THE LEAVES "HEY JOE" 1966 MIRA STEREO EX-/VG- OOP CLASSIC PSYCHE-GARAGE ROCK LP

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ARTIST: THE LEAVES

TITLE: “HEY JOE” (A LATER 1966 PRESSING SEE INFO BELOW)

TRACK LISTING-SEE PHOTOS/BELOW:

1

Dr. Stone

2:20

A2

Just A Memory

2:16

A3

Get Out Of My Life, Woman

2:45

A4

Girl From The East

2:55

A5

He Was A Friend Of Mine

3:22

A6

Hey Joe!

2:48

B1

Words

2:28

B2

Back On The Avenue

3:04

B3

War Of Distortion

2:07

B4

Tobacco Road

2:08

B5

Good Bye, My Lover

3:08

B6

Too Many People

3:12

NOTES:

B5. Song title and credits are shown incorrectly. The correct song title is "Goodbye My Love" as written by Mike Pender and John McNally

First cat. no. on labels; second on spine. "Stereo" sticker covering second cat. no. on front cover.

Label variation with "STEREO" appearing on right side, titles and publishing information in separate columns, and no track times listed.
A6 appears on label as "HEY JOE."
B5 appears on label as "GOOD-BYE MY LOVER."

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): 66-2099-S-A STEREO

• Matrix / Runout (Side B): 66-2099-S-B STEREO

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1966

RECORD LABLE: MIRA RECORDS (INDIE LABEL)

CAT.#: LPS 3005

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN EX-/VG+ CONDITION. NICE CLEAN SHINEY LUSTER TO THE BLACK VINYL. NO FINGERPRINTS, SMUDGES LINES OR SCRATCHES. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT/NM CONDITION, SOUNDS SUPER CLEAN, ONLY SOME VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND SOUND ON THE LEAD IN GROOVES, VISUALLY THERE IS A “LINE” ON SIDE ONE THAT IS VISIBLE ON THE FIRST FOUR TRACKS, I PLAYED THEM AND IT DOESN'T CREATE ANY POPS OR CLICKS. BESIDES THAT ONE BLEM, THIS LOOKS AND PLAYS SUPER CLEAN.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN VG-/G+ CONDITION. NICE CLEAN EDGES., NO SEAM SPLITS. THERE'S SOME LIGHT VISIBLE RING WEAR ON BOTH SIDES, BUT JUST MAKES IT LOOK MORE “PSYCHE” :) , AND A COUPLE SMALL SPOTS ON THE BACK (SEE PHOTO)

MORE INFO : THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. ON A PERSONAL NOTE I POSTED A TICKET STUB OF A TURTLES CONCERT I WENT TO ON PORTLAND, OR. IN SEPTEMBER OF 1967, THE OPENING BAND.... THE LEAVES, THE BAND BETWEEN, THE SEEDS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TOUR WHERE JIM PONS DECIDED OR WAS ASKED TO JOIN THE TURTLES, WHICH HE DID. THE TICKET IS NOT A PART OF THIS LOT JUST A FUN THING TO SHARE.

ARTIST INFO: FOUND ONLINE

The Leaves were formed in 1963 by bassist Jim Pons while he was a student at Cal State Northridge in LA. Originally called the Rockwells, the Leaves developed their new name from a response the band heard to the typical 60s greeting “what’s happening.” The response was, “the leaves are happening” and the Leaves stuck.

Pons was joined in the band by John Beck (vocalist), Bill Rinehart (lead guitar, replaced by Bobby Arlin), Tom Ray and Robert Lee Reiner. The Leaves began playing surf/dance rock and played their first show at a school gymnasium with Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, thereby marking another fantastic concert at a school gym performed by awesome 60s musicians. After the Byrds left their residency at Ciro’s on the Sunset Strip, which was a rock n’ roll club in the 60s, The Leaves replaced them and were there discovered by singer/actor Pat Boone who got them a record contract.

And like a bat out of hell, the band released two popular singles in 1965. “Too Many People” which I am including under this paragraph and “Hey Joe,” even though “Hey Joe” wasn’t popular until it was released a third time. I’ll explain Before I start talking about the song above, I’d like to talk about “Hey Joe” and the rest of the history of the band. Obviously, “Hey Joe” is most recognized as a Jimi Hendrix distored, hard-rock song; one of his guitar saturated pieces that oozes with emotion and pure awesomeness. But I do feel like many do not know that the song was not initially presented in its rock n’ roll form by Hendrix. (The song does have a history which I am not going to discuss in this post – stay tuned for a future history). The first version was The Leaves’ gritty, fuzzy, stripped down, developed version.  The Leaves were a young band and “Hey Joe” was their tour de force. The song was initially released in 1965, but it was pulled back by the band because it was unsatisfactory. Then it was released again in 1966 and that recording flopped. It was not until original guitarist Bill Rinehart left and new guitarist Bobby Arlin experimented with a fuzztone, that the song became popular, a #1 hit in LA (#31 on Billboard).

The band broke up in 1967. Arlin went on to form the psychedelic band The Hook and Pons joined the Turtles. In 1970, the band reunited for a year and then broke up again. Pons also played in the Mothers of Invention before becoming a video director for the New York Jets in 1973.

 “Too Many People” is clearly Beatle-inspired. It is a good example of repetitive garage rock. A constant riff, vocal melody, and a harmonica. Mix this with screaming fans and you have got yourself a mid-60s rock band. “Hey Joe” is just, well, different. The fuzzbox immediately screams a more mature form of garage rock, an improvement to the buzzing sound that became synonymous with garage rock. The song is packed with emotion, solid bass work and an  enjoyable guitar. It is the rock original and it is important to recognize it as such.

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