The Pig Paper #10a

THE FEBRUARY 1979

PUBLISHED MONTHLY BETWEEN
ISSUES OF "THE PIG PAPER"

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NEWSLETTER

P UBLISHER : GARY PIG (

70 COTTON DRIVE. MISSISSAUGA
ONTARIO. CANADA. L5G IZ9

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The Diodes, who came to life two years
ago in the basement of the Ontario
College Of Art in Toronto, played their
Farewell (To Canada) concert in that
same cellar on the night of January 26.
Two weeks prior to this swan-song, Epic
Records Of Canada, who signed the
quartet to an exclusive recording con-
tract in August 1977 and released their
two singles and album, dropped The
Diodes because, according to the com-
pany's director of artistic development
(?) Joe Owens, "The band has not lived
up to its potential in terms of the
market we'd originally envisioned for
it in this country".

Those on The Diodes' side of the
fence insist that Epic was totally
inept at promoting and marketing Diodes
discs, and the poor sales which resul-
ted were Epic's fault, not the band's.
The Diodes also claim that their latest
release, last summer's "Tired Of Waking
Up Tired" single, received favourable
critical and sales reaction in both
England and California. Nevertheless,
Epic recently scotched a proposed
American West Coast tour which could
have nicely capitalized on "Tired Of"'s

success there because, again according
to Owens, CBS Records Of America,
Epic's parent company, did not deem The
Diodes * album suitable for Stateside
release.

However, the band are, despite break
-up rumors Diodes insiders report are
being generated solely to help clear
the band from its contracts with Epic
and their Canadian management firm
Franklin House, currently preparing to
relocate in London, determined not to
let their British acclaim pass unex-
ploited. Negotiations are now underway
between the quartet and CBS of England
who may possibly issue in the U.K. the
second Diodes LP, completed many
months ago but also judged by Epic to
be unsuitable for North American
release.

Cruelly left high and dry in the
Diodes Vs. Epic conflict is the band's
long-time champion and publicist Ralph
"Bomp-de-Bomb" Alfonso., who told PIG
last week, "My last name is spelled
A-L-p-H-O-N-S-O. Please make a note of
it and spell it right in the future.
In case you've been wondering why I
haven't been too co-operative, that's
why. If you can't even spell my name

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WOMB'S AWAY!

right, it's obvious you can't do a lot
of other things right either. I don't
like the nasty things you print about
me, especially since they're not true
and you get it second-hand from Steven
"Mr. Gossip" Davey. In the future,
practice good journalism and check
things out before printing dumb things.
Just because THE PIG PAPER'S a fanzine
is no excuse. And what's even harder to|
believe is you're writing me letters
saying what a great guy I ami Fuck Off!
I've been putting out fanzines since
1970. I don't have to prove anything
anymore. You still got to prove your
credibility".

THE MUSIC DIED 20 YEARS ASO

MASON CITY, IOWA FEB. 3 1959 (AP) - Three
rock'n'roll singers whose records and
appearances have stirred millions of teen
agers were killed early today in a plane
crash near here. The four-place chartered
craft carrying the trio and their pilot
crashed within minutes after taking off
in light snow from the Mason City airport.
The victims were Buddy Holly, 22 years
old, of Lubbock, Texas; Ritchie Valens, 17,
of Los Angeles; J. P. (Big Bopper) Richardson
24, of Beaumont, Texas; and Roger Peterson,
21, of nearby Clear Lake, Iowa, the pilot.
The troupe with which the singers had app-
eared had played before about 1,100 teen-
agers and their parents at the surf ball-
room in Clear Lake last night. The Beach-
craft Bonanza, chartered from the Dwyer
Flying Service here , was to take the
three singers to Fargo, North Dakota in
advance of the troupe's engagement there
tonight. The others went by chartered bus.

AT LAST

What began several years ago as P.J
IMPORTS, a mild-mannered record dist-
ribution business based in the Toronto
suburb of Mississauga (coincidentally ,
also the Home Of PIG) has today very
much expanded, and given birth to a
proud off-shoot: BOMB RECORDS, one of
Canada's newest and grooviest rock'n'
roll factories.

This tough little up-start label ,
mockingly named in tribute to its in-
spiration, Stiff, is the brainchild of
exiled Englishman Flying Phil Lubman.
Its dual purpose since its inception
eight short months ago has been not
only to release domestically recordings
previously available in Canada only as
P.J. imports, but record the wealth of
predominately Toronto newave talent
that has yet to be recognized (let
alone distributed) worldwide.

