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The Hentchmen
from Michigan with love
Address
The Hentchmen
5569 Caniff
Detroit, MI 48212
United States Of America
E-Mail
John Szymanski [jszyma5475[AT]cs{DOT}com]
Members

The Hentchmen #1:
(first 2 LP's and first 7 singles)
John: organ, harmonica & vocals
Tim: guitar
Chris: drums

The Hentchmen #2:
(all recordings 1995-1999)
Johnny Volaré: organ, harmonica & vocals
Tim V. Eight: guitar
Mike Audi: drums

The Hentchmen #3:
(some liveshows in 1999)
Johnny Volaré: organ, harmonica & vocals
Tim V. Eight: guitar
Mike Audi: drums
Jeff Meier: guitar

The Hentchmen #4:
(all recordings 1999-now)
Johnny Volaré: organ, harmonica & vocals
Tim V. Eight: guitar
Mike Audi: drums

History

Chris Handyside's musical history
Jeff Meier's musical history
John Szymanski's musical history
Mike Latullipe's musical history
Tim V. Eight's musical history

The entire band appears on "You Can't Sit Down" by The Monarchs on the The Curse Of La Lloroña EP 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 1996, FLB-102).

Discography
Singles
  1. Nervous Reck 7" (Front Porch, 1993, FPR 1)
    1. Nervous Reck
    2. Cindybeth
    3. Hentchbeat
    4. Creepdog
  2. The Breather 7" (Front Porch/Happy Hour Records, 1993, FPR 2/HH 1004)
    1. Red Pony Tail
    2. The Breather
    3. Get Out Of My Way (Right Now)
  3. Hot Rod Millie 7" (Norton Records, 1994, 45-025)
    1. Hot Rod Millie
    2. Our Little Rendezvous
    3. Rawhide
  4. Girl From Jackson 7" (Front Porch, 1994, FPR 3)
    1. Girl From Jackson
    2. Brandnew Porch
    3. Oh Babydoll (Chuck Berry)
  5. So Many Girls 7" (Norton Records, 1995, 45-034)
    1. So Many Girls
    2. Mean '37
    3. Farfisa & The Airline
  6. Ypsilanti's Newest Hitmakers 7" (Estrus, 1995, ES 768)
      first pressing: yellow vinyl
      second pressing: black vinyl
    1. Two Tone Belair
    2. 20 Girls
    3. Porch Recker
  7. My Catalina 7" (Get Hip, 1995, GH-176)
    1. My Catalina
    2. Contagion
    3. Down By The Old Mill Stream
  8. Red Hot Car 7" (Hillsdale Records, 1995, HR 011)
    1. Red Hot Car
    2. Wolf Wagon
    3. Oil Leak
  9. Gravel-Bite 7" (1+2 Records, 1995, 1+2 EP 099)
    1. Gravel-Bite
    2. It Don't Take But A Few Minutes (Chuck Berry)
    3. The Passerby
  10. Rainin' In My Heart 7" (Larsen Recordz, 1997, LZ 037)
    1. Rainin' In My Heart (Slim Harpo)
    2. Mute
    3. Girl From Jackson
  11. Portrait Of The Hentchmen 7" (Verboten, 1996, cat.no.?)
    1. Larry
    2. New Contagion
    3. Michigan Blues
    4. Cindy Beth
    5. Our Man Flint
  12. Ten String Trio 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 1997, FLB-104)
      recorded by Chris Fachini
    1. All I Want To Do
    2. Cicks And Cars '97
    3. Darling, Let's Have Another Baby
  13. Red River Rock 7" (Norton Records, 1997, 45-057)
    1. Red River Rock
    2. Why Did God Make Girls
  14. Some Other Guy 7" (Italy Records, 1997, IR-004)
      both songs featuring Jack White
    1. Some Other Guy (Richard Barrett)
    2. Psycho Daisies (The Yardbirds)
  15. Come On Santa 7" (Norton Records, 1999, 45-068)
    1. Come On Santa
    2. Merry Christmas Baby
  16. Ham And Oil 7" (Gas Records, 1999, GRS-109)
      both songs featuring Jack White
    1. Ham And Oil
    2. Club Wagon
  17. Teenage Letter 7" (D · wreckEd · hiT, 2000, DET.002)
    1. Teenage Letter (Renald Richard)
    2. Creep Of The Year
  18. One Up! 7" (Keystone Record Co., 2000, KEY-1EP)
    1. Old Lady (Down The Road)
    2. Cut Out
    3. LeSabre Radar
    4. Messed Up (My Brain)
Splits
  1. split 7" (RexRecords, 2002, REKD 29S)
    1. The Hentchmen: All About Girls
    2. The Hentchmen: Virginia Dare
    3. The Paybacks: Scotch Love
    4. The Paybacks: Lazy Things
  2. split 7" (Norton Records, 2003, 9642)
    1. The Hentchmen: Surprise, Surprise (Rolling Stones)
    2. Reigning Sound: I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys (Rolling Stones)
Albums
  1. Ultra Hentch LP/CD (Norton Records, 1994, ED-237)
    1. Fly Catcher
    2. Don't You Just Know It
    3. Find Me A Girl
    4. Nervous Reck
    5. County Line
