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March/April 2009
Bart wrote an article about San Diego Music history:
http://cheunderground.com/blog/?p=1816
Bart spoke and was a panelist at this convention of Music Journalism:
http://studentpressblogs.org/sd2009/
February 2009
The Shambles official website has been updated: http://www.theshambles.net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2009
DO YOU WANT TO BE IN THE SHOW: A TRIBUTE TO THE JETSET
17 GROUPS FROM THE U.S. and EUROPE PERFORM SONGS WRITTEN BY PAUL BEVOIR
80’s Mod / Power Pop Legends Get The Tribute Treatment March 30, 2009
Distribution: Cargo, Not Lame, Jam Records etc. Available Online from CDBaby and I-Tunes
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On March 30, Twist Records UK / Blindspot Records US, issues Do You want To Be In The Show, a 17 song album featuring artists from the U.S. paying tribute to legendary British Mod/Powerpop quartet, The Jetset.
One of the most influential bands to emerge from the Mod/Powerpop scene of the eighties, the Jetset was built around the songs of their multi-instrumentalist, Paul Bevoir, releasing five albums during it’s lifespan. There have been numerous re-issues and compilations ever since, particularly in Japan. Bevoir went on to work with other groups including Small Town Parade and wrote for numerous artists including Ed Ball, Roy Hamilton and Japanese duo Puffy. He’s also a well respected sleeve designer working on covers for everyone from Yes to Fleetwood Mac. But it’s that first stab at international renown that has cast the greatest shadow.
The Jetset’s songs have now made an impact on several generations of artists and Do You want To Be In The Show showcases this spectacularly. Highlights include The Eddies (U.S.) neo-psychedelic take on “Colour My World,” Rinaldi Sings (UK) dynamic blast on the title track and the Cola Jet Set’s (Spain) wistful rendition of “The Man Who Lives Upstairs,” but there is no shortage of top tracks to be found on this disc.
Hearing these tracks leaves you with no doubt that Bevoir is one of the most talented and underrated songwriters to emerge from the eighties, with a catalog full of gems ripe for rediscovery. Whether you listen to the original Jetset classics or these new versions from today’s up and coming pop scenesters, you’ll agree these are great songs that hit all the right targets, full of brash youthful energy, intricate arrangements, harmonies and a surplus of melody.
This is the second in a series of tribute albums from Twist/Blindspot dedicated to some of power-pop’s best loved combos, from the seventies to the early nineties. The first volume, featuring groups performing the classic songs of UK Mod sensations Squire, was released in 2005. Upcoming editions include titles dedicated to UK trio The Risk and American power-pop legends 20/20.
For More Information and Interviews Please Contact:
E:mail: mendozab@juno.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
The Jetset – Do You Wanna Be In The Show? – Twist Records
Catalog number TWISTUS5
LC9914 TWIST RECORDS
1.The Eddies - "Colour My World"
2.The Shambles - "Hard To Say Goodbye"
3.Yeh Yeh - "Does it Look Like Rain"
4.Jeremy - "Every Little Moment"
5.Herb Eimerman - "You Should Know By Now"
6.Russ Schneider - "Jetset Theme"
7.Mega Super Ultra - "What A Way To Go"
8.The Che Men - "Wednesday Girl"
9.The Ringles - "What Can I Say"
10.The Spring Collection - "The Other Side Of Joe"
11.Ed James - "Welcome To The Bomb"
12.The Risk - "Judy's Toybox"
13.Rinaldi Sings - "Do You Wanna Be In The Show?"
14.Hanna Trance - "Happy In My Mind"
15.Richard Fairclough - "Mr. Maybe"
16.Tetters Plays Pop - "Vaudeville Park"
17.Cola Jet Set - "The Man Who Lives Upstairs"
Desde Ayer Online Liner notes:
http://www.theshambles.net/Desde.htm
The Shambles 6th album "Desde Ayer” JAM/ Blindspot Records 115
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
available from:
jamrecordings.com
koolkatmuzik.com
notlame.com
Staring at the Sun VII
www.theshambles.net
http://www.myspace.com/theshambles
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
Bart contributes liner notes and vocals to new Four Eyes Anthology:
www.decerbo.com
www.myspace.com/markdecerbofoureyes
Bart contributes liner notes to Folding Mr. Lincoln:
www.foldingmisterlincoln.com
Bart wrote this article for the San Diego Reader:
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/jan/28/blurt3/
Due March 2009:
Jetset Tribute: Do You Want To Be In The Show?
www.myspace.com/twistrecords
Available Soon:
Forty One Sixty
Track listing for Volume 1:
Forty One Sixty
The Songs of The Shambles & Manual Scan
1) Static Halo (San Diego) – The American Way (Mendoza)
2) Yeh-Yeh (England) – And We Still Feel The Same (Mendoza)
3) Mark Le Gallez & The Eddies (UK/US) - Don’t Know Where To Start (Donaker-Ring)
4) Liebling (Denmark) – Survive (Riddervold/Mendoza)
5) Happy Losers (Spain) – Blurs Somewhere (Mendoza/Morris)
6) The Lola’s (Alabama) – I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster (Mendoza)
7) The Sleepwalkers (California) – Days & Maybes (Mendoza)
8) The Kingpins (Canada) – Plan of Action (Mendoza)
9) Anna Troy (San Diego) – 31968 (Mendoza)
10) Eva Braun (Becej, Yugoslovaia) – Blindspot (Mendoza/Morris)
11) The Andersons (Los Angeles) – Rain or Shine (Mendoza/Morris)
12) Mod Fun (New Jersey) – Nothing Can Be Everything (Mendoza)
13) The Ringles (Illinois) – Innocence Becomes You (Mendoza)
14) Rachael Gordon (California) – Sense of Perception (Mendoza/Morris)
15) Jeremy (Michigan) – I Believe (Mendoza/Morris)
16) Marie Haddad (San Diego)– Where You Are (Mendoza/Morris)
17) The Hipnotes (Michigan) – Change (Donaker-Ring)
18) Sugarplum (England) – Confidence & Love (Mendoza)
19) Herb Eimerman (Illinois) – All Sorts (Mendoza/Morris)
20) Afterglow (England) – Of Heart & Soul/For Jamie (Mendoza)
21) The Eddies (Los Angeles) – Jungle Beat (Mendoza)
22) The Truckee Brothers (San Diego) – The Waiting Game (Mendoza)
23) Cockeyed Ghost (Los Angeles) – Brilliant (Mendoza)
24) Mega Super Ultra (Illinois) – Confidence & Love (Mendoza)
January 2009
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes Anthology (Blindspot 119) due Feb 2009
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Irradio - "I Am The Horn" (Blindspot 118) Due First
Quarter 2009
Out Now:
The Shambles 6th album "Desde Ayer” JAM/ Blindspot Records 115
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
jamrecordings.com
For more information please contact:
Jeremy Morris Jeremy.morris@juno.com
JAM Records www.jamrecordings.com
The Shambles E-mail: Bart Mendoza mendozab@juno.com
The Shambles MySpace: www.myspace.com/theshambles
The Shambles 5th album "20 Explosive Hits"
www.theshambles.net
http://www.myspace.com/theshambles
www.jamrecordings.com
www.koolkatmuzik.com
www.notlame.com
Anna Troy "Wait Another Day" - Blindspot 113 - Available from CD Baby, iTunes
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
cdbaby.com
apple.com/itunes
The Spring Collection "In Between" (Blindspot 111)- Available from JAM Records,
Not Lame
http://www.myspace.com/joemendozasd
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
jamrecordings.com
notlame.com
Staring at the Sun VII
www.theshambles.net
http://www.myspace.com/theshambles
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
Future Projects:
JAM Records “Sweet Relief 2” to include Shambles and more…
The second volume of “Sweet Relief 2” is set to include contributions from a
worldwide selection of artists including two from San Diego: The Shambles and
Anna Troy.
www.jamrecordings.com
Jetset Tribute: Do You Want To Be In The Show?
Here’s some more info on the pending Jetset tribute! Look for tunes from The
Shambles as well as The Spring Collection, Jeremy, Rinaldi Sings, The Eddies,
The Che Men, The Risk, The Ringles, Herb Eimerman, The Shingles, Russ Schneider,
Mega Super Ultra, Ed James, Yeh Yeh and more! From Twist Records !
www.myspace.com/twistrecords and frontman Paul Bevoir can be found here:
www.myspace.com/paulbevoirmusic
November/December 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov 25, 2008
MOD / POWER POP QUINTET THE SHAMBLES
Long Running San Diego Group Releases Their Limited Edition Sixth Album “Desde Ayer”
JAM Recordings and Blindspot Records Release New Collection of Outtakes, Demos, Radio Sessions and Side Projects.
(JAM/ Blindspot Records 115 is available Dec. 10)
KEVIN DONAKER-RING – GUITAR BART MENDOZA – GUITAR ORRICK SMITH – BASS
TODD WOOLSEY – DRUMS MARK ZADARNOWSKI – ELECTRONICS/BASS KENNY HOWES – GUITAR
EVERYBODY SINGS
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Long running San Diego based group, The Shambles, release their sixth album, Desde Ayer, on Dec. 10. The album takes advantage of the bands prolific nature and collects fourteen tracks from a wide variety of studio sources. Geared to both die-hard fans and casual listeners, Desde Ayer includes a number of outtakes from side projects, alternate mixes, demos -and more.
Emerging from the power-pop explosion of the early nineties, The Shambles continue to create music that touches on their Mod and sixties pop roots, adding seventies AM radio, Spanish rock and a dash of jangle to the mix. The band has toured extensively in England, Spain, Mexico and the U.S., releasing music in those countries as well as Canada, Sweden, Japan, Germany and Denmark.
Desde Ayer tops a hectic year for The Shambles. The past twelve months have seen the band featured on the cover of music magazine, The Troubadour, as well as the release of an all covers album, 20 Explosive Hits, the taping of jingles for Mod Radio UK and numerous concert, radio and TV appearances.
No doubt about it, Desde Ayer covers a lot of ground. From uptempo rockers (“More Than This”) to solo acoustic demos (“What You Mean To Me”), these tunes flow together, working as a cohesive album, despite being from a dozen different sessions. It’s the sure mark of solid songwriting, heavy on the melody, energy and hooks. Long time collectors will be particularly interested in three vintage tracks culled from as many unreleased albums recorded by band side projects: Mission: To Mars*, The Rarities and The Andrew Beacock Congregation. Other points of interest: Four of the songs are sung in Spanish. Meanwhile collectors of rock ‘n’ roll ephemera will welcome the non-musical hidden tracks.
A number of different producers work is included on Desde Ayer, including Alan Sanderson (The Rolling Stones/Weezer), Gregory Page (The Rugburns, Jason Mraz) and Jason Hee (Buzzkill Romantics, Billy Midnight) with the compilation itself and post production work by Bart Mendoza and frequent collaborator/ Shamble emeritus Mike Kamoo (The Stereotypes/Lights On). Various line ups of the band and a few friends contribute to the proceedings, including Victor Penalosa (The Quarter After/The Fuzztones), Mark DeCerbo (Four Eyes/Rockola), Dylan Martinez (Rookie Card/Static Halo), David Lizerbram (Kite Flying Society) and Danny Cress (The Coyote Problem).
Whether you are a long time fan of The Shambles or just discovering their melodic charms, Desde Ayer is essential listening.