Bomb's first two releases dating
back to Summer 1978 are examples of
this something old/something new pol-
icy: The albums are Bomb #104.5:
"SHAPES OF THINGS", a collection of
vintage selections by THE YARDBIRDS
available previously on the English
label Charly, and the debut release by
fellow Bri tains-in-exile "THE BATTERED
WIVES". Both LPs were enthusiastically
received here in Canada, and the Wives
record is now grabbing international

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raves. Last fall saw long-time Canadian
ex-Wacker and ex-Dude BOB SEGARINI be-
come Bomb's second local signing, and
his titilizing "GOTTA HAVE POP" album
resulted. And when Toronto's prized new
wave venue The Horseshoe Tavern held
its punk-studded goodbye bash last Dec-
ember, Bomb was there recording the
preceedings . This month , THE EVERGLADES ,
THE SECRETS, THE MODS, CARDBOARD BRAINS,
THE UGLY, DRASTIC MEASURES, and THE
SCENICS will be featured on the audio
document of that farewell, to be entit-
led, after the concert itself, "THE LAST
POGO" .

Also due in the coming weeks from
Bomb, according to their under-assistant
promo man (and ex-DJ: see PIG PAPER #8)
Dave Daddy Cool Booth, is a 45 by TRUE
CONFESSIONS, in which former members of
The Curse croon The Shangri-La 's immoral
"Give Him A Great Big Kiss", a limited-
edition "SEGARINI ON THE RADIO" album,
and from the re-issue department, a half
dozen LPs of European progressive rock
and, in the first fruits of Bomb's
merger with Greg Shaw's Bomp label, "THE
BEST OF BOMP" album, with cuts by a
clump of acts featuring IGGY POP, 20/20,
and the luvly FLAMIN GROOVIES.

"Basically, we're still building a
catalog", explains Booth. "And I can
assure you that lots of rock's coming"

Better Late Than Never seems to be the
style regarding TEENAGE HEAD, the
Hamilton, Ontario quartet who have con-
sistently fallen behind their newave
contenders during the past two years.
Recording being no exception; but at
last, Frankie, Gord, Steve and Nick
are about to bless us with their long-
awaited debut LP.

The album, to be titled (after much
discussion) "Teenage Head" , has a mid-
February release date on Epic Records
Of Canada, according to the band's
mentor Paul "Kash" Kobak of Teen Agency
fame. It will contain ten selections,
all T. Head- authored, including their
Summer '78 near-hit single "Picture My
Face" b/w "Tearin Me Apart" plus such
time-tested stage faves as "Top Down"
and "Lucy Potatoe".

Kobak, who prayfully does not forsee
a Diodes Relationship between his four-
some and Epic, hopes to secure British
release for both "Teenage Head" and the
single which will be issued in its wake
(most likely a cover of the Beach Boys
classic "Be True To Your School") .

And then what? Kash quickly snapped
"A British tour by June or July. Then
riches and fame" .

Better late than never

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Aug. 78.. LP. .BATTERED WIVES. .BATTERED WIVES.. (PS) Bomb 70281

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Nov. 78. .LP. .BOB SEGARINI GOTTA HAVE POP. .(PS) Bomb 70271

NOV. 78. .45. .THE MODS STEP OUT TONIGHT/YOU USE ME . . (PS) . .Mods MOD-00l|

JNB: Item preceeded by * is no. longer available. Titles followed by (PS)
•Indicate they were originally issued in picture sleeve. COMMENTS: Everyone
[is putting out records in Toronto (note the mini-Xmas Rush '78 chronicled in|
[the list above!); subsequently, the novelty (and most often quality) is dim-
linishing in general. Toronto's most visible acts have been picked up by the
IWeCan'tlgnoreltMuchLonger major labels (well, their Canadian subsiduaries) ,
land what results is watered-down mush on the whole. The Ugly's surprisingly
[scorching 45 is the sole item of the above which captures the vibrancy and
I fun of "home-made" rock'n'roll. No Toronto newave recordings have been off-
icially released outside of Canada, though negotiations are now underway
[which should release in Britain the forthcoming Diodes and Teenage Head LPs.
[The top independent Toronto labels (the late Dishes' Regular label and, of
icourse, PIG Records) have set up quite effective worldwide self -distribution I
[schemes nonetheless, and are at the moment negotiating for foreign licensing]
|deals. ON THE BOARDS: Albums by The B-Girls as well as the aforementioned
PDiodes and Teenage Head LPs; Singles on their way from Simply Saucer, The
Forgotten Rebels, and True Confessions. Demo-tapes are under construction
Bright now by The Loved Ones and The Verbs (who, coincidentally , will join
1 forces at Toronto's longest-lasting newave lounge The Beverley Tavern on
June 2 8, 29, and 3 for PIG's gala "Brian Jones Has Been Dead For Ten Years"
punkstravaganza. Will Mick or Keith dare to show up?)

