Crossfire Publications
proudly present:
PAUL
BUFF’S PAL & ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO RECORDINGS
Thirty five download-only albums, taken from Paul Buff’s recordings
made at Pal Studios and Original Sound Studios, are now available at CDBaby.com
(see links below). Crossfire’s head honcho, Greg Russo, has provided the details below on these
packages. Of note is the fact that the mix of Grunion Run on the stereo edition of Drums A-Go-Go is here released for the first time ever, as are Can’t Stand Up (on The Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives, Vol. 1), Masked Grandma (on Vol. 2), the Pal Studio Band demo of Why Don’t You Do Me Right? (on Vol.
3), Walkin’ Out (on Vol. 4), the unembellished Speed
Freak Boogie, originally titled Cookin’ Turnips
(on Vol. 5), the Zappa-penned Waltz (on Vol. 6), the original versions of Status Back Baby and Take
Your Clothes Off When You Dance (on Vols.
7 & 11), Smoky Night (on Vol. 8), Love
Of My Life (Piano Intro) (on Vol 13), It's Gonna Work
Out Fine & Jezebel by Buddy
And The Crickets (also on Vol. 13), Love Of My Life (Alternate Version) (on Vol. 14). FZ also appears on the
ultra-rare Brian Lord & The Midnighters’ The Big Surfer, which he wrote. Greg
says: “It
took more than three years of work to restore and master more than 400
recordings, but we're now there.”
THE BONGO TEENS &
PRESTON EPPS - "SURFIN' BONGOS"
(available in separate MONO (http://cdbaby.com/cd/bongoteens2) and STEREO (http://cdbaby.com/cd/bongoteens) editions with the same bonus tracks)
Download-only official release from the master tapes!
Background Notes:
When Art Laboe of the Original
Sound label contacted Paul Buff about recording some surf tracks with bongos in
the spring of 1963, Buff got together with guitarist Dave Aerni
and became The Bongo Teens. Other than
guitar, Paul Buff played and recorded everything else himself.
Laboe’s idea was to combine three
tracks from Preston Epps (of “Bongo Rock” fame) with whatever Paul Buff could
come up with. Including Preston Epps’
#14 hit “Bongo Rock” and his #78 hit “Bongo Bongo Bongo,”
“Surfin’ Bongos” was completed that summer and was
originally issued by Original Sound in September 1963. Here is the first official reissue of that
album from the original mono and stereo album masters, along with many rarities
and unreleased tracks drawn from master tapes and acetates. In addition, The Bongo Teens’ version of “Bustin’ Surfboards” (originally by The Tornadoes) was
featured in the film “Aloha Summer.”
As part of the bonus rarities, both sides of The Rotations’ single
(“Heavies”/ “The Cruncher”) and the Brian Lord & The Midnighters
single (“The Big Surfer”/ “Not Another One!”) are
included along with extremely rare tracks (“Baja Rhythm” and “La Gran Ola”)
that were only released in
TRACK LISTING (all tracks by
THE BONGO TEENS unless otherwise noted):
1) Wipe Out
2) Bongo Rock (by
3) Last Night
4) Blue Skies
5) The Happy Surfer
6) Baja Bongos (Stereo Mix)
7) Surfin' Bongos
8) Bustin' Surfboards
9) Bongo Bongo Bongo
(by
10) Surfin'
11) Bongo Party (by
12) Forget It
BONUS TRACKS:
13) Baja Rhythm
14) Heavies (Single Version) (as THE ROTATIONS)
15) The Cruncher (Single Version) (as THE ROTATIONS)
16) The Big Surfer (as BRIAN LORD & THE MIDNIGHTERS)
17) Not Another One! (as
THE MIDNIGHTERS)
18) La Gran Ola (Heavies - Without Surf Effects) (as THE ROTATIONS)
19) The Cruncher (Alternate Mix) (as THE ROTATIONS)
20) Surfin' Bongos (Without Bongo Overdub)
21) The Happy Surfer (Without Bongo Overdub)
22) Another Wipe Out
23) Like Surf (Fragment) (as THE ROTATIONS)
THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS -
"DRUMS A-GO-GO"
(available in separate MONO (http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuaders2) and STEREO (http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuaders1) editions with different mixes of the bonus tracks on each edition)
Download-only official release from the master tapes!
