WHISTLE BAIT

Hamina 4/1984- homma jatkuu

Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar (Barnshakers, Frantic Four, Les Misfits, Agents)
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Marko Mäkelä: double bass / bass-guitar (1984-1999)(r.i.p s.1967 k. 1999)
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone (6/1984-1990)
Kim Drockila: piano (7/1986-) (vocals , keyb. WAY 1207 / WAY X715 / Dynamite single)
Lasse Sirkko: bass (1999-)
Juho Hurskainen: saxophone (2002-)

WHISTLE BAIT DISCOGRAPHY

Vinyyli singlet ja EP:t
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EP
Whistlin' For You: Goofin', GOOFY 506, 1987

A1: Cat Talk
A2: I'm Nobody To You
B1: Whistlin' For You
B2: Hit That Jive Jack

Lew Williams
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
C.B. Bennett

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Recorded at Manhattan's Studios, Helsinki, 1.2.1987
Overdub sessio (piano all tracks + saxophone (A2) ) February or March 1987.
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: piano
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
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Single
Honeysuckle Jump: Goofin', GOOFY 510, 1988

A: Honeysuckle Jump
B: Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Schwandt, Andre, Kahn
Vesa Haaja

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Recorded and mixed in Deltar Studio, Espoo, Finland in January 1988.
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: piano
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
guest musicans:
Timo Järvinen: baritone saxophone (A)
Jussi Huhtakangas: whistling (B)

Levyarvosteluja:
Too Much Noice numero 23 (joulukuu 1988)
Echoes 2/1989
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Single
Tiikerihai: Goofin', GOOFY 513, 1989

A: Käy tanssimaan
B: Tiikerihai (Tiger Shark)

P. Hodginson, Reino Helismaa
Traditional, Saukki

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Recorded by Peter Rostedt at Tonal Studio, Helsinki
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: piano
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
guest musicans: Jussi Huhtakangas: steel guitar side A

Levyarvosteluja:
Pink Thunderbird 5/1989
Rock and Roll Call 1/1989
Echoes 2/1989
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Single One Step Further: MY WAY, WAY 706, 1990

A: One Step Further
B: Daydream Believer

Vesa Haaja
John Stewart

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Recorded and mixed at Music Box, Parainen October-December 1989
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: piano
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
+
Mika Hytö: guitar (A)
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Single: MY WAY, WAYX 715, 1990

A: I Hate To Be Santa (And We Don't Want To Be Reindeers)
B: Christmas With You

Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja

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ltd 500 copies.
Recorded and mixed 4.11.1990 in Bee Gee Studio, Kouvola by T. Nikki
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: piano
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
+
Mika Hytö: guitar
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Various Artists EP
Dynamite Magazine, Nr.11, 1996 (Germany)

B2: Whistle Bait: Lonely Weekends

Charlie Rich

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Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: keyboards
Marko Mäkelä: bass

levyllä lisäksi kaksi muuta bändiä
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Single: Goofin', GRSI 227, 2014

A: Strange Desire
B: You Don't Care

Vesa Haaja
Willis, Ryals

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Levyarvostelu:
Blues News N:o 270 (6/2014)
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EP
Time Will Tell: Bluelight, BLR 45118 7, 2016

A1: Time Will Tell
A2: Love Her Madly
B1: Another Lazy Sunday
B2: Lonely Weekends

Vesa haaja
Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Bobby Grieger, John Densmore
Vesa Haaja
Charlie Rich

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Bonus EP with LP What Happened To The Girl Next Door BLR 33181 1
Side A & B1: Originaly relased CD-single Time Will Tell. Bluelight, BLR 4548 0, 1997
B2 Originaly relased by single Dynamite Magazine, Nr.11, 1996 (GER)

CDEP
Time Will Tell: Bluelight, BLR 4548 0, 1997
sisältää kappaleet A1, A2, B1
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single: Wild-Beasts, WB001/Jasrac R-1860561, 2018 (JPN)

