Home Grown Rockabilly is a sort of 'snapshot' of the British Rockabilly scene from 1979.
1. Crazy love - The Meteors 2. London is my hillbilly home - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats 3. Rockin' this joint tonite - The Rhythm Cats 4. Hi ho fiddle dee dee - Gentleman Jim Mealey 5. I'm on my way - The Rhythm Cats 6. Tears fallin' down like rain - Johnny Key And The Kool Cats 7. Go away - The Meteors 8. Move over baby - The Rhythm Cats 9. Rockin' all nite - The Polecats 10. Little confused - Gentleman Jim Mealey 11. My baby loves me - The Meteors 12. My baby's gone - The Rhythm Cats 13. Second hand information - Gentleman Jim Mealey 14. Fallin' for you - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats 15. I'd find you - Gentleman Jim Mealey 16. Keep my big wheels turnin' - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats 17. Make you realise - Johnny Key And The Kool Kats 18. Rockin' on down the line - Gina And The Rockin' Rebels 19. Thinkin' on you - Gina And The Rockin' Rebels
Home Grown Rockabilly
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'!). This CD contains everything issued 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 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 is a sort of 'snapshot' of the British Rockabilly scene from 1979.