Joey Molland Library
compiled by Tom Brennan
last updated: November 20, 2007
Joseph Charles Molland of Liverpool, England was born
on June 21, 1947. He taught himself piano at age 7 and picked up his first guitar
at age 11. His first group as a teenager was called The Assassins. In the
early 1960's, he played in a Chuck Berry cover group called The Profiles.
In 1964, he joined The
Masterminds, making his first record in
1965. In 1966, he was recruited for a group called The Fruit Eating Bears,
backing The Merseys on tour. In 1967, he moved on to The Crying Shames
for a short time, then he successfully auditioned and joined Gary Walker & The Rain,
who became very popular in Japan by 1968. After they broke up in May 1969, Joey joined
Badfinger in November of 1969 (as they were in the process of changing their
name from The Iveys), replacing Ron Griffiths, eventually quitting the group
in November of 1974 over business differences. He was a member of Natural Gas from 1975-1976,
but eventually reunited with Tommy Evans in 1978, but they split again for good by
1981. Joey now records and tours as a solo act, keeping the Badfinger name alive.
biography information from Dan Matovina's
"Without You, The Tragic Story of Badfinger"
myspace pages: Joey Molland | Badfinger (Joey Molland)
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to Joey & Kathie Molland updated May 14, 2004
NEW MOLLAND RECORDINGS FOR 2007
On http://www.myspace.com/badfingerjoeymolland, Joey Molland & The Echo Boys have 6 new original songs posted, called "Still I Love You ", "Hero", "Nothing's Forever", "This Time", "Walk Out In The Rain", and "Yesterday". You can now purchase Joey's latest demos on his MySpace page.
Just set up a snocap account with either a credit card or through
PayPal.
NEW CHRISTMAS CD COMPILATION INCLUDES JOEY MOLLAND SONG
Not Lame Recording Company has released a Christmas CD compilation called, "Hi-Fi Christmas Volume 2". It includes the Joey Molland Christmas song, King Of Kings, that was produced by the Mollands in 2004 and previewed on their website.
The CD is selling for $10. Proceeds from the label that released this go to support research for Von Willibrand`s disease, a rare bleeding disorder that is poorly funded. Additionally, Not Lame will donate $3 on each sale of this release to this cause.
Artists appearing are; Sketch Middle, The Elvis Brothers, The Grip Weeds, The Bradburys, Joey Molland, Lisa Mychols & Wondermints, Rob Paravonian, Jeremy, Ed James, Husky Team, The Spongetones, Gary Pig Gold, Dipsomaniacs, October Elsewhere, Mari Pavelich, The Brothers Figaro Orchestra & Marti Jones.
thanks to Dan Pavelich, posted December 7, 2006
NEW CHRISTMAS SONG FROM JOEY
Joey has recorded a new Christmas song, available for
mp3 download from www.joeymolland.com starting in December 2004. The title is "The
King Of Kings".
NEW VIDEOS FROM JOEY
Joey's video for "Isn't That A Dream" has
been completed and the next one will be for the excellent track "A Way To Be".
posted April 14, 2002
THIS WAY UP
His first solo CD since 1992. This Way Up was released on July 17, 2001.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Mirrors
02. Happy
03. A Way To Be
04. The Bust
05. This Must Be Love
06. Moonlight
07. Another Honeymoon
08. When I Was A Boy
09. Angels Like Us
10. What Else (Nothing)
11. Tell Me
12. Three Minute Warning
13. Isn't That A Dream?
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older THIS WAY UP news:
The still untitled 3rd solo album is making good progress in the studio as
final tracks and fine tuning are being done with the songs that were recorded with
the Echo Boys over the past 1-2 years. Work is being completed at Badfinger bassist
Mark Healey's Aurora Borealis Studios. Mark is engineering and helping to produce
the final tracks in his state of the art studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Songs
worked on during November 26, 1999: "Mirrors", "Angels Like Us",
and "The Way To Be".
