The Leaves: Hey Joe 1966 + All The Good That's Happening 1967

 

The Leaves were an American garage folk-rock band formed in the San Fernando Valley,

California, in 1964. One of the first L.A. folk-rock groups to spring up in the wake of the Byrds in the mid-'60s, they are best known for their version of the song "Hey Joe", which was a hit in 1966. Theirs is the earliest release of this song, which became a rock standard.
           

The band was founded by bass player Jim Pons and guitarist Robert Lee Reiner, who were inspired by hearing The Beatles while students at Cal State Northridge (then known as San Fernando Valley State College) in Los Angeles. Originally called The Rockwells, they were in a fraternity together, formed a

group, and taught themselves how to play. Besides Pons and Reiner, the original line-up included John Beck (vocals), Bill Rinehart (lead guitar), and Jimmy Kern (drums); in early 1965, Kern was replaced by drummer Tom Ray. They began by playing surf and dance music at parties. In 1965, The Byrds left their residency at Ciro's on Sunset Strip after making their first hit, and The Leaves (as they were by then known) were chosen to replace them. 
               

                     
They were discovered by popular singer and actor Pat Boone, who got them their first record contract, with Mira Records. More explicitly Stones and Beatles-influenced than the Byrds, they didn't project as

strong an identity as competitors like the Byrds or Love, despite displaying considerable talent for harmony rockers in both the folk-rock and British Invasion styles. After cutting some singles and an album for the tiny Mira label, they moved to Capitol and disbanded after their secind album (All the Good That's Happening, 1967) that offered a more diluted sound. An uneven album, and understandably so because the group was disintegrating at the time it was made.      
                             

 

The band broke up in 1967 when Pons left to join the pop group The Turtles; in the early 1970s, Pons played bass with Frank Zappa. Arlin formed the heavy psychedelic band The Hook[1] and The Robert

Savage Group. The band reunited in 1970 before Pons became a member of Zappa's band. The reunited lineup included Jim Pons on rhythm guitar, John Beck on lead guitar, Buddy Sklar, lead singer from The Hook and The Spencer Davis Group, Al Nichols on bass from the Turtles, and Bob "Bullet" Bailey on drums. The band did some touring, performed at local Los Angeles based nightclubs, then disbanded in 1971.
                   

 

THE LEAVES - HEY JOE 1966
                                 

The Leaves – Hey Joe
Label: One Way Records – OW 29307
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1993
Country:U S
Released: 1966
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Folk Rock

TRACKS

                

01. Dr. Stone    2:20
02. Just A Memory    2:16
03. Get Out Of My Life Woman    2:45
04. Girl From The East    2:55
05. He Was A Friend Of Mine    3:22
06. Hey Joe!    2:48
07. Words    2:28
08. Back On The Avenue    3:04
09. War Of Distortion    2:07
10. Tobacco Road    2:08
11. Good Bye, My Lover    3:08
12. Too Many People    3:12

BONUS TRACKS

13. Be With You    2:02
14. You Better Move On    2:23
15. That's A Different Story    2:28
16. Love Minus Zero    2:27
17. Funny Little World    2:06

LINE - UP

Bass – Jim Pons
Drums – Tom "Ambrose" Ray
Guitar – Bobby Arlin 
Guitar – Robert Lee Reiner
Vocals – John Beck 

Flac Size: 475 MB

THE LEAVES - ALL THE GOOD THAT'S HAPPENING 1967
            

The Leaves – All The Good That's Happening
Label: Grapefruit Records – CRSEG 019, Grapefruit USA – CRSEG 019
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered 2010
Country: UK
Released: 1967    
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage, Folk-Rock

TRACKS

                   

01. Twilight Sanctuary   2:30
02. One In The Middle   (Written-By – Paul Jones)   2:30
03. On The Plane   2:33
04. Officer Shane   2:50
05. Let's Get Together   3:20
06. Introduction To A Cartoon Show   0:35
07. With None Shoes   2:17
08. To Try For The Sun   2:53
09. Codine   (Written-By – Buffy St. Marie)   3:54
10. Flashback (The Rhythm Thing)   4:30
11. The Quieting Of Oliver Tweak (The Stone Freak)   2:30
12. Lemmon Princess   2:13

LINE - UP

Lead Guitar, Vocals – Robert (Peppermint) Arlin
Tambourine, Drums – Thomas (Ambrose) Ray
Vocals, Bass – Jim Pons
Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Sitar, Tambourine – John Beck (Hipshot)

Flac Size: 349 MB