BEST OF SHEEP
Pickwick Records (by
Special Arrangement with Appollo Music Group)
catalog no. 166
Compilization originally issued October 1999 (in tandem with Volume
2)
Side A
1.
DOESN'T SAY MUCH
(music: Hesse/Matthews/Wilson • lyrics: Edwards/Perrone/Wirth/Wilson/Matthews/Daniels)
MIKE EDWARDS: Lead Vocal
STEVE WIRTH: Lead Guitar, Secondary Vocal
(and spoken intro)
JOHN WILSON: Rhythm
Guitar, Backing Vocal
DANNY HESSE: Bass, Percussion
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocal
ROBB PERRONE & BENNY DANIELS: More Backing Vocals
TINA RAINWATER: Percussion
Produced by Chris
Matthews & Danny Hesse
• remixed from four tracks
Originally issued on the Sheep LP "SHEEP FOR SALE" (1986)
2.
CARIBBEAN SUNSET
(music: Hesse/Sidore • lyrics: Hesse/Perrone)
DANNY HESSE: Lead Vocal & Ukelele
ROBB PERRONE: Ridiculous Vocal Backgrounds
PAUL SIDORE: Arp-Axxe Synthesized Steel Drum, Chorus Vocal
MIKE EDWARDS & CHRIS MATTHEWS: Chorus Vocals
Produced by Chris
Matthews, Danny Hesse & Paul Sidore
• re-balanced & re-EQ'd from
stereo master
Originally issued on the Sheep album "OF" (1984)
3. POOR
OLD WHITE WOMAN
(music: Hesse/Matthews • lyrics: Whalen/Wilson)
JEANNE WHALEN: Lead Vocal
JOHN WILSON: Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocal
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Drums, Keyboard Bass, Background Vocal
DANNY HESSE: Lead Guitar, Bottle Blowing, Background Vocal
STEVE WIRTH: Bottle-neck Slide, Old Man Vocal
Produced by Chris
Matthews & Danny Hesse
• remixed from four tracks
Originally issued on Jeanne's album "IF I WERE A SHEEP"
(1989)
4. THE
INSECT SONG
(music: Sidore/Angier/Wolfenstein • lyrics: Wolfenstein)
PAUL SIDORE: Lead Vocal, Rhythm Guitar
DANNY HESSE: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Drums, Backing Vocal
JEREMY ANGIER: Bass
Produced by Chris
Matthews & Danny Hesse
• remixed from four tracks
Originally issued on the Sheep LP "SHEEP FOR SALE" (1986)
5. A
TASTE OF DAVE
("A Taste of Honey" written by Scott-Marlow • new improvised lyrics
by Steve Wirth)
STEVE WIRTH: Improv Lead Vocal
CHRIS MATTHEWS, ROBB PERRONE,
MIKE EDWARDS, DANNY HESSE,
JOHN WILSON & BENNY DANIELS: Party Backgrounds
HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS: Music Track
Produced by John
Wilson
• re-balanced & re-EQ'd from stereo master reel
From Steve & John's album "VICIOUS RUMORS" (1984)
6. THE
BARON OF WINSTON
(music: Hesse • lyrics: Perrone-Hesse)
ROBB PERRONE: Vocal, Bass, Recorder, Yamaha RX-11 Drums
DANNY HESSE: Vocal, Acoustic Lead Guitar, Electric Boogie Guitar
MIKE EDWARDS: Vocal
JOHN WILSON: Vocal, Acoustic Rhythm Guitar
STEVE WIRTH: Tremelo Lead Guitar
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Vocal, Casio Drums, Mirage Drums, Yamaha RX-11 Drums
Produced by Chris
Matthews, Danny Hesse & Robb Perrone
• remixed from four tracks
Recorded for the 2-LP compilization "ROAST SHEEP-RARE CUTS"
(1987)
Side B
7.
INDECISION BLUES
(music & lyrics: Hesse)
DANNY HESSE: Lead Vocal, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal
(and spoken intro)
PAUL SIDORE: Rhythm
Guitar
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Drums, Backing Vocal
STEPHEN BURPO: Trombone
JIM MERVINE: Bass
Produced by Chris
Matthews & Danny Hesse
• remixed from six tracks
Recorded 1990 • From the album "PART THREE" (1991)
8.
AQUATICA
(music: Matthews/Connelly • lyrics: Mitchell)
ERIN CONNELLY: Lead Vocal, Backing Vocal
JACKIE LOBLAND: Backing Vocal
DENISE POIRIER: Backing Vocal
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Synthesized Piano
DANNY HESSE: Guitar, Drum Programming
KAT LAIRD: Bass Synthesizer
Produced by Chris
Matthews, Danny Hesse and Erin Connelly
From the Bargain Basement Productions radio play "THE TABLOID
TORTURE OF TESS VON TOSTERONE" (1994)
9. S.A.S.
(music: Perrone/Sidore/Matthews)
ROBB PERRONE: Bass
PAUL SIDORE: Guitar
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Opus Moog Synthesizer
Produced by Chris
Matthews
• re-EQ'd from stereo master with added reverb
Originally issued on the "OF" album with overdubbed voices
and guitar (1984)
10. BOOM
GOES THE CHILD '86
(music: Rudd/Sidore/Matthews • lyrics: Edwards)
MIKE EDWARDS: Lead Vocal
PAUL SIDORE: Lead Guitar, Spooky Piano Coda
TRIPPI RUDD: Opus Moog Synthesizer
ROBB PERRONE: Bass
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Acoustic Guitar, Overdubbed Drums
STEVE SIDORE: Tambourine
Produced by Chris
Matthews • remixed from four tracks
Original long version appears on the album "OF" (1984)
1986 overdubbed version first released on "ROAST SHEEP-RARE CUTS"
(1987)
11. RAIN
KEEPS FALLING
(music: Sidore/Hesse/Matthews • lyrics: Matthews)
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Vocals, Bass, Drums
DANNY HESSE & PAUL SIDORE: Guitars
Produced by Chris
Matthews • remixed from four tracks
Recorded 1990 • From the album "PART THREE" (1991)
12. LAZY
DAZE
(music: Wilson)
STEVE WIRTH: Lead Guitar
JOHN WILSON: Rhythm Guitar 1, Wine Glass, Salt Shaker
KEN GARKOW: Rhythm Guitar 2, Wine Glass
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Wine Glass
DANNY HESSE: Bass
Produced by Chris
Matthews • remixed from four tracks
From the album "PART ONE" (1985)
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The songs chosen for the two 1999 volumes of the "best" of Sheep are actually from a wide variety of sources, not all of them "Sheep" releases per se (see credits above on each song). Furthermore, there are many fully grand Sheep achievements not represented at all, though the truly "obvious" well-known long-time smash hit early songs all appear on Volume 2.
Many tracks were remixed from the original 4-track cassette masters (or stereo cassettes for the very early stuff). In some cases I have digitally synched vocal overdubs with the original remixed music backing tracks (which totals six tracks, you see).
The completely unauthorized use of the Pickwick Records logo here was playing off of the overall cheapie look of Volume 1 and the rather short length of each of the compilations (both could actually have fit on one CD). (Pickwick was a "budget" label from the 1970's and earlier that sold unique compilations by major artists for $1.99 at places like Thrifty's in Covina--the catch was that they only licensed an average of 8 songs per LP!) It's a JOKE, ya see?
COMPILED, REMIXED & REMASTERED BY CHRIS MATTHEWS, OCTOBER 1999
COVER COLLAGE BY APRILLE CURTIS