1) Una Mujer Por Quien Matar (“A Girl to Kill For” instrumental early mix with live lead guitar)
2) Desde Ayer (FM 94.9 Radio Session)
3) Sin Ti (Acoustic Demo)
4) Un Poco Mejor (Demo)
5) Nadie Te Quiere (Alternate Mix)
6) Sympathy (Demo)
7) Problems of Her Own (Acoustic Demo)
8)Paris Yesterday (The Paul Weller Song) (Demo)
9) What You Mean To Me (Acoustic Demo)
10) More Than This (original mix)
11) Mission: To Mars* - All Sorts
12) The Andrew Beacock Congregation– Give Me One More Sign
13) The Rarities – Happy Birthday
14)The Spring Collection – I Thought That You’d Miss Me
For more information please contact:
Jeremy Morris Jeremy.morris@juno.com
JAM Records www.jamrecordings.com
The Shambles E-mail: Bart Mendoza mendozab@juno.com
The Shambles MySpace: www.myspace.com/theshambles
October 2008
The Shambles official website has been updated - http://www.theshambles.net
NEW RELEASES:
The Shambles 5th album "20 Explosive Hits"
http://www.theshambles.net
http://www.myspace.com/theshambles
www.jamrecordings.com
www.koolkatmuzik.com
www.notlame.com
Anna Troy "Wait Another Day" - Blindspot 113 - Available from CD Baby, iTunes
www.myspace.com/annatroy
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
cdbaby.com
apple.com/itunes
The Spring Collection "In Between" (Blindspot 111)- Available from JAM Records,
Not Lame
http://www.myspace.com/joemendozasd
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
jamrecordings.com
notlame.com
FYI - Upcoming San Diego Music Releases, History &
Trivia Column
This Month:
October 2008: Upcoming San Diego Music: Who is in the
studio?, Bits & Pieces (SD Music News), Jason Mraz
Auction, Jim Croce re-issues, Whats in a Name, Spotlight
upcoming album (straight PR on an essential upcoming
release: The Focus Group, and Upcoming Album Release
Dates, Top 15
http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.phpTop%2015
August 2008
UPCOMING RELEASES:
The Spring Collection "In Between" (Blindspot 111) Due September 2008
The Spring Collection's new album, "In Between"
(Blindspot 111) premieres next month - it includes new
originals, a few tribute album tracks, a couple of new
covers, a pair of outtakes and a holiday tune for an
excellent album that mixes rock, folk, country and
powerpop!
Perfect for fans of Shoes, The Byrds, The Jetset, The
Mavericks, Big Star...
Produced By Mike Kamoo (He also plays drums)
Anna Troy "Wait Another Day" due Oct. 4 2008 - Blindspot 113
Anna Troy's hotly anticipated new album is due Oct 4
2008 from Blindspot Records. "Wait Another Day" includes
ten tracks, recorded at Mike Kamoo's Earthling Studios.
Guests include guitarist Greg Douglass, best known for
his work in The Greg Kihn Band ("Jeapordy") and The
Steve Miller Band (Douglass wrote "Jungle Love").
The Shambles "Desde Ayer" , limited edition CD out from JAM Records November 11, 2008.
Demos, radio session, outakes and more.
Desde Ayer Track listing :
1) The Shambles – Matando Por Una Mujer (“A Girl to Kill For” instrumental early mix with live lead guitar)
2) The Shambles - Desde Ayer (FM 94.9 Radio Session)
3) Bart / Mark DeCerbo - Sin Ti (Acoustic Demo)
4) The Shambles - Un Poco Mejor (Demo)
5) The Shambles - Nadie Te Quiere
6) The Shambles – Sympathy (Demo)
7) Bart / Mark – Problems of Her Own (Acoustic Demo)
8) Bart / Mike Kamoo - Paris Yesterday (Demo)
9) Bart - What You Mean To Me (Acoustic Demo)
10) The Shambles – More Than This (original mix)
11) Mission: To Mars* - All Sorts
12) Bart / Andrew Beacock – Give Me One More Sign
13) The Rarities – Happy Birthday
14) The Spring Collection – I Thought That You’d Miss Me
Do You Want To Be In The show?: A Tribute to the Jetset
/ Includes the bands version of "Hard to Say Goodbye."
Tribute albums to The Risk, 20/20, Ricky Nelson and
George Harrison are on the horizon, as is an appearance
on the second volume of "Sweet Relief" , a CD series put
together to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina victims.
Also the band will be featured in the September issue of
The Troubadour.
NEW RELEASES:
Out Now! The Shambles 5th album "20 Explosive Hits" !
The Shambles are featured in the current issue of
Italy's Misty Lane Magazine.
Out Now! Buffalo Springfield tribute album "Five Way
Street" with The Shambles version of "Whatever Happened
to Saturday Night?" - on Not Lame
Out Now! - Television Personalities tribute "I Would
Write A Thousand Words" with the Shambles covering "If I
Could Write Poetry." from Canadian label The Beautiful
Music.
Out Now! The Album "Sweet Relief" from JAM Recordings
includes the bands "Wendy Never"
Out Now! The 2007 San Diego Music Awards Sampler
includes the bands "All Sorts"
Out Now! The current issue of Spain's "Ansia de Color"
Magazine includes a CD with the bands take on "Fixing A
Hole."
Out Now! The online only Byrds tribute disc "Tymeless
Flight" includes their version of "Feel A Whole Lot
Better.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Rachael Gordon's "Rock 'n' Roll Girl" new from Wizzard in Vinyl (Japan). 15 tracks plus a
photo gallery and featuring a who's who of local musicians. Rachael is in pre-production on
an album of all new recordings, mostly co-written by her! Plus a few choice covers as well.
Out Now! The Young Idea - "A Tribute To Squire" - from England's Twist Records-
The Shambles perform two tracks, Bart wrote the liner notes and there is a world-wide line-up
of Mod Fun, Paul Bevoir, The Che Men, The Spring Collection, Yeh Yeh, The Eddies, Jeremy,
The Little Murders, Trash, Mega Super Ultra, Smodati, The Shingles, The Relatives,
The Vagabonds and The Decievers.
Out Now! Manual Scan - Plan of Action 7" EP - Yep, a cool reissue of the band's 1982 release on
Spain's Munster Records!
Out Now! "Staring at the Sun Volume VI" new from Blindspot Records for 2007! 17 San Diego artists
including The Shambles, Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes, Anna Troy, Circa Now, The Infants, Simeon Flick,
The Grams, Lee Coulter and more-
Out Now! Music compilation "San Diego Soundscape" featuring the band's "Change'This a cool pr item from The San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and Insomnia Records.Com.
"Sweet Relief" a three disc compilation from JAM Records to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina Relief. Includes the Shambles track "Wendy Never."
New! FYI August 2008 - San Diego Music Trivia is up!
The New FYI has been posted:
www.myweekmusic.com
This Month:
August 2008 (V109): Bits & Pieces (SD Music News), JJ
Cale Covered, Billboard Charts Updated 2006-2008,
Upcoming Releases
There was no July edition
June 2008 Bits & Pieces (SD Music News), Local
International Press, John Lennon Loves Rosie (Hamlin) &
The Originals, Clapton & Cale Live in San Diego,
Upcoming Releases
May 2008: Bits & Pieces (SD Music News), Upcoming
Releases
April 2008: Bits & Pieces, Upcoming Release, Knights of
Fuzz, Kelly Alvarez report, Goodbye Dave Stevens, Cheap
Trick in San Diego (w/ video link), Top Ten
March 2008: Bits and Pieces, Upcoming Releases, Jason
Mraz rarities, Top Ten
http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.php
February 2008: Bits and Pieces, Upcoming Releases, Pink
Floyd in San Diego (w/audio and video links!), Mike Stax
and Eve Selis pen new books, The Stereotypes on TV, Top
Ten http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.php
January 2008: Bits and pieces, Upcoming Releases, New
vintage re-issues, New mod/garage compilations, Chart
Update, top ten http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.php
December 2007: Bits and pieces, Upcoming Releases, Ron
Silva Update, Jim Croce re-issues, Recent Comps with
vintage 60's groups, top ten
http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.php
November 2007: Upcoming New Releases from San Diego,
Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band) Discography and Info,
Top Ten
July 2008
The Spring Collection - In Between (Blindspot 111) - Available September 2008
Anna Troy - A Long Way From Home (Blindspot 110) - Available July 8, 2008
Skelpin - Rua Rojo (Blindspot 112) - Available July 15, 2008
Superb Celtic music featuring Patric Petrie , violin,
and Tim Foley (multi-instrumentalist, as featured in the
film "Master and Commander") - This is a re-issue of an
out of print favorite, with superb new packaging ! This
is not rock, although there is a cool version of a Peter
Gabriel track. This is a mix of traditional Celtic
Sounds (and instrumentation) with a touch of flamenco
guitar, highlighted by Patric's fiery playing.
May 2008
The Shambles' official website has been updated - www.theshambles.net
AVAILABLE NOW:
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The Shambles -“20 Explosive Hits”, Black Cherry Records
"Staring at the Sun VI" - Various Artists, Blindpot Records, http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
“A MATTER OF TIME: THE BEST OF RAY BRANDES”, Party Line Records
“Sweet Relief” - Various Artists, Jam Records
http://www.jamrecordings.com
“San Diego Indie Music Fest IV” - Various Artists
www.myspace.com/chuckschiele
Bart contributes bass, vocals, keys, art direction etc. on Dave Humphries latest album,
“so it goes…”
www.myspace.com/davehumphriesmusic
The Eddies have included their versions of Manual Scan’s “Don’t Know Where To Start”
and “Jungle Beat” on their new album, Twice Around the World.
www.myspace.com/theeddies
PENDING:
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Jetset Tribute: Do You Want To Be In The Show?
Includes tunes from The Shambles as well as The Spring Collection, Jeremy, Rinaldi Sings,
The Eddies, The Che Men, The Risk, The Ringles, Herb Eimerman, The Shingles, Russ Schneider,
Mega Super Ultra, Ed James, Yeh Yeh, American Girlfriend and more. From Twist Records
www.myspace.com/twistrecords
Forty One Sixty (Part I): Due mid 2008 (Part II follows shortly
thereafter)-Twenty Four Artists from around the world performing The Shambles
music, including:
The Truckee Brothers, The Anna Troy Band, Static Halo, Marie Haddad, The
Sleepwalkers w/ Action Andy, Rachael Gordon, Yeh Yeh, The Eddies, Mod Run, Mark
Le Gallez (The Risk), Jeremy, Mega Super Ultra, Liebling, Eva Braun, The Happy
Losers, Sugarplum w/ Anthony Meynell, Cock Eyed Ghost, The Andersons, The
Lola’s, The Kingpins, Afterglow, Herb Eimerman, The Hipnotes, The Ringles
Original Tangent: The Best Of The Shambles: Due Sept. 30, 2008
17 tracks spanning the band entire career, including all the singles A-sides,
rarities and at least one new track!
Confirmed Compilations:
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“Remember The Lightning” on Tribute to 20/20 (Twist Records, England)
“State of the Union” on Tribute to The Risk (Twist Records, England)
“Hard To Say Goodbye” on Tribute to The Jetset (Twist Records, England)
“The Bird” (Manual Scan) or “A Girl to Kill For” on Many Moods of Beauty (The
Beautiful Music, Canada) An all instrumental album.
“It’s Late” on Tribute to Ricky Nelson
“Snookeroo” on Tribute to Ringo Starr (Jealousy Records)
Pending Compilations:
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“Blow Away” on Tribute to George Harrison (Jealousy Records)
“You Wear It Well” on Tribute to Rod Stewart (Delirium Records)
Tribute to Ed Ball & The Times (The Beautiful Music, Canada)
Related Releases:
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Manual Scan’s “She Said It’s Late” will be included on an upcoming comp from
Sweden’s Sound Asleep Records. Due summer 2008.
The Spring Collection has also signed on for both Twist Records Compilations,
and will additionally contribute to Canadian label Beautiful Music’s Tribute to
Television Personalities series. A new album is also in the works with over a
dozen songs already tracked. In the meantime a new Spring Collection compilation
will be released by Blindspot Records this summer. Appropriately titled “In
Between,” the album includes outtakes, tribute album contributions and a batch
of new cover tunes, topped by a terrific version of The Everly Brothers “Let it
Be Me.”
