Greg Shaw

Co-founder of the legendary MOJO NAVIGATOR R&R NEWS, one of the earliest rock zines, based in San Francisco in 1966-67, and then of the ageless (WHO PUT THE) BOMP in L.A. during the '70s. Greg was one of the godfathers of rock writing and chronicling. His other writings included books, liner notes (recently the Rhino Nuggets boxes) and the sprawling, ongoing Bomp website. His Bomp Records label issued (and reissued) countless classics of psych, garage and power pop, and launched many musical careers. His most recent endeavor was "Bompbooks.com", which aimed at being the definitive online rock bibliography. Tragically, Greg died from a diabetes-related heart attack in November 2004. He was 55.

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List of articles in the library by artist

ABBA: Waterloo
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, August 1974

ABBA : Adoring ABBA
Comment by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, 1977

The Amboy Dukes : Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes: Call Of The Wild
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, March 1974

The Animals : Eric Discovers America
Profile and Interview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, March 1974

Paul Anka: Paul Anka (Buddah)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, January 1972

Paul Anka : The Rebirth Of Paul Anka
Profile and Interview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, September 1974

Badfinger: Ass (Apple) and Badfinger (Warner Bros)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, January 1974

Long John Baldry : John Baldry: Everything Stops For Tea
Review by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, May 1972

Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich: Weavers Of Dreams
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

The Beach Boys: Endless Summer(Capitol)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, September 1974

The Beach Boys: Spirit Of America
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, May 1975

The Beach Boys: A California Saga
Essay by Ken Barnes, Gene Sculatti, Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, May 1973

Chuck Berry: Bio
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, November 1973

Big Brother & The Holding Company : Big Brother & the Holding Company
Interview by Greg Shaw, Mojo Navigator, September 1966

Blue Oyster Cult: Secret Treaties (Columbia)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, April 1974

David Bowie: Pinups
Review by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, December 1973

Brownsville Station: School Punks
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, July 1974

Eric Burdon : Eric Discovers America
Profile and Interview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, March 1974

Jimmy Cliff and Various Artists: The Harder They Come
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, April 1973

Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen: Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas
Review by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, March 1974

Country Joe & The Fish : Country Joe and the Fish
Interview by Greg Shaw, Mojo Navigator, November 1966

Creedence Clearwater Revival : A Simple But Compelling Sound: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Overview by Greg Shaw, Fusion, October 1971

Creedence Clearwater Revival : Creedence Clearwater Cosmo's Factory
Review by Greg Shaw, Who Put The Bomp, October 1970

Dion: Album Reviews
Review by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, March 1973

Doobie Brothers: Toulouse Street
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, October 1972

The Doors : Interview with the Doors
Interview by Greg Shaw, Mojo Navigator, August 1967

Dr. John : Dr John aka Mac Rebennack
Overview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, July 1973

Dave Edmunds: Subtle as a Flying Mallet
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, December 1975

Bryan Ferry These Foolish Things (Atco)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, April 1974

The Flamin' Groovies : The Flamin’ Groovies: Teenage Head (Kama Sutra)
Review by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, May 1971

Flash Cadillac: There's No Face Like Chrome (Epic)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, May 1974

John Fogerty
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, September 1973

John Fogerty Looks At Rock In ‘76
Interview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, April 1976

Grand Funk Railroad : "I Know You'll Get To Like It If You Give It A Chance Now"
Profile and Interview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, April 1974

Grand Funk Railroad: E Pluribus Funk (Capitol)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, January 1972

Hawkwind: In Search Of Space
Review by Greg Shaw, Creem, June 1972

Hawkwind: Ford Theatre, Detroit
Report by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, January 1974

Ian Hunter: Ian Hunter
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, May 1975

Iron Butterfly: Scorching Beauty
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, February 1975

Janis Joplin : Big Brother & the Holding Company
Interview by Greg Shaw, Mojo Navigator, September 1966

The Kinks: A profile
Profile by Greg Shaw, Fusion, February 1970

Gladys Knight: In The Beginning
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, February 1975

John Lennon: Rock 'N' Roll (Apple)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, March 1975

Jerry Lee Lewis: Monsters
Review by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, December 1971

Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

Barry Mann: Rock & Roll Survivor
Profile and Interview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, July 1975

The Move: The Best Of The Move
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, May 1974

Olivia Newton John : Olivia Newton-John: Let Me Be There
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, March 1974

Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes: Call Of The Wild
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, March 1974

Ozark Mountain Daredevils: Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, January 1974

Michel Pagliaro
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, 1973

Elvis Presley: The Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, December 1972

Suzi Quatro
Review by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, June 1974

Suzi Quatro, Queen of Pop
Profile by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, August 1974

The Raspberries: Fresh (Capitol)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, July 1972

The Raspberries: Side Three (Capitol)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, October 1973

Lou Reed: Lou Reed (RCA)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, May 1972

The Rolling Stones: Goat's Head Soup
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, November 1973

The Rolling Stones: It’s Only Rock ’N Roll
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, December 1974

Bob Seger: Seven
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, May 1974

The Sex Pistols: 100 Club, London
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, June 1976

Del Shannon : The Return of the 'Runaway' Man: Del Shannon
Report by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, January 1974

Slade: Slade Alive!
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, October 1972

Slade: Slayed (Polydor)
Review by Greg Shaw, Creem, April 1973

Slade : SLADE...........ARRIVE!
Report and Interview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, November 1972

Phil Spector: To Know Him Is To Love Him
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

Tower of Power: Bump City (Warner Bros.)
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, August 1972

Travis Wammack : Scratching in the Shoals: Travis Wammack
Interview by Greg Shaw, Rolling Stone, 1973

The Who: Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy
Review by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, December 1971

The Who’s Mod Generation: Quadrophenia Through The Years
Overview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, December 1973

Wizzard: Eddie & the Falcons
Review by Greg Shaw, Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, November 1974

List of genre pieces

Don Kirshner: The Pop Factory
Profile by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

I Heard a New World
Essay by Greg Shaw, Nuggets II (Rhino Records), 2001

Leaders Of The Pack: Teen Dreams And Tragedy In Girl Group Rock
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

Majors and Indies: Fight For Survival
Overview by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

Music Magazines: The Real Rock ‘n’ Roll Underground
Overview by Greg Shaw, Creem, June 1971

New Wave Goodbye? Some Thoughts On The Economic State Of The New Wave Industry In America
Overview by Greg Shaw, New York Rocker, September 1978

Rock Instrumentals: Without A Voice
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

The Philadelphia Story, Early Sixties Style: What It Was, Was Pud
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, Fusion, October 1972

The Singer Or The Song
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1982

The US Music Moguls and the Rock Revolution
Retrospective by Greg Shaw, The History of Rock, 1983

Will Reggae Make It? Jamaica Says It Will!
Overview by Greg Shaw, Crawdaddy!, June 1973

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