The Clapham South Escalators - Leave Me Alone EP

The Clapham South Escalators were a one off incarnation of 'The Meteors' and the moniker under which they released their fourth single. When I bought this I didn't even know it was the Meteors, but the instant I played it, their unique sound was unmistakable.

On this double a-side you get three classic Meteors psychobilly style tracks all of them excellent.
'Get Me To The World On Time' is a faithful cover of the classic 'Electric Prunes' 1967 original (the blurb on the back cover has a little more info - high resolution scan included).

A few etchings on the run out, on side A you get 'This Ai't Me' and the classic 'a Porky Primecut' and on side AA you get 'Psychedelik Elefurnt'.

Band: The Clapham South Escalators
Label: Upright Records
Year: 1981
Tracks:
1. Get Me To The World On Time
2. Cardboard Cutouts
3. Leave Me Alone

Ripped from glorious scratched vinyl

If you like this, your in luck as lots of their stuff is still available, in my opinion their first album 'In Heaven' is still their best

In Heaven
But you can won't go far wrong with a kind of the best of album here:

Teenagers from Outer Space

Abattior Dogs - Vox Tribute to the Films Of Quentin Tarantino - Various Artists

After recently watching the Tarantino/Rodriguez grind house homage double "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof", I was again taken by the excellent soundtrack (from Death Proof). Tarantino has a habit of picking songs that if you heard on their own it would be unlikely that you would like them, but coupled with a move scene they become unforgettable. The "cut of the ear" scene in "Reservoir Dogs" coupled with "Stuck in the middle with you" by "Stealer's Wheel" is a classic example.

It then made me remember a brilliant tape from the now defunct "Vox" magazine where they made a homage to Quentin Tarantino's films, including made up dialogue (most of the Tarantino soundtracks include some of the dialogue from film). I thought hard about sending this over to RYP's "Twilight Zone" blog, but then thought what the hell I'll post it here.

So here it is, and there's something for everyone here. The classic "Link Wray" instrumentals, which I'm sure you already own and if not I want to know why. The "RUN-A-WAYS" a 60's band who its hard not to believe weren't an influence on the "Cramps" and the "Meteors". A classic in the Cramps style from Dave Vanian (Formerly the Damned lead singer) in his breakaway group "The Phantom Chords", and some classic "Cramps" of course. You gotta check out the "Richard Berry" classic as well (and then try some more of his stuff) My personal favourite is "The Embers". So give it a try and leave a comment with your favourite.

Band: Various
Tracks:
1. Deuces Wild - Link Wray
2. The Promised Land - Johnny Allen
3. Big Break - Richard Berry
4. Hoogie Boogie - John Lee Hooker
5. Night Creature - The RUN-A-WAYS
6. Screaming Kid - The Phantom Chords
7. Flower Of My Heart - Sparkle Moore
8. I Walked All Night - The Embers
9. The Wild One - Link Wray
10. Everything Goes - The Cramps
11. Little Darlin - The Gladiolas
12. Can't Stop Lovin - Elmore James
13. Reconsider Me - Margaret Lewis
14. (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop
15. Sweet Dream - Tommy McLain

Ripped from glorious hissing tape (see comment for link)

Most of these tracks came from various records from the Ace label, but if you do like this the try out some of these:
The classic Link Wray

The Original Rumble
The great Richard Berry

Get out of the Car
plus two classic from Tarantino films

PULP FICTION (10TH ANNIVERSARY

Reservoir Dogs

The Cramps - Live In Exeter 1980

Hi everyone back from holiday and thought I would start of with some classic "Cramps". Not sure where I got this one, it came from a cheap old tape that I clearly made (it's got my crap handwriting on it) and I have no memory of ever making it. I don't have a specific location and time for this bootleg, but from the dialogue between songs Lux starts an unfinished limerick "there was a young girl from Exeter" so I guess that's where I got the location from, and the year came from the statement just before the classic Goo Goo Muck "be on our new album Songs Your Mother Taught Me" which was released in 1980 (for those of you that spotted the mistake, check out Fred's comment first), which is a little strange as the track was originally released on their classic second album "Psychedelic Jungle" in 1981. So does anyone know anymore? If so leave a comment.

The quality is classic homemade bootleg, but is definitely listenable and some of the dialogue with Lux and Ivy and the audience is worth listening to, just to bring back the memories of how good this band were.

Band: The Cramps
Year: 1980
Label: It's a bootleg
Tracks:
1. Human Fly
2. Garbage Man
3. I Was A Teenage Werewolf
4. Sunglasses After Dark
5, Strychnine
6. Tear It Up
7. Drug Train
8. The Way I Walk
9. Teenage Caveman
10. Goo Goo Muck
11. Zombie Dance
12. The Natives Are Restless
13. Surfin Bed

Ripped from a glorious hissing tape

If you like this and you haven't got these, there must be something wrong with you, Their second album is my personal favourite:

Psychedelic Jungle
their classic debut:

Songs the Lord Taught Us
and if you like just the singles you won't go far wrong with this:

Off the Bone