story courtesy of Randy Justesen, updated November 29, 1999
There are over 16 songs recorded for Joey's new CD project. With the current
touring winding down, Joey plans on going in to the studio to do the finishing touches
on the basic tracks which have all been completed. Mark Healy, Badfinger's bass player
and owner of Aurora Borealis Studios will be engineering and assisting with the final
stages of this project. Word is that the intention now is to have this completed
and out by Christmas this year. Joey has decided not to close on any current offers
from prospective record labels and will release this CD through his own label Independent
Artists. This is excellent news, as delays caused from waiting for interested labels
to get off the fence are no longer an obstacle. The music is incredible and is definitely
some of the best Joey has ever written. As we get closer to a firm release date,
I will post more details on the songs.
story courtesy of Randy Justesen, updated October 23, 1999
Joey previewed a new song at the San Diego Beatlefair in July 1998 from his upcoming
solo CD of all new material. He performed It's A Bust on acoustic guitar.
Other new songs completed so far: This Must Be Love, Love Can't Hide, 3 Minute
Warning, When I Was A Boy, and Nothing. Two songs just recently recorded
(Spring 1999) are: The Way To Be and Tell Me. A total of 14 songs have
been completed by Joey, and he is awaiting a decision by the record company.
news courtesy of Randy Justesen, Spring 1999
JOEY'S BADFINGER ROCKS NEW HAMPSHIRE
Joey Molland's Badfinger played the Hopkinton State Fair in Contoocook,
New Hampshire on August 31, 2001, although the show almost didn't happen, click here for the full story...
NEW INTERVIEW WITH JOEY
Planet
Jani interview
posted April 14, 2000
JOEY MOLLAND'S BADFINGER, 1999 SUMMER U.S. TOUR
Joey Molland's Badfinger (Joey Molland, Mark Healey and John Richardson)
played two 45 minute sets at the Cinedrome Niteclub in the Grand Cedar Hotel at
Foxwood's Casino in Ledyard, CT on July 24, 1999. Here is the set list
from the first performance that lasted from 10:30 PM to 11:15 PM. Because of the
shorter set times, Joey wasn't able to play any new songs or as many solo songs,
and relied heavily on classic Badfinger songs. More details and photos below...
1st set (10:30-11:15 PM):
Come And Get It (except for ending)
I Don't Mind
Great harmonies between Joey and Mark on this.
Suitcase
Joey introduced this as: "a song about being on the road."
Baby Blue
Joey mentioned Pete Ham as the writer.
Midnight Sun [Mark Healey on lead vocal, Joey on backing vocal (see
small photo above)] [large photo]
Joey asked the audience if they ever heard of The Magic Christian
album before this song. Joey messed-up the solo on this otherwise good performance.
The Dreamer
Very nice version of this track from Airwaves.
Moolah Rey
This really rocked.
Day After Day [small photo] [large photo]
Joey mentioned (the late great) Pete Ham as the writer again. Joey's
voice can never handle this song very well.
Happy [small photo] [large photo]
Joey described this as "a new song, but it's not really new."
He also called it a political love song and joked about how the fat ladies in the
casino can't stop playing the one-armed bandits (slots) and so they have to have
the stool removed from their butts because they're sitting down too long. This song
really rocked also.
No Matter What
No More [small photo] [large photo]
Joey commented that he "learned this song in Miami 50 years ago",
referring to the Say No More sessions in Florida in 1980.
Come And Get It (ending only) [small
photo] [large photo]
2nd set (12:00-12:45 AM) [incomplete listing, not necessarily in this
order-thanks to Lew Bundles]:
Vampire Wedding
Long, Long Way Back Home
Andy Norris
Joey accidentally introduced this as a song off the Ass LP (instead
of the first Warners LP).
Name Of The Game [acoustic version]
Sweet Tuesday Morning
Money/Flying
No Matter What
Baby Blue
SWEET BASIL TOUR
Joey Molland's Badfinger (Joey Molland, Mark Healey and John Richardson)
completed their "Sweet Basil" tour of Japan in March of 1999. A live CD
may be released in the future from these shows. See Kiyoyuki's page for details...
BASIL CD
The CD features demos he made for Badfinger from 1972-1973 as well as
other recent previously unreleased recordings. Note that this CD was not mastered.
It was copied directly to CD from the original demo tapes, so the quality varies
greatly from track to track.
MERRY CHRISTMAS REISSUED
The compilation Missing Children Minnesota including Joey's Merry
Christmas (Follow Your Star) has been reissued on CD.
