Polecats

Polecats Are Go!

(Cherry Red Records)

As had the band themselves, 1981's Mercury-issued Polecats Are Go! gingered up the UK neo-rockabilly scene with dynamism and technicolor sparks that were compatible with the then-reigning Punk contingent. (It was a bold essence also characteristic of peers the Rockats.) 

The Polecats followed in the creeper-steps of the European Teddy Boy movement. But rather than reiterating standards as first rendered, they reinvented orthodox stylings as newly-minted creations of electrifying being, ones that inspired fervant international adherants.

Reissued by Cherry Red Records, which has augmented the original LP with collector-attractive bonus tracks, the vibrant Polecats Are Go! no longer belongs exclusively to pop culture's past, but can now delight the unfledged.

Recommended: "How High the Moon," "Red Ready Amber," "Don't Cry Baby," "Don't Push," "Little Pig," "Big Green Car," "Baby Doll," "All Night Long," "John I'm Only Dancing," "Jeepster," "Make a Circuit With Me," "Juvenile Delinquents From a Planet Near Mars," "Down The Line," "Hip Hip Baby"

Video: "Red Ready Amber" (Live in Finland, 2019)

Cherry Red Records