Liner Notes from the
original album:
By popular demand, Original Sound Records presents this album…DRUMS
A-GO-GO…The EXCITING, FRESH approach of DRUMS and RHYTHM in the foreground!
DRUMS A-GO-GO was recorded at Original Sound Studios in
Additional Background Notes:
When Paul Buff came up with a Mexican-sounding instrumental entitled
“Tijuana Surf” at his Pal Studios in
When Original Sound released “
The success of “
The following single “Persuasion”/ “Juarez” did not stir up the same
kind of sales as “
In the late spring of 1965, Art Laboe of
Original Sound gave Paul Buff the go-ahead to do a “Drums A-Go-Go” album. It was released in August 1965. Aside from the title track and a new mix of “
Paul Buff went on to do the Original Sound-released solo single “She’s
Got A 60 Cycle Brain”/ “Cause I Love You” and many tracks
with Allison Buff as The Buff Organization.
These tracks are available as part of Paul Buff’s 20-volume Pal Studio/
Original Sound series. Buff also
engineered many recordings by other artists at Original Sound Studios,
including The Music Machine, The Strawberry Alarm Clock and Sugarloaf, to name
just three.
TRACK LISTING:
1) Drums A-Go-Go
2) Last Night
3) Forget It
4) Thunderbird
5) Eve Of Destruction
6)
7) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
8)
10) Persuasion
11) Sunset Strip
12)
BONUS TRACKS:
13)
14) Persuasion (Original Stereo Single Mix) (an alternate Mono Mix is available
on the Mono edition)
15) Juarez (Original Stereo Mix) (an alternate Mono Mix is available on
the Mono edition)
16) Grunion Run (Original Stereo Mix) (an alternate Mono Mix is
available on the Mono edition)
17) Sunset Strip (Alternate Version - Stereo Mix) (a Mono Mix is
available on the Mono edition)
THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS/
THE BONGO TEENS - "RAW TRACKS"
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuadersbongoteens)
From the original master tapes, here are 16 stereo tracks from the
“Drums A-Go-Go” and “Surfin’ Bongos” albums before
the reverb, equalization and final mastering were added. None of these have ever been released, and
all of them are different than their originally released editions. Compare and contrast them to the separate mono
and stereo versions of these albums (also available on CD Baby) and choose your
favorite versions!
TRACK LISTING (+ The
1) Drums A-Go-Go +
2) Last Night +
3) Forget It +
4) Thunderbird +
5) Eve Of Destruction +
6)
7) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction +
8) Hollywood A Go-Go +
10) Persuasion (Album Version) +
11) Sunset Strip +
12)
13) Bustin' Surfboards *
14) Last Night *
15) Blue Skies *
16) Forget It *
THE HOLLYWOOD PERSUADERS -
"SINGLES & RARITIES"
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/hwpersuaders3)
The Hollywood Persuaders released just five singles (including a
promo-only release) between 1963 and 1965, but the original single mixes have
never appeared in digital form (from the original master tapes) until now. In addition to both sides of Paul Buff’s solo
single “Slow Bird”/ “Blind Man’s Buff,” there are
many unreleased tracks: two versions of “Evil Underneath,” a demo version of
“Drums A-Go-Go,” “Go-Go Music,” “Organ Stomp,” “Cruisin’,”
a demo version of “Agua Caliente (Hot Water),” “Rollin’,” and “Something Else,”
which only exists on an acetate. Another rarity is the Mexican album version of
“Yes, I Want To Dance,” and you even get a count off before Frank
Zappa’s “Grunion Run”!