A: Heatwave
B: Daydream Beliver

Holland, Dozier
John Stewart

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Recorded and mixed at Music Box, Parainen October-December 1989
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: keyboards
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
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single: Goofin', GRSI 239, 2021

A: At The Beach
B: Kitty Kitty

Robert Brewster, Frank Fillardo
Floyd Dakil

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EP
Frolic Time!: Goofin', GREP 243, 2023

A1: You Whisper Too Loud
A2: Yes I'm Loving You
B1: This Time It's Over
B2: Bad Boy

Haaja
Downing, Poe, Sundysky
Haaja
Dakil

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LP
Can't Beat The Whistle Beat: My Way, WAY 1207, 1990

A1: Heatwave
A2: It's Party Time
A3: One Step Further
A4: Daydream Beliver
A5: The One I Need
A6: Honeysuckle Jump
B1: Whistlin' For You
B2: The Wonder Of You
B3: Fools Fall In Love
B4: Golden Lace
B5: Strange Loneliness

Holland, Dozier
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
John Stewart
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Knight
Leiber, Stoller
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja

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Recorded and mixed at Music Box, Parainen October-December 1989
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: keyboards, backing vocals (A5)
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
+
Mika Hytö: guitar (A3 B5), backing vocals (A5)

CD: Krazy Beat, KBMCCD 002, 2005 (JPN)
CD bonukset

12. I Hate To Be Santa
13. Christmas With You
14. Beneath On Side Street
15. Tomorrow Never Comes
16. Kiss Of Fire
17. Sweet Thing
18. Four Aces & Joker
19. Don't Look Back
20. California Sun

Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Lester Allen, Robert Hill
Vesa Haaja
V. Haaja
V. Haaja
H. Glover

WAYX 715
WAYX 715
WAY CD22
WAY CD22
WAY CD22
WAY CD22
WAY CD28
WAY CD28
WAY CD28

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Levyarvosteluja: HS 10.3.1990, Too Much Noise 1/1990=28, Pink Thunderbird 2/1990
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LP
What Happend To The Girl Next Door?: Bluelight, BLR 33181 1, 2016

A1: How Long Is Forever?
A2: (There You Go And) Break My Heart Again
A3: Sand Sham
A4: Walking With My Angel
A5: You Only Live Once
A6: Girl Next Door
A7: Ready For Love
A8: Fragile: Handle With Care
B1: Pay Me Attention
B2: Little White Lies
B3: (It's A) Long Lonely Highway
B4: Signorina
B5: It Was All My Fault
B6: So Long Baby Goodbye
B7: Together

Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Gerald Coffin, Carole King
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Sean Mencher
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Dave Alvin
Vesa Haaja

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Originally released on CD on September 18th 1995
Features 7 inch EP "Time Will Tell +3"
Recorded by Janne Haavisto at Hitsville IV in Helsinki, Finland in Spring 1995

Vesa Haaja: vocals, rh-guitar, lead guitar (A8), 6string-bass(A6 B3), xylophone (A2), autoharp (B7).
Kim Drockila: piano, org, autoharp (B7), backing vocals (B4)
Vesa Tynkkynen: lead guitar
Marko Mäkelä: double bass, bass guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums, percussion
guest musicans:
Esa Pulliainen: lead guitar (B5, B7)
Wiley Cousins: saxophone (A3, A5,7 B4, B6)
Veli-Matti Järvenpää: accordian (B6)
Arto Tamminen: cello (A2)
Tiina Isohanni: backing vocals (A2)
Saara Soisalo: backing vocals (A2), Mari Hatakka : backing vocals (A2), Janne Haavisto: percussions, Jussi Huhtakangas: pedal Steel guitar (B1).

