Track Listing

1. Dr. Stone
2. Just a Memory
3. Get Out of My Life Woman
4. Girl from the East
5. He Was a Friend of Mine
6. Hey Joe
7. Words
8. Back on the Avenue
9. War of Distortion
10. Tobacco Road
11. Goodbye My Love
12. Too Many People
13. Hey Joe [Single Version]
14. Funny Little World
15. You Better Move On
16. That's a Different Story
17. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
18. Be With You
19. Too Many People [Single Version]
20. Hey Joe [Promo Single Version]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #79734 in Music
• Released on: 2006-06-16
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Best of
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
Compilation from L.A. folk/rock act best known for their '66 hit 'Hey Joe'. Collects the complete Mira recordings, including the entire 'Hey Joe' album plus all rare single sides, cool photos and more. Tracks include 'Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?* (single version), 'Funny Little World'*, 'You Better Move On'*, 'That's A Different Story'*, 'Love Minus Zero'*, 'Be With You'*, 'Too Many People'* (single version), 'Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go?'* ( promo single version). Tracks marked with * are in mono. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Heavy West Coast Folk Rock
I bought this CD based solely upon hearing the Leaves versions of "Hey Joe" (a classic) and "Too Many People" on the Nuggets compilation and was not disappointed in my purchase of "The Leaves...Are Happening." Other reviewers have made reference to a Byrds/Rolling Stones influence and I agree, but there's more to it than that. The songs have an early punk flavor that gives them a harder edge than many Byrds tunes, yet they're more melodic and harmony laden than most early Stones records. Compare the Leaves version of "He Was A Friend Of Mine" to the Byrds and you'll see what I mean. If you enjoy mid-sixties folk/garage/punk rock than you'll certainly be rewarded for checking out a band that deserves to be remembered for more than just being the group that was able to turn "Hey Joe" into a hit.

At Least They Spelled Their Name Right
There's one thing to be said for true One-Hit Wonders - when a CD is released of their music, usualy that lone hit is among the selections offered. That's the case here as both Hey Joe and its flipside, Funny Little World, are included. Other than that, this is yet one more band from that era which receives way too much attention from the more sanctimonious musical historians of the type which permeate outfits like Rolling Stone Magazine.

It seems these people can never quite comprehend why the masses didn't [and don't now] fall all over artists and groups that THEY seem to worship out of all proportion to their accomplishments. Such as Frank Zappa, Parliament/Funkadelic, The Velvet Underground - and The Leaves, whose screaming vocals and fuzz guitar sounds are somehow required listening.

At least the Mira label was persistent. They first released the song in 1965 as Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go? but it went nowhere. Only after its second try did it make it to # 31 in June 1966. After that, nothing.

Nor did their albums exactly burn up the charts. Their first for Mira, containing the requisite mid-1960s protest songs, Bob Dylan tunes, and two versions of Hey Joe, enjoyed only mediocre success. Not even a larger label such as Capitol, who signed them in 1967 and put out another LP, could nudge them back onto the charts.

When they broke up in 1967 vocalist Robert Arlin formed a new band called The Hook, but they enjoyed even less success with their two LPs on the Uni label. Only bassist Jim Pons enjoyed further success while briefly serving as a member of The Turtles.

No doubt they had a following, especially in their native California, and for those fans still around this is probably considered a find. For chart completist collectors, however, it's only suitable for the one hit and its flipside.

At least they didn't perpetuate a spelling mistake - like Toronto's NHL team - by referring to themselves as The Leafs.

hummm, hey joe,,,no es para tanto!!!!!!!!
Conocidos por su versión de Hey joe!, intentan desgarrar la típica actitud "byrds" con sonido garagero, pero la verdad que no es gran cosa! Sucesión de temas crudos, armónica y folk rabioso, carente de dirección...me quedo mil veces con la versión de Love del tema de dino valente...lo que es excelente como siempre que se trate de sundazed es el booklet y todo lo que es la gráfica del cd. En definitiva no es más que un típico cd "garage" sin muchas pretenciones.