Marty Thau Presents 2x5 [Original recording remastered]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary
• ASIN: B00097DXUI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #454,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. “Shadow Line” Fleshtones

2. “Fascination” Fleshtones

3. “Bloodless Pharaoh” Bloodless Pharaohs ft. Brian Setzer

4. “Nowhere Fast” Bloodless Pharaohs ft. Brian Setzer

5. “Overseas” Comateens

6. “Late Night Cry” Comateens

7. “Red Hot Women” Revelons

8. “Cindy” Revelons

9. “Looks” Student Teachers

10. “What I Can’t Feel” Student Teachers

Editorial Reviews

· At a time when disco reigned supreme the five innovative young New York bands featured on this unique compilation – Fleshtones, Revelons, Bloodless Pharaohs (Brian Setzer’s pre-Stray Cats band), Comateens and Student Teachers – searched for an alternative. Borrowing liberally from the great bands of rock ‘n’ roll, they created 2x5’s music with an infectious spirit and energy in the tradition of the original nuggets bands like The Standells, Love and Chocolate Watch Band. · This CD, produced by Blondie’s Jimmy Destri and originally released in 1980 on Marty Thau’s Red Star Records, was designed to tap into raw emotions and tell the truth, or even a beautiful lie, and that’s why this garage classic has survived and is more relevant than ever. · Classic and original 1970 New York punk compilation never before released on CD. · Digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes. · Includes brand new liner notes by Marty Thau.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was there, kind of! and now you can be there, too!!, May 20, 2005

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This review is from: Marty Thau Presents 2x5 (Audio CD)

This is a long-overdue CD release! And an essential piece of 1980s pop history.

I was at the release party for the original vinyl LP, which I used to own and which I stupidly sold at some point in the past and which is now worth about a hundred bucks.

I was living in NY City when this band came out and knew some of the people in some of the bands, especially the Student Teachers. The Student Teachers were a power-pop band with a very wistful yet powerful sound. They are one of the more obscure bands on the record.

One band is still going strong: the Fleshtones. They haven't changed much during the past quarter century. These two songs exist in other versions: the Fleshtones produced their own low-budget versions in the 1970s and they were redone when they eventually signed with a major label--- but they sound the best here!

The Bloodless Pharaohs are sort of an early version of the Stray Cats: the Stray Cats were a spinoff from this band, which is not rockabilly at all. In any case, this is Brian Setzer's first record. He is not responsible for the spooky vocals which sound like a moose on PCP.

Finally, we have the Comateens, who sound much better here than they did in concert or on an album which appeared several years later. "Late Night City" is a perfect little bouncy synth-pop single and a joyous love song about NYC at night (written at a time when the city was dangerous and unfashionable.) And we also have the Revelons, a rootsy outfit whose lead singer's day job was actually a night job: he was one of the sound and lighting dudes at CBGBs.