CD: ,,,,, Bluelight, BLR 3326 2, 1995
CD RI: Bluelight, BLR 33181 2, 2016
2016 painoksen bonuskappaleet, Vinyyli versiossa ne mukana olevalla 7"EP:llä

16: Time Will Tell
17: Another Lazy Sunday
18: Love Her Madly
19: Lonely Weekends

Vesa haaja
Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Bobby Grieger, John Densmore
Vesa Haaja
Charlie Rich

Levyn arvosteluja
Blues News No:155 5/1995
Rumble 2/1995 (arvostelu demokaukalossa ennen levyn ilmestymistä, arvio c-kasetilta)
WUM 4/1995
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LP
Bait's Motel: Bluelight, BLR 33228 1, 2024

A1: Everlovin' Man
A2: Dream
A3: When The Time Stops
A4: Allright
A5: Shy Kind-A Guy
A6: Another Lazy Sunday
A7: Surfin' Sheik
B1: Four Aces And A Joker
B2: Rosita
B3: Need You
B4: Can't Believe What You Say
B5: Lonely Rider
B6: Sue's Gonna Be Mad
B7: Everything But Mine

Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja

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Recorded by Olli Haavisto at Hitsville IV
Vesa Haaja: vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric rhythm guitar, baritone guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Lasse Sirkko: double bass, bass guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: organ, backing vocals
+
Juho Hurskainen: saxophone

CD: Bluelight, BLR 3371 2, 2001

1-01: " Reception"
1-02: Everlovin' Man
1-03: Dream
1-04: When The Time Stops
1-05: Allright
1-06: Shy Kind-A Guy
1-07: Another Lazy Sunday
1-08: Surfin' Sheik
1-09: Four Aces And A Joker
1-10: Rosita
1-11: Need You
1-12: Can't Believe What You Say
1-13: Lonely Rider
1-14: Sue's Gonna Be Mad
1-15: Everything But Mine
1-16: Bait’s Motel "+ Check-out"

Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja

2CD: Bluelight, BLR 3371 0, 2001
CD2

2-01: Nut Rocker
2-02: Hard Knocks
2-03: Ring Of Fire
2-04: Walking With My Baby
2-05: People Are Strange
2-06: Secret Agent Man
2-07: Rebound
2-08: Bossa Nova Baby
2-09: A Thing Called Love
2-10: Runaway - Seven Nights To Rock
2-11: I'm A Believer
2-12: Saphire
2-13: Devil In Disguise
2-14: Sand Sham
2-15: Burning Love
2-16: If I Can Dream (Studio-live)

Kim Fowley
Joy Johnston
Merle Kilgore, June Carter
Gerald Coffin, Carole King
Jim Morrison
Philip Sloan, Steve Barry
Charlie Rich
Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Jerry Hubbard
Del Shannon, Max Crook
Neil Diamond
Jack Hammer
Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye
Vesa Haaja
Dennis Linde
W.Earl Brown

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CD2 01-15 Recorded live at Hamina Tattoo Festival by Juha Jokiranta 3.8.2000

CD RI: Bluelight, BLR 33228 2, 2024
bonuses

17: Secret Agent Man
18: Everlovin' Man (single version)
19: Understand Your Man
20: If I Can Dream

P.F. Sloan, Steve Barri
Vesa haaja
Johnny Cash
Earl Brown

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LP
" The Beat-o-tronic sound of Whistle Bait ": Goofin', GRLP 61005, 2004

A1: Love Machine
A2: Feel Like A King
A3: King Of The Surf
A4: Ginny In The Mirror
A5: The Sneak [instrumental]
B1: Freak Out
B2: Since You've Been Gone
B3: Some Kinda Fun
B4: She Loved Everybody But Me
B5: Justine

Fred Burch, Gerard Nelson, Chuck Taylor
Vesa Haaja
Larry LaPole
Doc Pomus, Mort Schuman
Jimmy Oliver
Vesa Haaja
Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
Jim Lee, Chris Montez
Benny Joy
Don Harris, Dewey Terry

