13 Cats

debut reissue

(Cleopatra)

Felicitously aberrant rascal mission, whose storied big beat-ministers hailed from glory-scribed walks the Rockats, Stray Cats, and Polecats, 13 Cats may have been just too cool for this world; their flame burned briefly, but oh, so brightly. 

Danny B. Harvey, Tim Polecat, Smutty Smith, and Slim Jim Phantom crafted stunningly novel admixtures of literate, fantastic, scarlet lyricism and burly roots musics jetted up into tomorrow. They rocked headfirst into a tilted and technicolored taboo delirium dear to maddened cobblestone acolytes. 

And, though they ultimately went different ways, and discovered fresh joys, we have this stormy portrait of the momentary wonder that was.

Available as limited-edition pink vinyl.

Recommended: "13 Cats," "Leather Straight Jacket," "Jungle Man - Robot Girl," "Sex Hex," "Hell Bop," "Snap, Crackle, and Hiss," "Crazy Baby"

Video: "Crazy Baby"