TRACK LISTING:
1)
2) Grunion Run
3) Slow Bird (by PAUL BUFF)
4) Blind Man's Buff (by PAUL BUFF)
5) Evil Underneath (First Version)
6) Persuasion
7)
8) Drums (Single Version)
9) Yes, I Want To Dance (Single Version)
10) Drums A-Go-Go (Demo Version)
11) Go-Go Music
12) Organ Stomp
13) Cruisin'
14) Drums A-Go-Go (Single Version)
15) Agua Caliente (Hot Water) (Single Version)
16)
17) Eve Of Destruction
18) Yes, I Want To Dance (Album Version)
19) Agua Caliente (Demo Version)
20) Rollin'
21) Evil Underneath (Second Version)
22) Something Else
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 1
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/PaulBuffVariousArtists)
Pal Records was a record company run by Buff's mother Olivia and
stepfather Ward Allen. After Buff was honorably discharged from the military,
he finished putting together Pal Studios in December 1957. The studio costs
were $12.50/hour for mono recording and $15/hour for stereo. Local musicians
booked the studio to make recordings of their rehearsals and repertoire. When Pal Records wound itself down in mid-1959, Buff created his
first record label – Emmy. Other labels (Plaza, Yukon and Vigah!) would follow shortly thereafter. The music
presented on this series was released on extremely rare records that would
literally cost thousands if you can find them. In addition, there are many
unreleased tracks spanning from 1960 to 1969. Paul Buff is now making them
available again for everyone to appreciate. Volume 1 includes “Breaktime”, Frank's first released recording; “Can’t Stand
Up”, featuring FZ on multiple guitar parts (the first of the unreleased Pal
tracks in this series that feature FZ); the original version of “Deserie”, with Ray Collins on vocals; “Dear Jeepers” by Bob
Guy; “Hey Nelda” by Ned And Nelda (aka FZ and Ray Collins); “Love Of My Life”
sung by Ron Roman; and “Cyclophony”, FZ’s appearance
on Steve Allen’s television show in March 1963 as transferred from the original
film, making it the best quality presentation of this track ever released.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 2
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/PaulBuffVariousArtists1)
Volume 2 includes “Hurricane” by Conrad And The Hurricane Strings,
produced by Curry (FZ) and Irvin (Dave Aerni), as
later sampled on “Lumpy Gravy”; “Masked Grandma” by Little Franky
& The Frogs (that is, Buff, FZ and Ray Collins); Baby Ray And The Ferns’
“How’s Your Bird?”; the FZ penned and produced “Everytime
I See You” by The Heartbreakers; and “Surf Along With Ned And Nelda” by Ned And
Nelda.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 3
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/PaulBuffVariousArtists2)
Volume 3 includes “Sweet
Love” by Conrad And The Hurricane Strings (produced by Curry and Irvin); a demo
version of “Why Don’t You Do Me Right?” by the Pal Studio Band (NOT the version
on ‘Joe’s XMASage’); and The Tornadoes’ version of
The Fireballs’ “Vaquero”, produced by Aerni and
engineered by FZ.
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION: STUDIO 'A'
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/BuffOrganization)
The Buff Organization released only one single during the ‘60s: “Studio
‘A’”/ “Upside Down World” on Original Sound in 1968. However, Paul Buff and his
wife Allison recorded many tracks between 1964 and 1969 that have not been
released until now. Drawn from the original masters and work tapes from Buff’s
archives, “Studio ‘A’” is the album The Buff Organization would have released
at the time.
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION: MONO MIXES
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/TheBuffOrganization1)
“Mono Mixes” is a collection of Buff Organization mixes meant for
radio.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND ORIGINAL
SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 4.
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffvarious)
Volume 4 includes “Walkin’ Out” by The Pal
Studio Band (another previously unreleased FZ instrumental); the Zappa produced
“Cradle Rock”, by The Heartbreakers; and “Happy Time” by The Cordells, produced by Curry and Irvin.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 5.
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffvarious1)
Volume 5 includes “Cookin’ Turnips” by The
Pal Studio Band (later embellished and re-named “Speed Freak Boogie”); and the
Curry and Irvin produced “I Love How You Love Me”, by The Cordells,
& “502 (Like Getting Pinched On A 502)” by The Rhythm Surfers.
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION: DEMOS & RARITIES, VOL. 1.
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/TheBuffOrganization2)
The first of
three volumes of "Demos & Rarities", drawn from the original
masters and work tapes from Buff’s archives, presenting fascinating studies of
the creative process and how Paul and Allison Buff constantly worked on making
the most of each track.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 6.
