Here to Staycompiles all five
Slickee Boys 7"s from 1976–1981 (plus one previously unreleased song—"Kids"). It was released by the German label Line Records with a catalog number of LLP 5170.
It includes
cover versions of songs originally recorded by
Perry Como (by way of the
Downliners Sect),
the Rokes (and
the Grass Roots—the Slickees combined the two versions),
Vince Taylor, the
Yardbirds, the Hangmen,
The Chocolate Watch Band, as well as the theme from the film Exodus. According to the liner notes for Mersey, Mersey Me,
Talking Heads had dropped the song "Girls Want to Be With the Girls" from their repertoire but re-visited it after hearing the Slickees' version, which beat the Talking Heads version to vinyl by months.
Some of these songs were later re-recorded for their 1985 album,
Uh Oh… No Breaks! (including "Kids", re-titled "When We Were Kids").
Kim Kane — Rhythm and lead guitar, vocals, Wanktone lead, bracelet, strangled parrot
Emery Olexa — Bass
Mark Noone — Lead vocals, tambourine
Dan Palenski — Drums, maracas, conga, back-up vocals
Marshall Keith — Lead and rhythm guitar, Farfisa organ, back-up vocals
except:
Martha Hull — Lead vocals ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
Andy von Brand — Bass ("Brand New Cadillac", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Chris Rounds — Drums ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Thomas Kane — Bass ("Psycho Daisies")
Howard Wuelfing — Bass, vocals ("Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
Guest musicians
Andy Charneco — Kalimba
Don Zientara — Back-up vocals ("Let's Live for Today")
Production
Taka Chance — Producer ("(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In")
Peter D'Antonio — Engineer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Mark Greenhouse — Engineer ("The Brain That Refused to Die", "Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
Steven Lorber — Producer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Ted Nicely — Assistant Producer ("Gotta Tell Me Why", "Forbidden Alliance", "Golden Love", "Glendora",Producer "The Brain That Refused to Die", "Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
Jerry Ressler — Engineer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Additional credits
Recorded at Underground Sound,
Largo,
Maryland, June 1976 ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Recorded at Zientara 'B' Studio, March—April 1978 ("Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
Recorded at Zientara 'B' Studio, June 23, 1979 ("Gotta Tell Me Why", "Forbidden Alliance", "Golden Love", "Glendora")
Recorded live at the Psychedelly,
Bethesda,
Maryland, February 16, 1980 ("(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In")
Recorded at Track Studios,
Silver Spring,
Maryland, April 1980 ("The Brain That Refused to Die")
Recorded at Track Studios ("Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
Kim Kane — cover art
David Bracken — cover art
Errata
The song "Forbidden Alliance" is incorrectly listed as "Forbidden Love"
Alternate versions
Line released a white vinyl LP in 1987 (LILP 4.00081) and a CD in 1988 (LICD 9.00081).
Sources
LP and CD liner notes
Hot and Cool EP liner notes
Mersey, Mersey Me EP liner notes
3rd EP liner notes
"The Brain That Refused to Die" 7" single liner notes
Here to Staycompiles all five
Slickee Boys 7"s from 1976–1981 (plus one previously unreleased song—"Kids"). It was released by the German label Line Records with a catalog number of LLP 5170.
It includes
cover versions of songs originally recorded by
Perry Como (by way of the
Downliners Sect),
the Rokes (and
the Grass Roots—the Slickees combined the two versions),
Vince Taylor, the
Yardbirds, the Hangmen,
The Chocolate Watch Band, as well as the theme from the film Exodus. According to the liner notes for Mersey, Mersey Me,
Talking Heads had dropped the song "Girls Want to Be With the Girls" from their repertoire but re-visited it after hearing the Slickees' version, which beat the Talking Heads version to vinyl by months.
Some of these songs were later re-recorded for their 1985 album,
Uh Oh… No Breaks! (including "Kids", re-titled "When We Were Kids").
Kim Kane — Rhythm and lead guitar, vocals, Wanktone lead, bracelet, strangled parrot
Emery Olexa — Bass
Mark Noone — Lead vocals, tambourine
Dan Palenski — Drums, maracas, conga, back-up vocals
Marshall Keith — Lead and rhythm guitar, Farfisa organ, back-up vocals
except:
Martha Hull — Lead vocals ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
Andy von Brand — Bass ("Brand New Cadillac", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Chris Rounds — Drums ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Thomas Kane — Bass ("Psycho Daisies")
Howard Wuelfing — Bass, vocals ("Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
Guest musicians
Andy Charneco — Kalimba
Don Zientara — Back-up vocals ("Let's Live for Today")
Production
Taka Chance — Producer ("(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In")
Peter D'Antonio — Engineer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Mark Greenhouse — Engineer ("The Brain That Refused to Die", "Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
Steven Lorber — Producer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Ted Nicely — Assistant Producer ("Gotta Tell Me Why", "Forbidden Alliance", "Golden Love", "Glendora",Producer "The Brain That Refused to Die", "Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
Jerry Ressler — Engineer ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Additional credits
Recorded at Underground Sound,
Largo,
Maryland, June 1976 ("Brand New Cadillac", "Psycho Daisies", "Manganese Android Puppies", "What a Boy Can't Do", "Theme from 'Exodus'")
Recorded at Zientara 'B' Studio, March—April 1978 ("Put a Bullet thru the Jukebox", "Let's Live for Today", "Girls Want to Be With the Girls", "Heart On")
Recorded at Zientara 'B' Studio, June 23, 1979 ("Gotta Tell Me Why", "Forbidden Alliance", "Golden Love", "Glendora")
Recorded live at the Psychedelly,
Bethesda,
Maryland, February 16, 1980 ("(Are You Gonna Be There at The) Love-In")
Recorded at Track Studios,
Silver Spring,
Maryland, April 1980 ("The Brain That Refused to Die")
Recorded at Track Studios ("Here to Stay", "Porcelain Butter Kitten")
Kim Kane — cover art
David Bracken — cover art
Errata
The song "Forbidden Alliance" is incorrectly listed as "Forbidden Love"
Alternate versions
Line released a white vinyl LP in 1987 (LILP 4.00081) and a CD in 1988 (LICD 9.00081).
Sources
LP and CD liner notes
Hot and Cool EP liner notes
Mersey, Mersey Me EP liner notes
3rd EP liner notes
"The Brain That Refused to Die" 7" single liner notes