REZILLOS Cant Stand The Rezillos LP SIRE 1978 UK orig+inner+insert THE REVILLOS
€
31
$
35
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
WE ARE POSTING EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
SO IN ORDER TO AVOID MISUNDERSTANDING WE ADVISE YOU TO ENQUIRE
ABOUT POSTAGE COST BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY BID/PURCHASE THE ITEM
PLEASE ASK FOR ANY INFORMATION
THE REZILLOS
Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' (later known as the Revillos) irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl group iconography set them distinctly apart from their peers. The Rezillos' early repertoire contained material from the likes of Screaming Lord Sutch, the Dave Clark Five, and the Sweet. The success of their 1977 debut single, "I Can't Stand My Baby," was unexpected, especially by the bandmembers themselves, who never considered the group much more than a lark; as a result of the more serious pressures now exerted on the Rezillos, Harris, Smythe, and Warning all departed, while bassist/saxophonist William Mysterious (born William Donaldson) signed on as a permanent member. After signing to major-label Sire, the quintet reached the U.K. Top 20 with a single titled, ironically enough, "Top of the Pops." After releasing their 1978 debut LP, Can't Stand the Rezillos, Mysterious was replaced by Simon Templar, but internal problems continued to plague the group, and following a farewell tour, they disbanded in December 1978
"CAN'T STAND THE REZILLOS"
1978 LP SIRE RECORDS K56530
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL COPY
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE + INSERT
[Original pressing came with insert of picture "cards" to cut out & "Swap with friends"]
(Labels with different layout/printings also exist)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: SIRE - YELLOW LABEL w/BLUE LOGO - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) K56530
Catalog on labels: K 56530 K 56530 A* (SRK 6057) / K 56530 K 56530 B* (SRK 6057)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): THE REZILLOS - A-1-IS S-3 K56530 A1-IS .£.G.
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): THE REZILLOS - B-1-IS 2-26 K56530 B1-IS .£.G.
On labels: rim text reads "All Rights........A Warner Communications Company ?"
Produced by Bob Clearmountain, Toni Bongiovi, Lance Quinn & The Rezillos
All titles written by John Callis except where shown.
? 1978 Sire Records
Made in England
On Back Cover: A Sire Recording distributed by WEA Records Ltd.
© 1978 A Warner Communications Co.
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England
tracklisting
Side A: FLYING SAUCER ATTACK - NO - SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET THEIR HEAD KICKED IN TONITE
TOP OF THE POPS - 2000 A.D. - IT GETS ME - CAN'T STAND MY BABY
Side B: GLAD ALL OVER - (MY BABY DOES) GOOD SCULPTURES - I LIKE IT
GETTING ME DOWN - COLD WARS - BAD GUY REACTION
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Part of the beauty of punk rock was the idea that rather than just standing back in wonder at the spectacle of your favorite band, you could get up on stage and do what they did yourself. The only problem was that while it didn't seem all that hard to do what the Ramones were doing, hardly anyone was capable of doing it quite as well. Glasgow's the Rezillos, however, were that rare band who beat the odds, becoming quite simply the finest fake Ramones the world has ever known. Hyperactive tempos, raging guitar, abbreviated pop melodies, goofy and slightly off-kilter lyrics that display a fascination with junk culture and '60s pop -- it's all there on Can't Stand the Rezillos, the band's only studio album, and they were able to work the formula every bit as well as the Ramones did on Rocket to Russia. Of course, it helps that the Rezillos were able to put their own spin on the template; they were a bit poppier, willing to get a few notches sillier, and sounded just a touch smarter (it figures a bunch of former art students would come up with a tune like "[My Baby Does] Good Sculptures"). But the real key to this album is its simple, good-hearted joie de vivre; funny-punk was rarely executed with the degree of skill, finesse, and pure delirious glee as the Rezillos summoned up on Can't Stand the Rezillos. It makes me smile more than any U.K. punk album ever made me, and it has the greatest Dave Clark Five cover ever committed to tape -- what greater recommendation could you ask for? A triumph...(AllMusic)
price rating