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents)
Volume 6 includes the Zappa-penned “Waltz” by the Pal Studio Band, the single mix of The Hollywood Persuaders’ “Grunion Run", and the FZ and Dave Aerni co-produced “Big City Surfer” by The Rhythm Surfers.
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION: DEMOS & RARITIES, VOL. 2.
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/TheBuffOrganization3)
Include an
instrumental version of the Nancy Sinatra hit, “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’, and “Windows” with
Paul and Allison Buff’s vocals.
THE BUFF ORGANIZATION: DEMOS & RARITIES, VOL. 3.
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/TheBuffOrganization4)
Exclusive titles in this edition include Allison Buff’s vocal on
“Thinking Of You,” Paul Buff’s second version of “Too
Young,” the second mix of “WXDT Jingle,” a different mix of “Windows,” a radio
commercial, two birthday greetings and a telephone message.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 7
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffvarious3)
Volume 7 includes “I'm Losing Status At the
High School” (the original version of “Status Back Baby”) by the Pal Studio
Band, featuring Allison Buff's sped-up vocals, and the single mix of the
Zappa/Collins co-written “Memories Of El Monte” by The Penguins.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 8
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents2)
Volume 8 includes “Smoky Night”, a previously unissued instrumental by
the Pal Studio Band and produced by FZ; the original Ray Collins-sung version
of “Love Of My Life”; and the Zappa written “Jessie
Lee” by Mr Clean.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: DAVE AERNI PRESENTS THE BEST OF THE
AERTAUN, DAANI, ADOR & DAYTONE LABELS
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/daveaerni)
David Lee Aerni put together Aertaun Enterprises with George Taunton to host dances at
the Ontario National Guard Armory at John Galvin Park. The Tornadoes were
discovered by Aerni, who became their manager. This
collection includes their “Bustin' Surfboards” (as
used in the film Pulp Fiction), and
two of the band’s songs engineered by the young FZ (“Moon Dawg”
and “Shootin' Beavers (Version 1)”). It also includes
the following songs engineered and/or produced by Zappa: “Love Of My Life” by
Ron Roman; “502 (Like Getting Pinched On A 502)”, “Big City Surfer”, & the
previously unreleased “Steel Wheels”, all by The Rhythm Surfers; “Hurricane”
and “Sweet Love” by Conrad And The Hurricane Strings; and “Happy Time” & “I
Love How You Love Me” by The Cordells.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 9
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents3)
Volume 9 includes FZ’s production (with Dave Aerni)
of the Rhythm Surfers’ track “Steel Wheels”; and his engineering of The
Tornadoes’ “The Tornado”.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 10
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents4)
Volume 10 includes FZ providing background vocals on an unreleased
track by Johnny Barakat And The Vestells
(“Jezebel”); Baby Ray And The Ferns’ “The World's Greatest Sinner”; and FZ’s
engineering of The Tornadoes’ “Moon Dawg”.
THE MASTERS: SINGLES & RARITIES
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/mastersrock)
This collection by The Masters (aka Paul Buff, Ronnie Williams and, on
occasion, Frank Zappa and/or Johnny Fisher) has all three of their Emmy singles
plus 26 unreleased tracks, including many outtakes and alternate mixes. Of
course, it includes “Breaktime”.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 11
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents6)
Volume 11 includes Mr. Clean’s “Mr. Clean”;
and a longer version of the original “Never On Sunday” (aka “Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance”) from 1961, which sees Frank (on guitar)
joined by drummer Chuck Glave, bassist Caronga Ward, alto sax player Tony Rodriquenz,
trumpeter Chuck Foster and pianist Danny Helferin.
(This mix presents the track with a full intro and ending, without crossfades.)