-
Recording & mixing Olli Haavisto, Hitsville IV and Eastwing.
A3, A4, B4 vain vinyylillä
LTD EDITION OF 475 COPIES
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: organ, backing vocals
Lasse Sirkko: bass, pedal steel guitar
Juho Hurskainen: saxophone
Tämän kiekon koelevyissä pyörimisnopeus 45rpm

CD: Some Kinda Fun: Bluelight, WB 20, 2004
CD bonus

7. Honey You're Mine

Ronnie Martin

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LIMITED TIN BOX CD
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LP
Switchin' With The Whistle Bait: Goofin', GRLP 61208, 2008

A1: Switchin' In The Kitchen
A2: The First Cut Is The Depest
A3: Night And Day
A4: The Little Bitty Things
A5: How Can You Treat A Guy Like This?
A6: Don't Knock It
A7: Web Of Love
B1: Kana Kapila
B2: Bedtime Teacher
B3: Cheek Flapper
B4: Talk About Love
B5: Echoes Of My Heart
B6: The Loner
B7: Dance Franny Dance
B8: Lawdy Mama

Yvonne Covay
Haaja
Haaja
Naomi Neville
Haaja
Haaja
Haaja
Jean Rolle, Guy Dovan
Haaja
Hurskainen, Haaja
Haaja
Haaja
Haaja
Floyd Dakil
Paul Gayten

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B8: vain vinyyli versiossa.
Recorded live at "Secret Swingin' Spot", Sirkko Family Summer House, Sipoo, Finland 14-16.3.2008 by Janne Haavisto.
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: organ, backing vocals
Lasse Sirkko: bass, pedal steel guitar
Juho Hurskainen: saxophone.
+
Janne Haavisto: percussions

sessiosta julkaisematta kappale SPIN OUT

CD: Goofin', GRCD 6149, 2008
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CD EP
Whistle Bait: My Way, WAY CD22, 1993

1. Beneath On Side Street
2. Tomorrow Never Comes
3. Kiss Of Fire
4. Sweet Thing

Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Lester Allen, Robert Hill
Vesa Haaja

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Levyarvostelu: Rumble 2/1993
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CD EP
Four Aces and Joker: My Way , WAY CD28, 1994

1. Four Aces And Joker
2. Don’t Look Back
3. California Sun

V. Haaja
V. Haaja
H. Glover

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Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Kim Drockila: keyboards
Marko Mäkelä: bass

Levyarvostelu: Rumble 2/1994
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CD
It's Party Time: My Way, WAY CD33, 1995

01. It’s Party Time
02. Honeysuckle Jump
03. Daydream Believer
04. One Step Further
05. Whistlin’ For You
06. Rock Lomond
07. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
08. Heatwave
09. The Wonder Of You
10. Cat Talk
11. Fools Fall In Love
12. The One I Need
13. I’m Nobody To You
14. Poon Tang
15. Tiikerihai
16. Käy Tanssimaan
17. Honeysuckle Jump
18. Hit That Jive Jack
19. Strange Loneliness
20. I’ll Try
21. Whistlin’ For You
22. Golden Lace
23. I Hate To Be Santa
24. Christmas With You

Vesa Haaja
Haaja
Stewart
Haaja
Haaja
Heather
Schwaddt, Andre, Kahn
Holland, Dozier
Knight
Williams
Leiber, Stoller
Haaja
Haaja
Adler, Ross
Hodkinson, Helismaa
Traditional, Saukki
Haaja
Bennet
Haaja
Twitty, Nance
Haaja
Haaja
Haaja
Haaja

WAY1207
GOOFY 510
WAY1207
WAY1207
GOOFY 506
Previously unreleased, recorded 23.7.1986
GOOFY 510
WAY1207
WAY1207
GOOFY 506
WAY1207
WAY 1207
GOOFY 506
Previously unreleased, recorded 23.7.1986
GOOFY 513
GOOFY 513
WAY1207
GOOFY 506
WAY1207
Previously unreleased, recorded 23.7.1986
WAY1207
WAY1207
WAYX 715
WAYX 715

