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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

James Intveld

Let's Talk It Out single

(Mule Kick Records)



Long applauded for his vocal facility (he sang Johnny Depp's solos in Cry Baby) and guitar-work with the Blasters, James settles comfortably into an understated, honky-tonk posture. "Right here and now, let's talk it out, before it's too late," he implores in this revisiting of Patty Booker's 1999 adjuration. Nimbly traversed 88s and hand-tooled, bent-string articulations color the Bakersfieldian endeavor, as it makes its easeful-but-determined headway. Such melancholia once rang from barroom Seeburgs.

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The Toy Dolls

The Singles 2-CD set

(Cherry Red)



From their 1979 founding until today England's gaudy Toy Dolls have eagerly donned the jester's cap and carried on like nimrods, both physically and lyrically. (They put show-business tradition into Punk.) But their legions of fans know that window-dressing is but one defining factor. The trio's musical aptitude lends substance to the presentation, for beneath the harlequin mask lurks chainsaw potency  the equal of any spiky peers.

Recommended, disc one: "Tommy Kowey's Car," "She Goes To Finos," "Teenager In Love"/"I've Got Asthma," "Nellie The Elephant," "H.O!," "We're Mad," "Fisticuffs In Frederick Street"

Recommended, disc two: "James Bond (Lives Down Our Street), "Geordie's Gone To Jail," "Lazy Sunday Afternoon," "Sod the Neighbours," "Cloughy Is a Bootboy!," "Her With a Hoover," "Alec's Back"

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The Buckaroos

Louisiana Stomp

(Melody Records)



Chandeliers were swinging. Merry revellers spun and tumbled, glasses spilling over, as lively tempos soundtracked their  bacchanalia. Sweden's Buckaroos urged partiers to footloose euphoria. Sounds that seemed everywhere were often zydeco-flavored, with accordian-pumping and mighty horns adding zest to the surge. Don't bother knocking - just dive in.

Recommended: "Corn Yen," "Next Stop New Orleans," "Ma Petite Cherie," "Jambalaya," "Crawfishin'," "The Mardi Gras Song," "Shirley," "Christine," "Seven Nights To Rock," "Parti a Mamou," "Going To New Orleans," "Swamp Pop," "I'm Cajun Cool," "Oh Lucille" (recorded live)

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Eddie Bond

Rocks

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As erudite appreciators of the rebel sound well know, Eddie was among the host of lesser-known talents to darken Sam's Memphis doorstep. His unlacquered Country and Rockabilly stylings were honed before countless audiences including at the Grand Ol' Opry, Louisiana Hayride, and Big D. Jamboree. The recordings he waxed for Sun, Tab, Mercury and others gave evidence of his capacities for both heartsore laments and rockers of twanged high-spiritedness.

Recommended: "Rockin' Daddy," "Juke Joint Johnnie," "Here Comes The Train," "Fool About You," "Flip Flop Mama," "One Way Ticket," "Big Boss Man," "Candy Kisses," "No. 9 Train," "Running Drunk," "Tore Up," "Slip, Slip, Slippin' In," "I've Got a Woman," "Love, Love, Love," "Baby, Baby, Baby (What Am I Gonna Do)," "This Old Heart Of Mine," "I'm Satisfied," "When the Jukebox Plays"

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

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Bukan Hari Ini

(Self-issued)



What most recommends Bokan Hari Ini -- even beyond its unflagging onrush -- is efferescence that nearly overflows the brim. Dual vocalists alternate leads, often joining in harmonic flight. Witty songcraft allows for robust guitar-at-fore hardiness that complements radiant disposition. It's a magnetic symbiosis.

