WEEDS, The
Homebase: Las Vegas, NV. / Los Angeles, CA. / Portland, OR.
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Misc Notes: The Weeds began as a Las Vegas-based garage band which included a singer Fred Cole. The band headed off to Haight-Ashbury thinking that they'd gotten a firm offer to play a big ballroom show there, but upon arrival nobody there knew what they were talking about. Changing plans, they decided to drive up to Canada (to avoid the draft), but ran out of gas in Portland. In time they decided to give Los Angeles a try, and that's when they morphed into a more psychedelic incarnation, Lollipop Shoppe. Later Cole moved back to Portland, recorded one single as The Weeds, and in years hence he became a key figure on the rock scene. From there Cole would go on to form a string of bands in Portland including, King Bee, Zipper,The Rats, Pierced Arrows, and finally Dead Moon.
SEE:
1.) DEEP SOUL COLE
2.) WEEDS, THE
2.) LOLLIPOP SHOPPE, THE
3.) ZIPPER
4.) KING BEE
5.) RATS, The
6.) RANGE RATS
7.) DEAD MOON
8.) PIERCED ARROWS
The Weeds, Portland, Oregon.
MISC NOTES:
LOCATION: Las Vegas, NV
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Fred Cole (guitar / vocals);
RECORDING STUDIO:
RECORDING ENGINEER: Keith Austin - Steve Miller (producers)
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES: *
"It's Your Time" album reissues:
1.) 1988, Side One, Track #7 on Nuggets Vol. 8 The Northwest (Rhino Records RNLP 70032) compilation LP.
A-SIDE MATRIX:TB-1006-1
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Bowen - Wynne
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: W.E.E.D. Music Co. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: TB-1006-2
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Morrison
B-SIDE PUBLISHER:
MISC NOTES: Black and white band photo picture sleeve*
LOCATION:
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Fred Cole (bass, lead vocals on A-Side); Ed Bowen (guitar, lead vocals B-Side); Darwin Davis (drums).
RECORDING STUDIO:
RECORDING ENGINEER:
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:*
A-SIDE MATRIX:
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
A-SIDE COMPOSER: E. Bowen
A-SIDE PUBLISHER:
B-SIDE MATRIX:
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
B-SIDE COMPOSER: F. Cole
B-SIDE PUBLISHER:
MISC NOTES: Band Photo Picture Sleeve Fred Cole-driven reissue of two songs originally released in mid 1960s on Teenbeat Club (TB - 1006) record label in Las Vegas, NV
LOCATION:
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Bob Atkins [bass]; Ron Buzzel [rhythm guitar]; Fred Cole [vocals]; Eddie Bowen [lead guitar]; Tim Rockson [drums]
RECORDING STUDIO:
RECORDING ENGINEER:
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:
A-SIDE MATRIX:
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: T - 2A FRED COLE L - 29447 (etched)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Bowen - Wynne
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: Whizeagle Musice 1987
B-SIDE MATRIX:
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: TT - 2B FRED COLE L - 29447 - X (etched)
B-SIDE COMPOSER: Morrison
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: Whizeagle Music 1987