    6. Plumbline Stomp
    7. Never Met A Girl Like You Before
    8. Get Outta My Way
    9. Chicks & Cars
    10. Mothball
    11. Five Year Itch
    12. Red Ponytail
    13. Hot Rod Millie
    14. Hentchbeat
    15. Blue Bull Blues
    16. Since I Last Saw You
  2. Campus Party LP/CD (Norton Records, 1995, ED-245)
    1. Campus Party
    2. Dimples
    3. Every Girl I See
    4. I Got Wheels
    5. Mush Mouth Millie
    6. Diesel
    7. Bag Of Tricks
    8. Traction
    9. So Many Girls
    10. J-5
    11. Mess Around With You
    12. Thunder Express
    13. Brown Bomber
    14. School's A Drag
    15. Scare Tactic
    16. Get In My Car And Drive
  3. Broad Appeal LP/CD (Norton Records, 1997, ED-257)
    1. Michigan Blues
    2. Slow Down
    3. Casmere And Campau
    4. Chrissy Rides Again
    5. Half Step Away
    6. Exit 154
    7. Old Enough To Drive
    8. Four Eyed Buick
    9. Red Hot Car
    10. Lookin' For A Girl
    11. Shadow Play
    12. Leaving the Highlands
    13. My Catalina
    14. Nothing To Say
    15. Celibate Stroll
    16. Lucille
  4. Motorvatin' LP/CD (Norton Records, 1998, ED-264)
    1. Polish Lady
    2. Life Story
    3. Rat Bones
    4. Take Me Back To The Arcade
    5. Poor Sherilee
    6. Naked Sister
    7. West Side Brat
    8. Elektra
    9. (Cryin' Just Like) Otis
    10. Two Tone Belair
    11. Half Step Away
    12. Every Girl I See
    13. Yesterday's Trash
    14. Leaving The Highlands
    15. Hot Rod Millie
    16. Take A Good Look
    17. So Many Girls
  5. 45 RPM Mini LP: Hentch-Forth 12"MLP (Italy Records, 1998, IR-008)
      featuring Jack White
      limited edition of 1000 copies
    1. Yesterday's Trash
    2. L.A.M.F.
    3. Automatic
    4. Gawker Delay
    5. Me and My Monotone
    6. Big Screen Lover
    7. Little No More
    8. Carry Me Home
    9. R&R Cancer
  6. Three Times Infinity LP/CD (Norton Records, 2002, ED-294)
    1. Straight Up
    2. Makin' Out
    3. Brain Power
    4. Broke Down
    5. Shimmy Shake
    6. April
    7. LeSabre Radar
    8. Front Porch Entertainers
    9. Ate The Phone
    10. Beat That
    11. Pack Up & Go
    12. Teenage Letter
  7. FormFollowsFuction LP/CD (Times Beach Records, 2004, TB-015)
      white vinyl
    1. Perpetuate The Continuance
    2. Mike In The Middle
    3. Love
    4. Cars On Film
    5. Bewfre The Dog
    6. Virginia Dare
    7. Waterer Down
    8. All ABout Girls
    9. Poor Sherilee
    10. Anywhere
    11. Thief On Bicycle
    12. Safe At Home
Compilations
  1. Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 2xLP (Norton Records, 1994, ED-234)
    1. Like You Used To
  2. Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs CD (Norton Records, 1994, CED-234)
    1. Like You Used To
  3. Ghettoblaster: A Detroit Music Sampler 1997 Volume 1 CD (Motor City Brewing Works, 1997, MCBWGB 001)
      all tracks engineered/produced or both by Jim Diamond
    1. 90's Girls
    2. Yesterdays
  4. Blood Red Battle Royal LP/CD (Blood Red Vinyl & Discs, 1998, BRLP-12007/BRCD-12007)
      non-transparent grey marbled vinyl
    1. Plumbline Rock
  5. Motor City's Burnin' Vol.2 LP (Total Energy Records, 1999, NER 3015)
    1. Take A Good Look
  6. Motor City's Burnin' Vol.2 CD (Total Energy Records, 1999, NER 3015)
    1. Take A Good Look
  7. Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 623)
      produced and recorded by Jack White, mixed by Jack White and Jim Diamond
    1. Accusatory
  8. X-Mas Surprise Package (The Collector's Edition) CD (Flying Bomb Records, 2002, FLB-122)
    1. Shotgun Christmas
  9. Ghettoblaster Volume 2 CD (Motor City Brewing Works, 2002, MCBWGB 002)
      all tracks mastered and/or mixed by Jim Diamond
    1. Chrissy Rides Aagain
    2. Beat That
Various

They appear in the Detroit Rock Movie.
There is a band called The Lolitas (The Hentchcoatees if you will). It's The Hentchmen (Johnny on bass), Greg Siemasz on 2nd guitar and Hentch girlfriends, Shelby Murphy and Deborah on vocals.

Links
  1. Hentchmen official website
  2. Hentchmen @ www.nortonrecords.com
  3. Hentchmen @ www.gethip.com
  4. Hentchmen page made by liam o'malley