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CD single
When The Time Stops: Bluelight, BLR 4563 2, 2001

When The Time Stops
Secret Agent Man
People Are Strange (live)
Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles (live)

Vesa Haaja
Sloan, Barry
Jim Morrison
Don Gibson

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CD single
Everlovin’ Man: Bluelight, SAMPCD 4565 2, 2001

Everlovin’ Man (special version)

Vesa Haaja

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CD
On Stage With Whistle Bait: Goofin', GRCD 6151, 2008

1: You Never Can Tell
2: Rockatella
3: I'm On Fire
4: Peaches And Cream
5: It Was All My Fault
6: Long White Cadillac
7: I'm The Lonely One

Chuck Berry
George Motola
Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
Larry Williams
Vesa Haaja
David Alvin
Gordon Mills

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ltd 500 kappaleen painos; äänitetty livenä Helsingissä v. 2005
(AUTHORIZED BOOTLEG LIVE)
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Compilation CD
Most Requested - The Story 1984-2024, Goofin'. GRCD 6201, 2024

Tittle
01: Bad Boy
02: Whistlin' For You
03: Honeysuckle Jump
04: Tiikerihai
05: Daydream Believer
06: Tomorrow Never Comes
07: Sweet Thing
08: Four Aces And Joker
09: How Long Is Forever
10: (There You Go And) Break My Heart Again
11: Sand Sham
12: You Only Live Once
13: It Was All My Fault
14: Time Will Tell
15: Another Lazy Sunday
16: Love Her Madly
17: When The Time Stops
18: Everlovin' Man
19: Can't Believe What You Say
20: Love Machine
21: Feel Like A King
22: The First Cut Is The Deepest
23: Night And Day
24: Kana Kapila
25: The Loner
26: At The Beach
27: This Time It's Over

Composers:
Floyd Dakil
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Hodginson, Helismaa
John Stewart
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
The Doors
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Fred Burch, Gerald Nelson, Chuck Taylor
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Jean Rolle, Guy Dovan
Vesa Haaja
Robert Brewster, Frank Fillardo
Vesa Haaja

Originally released:
01: GREP243, 2023
02: GOOFY 506, 1987
03: GOOFY 510, 1988
04: GOOFY 513, 1989
05: WAY 1207, 1990
06: WAYCD 22, 1993
07: WAYCD 22, 1993
08: WAYCD 28, 1994
09: BLR 3326 2, 1995
10: BLR 3326 2, 1995
11: BLR 3326 2, 1995
12: BLR 3326 2, 1995
13: BLR 3326 2, 1995
14: BLR 4548 2, 1997
15: BLR 4548 2, 1997
16: BLR 4548 2, 1997
17: BLR 4563 2 / BLR 333371 2, 2001
18: SAMPCS 4565 2, 2001
19: BLR 3371 2, 2001
20: WB 20, 2004
21: WB 20, 2004
22: GRCD 6149, 2008
23: GRCD 6149, 2008
24: GRCD 6149, 2008
25: GRCD 6149, 2008
26: GRSI 239, 2021
27: GREP243, 2023

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Various Artists albums
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2-CD
Various Artists
Goofin' Around - A Compilation Of Goofin' Records 1984-1999: Goofin'. GRCD 6100 1999

Whistlin' For You
Cat Talk

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CD
Various Artists
Cash Only - A Tribute To Johnny Cash: Bluelight, BLR 3388, 2002

3: Whistle Bait: Understand Your Man

John R. Cash

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CD
Various Artists
A Free Sampler From Bluelight Records - 20 "Hits", No Mercy .. Bluelight, SAMPCD 33100 2, 2003

20: Whistle Bait: Everlovin' Man (special version)

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CD
Various Artists
Grand Arena Rock'n'Roll Party 2004, Live: Rumble Bros. RB-001, 2004

