Patrick Boissel

Under Appreciated

PATRICK BOISSEL
 
 
The album I have by Thomas AndersonMoon Going Down was released on Marilyn Records; the label predates Patrick Boissels better known, Bomp! Records-affiliated Alive Records.   
 
(November 2012)
 
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Greg Shaw died too young in 2004, but his legacy lives on to this day.  Greg Shaw and his wife Suzy Shaw eventually divorced, but she and her current husband Patrick Boissel continue to operate Bomp! Records.  Boissel is actually the founder of their most active label, Alive Records and previously operated Marilyn Records in the 1990’s.  Bomp! Records celebrates its 40th anniversary next year and advertises itself as the oldest independent record company in the nation. 

 

(May 2013)

 

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My introduction to SS-20 was on From L.A. with Love (1992) – probably the best compilation album of previous releases on Bomp! Records – which came out on Patrick Boissels label Marilyn Records.  The song is actually by SS-20 and Sky Saxon and is a remake of the landmark Steppenwolf song “Born to be Wild”.  This number certainly falls into the category of songs whose original version seemingly could hardly be improved upon.  The most obvious change in the SS-20 version of “Born to be Wild” are the vocals (including many new lyrics) that are shared by Sky Saxon and Madeline Ridley, but the arrangement of the song has also been innovatively changed.  If I had to choose, believe it or not, I would probably say that this is now my favorite rendition of Born to be Wild.  However, most of the songs that SS-20 covers are not so prominent as this one. 
 
(December 2017)
 
Last edited: March 22, 2021