Recommended: "Golek Gawean," "Tanpa Warna," "Aku Bosan," "Kaum Rebahan," "Ra Duwe Duit," "Lihatla Ke Bawah," "Sambut Esok Yang Baru"

Videos: "Golek Gawean" "Ra Duwe Duit"


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Diablogato

Old Scratch

(Rum Bar Records)



Looming on Diablogato's gig schedule is a February 24 Massachusetts one at which they'll open for luminary Slim Jim Phantom. State Line Records first issued Old Scratch in 2019, but Rum Bar just returned it to store bins. (It's also now available as a digital album.) Diablogato's loud, strapping presence unfolds in all directions simultaneously. Vocals of bold nature have an eager cohort in charging instrumentation that features stormy guitar urgings. As if their original compositions and muscularity didn't sufficiently establish cred, rampageous covers of romps by fellow Boston brawlers Kings Of Nuthin' and the Ducky Boys underscore that Diablogato is as serious as a brick to the jaw.

Recommended: "Boston Blood, Memphis Heart (Get On Up), "Magic 8-Ball," "Too Far Gone," "All I've Lost," "Out Of the Rut"

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Sindicanto Mutante

"Pajarraco" "Jean Claude Bandcamp" digital

(Lumpen Creativo)



Relentlessly churning guitar, a propellant beat, and raw shouting -- regulation Punk is blowing up the nighttime. Though a language barrier obviates certainty, "Pajarraco," a word whose English meaning is 'large bird,' seems a soundalike blood-relative of the Trashmen's 1963 "Surfin' Bird." (On Youtube, its authorship is credited to bandmembers.) That prototypical deranged rollercoaster was in 1977 revisited by Joey and the boys, and the recreation at hand is similarly frenetic. For its part, the lean "Jean Claude Bandcamp" races with purposefulness and guitar crunch. Two light-footed examples of aural unruliness.

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Back In the Day, 1997

Various Artists

A Tribute To Bettie Page - Back To the 50s

(Cleopatra)



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For centuries, artists have extolled feminine pulchritude's singular splendor and sought to capture it; sculpters in clay, painters with oils, and poets employing language of veneration. Latter-day creators have been particularly enraptured by iconic 1950s pinup Bettie Page's nonpareil beauteous aspect. And while admirers' paeans collected here were crafted in diverse forms, all were rooted in Rock'n'Roll soil. Cult Epics reissued this compilation in 2013 with a different cover. But it no longer appears on the Cleopatra or Cult Epics sites, and is today a difficult-to-locate collectible.

(Note: The present author maintains a.sizeable Bettie Page collection that includes the disc reviewed above.)

Recommended: "Teaserama" (The '57 Incident), "Mystery Girl" (Blue Devils), "Hey Miss Betty" (Chris Spedding), "Teaser Girl" (Danny B. Harvey), "Betty Page" (Blue Devils), "Queen Of the Curves" (Bob and the Bearcats), "Striptease" (Danny B. Harvey), "Betty Page Is Back" (Gretschen Hofner)

Videos: "Teaserama" (director: Nico B.) "Betty Page" "Betty Page Is Back"


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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers

Hey! Teenager

(Big Beat Records)



In a recent Facebook post, Rumble Road Records principal Robert Pilson announced plans to upload all Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers LPs onto Bandcamp. Robert noted he has secured permission from Cavan's iconic guitarist Lyndon Needs, and that he anticipated it to be a lengthy process.

Along with several other Cavan LPs, Hey! Teenager has now been loaded onto Bandcamp. By the time of its 1982 issuance, the legendary combo had already issued several records and tooled its attack precisely. Its members were among the leading players in Europe's chain-swinging Ted vanguard, an esteemed contingent that also included Matchbox and the Flying Saucers.

Hey! Teenager brimmed with the roisterous flick-knife Rock'n'Roll and cheek for which Cavan was cheered by halls full of roaring drape-and-creeper insurgents. The popular wax boasted potent rockers jolted still further by Lyndon's arrestive punctuations, ever evocative of pioneer voicings. 

Occasional moments of respite were offered when the group downshifted for pensive fare; such allowed Cavan Grogan opportunity to emote affectingly. 

Hey! Teenager stands as significant in the 1980s Ted catalog. And despite time's passage, the disc still bristles with dynamism. (An accolade hardly applicable to the decade's 'alternative' pop-rock, it bears observance.)

Robert Pilson shared plans to compile numerous Cavan songs from the group's extensive oeuvre on Rumble Road's Bandcamp.