13: Whistle Bait: Freak Out
14: Whistle Bait: Some Kinda Fun
15: Whistle Bait: Justine
16: Whistle Bait: Burnin' Love

V. Haaja
J. Lee, C. Montez
D. Harris, D. Terry
D. Linde

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Recorded live at Grand Arena in Lahti, Finland 28.2.2004
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4CD box
Various Artists
Slap That Bass: Story of Finnish Rockabilly & 50's Style Rock'n'Roll ... Johanna JHNCD2535, 2010
CD2 22. Whistle Bait: Honeysuckle Jump
CD3 23. Whistle Bait: Four Aces And A Joker
CD4 4. Whistle Bait: Love Machine
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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.1: Bluelight, BLR 33154 2, 2011

02. Whistle Bait: Everlovin' Man
17. Whistle Bait: She Loved Everybody But Me**
27. Whistle Bait: Girl Next Door

Vesa Haaja
Benny Joy
Vesa Haaja

BLR 3371, 2001
GRLP 61005. 2004
BLR 3326, 1995

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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.2: Bluelight, BLR 33155 2, 2011

03. Whistle Bait: Honey You're Mine
07. Whistle Bait: Another Lazy Sunday
26. Whistle Bait: Fragile Handle With Care

Ronnie Martin
Vesa Haaja
Sean Mencher

WB 20, 2004
BLR 3371, 2001
BLR 3326, 1995

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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.3: Bluelight, BLR 33156 2, 2011

05. Whistle Bait: Love Her Madly
14. Whistle Bait: I’ll Try
21. Whistle Bait: How Long Is Forever

Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Bobby Grieger, John Densmore
Jack Nance, Conway Twitty
Vesa Haaja

BLR 4546, 1997
My Way, WAY CD33, 1995 (recorded 1986)
BLR 3326, 1005

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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.4: Bluelight, BLR 33157 2, 2011

01. Whistle Bait: Secret Agent Man
12. Whistle Bait: Crazy Street*
16. Whistle Bait: Pay Me Attention
25. Whistle Bait: Rock Lomond

BLR 4563, 2001
Previously unreleased, recorded 23.7.1986
BLR 3326, 1995
previously unreleased mix. original version WAY 33, 1995 (recorded 23.7.1986)

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*Track2 12&13 Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar / Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar / Juha Tynkkynen: drums / Kim Drockila: piano / Marko Mäkelä: double bass / Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.5: Bluelight, BLR33157 2, 2011

04: Whistle Bait: Four Aces And A Joker
17: Whistle Bait: Long Lonely Highway
27: Whistle Bait: Poon Tang

Vesa Haaja
Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Richard Adler, Jerry Ross

BLR 3371 0, 2001
BLR 3326, 1995
WAY 33, 1995 (recorded 23.7. 1986)

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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.6: Bluelight, BLR 33158 2, 2011

02. Whistle Bait: Understand Your Man
14. Whistle Bait: When The Time Stops
27. Whistle Bait: Girl Of My Dreams*

BLR 3388, 2002
BLR 4563/BLR 3371, 2001
Previously unrelesed, recorded 23.7.1986

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Track 27 . Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar / Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar / Juha Tynkkynen: drums / Kim Drockila: piano / Marko Mäkelä: double bass / Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
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Julkaisemattomia äänitteitä
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31.10.1985 Unreleased rehearsal tape

01 Brand New Cadillac
02 Crazy Street
03 Just Go Wild Over Rock'n'roll
04 The Wanderer
05 Saturday Night Rock
06 Short'nin' Bread Rock
07 Elevator Rock
08 Sadie Mae
09 Love Me
10 Dance The Bop
11 Move It On Over
12 Hey There You
13 Rock Lomond
14 London Rock
15 Girl Of My Dreams
16 Kaikki jiveamaan
17 Marko Koistinen Jiven Ihmemies

V. Taylor
Milton Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer
Bullock
Maresca
L. West
Morgan, Brandt
Tommy Steele
Rusty York
Leiber, Stoller
Pingatore, Lytle
Williams
Bell, Lattanzi
Susan Heather
Raymond
Amos Milburn
?
?

