Mothballs

mothballs

Track Listings
1. Maybelline - The Syndicats
2. True to Me - The Syndicats
3. Howlin' for My Baby - The Syndicats
4. What to Do - The Syndicats
5. Leave My Kitten Alone - The Syndicats
6. Don't Know What to Do - The Syndicats
7. On the Horizon - The Syndicats
8. Stop Wait a Minute - In Crowd
9. You're on Your Own - In Crowd
10. Why Must They Criticise - In Crowd
11. I Don't Mind - In Crowd
12. Finger Poppin' - In Crowd
13. So Bad - Steve Howe
14. You Never Can Stay in One Place - Steve Howe
15. Real Life Permanent Dream - Tomorrow
16. Claremont Lake - Tomorrow
17. Revolution - Tomorrow
18. Hallucinations - Tomorrow
19. Three Jolly Little Dwarfs - Tomorrow
20. My White Bicycle - Tomorrow
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Mothballs
Mothballs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Early Steve Howe: from R&B to Psychedelic & beyond
  • Steve Howe's Pre-Yes Material
Mothballs
Steve Howe
Manufacturer: Big Eye Music
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ASIN: B00005ABJN
Release Date: 2001-04-17

Tracks:

  1. Maybellene - Syndicats
  2. True To Me - Syndicats
  3. Howlin' For My Baby - Syndicats
  4. What To Do - Syndicats
  5. Leave My Kitten Alone - Syndicats
  6. Don't Know What To Do - Syndicats
  7. On The Horizon - Syndicats
  8. Stop Wait A Minute - In Crowd
  9. You're On Your Own - In Crowd
  10. Why They Must Criticise - In Crowd
  11. I Don't Mind - In Crowd
  12. Finger Poppin' - In Crowd
  13. So Bad - Steve Howe
  14. You Never Can Stay In One Place - Steve Howe
  15. Real Life Permanent Dream - Tomorrow
  16. Am I Glad To See You - Tomorrow
  17. Blow Up - Tomorrow
  18. Three Jolly Little Dwarfs - Tomorrow
  19. Revolution - Tomorrow
  20. My White Bicycle - Tomorrow
  21. The Kid Was A Killer - Keith West
  22. Come Over Stranger - Canto
  23. Beyond Winter - Bodast
  24. Nothing To Cry For - Bodast
  25. Nether Street - Bodast

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Early Steve Howe: from R&B to Psychedelic & beyond.......2002-11-22

I've found so many cases where an artist's early work grabs me MORE than what they later became famous for, MOTHBALLS was right up my alley. There's something wonderfully goofy about a bunch of white ENGLISH guys singing black AMERICAN songs, and The Syndicats' cover of Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" fits that description! Call me mad, but Tom Ladd's vocals blow Berry's out of the water. Sadly (and that goes for the record label at the time) Kevin Driscoll soon replaced him as lead singer and did some positively awful wailings, which may have helped sink the group in the long run. Just before Steve Howe quit to join The In Crowd, Johnny Lamb sang lead on a cover of Sam Cooke's "On The Horizon", another real highlight here.

If there's anything about this disc that bugs me, it's that I already had the TOMORROW and BODAST discs, and the songs from those later bands here were redundant. Also, I'd have liked to have the earlier In Crowd singles before Steve joined (they can be found on the EXCERPTS FROM KEITH WEST package!).

The In Crowd, of course, "evolved" into Tomorrow, and Howe & West made a formidable team. "Why Must They Criticize" is very much in the Dylan tradition; "I Don't Mind" is at least a slightly better cover of the James Brown song than The Moody Blues had done around the same time; "Finger Poppin'" (originally unreleased) may be the catchiest "get up and dance" tune here.

Of the later material, "Revolution" appears to be the 45 version (it's not quite either version that turned up on the '99 EMI TOMORROW featuring KEITH WEST reissue). Keith West's solo "The Kid Was A Killer" is moody & fascinating, and opens with the identical chords used on a later Bodast song. It also has the distinction of turning up on 3 DIFFERENT repackages; this sort of thing leads me to wish someone had done a more "complete", organized reissue of all this wonderful material. (But, I guess that's what home CD-writers are for, EH??)

I reccomend this-- despite its flaws-- but that's just me. But absolutely ESSENTIAL are both the TOMORROW and BODAST albums in their entirety. For someone who grew up on top-40 rock & roll in the 60's & 70's, I've enjoyed those 2 albums MORE than most of the the entire output of Yes since I first heard them!

4 out of 5 stars Steve Howe's Pre-Yes Material.......2001-07-27

The following review refers to the original RPM release:

This album features 25 select recordings from all of the bands that Steve Howe was in prior to Yes. These bands include Syndicats, In Crowd, Tomorrow, Keith West, Canto, Bodast, and two solo efforts. Steve's early involvements with Syndicats and In Crowd, which consist of a handful of cover songs as well as original material, is nice from a "complete history" standpoint. However, his most notable contributions come from Tomorrow, Canto (an early incarnation of Bodast), and Bodast. The two solo efforts are also interesting.