Kenny Howes is due to record a version of The Shambles' song “The Colour Swirl”
Anna Troy’s upcoming self titled sophomore release includes covers of Manual
Scan’s “31968” and “I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster”
American Heart & Soul, released in 1986 by England’s Hi Lo Records and featuring
tracks from Manual Scan, Mod Fun, The Rumble, The Lost Patrol and more is still
set to be reissued by Spain’s Snap! Records. The album will include bonus tracks,
an interview with Hi Lo’s Anthony Meynell (of Squire / Sugarplum) and Bart providing
liner notes and memorabilia from his collection, including rare photos of the groups.
Bart also contributes vocals to the next Static Halo album and is set to do the
same on the upcoming album from Podunk Nowhere.
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April 2008
Bart's “FYI” - San Diego Music History & Trivia Column:
April 2008: Bits & Pieces, Upcoming Releases, Knights of Fuzz,
Kelly Alvarez report, Goodbye Dave Stevens, Cheap Trick in San
Diego (w/ video link), Top Ten
March 2008: Bits and Pieces, Upcoming Releases, Jason Mraz
rarities, Top Ten
http://www. myweekmagazine. com/fyi. php
Scheduled for May 27 2008 release: Various Artists - Forty One Sixty : Songs of The Shambles -
24 tracks from The Truckee Brothers, Marie Haddad, Static Halo, The Kingpins, Afterglow,
The Andersons, The Lola's, Rachael Gordon, Jeremy, Cockeyed Ghost, Happy Losers,
The Sleepwalkers featuring Action Andy & more.
March 2008
Signon San Diego has asked Bart to be a regular guest on their internet radio show "Into The Night"
Sun 3/16 Bart will be on 91X "Loudspeaker" on Sunday at midnight
Mon 3/17 Bart recording a cover of the Everly Brothers "Let it be Me" with the Spring Collection
Tues 3/18 Bart w/ The Anna Troy Band at The Gulf Coast Grill
Thur 3/20 Bart on Signon San Diegos "Night Life" at 3 p.m.
Fri 3/22 Bart w/ The Anna Troy Band and The Chevelles at Bar Pink Elephant
Mon 3/24 Recording demos
Sat 3/29 7:45 p.m. The Shambles - Indie Music Fest
Sat 3/29 11 p.m. Bart with The Anna Troy Band at San Diego Sports Club
Sun 3/30 Bart will be on FM94.9 on Sunday March 30 for the SATSVI release
Upcoming Releases:
Shambles album "20 Explosive Hits" to be released by Black Cherry Recordings
Staring at the Sun VI - Due March 30 / Includes the band's infamous "Wouldn't You Like To Be A Bear"
San Diego Indie Music Fest Sampler- Due March 29 / Includes "I Can't Don't Want to Faster"
Do You Want To Be In The show?: A Tribute to the Jetset / Includes the bands version of "Hard to Say Goodbye."
New Releases:
The Shambles are featured in the current issue of Italy's Misty Lane Magazine.
Out Now! Buffalo Springfield tribute album "Five Way Street" with The Shambles version of "Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?" - on Not Lame
Out Now! - Television Personalities tribute "I Would Write A Thousand Words" with the Shambles covering "If I Could Write Poetry." from Canadian label The Beautiful Music.
Out Now! Music Compilation "Staring at the Sun V" featuring the groups new song "More Than This". This is a freebie from Blindspot Records and The Beach Music Mafia.
Out Now! Music compilation "San Diego Soundscape" featuring the groups "Change." Part of a PR campaign from The San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and Insomnia Radio.Net.
Out Now! The Album "Sweet Relief" from JAM Recordings includes the bands "Wendy Never"
Out Now! The 2007 San Diego Music Awards Sampler includes the bands "All Sorts"
Out Now! The current issue of Spain's "Ansia de Color" Magazine includes a CD with the bands take on "Fixing A Hole."
Out Now! The online only Byrds tribute disc "Tymeless Flight" includes their version of "Feel A Whole Lot Better.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
British and American Indie Labels Join Forces
San Diego's Blindspot Records and Channel Islands
based Twist Records Combine Promo, Radio and
Distribution
SAN DIEGO, Calif., U.S.A. / CHANNEL ISLANDS, U.K. –
Effective immediately American indie label Blindspot
Records will be joining operations with noted British
indie label, Twist Records. The two labels will combine
efforts in press, radio and distribution, giving their
artists and projects a foothold on two continents. Both
label names will remain active, with Blindspot Records
continuing to emphasize San Diego-centric talent and
Twist Records specializing in European performers as
well as continuing their acclaimed series of tribute
albums dedicated to some of Mod and Power-pop's
legendary artists.
More information at:
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
www.twistrecords.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/twistrecords
Recent Releases:
The Young Idea: A Tribute to Squire (TwistUS 3) Superb
mix of groups covering this British trio's best tunes
including Mod Fun, Mega Super Ultra, The Little Murders,
The Decievers, Smodati, Yeh Yeh and more!
The Eddies – Twice Around The World (Twist US 4) Los
Angeles based trio –with the legendary Earle Mankey on
drums – release an album covering mod classics from
Chardon Square, The Jetset, Manual Scan, The Times,
Squire and more!
Dave Humphries – and so it goes… (Blindspot 106) -
Fourth album from British singer-rocker, featuring
killer guitar work from Beatles compatriot Tony
Sheridan!
Thee Jenerators – The Kids Are Not Alright (Twist Big
25) The latest from Mark Le Gallez and his rockin band!
Rudi Protrudi and The Midnight Plowboys - Lady Killer
(Twist Big 27) Yep, the legendary East Coast rocker
returns with more killer tunes! See below for Fuzztones
news!
Upcoming Releases include:
Various Artists: Staring at the Sun! Vol. VI (Blindspot
107) – San Diego based artists join forces for a
multi-genre compilation! Everything from power-pop to
Americana! With The Modlins, Secret Apollo, The Grams,
The Mark Jackson Band, The Anna Troy Band, Echo
Revolution, Simeon Flick, Bad Science Fiction, Dave
Humphries, Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes, Lee Coulter and
more!
Do You Want To Be In The Show – A Tribute To The Jetset
(TwistUS 5) With Jeremy, The Eddies, Rinaldi Sings,
Squire, Herb Eimerman, The Shambles, The Risk, Yeh Yeh,
The Che Men, Richard Fairclough and more! Cover art /
graphics by Paul Bevoir!
Various Artists: Forty One Sixty – The Songs of The
Shambles Vol. 1 (Blindspot 109)– Two dozen worldwide
artists cover the bands music including: The Truckee
Brothers, Marie Haddad, Action Andy w/ The Sleepwalkers,
The Kingpins, Rachael Gordon, Static Halo, Eva Braun,
Jeremy, The Andersons, Liebling, Cockeyed Ghost, The
Ringles, The Eddies and many more! Volume two later this
year!
Static Halo (Blindspot 108) - A killer third album of
amazing power-pop and indie-rock! With hooks to spare!
The Anna Troy Band – Catch The Rain (Blindspot 110) -
New songs, mixing R&B, pop and classic rock for an
incredible new album!
A Tribute to The Risk (TwistUS 6) - 20 worldwide acts
performing the U.K. Trios songs!
The Spring Collection –In Between (Blindspot 111) - An
eight track E.P. collecting rarities and outtakes issued
as the group preps a second album!
Remember the Lightning: A Tribute to 20/20 (TwistUS 7) -
A tribute to legendary Los Angeles power-pop kings! With
Kelly Alvarez & The Power Chords, Jeremy, Robbie Rist,
Adam Marsland, The Shambles and many more!
A Tribute to the Fuzztones (Twist TBD) - fuzzed out
garage mayhem covered by a new generation of rockers! A
worldwide selection of bands TBA
February 2008
Bart's “FYI” - San Diego Music History & Trivia Column:
February 2008: News Bits and Pieces, Upcoming Releases, Pink Floyd in San Diego
(w/audio and video links!), Mike Stax and Eve Selis pen new books, The Stereotypes
on TV, Top Ten http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.php
www.myweekmagazine.com (click on “articles” then “back issues” for older content)
New Spring Collection album due Fall 2008
The Spring Collection will issue a new E.P., "Inbetween"
(Blindspot 111) in October 2008. Meant to tide fans over
while completeing a second album, the set will include rarities
and a few choice outtakes, including covers of "Mr. Spaceman"
and "Let It Be Me".
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
"Forty One Sixty: The Songs of The Shambles" due Spring 2008
Coming May 27:
"Forty One Sixty: The Songs of The Shambles / Part One"
(Blindspot Records 109)
24 worldwide artists perform songs written by The Shambles
(and a few terrific collaborators). Details: Some tracks are
previously released. Lots of exclusive tracks are included.
Two tunes aren't sung in English. One song (Survive) won first
place in the 2003 EMI Publishing Contest in Berlin.
Track Listing:
1) Static Halo (San Diego) – The American Way (Mendoza)
2) Yeh-Yeh (England) – And We Still Feel The Same (Mendoza)
3) Mark Le Gallez & The Eddies (UK/US) - Don't Know Where To Start (Donaker-Ring)
4) Liebling (Denmark) – Survive (Riddervold/Mendoza)
5) Happy Losers (Spain) – Blurs Somewhere (Mendoza/Morris)
6) The Lola's (Alabama) – I Can't Don't Want To Faster (Mendoza)
7) The Sleepwalkers featuring Action Andy (San Diego) – Days & Maybes (Mendoza)
8) The Kingpins (Canada) – Plan of Action (Mendoza)
9) The Anna Troy Band (San Diego) – 31968 (Mendoza)
10) Eva Braun (Becej, Yugoslovaia) – Blindspot (Mendoza/Morris)
11) The Andersons featuring Robbie Rist (Los Angeles) – Rain or Shine (Mendoza/Morris)
12) Mod Fun (New Jersey) – Nothing Can Be Everything (Mendoza)
13) The Ringles (Illinois) – Innocence Becomes You (Mendoza)
14) Rachael Gordon (San Diego) – Sense of Perception (Mendoza/Morris)
15) Jeremy (Michigan) – I Believe (Mendoza/Morris)
16) Marie Haddad (San Diego)– Where You Are (Mendoza/Morris)
17) The Hipnotes (Michigan) – Change (Donaker-Ring)
18) Sugarplum featuring Anthony Meynell (England) – Confidence & Love (Mendoza)
19) Herb Eimerman (Illinois) – All Sorts (Mendoza/Morris)
20) Afterglow (England) – Of Heart & Soul/For Jamie (Mendoza)
21) The Eddies (Los Angeles) – Jungle Beat (Mendoza)
22) The Truckee Brothers (San Diego) – The Waiting Game (Mendoza)
23) Cockeyed Ghost (Los Angeles) – Brilliant (Mendoza)
24) Mega Super Ultra (Illinois) – Confidence & Love (Mendoza)
Part Two, with two dozen additional tracks will follow. Look for contributions
there from Glowfriends, Mark DeCerbo, Ed James and more.
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
Anna Troy new album set for Summer 2008
Anna Troy's hotly anticipated new album is due late summer 2008 from
Blindspot Records. Tentitively titled "Catch The Rain," plans are for ten
tracks, recorded at Mike Kamoo's Earthling Studios. Guests include guitarist
Greg Douglass, best known for his work in The Greg Kihn Band and The
Steve Miller Band. Blindspot Records 110
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
January 2008
New Shambles Album Feb. 25 - "20 Explosive Hits"
The long waited Shambles album "20 Explosive Hits" will be released Feb. 25 by
Black Cherry Recordings. The limited edition album features twenty covers from
throughout the band's career, most out of print, a few unreleased and... the infamous
"San Diego Medley" recorded live for FM94.9/ The (Tim) Pyles Sessions. Included
are songs by The Jam, The Zombies, Ringo Starr, Jeremy, The Who, The Undertones,
Switchfoot, Iron Butterfly, The Monroes, Squire, The Raspberries, Elton John,
The Monkees, Oasis and more. Additional details TBA.
Blindspot artist Dave Humphries' new album, "and so it goes..." (Blindspot 106) will
be released March 1, 2008 at Humphrey's Backstage Lounge. See "Shambles Live"
section of this website, or myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd for more information.
Additionally recording is under way with The Shambles, The Anna Troy Band and
The Spring Collection.