"[O]nce I'm done setting up their Bandcamp I will turn it over to them," he explained. "So if anyone buys the albums that money will be going into my Paypal and I will forward it over to them."

He added "I will have an artpiece done for the comp that will be on my Rumble Road Records Bandcamp...

"Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers have been a favorite of mine for over 20 years now, and I'm very happy to be working with them on this, even if it is just in a small way."

Recommended: "Jumpin' Jive," "Watcha Doin' After School," "Margie," "It's All Your Fault," "Isle of Capri," "Alligator Shoes," "Hey Teenager," "Raw Deal," "Sweet 'N' Easy," "Crazy Little Mama," "The Right Side Of the Law," "Do What You Do, Do Well"

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Maki Navaja

Ciudad Makiavelica 3-track release

(Self-issued)



It's bracing when a recording immediately bursts into vibrant being. No introductory ado nor instrumental indulgence, but straightaway to the business of blowing ears off. True, middle song  "Escaramuzas" is a tranquil strummed passage. But it's a needed breath-catching interval before riotousness resumes to stagger all within earshot. 

Recommended: "Máscaras," "Escaramuzas," "Ratas" (feat. Francisco Echeverría and Raúl Chávez)

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The Blue Velvets

Waiting For a Sign

(Enviken Records)



Assuring appeal for this sprightly performance is the imprint of easeful old-ways Country, the sort that once echoed everywhere regular folks drained fifths and danced jigs. Far from being a popular culture-relic, though, this disc jumps with animatedness. The combo to thank for all that merits salute, especially the guitarist; his nimble picking honors traditions while asserting vitality. 

Recommended: "Waiting For a Sign," "Ordinary Man," "Joe Jobs," "A Girl I Used To Know," "Amelia," "Little Jane May"

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The Hub Caps

Turn It Up!

(TC Entertainment - X5 Music Group)


One has only to drop the needle and the party erupts into full swing. Shouts and laughs fill the air as colored lights strobe and dancers cavort. True, happy memories accrue from such hours, but those will be cherished later. Right now, there's good-time juking afoot. And when plated up by strictly gone cats whose strengths lie in both songcraft and vintage Rock'n'Roll efferescence, its allure is irresistable.

Recommended: "Cross the Stateline," "Heartbrake Train," "Tora Lee," "Please Let Me In," "Kimo," "Come On," "Lamna kommun i natt"

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

Jake Calypso Trio

Oh Yeah! EP

(Around the Shack)


The impact of this French-birthed beatdown Blues is immediate and visceral. Made plain for the joy of all is the real-world blowout  possible when men with rudimentary instruments and guts on fire gather. As the harmonica wails and guitar stings, dust flies 'round the porch.

Recommended: "Oh Yeah!," "Heart Attack Blues," "Slammin' Door Blues," "Please Come Back Another Day"

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Tupelo Highshots

s/t 7" vinyl EP

(Vintjarn Records)


Proudly twanged, America-spawned Country booted into rollicking jubilance has caused many dancefloor scrambles. That loose-limbed gladness knows no geographic restriction, as illustrated by these swaggering Swedes. Theirs is a duly rustic performance, one sporting Rockabilly finery.

Recommended: "Lonesome Drifter," "Fighting Chance," "I'll Keep On Loving You," . "," "Desperado Love"

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Cresta

El Navegante

(Discos del Viento)



In the tradition carved by safety-pinned pioneers, Cresta's members flip off indulgence and throw themselves into impassioned devastation. "El Navegante" flies past in just over two minutes, another indication that the band heeds precedent. A bellicose triad that surely leaves audiences gleefully abused, it warrants sustained regard.

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Los Pistoleros

Reaper

(Self-issued)

Bombardment hurtling dangerously, as is always the way with pugnacious Psycho. So alacritous is this, that its four-minute duration elapses in a blur. Which is not to suggest this rage-rocket doesn't leave jagged scars. Flash them proudly.

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Friday, January 19, 2024

Dave Del Monte & the Cross County Boys

"Rock This House" b/w "Yakety Axe"

(Gooba Records)




The A side offers plain-sailing rocking in esteemed fashion, its solid beat, double-bass underpinning, and trebly interjections complementing vocals both direct and folksy. Boots Randolph's 1963 novelty instrumental is reincarnated on the flip side. Impressively fleet guitar-picking assumes the original's saxophone spot. In 1965, Chet Atkins famously performed an identical instrument trade-off on the jocular tune. His rendition surely inspired this new bouyant jaunt.

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The Feelgood McLouds

Dance With Broken Bones

(Uncle M)



At its finest and in whatever form it assumes, music provokes listeners to emotional rise. Such is the case with this Celtic-Punk. The Feelgood McLouds prompt considerate passions and drum up rousers to which admirers must hoist mugs and roar lusty assent. 

Recommended: "Back In Life," "Dance With Broken Bones," "We Salute," "Back On the Streets," "Cold Old River," "No One"

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Back In the Day, 1987

Roy Buchanan

Hot Wires

(Alligator)


In his 2003 Unfinished Business: The Life and Times Of Danny Gatton (Backbeat), Ralph Heibutzki recalled that storied guitar-slingers Danny and Roy were friendly rivals on the 1970s/1980s Washington, D.C. roots scene. Both wielded Telecasters, and with them carved out epic legends.

"They knew how good they were," area bass veteran John Prevetti (who had backed both) recalled in 2020 documentary Anacosta Delta: The Legacy Of D.C.'s Telemasters. "Danny and Roy never did just one thing and never liked being told what to do."

While Roy's breath-stealing solos incorporated diverse traditional idioms, he often hewed to Blues-based expression. Guitar Player in 2004 pronounced that his oeuvre featured one of "The 50 Greatest Tones Of All Time."

In the 1950s, 15 year-old Leroy "Roy" Buchanan was already so adept a six-stringer that he fit in Johnny Otis's Rhythm and Blues Revue. In ensuing years, he found sideman work with figures including Dale and Ronnie Hawkins, Merle Kilgore, and Freddy Cannon, among others.

Thereafter, he pursued solo recording. He issued numerous discs over decades that portrayed his exceptional adroitness and which are today prized by collectors. Word to the wise: Keep eyes open and wallet at the ready.

"Though many great electric guitarists might be said to combine technical virtuosity and emotive power, with Roy Buchanan there was always more," wrote Phil Carson in the August 1999 issue of Vintage Guitar. He added "After his 'discovery' by various media in 1971 -- 15 years after he began his professional career, a career that seemed permanently stalled -- and recording and tour offers poured in, Buchanan told an interviewer 'This star business scares the hell out of me.'" (Confrere Danny Gatton is said to have been similarly fame-averse.)

1977's Loading Zone (Atlantic) was his eighth LP. It went gold. Subsequent Alligator albums documented progress beyond his long-established prowess and further embellished Roy's global renown.

Hot Wires landed in store bins in 1987 and proved to be his final studio waxing. A Chicago Tribune reviewer proclaimed it to be the guitarist's "best album ever!"

The present writer must concede that words cannot adequately portray Hot Wire's multifarious wonders. Present in vivid relief are wonderfully familiar musical musings reflective of the American culture that birthed them. 

Roy contributes characteristically understated vocals, with Johnny Sayles and Kanika Kress adding their own impressive singing talents. The titular star's spectacular Telecaster declarations, steeped in downhome sensibilities, imbue the endeavor with conspicuous personality.

The nature of his lamented 1988 passing remains unresolved. Roy's family disputed the official suicide ruling and insisted foul play was involved. The question may never be closed. (Danny Gatton would himself die by his own hand in 1994, another unexpected passing that stunned roots-music afficianados.)

That unpleasantness aside, though, this much cannot be argued against: Like those of his acclaimed colleague Danny, Roy Buchanan's toils were glorious ones that will forever astound. 

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to spin Hot Wires. Again.

