The Leaves - The Leaves...Are Happening! Best Of (1965-66 us, stunning folk garage psych, 2000 release)

At last, a legitimate and well-distributed reissue of everything the Leaves released on Mira between 1965 and 1966: the entire Hey Joe album, all of the non-LP songs from their singles, the single version of "Too Many People," and three versions of "Hey Joe" (from the hit single and two previous 45s which used slightly different arrangements). This is not the complete work of the Leaves, as it doesn't include anything from their 1967 Capitol LP All the Good That's Happening, but this is no loss, as that album was pretty lousy. (Two covers of unspecified origin from the compilation 1966 are also missing.) Although the Leaves were erratic, at their best they were a fine band who drew from the Byrds' folk-rock, the Beatles' melodicism, and the hard rock of the Rolling Stones, as best heard on "Hey Joe" and the less celebrated "Too Many People," "Be With You," "Just a Memory," "Dr. Stone," "Funny Little World," and "Words." The reissue is enhanced by the detailed history in the accompanying 16-page booklet. 

by Richie Unterberger

Tracks
1. Dr. Stone (Jim Pons, John Beck) - 2:19
2. Just A Memory (Bobby Arlin) - 2:16
3. Get Out Of My Life Woman (Allen Toussaint) - 2:46
4. Girl From The East (Bobby Jameson) - 2:55
5. He Was A Friend Of Mine (Traditional) - 3:22
6. Hey Joe (Billy Roberts) - 2:48
7. Words (Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce) - 2:19
8. Back On The Avenue (Bobby Arlin, Jim Pons, John Beck, Robert Lee Reiner, Tom Ray) - 3:07
9. War Of Distortion (Bobby Arlin) - 2:08
10.Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk) - 2:09
11.Goodbye My Love (John McNally, Mike Pender) - 3:05
12.Too Many People (Bill Rinehart, Jim Pons) - 3:15
13.Hey Joe Where You Gonna Go? (Billy Roberts) - 2:43
14.Funny Little World (Bobby Arlin) - 2:07
15.You Better Move On (Arthur Alexander) - 2:24
16.That's A Different Story (Bill Rinehart, Jim Pons) - 2:38
17.Love Minus Zero (Bob Dylan) - 2:26
18.Be With You (Bill Rinehart, Jim Pons) - 2:01
19.Too Many People (Bill Rinehart, Jim Pons) - 2:43
20.Hey Joe Where You Gonna Go? (Billy Roberts) - 2:52

The Leaves
*Jimmy Kern - Drums
*Robert Leereiner - Guitar
*Jim Pons - Bass
*Bill Rhinehart - Guitar
*John Beck - Sax, Harmonica, Vocals
*Tom Ray - Drums
*Bobby Arlin - Guitar

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