New (third) Static Halo album due this Spring.
Blindspot Records has announced a new Static Halo album due this Spring.
Dylan Martinez, Justin Bryant & Todd Woolsey, with guest appearances from
Marie Haddad and Adam Gimbel.
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
Bart's “FYI” - San Diego Music History & Trivia Column:
January 2007: Bits and pieces, Upcoming Releases, New vintage
re-issues, New mod/garage compilations, Chart Update, top ten
http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.php
www.myweekmagazine.com (click on "articles" then "back issues" for older content)
Blindspot Records on myspace (subscribe to blog for Discography and label news):
http://www.myspace.com/blindspotrecordssd
December 2007
The Shambles' official website has been updated:
www.theshambles.net
The Shambles will record another full band live session with Alan Sanderson in February 2008.
Mike Kamoo and Bart recorded the next Shambles track, "Hard to Say Goodbye,"
for the Jetset tribute album.
Bart has started a blog on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/3363716
Blogs have been posted on The Shambles and Manual Scan pages also:
http://www.myspace.com/theshambles
http://www.myspace.com/manualscan
Bart's “FYI” - San Diego Music History & Trivia Column:
Upcoming New Releases from San Diego,
News Bits & Pieces, Dec. Benefit Concerts, Unsilent
Night, Ron Silva Update, Jim Croce Re-Issues, 2007
Sixties Compilations, Top Ten
www.myweekmagazine.com (click on "articles" then "back issues" for older content)
For more links to Bart's columns and articles, see the Additional Links section of
this website.
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE:
Bart is in the studio with The Spring Collection, playing bass on songs for their second album at
Earthling Studios. Mike Kamoo will once again produce and play drums
Bart is in the studio with Dave Humphries and Mike Kamoo, working on pre-production for a new
album due later this year or early 2008
Bart is in the studio with The Rarities, finishing up their debut album with Gregory Page at the board and
Martin Greaves as well as Ray Suen contributing
Bart is in the studio with: Anna Troy demoing new material for her early 2008 EP
Bart is in the studio with: The Grams contributing background vocals to their new album, due in early 2008
Bart also contributes vocals to the next Static Halo album.
AVAILABLE NOW:
Rachael Gordon's "Rock 'n' Roll Girl" new from Wizzard in Vinyl (Japan). 15 tracks plus a photo
gallery and featuring a who's who of local musicians. Rachael is in pre-production on an album of all new
recordings, mostly co-written by her. Plus a few choice covers as well.
The Young Idea - "A Tribute To Squire" - from England's Twist Records- The Shambles perform
two tracks, Bart wrote the liner notes and there is a world-wide line-up of Mod Fun, Paul Bevoir, The Che Men,
The Spring Collection, Yeh Yeh, The Eddies, Jeremy, The Little Murders, Trash, Mega Super Ultra, Smodati,
The Shingles, The Relatives, The Vagabonds and The Deceivers.
Manual Scan - Plan of Action 7" EP - reissue of the band's 1982 release on Spain's Munster Records
Television Personalities tribute "I Would Write A Thousand Words," featuring The Shambles take on
"If I Could Write Poetry," - new from The Beautiful Music.
Buffalo Springfield tribute "Five Way Street" featuring the Shambles version of "Whatever Happened to
Saturday Night?" - from Not Lame.
"Staring at the Sun Volume 5" new from Blindspot Records for 2007. 17 San Diego artists including
The Shambles, Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes, Anna Troy, Vinyl Radio, Berkley Hart, The Grams, Buzzkill
Romantics, Podunk Nowhere, Superdoo with Christopher Dale, Scott Wilson, The Spring Collection, Blizzard,
Will Edwards, Citizen Band, The Coyote Problem, Heathen Kings of Olde and Barbara Nesbitt - PLUS Scott
Wilson's "Coffeehouse 101" video featuring cameos from over four dozen San Diego musicians!
Music compilation "San Diego Soundscape" featuring the band's "Change" This is a PR item from The
San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and Insomnia Records.Com.
"Sweet Relief" a three disc compilation from JAM Records to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina Relief.
Includes the Shambles' track "Wendy Never."
San Diego Music Foundation compilation - there are two versions, the standard issue CD given out at
this years SDMA's and a Hard Rock Hotel Branded edition!
NEW RECORDINGS FOR 2008:
Due in early 2008 is "Forty One Sixty: The Songs of Manual Scan / The Shambles" - featuring songs from The Lola's,
Jeremy, Mark DeCerbo (w/AJ Croce), The Kingpins, Cockeyed Ghost, The Andersons (w/Robbie Rist), The
Truckee Brothers, Yeh-Yeh, Anthony Meynell (Squire)& Sugarplum, Mark LeGallez (The Risk) with The Eddies
(w/Earle Mankey), Herb Eimerman, Rachael Gordon, Ed James, Happy Losers, Static Halo, The Ringles, The Anna
Troy Band, Marie Haddad, The Sleepwalkers w/Action Andy, The Eddies, Mod Fun, Mega Super Ultra, Liebling,
Eva Braun, Afterglow, The Hipnotes. Part I will be followed by Part II shortly thereafter.
Notes and quotes for the booklet from John Davis (Superdrag), IPO Founder David Bash and legendary
Crawdaddy publisher Paul Williams.
Original Tangent: The Best Of The Shambles: Due September 30, 2008
17 tracks spanning the band entire career, including all the singles A-sides, rarities and at least one new track
COMPILATIONS:
The band will also be contributing to numerous compilations.
Confirmed:
"Remember The Lightning" on Tribute to 20/20 (Twist Records, England)
"State of the Union" on Tribute to The Risk (Twist Records, England)
"Hard To Say Goodbye" on Tribute to The Jetset (Twist Records, England)
"The Bird" (Manual Scan) or "A Girl to Kill For" on Many Moods of Beauty (The Beautiful Music, Canada)
An all instrumental album.
"It's Late" on Tribute to Ricky Nelson
"Snookeroo" on Tribute to Ringo Starr (Jealousy Records)
Pending:
"Blow Away" on Tribute to George Harrison
"You Wear It Well" on Tribute to Rod Stewart
Tribute to Ed Ball & The Times (The Beautiful Music, Canada) due 2009
RELATED RELEASES:
The Spring Collection has also signed on for both Twist Records Compilations, and will additionally contribute to Canadian label Beautiful Music's Tribute to Television Personalities series.
Kenny Howes is due to record a version of "The Colour Swirl"
Anna Troy's upcoming self titled sophomore release includes covers of Manual Scan's "31968" and "I Can't Don't Want To Faster"
The Eddies next album, Twice Around The World" includes their versions of Manual Scan's "Don't Know Where To Start" and "Jungle Beat." The latter is a new recording, not the same version included on their debut album.
American Heart & Soul, released in 1986 by England's Hi Lo Records and featuring tracks from Manual Scan, Mod Fun, The Rumble, The Lost Patrol and more is still set to be reissued by Spain's Snap! Records. The album will
include bonus tracks, an interview with Hi Lo's Anthony Meynell (of Squire / Sugarplum) and Bart providing liner notes and memorabilia from his collection, including rare photos of the groups.
November 2007
The Shambles Anthology is set for release September 30, 2008 on Zip Records label,
via Red/Sony.
http://www.ziprecords.com/
The Shambles are scheduled to return to the studio December 6, and Spring
Colletion returns to the studio December 20.
The Shambles “All Sorts” was included on the promotional 2007 San Diego Music
Awards compilation issued in September. The free disc included the track from
The Shambles alongside tunes from Dirty Sweet, Get Back Loretta, UV Tigers,
Vinyl Radio, Lady Dottie & The Diamonds, Gregory Page, The Truckee Brothers, MC
Flow, Ryan Ferguson, The Prayers, Fifty on their Heels, Anna Troy, The Farmers,
Robin Henkel, Transfer, A.J. Croce, Victoria Robertson, The Power Chords, Kite
Flying Society and Matt Curreri & Ex-Friends. Instantly out of print, a second
printing, with altered graphics, is scheduled for December 12, 2007 as a promotional
tie-in with the opening of the Hard Rock Hotel in Downtown San Diego.
Anna Troy starts recording her new EP on December 14, will include her version of
Manual Scan's song "31968" and The Shambles' "I Can't Don't Want To" . Bart will
be among the guest musians, as well as Greg from the Steve Miller Band and Robin Henkel.
www.myspace.com/annatroy
Bart and Anna both contribute background vocals to The Grams upcoming album
“Love Factory,” specifically the track “Little Do They Know.”
www.myspace.com/chuckschielethegrams
The Dave Humphries album is complete. Bart plays or sings on 5 songs and is art
directing the sleeve. Tony Sheridan is a guest musician.
New Jetset Tribute: Do You Want To Be In The Show?
Coming Soon! A tribute to legendary British popsters The Jetset! Look for tunes
from The Shambles as well as The Spring Collection, Jeremy, Rinaldi Sings, The
Eddies, The Che Men, The Risk, The Ringles, Herb Eimerman, The Shingles, Russ
Schneider, Mega Super Ultra, Ed James, Yeh Yeh, American Girlfriend and more.
From Twist Records: http://www.twistrecords.co.uk/catalog/index.php
Los Angeles based trio The Eddies will include their versions of Manual Scan’s
“Don’t Know Where To Start” and “Jungle Beat” on their new album, Twice
Around the World, due December 1. The disc will be comprised of covers of
mod classics and it’s mastered by Earle Mankey. “Jungle Beat” was originally
included on their album “In The Sunshine”
www.myspace.com/theeddies
Bart's “FYI” - San Diego Music History & Trivia Column:
November 2007: Upcoming New Releases from San Diego,
Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band) Discography and Info,
Top Ten
October 2007: San Diego on the Charts 2006 – 2007, Ron
Silva bandography, Top Ten
September 2007: San Diego on Television 2007, Vinyl
Update, Reunions, Top Ten
www.myweekmagazine.com (click on "articles" then "back
issues" for older content)
October 2007
Bart is writing a new bio for Gregory Page, and has just been hired by Passmore Labs to
write press for their new 3D technology.
Bart in new John Lennon Documentary "Why We Listen"
Bart was interviewed alongside Peter Bolland, Micheal Tiernan and Sven-Erik Seaholm
in a new documentary from filmmaker Carla Sweet on John Lennon. Tons of rare footage
and interview clips, soundtrack provided by Lennon and The Beatles.
You Tube Links (split in four parts):
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDBJQObnHb8
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwTQLOKpWFw
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ9oLJC2kwU
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPHenm536to
September 2007
This year's SDMA compilation cd, which includes The Shambles' song "All Sorts",
has been a huge success - The Hard Rock Cafe / Hotel has requested another 4,000
copies to give to their guests. They will be printing a special edition with their logo, etc.
Bart's new online music column devoted to San Diego Music History:
http://www.myweekmagazine.com/fyi.php
The Travel Channel will be using 3 of The Shambles' songs in commercials next year:
"Change" "I Can't Don't Want To" and one tba.
travel.discovery.com/
August 2007
Bart will write the liner notes for the next Lolas' album on JAM Records.
Bart is filling in with The Anna Troy Band while the group has membership fluctuations.
July 2007
Byrds tribute on payplay:
http://payplay.fm/artist/Timeless+Flyte-A+Tribute+To+The+Byrds
Shambles on youtube (to appear on future dvd):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uZh6V4jsy8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucBC_DUqBZU
Bart spent the afternoon of July 22 in the studio with Dave Humphries and Mike Kamoo adding overdubs to four tracks.
June 2007
New Byrds tribute album online with The Shambles, Tim Lee + more. "Timeless Flyte" is
just out. The CD Baby page is finally up, with imminent delivery to iTunes and others.
