JUNK & SONGS
D
Side One
1. ROBB & CHERYL'S WEDDING NITE - July 16, 1988
After-party at Danny's pad, with Robb, Cheryl, Steve, Chris, Mike, Paul, Danny, John, Benny, Ken, Elan, Brian, Burpo, Aprille, Tina & Jeanne. Recorded by Chris.
a. "Plastic Land" (Sidore-Edwards) Guitars: Mike & Paul;
b. "Caribbean Sunset" (Hesse) Guitars: Danny & Paul
2. LITTLE SHEEP (Sidore-Edwards-Sidore)
Paul Sidore: Guitar, Vocal / Mike Edwards: Vocal / Steve Sidore: Bass, Vocal / Produced by Paul, originally from the 1982 Lp WHATEVER YOU WANT, I DON'T CARE by The You, Steve & I Band.
3. THE OLD DAYS
a. "Flash Bazbo" (Christopher Guest/National Lampoon) featuring Danny, March 31, 1980;
b. "Benny’s Greatest Hits" with Ben Daniels, Danny Hesse, John Wilson, Steve Wirth & Chris Matthews in Danny's Gragmont St. living room, July 12, 1980.
4. HEY LITTLE ONE (composer unknown)
May/Sept 1986, from our Oakland "Practice Pad" during the SHEEP FOR SALE era; Paul Sidore: lead vocal, guitar / Danny Hesse: guitar, backing vocal / Chris Matthews (Producer): drums, backing vocal / Jeremy Angier: bass.
5. KWWT CHRISTMAS SHOW 1987 (excerpt I)
Produced by Jeanne Whalen, John Wilson & Danny Hesse, with Steve Wirth, Steve Richards, Tina Rainwater, Brenda Dochnahl & Amanda Dochnahl (the kid) / Recorded in Covina I think, 12/24/87.
6. RAW GUTS (excerpt I)
From the RAW GUTS film soundtrack, May-Nov 1980 / Written & Performed by John Wilson, Chris Matthews, Robb Perrone & Danny Hesse, with Ben Daniels & Ken Garkow / "Raw Guts" Theme written & performed by Matthews & Hesse / "Tatooed Love Boys" written by Chrissie Hynde, performed by The Pretenders; used without permission from anybody.
7. LISTEN TO THE BAND (outtake) (Nesmith)
Outtake from the 1984 Horrible & Lardy Lp IT'S A PUN / Robb Perrone: Drums, Bass, Vocal / John Wilson: Rhythm Guitar / Steve Wirth: Lead Guitar / Produced by John.
8. RAW GUTS (excerpt II)
see credits for #6 above.
9. PART 3 JAM AT SYLVIA'S DINER (Hesse-Sidore-Matthews-Perrone)
Rare unused bit recorded live in the famous West Oakland diner, 15 February 1988 / Robb Perrone: bass / John Wilson: acoustic guitar / Tina Rainwater: Fender Rhodes piano / Danny Hesse & Paul Sidore: electric guitars / Chris Matthews: drums / Produced by Chris.
10. THE LEGEND OF DIAMOND BACK RIDGE (Garkow-Shimels)
Ken Garkow and Brad Shimels' rare recording from 7/12/80, semi-produced by Danny Hesse at the breakfast bar in his parents' Gragmont Street home, with Chris Matthews, Benny Daniels, John Wilson & Steve Wirth as audience.
Side Two
11. DOG POOP IN MY BACK YARD (Sidore-Edwards-Sidore)
Paul Sidore: Guitar / Mike Edwards: Vocal / Steve Sidore: Bass/ Improvisation produced by Paul, originally from Side 2 of the 1982 concept Lp SEVEN by The You, Steve & I Band.
12. KWWT CHRISTMAS SHOW 1987 (excerpt II)
see credits for #5 above.
13. KINGBEE (Trad-Arr)
November 1986, excerpted from one long, continuous jam at our Oakland "Practice Pad" during the SHEEP FOR SALE era; Danny Hesse: lead vocal, guitar / Paul Sidore: guitar / Chris Matthews (Producer): drums / Jeremy Angier: bass.
14. GOIN' TO THE CIRCUS (Diner Jam) (Wilson)
From summer 1988; the only jam at Sylvia's Diner ever attended by Steve Wirth (on lead guitar) / with Robb Perrone: Bass, Backing Vocal / John Wilson: Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocal / Chris Matthews: Drums, Backing Vocal / Not Produced, really / Announcer: Mike Edwards.
15. RAW GUTS (excerpt III)
see credits for #6 above.
16. SUMMERTIME BLUES (Raw Guts outtake reel) (Cochran)
November 1980 / Danny Hesse & John Wilson at the Garkow family's living room organ in Covina, with Steve Wirth filming / From the RAW GUTS film soundtrack (outtake reel).
17. TROUBLE IN MAYBERRY (Garkow-Shimels)
see credits for #10 above.
18. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE (PONDEROSA?) (Slow)
(Hesse-Garkow-Matthews-Perrone)
Recorded for the 1984 Sheep Lp NO SMALL THING IN LIGHT OF YOUR WILD DUCK HOOK, this is the track played at its slow, normal speed / Robb Perrone: Vocal / Danny Hesse, Chris Matthews & Ken Garkow: Guitars & Vocals / Produced by Chris & Danny, 5/15/84.
19. RAWHIDE (KWWT Christmas Show 1987 excerpt III)
Featuring Steve Wirth / Produced by Jeanne Whalen, John Wilson & Danny Hesse, with Steve Richards, Tina Rainwater, Brenda Dochnahl & Amanda Dochnahl / Recorded in Covina, 12/24/87.
20. NEUROTIC HAMSTER (original mix) (Perrone-Wilson)
Originally recorded November 27-28, 1985 for the unreleased Horrible & Lardy album PENSAR EN ALGO / Actually released in 1986 on The Mad Morticians' Lp UMMM...COOKIES (UNO+DOSE=TRACE) / Robb Perrone: lead vocal, bass, cartoon / John Wilson: reverb guitar, backup vocal / Danny Hesse: lead guitar, backup vocal / Chris Matthews: another guitar, drums / Jeanne Whalen: squeezes cat / Produced by Chris, Danny, Robb, John & Jeanne.
21. STEVE'S MONSTER CHRISTMAS (KWWT 1987 excerpt IV) (Wirth)
see credits for #19 above.
22. OH BOY (Diner Jam) (Holly)
From Sylvia's Diner, July 1988, with Jeanne Whalen's one and only appearance jamming on bass guitar! / Steve Wirth: lead guitar / John Wilson: Rhythm Guitar / Chris Matthews: Drums / Recorded by Chris.
23. END BITS
a. Another Party at Steve's (circa 1987, recorded by Jeanne Whalen);
b. RAW GUTS Final Scene (from the film soundtrack, November 1980, improvised by Danny Hesse, Ken Garkow, Benny Daniels, Chris Matthews & John Wilson)
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Compiled by Chris Matthews
Cover Photo (mostly probably) by Jeanne Whalen, 1989
Originally released only on cassette in 1989 as APPOLLO RECORDS No. 109
Remastered 2008 and reissued on CD as APPOLLO RECORDS No. 237