Summer 2024

ORPHAN ALLIES "Running From The Law" officially reissued on CD February 28 / 2023. Farewell release from Skol Records: limited to just 500 copies, with dynamic old-school mastering, and a quality booklet with many previously unpublished photos. HEAVY METAL! 

June 2019

Promo insert in the LP.

This  one is available in an Italian promo LP, the LP is absolutely the same as the french classic (no 'promo' mention on the label or cover) but with this special insert, please see her name is used at the top page Evelyn Camp, and after a part of her artist name 'Orphan EV'

with this funny mention: 'Looks very innocent in street clothes do not let this fool you' !!!! 

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ORPHAN  ALLIES   IN

ROCK HARD Magazine!

                                     Nov 2018 n°192

Special Thanks to Rock Hard Mag, you can read page 6 in the 'Metalposte' part,  a special letter (by me!) about Little Orphan E.V.!

Je remercie grandement Rock Hard Mag, vous pouvez retrouver page 6 dans la rubrique 'Metalposte' ma lettre dédiée à la mémoire de Little Orphan E.V. 

 THANKS - MERCI  ROCK HARD !

ORPHAN ALLIES - Running From The Law LP

US 1986 POWER HEAVY METAL. RARE 1986 FRENCH LP on Dream Records. With 6 pages PROMO insert!!!

I just find this version on the web, but I don't have it in stock, so the question is: Is the 6 pages promo insert a publicity for the label Dream Records?, or 6 pages 100% Orphan Allies story????

It's an interesting question! Because it's difficult to find any little bio about them!

If you have any info about it, I'm really interesting!!! Of course I don't dream, but I hope one day we can put a scan of this insert here!

Thanks for any help! 

Exclusive message:

Dean, why Evie found this artist name 'Little Orphan E.V.?  What is the meaning of this nickname?

EV ( Evelyn Camp ) from what I know of her was essentially a country girl from Indiana who evolved into a singer. Her name Little Orphan EV comes from the fact that she was in fact an orphan and never knew her biological family. She and I grew to be great friends and in fact she would reside at my house whenever she was in the Chicago area. We spent many hours together discussing music, the direction of the band and her career and life in general.

She and I also did extensive work in the studio on her solo efforts.  She was highly creative, energetic and extremely sensual. She was a guiding creative force for the band and was very much responsible for it's overall image, sound and dynamic. I too only heard of her passing about 1 year ago. I had no idea or the cause. I am very sad for that. I am somewhat shocked to hear she is buried in Graceland.

Artist name: LITTLE ORPHAN E.V.

(singer – video) – 1984

Project: ORPHAN ALLIES – It’s Over – Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1bnH2uOyhM

Band active between 82-86

Excellente vidéo d'un des morceaux phares du groupe.

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to PINKPLASTICSHOVEL who put online via Youtube 'It's Over' and 'American Boys' 

Artist name: LITTLE ORPHAN E.V. (singer – video) – 198?

Project: ORPHAN ALLIES –American Boys– Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX4vfPED5IY

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to PINKPLASTICSHOVEL who put online via Youtube 'It's Over' and 'American Boys' 

Artist name: LITTLE ORPHAN E.V. (singer - writer) – 1986

Project: ORPHAN ALLIES – Running From The Law – LP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Ae8wjlJFw

A Special Thanks to Jay Smith for uploaded the full album on Youtube.

 A special section dedicated to the group is at the end  of this page.

Chronique de Grogwy

Publiée sur le site 'Spirit Of Metal' 

https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/fr/album/Running_from_the_Law/128440

Les chroniques de cet album sont très rares, c'est pour cela que je publie cette dernière sur le site. Je ne connais pas l'auteur, mais voici un point de vue intéressant. 

 https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/fr/album/Running_from_the_Law/128440

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Here LAST FM Little Biography:

ORPHAN ALLIES were a female fronted Heavy Metal/Hard Rock quintet formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1982.

Their only release was the full length "Running From The Law" LP, released by French label Dream Records in 1986. The outstanding vocals of Little Orphan E.V. are the most impressive aspect of the bands sound. There are several good songs spread throughout the record, but the poor production does the record no favours, giving the tracks a samey feel. Even so, it's become a much sought after collectors piece, with copies going at around $60-$80 US nowadays.

ENFER MAGAZINE

(French 1st Hard Rock Magazine 100 000 copies each month!!!!!!! 'Enfer = Hell in french!')