Check out The Shambles' version of "Feel A Whole Lot Better" (produced by and with
a cameo from Chuck "The Grams" Schiele) and much more!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/timelessflyte
AVAILABLE NOW:
"Five Way Street" - Buffalo Springfield Tribute album - Not Lame
"I Would Write A Thousand Words" - Television Personalities Tribute - The Beautiful Music
"San Diego Soundscape" - San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and Insomnia Radio.Net
"Staring at the Sun Volume V" - Blindspot Records
"The Young Idea - A Tribute To Squire" - Twist Records (England)
Manual Scan - Plan of Action 7" EP - Munster Records (Spain)
Rachael Gordon - "Rock 'n' Roll Girl" - Wizzard in Vinyl (Japan)
DUE IN 2007:
"Original Tangent- The Best of The Shambles" is set for fall release on Zip Records
16 tracks including all single a-sides and a new recording of The Beatles' "For No One."
"Sweet Relief": a three disc compilation from JAM Records to raise funds
for Hurricane Katrina Relief. Includes the Shambles track "Wendy Never."
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS:
Bart is in the studio with The Rarities, Anna Troy, The Spring Collection, and Dave Humphries.
Rachael Gordon is in pre-production on an album of all new recordings, that she has
mostly co-written, plus a few choice covers.
UPCOMING COMPILATION RELEASES FOR THE SHAMBLES:
American Heart & Soul, San Diego Music Foundation compilation, Misty Lane
compilation, Ansia de Colores compilation, Tribute albums dedicated to The Jetset,
The Risk, Ringo Starr, Ricky Nelson, Byrds and more.
SNAP Records from Spain is back and they have licensed a "Best of" from The Shambles
to be released only on vinyl in Spain. (limited to 500 copies)
OTHER:
Mod Fun covers "Nothing Can Be Everything" on their new album "Now and Again"
A video collage with the song is on their Myspace page.
Anna Troy's version of Manual Scan's "31968" is set for her next album this fall - she is also
performing "I Can't Don't Want To Faster" in her live set.
May 2007
Studio Sessions:
May 12, 2007 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Shambles, StudiOB, Song: "For No One"
Bart, Kevin, Orrick and Danny Cress played, Chuck Schiele produced.
May 14, Static Halo, Buzzkill Studios
May 17, Dave Humphries, Earthling
May 19, Shambles, Earthling
May 24, Anna Troy Band, Earthling
May 27, 11:00 a.m. Dave Humpries, Earthling Studios, Bart played bass on 2
songs for the upcoming album.
May 27, 1:00 p.m. The Shambles, Strate Sound Studios, the band taped a live
session which was broadcast later that night on FM94.9 by DJ Tim Pyles,
Alan Sanderson produced. 5 songs plus the "San Diego Medley" were recorded.
At 8 p.m. Kevin was interviewed on FM94.9 and then at 9:45 p.m. Bart
was interviewed live from the Casbah on FM94.9 prior to the broadcast.
The sessions will be streamed on the station's website.
http://www.b949.net/local/index.cfm
Setlist:
May 27 2007 FM94.9 Airs six-song “Pyles Session”
The Shambles + Band interview
Host: Tim Pyles Producer: Alan Sanderson
1. Desde Ayer
2. Fire
3. Brilliant
4. All Sorts
5. Clouds All Day
6. San Diego Medley:
Iron Butterfly – In A Gadda Da Vida
The Cascades – Rhythm of The Rain
Switchfoot – Mean To Live
The Monroes – What Do All The People Know?
April 2007
See the following link for an online article in the San Diego Union Tribune about
the Visitor's Bureau's promotional cd (which features The Shambles' "Change")
with mentions and a photo of The Shambles and quotes by Bart. The paper version
reportedly contains multiple photos.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070426-9999-1b26music.html
Bart has recorded four new songs with Static Halo: "Girls in the Sun", "Won't Be Long",
"Bleu the Fighter Pilot" and "Place in the Sun". Adam Gimbel and Marie Haddad are
also taking part in the sessions.
Bart has also re-recorded Small Faces' "Don't Burst My Bubble" with The Tony Face
Big Roll Band, to be released in Italy later this year.
AVAILABLE NOW:
"Five Way Street" - Buffalo Springfield Tribute album - Not Lame
"I Would Write A Thousand Words" - Television Personalities Tribute - The Beautiful Music
"San Diego Soundscape" - San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and Insomnia Radio.Net
"Staring at the Sun Volume V" - Blindspot Records
"The Young Idea - A Tribute To Squire" - Twist Records (England)
Manual Scan - Plan of Action 7" EP - Munster Records (Spain)
Rachael Gordon - "Rock 'n' Roll Girl" - Wizzard in Vinyl (Japan)
DUE IN 2007:
"Forty One Sixty: The Songs of Manual Scan / The Shambles"
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS:
Bart is in the studio with The Rarities, Anna Troy, The Spring Collection, and Dave Humphries.
UPCOMING COMPILATION RELEASES FOR THE SHAMBLES:
American Heart & Soul, San Diego Music Foundation compilation, Misty Lane compilation,
Ansia de Colores compilation, Tribute albums dedicated to The Jetset, The Risk, Ringo Starr,
Ricky Nelson, Byrds and more.
SNAP Records from Spain is back and they just licensed a "Best of" from The Shambles to be released only on vinyl in Spain. (limited to 500 copies)
March 2007
The Shambles have signed with Zip Records.
http://www.ziprecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ziprecords
February 2007
AVAILABLE NOW:
"Staring at the Sun Volume V" - Blindspot Records
"The Young Idea - A Tribute To Squire" - Twist Records (England)
Manual Scan - Plan of Action 7" EP - Munster Records (Spain)
Rachael Gordon - "Rock 'n' Roll Girl" - Wizzard in Vinyl (Japan)
DUE IN 2007:
"Forty One Sixty: The Songs of Manual Scan / The Shambles"
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS:
Bart is in the studio with The Rarities, Anna Troy, The Spring Collection, and Dave Humphries.
UPCOMING COMPILATION RELEASES FOR THE SHAMBLES:
Insomnia Radio San Diego Artists Compilation, San Diego Music Foundation compilation,
Misty Lane compilation, Ansia de Colores compilation, Tribute albums dedicated to The Jetset,
The Risk, Ringo Starr, Television Personalities, Ricky Nelson and more.
January 2007
"Change" is going to be used on a compilation promoting San Diego
music by the San Diego Visitors Bureau - it will be out in May and the
song will be available on their website.
Staring at the Sun Volume V is due Jan. 6, 2007. The album will be a promo
giveaway at shows. Included are tracks from The Shambles, Mark DeCerbo &
Four Eyes, Buzzkill Romantics, Marie Haddad, Podunk Nowhere, Heathen
Kings of Olde, Scott Wilson, Anna Troy, The Spring Collection, Jeff Berkley &
Citizen Band, The Grams, Vinyl Radio, Barbara Nesbitt and more. As a bonus, the
album includes Scott Wilson’s “Coffeehouse 101” video, featuring dozens of San
Diego artists.
December 2006
The Shambles News Page has been updated:
http://www.theshambles.net/wuznew.htm
November 2006
Television Personalities Tribute Track listing:
1. The Shambles - If I Could Write Poetry
2. Summer Factory - Look Back In Anger
3. Semion - The Prettiest Girl In The World
4. The Cult 45's - Silly Girl
5. Pacific Radio - This Time There's No Happy Ending
6. The Groovy Cellar - Say You Won't Cry
7. Superszar - There's A Cloud Over Liverpool
8. Thy Surfyn Eyes - La Grande Illusion
9. Swedish Whistler - Part Time Punks
10. The Mandervilles - Where's Bill Grundy Now? (Slow Mix)
11. Swell Maps - 14th Floor
12. The Paisley Shirts - The Dream Inspires
13. The Loch Ness Mouse - Favorite Films
14. Jonathan Caws-Elwitt - Geoffrey Ingram
15. The NoMen - Mysterious Ways
16. Phil Wilson - God Snaps His Finger
17. Pub Fiction - Three Wishes
18. BMX Bandits - Girl At The Bus Stop
19. The Legend! - Look Back In Anger
20. Nikki Sudden - If I could Write Poetry
On November 2, 2006 Bart joined Marie Haddad for her rendition of the song
"Where You Are" from her album "A Beautiful Road" at Humphrey's Backstage
Lounge, which was filmed for a DVD. Later that night Bart was on the Fox Rox TV
show for a look back at Manual Scan based on the re-issue of the "Plan of Action"
single. Footage was shown of the band playing at New Sounds Music Festival in
1986, brief clips of "For Those" and "High Heeled Sneakers."
October 2006
The Shambles have finished a pair of tracks "It's Late" and "Feel A Whole Lot Better"
for tribute albums. The Rarities (Bart Mendoza, Derek Duplessie, Danny Cress and Tyler)
were filmed for a documentary on John Lennon.
Sequencing for "Staring at the Sun V" has been finished, and liner notes for the
"American Heart & Soul" re-issue have also been completed.
September 2006
The Shambles have updated their website's "Side Projects", "Concert Chronology"
and "Snap Records" pages. See menu at www.theshambles.net
August 2006
Squire Tribute info on myspace:
www.myspace.com/squirestribute
July 2006
Spanish label Munster Records is reissuing Manual Scan's Plan of Action 7"
EP as part of it's collector's series. For more information see
http://www.munster-records.com/club/club.htm
The Shambles will record "Feel A Whole Lot Better" for the Byrds tribute.
The Four Eyes and Rachael Gordon compilations that Bart produced for Wizzard
In Vinyl in Japan have been delayed until October.
May 2006
New Recordings!
The Shambles recently entered the studio with world renowned producer /
engineer Alan Sanderson, best known for his work with Burt Bacharach,
Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones and Weezer! The band
cut a rip roaring version of "More Than This" penned by Bart, and they even
convinced Victoria Robertson, who happened to be visiting the studio that
day, to play a bit of piano. The song was recorded specifically for
the upcoming album..
Staring at the Sun Vol. 5! Free!
As unbelievable as it may seem, there will be a fifth volume of San Diego
Music compilation series Staring at the Sun! The album will be out in
early summer and will be a promo giveaway at shows! Yep, it's going to be
absolutely free! Look for tracks from The Shambles, Mark DeCerbo & Four
Eyes, Buzzkill Romantics, Marie Haddad, The Truckee Brothers, The Spring
Collection, Sven Erik Seaholm & The Wild Truth, Jeff Berkley & Citizen
Band, The Grams, Steph Johnson, Buckfast Superbee, Skelpin and more!
We'll be announcing the final line up in the next update, hint at where
you'll be able to get your hands on a copy and hopefully announce a
nifty bonus!
Buffalo Springfield Tribute-now with bonus!
The Buffalo Springfield tribute album, Five Way Street, from Not Lame is
now due May 16. The Shambles quirky take on "Whatever Happened to
Saturday Night," is included. Now comes word that shoppers who preorder
the disc from Not Lame, will score a bonus compilation featuring top cuts
from Sid Griffin, Buddy Woodward and Mission: To Mars* (a side project
that included Bart) who will have their version of "Better Days"
included! It pays to pre-order!
http://www.notlame.com/buffalospringfield.htm
- While the final line up was still being put together, here's a sneak
peek at the proposed bonus cuts:
Buddy Woodward - "Other Man" (unreleased)
Jeff Larson - "Alongtime" (unreleased demo)
Bobby Sutliff/Tim Lee (Windbreakers) - (new Windbreakers song)
Freddie Krc - "On The Way Home" (unreleased)
Bart Mendoza (Mission: To Mars*) - "Better Days" (unreleased demo)
Sid Griffin - TBD
George Usher - "Waiting For An Invitation" (unreleased demo)
Jeff Glenn (Retros) - "Hey, Don't Go Looking For Love" (acoustic demo)
Maplewood - TBD
Byrds of a Feather - "Eight Miles High" (live)
Last Train Home - "Matchbook Message" (from Bound Away album)
Rich Hopkins & the Luminarios - "Red, White And Blue" (from the album
Ka-Ju-Tah)
New Compilations! Ricky Nelson! And more!
The Shambles will be contributing an original tune to the upcoming Tenth
Anniversary CD compilation that will be included in the next issue of
Spanish magazine Ansia De Color due later this year.
