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A whole bunch of British 'cat' bands from the late Seventies. These are the first ever recordings by The Meteors (in fact the original tapes have the name 'Raw Deal' on them, which is crossed out and changed to 'The Meteors'!). Here is everything released on the rare British 'Alligator' label. Some of this stuff is amazingly authentic. Track 8 is a brilliant fast jiver, and is probably my favourite track on the CD. The Flying Saucers were actually 'The Kool Kats', and members of the band were actively involved with the Alligator label. Johnny Key (see also http://www.myspace.com/johnjohnnykey) had been a one-time member of the band, who were also the backup band on the Gentleman Jim Mealey tracks. The Rhythm Cats contained members who would later appear in The Stargazers (Anders Janes, Pete Davenport) and The Polecats (Neil Rooney). Many of these tracks were issued on 45s, and are now VERY collectable.... When this album was first released in 1980, the media REALLY slated it, saying that the Rhythm Cats failed in their attempt to sound authentic, and that The Meteors tracks had been 'watered down'. What did they know anyway?

Home Grown Rockabilly MP3s - all 99¢ each

1. Crazy love - The Meteors (Fenech) BTW Music
2. London is my hillbilly home - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats (Key) BTW Music
3. Rockin' this joint tonite - The Rhythm Cats (Rooney) BTW Music
4. Hi ho fiddle dee dee - Gentleman Jim Mealey (Mealey) BTW Music
5. I'm on my way - The Rhythm Cats (Janes) BTW Music
6. Tears fallin' down like rain - Johnny Key And The Kool Cats (Key) BTW Music
7. Go away - The Meteors (Fenech) BTW Music
8. Move over baby - The Rhythm Cats (Davenport) BTW Music play sample in RealAudio
9. Rockin' all nite - The Polecats (Bloomberg) BTW Music
10. Little confused - Gentleman Jim Mealey (Mealey) BTW Music
11. My baby loves me - The Meteors (Fenech) BTW Music
12. My baby's gone - The Rhythm Cats (Rooney) BTW Music
13. Second hand information - Gentleman Jim Mealey (Mealey) BTW Music
14. Fallin' for you - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats (Mealey) BTW Music play sample in RealAudio
15. I'd find you - Gentleman Jim Mealey (Mealey) BTW Music
16. Keep my big wheels turnin' - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats (Earl) BTW Music
17. Make you realise - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats (Pritchard) BTW Music
18. Rockin' on down the line - Gina And The Rockin' Rebels (Sloane/Lewis) BTW Music
19. Thinkin' on you - Gina And The Rockin' Rebels (McGrath) BTW Music
20. Hillbilly music - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats (Key) BTW Music

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