| LONDON COWBOYS
‘Relapse’
LONDON COWBOYS have a double-CD retrospective of their work – disc one is the ‘Best Of’ and disc two is all previously unreleased or rarities. It features 4 NY Dolls:- Jerry Nolan, Arthur Kane, Sylvain Sylvain & Johnny Thunders; plus Glen Matlock, Terry Chimes, Tony James, Pete Farndon - and many others!
London Cowboys’ core duo Steve Dior & Barry Jones were integral to the early UK punk scene, hanging out and playing music amongst that small underground fashion crowd. In 1976 Barry became partner, booker and artist for the now legendary Roxy Club. His mate Steve was the teenage NY Dolls fan who got to meet his heroes.
When Jerry Nolan left the Heartbreakers unhappy with the ‘L.A.M.F.’ mixes, he immediately formed The Idols with Steve & Barry, ending up in New York where they were joined by Arthur Kane and enjoyed a spell as Sid Vicious’s backing band. A 7” was issued on the trendy Ork label. Over time The Idols evolved into the London Cowboys, with Glen Matlock on bass. The rhythm section went through many changes, encompassing numerous punk luminaries. They had considerable success in France with 3 albums on Underdog/Skydog Records, and gigged regularly in the UK, Europe & Japan.
By the mid-80’s they’d decamped to LA and were signed by MCA, but corporate takeovers thwarted any releases. Then they started working with Chrysalis, until the EMI takeover ended that relationship. Much of the disc 2 unreleased sessions come from those undocumented periods.
An essential history lesson for all students of the punk-rock scene, the 2-disc set includes a 16-page booklet with notes by Steve Dior and Peter Gravelle.
Disc 1: THE BEST OF: 1. Dance Crazy, 2. Hook Line and Sinker, 3. Blue Murder, 4. Animal Pleasure, 5. Wow Wow Oui Oui, 6. Design for living, 7. Underworld USA, 8. Bleed Me, 9. Courtesan, 10. Centrefold, 11. Saigon, 12. Reggae Cop, 13. Going Through The Motions, Bonus IDOLS single:- 14. Girl That I Love, 15. You.
Disc 2: UNRELEASED & RARE: 1. Hollywood, 2. Overrated, 3. Comeback, 4. Better Still, 5. Dragging in the dirt, 6. After Midnight, 7. Overloaded, 8. Countdown Love #1, 9. Heavy Heart, 10. After A Fashion, 11. Riding Shotgun, 12. Backfires, 13. Without Your Love, 14. Countdown Love #2, Bonus IDOLS demos:- 15. Too Right Wing, 16. Bigger Splash
FREUD CD 094 (2xCD)
CD Release date: Sept 15th 08
Info: Alan Hauser. |
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