Polecats - Pink Noise
The Polecats were part of the early-'80s British rockabilly revival scene, sporting the clothing, hairstyles, and even makeup to play the part to the hilt. The band was originally called "The Cult Heroes" but couldn't get any gigs at rockabilly clubs with a name that sounded "punk", so the original drummer Chris Hawkes came up with the name Polecats. Tim Polecat and Boz Boorer started playing together in 1976, they hooked up with Phil Bloomberg at the end of 1977.
The Polecats, heavily influenced by punk and 70s glamour rock (amongst other things), scored three British Top 40 singles with "John, I'm Only Dancing" (the David Bowie song), "Rockabilly Guy" (the former B-side of their independent single "Chicken Shack"), and a cover of the T-Rex (Marc Bolan) song "Jeepster". Their 1981 debut LP "Polecats Are Go!" (produced by dave Edmunds) is surely the best they ever did. If you ever see "Polecats Are Go!" on sale buy it. It's awesome! "John, I'm Only Dancing" was in the charts in England the same time as the Stray Cats second single "Rock This Town".
"Make A Circuit" was a final stab at making a hit. It was a real pop song, a dissapointing direction for a great band. They lost there record deal after that, although they released a few albums for independent labels which where nothing compared to "Polecats Are Go!". There is a album available called "Cult Heroes" which is a collection of demos from there early years.
Boz Boorer broke up the group to work with "Morrissey", but led a Polecats reunion in 1989, which produced a live album and a new studio set. Tim Polecat moved to LA and is playing with Slim Jim (Stray Cats) in a band named "Lucky 13". Raucous Records released a compilation of Boz Boorer's work titled Between The Polecats early 2001.
Line-up:
Martin 'Boz' Boorer - Vocals, Lead Guitar, Sax, Piano
Tim 'Polecat' Worman - Vocals, Guitar
Chris Hawkes/Neil Rooney - Drums
Phil Bloomberg - Slap Bass
Discography:
Singles:
Rockabilly Guy - Nervous Records
John I'm Only Dancing - Mercury
Rockabilly Guy - Mercury
Jeepster - Mercury
Make A Circuit With Me - Mercury
12" Vinyl LPs:
Polecats Are Go! - Mercury
Cult Heroes - Nervous Records
Live In Hamburg - Maybee Crayzee
Live And Rocking - Link
Polecats Won't Die - Vinyl Japan
Nine - Vinyl Japan
CDs:
Cult Heroes - Nervous Records *
Polecats Are Go! - Japanese Bootleg
Live In Hamburg - Maybee Crayzee
Live And Rocking - Castle
Polecats Won't Die - Vinyl Japan *
Nine - Vinyl Japan *
Not Nervous - NV Records*
Pink Noise - Rock-It *
Best Of The Polecats - Cleopatra
Between The Polecats - Raucous Records
Polecats Are Go! - Anagram Records *
EPs:
John I'm Only Dancing - Mercury
Jeepster - Mercury
Make A Circuit With Me - Mercury USA
Live In Hamburg - NV Records
Tracks On This Cd:
01 Hip Hip Baby
02 Let's Bop
03 Cotton Pickin' Rocker
04 Oh Baby Why Did You Go
05 Boppin' High School Baby
06 She's The One To Blame
07 Sunglasses After Dark
08 Crackerjack
09 I'm Ready
10 Lay Your Head On My Shoulder
11 Little Red Book
12 Headless Horseman
13 -Pink & Black
14 Magical Curtain
15 Lettin' You Off
16 Black Widow
17 Crash The Party
18 Growl
19 Nervous Rex
20 Rockin' Little Eskimo
21 What Do I Get
22 Woodpecker Rock
23 Jitterbop Baby
24 Lady Medusa
25 Miss Bobby Sox
26 Cry Instead
27 Bang Bang
28 Biro
29 Tired & Sleepy
Link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/55199088/PC-PN.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/55206320/PC-PN.part2.rar
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