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PIGUIDE

FEBRUARY >7 9

AT THE CLUBS :

THE EDGE fchurch & Gerrard, Toronto)
1st - Nash The Slash
2 - 5 - Rough Trade
6 & 7 - The Only Ones
8th - ERW

9 & 10 - Ralph McTell
11th - BB Gabor & Instaband
12 - 14 - Dead Fingers Talk
15 - 17 - Richard Lloyd Group
19 & 20 - Chelsea
coming: Ultravox, Police, John Cale

THE BEVERLEY (240 Queen St .W. , Toronto)
All I keep getting when I call the
Bev's booking agent is a dumb pre-
recorded message; no info. However, I
presume the usuals (Everglades and/or
Biffs and the other art-rockers) will
be playing here in February. For
specifics, call The Beverley your-
selves at 598-2434

THE CHEETAH CLUB has gone bankrupt.
Plans to have Bomb Records buy it and
re-open the club as THE BOMB BAY were
foiled due to lack of cash.

THE TURNING POINT (Bloor St.W. , Toronto)
Whatever happened to Johnny
Garbagecan?
ON THE ROAD:

AVAILABLE FROM PIG SALES:

TEENAGE HEAD -
Cedar Lounge (London, Ont. ) 7th-10th
Duffy's (Hamilton) 12th-14th
BlackHawk (Richmond Hill) 15th-17th
Rose & Thistle (Dundas) 23rd & 24th

THE MODS -
Dexter' s (Welland) 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
Duffy's (Hamilton) 15th-17th

with THE FORGOTTEN REBELS
Cedar Lounge ( London, Ont. )

THE SECRETS are also touring in Feb.

THE ROTTER'S (Ottawa)
1st, 2nd, 3rd - The Existers
8th, 9th, 10th - Cardboard Brains
16th & 17th - Johnny & The G-Rays

!to Announce Your Event
In PIGSHEET #10-B,send
fo by FEBRUARY 20 f 79

45s and EPs @S2 post inc
•SIMPLY SAUCER "She's A

Dog" b/w "Change My Mind"
♦TITS "Daddy Is My Pusher"

b/w "Glad Elvis Is Dead"
♦MOLLESTERS "Plastic" b/w

"I Am" (Keef hates it!)
♦GOD'S HEART ATTACK "Aint

No Hooker" b/w "A Doll"
♦FILTH "Don't Hide Your

Hate" b/w "Sex" and

"Nothing For Me" (EPI)
♦HELMETTES "Don't Care

What People Say" b/w"*s2"
Fanzines @$1 postage inc.
♦FLIPSIDE Los Angeles'

PIG Paper. #'s 9,10.11
(a calender!) and 12
♦BIG STAR Of Buffalo, NY.

#'s 2,3 (Where's Bernie)
♦NEW YORK ROCKER #12 (on

sale coz I owe 'em $12)
♦THE PIG PAPER There's

Lots More Where This

Came From: #'s 3,5,6,8,

9, and 10 going fast!
A REMINDER THAT PIG WILL
DISTRIBUTE YOUR PRODUCT
AS LONG AS WE DON'T LOSE
TOO MUCH ON THE DEAL.
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PIG, YOUR DEADLINES ARE:
♦February 20 1979 for

PIGSHEET #10-B
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PAPER #11 (Theme: BRIAN
JONES HAS BEEN DEAD FOR
TEN YEARS)
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PAPER, PIGSHEET, and even
PIG RECORDS, plus Back
Issues and lots more non
sense. Look: Records are
getting too expensive.
Buy THE PIG PAPER and
play old Monkees albums.

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From deep within the fabled PIG Archives, we've unearthed this relic from
the Spring of '77: back when safety pins were still in (cheeks and noses
mostly) and Glen Matlock was still a Pistol. It's the flyer which was
pasted all over Toronto in the dead of night advertising that the basement
of the Ontario Liberal Party headquarters had mysteriously (and briefly)
become Canada's CBGBs : the aptly-christened Crash 'n' Burn club. For its
grand kick-off bill, the C&B imported The Nerves from the sunny south (who
just happened to be in the neighbourhood - but, alas, where are they now?)
and, fresh from the local art college. The Original Diodes (from L. to R. :
John Korvette, now in Johnny's G-Rays; John Catto, before he discovered
hair bleach; Paul Robinson, still pretending to be in Ian And The Zodiacs;
Ian Mackay, before he learned bass; and John Hamilton, before he joined
The Secrets). Ahh, those were the days, right? Remember how we danced all
summer? Unfortunately, with fall came the eviction notice and, well, there
hasn't been a bonafide Toronto punk club since. Tough tooshie , isn't it?