N°47 April 1987

'Orphan Allies est un groupe qui écume tous les coins de Chicago depuis trois, quatre ans, ça se voit, ou plutôt ça s'entend car Orphan délivre un métal fruste , dur et un chouia inexpérimenté. La chanteuse Evelyn Camp assure toutes les compositions avec le guitariste Salisbury, une espèce de géant roux. Mais à la scruter de près, on pourrait se dire qu'elle assure autre chose car la bougresse fait valoir les attributs plastiques que mère nature lui a donnés. Si vous le voulez bien dépassons son image de péripatéticienne suburbaine car sa voix mérite mieux. Le groupe, lui, peut mieux faire. Camarades, encore un effort pour être révolutionnaires!' (Matthieu Wintrebert).

Voici l'unique chronique française de l'album, vous pouvez la retrouver dans Enfer Magazine (1987), cette dernière est coincée entre l'album de Vinny Moore et celui de Joe Satriani, bien entendu elle n'échappe pas à un certain machisme de rigueur pour l'époque, comme ne pouvait y échapper Lee Aaron ou Steffanie. A l'heure du politiquement correct, cette rubrique peut faire bondir, néanmoins donnons le bénéfice du doute à Mattieu Wintrebert qui nous stipule quand même après quelques commentaires sur la plastique de Mlle Camp, que sa voix mérite mieux. 

http://france.metal.museum.free.fr/revues/enfer_magazine/47/page_54.htm

You can see the full magazine online here in the France Metal Museum!

Vous pouvez consulter l'ensemble du magazine sur le superbe site de France Metal Museum.

Artist name: E-V (singer / writer) – 1986

 Project: BANG ORCHESTRA! – Sample That! – 12”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAdQHs9T0CM

Artist name: LITTLE ORPHAN E.V. (artwork cover) – 1987 LP

Project: ANGELHART 'Night By Night'

Artist name: EVIE (singer) – 1987

Project: EVIE - Just Stay The Night – Maxi Single & Single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXPAhyIJf1Q

Trax Records is probably the most important House music label of all time. Created in Chicago in 1985, the independent imprint quickly became the go-to company for anyone who was making House music in Chicago from 1984 onwards.

'Just Stay The Night' marque une rupture totale avec Orphan Allies, ce titre initialement  disponible en 45t, maxi 45t s'inscrit dans le registre musical de l'époque prêt à conquérir les Dancefloors , dans la droite lignée  d'artistes comme CC Catch voire Sandra (pour les plus connues). Sur simple écoute,  l'auditeur amateur de ce registre musical pourra aisément se remémorer et situer de suite la période de production de cette chanson tant elle colle à son époque. Notons que la pochette de ce pressage est une réalisation de l'artiste. Le titre va connaitre une sortie nationale US, mais également Européenne, notamment via Castle Communication. 'Just Stay The Night' va figurer dans le toujours célèbre et recherché album 33t de Trax Record vol 2. Cet album demeure à ce jour une référence. La chanson y sera par ailleurs créditée simplement 'Stay The Night'. 2013, année du décès de l'artiste, une réédition remixée sera éditée sur une compil du label Trax (un box cd). Evie fait partie des artistes pionniers de l'aventure Trax un des plus importants label de la House music basé à Chicago!

A ce jour, l'implication et le changement radical de style musical reste un mystère, comme la dissolution du grp Orphan Allies quelques mois après la sortie de l'album ou peut-être même avant la sortie effective de l'album! Le monde musical a tendance et notamment à cette époque à enfermer tout artiste dans un registre bien précis. Le changement de nom d'artiste permet peut-être de cloisonner ces différents styles et éviter tout mélange des genres. 

Artist name: EVIE (singer) – 1987

Project: EVIE: Just Stay The Night – Maxi Single & Single

Artist name: EVIE (singer) – 1987 CHICAGO TRAX VOL 2 – LP

Project: EVIE: Stay The Night - LP

Trax Records is a house music record label based in Chicago It played a major part in the development of house music.

1997 - Artist name: EVIE (singer) –

 CHICAGO TRAX  –  3 CD

Project: EVIE: Stay The Night - CD

2010 / 2011 Artist name: EVIE (singer) –

 This Is House Chicago Trax  –  3 CD

Project: EVIE: Stay The Night - CD

Repackage version of the boxset -Chicago Trax-

with a different box and title, but same 3 CDs inside.

