Various Artists ‎– "The London R & B Sessions (Live At The Hope And Anchor)" (Albion Records ‎– DAI 2) 1980

Let's have some R&B action? Preferably the brand of R&B that doesn't involve Beyoncé jiggling her fat arse in yer face. Well i suppose I'd prefer her arse in my face to Wilko Johnson's, but*(*in both senses of the word), gimmie The Solid Senders sublimly intense version of 'The Whammy', to a whole galaxy full of 'Urban' R&B NWO propaganda any day in a thousand light years of interstellar space.
You'll find no Stars in this crumbling corner of the Rock'n'Roll Galaxy, just a few rapidly collapsing dwarf stars of various hues, their orbiting planetoids and captured space junk.
By 1980 Pub Rock had overcome the initial acceleration from the explosion of the early to mid-seventies singularity,and had succumbed to the gravitational collapse inflicted by the punk rock era, firmly back to where they came from......'the Pub'.
If needs be told, this stuff never really suited medium to large sized concert halls.It's the sound of a small, crowded, grimy smoke filled room, framed with the stinking perfume of stale ale.

This is the 'punk-free' sister disc to "The Front Row Festival" double album, showcasing a more pure later-Pub Rock sound, recorded at the Hope and Anchor between November and December 1979.
Amid the faithful recreations of 60's Rhythm and Blues, and impressions of yer actual electric blues; we have the more spikey, amphetamine fueled, blues of Lew Lewis and Wilko Johnson. Which are full of adrenaline and intensity. The Pirates, are as always themselves; a genuine slice of early sixties meek-era UK rock'n'roll, backed up by The Bishops aggressive take on the same thing.
There's some soul-y stuff as well, which I can't abide!....reminds me of the Soul wankers on my estate (that's 'council' Estate, not the land that surrounds my posh Manor house), who were into the depressing 'Northern Soul' scene. they always took great delight in kicking the local freaks heads in, like me; and they smashed my Devo record....cunts!

Tracklist:

1-Lew Lewis Reformer-You'd Better Watch Yourself 2-Lew Lewis Reformer-Shake And Finger Pop 3-The Bogey Boys-Madison Blues 4-Red Beans And Rice-Finger In My Eye 5-Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders-The Whammy 6-The Untouchables-I Can't Be Satisfied 7-The Bogey Boys-You Can't Catch Me 8-The Cannibals-Just For Fun 9-The Pirates-Tear It Up 10-Hope & Anchor House Band-Just A Little Bit 11-Red Beans And Rice-Pucker Up Buttercup 12-The American Blues Legends-Why Do Everything Happen To Me 13-Little Roosters-Roostering With Intent 14-The Blues Band-Death Letter 15-The Bishops-Taste And Try 16-The Pirates-All In It Together

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