The Shambles have also been asked to contribute a version of the song
"It's Late" to a tribute disc for Ricky Nelson! Look for versions of
George Harrison's "Blow Away" and a yet to be determined Jetset song to
be recorded at the same session.
The Squire tribute on the way from Twist Records (UK) - The Shambles do
"The Life"- has been delayed until late summer, as is likely the
situation with The Television Personalities tribute - The Shambles do "If
I Could Write Poetry"- from Canadian label Beautiful Music, as well as
the Ringo Starr Tribute from Jealousy Records - The Shambles perform
"Snookeroo."
In Forty One Sixty news (that's a various artists compilation with
artists covering songs by either Manual Scan or The Shambles),
we have confirmed that the European version will be released by
Spain's SNAP! Records, while a separate edition will eventually see
release by Japanese label Wizzard in Vinyl. We will announce the U.S.
label soon!
Finally, American Heart & Soul, released in 1986 by England's Hi Lo
Records and featuring tracks from Manual Scan, Mod Fun, The Rumble, The
Lost Patrol and more will be reissued by Snap! Records this summer. A
labor of love, the album will include bonus tracks, liner notes by
Anthony Meynell, and Bart has been asked to provide memorabilia from his
collection, including rare photos from the groups, as well as provide
additional liners!
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April 2006
The Shambles version of "It's Late" will be on the upcoming Ricky Nelson tribute
album from Jealousy Records. Also to be included are Al Kooper , The Rembrandts,
Jeremy and more.
The Shambles "More than This", produced by Alan Sanderson will be included on
Staring At The Sun Vol. 5 out in June on Blindspot.
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March 2006
The Shambles official website, www.theshambles.net , has been UPDATED.
Tribute Album News ! Buffalo Springfield !
The Buffalo Springfield tribute disc is now scheduled for a firm release date of May 16,
2006. The Shambles contributed a quirky version of “Whatever Happened to Saturday
Night,” alongside tracks from Diesel Park West, The Kennedys, Rich Hopkins, The
Gripweeds and more!
http://www.notlame.com
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February 2006
The TVP information that was posted in December has been updated. (see below)
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January 2006
The Shambles official website, www.theshambles.net , has been UPDATED with a
new memorabilia page, artwork page, and additional songs, pictures, flyers and
updates to the side projects page and the discography.
Recording News:
Bart took part in recording session with Rookie Card. A group of friends
clapped along and did a spoken word bit to be collaged for the track “Rave Up.”
He’s also among the masses shouting “not it!” on the track “Everybody's On The
Phone.” The Reader ran a bit about the session with a picture of everyone around
the mic, on 12/28/05.
Bart also played guitar on Marie Haddad’s version of “Where You Are” (which he
also wrote) from her upcoming EP, and played bongos in the bridge of the tune
“Didn’t Deserve It.”
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December 2005 (information updated February 2006)
The second volume of The Television Personalities If I Could Write
Poetry, featuring The Shambles' take on the title track has been delayed until
early 2006, but now in addition to a CD version from Canada's Beautiful
Music label, there will be a limited edition vinyl edition, Someone To
Share My Life With issued by Sweden's But Is It Art? Records. As with any
project still in the pipeline, details may change, but at press time the
track listing included:
Side 1
Girl At The Bus-Stop - BMX Bandits
This Time There's No Happy Ending - Pacific Radio
Look Back in Anger - Summer Factory
The Prettiest Girl In The World - Semion
If I could Write Poetry (alt vocal)- Nikki Sudden
Side 2
Part Time Punks - Two Angry Men
Someone To Share My Life With (rehearsal mix) - Lovejoy
14th Floor - Swell Maps
If I Could Write Poetry - The Shambles
The Engine Driver Song (alternate mix) - The Higher Elevations
Geoffrey Ingram - Jonathan Caws-Elwitt
http://www.butisitart.org/press/TVP_Press_Release.pdf
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November 2005
The Shambles will head into the studio with Alan Sanderson (Costello, Weezer,
The Rolling Stones etc) in January 2006. (delayed)
October 2005
Manual Scan / Shambles DVD
Plans are underway for a DVD with footage / photos from throughout the band's
history and they are looking for help with any additional anything that might be
included. Live video or audio, photos, outtakes, memorabilia. If you have
anything that you think might be of interest please contact The Shambles at
http://www.theshambles.net
Crawdaddy's Immortalized!!
The Crawdaddy's featuring Mark have just had their 1979 song "I Can Never
Tell" included on the Children of Nuggets box set from Rhino Records!
http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=74639
Shambles on new compilation!
Shout! Is a new compilation CD from British label Biff Bang Pow Records
which includes a number of legendary mod names including Ian Page & The
Affair and Yeh Yeh! The Shambles contribute "I Can't Don't Want To"
http://www.biffbangpow.org.uk/latestnews.htm
Spring Collection on Not Lame
The Spring Collections' (Joe Mendoza's group featuring Bart and Mike Kamoo)
"But I Did" is included on the new promotional two disc set from Not Lame,
Hook Heaven. Featuring 41 hot new groups, the limited edition compilation is
available from the website for only $3 !! Contact Not Lame and get a copy asap,
these wont last long.
http://www.notlame.com/V/A/Page_1/NLHOOKHEAVEN1.html
Katrina Relief Efforts
The Shambles have been asked to contribute to a pair of compilations in
aid of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts. Details are still coming in, but
JAM Records is due to issue a disc called Sweet Relief, with the Spring
Collection also due to take part. Song TBD.
They've also donated the track "(A Short Spiral) Will Tell" to an as yet unnamed
project being put together in San Diego. A tentative track listing includes some
great artists; Stan Ridgway, The Beat Farmers, Billy Zoom, Jump Jones,
Sven Erik Seaholm, Gregory Page, Mike Keneally, Candye Kane and many
more.
AVAILABLE NOW:
01/05 West of Eden - Zip Records / VACD / US - All Sorts
02/05 This is Rock 'n' Roll Radio - JAM Records/ VACD / US - Warm This Winter
03/05 Anytime Anywave Vol. 1+ 2 - Rock Indiana / VACD / Spain - Does Stephanie Know
04/05 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit Neil / A Tribute To Neil Diamond - Delerium / VACD / US -
Thank The Lord For The Night Time
05/05 Jam On Jeremy / A Tribute To Jeremy VACD / US - It’s Getting Better!
06/05 Shout Biff Bang Pow/VACD/UK- I Can’t Don’t Want To
07/05 LoudSpeaker/91XFM / VA2CD / US - Child’s Play (alternate)
2005 Hook Heaven / Not Lame / VACD / US - The Spring Collections' But I Did
2005 Children Of Nuggets / Rhino 74639 / VABOXSET / US - The Crawdaddy's I Can Never Tell
AVAILABLE SOON:
2006 The Young Idea /A Tribute To Squire - Twist / VA CD UK - The Life
2006 Three Ring Circus / A Tribute To Ringo Starr - Jealousy /VACD /US - Snookeroo
2006 American Pop Stars - Jealousy /VACD /US - song TBD
2006 If I Could Write Poetry Vol. II / A Tribute To Television
Personalities - Beautiful Music/VACD/Canada - If I Could Write Poetry
2006 Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute to Mike Nesmith VACD/US - Daily Nightly
2006 A Tribute To Buffalo Springfield - Not Lame / 2VACD / US - Whatever
Happened To Saturday Night?
2006 Roar! San Diego Musicians for Simba’s Ark VACD/US - song TBD
2006 The southern Tradition of Musical Hospitality - Some Relief from Katrina /
VACD / US - A Short Spiral (Will Tell)
2006 California Pop 95-99 - Snowglobe / VACD / US - Thin Lines
March 2006 Sweet Relief - JAM / VACD / US - Wouldn't You Like To Be A Bear?
2006 About A Girl / VACD / US - Wendy Never
Albums
2006 – Forty One Sixty / The Songs of Manual Scan and the Shambles (VACD) 22
worldwide performers
Side Projects
2006 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Girl / The Rachael Gordon Anthology (Japan - all the non lp
tracks, collaborations and three new tunes as well)
2006 – The Rarities / Patron Saints of Could’ve Been (10 tracks penned by either
Derek Duplessie, Dylan Martinez or Bart Mendoza- recordings at overdub stage
July/2005)
2006 – Four Eyes Anthology (Japan - Bart produced this collection of non lp
tracks/outtakes and wrote the liner notes)
2006 – Classic Powerpop (JAM/VA/DVD) includes Manual Scan’s 1984 video for
“American Way”
2006 – Manual Scan / Plan Of Action (Munster/7”EPPS/Spain) reissue of 1982 EP!
*****2006 – A Tribute to Squire (Twist/CD/UK) will also include the Spring
Collection’s “In A World of My Own.”
*****2006 Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute To Mike Nesmith (VACD/US) will also
include Mission: To Mars* “Different Drum.”
Plans also include new albums from The Shambles, Rachael Gordon and the Spring
Collection, a compilation of various side projects, and appearances on tribute
albums for The Risk, George Harrison, The Jetset and Rod Stewart & The Faces.
Additionally the band is set to contribute to an all instrumental music compilation, a
power pop Holidays collection, and more.
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September 2005
The Shambles will contribute a track to a CD to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
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August 2005 Update - see www.theshambles.net for more news and information
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More Tribute Albums?
More upcoming possibilities include a Rod Stewart/Faces tribute or a
"Under the influence" CD which would feature one cover that influenced
the band and one original.
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New Compilation Album!
The Shambles are included on the new Loudspeaker 2-CD compilation from 91X-FM
San Diego! The band offers up an alternate version of “Child’s Play,” and also
aboard are Louis XIV, AJ Croce, Gregory Page, Steve Poltz, The Stereotypes, The
Buzzkill Romantics, Agent 51, Gogogo Airheart, The Heartaches, The Album Leaf,
Momma, Tristan Prettyman, Fono, Reeve Oliver, Parker Theory, Ryan Ferguson,
B-Side Players, Parker Theory, The Truckee Brothers, Scarlet Symphony, Dirty
Sweet and more! 37 groups in all, major label stars and indie faves.
http://www.91x.com/loudspeakercd.html
Another New Compilation album!
Look out for Shout! A new compilation CD from British label Biff Bang Pow
Records which includes a number of legendary mod names including Ian Page & The
Affair and Yeh Yeh! The Shambles contribute “I Can’t Don’t Want To” with other
groups including Roundabout, The Gene Drayton Unit, Modus, Grasp, The Green
Circles, The Marksmen, Peacock Avenue, The Automatics, 17 Black, The Ecosse
Modernist Orchestra, The Impact Four and the Leicester Squares!
http://www.biffbangpow.org.uk/latestnews.htm
Forty One Sixty News!! Wizzard In Vinyl !!
Shambles/Manual Scan covers project - One of Japan’s top indie labels,
Wizzard in Vinyl will be releasing an exclusive version of the album in February 2006.
Look for two other projects that Bart had a hand in to be released by the label before
then; Rachael Gordon’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Girl and Four Eyes Collection.
http://www.wizzard-in-vinyl.com
And A New Tribute Album Confirmed
The Shambles will be recording a version of George Harrison’s “Blow Away” for an
upcoming tribute album on Jealousy Records. http://www.jealousy-records.com
AVAILABLE NOW:
01/05 West of Eden - Zip Records / VACD / US - All Sorts
02/05 This is Rock 'n' Roll Radio - JAM Records/ VACD / US - Warm This Winter
03/05 Anytime Anywave Vol. 1+ 2 - Rock Indiana / VACD / Spain - Does Stephanie Know
04/05 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit Neil / A Tribute To Neil Diamond - Delerium / VACD / US -
Thank The Lord For The Night Time
05/05 Jam On Jeremy / A Tribute To Jeremy VACD / US - It’s Getting Better!
