was released by RCA Victor in the United States and by RCA in France ; it was released in the United Kingdom by HMV .The song deals with a man's unusual attraction to...
" – 2:42 (Ray Stanley)- Originally recorded by Perry ComoPerry ComoPierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
, 1956; also recorded by the Downliners SectDownliners SectThe Downliners Sect were a British rhythm and blues band of the beat boom era, formed in 1963 when the existing Downliners band split up.Stylistically, they were similar to The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, playing basic R&B on their first album The Sect...
, 1966
- Originally recorded by Perry Como
- "Golden Love" – 3:47 (Kim Kane)
- "Forbidden Alliance" – 2:30 (Mark Noone, Marshall Keith)
- "Put a Bullet Thru the Jukebox" – 2:15 (Kane, Jim Testa)
- "Let's Live for TodayLet's Live for Today (song)"Let's Live for Today" is a song written by David Shapiro, Ivan Mogull, and Michael Julian, and initially recorded by the English band the Rokes in 1966. The song was later popularized by the American rock band The Grass Roots, who released it as a single on May 13, 1967...
" – 2:45 (Giulio Rapetti, Norman David Shapiro, Ivan Mogull, Michael Julien)- Originally recorded by the Rokes (as "Piangi Con Me"), 1966; also recorded by the Grass RootsThe Grass RootsThe Grass Roots is an American rock band that charted between 1966 and 1975 as the brainchild of songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri.In their career, The Grass Roots achieved two gold albums, one gold single and charted singles a total of 21 times. Among their charting singles, they...
, 1967
- Originally recorded by the Rokes (as "Piangi Con Me"), 1966; also recorded by the Grass Roots
- "Girls Want to Be With the Girls" – 2:37 (David ByrneDavid Byrne (musician)David Byrne is a musician and artist, best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography,...
)- Originally recorded by Talking HeadsTalking HeadsTalking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
, 1978
- Originally recorded by Talking Heads
- "Heart On" – 3:23 (Howard Wuelfing)
- "Here to Stay" – 4:15 (Noone)
- "Porcelain Butter Kitten" – 2:35 (Kane)
- "Brand New Cadillac" – 2:03 (Vince TaylorVince TaylorVince Taylor was a British rock and roll singer. As the frontman for The Playboys, Taylor was successful primarily in France and the Continent during the late 1950s and early 1960s, afterwards falling into obscurity amidst personal problems and drug abuse.-Early life:Born Brian Maurice Holden,...
)- Originally recorded by Vince Taylor and His Playboys, 1959
- "Psycho Daisies" – 2:09 (Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
, Chris DrejaChris DrejaChris Dreja was the rhythm guitarist, and later bassist, in the 1960s British band, The Yardbirds.-Early life:...
, Jim McCartyJim McCartyJim McCarty is an English musician, best known as the drummer for The Yardbirds and Renaissance.-Early life:...
, Jimmy PageJimmy PageJames Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
, Keith RelfKeith RelfKeith William Relf , was a musician best known as the lead singer and harmonica player of The Yardbirds. After the Yardbirds broke up Relf formed the acoustic duo Together, with fellow Yardbird Jim McCarty, followed by Renaissance, which also featured his sister, singer Jane Relf, then hard rock...
)- Originally recorded by the Yardbirds, 1966
- "Manganese Android Puppies" – 2:10 (Kane)
- "What a Boy Can't Do" – 2:32 (Tom Guernsey)
- Originally recorded by the Hangmen (as "What a Girl Can't Do"), 1966
- "Theme from Exodus" – 1:53 (Ernest Gold; arrangement: Keith)
- Originally in the film ExodusExodus (film)Exodus is a 1960 epic war film made by Alpha and Carlyle Productions and distributed by United Artists. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger, the film was based on the 1958 novel Exodus, by Leon Uris. The screenplay was written by Dalton Trumbo, which represented the breaking of the Hollywood...
, 1960
- Originally in the film Exodus
- "Gotta Tell Me Why" – 4:09 (Noone)
- "The Brain That Refused to Die" – 3:15 (Kane, Emery Olexa, Noone, Dan Palenski, Keith)
- "(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In" – 6:15 (Ethon McElroy, Donald Bennett)
- Originally recorded by The Chocolate Watch Band, 1967
- "Kids" – 3:13 (Kane, Olexa, Noone, Palenski, Keith)
The band
- Kim Kane — Rhythm and lead guitar, vocals, Wanktone lead, bracelet, strangled parrot
- Emery Olexa — Bass
- Mark Noone — Lead vocals, tambourine
- Dan Palenski — Drums, maracas, conga, back-up vocals
- Marshall Keith — Lead and rhythm guitar, Farfisa organ, back-up vocals
except:
- Martha Hull — Lead vocals ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
- Andy von Brand — Bass ("Brand New Cadillac", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
- Chris Rounds — Drums ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
- Thomas Kane — Bass ("Psycho Daisies")
- Howard Wuelfing — Bass, vocals ("Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
Guest musicians
- Andy Charneco — Kalimba
- Don ZientaraDon ZientaraDon Zientara is an American record producer and musician. He owns and runs Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, located just outside of Washington D.C., and is most widely known for his production work with Fugazi, Minor Threat and various other Dischord Records artists.-Production...
— Back-up vocals ("Let's Live for Today")
Production
- Taka Chance — Producer ("(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In")
- Peter D'Antonio — Engineer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
- Mark Greenhouse — Engineer ("The Brain That Refused to Die", "Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
- Skip Groff — Executive producer ("Gotta Tell Me Why", "Forbidden Alliance", "Golden Love", "Glendora")
- Steven Lorber — Producer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
- Ted Nicely — Producer ("Gotta Tell Me Why", "Forbidden Alliance", "Golden Love", "Glendora", "The Brain That Refused to Die", "Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
- Jerry Ressler — Engineer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Additional credits
- Recorded at Underground Sound, LargoLargo, MarylandLargo is an unincorporated area and census designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. The population was 8,408 at the 2000 census....
, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, June 1976 ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'") - Recorded at Zientara 'B' Studio, March—April 1978 ("Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
- Recorded at Zientara 'B' Studio, June 23, 1979 ("Gotta Tell Me Why", "Forbidden Alliance", "Golden Love", "Glendora")
- Recorded live at the Psychedelly, BethesdaBethesda, MarylandBethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, February 16, 1980 ("(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In") - Recorded at Track Studios, Silver SpringSilver Spring, MarylandSilver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, April 1980 ("The Brain That Refused to Die") - Recorded at Track Studios ("Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
- Kim Kane — cover art
- David Bracken — cover art
Alternate versions
- Line released a white vinyl LP in 1987 (LILP 4.00081) and a CD in 1988 (LICD 9.00081).
Sources
- LP and CD liner notes
- Hot and Cool EP liner notes
- Mersey, Mersey Me EP liner notes
- 3rd EP liner notes
- "The Brain That Refused to Die" 7" single liner notes
- "Here to Stay" 7" single liner notes
- ASCAP database
- BMI Repertoire
- Library of Congress Catalog Record: