BOC: Tom Petty, super fan?

[S. F. Yee]

B.O.C. is mentioned not once but TWICE in the detailed booklet accompanying
the mega 6-CD Tom Petty boxset "Playback."  (ATTN cBS: this is the RIGHT way
to put out a retrospective.)

"Noah Shark and Max Reese were great (recording engineers)," sez
guitarist Mike Campbell. "Really free, freaky wonderful guys that never
produced records before but they sure as hell knew about rhythm, slapback
echo, spacey trippy wonderful sounds...And they really loved records. I
remember one of Noah Shark's favorite records was 'GODZILLA' by BLUE
OYSTER CULT. He just played that forever because the rhythm was so tight."

And the other mention..."Shelly Yakus made a huge contribution to all
those records," Petty says about the "Damn the Torpedoes" sessions. "He's a
somewhat legendary engineer.

"He taught us so much. He's a little older than us and therefore commanded a
little more respect. He was just tireless. He would constantly be hooking
up another amp. Shelly actually worked on the "Big Pink" album. He did
Alice Cooper, Grand Funk, 'DON'T FEAR THE REAPER,' John Lennon...Shelly
could always think of ways to make unusual sounds."

Okay okay, so only Cult recording engineers were praised.

S.F.
looking forward to seeing B.O.C. @the Konocti Harbor Resort in
Kelseyville CA (1/26), Maestro's (1/24) in San "rockin'" Ramon, CA -or- The
Edge (1/28) in Palo Alto (what, no Slim's in downtown Frisko???).

wow.