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Gonna Ball

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The STRAY CATS second album is one of their best and it's finally available on Amazon. And some people say there's no God. This recording was never available domestically. Their first two albums were British IMPORT only. I still own this IMPORT on vinyl and I've been trying for ages to find this on CD. The Japanese IMPORT has been available for a while, but it's too pricey. Finally, a clean copy of WASN"T THAT GOOD, my favorite cut off this album. Quick, put this in your CART while it's still available!! REV IT UP AND GO!!

This release, recorded in the early eighties, captures the Stray Cats at there finest. They combine classic 50's remakes with their own material. Starting with Johhy Burrnette's "Baby Blue Eyes", to Setzer's rocker "Crazy mixed-up kids" this work includes great R&B numbers and danced inspired rockers. If your a fan of the Stray Cats or the Brian Setzer orchestra, this CD is a must.

Album was released in same year as the first one. It's a mix of rockabilly ("Baby Blue Eyes", "Crazy Mixed Up Kid", "Gonna Ball", "Little Miss Prissy"), Chuck Berry and Jump blues (Wyonnie Harris' "Wasn't That Good" and "(She'll Stay Just) One More Day"). Various musicians are featured (Ian Stewart, formely Rolling Stones' on piano, Brian McDonald on harmonica, Steve Poncar and Lee Allen (who played on dozens of hits and many hundreds of sides, by artists including Fats Domino, Lloyd Price, and Little Richard) on saxes,...). Very nice!

The US "Rock This Town" album supposedly took the "best" cuts from the Stray Cats' two British albums, "Stray Cats" and "Gonna Ball."

Well, not really. There is a whole lot of great stuff on the British albums that you'll be missing if you just buy "Rock This Town." I hunted for the British albums on vinyl many moons ago, and I'm glad I did. They still stand as the Cats' best albums, in my opinion.

Oops, I just noticed that I got the name of the US album wrong. The actual title of the original US album was "Built for Speed," not "Rock This Town."