Artist name: E – V (singer) – 1988

Project: BANG ORCHESTRA! – Rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCptwNIwwhY

Artist name: EVIE (singer) – 1989

Project: Situation Don’t Go - Maxi Single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKjoxSFqTXY

Great release that I immediately liked and perhaps mostly in this case because of it's Trax rawness.  This seemed so raw, underground, and to me captured in some way the Chicago spirit. A cover version of course of the Yazoo (Yaz) tracks 'Don't Go' and 'Situation'.

EVIE‎– Situations Don't Go

Label: LABULL records– NL3001, LABULL records ‎– NL 3001

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM

Pays: US

Date: 1989

Genre: Electronic

Style: House

Artist name: EVELYN CAMP (co-Writer) – 1989

Project: CHICAGO – TRAX LP - LP

The singer is: Shay Jones 'Time To Party' written by: A.Hennings / E. Camp / V. Lawrence / W. Williams 

Artist name: EVELYN CAMP (producer & co-writer) – 1990

Project: DESTRY – Did You Find A Heart – Single

Artist name: EVELYN CAMP (Producer & Writer) – 1992

Project: JEZZARAVE - Maxi '12

Artist name: EVELYN CAMP (singer) - 1993

Project: EXCESSIVE FORCE – Gentle Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-iBcP9xzpw

Artist name: LITTLE ORPHAN E.V. (singer / writer) – 1993

Project: ORPHAN ALLIES: US METAL vol. 11 : – CD-

(Unofficial Reissue CD)

This Cd is probably a Greek Bootleg version, please note, on the cover sometime you can read the name band with one L, sometime with two LL (Orphan Alies / Orphan Allies !!). It's the only silver factory version of the album. Sometime that's possible to see it on Ebay, but it's a rare version, and not easy to find. The sound is probably a rip of the LP, the sound is good, and it's not the case with Leather Angel mini-album, what is this terrible noisy sound?!! For sure we are more lucky with the Orphan Allies part. Sadly, there is no official CD version. In my dreams, I hope one day we can find a REMASTER version of 'Running From The Law', now this album is really in the legend of US HM fronted by a female, and also why not a reissue in LP with a quality work, 180 gr version with lyrics! Like the Ivory Tiger LP !!! Yes, please note when we not speak english, it's not easy to understand!! So one day if someone have the lyrics of this album, it could be really nice!

US METAL (American Legend) is a serie of unofficial CD with rares bands, this Vol 11, have three bands as you can read in the front cover, Raven Bitch, Orphan Allies and Leather ANgel, all these bands are fronted by a female singer. The ref CD is AZ 158/011. 

Artist name: CAMP (singer) - 2008

Project: KMFDM – Extra – Volume 1 – 2CD

Artist name: EVIE (singer) – 2013

Project: TRAXBOX VOL 6 – CD

EVIE: Just Stay The Night - CD -

Originally owned by the larger-than-life Larry Sherman and managed day to day by ‘Screamin’ Rachel Cain, Trax Records officially launched in 1985 with Le Noiz’s “Wanna Dance” and crested the wave of both the House Music and Acid House scenes for the next 5 years with literally dozens and dozens of club hits and dance-floor smashes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIj7peC-SI0

Artist name: ?????

Project: JEZEBEL'S CHURCH

EVIE (singer) – 20??

need infos about this project - thanks

Artist name: EVIE CAMP (singer / writer?) – 20??

Project:  ???????  (With Michael Lewandowski & Beth McKay)

need infos about this project - thanks

R.I.P EVELYN

Evelyn Rose Camp

Buried at the Graceland Cemetery Chicago

 A VERY Special Thanks to Michael B. for the pictures.

'I am sending pictures of the area where she is buried. There is no headstone but this is definitely the specific area. Hope this helps. '

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A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO THE GRACELAND CEMETERY SERVICE & ASSOCIATE-DIRECTOR

Message from Graceland Cemetery Service:

' We have mapped out Evelyn’s grave location to be found with Google maps on our burial search page.  This was not mapped because we do not have all sections mapped in our system; we still have about 25,000 individuals who are not mapped.  This is a very extensive and expensive project that has taken years to complete and is an ongoing process.  It was not due to the fact that we do not find her important.

