Robben Ford Discussion

[Daved]

For those who enjoy quality, melodic, power pop as much as I, Bullseye Records in Toronto, Canada, adds to the recent releases (The three "Wackers" albums from the 70's, plus the one "Roxy" album from the 60's were recently released through the Collector's Choice label here in the States) of the long out of print catalogue of albums from my high school friend, Bob Segarini, with three of the four "Segarini" albums originally released on the long defunct "Bomb" records label.

"Gotta Have Pop", "On The Radio", and "Goodby L.A." are now available thru the Bullesye website.

I highly recommend them all... Segarini, Wackers, and Roxy.


From the Bullseye website:

Singer/songwriter BOB SEGARINI was the king of pub rock. Originally from the west coast, SEGARINI first fronted The Ratz featuring Gary Duncan of Quicksilver Messenger Service. He then moved on to the popular Family Tree with Michael Dure. They put out one record, 1968's 'Miss Butters', before SEGARINI moved onto Roxy [While Dure changed his name to Lee Michaels and succesfully pursued his own career] and released one eponymous album on Elektra in 1969 before they also packed it in.

Soon, The Wackers became SEGARINI's meal ticket with Roxy's Randy Bishop (bass, guitar, keyboards), Family Tree's Bill Trochim (bass, guitar, vocals) and Spencer Earnshaw (drums) in 1971 for the albums 'Wackering Heights', 'Hot Wacks (1972) and 'Shredder' (1973) at which time they begin having drummer problems and recruited Jerry Mercer of April Wine/Mashmakhan to fill in. A 1974 album, with just Bishop, Trochim and SEGARINI called 'Wack 'N' Roll' was never released and the group fell apart.

SEGARINI and Trochim next put together The Dudes with the founding members of April Wine (Ritchie and David Henman) and future April Wine guitarist Brian Greenway. They recorded one album called 'We're No Angels' spawning the single "I Just Wanna Dance" (Pacemaker Records would release a retrospective rarities collection in the '90's). With the April Wine alumni otherwise occupied, SEGARINI managed to sign a solo deal with A&M, issuing a 4 song self-titles EP.

However, he was immediately picked up by fledgling cutting edge Toronto label Bomb Records and recorded his first and most successful album 'Gotta Have Pop' (1978) at Puck's Farm with keyboardist turned producer Michael Fonfara (Lou Reed). SEGARINI called out a dozen favours and had Toronto's popular musicians drop in for the record: David-Clayton Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears), GREG GODOVITZ and Doug Inglis (GODDO), David Henman (April Wine), and future Hammerheard Records president Paul Irvine on saxophone.

This 2006... remaster of "GOTTA HAVE POP" features 12 pages of liner notes, photos, plus 5 bonus tracks including the brand new song for this project called "Goodbye".

Two more albums followed with the live album called 'On The Radio' (1980) and 'Goodbye L.A.' (1980).
This... 2006 remaster of "ON THE RADIO" features a four page booklet of original liner notes, photos, plus 3 bonus tracks including "Zoom" with members of the original SECRETS punk band.

'Goodbye L.A.' followed... in 1980.
This 2006... remaster of "GOODBYE LA" features 12 pages of liner notes, photos, plus 3 bonus tracks including the Christmas track "It's Christmas" and a previously unavailable live version of the Beatles "In My Life".
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