Recommended: "High Wire," "That Did It," "Goose Grease," "Sunset Over Broadway," "Ain't No Business," "Flash Chordin'," "Country Boogie," "The Blues Lover"

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Back In the Day, 2008

Luke McDaniel is Jeff Daniels

Mississippi Honky Tonk Rockabilly Man

(Stomper Time Records)



Mississippi-born Luke cut numerous regionally marketed singles for minor labels like Trumpet and Syd Nathan's King, and appeared on the Louisiana Hayride radio show. Per lore, friends Elvis and Carl then advised him to submit a demo to the Sun label at which they'd found success. 

Songs recorded during Luke's ensuant two sessions for Sam Phillips weren't issued until decades later, when England's Charly made them available to vinyl collectors.

Subsequently, Luke assumed the nom de guerre "Jeff Daniel." Despite that reinvention, singles he cut for Big Howdy failed to sell appreciably. He was undaunted, though and, according to chroniclers, continued recording into the 1970s. They observe that several of Luke's songs were covered by Buddy Holly, George Jones, and Jim Reeves.

Obviously, given their vintage, songs compiled on this Stomper Time retrospective can be located elsewhere. And that is to the good, as the label may no longer be in operation. (It's most recent release was a 2020 Hayden Thompson collection.) Luke McDaniel is Jeff Daniels features songs waxed under each name and may today be located where collectors' discs turn up, including on online auction sites.

Luke was among the South's many singer-songwriters inspired by the iconic Hank Williams. (A Wikipedia entry asserts that he opened for a 1950 New Orleans Hank show.) Numerous of these cuts reflect that. But also evident is the jumped-up approach increasingly found in Hillbilly offerings of the day, one which soon bloomed under Elvis, Scotty, and Bill.

Naturally, the sound is primitive by contemporary measures. His vocals enjoy embellishment by the twang indiginous to his home region. Material is, at turns, tearfully pensive and of rudimentary Hillbilly aspect, and (later) representative of the hot-rodded Rockabilly that inflamed first its birth precinct and, soon after, all of popular culture.

Though he never realized massive sales, Luke did display substantial capacity. His efforts in Rockabilly's formative years are today recognized by afficianados who dig more deeply into the music than the marquee names.

Recommended: "Switch Blade Sam," "Daddy-O-Rock," "Go Ahead Baby," "Huh Babe," "My Baby Don't Rock," "Automobile Song," "Uh-Huh-Huh," "High, High, High," "Go Ahead Baby," "That's What I Tell My Heart," "Let Me Be a Souvenir," "I'm Tired Of These Country Ways," "You're Still On My Mind"

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Restraining Order

On Audiotree Live

(Audiotree)


Bar-chord brutality doesn't suit every taste, especially when launched at light-speed. That's as it should be; particularity is a sound indicator of legitimacy. When Hardcore flailings are fired off with this much vehemence, their offensives fortified by dyspeptic snarlings, there can be no disputing their genuineness. Woe be to any unwitting souls trapped in the pit.

Recommended: "Should've Known," "Addicted," "Left Unsaid," "On the Run," "What Will You Do," "Broken Voice Box"

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Billy Nixon

Late Fees

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It's always heartening when someone with faith in germinal Rock'n'Roll grabs up a guitar and lets fly. On evidence of these foursquare tunes, refreshingly free of extraneous adornments as they are, Chicagoan Billy is exactly that steadfast disciple. He can fire off swinging and tuneful bombardments, deliver plaintive narrations that inspire pause, and all the while heft high the torch first lit by masters.

Recommended: "She Gone," "Brown Liquor Night," "Please Arlene," "Forget Me Not," "Make My Way To Memphis," "Come On Back," "Tears Won't Come," "Search and Destroy"

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Various Artists

I Wanna Be a Punk'n'Rolla

(Wolverine Records)



Fires rage here. The 35 combos participating render contrastive voicings that include Ramones-sleek projectiles, (slightly) more orthodox formulations, and even banjo-and-accordian-augmented Celtic romps. Shared by those dissimilar vernaculars is a spiritedness that both animates performances and transfixes listeners, none of whom are likely to wander given such judicious variegation. Agitation in any language.

