Glitterbest: 20 Pre Punk 'n' Glam Terrace Stompers

Track Listings

1. You Really Got Me - Hammersmith Gorillas

2. Bang Bang Bullet - Streaky

3. Aggravation Place - The Jook

4. Nothing to Do With Us - Jet

5. Good Friends - Milk 'N' Cookies,

6. Sooner or Later - Flintlock

7. Crazy Kids - Trevor White

8. Jam Jam - American Jam Band

9. You Won't Come - Spunky Spider

10. Goodbye - One Hit Wonders

11. All for the Love of City Lights - Dog Rose

12. I Need You - Helter Skelter

13. Coast to Coast - Ducks Deluxe

14. Ain't Misbehavin' - Tiger Lily

15. Pogo Dancing - Chris Spedding

16. Sweet Sweet Heart - Despair

17. Fat Judy - Farm

18. High School Dropout - Crushed Butler

19. City of Fun - England's Glory

20. Sick on You - Hollywood Brats

Tracks:

You Really Got Me - Hammersmith Gorillas
Bang Bang Bullet - Streaky
Aggravation Place - The Jook
Nothing to Do With Us - Jet
Good Friends - Milk 'N' Cookies,
Sooner or Later - Flintlock
Crazy Kids - Trevor White
Jam Jam - American Jam Band
You Won't Come - Spunky Spider
Goodbye - One Hit Wonders
All for the Love of City Lights - Dog Rose
I Need You - Helter Skelter
Coast to Coast - Ducks Deluxe
Ain't Misbehavin' - Tiger Lily
Pogo Dancing - Chris Spedding
Sweet Sweet Heart - Despair
Fat Judy - Farm
High School Dropout - Crushed Butler
City of Fun - England's Glory
Sick on You - Hollywood Brats

Customer Reviews:

Foppy Boot Stomp.......2006-06-12

Don't let the cheesy cover fool you - this is a wonderfully fun collection that uncovers some of the missing links between bubblegum glam and early punk between the years 1971 - 1976. This is a must-hear for anybody, but especially those who think punk rock crawled out of the gutter fully formed in 1977. It's like a history lesson you can stomp along to.

Highlights include England's Glory (Peter Perrett's pre-Only Ones band) doing a version of "City Of Fun" from '73. Also the band Despair checks in with "Sweet Sweet Heart", a song that leader Knox took with him to his next band, the Vibrators, for their debut "Pure Mania". There's a version of Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'" by a band called Tiger Lily that only months later changed its name to Ultravox.

Of the more well-known (hey, it's a relative term) acts, the awesomely powerful Ducks Deluxe are represented by "Coast to Coast". And the Hollywood Brats (UK's answer to the New York Dolls) - who later contributed its members to the Boys as well as Ian Hunter's Dirty Laundry - are included with their classic "Sick On You". Plus there's also the inclusion of Jet - not the recent Aussie retro-retreads, but the "glam supergroup" formed around the Sparks' Martin Gordon, David O'List (of the Nice and the original Roxy Music line-up), and John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison. Their song ("Nothing To Do With Us") was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.

The other bands on this comp are mostly a "who's who" of "who's that?" - but that doesn't detract from the magical spot they carved out for themselves in underground rock history. The title "Glitterbest" comes from the company run by Malcolm McLaren to manage the Sex Pistols, which is just further proof that by the time Lydon became Rotten (or Hyman became Ramone), the revolution had already started.

Music Review:

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Music Review

1. You Really Got Me - Hammersmith Gorillas
2. Bang Bang Bullet - Streaky
3. Aggravation Place - The Jook
4. Nothing to Do With Us - Jet
5. Good Friends - Milk 'N' Cookies,
6. Sooner or Later - Flintlock
7. Crazy Kids - Trevor White
8. Jam Jam - American Jam Band
9. You Won't Come - Spunky Spider
10. Goodbye - One Hit Wonders
11. All for the Love of City Lights - Dog Rose
12. I Need You - Helter Skelter
13. Coast to Coast - Ducks Deluxe
14. Ain't Misbehavin' - Tiger Lily
15. Pogo Dancing - Chris Spedding
16. Sweet Sweet Heart - Despair
17. Fat Judy - Farm
18. High School Dropout - Crushed Butler
19. City of Fun - England's Glory
20. Sick on You - Hollywood Brats