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Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
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Demo maalis-huhtikuu 1986

01 I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts
02 Hey There You
03 Girl Of My Dream
04 Teenage Letter
05 Rock Lomond

Heatherton
Bell, Lattanzi
Amos Milburn
Renald Richard
Susan Heather

Buono Sera
I’ll Try
Girl Of My Dreams
Rock Lomond
Crazy Street
Poon Tang
I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts [partially]

Sigman, De Rose
Twitty, Nance
Amos Milburd
Heather
Milton Gabler, Bill Haley, Rusty Keefer
Adler, Ross
Heatherton

Unreleased
WAY CD33, 1995
BLR 33158 2, 2011
WAY CD33, 1995
BLR 33157 2, 2011
WAY CD33, 1995
Unreleased

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Satamakatu 13, Kotka
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
Kim Drokila: piano
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5.10.1986 BASE Studio, Helsinki. (Goofin' Records)

- Girl Of My Dreams
- Cat Talk
- Bim Bam
- Whistlin For You
- I ́m Nobody To You

Amos Milburn
Lew Williams
Stanley
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja

Unreleased
Unreleased
Unreleased
Unreleased
Unreleased

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Prodused Pete Hakonen
Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar
Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar
Juha Tynkkynen: drums
Marko Mäkelä: double bass
Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
Kim Drokila: piano
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8.10.1989 Rehearsal Tape

01: Whistlin’ For You
02: Whistlin’ For You (take 2)
03: Daydream Believer
04: Daydream Believer (take 2)
05: Under The Moon Of Love
06: Glendora
07: Get Out Of The Car (take 1&2)
08: Heatwave
09: It’s Party Time
10: Fools Fall In Love
11: Runaway
12: Honeysuckle Jump
13: The Wonder Of You
14: Strange Loneliness
15: One Step Further
16: Golden Lace
17: Golden Lace (take 2)
18: The One I Need

Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
John Stewart
John Stewart
Boyce, Lee
Stanley
Richard Berry
Holland, Dozier
Vesa Haaja
Leiber, Stolle
Del Shannon
Vesa Haaja
Knight
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja

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Äänitetty livenä äänipöydän kautta 4 raitanauhalle.
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julkaisematon radio live, Turku 16.6.1990 (Auran Aallot)
RUNAWAY / SOMEDAY SOMEWAY / HONEY SUCKLE JUMP / GET OUT OF THE CAR / FIRE / ONE STEP FUTUHER / DRIFTIN / EVERYBODY NEED SOMEBODY.
Lähetyksessä oli linkki häiriöitä, joten ajoittain kuulostaa että asema ei ole kohdallaan.
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kokoelma CD Kymenlaakso Rock, Radio-Suomi 1992
Kissa / Salaperäinen Tyttö
Huom: levystä tehty vain 2 kappaleen painos Yleisradion omaan käyttöön --
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Wanda Jackson and Whistle Bait
Unreleased live at Pieksämäki, Finland 22.7.2000

01: Rockabilly Fever
02: Rock Your Baby
03: Stupid Cupid
04: Mean Mean Man
05: Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
06: Meet Me In Stockholm
07: Honey Bop
08: Right Or Wrong
09: Fujiyama Mama
10: Riot In Cell Block #9
11: Funnel Of Love
12: One Night
13: I Saw The Light
14: Lets Have A Party
15: Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On - Party

Carl Perkins
Jackson
Sedaka, Greenfield
Jackson
Barker, Raye
Doug Sahm
Reeves, Durden, Axton
Jackson
Earl Burrows
Leiber, Stoller
MacCoy, Westbery
Bartholomew, King
Williams
Robinson
Williams, Davis - Robinson

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Soundboard recordings
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Unreleased radio live
26.3.2001. Radio Mafia, Tutti Frutti Rock'n'Roll Show

