Nortonians spin at Midnite Ramble Tonite!

June 26 It's Friday night and that's our night to HOWL! Come stomp to the wildest sounds on the planet as Josh "I Was A Teenage Norton Intern" Styles of Stalkers fame corrals Billy and Miriam from Norton Records at the all nite record romp at Home Sweet Home, 131 Chrystie Street NYC! It's a dusk to dawner... give or take.... Midnite Ramble tonite! Washable duds recommended...

A-Bones album debut tonite on WFMU!

The new A-Bones album-- NOT NOW! --  debuts on WFMU tonite!!

WFMU's own Dave the Spazz will debut NOT NOW! - the first all, uh, new long playing A-Bones recording in 1.5 decades - tonight on Music to Spazz By. Tune into WFMU via air signal at 91.1 FM or streaming live via internet in ANY locale and ANY timezone during ANY questionable activity at:

www.wfmu.org

From 8-11 Eastern Standard Time. Also set for unveiling are Norton's all new compilations of never before released tracks by A-Bones lord and master - Benny Joy!!!!

NEW ON NORTON A-BONES JULY 14

THE A-BONES, NOT NOW! (Norton 345) Geraldine / Restless / Outcast / Shallow Grave / The Lover's Curse / He Sure Could Hypnotize / Jupiter Bulldog / Cat Nip (w/Dave “Baby” Cortez)/ Stolen Moments / Bad Times / The Rooster / Six Long Weeks/ Don't Talk About Him/ Granny Tops 'Em At The Hop / Bing Bong (There's A Party Goin' On)

Yes, your favorite slop team makes with the shake once again! The A-Bones return with a 15 song platter recorded at Manhattan’s posh underground NY Hed Studios piloted by reknown engineer Matt Verta-Ray. The A-Bones even managed to lure elusive R&B legend Dave “Baby” Cortez back onto the Hammond organ to grind out a fresh take of his instro stomper Cat Nip. Supercharged originals are filled out with covers of the Animals and the Clovers, plus Shallow Grave, Andy Shernoff's Bobby Fuller style ode to Charles “Smitty” Schmid, the notorious Pied Piper of Tucson and lots more! LP/CD

JULY 10 (Friday) A-BONES RECORD RELEASE PARTY BOOZE CRUISE!!

Skyport Marina - 23rd and FDR Dr. NYC Ship Sails at 8PM

Ahoy! Celebrate the release of NOT NOW! the first all new A-Bones long player in 1.5 decades with a midsummer night's sloop slop! Take us on a boat, add you, a full bar, and the sylvan tides of the East River et voila! A full steam ahead, ramming speed voyage to alcohol fueled revelry and two chord enchantment. Is that the Statue of Liberty ahead? Is that my dinner flowing behind? A three hour tour, indeed... tickets at rocksoff.com

The A-Bones world tour info: myspace.com/theabones

Dig all the A-Bones fine releases at nortonrecords.com

Five New Benny Joy LPs + Box Set!

RELEASE DATE • JULY 14

Finally-- the mother lode is upon us! Roll to the jukebox rock with the party crashing sounds of Tampa's Rebel Rocker BENNY JOY!!! Benny has long been acknowledged as one of the unsung kings of rockabilly through five star killer singles like Crash The Party, Little Red Book, Spin The Bottle and Steady With Betty. Now, the Benny-obsessed Norton label rounds up all of Benny's 1957-61 wild, wild masters, scores of unissued demos and home recordings and tons of crazed photos, both in a five LP series and a three CD box set! 76 selections including 45 previously unissued tracks! EVERYBODY JUMP FOR JOY!!!!

“I always thought of Benny Joy as the Dark Prince of Southern Rockabilly. His music was just so brooding and intense. In high school, I tried to dress like him. I put him on an even higher par than Elvis. Benny Joy was outstanding in everything he did.”