Though Steve's presence is moderately discernible in Syndicats and In Crowd, his prevalence is much more pronounced in the later bands such as Tomorrow and Bodast. The most popular song by Tomorrow seems to be My White Bicycle. Also noteworthy are songs like Revolution and Real Life Permanent Dream. Come Over Stranger, the contribution from Canto, is notable for a theme that appears in another song about fourteen years later! I will let you figure out the mystery track to which I am referring! Steve definitely makes his presence known in Bodast. Especially in the song Nether Street which contains a major part of yet another composition that was recorded about three years later. Though it will be painfully obvious which song I am referring to here once you hear it, I will not spoil this one either. You will just have to buy the album!

Separate albums by Tomorrow and Bodast are also available and worth the investment.

In closing, though Steve's early material with Syndicats and In Crowd are not really my cup of tea, I feel that this recording is still worth having for historical value as well as for a chance to hear the later pre-Yes material from Tomorrow, Canto and Bodast. Thus, unless you are a fan of mid 60's rock, this album may not be in heavy rotation in your CD player. Nevertheless, it will be dusted off occasionally for a listen or two.
Mothballs
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • wonderful survey of Steve Howe's career 1964-69
Mothballs
Steve Howe
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000061AT
Release Date: 1998-05-12

Tracks:

  1. Maybellene - Syndicats
  2. True To Me - Syndicats
  3. Howlin' For My Baby - Syndicats
  4. What To Do - Syndicats
  5. Leave My Kitten Alone - Syndicats
  6. Don't Know What To Do - Syndicats
  7. On The Horizon - Syndicats
  8. Stop Wait A Minute - In Crowd
  9. You're On Your Own - In Crowd
  10. Why They Must Criticise - In Crowd
  11. I Don't Mind - In Crowd
  12. Finger Poppin' - In Crowd
  13. So Bad - Steve Howe
  14. You Never Can Stay In One Place - Steve Howe
  15. Real Life Permanent Dream - Tomorrow
  16. Am I Glad To See You - Tomorrow
  17. Blow Up - Tomorrow
  18. Three Jolly Little Dwarfs - Tomorrow
  19. Revolution - Tomorrow
  20. My White Bicycle - Tomorrow
  21. The Kid Was A Killer - Keith West
  22. Come Over Stranger - Canto
  23. Beyond Winter - Bodast
  24. Nothing To Cry For - Bodast
  25. Nether Street - Bodast

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars wonderful survey of Steve Howe's career 1964-69.......2000-06-06

Now available as a domestic US release on the Purple Pyramid label, and in gold disk format, no less, "Mothballs," is a wonderful 23 track (yes, 23 not 25 as shown on the track listing on the disk itself), 65 minute anthology of Steve Howe's pre-Yes years with the Syndicats, the In Crowd, Tomorrow, Canto, and Bodast, as well as including both the a- and b-sides of Steve's only solo single, "So Bad (aka "Mothballs") b/w "You Can Never Stay In One Place." Originally released on the UK collector RPM label, this disc serves notice to all who listen just how talented a guitarist Steve Howe really is. Among the highlights is a cover version of Howlin' Wolf's "Howlin' For My Baby" recorded with the Syndicats, which shows Howe and co. at their bluesiest best. Tomorrow fans may be disappointed that "My White Bicycle" is not included on this compilation despite the track listing on the back cover of the disc, which is duplicated in Amazon's entry for the disc. However, that track is readily available on the reissue of Tomorrow featuring Keith West. Anyone who even remotely considers himself a Steve Howe fan should purchase this disc. So should fans of British psychedelic blues. For that matter any fan of 1960s rock and roll should not be without this disc. That's just how good it is.
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    Mothballs
    Steve Howe
    Manufacturer: Rpm Records UK
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000070YS
    Release Date: 2004-04-05

    Tracks:

    1. Maybelline - The Syndicats
    2. True to Me - The Syndicats
    3. Howlin' for My Baby - The Syndicats
    4. What to Do - The Syndicats
    5. Leave My Kitten Alone - The Syndicats
    6. Don't Know What to Do - The Syndicats
    7. On the Horizon - The Syndicats
    8. Stop Wait a Minute - In Crowd
    9. You're on Your Own - In Crowd
    10. Why Must They Criticise - In Crowd
    11. I Don't Mind - In Crowd
    12. Finger Poppin' - In Crowd
    13. So Bad - Steve Howe
    14. You Never Can Stay in One Place - Steve Howe
    15. Real Life Permanent Dream - Tomorrow
    16. Claremont Lake - Tomorrow
    17. Revolution - Tomorrow
    18. Hallucinations - Tomorrow
    19. Three Jolly Little Dwarfs - Tomorrow
    20. My White Bicycle - Tomorrow
    21. Kid Was a Killer - Keith West
    22. Come Over Stranger
    23. Beyond Winter - Bodast
    24. Nothing to Cry For - Bodast
    25. Nether Street - Bodast
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      Mothballs
      Tiger Moth
      Manufacturer: Omnium
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000001BCS
      Release Date: 1996-03-19

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      10. Conquer Your Glasses
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      14. Mustapha's Home Schottische
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      16. Gone With The Lind
      17. Nail That Stoat
      18. Moth To California
      19. The Belfast Poker
      20. Marshal Curwen's Polka/Pepper In The Brandy
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      Mothballs
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        Mothballs
        Howe , and Steve
        Manufacturer: Purple Pyramid
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B000LWOVR0

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