06/05 ShoutBiff Bang Pow/VACD/UK- I Can’t Don’t Want To
07/05 LoudSpeaker/91XFM VA2CD / US - Child’s Play (alternate)
AVAILABLE SOON:
2005 The Young Idea /A Tribute To Squire - Twist / VA CD UK - The Life
2005 Three Ring Circus / A Tribute To Ringo Starr - Jealousy /VACD /US - Snookeroo
2005 American Pop Stars - Jealousy /VACD /US - Where You Are
2005 If I Could Write Poetry Vol. II / A Tribute To Television
Personalities - Beautiful Music/VACD/Canada - If I Could Write Poetry
2005 Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute to Mike Nesmith VACD/US - Daily Nightly
2005 A Tribute To Buffalo Springfield - Not Lame / 2VACD / US - Whatever
Happened To Saturday Night?
2005 Roar! San Diego Musicians for Simba’s Ark VACD/US Wouldn’t You Like To
Be A Bear?
2005 Tiny Idols - Snowglobe / VACD / US TBD
Albums
2005 – Forty One Sixty / The Songs of Manual Scan and the Shambles (VACD) 22
worldwide performers…
Side Projects
2005 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Girl / The Rachael Gordon Anthology (Japan - all the non lp
tracks, collaborations and three new tunes as well)
2005 – The Rarities / Patron Saints of Could’ve Been (10 tracks penned by either
Derek Duplessie, Dylan Martinez or Bart Mendoza- recordings at overdub stage
July/2005)
2005 – Four Eyes Anthology (Japan - Bart produced this collection of non lp
tracks/outtakes and wrote the liner notes)
2005- Children of Nuggets – (Rhino 74639/VABOXSET/US) features The Crawdaddys “I
Can Never Tell”
2005 – Classic Powerpop (JAM/VA/DVD) includes Manual Scan’s 1984 video for
“American Way”
2005 – Manual Scan / Plan Of Action (Munster/7”EPPS/Spain) reissue of 1982 EP!
2005 – Flash Pops 3 (Not Lame/VACD/US) includes the Spring Collections “But I Did.”
*****2005 – A Tribute to Squire (Twist/CD/UK) will also include the Spring
Collection’s “In A World of My Own.”
*****2005 Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute To Mike Nesmith (VACD/US) will also
include Mission: To Mars* “Different Drum.”
Plans also include new albums from The Shambles, Rachael Gordon and the Spring
Collection, a compilation of various side projects, and appearances on tribute
albums for The Risk, George Harrison and The Jetset. Additionally the band is
set to contribute to an all instrumental music compilation, a power pop Holidays
collection, and more.
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An alternate take of "Child's Play" by The Shambles will be included on the new
91XFM Compilation.
http://www.91x.com/loudspeakercd.html
Proposed New Tribute Albums!!
Upcoming tribute albums include discs honoring George Harrison (“Blow Away”)
and, The Jetset, as well as more tentative projects being considered dedicated to the
Risk, The Blades, The Records, Shoes, 20/20 (“She’s An Obsession”), The
Smithereens, The Knack, Matthew Sweet and Cheap Trick!
New Side Project Recordings!
Bart and 5th Shamble Mike Kamoo recently finished taping three new ”bonus” tunes
for Rachael Gordon’s upcoming album collecting her various compilation and vinyl
only appearances. Look for the album to include these versions of The Pursuit of
Happiness “Man’s Best Friend,” Scandal’s “Goodbye To You,” and Big Star’s
“Thirteen,” with the band consisting of Mike on drums and production, Bart on
bass/rhythm guitar and production, Mark Decerbo of Four Eyes on lead guitar and
former If Tomorrow frontman Robert Boynton on keyboards.
Crawdaddy’s Compilation Delayed
Children of Nuggets, a 4 CD box set chronicling some of the best of the 80’s
garage rock revival (and close relations:- ), has been delayed by Rhino Records
until August 30, likely to be better timed for the holiday market. The set
includes Mark’s first group The Crawdaddy’s performing “I Can Never Tell,” along
all kinds of other cool tracks including fellow San Diegan’s The Hoods, The
Unknowns, The Nashville Ramblers and more.
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Buffalo Springfield Tribute!
The band turns in a very quirky rendition of Neil Young’s “Whatever Happened To
Saturday Night” for Not Lame’s up coming Buffalo Springfield tribute album. The
track notably features Jeff Berkley on percussion.
Jeremy Tribute Out Now!
Power pop legend Jeremy was surprised with the compilation Jam On Jeremy at
IPO’s Chicago show April 19. The disc is on Ear Theory Records and should be
available at online distributors as we speak – try Not Lame, JAM, Kool Kat Music
or your favorite. The album consists of top power pop acts covering Jeremy
Morris’s music – it includes the Shambles take on “It’s Getting Better,” and is
a must for all pop fans! Jeremy himself joined the band on a live version of the
song at the 2004 International Pop Overthrow festival in Los Angeles. Other
great groups on the album will include- Name That Voice-by Various Artists,
Pop Rules- Lisa Mychols, When You See Her- Shplang, I’m Flying- the Lolas,
What Are Friends For?- Goldoolins, Walking In The Sunshine- Herb Eimerman,
It’s Getting Better- Kat Parsons, Love Is Alive- Phil Angotti, Highway To Heaven-
The Ringles, Sleep Good- Glowfriends, All I Need- The Hipnotes, Happy Helmut-
Stefan Johannsen, Come To Me – Mark Flora, and Chain Reaction- Ed James.
More Upcoming Releases!
Look for The Spring Collection's “But I Did,” to be included on Flashpops 3, a
compilation due this summer from Not Lame.
Upcoming tribute albums being considered include discs honoring George
Harrison ("Blow Away" for Jealousy Records), the Jetset, the Risk, 20/20
("She's An Obsession" for Twist Records), The Smithereens, The Knack,
Matthew Sweet and Cheap Trick!
AVAILABLE NOW:
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Compilations
2005 - West of Eden (Zip Records/VACD/US-Australia) All Sorts (original)
2005 - This is Rock 'n' Roll Radio (JAM/VACD/US) Warm This Winter
2005 - Anytime Anywave Vol. 1 + 2 (Rock Indiana/VACD/Spain) Does Stephanie Know (Squire cover)
2005 – A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit Neil / A Tribute To Neil Diamond
(Delerium/VACD/US) Thank The Lord For The Night Time
2005 – Jam On Jeremy / A Tribute To Jeremy (Jealousy/VACD/US) It’s Getting
Better!
AVAILABLE SOON:
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2005 – Shout (Biff Bang Pow/VACD/UK) I Can’t Don’t Want To
2005 – The Young Idea /A Tribute To Squire (Twist/VACD/UK) The Life
2005 - Three Ring Circus / A Tribute To Ringo Starr (Jealousy/VACD/US) Snookeroo
2005 – American Pop Stars (Jealousy/VACD/US) Where You Are (original)
2005 – If I Could Write Poetry Vol. II / A Tribute To Television Peronalities
(Beautiful Music/VACD/Canada) If I Could Write Poetry
2005 – Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute to Mike Nesmith (VACD/US) Daily Nightly
2005 – A Tribute To Buffalo Springfield (Not Lame-Maple Music/ 2VACD/ Canada-US)
Whatever Happened To Saturday Night
2005 – Roar! San Diego Musicans for Simba’s Ark (TBD/VACD/US) Wouldn’t You Like
To Be A Bear?
Albums
2005 – Forty One Sixty / The Songs of Manual Scan and the Shambles (VACD) 22
worldwide performers…
Side Projects
2005 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Girl / The Rachael Gordon Anthology (Japan - all the non lp
tracks, collaborations and new tunes as well)
2005 – The Rarities / Patron Saints of Could’ve Been (10 tracks penned by either
Derek Duplessie, Dylan Martinez or Bart Mendoza- recordings at overdub stage
Jan/2005)
2005 – Four Eyes Anthology (Japan - Bart produced this collection of non lp
tracks/outtakes and wrote the liner notes)
2005- Children of Nuggets – (Rhino 74639/VABOXSET/US) features The Crawdaddys “I
Can Never Tell”
2005 – Classic Powerpop (JAM/VA/DVD) includes Manual Scan’s 1984 video for
“American Way”
2005 – Manual Scan / Plan Of Action (Munster/7”EPPS/Spain) reissue of 1982 EP!
2005 – Flash Pops 3 (Not Lame/VACD/US) includes the Spring Collections “But I
Did.”
*****2005 – A Tribute to Squire (Twist/CD/UK) will also include the Spring
Collection’s “In A World of My Own.”
*****2005 Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute To Mike Nesmith (VACD/US) will also
include Mission: To Mars “Different Drum.”
Plans also include new albums from The Shambles, Rachael Gordon, Static Halo and
the Spring Collection, a compilation of various side projects, and appearances on
tribute albums for The Risk and The Jetset. Additionally the band is set to
contribute to an all instrumental music compilation, a power pop Holidays
collection, one about animals and more.
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April 02, 2005
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Manual Scan
Rare 1982 EP To Be Reissued
Manual Scan's debut 1982 7" EP, Plan Of Action, will be reissued this
fall by Spain's Munster Records, complete with replica sleeve, as part of
it’s collectable vinyl series. Limited to 1,000 copies worldwide, this
release joins a roster of re-issues which features rare items of the era
including the Plimsouls, The Damned and the Barracudas. The five track
disc was originally issued on then band manager Peter "English"
Verbugge's (also manager of the Crawdaddy's and involved with such
notable San Diego hotspots as the Kings Road Cafe and the Pink Panther)
label Dance & Stance Records, distributed by IRS Records offshoot Faulty
Products. Musicians on the disc include Bart Mendoza (vocals/guitar) and
Kevin Donaker-Ring (guitars) (both later of the Shambles with Mendoza
also taking part in work with Rachael Gordon, The Spring Collection,
Static Halo and others), David Fleminger (bass - now a highly respected
Bay Area engineer /producer) and Paul Brewin (drums later of Drip Tank
and Uncle Joe’s Big Ol’ Driver.) The great pop art cover was done by band
friend Jerry Cornelius who would go on to work with the Morlock’s etc.
This highly collectable disc has changed hands for big money over the
past few decades, a fact likely heightened by it’s inclusion in the
coffee table book, The Art of Punk Rock, published by Gingko Press in
1998 and since reissued itself. If you are a fan of Mod, Garage, Powerpop
or even Pop Art sleeves then Manual Scan’s Plan of Action, will be a
necessary addition to your collection.
Manual Scan
Plan of Action
Munster Records / Spain
5 Song 7” EP
1) Nothing You Can Do
2) Anymore
3) New Difference
4) American Way
5) Jungle Beat
For more info contact:
Bart Mendoza
mendozab@juno.com
www.theshambles.net
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For Static Halo (Bart side project) information and news see
http://www.statichalo.com/
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03/06/05
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Simba’s Ark Fundraiser
A fundraising CD has been put together dubbed "ROAR!!! San Diego
Musicians for Simba's Ark." Featuring songs about animals, the Shambles
turn in a singalong performance of “Wouldn’t You Like To Be A Bear?” The
lyrics and chords can be found on their tablatures page
http://www.theshambles.net/tab.htm while info on the project can be found
at http://www.simbasark.org
More Upcoming Releases!
Original Shambles member Ray Brandes will be releasing a two disc
anthology covering his entire career later this year. Included will be
material from all his various album and singles projects as well as
tracks from the Tell Tale Hearts, The Town Criers and of course, the
Shambles. Look for “What Went Wrong” and “Louise” to be part of the
Anthology. Just to mention it, while Mark Z. was a founding member of the
Towne Criers, he’s not on these recordings.
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March 2005 Update - see www.theshambles.net for more information:
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Compilations
Available NOW:
2005 - West of Eden (Zip Records/VACD/US-Australia) All Sorts (original)
2005 - This is Rock 'n' Roll Radio (JAM/VACD/US) Warm This Winter
2005 - Anytime Anywave Vol. 1 + 2 (Rock Indiana/VACD/Spain) Does Stephanie Know (Squire cover)
2005 – Sonic Zirchonia / A Tribute To Neil Diamond (Delerium/VACD/US) Thank The Lord For The Night Time
Available SOON:
2005 – Shout (Biff Bang Pow/VACD/UK) I Can’t Don’t Want To
2005 – The Young Idea /A Tribute To Squire (Twist/VACD/UK) The Life
2005 – Jam On Jeremy / A Tribute To Jeremy (Jealousy/VACD/US) It’s Getting Better!
