Roky SVT Groovies Related

YANKS - TELL ME NO LIES (1984)

The Yanks were from San Francisco. After SVT had split, Paul Zahl and Jack Casady left to form the Yanks with Jack Johnson and Owen Masterson. Then Jack Casady quit the Yanks and was replaced by bassist Steve Aliment. This line-up released a mini album "Made In The States" on the DTI label, it was expanded with their first EP "Only Lovers Left Alive" for the french LP "Tell Me No Lies". The same year "I Don't See Her Anymore" was released as a single in France. Before joining the Yanks and later the Flamin' Groovies, Jack Johnson played with Roky Erikson and co-wrote with a couple of songs for the "Gremlins Have Pictures" album. After the Yanks, Paul Zahl joined the Groovies with Jack Johnson, they played on "One Night Stand", "Step Up" and "Rock Juice". "Tell Me No Lies" was produced by Karl Derfler who would later produced the Groovies' Rock Juice (1992).

The album was posted in 2007 on PPC in mp3 format only.

MF (285 mb)

The Groovies Down Under (Double A Side)

FLAMIN' GROOVIES - WAY OVER MY HEAD / SHAKIN' (1987)

 

After some difficult years, Cyril Jordan and George Alexander formed a new line-up with drummer Paul Zahl (SVT, Yanks) and guitarist / lead vocals Jack Johnson (Yanks). Invited by Peter Noble, head of the australian label Aim Records (who would become manager of the Groovies) released the first Groovies single in many years with two new Cyril Jordan songs recorded in Sausalito two years earlier. Actually the songs. "Way Over My Head" (a terrific and classic Groovies tune) and "Shakin'" were demos which would be re-recorded for their excellent album "Rock Juice" (1992).

WU WAY (56 mb)

J. Casady / N. Buck / B. Marnell / P. Zahl (Bay Area Power) (Never Reissued)

SVT - EXTENDED PLAY (1980)

 

San Francisco based outfit fronted by ex- Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna bassist Jack Casady. Casady brought with him Nick Buck from Hot Tuna and added Brian Marnell and Bill Gibson from Airplay (ex Sound Hole). The band was formed early in 1978 as Jack Casady Band but evolved rapidly into SVT.

Bill Gibson, who had been a founding member of SVT, did not play on any of SVT's albums - only on the singles. Although, he is playing drums and singing backing vocals on two tracks that were added to the expanded CD reissue of "No Regrets". Bill left SVT in 1979 to form what was to become Huey Lewis and the News. He was replaced by local drummer Paul Zahl (Yanks (posted on PPA) & Flamin' Groovies).

Brian Marnell's death on August 19, 1983 would also end any reunion ideas - if they ever existed.

So what does SVT stand for? Long time fans thought it to be Supra Ventricular Tachycardia - excessive heart beat and pulse rate. That's a cool idea because SVT's music could cause that. In reality the name SVT was maybe taken from Jack's bass amp rig, but no one really knows.

WU SVT EP (142 mb)