Sadly, I went to go check on the site and Evelyn does not have a headstone or any marker at all. Evelyn’s official location is Section “Edgewood”, Lot 1 / ReSub A, Grave #6.' 

http://www.gracelandcemetery.org/burial-search/

When this link is open, write her full name 'Evelyn Rose Camp' and you will see with Google maps where she is buried, click on the picture profil too. This is the picture when she was with Orphan Allies (probably in 1986) under the artist name of Little Orphan E.V.

https://www.gracelandcemetery.org/burial-search/ 

2009 - LAITH ALANI - Gas station serves up sweets, tea, mittens and love

For the last 20 years, customer Carrie Farella has been getting everything she needs from the Mundelein Shell station owned by Laith Alani. On Valentine's Day, they will be getting married.

For 20 years, hospice nurse Carrie Farella would stop into her local Shell station for gas - and coffee, little boxes of those Hostess chocolate Donettes, milk, newspapers, kitty litter, mittens, sandwiches and, in recent years, a relaxing cup of tea.

"You could easily make your own tea at home, but I come in for the chitchat," says the Hawthorn Woods divorced mom of three daughters. "You have a bad day, you come in here. It's a real social place in the morning. It's a place where everyone knows your name."

Station owner Laith Alani, who has spent the last 27 years at this Mundelein gas station started by his father at the corner of Midlothian and Gilmer roads, makes sure of that.

"I know most of my customers," says Laith, who sticks the business cards of regular customers under the glass on his counter. "I ask them what their name is. It's good business. People feel welcome when you know their name. It's a very social place. The guys who come in for coffee in the morning stay an hour-and-a-half."

Carrie feels more than welcome.

"We have been friends for so long," she says.

During the two decades they have known each other, they'd reveal little snippets of their lives.

"Sometimes it was just a 'Hey, take care,'" Carrie notes. "Other times, we tried to help each other out."

Before Laith's divorce six years ago, Carrie gave him the name of a marriage counselor whom she and her husband were seeing. After Carrie separated from her husband three years ago, Laith hooked her up with a Realtor, loan company, fix-it specialist and painter.

Carrie and Laith would sit under the fluorescent lights of the bustling gas station and sip their teas.

"We'd flirt a little bit," Laith admits.

"I'm serving beer at the Octoberfest. Why don't you come by?" Laith asked Carrie one day in 2006.

"Maybe I will," Carrie said.

That night, as she sat at home, fretting about what to do, her oldest daughter piped up.

"Oh, just go," she told her mom. "You're not going to marry him."

That first meeting away from the station led to a regular tea time at the station. Carrie and Laith would meet at the Shell for hot tea with cream as they started their days.

Sharing their love of music, Laith, now 50, told her about his days as a guitar player. While he played lots of festivals with legendary local rock band, The Shadows of Knight, a young Laith can still be found with big hair and tight pants on YouTube playing heavy metal riffs with his band Orphan Allies (they were big in France) during the early 1980s.

"I remember sneaking into the Thirsty Whale on River Road (I was under 21) and remember him in leather pants shredding guitar on stage," recalls Carrie, who is now 47. "But I never knew his name."

The station's deli manager, Melissa Karnuth, saw what was happening between her boss and her customer.

"I thought it was great. They just clicked," Melissa says. "I could tell they were pleased with each other's company."

More than pleased.

"Our love grew along with the gas prices," Carrie says.

"They were excited like kids again - which made my life easier," Melissa says with a laugh. "They are the most giving people I've ever met. They deserve to be together."

On Valentine's Day they will be married by the chaplain from the hospice where Carrie works as a pediatric nurse.

"It's just weird the way it turned out. She's a great gal," Laith says of his longtime customer and soon-to-be bride.

"I had a feeling he was a really good guy," Carrie says of the friendly face who will complete her "love at the gas pumps" romantic story. "Twenty years, tons of Hostess products and too much fuel to count - we're lucky to have a second chance at love."

Oh, and one other thing has changed, too.

"I just give him my keys and the car on empty," Carrie says, "and it comes back full."

Source   :  DAILY HERALD    by BURT CONSTABLE http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=271315

Note: This article is published in 2009

Please note: this article is reprint here for the Orphan Allies story and memory of this great band. You can see the full picture of Laith Allani in the original source - Non profit work-

Ivory Tiger is a Traditional Heavy Metal band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, formed in 198

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