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 12
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents7)
Volume 12 includes The Hollywood Persuaders’ “Grunion Run (Stereo Mix)”
& “Tijuana (Single Mix)”; “The Cruncher” by The Rotations; and the
FZ-engineered “The Inebriated Surfer (Single Mix)” by The Tornadoes.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS PAL STUDIOS' EARLY
YEARS, VOL. 1
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents5)
This is the first of a two-volume collection drawn from original master
tapes and, on rare occasions, transfers from reference discs. Nearly all of the
music on these collections has never been released, and what was released is
extremely rare and expensive if you can locate the original records. Paul Buff
is now making these important musical performances available again for everyone
to appreciate. The artists represented on both volumes were local musicians who
booked time at Pal Studios to make recordings of their repertoire for
promotional purposes and the occasional record release.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 13
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents10)
Volume 13 includes “Love Of My Life (Piano Intro)” (a very brief FZ
piece on piano); “Memories Of El Monte (Stereo Mix)” by The Penguins
(co-written by FZ and Ray Collins); “It's Gonna Work
Out Fine” by Buddy And The Crickets (the A-side of the extremely rare late 1962
acetate produced by FZ); “Jezebel” by Buddy And The Crickets (the B-side of the
acetate produced by FZ: this version of the song is a few months earlier than
the Johnny Barakat And The Vestells
version that Frank sang back-up on).
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 14
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents8)
Volume 14 includes “The Swag” by The Tornadoes (another late 1962
acetate engineered by FZ and produced by Dave Aerni);
and “Love Of My Life (Alternate Version)” by The Pal
Studio Band (a longer version of the track that appeared on “Greasy Love
Songs”).
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS PAL STUDIOS' EARLY
YEARS, VOL. 2
(http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents9)
The second and last volume of rare material from local
musicians who booked time at Pal Studios to make recordings of their repertoire
for promotional purposes and the occasional record release.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 15
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents11)
Volume 15 includes: The
Tornadoes’ “The Inebriated Surfer (LP Mix)” (engineered by FZ); and a longer
version of The Pal Studio Band’s “Any Way The Wind
Blows”.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 16
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents12)
Volume 16 includes: Mr. Clean’s “Mr. Clean
(Alternate Mix)”; The Tornadoes’ “Raw-Hide” (engineered by FZ); and The Pal
Studio Band’s “Sun Dog” and “Cucamonga Surf” (surf instrumentals produced by
FZ).
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 17
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents13)
Volume 17 includes: The Hollywood Persuaders’ “Grunion Run (Alternate
Mono Mix)”; The Tornadoes’ “Shootin’ Beavers”
(engineered by FZ); and The Pal Studio Band’s “Cucamonga Surf (Alternate
Take),” “Straight Ahead” and “Sun Dog (Alternate Take)” (all produced by FZ).
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 18
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents15)
Volume 18 includes: The
Tornadoes’ “Bumble Bee Stomp" and “Johnny B. Goode” (engineered by FZ);
and an edit featuring just the performance of “Cyclophony”
with FZ and Steve Allen.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND ORIGINAL
SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 19
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents14)
Volume 19 includes: Bob Guy’s “Letter From
Jeepers”; and a long version of The Pal Studio Band’s “Fountain Of Love”.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: PAUL BUFF PRESENTS THE PAL AND
ORIGINAL SOUND STUDIO ARCHIVES, VOL. 20
(http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulbuffpresents16)
Volume 20 includes: The Tornadoes’ “Malaguena
(Dark Eyes)” (engineered by FZ); a 1970 interview clip with FZ discussing his
time at Pal Studios; and the 1963 version of The Pal Studio Band’s “Never On
Sunday”.
UPDATE, JANUARY 2011:
“Many of you wanted
lossless files rather than MP3s, so we've gone and done it! After more than
four years of meticulous work, we are proud to present Paul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives: The Collection. We're offering the entire 35-volume set of
recordings as WAV files along with a large, 138-page PDF featuring Greg Russo
and Paul Buff's historical liner notes, photos and credits. Of course, all of
the tracks that feature Frank Zappa as a performer, writer, producer or
engineer are part of this set. Not only that, you also get 56 bonus tracks (two
featuring Zappa: Why Don't You Do Me Right (Alternate Demo) and High Steppin’) that were not part of the series. All of these bonus tracks were discovered and/or remastered after the series was completed, and you have to
buy the entire set to get them. The price for Paul Buff Presents The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives: The Collection (a total of 473 tracks) is $350 US for a
flash drive, including shipping to any location. Order yours now!”