- Dex Romweber

VOL 1  CRASH THE PARTY (Norton 346) Crash The Party/Little Girl Little Girl*/Wild Wild Lover/Stompin'/Bundle Of Love*/Steady With Betty/In Study Hall/Miss Bobby Sox*/Button Nose/Ittie Bittie Everything/Memory Of Memories*/I Remember Darling*/We'll Meet Again*/Don't Forget About Me*/Spin The Bottle LP

VOL 2  ROLLIN' TO THE JUKEBOX ROCK (Norton 347) Rollin' To The Jukebox Rock / Hey High School Baby / Let's Be Friends* / If I Had You* / Money Money/ Night Owl*/ Talkin' About It / If You Were Mine* / Ittie Bittie Everything* / Little Red Book / Crash The Party* / Forever Now Or Never* / Gossip Gossip Gossip / I'm Doubtful Of Your Love / Hold My Hand / She Cried For Me LP

VOL 3  I'M GONNA MOVE (Norton 348) I'm Gonna Move / Wild Wild Lover* / Nowhere* / Crash The Party / Hey High School Baby* / I Really Really Care* / Miss Bobby Sox / Kiss Me* / Spin The Bottle / Steady With Betty* / Don't Make A Fool Of Me Baby*/ Don't Boo Hoo Mary Lou / If You Were Mine* / Lucky Little Old Me* / The Only One* LP

VOL 4  WILD WILD LOVER (Norton 349) Wild Wild Lover*  Come Back / I'll Never Have The One I Love / Hey High School Baby  / Rollin' To The Jukebox Rock*/ A Dream,  A Hope,  A Love/Button Nose* / Cutie Pie / I'm Doubtful Of Your Love* / Dearest Darling / Bundle Of Love/Kiss Me / Gypsy Woman* / I'm Gonna Move*/ Rebel Rock LP

VOL 5  LOVE ZONE (350) Love Zone* / Instead Of Me* / I'll Never Have The One I Love* / Only Time Will Tell* / (What'll I Do) Call The Zoo* / Follow Your Heart* / I Never Want To See You Again* / Eyes of Tears* / Bring Me Back My Love* / Only Time Will Tell* / Forever Now Or Never* / How Could Something So Good Turn Out So Bad* / Give Me back My Heart* / Queen Of My Heart* / Touchdown* LP

*=previously unissued

plus...  LTD TRIPLE CD BENNY JOY BOX SET!

CRASH THE PARTY (Norton 351) This little big package delivers the goods in the highly portable compact disc format! Three CD's contain all 76 selections from the five LPs plus a luxe twenty page booklet all adoringly presented in a form-fitting slipcase for the true connoisseur!  3 CD SET

plus... GIT ALL FIVE BENNY JOY  SINGLES FROM NORTON TOO!

• 45-147 BENNY JOY - BUTTON NOSE / IF I HAD YOU  Two unissued 1957 demo recordings culled from the new Norton Benny Joy albums! This atomic, super savage take of Button Nose predates the well dug version by two years and rocks with a scorching Money Honey feel! New release!

BENNY JOY JUKEBOX SERIES • FOUR BRAIN BLASTERS IN DIE CUT COMPANY SLEEVE!

• 45-867 LITTLE RED BOOK/HEY HIGH SCHOOL BABY

• 45-868 MISS BOBBY SOX/STEADY WITH BETTY

• 45-869 SPIN THE BOTTLE/WILD WILD LOVER

• 45-870 CRASH THE PARTY/ROLLIN' TO THE JUKEBOX ROCK

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A-Bones Not Now! New LP + Boat Blast!

NEW ON NORTON  A-BONES   JULY 14

 THE A-BONES, NOT NOW! (Norton 345)  Geraldine / Restless / Outcast / Shallow Grave / The Lover's Curse / He Sure Could Hypnotize / Jupiter Bulldog / Cat Nip (w/Dave “Baby” Cortez)/ Stolen Moments / Bad Times / The Rooster / Six Long Weeks/ Don't Talk About Him/ Granny Tops 'Em At The Hop / Bing Bong (There's A Party Goin' On)

Yes, your favorite slop team makes with the shake once again! The A-Bones return with a 15 song platter recorded at Manhattan’s posh underground NY Hed Studios piloted by reknown engineer Matt Verta-Ray. The A-Bones even managed to lure elusive R&B legend Dave “Baby” Cortez back onto the Hammond organ to grind out a fresh take of his instro stomper Cat Nip. Supercharged originals are filled out with covers of the Animals and the Clovers, plus Shallow Grave, Andy Shernoff's Bobby Fuller style ode to Charles “Smitty” Schmid, the notorious Pied Piper of Tucson and lots more! LP/CD

JULY 10 (Friday) A-BONES RECORD RELEASE PARTY BOOZE CRUISE!!