Recommended: "A New Plan" (Psychotic Youth), "She Is Dead" (The Bullocks), "One Day, One Night" (Tiger Rouge), "Ode To Joey" (Mr. Bubble B.), "Gotta Go Out Tonight" (The Cable Bugs), "Fuck the Fiends!!!" (Dead United), "Moonshiners" (The Feelgood McLouds), "Golden Days" (Rather Raccoon), "Suicide Girls" (Johnny Rocket), "Eve Champagne" (Jamie Clarke's Perfect), "Take a Ride" (The Booze Brothers), "Bootleggers" (Bastards On Parade)

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Back In the Day, 1976

Various artists

Live At CBGB's DBL LP

(Atlantic)



This subcultural period document hit shelves in 1976. Also that year, the Ramones issued their maiden wax on Sire.  (Epic had released Bronx metallic proto-Punks the Dictators' debut LP in March of the previous year, which helped trigger the DIY onslaught.) 

The burgeoning New York City Punk uprising featured groups of diverse natures, their sole shared trait being defiant reaction against the tedium of the era's mainstream Rock product. That stylistic dissimilarity distinguishes Live At CBGB's, though with sometimes worthwhile/other instances dismissable result.

In the liner notes, CBGB owner Hilly Kristol claimed "This record album is an anthology of what I believe to be the most exciting 'live performances' captured, from a selection of important bands who have been playing CBGB's in 1975 and 1976." 

His hyperbole is understandable, given that he had a record to sell. But the LP contained no Dead Boys, Blondie, or Richard Hell and the Voidoids -- acts that gained considerable notice and were identified with the momentous scene.  (All would shortly release discs of their own.) Considering the triviality of some bands featured, it appears Kristol had scraped the barrel's bottom.

The major plus is the inclusion of three Tuff Darts mini-classics that portray the band when Robert Gordon was its singer. As the Darts would demonstrate on their 1978 Sire album (recorded after Gordon had begun a successful solo career and Tommy Frenzy had assumed lead vocal duties), it was among the more colorful and proficient of the CBGB class.

Several other Big Apple combos contributed significant entries. Their roles in that storied time merit recognition. Issued in CD format in 2007, Live At CBGB's certainly has recommendable factors, both as a snapshot of that New York epoch and time-capsule preserving important works. But it is hardly free of shortcomings. Know that going in.

Recommended: "All For the Love Of Rock'n'Roll" (Tuff Darts), "I Need a Million" (Laughing Dogs), "Let Me Dream If I Want To" (Mink DeVille), "Head Over Heels" (Tuff Darts), "We Deliver" (The Miamis), "It Feels Alright Tonight" (Laughing Dogs), "Slash" (Tuff Darts)

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Pearl Harbour

Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too

(Liberation Hall)



Powerhouse vocalist Pearl was ably abetted on this1980 LP (now expanded and soon to be reissued on purple vinyl) by choice notables including Mick Jones. Topper Headon, Wilko Johnson, Gerraint Watkins, and Paul Simenon, whom she would subsequently wed. She abandoned the New Wave with which she'd initially reaped renown and leapt with gusto into Rockabilly ferocity and winsome, hand-holding Girl Group evocations. Vivacious and agile. Pearl and assembled associates were of head-turning caliber. They discharged modern brawn within traditional frames, and with meritorious results. It's baffling that the original wax didn't accrue greater wealth, given its quality and chronological situation. A resurgence of like styles was then gaining traction, led in the U.S. by Robert Gordon, the Rockats, and the Stray Cats. English sideburned upholders included Matchbox, Whirlwind, and numerous others. Liberation Hall is to be commended for reissuing this wrongly neglected work for crisp appreciation.

Recommended: "Alone In the Dark," "Fujiyama Mama," "Everybody's Boring But My Baby," "You're In Trouble Again," "Do Your Homework," "Cowboys & Indians," "Losing To You," "Filipino Baby," "Out With the Girls," "Heaven Is Gonna Be Empty," "Nerves," "Voodoo Voodoo," "I Can't Tell You On the Phone" (demo)

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