THE HEATS (SEATTLE POWER POP) "HAVE AN IDEA" 1980 RARE INDIE OOP LP NM-/NM

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TWO YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTISTS: THE HEAT

TITLE: “HAVE AN IDEA”

TRACK LISTING: SEE BELOW

A1 Have An Idea Written-By – D. Short*, K. Lilly*, K. Deans*, S. Pearson* 3:06 A2 When You're Mine Written-By – S. Pearson* 3:08 A3 Sorry Girls Written-By – K. Deans* 3:38 A4 Nights With You Written-By – D. Short*, S. Pearson* 3:15 A5 Some Other Guy Written-By – S. Pearson* 2:24 A6 Remember You Written-By – D. Short* 3:16 B1 Ordinary Girls Written-By – D. Short* 3:35 B2 I Don't/She Don't Mind Written-By – S. Pearson* 2:18 B3 Call Yourself A Man Written-By – D. Short*, S. Pearson* 3:11 B4 Don't Like Your Face Written-By – S. Pearson* 2:21 B5 Night Shift Written-By – D. Short* 2:55 B6 Divorcee Written-By – K. Lilly* 1:57 B7 Questions Questions Written-By – S. Pearson* 2:28

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kaye-Smith Studios
• Mastered At – Kendun Recorders

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Keith Lilly
• Design – Wilkins & Peterson
• Drums – Kenny Deans
• Engineer – Reed Ruddy, Rick Fisher, Rob Perkins
• Guitar, Vocals – Don Short, Steve Pearson
• Horns – Don Kellman, Lars Sorensen
• Photography By – Chuck Kuhn
• Piano – Rick Randle
• Producer – Howard Leese, The Heats

LABEL: ALBATROSS RECORDS,INC

CAT.#: HR-1001

YEAR: 1980

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD (VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED). IS IN EX- CONDITION (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED). NO LINES, SCRATCHES, SMEARS, SMUDGES ETC. THE VINYL HAS A NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. .VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND SOUND ON THE LEAD IN GROOVES, A FEW LIGHT POPS/CLICKS. THE SONGS PLAY VERY CLEAN.

SLEEVE CONDITION: IS IN EX/NM CONDITION. NICE CLEAN STRAIGHT EDGES. NO RIPS, TEARS, WRITING, SEAM SPLITS ETC.

OTHER INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. SAW THEM PLAY A FEW TIMES WHEN I LIVED IN SEATTLE A FUN BAND. PRODUCED BY HOWARD LEESE OF HEART.

ARTIST & RELEASE INFO:

Artist Biography by Michael Sutton

Nearly a decade before major labels scoured Seattle for grunge bands, the Heats packed the city's bars with a blast of high-energy power pop. Inspired by Elvis Costello and the Beatles, the Heats' frantic live performances drew big crowds. Formed in 1978, the Heats were originally called the Heaters; however, the group had to shorten their name because it already belonged to another band. Featuring songwriters Steve Pearson (guitar) and Don Short (guitar), the Heats' lineup also consisted of Keith Lilly (bass), Wayne Clack (bass), Ken Deans (drums), and Rick Bourgoin (drums). (Every member contributed vocals.) Instead of covering Top 40 hits, the Heats landed gigs with their own material. In the early '80s, the group's self-released first single, "I Don't Like Your Face," sold more than 10,000 copies in Seattle. Despite assistance from Ann Wilson of Heart and regional sales of 15,000 copies for their debut LP, Have an Idea, the Heats couldn't generate major-label interest. In 1983, Short left the Heats, and the band split up. Pearson then started the roots rock act the Rangehoods while Short created Living at Large. Clack joined Maurice and the Cliches, and Lilly formed the Elementaries. In 1998, Have an Idea was remastered -- as well as various tracks -- and included on the Smoke CD. A year later, the Heats reunited with Pearson, Lilly, Clack, and Deans.

A FAN REVIEW OF THE REISSUED ALBUM

hyperbolium 5.0 out of 5 starsThe Best Power Pop Band You've Probably Never Heard

January 2, 2006

Format: Audio CD It's hard to say why this Seattle quartet never garnered the acclaim their music deserved. Perhaps it was just their misfortune to miss power pop's first trainride in the mid-to-late '70s, and then to fold before such music took off again later in the '80s. Fellow Northwesterners like the Young Fresh Fellows and Posies found their klieg lights, but the Heats never broke out of the Seattle club scene -- despite production help from Heart's Howard Leese and a label connection from Ann Wilson. Even this reissue of their catalog hasn't garnered the sort of attention it deserves.

But "only a club band" the Heats were not. Despite their tenancy at local taverns and their regional college radio fame, their music was anything but local in scope. Unlike fellow Seattle players like The Visible Targets, the Heats' new wave influences (Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, etc.) were a telephone line back to the British Invasion rather than to then-emerging MTV pop. The Heats influences were the sounds of the Beatles, Big Star, Tom Petty, Dwight Twilley, The Plimsouls and The Everly Brothers. They wrote incredibly catchy originals, including a debut single ("Ordinary Girls" b/w "I Don't Like Your Face") that would've been a double A-side in a fairer world.

Their LP ("Have an Idea" from 1980) was filled with stellar power-pop and the terrific harmony singing of guitarists Steve Pearson and Don Short, and bassist Keith Lilly. Both single and LP sold respectably (about 15,000 copies each) as regional releases, but amazingly, neither generated a major label deal. One suspects that the band was a victim of both the typically rock 'n' roll odds, and a Seattle that had yet to break onto the national scene. Unlike similar efforts from Beserkley's Rubinoos and Greg Kihn Band, the Heats never hooked up with anyone who could successfully push them onto the national scene.

Chuckie-Boy's CD reissue includes most of the Heats' LP, dropping "Questions Questions" in favor of the pair "Let's All Smoke" and "In Your Town." The LP's sixth track, "Remember Me," appears on this CD as an unlisted bonus track. There are a few other oddities: "Ordinary Girls" is missing the chimes heard on the LP; "She Don't Mind" starts and ends as though it were extracted from a live tape; "I Don't Like Your Face" appears to have been taken from the original 7" rather than the LP. It would have been great if all the different versions could have been included (the CD currently clocks in at 41 minutes) and explained. Songwriter credits (and some contemporary interviews with the band) would have been a helpful addition to Eric Lacitis' vintage columns from the Seattle Times. The band really deserved to have their whole story told.

Anyone who loves Big Star's first two LPs, Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend," The Rubinoos debut, Dwight Twilley's "Twilley Don't Mind," The Nerves debut EP (and the debuts of The Plimsouls and Paul Collins' Beat) owes themselves a spin or two hundred of this release.

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