Skyport Marina - 23rd and FDR Dr. NYC  Ship Sails at 8PM

Ahoy! Celebrate the release of NOT NOW! the first all new A-Bones long player in 1.5 decades with a midsummer night's sloop slop! Take us on a boat, add you, a full bar, and the sylvan tides of the East River et voila! A full steam ahead, ramming speed voyage to alcohol fueled revelry and two chord enchantment. Is that the Statue of Liberty ahead? Is that my dinner flowing behind? A three hour tour, indeed... tickets at rocksoff.com

The A-Bones world tour info:  myspace.com/theabones

Dig all the A-Bones fine releases at nortonrecords.com

3. June in Nortonville!

BEAT BLASTS! DJ BLOWOUTS! RECORD SHOW BASHERS!

Stop the presses!  Two of my most favorite drummers are in town this week!

MUMMIES FEATURING RUSSELL QUAN!!

San Francisco giant  Russell Quan will be bashing his way into our hearts with the fabulous Mummies at Maxwell's on Tuesday and at Southpaw on Wednesday! Here's a pic of Russell on my 1962 red sparkle Slingerlands -- the kit originally belonged to  NJ beat king John Becker of the Dynamic  Del-Aires! Horror of Party Beach, kids! This show goes back to Giorgio Gomelski's Green Door blast in NYC, December 1991. (Photo above by Little Jeff) 

DEXTER ROMWEBER DUO FEATURING SARA ROMWEBER!

Friday (June 12) The mind bogglingly super great Sara Romweber will be supporting her mega talented brother Dex as the tubmaster for the Dex Romweber Duo at the Southpaw in scenic Brooklyn, NY. And what a big show! The great great great Detroit Cobras are heading this show of shows. Don't miss it! (Photo by Janet St Clair)

Saturday (June 13) Double dip with the Duo! Catch the Beat Beauty with her talented bro at Mercury Lounge!

JUNE 12 (Fri) PITTSBURGH MIDNIGHT RAMBLE RECORD FAIR!
Belvedere's Bar Pittsburgh 4016 Butler Street, Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA 15201 8 PM- 2 AM
Billy and Miriam from Norton will be blasting 45s including Mad Mike monsters and Norton raunchsters all night long. Well, until 2 AM at which time we can convene at Eat'n Park for a rehash, DANA! Norton will be set up with their waxen wares, you bring yours too! Tons of records, plus a wide array of frosty adult beverages at the bar! Admission $3 for guys, free for gals. As it should be. Worldwide. For everything.

JUNE 13 (Sat) PITTSBURGH RECORD TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ARNIE WITZORRECK
Tony's Bar & Grill, 139 Howard Avenue, Millvale, PA. (Just down the street from the Attic!) 8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Corky, who worked for Mad Mike in the 1960s, is holding a tribute to his old friend, renowned Pittsburgh record-collector Arnie Witzorreck, who passed away last October. Dance the night away with DJ Flea, who brings 1,000 45s to appeal to everyone's musical tastes. Throughout the night, he'll spin records made famous by Arnie. Millvale, just across the bridge from Laurenceville, was Arnie's hometown so it's the perfect venue for collectors and rockers to gather and reminisce about the great old days, or pound the floor to Goo Goo Muck and more!

JUNE 18 (Thurs) BOWERY ELECTRIC, NYC Miriam and Billy DJ with Norton stuff and more galore at Daddy Long Legs show at the fabulousBowery Electric, 327 Bowery at Joey Ramone Place NYC Open vodka bar 10-11! DLL at 11! Yahoo!

JUNE 22 SONICS! NXNE festival in Toronto, Canada!

JUNE 26 (Fri) HOME SWEET HOME (NYC) Billy and Miriam once again team up to spin with the former Norton intern who just won't go away, Sir Josh Styles, big town high rollin' tastemaker to the teens. 10-4 at 131 Chrystie Street. washable duds, please.


JUNE 28 (Sun) BROOKLYN RECORD RIOT Warsaw, 261 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn NY Noon-8PM Join us and a gigantic ballroom rampacked with wax purveyors for this Sunday ritual in the heart of pierogi country, Williamsburg, Brooklyn! This gasser of a record show brings in slabs from all over the area and beyond, where DJ's are spinning and kielbasis are a-boilin' in the back bar as brews, braus and bodacious beverages are offered for quaffing. Great summertime record kickoff for the kiddies! Regular Admission: $3.00 Early Admission : $20.00

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