1 Ring Of Fire
2 Sue's Gonna Me Mad
3 Four Aces And Joker
3 Everlovin' Man
4 Burning Love

Merle Kilgore, June Carter
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Vesa Haaja
Pomus, Shuman

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.9.2001 Radiomafia, Tutti Frutti Rock'n'Roll Show

- Secret Agent Man
- I Gotta Know
- Another Lazy Sunday
- Its Cold Outside
- Some Kinda Fun (feat. K.W. Blomqvist: maracas)
- Burning Love

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Lehtiartikkeleja
Eteenpäin: 22.6.1984: Vieläkö joku kampaa tukkansa taakse
Kymen Sanomat 2.7.1989: Music, Music, music
Rock and Roll Call 1/1990
Pink Thunderbird 2/1990 (Levyarvostelu + keikkaraportti Can't Beat The Whistle Beat levyn julkaisukeikalta Haminasta)
Pink Thunderbird 1/1991
WUM # 4/1995
Ducktails 11/1998: Vesa Haaja - Whistle Bait, Barnshakers
Ducktails 3/1999 (Whistle Bait special)
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-10.4.1984 Whistle Bait perustetaan. Kokoonpano (A) Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar / Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar / Juha Tynkkynen: drums /Marko Mäkelä: double bass. Linjana rockabilly.
-19.5.1984 Työskillä (Haminan työväentalo?) Whistle Baitin ensimmäinen keikka. Kokoonpano A
-kesäkuu 1984 saxofonisti Jarkko Ravi liittyy yhtyeeseen ja yhtyeen linja alkaa menemään jive rock'n'rollin suuntaan (Bill Haley, Stargazers... style) Kokoonpano B Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar / Vesa Tynkkynen: guitar / Juha Tynkkynen: drums /Marko Mäkelä: double bass. Jarkko Ravi: saxophone
-7.9.1984 Nuorisotalo, Hamina, yhtyeen toinen keikka, nyt viisi miehisenä. Kokoonpano B.
-1984 saldona yhteensä kolme (3) keikkaa,
11.5.1985 Lepakko, Helsinki F.R.R.S bileet pääesiintyjänä the Rapiers (UK) WB ensimmäistä kertaa keikalla Haminan ulkopuolella, eselleen kokoonpano B
-1985 WB yhteensä yhdeksän (9) keikkaa.
-22.3.1986 Korsu, Karhula, WB keikalla ilman Vesa Tynkkystä eli kokoonpano C: Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar / Juha Tynkkynen: drums /Marko Mäkelä: double bass. Jarkko Ravi: saxophone (tämän kokoonpanon ainoa keikka)
-5.7.1986 Seuraintalo, Vammala 2nd Vammala Rock'n'Roll Party, yhtyeen "läpimurto keikka" kokoonpano B
-8.8.1986 Nuorisotalon piha, Hamina. Pianisti Kim Drokila ekaa kertaa WB keikalla. Kokoonpano D
-30.8.1986 WB keikalla ilman Vesa Tynkkystä eli kokoonpano E: Vesa Haaja: vocals, guitar / Juha Tynkkynen: drums /Marko Mäkelä: double bass. Jarkko Ravi: saxophone / Kim Drokila: piano (tämän kokoonpanon ainoa keikka)
- 3.12.1986 Down Town, Helsinki, keikka ilman Drokilaa, vierailevana fonistina mukana Timo Tarkela?
-1986 WB yhteensä 16 (16) keikkaa
- 1987 WB noin neljäkymmentä keikkaa
- 1988 WB noin viisikymmentä keikkaa

WB ulkomailla: Saksa, Tanska., Norja..
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Livenä Kyröskoskella 7/11.1987 (kuva Wille Parviainen) . Oikeella vappuna '96 Turussa (kuva Ee-dEE).

Livenä Tampereella 1992 (kuva Pasi Koskela)
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