2005 - Three Ring Circus / A Tribute To Ringo Starr (Jealousy/VACD/US) Snookeroo
2005 – American Pop Stars (Jealousy/VACD/US) Where You Are (original)
2005 – If I Could Write Poetry Vol. II / A Tribute To Television Peronalities
(Beautiful Music/VACD/Canada) If I Could Write Poetry
2005 – Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute to Mike Nesmith (VACD/US) Daily Nightly
2005 – A Tribute To Buffalo Springfield (Not Lame-Maple Music/ 2VACD/ Canada-US)
Albums
2005 – Forty One Sixty / The Songs of Manual Scan and the Shambles (VACD) 22
worldwide performers…
Side Projects
2005 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Girl / The Rachael Gordon Anthology (Japan - all the non lp
tracks, collaborations and new tunes as well)
2005 – The Rarities / Patron Saints of Could’ve Been (10 tracks penned by either
Derek Duplessie, Dylan Martinez or Bart Mendoza- recordings at overdub stage
Jan/2005)
2005 – Four Eyes Anthology (Japan - Bart produced this collection of non lp
tracks/outtakes and wrote the liner notes)
2005- Children of Nuggets – (Rhino 74639/VABOXSET/US) features The Crawdaddys “I Can Never Tell”
2005 – Classic Powerpop (JAM/VA/DVD) includes Manual Scan’s 1984 video for
“American Way”
2005 – A Tribute to Squire (Twist/CD/UK) will also include the Spring
Collection’s “In A World of My Own.”
2005 Papa Gene’s Orchestra / A Tribute To Mike Nesmith (VACD/US) will also include Mission: To Mars “Different Drum.”
Plans also include new albums from The Shambles, Rachael Gordon, Static Halo and
the Spring Collection, a compilation of various side projects, and appearances on
tribute albums for The Risk and The Jetset. Additionally the band is set to contribute
to an all instrumental music compilation, a power pop Holidays collection, one about
animals and more.
Anytime Anywave Compilation
From Spain’s Rock Indiana label comes Anytime Anywave Volume 1 + 2, with 18
groups turning in covers of eighties favorites. The album includes tracks from a
similarly titled album originally released in 1997, including The Shambles version of
Squire’s “Does Stephanie Know,”
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January 2005 update - see www.theshambles.net for more information:
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Recordings planned for 2005:
The Shambles on Compilations
2005 - This is R 'n' R Radio WFMU Sampler - (JAM/VACD/US) Warm This Winter
2005 - Shout (Biff Bang Pow/VACD/UK) I Can't Don't Want To
2005 - If I Could Write Poetry / A Tribute To Television Personalities
(Beautiful Music/VACD/Canada) If I Could Write Poetry
2005 - A Tribute To Jeremy (Jealousy/VACD/US) It's Getting Better!
2005 - A Tribute To Squire (Twist/VACD/UK) The Life
2005 - Sonic Zirchonia / A Tribute To Neil Diamond (Delerium/VACD/US)
Thank The Lord For The Night Time
Shambles Related Albums
2005 - Forty One Sixty / The Songs of Manual Scan and the Shambles (VACD)
22 worldwide performers.
Side Projects
2005 - Rock 'n' Roll Girl / The Rachael Gordon Anthology (all the non lp
tracks, collaborations and new tunes as well)
2005 - The Rarities / Patron Saints of Could've Been (10 tracks penned by
either Derek Duplessie, Dylan Martinez or Bart Mendoza- recordings at
overdub stage Jan/2005)
2005 - Four Eyes Anthology (Bart put together this collection of non lp
tracks/outtakes and wrote the liner notes)
2005- Children of Nuggets - (Rhino/VABOXSET/US) features The Crawdaddys
"I Can Never Tell"
2005 - Classic Powerpop (VA/DVD) includes Manual Scan's 1984 video for
"American Way"
2005 - A Tribute To Squire (Twist/VACD/UK) will also include the Spring
Collection's "In A World of My Own"
Plans also include new albums from The Shambles, Rachael Gordon, Static
Halo and the Spring Collection, a compilation of various side projects,
and appearances on tribute albums for The Risk and The Jetset.
Additionally the band is set to contribute to an all instrumental music
compilation, a power pop Holidays collection, one about animals and more.
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December 2004 Update - with excerpts from The Shambles' official website.
see www.theshambles.net for more information.
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There will be 2 separate editions of the upcoming Shambles / Manual Scan covers
album, Forty One Sixty. A list of completed tunes so far can be found on the
“Side Projects & Covers” page at The Shambles' official website:
http://www.theshambles.net/side_projects.htm
The Shambles will be contributing the song “I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster,” to Shout,
a new various artist project from British label Biff Bang Pow, with distribution set from
Get Hip! http://www.biffbangpow.org.uk
Jealousy Records is also putting together a new comp, American Popstars, and
The Shambles will also be included with a previously unreleased song TBA. Out in
2005. http://www.jealousy-records.com
Zip Records West of Eden compilation is now available. The Shambles “All Sorts” is
included. See JAM or Not Lame. http://www.ziprecords.com
The much delayed Ringo Starr tribute album Three Ring Circus, which features
The Shambles version of “Snookeroo,” is now set for Spring 2005 from Jealousy Records.
The final line up for the Neil Diamond tribute album Sonic Zirchonia is set for early
2005 with The Shambles version of “Thank the Lord For the Night Time”. Tracks
from Mark DeCerbo & Four Eyes, Jeremy, and more will also be included.
http://www.deliriumrecords.com
Squire’s upcoming tribute disc will include The Shambles cover of "The Life" ,
as well as The Spring Collection (Joe Mendoza) cover of "A world of my own",
and Jeremy "You're the One".
A website with a review of The Shambles “Groovy Thing” single can be found at
http://www.ipunkrock.com/fuzz/inc/articulofuzz.php?id=1208 (in Spanish)
The Shambles “Delve Into Everything” can be found on Three Minute Revolution
from RPM Records through CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rpm96
Here is a site with info on the 1990 film A Girl To Kill For, which includes
Manual Scan’s “Nothing Can Be Everything.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099663/soundtrack
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November 2004 Updates
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Just out - the Spring Collection’s self titled debut, 15 songs by Joe Mendoza plus
a cover of Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight. Featured are Bart Mendoza (bass
/vocals), Mike Kamoo (production/drums/percussion etc) and Derek Duplessie
(pedal steel.)
The Squire tribute album is due Mar. 2005, with the Shambles' cover of
“The Life.” Bart Mendoza will also be writing the liner notes for the tribute.
Mark Z. and the Crawdaddys will have a song included on an upcoming Rhino
Records Children of Nuggets box set. (“I Can Never Tell”) http://www.rhino.com
JAM Records will be issuing a DVD next year of rare vintage powerpop and mod
videos, including Manual Scan’s “American Way”.
http://www.jamrecordings.com
The Rarities, which includes Bart Mendoza on guitar, bass and occasional vocals, have
been in the studio with Gregory Page at the recording controls, and Danny Cress
on drums. Work has begun on ten songs penned by Derek Duplessie, Dylan Martinez
and Bart, with covers of Concrete Blondes “Happy Birthday,” and Big Stars
“Thirteen” also amongst songs taped. http://derekduplessie.com/rarities.htm
The West of Eden Compilation from Zip Records will be out January 11, 2005.
It will include the song "All Sorts".
http://www.ziprecords.com/artists/westofeden/index.shtml
The Television Personalities tribute album, If I Could Write Poetry, from
Canadian label Beautiful Music, with the title track by the Shambles has been
delayed until 2005. Catalog number is BEAUTY 005. Also upcoming from the
label is The Many Moods of Beauty an instrumental album, which will feature a
Shambles track.
Daniel Hall's album, System Overload, from Germany’s Safety Records, features
the song "Survive" by Bart Mendoza of The Shambles & Jeppe Riddervold. Amazon
link with more info, including cover art plus a song clip: www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002SLVAI/qid=1091700792/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_11_1/028-2326318-3253304
The new Cockeyed Ghost album, The Alternate History Of Cockeyed
Ghost-Rarities Vol.2, on Karma Frog Records, features their version of
“Brilliant” from The Shambles' Clouds All Day album. It is available both on
it’s own and as part of a box set You Don’t Know Me Deluxe Edition
http://members.aol.com/CGspace/main.html
The Shambles 06/07/04 Casbah show is now available for download on eMusic.
It's a live performance with a couple of unreleased songs in the set. Visit
www.emusiclive.com for info.
The Shambles will tape “Thank The Lord For The Night Time” for an upcoming
Neil Diamond tribute album, Sonic Zirconia being released by Delerium Records.
www.deliriumrecords.com
Into the Jet Stream of Pop (Beauty 004) is a new compilation featuring the Shambles
song “Blindspot.”
www.thebeautifulmusic.com
Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Vol. 1 on Michigan label Jam Records will include the Shambles
version of “Warm This Winter” as well as Jamie Hoover & Bill Lloyd, The Lola’s,
The Rooks, DM3, The Kennedys, Chris Von Sneidern, Phil Angotti and the Idea,
and more.
International Pop Overthrow Vol. 7 from Not Lame is a 3-CD 69 track compilation
including tracks from Jason Falkner, Four Eyes, Frank Barajas, Jeremy, Blue Ash,
Owsley, Tommy Keene and Static Halo with “Fade,” which Bart Mendoza co-wrote
the lyrics and sings on.
www.notlame.com
Bart & Kevin’s former band Manual Scan and Bart & Mike’s side project Mission:
To Mars* will have tracks on upcoming Wizzard Brew compilations from Japan’s
Wizzard In Vinyl label. Songs TBA.
Shambles covers album, Forty One Sixty will be released in the U.S. on Earthling
Records, distributed by Michigan’s JAM Recordings.
JAM Records has a limited amount of the Lola's Spanish Best of “Silver & Gold”
with The Shambles song “I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster” and 26 other songs.
http://www.jamrecordings.com/index.php
The long lost complete tapes for Manual Scan’s (The Tom Ward lineup) rendition
of “For Your Love” (Yardbirds) recorded in 1986 with The Jetset’s Paul
Bevoir directing the proceedings (and contributing vocals) as well as keyboard
overdubs from Robert Boynton of If Tomorrow have surfaced, and been remixed by
Mike Kamoo.
Side project news: Mike & Bart’s Mission: To Mars* has taped a version of
“Different Drum” for a long delayed Mike Nesmith tribute album.
Mike Kamoo is also a member of numerous other groups with recordings out,
including the Stereotypes, Bad Apples, Mango and Tomorrows Son. He also
was the drummer with The Melanies.
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01/04/04
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Upcoming projects for the Shambles include a track on the upcoming
"California Pop" comp on Australia's Zip records and tribute albums
for Squire ( "The Life"-Twist Records, England) , Television Personalities
("If I Could Write Poetry"-Beautiful Music, Canada), and Ringo Starr
("Snookeroo"-Jealousy Records, U.S.), as well as The Shambles' album #5.
Also in progress is "Forty One Sixty", a Shambles/Manual Scan covers album
featuring tracks from artists including Static Halo, Happy Losers, The Sleepwalkers,
Viva Brown, So So Buffalo, The Kingpins, The Lolas, Jeremy, Hip Notes, Rachel
Gordon, Ed James, The Ringles, Joe Algeri & Stefan Johansson, Herb Eimerman,
Glowfriends, Afterglow, Johnny Rock, Lemons Are Yellow, Mega Super Ultra,
The Eddies, Cock Eyed Ghost, and Mark DeCerbo. Additionally to be included
is Liebling's recording of the song "Survive", co-written by Danish musician Jeppe
Riddervold and Bart Mendoza of The Shambles, which won first place in the
2003 EMI Publishing Contest in Berlin.
