Big Star had a Big Black Car, Peter Holsapple had a Big Black Truck
OK, before we get to the Peter Holsapple songs from SHAKE TO DATE, I'm going to put up a couple more songs from the his first band, Rittenhouse Square.
"The Plant Song"
"Screamin' & Yellin'"
After that band broke up, Peter Holsapple had a band called the H-Bombs with Mitch Easter. I don't think there are any recordings of the H-Bombs available but I have seen the Big Black Truck credited to the band.
But not on SHAKE TO DATE. The notes for SHAKE TO DATE credit the songs to Peter Holsapple 'of The H-Bombs'. Mitch Easter is helping out anyway. Mitch was a member of the Sneakers with Chris Stamey at the same time these songs were recorded.
In 1978, Chris Stamey's Car Records released "Big Black Truck" with "Death Garage" as one of the B-sides. I'm not sure how the songs from a Car record qualify for a Shake Records compilation but I'm glad they made the cut. There is a third song on the B-side called "96 Second Blowout". It's not on SHAKE TO DATE, I think it is only available on the single.
Not long after releasing this record, Holsapple moved to New York and joined the dB's. Actually, that may have happened before the record came out.
Bonus track: here's a song from the Coyote Records compilation called LUXURY CONDOS COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SOON. It's by Mr. Bonus. Can you guess who sings it?
"The Plant Song"
"Screamin' & Yellin'"
After that band broke up, Peter Holsapple had a band called the H-Bombs with Mitch Easter. I don't think there are any recordings of the H-Bombs available but I have seen the Big Black Truck credited to the band.
But not on SHAKE TO DATE. The notes for SHAKE TO DATE credit the songs to Peter Holsapple 'of The H-Bombs'. Mitch Easter is helping out anyway. Mitch was a member of the Sneakers with Chris Stamey at the same time these songs were recorded.
In 1978, Chris Stamey's Car Records released "Big Black Truck" with "Death Garage" as one of the B-sides. I'm not sure how the songs from a Car record qualify for a Shake Records compilation but I'm glad they made the cut. There is a third song on the B-side called "96 Second Blowout". It's not on SHAKE TO DATE, I think it is only available on the single.
Not long after releasing this record, Holsapple moved to New York and joined the dB's. Actually, that may have happened before the record came out.
Bonus track: here's a song from the Coyote Records compilation called LUXURY CONDOS COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SOON. It's by Mr. Bonus. Can you guess who sings it?
posted by KS at 2/08/2005 08:57:00 AM
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