Perfumed

Chain Gang | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 14, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Matador Records
• ASIN: B0000036QQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,695 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let Me Down Easy

2. Try On My Love For Size

3. Everybody's Got A Song To Sing

4. Finders Keepers (Instr.)

5. You've Got Extra Added Power In Your Love

6. Someone Just Like You

7. Come On In And Dance

8. God's Gift To Man

9. Every Couple's Not A Pair

10. I Never Get Tired Of You

11. My Credit Didn't Go Through

12. Things Are Bound To Get Better Later On

13. Mary Lou Thomas

14. Savanah Lady

15. I'm In Love Darling

16. Only Time Will Tell

17. Only Time Will Tell (Instr.)

18. Let Me Ride

19. Roller Coaster

20. It Didn't Take Long

See all 32 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ratsluggers unite!, November 16, 2003

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MROW "allyshaw2" (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perfumed (Audio CD)

Totally maximist 40-deuce rock from these uncrowned Kings of NYC. The sound lies somewhere within an axis mapped out by early Pere Ubu, Vertical Slit, and Roky Erikson's Blieb Alien--you know that rock 'n' roll Bermuda Triangle where only the most intrepid dare to sail. PERFUMED is a hodgepodge of recordings from throughout Chain Gang's long and shambling "career", dating back to 1976 with a warm and raw version of "That's How Strong My Love Is" and moving up through various late 80's sessions. Along the way, you get to hear all their rare, late 70's 7" cuts (including the infamous "Son of Sam", which was released prior to the capture of B. Berkowitz), as well as a bunch of cool live tunes from gigs at clubs you never went to. My fave cut is "O.T.B.", a long-gone slopwave disco number that'll shake the pants off of anyone who hustles up next to it. But really, the whole glorious mess is worthy of your attention. And it's also a true testimonial to the creative energy of a breed of once-flourishing Manhattan underclass who, by now, have been pretty much priced out of the whole flippin' nation. Listen up to hear how the other half lived.