The Rattlers were a UK Neo-Rockabilly outfit from the early Eighties. I used to see them playing quite often at The Verulam Arms in Watford, where I was the DJ on Friday nights. You could say the sound on this cd is sort of 'sub-Polecats'. Their bassist (Nick Peck) went on the form The Preachers, and later turned up in The Wildkatz.
Rattlers - Scare me to death
| Scare me to death (Carrington/PeckDavey)* | Little Red #1 (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | ||
| Mine all mine (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | The cat crept in (Chinn/Chapman) BMG Music | ||
| Hey baby! (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | Always yours (Glitter/Leander) Leeds/Universal/MCA Music | ||
| You're my baby (Cash) Knox Music | The Rattlin' boogie (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | ||
| I don't want you (Davey)* | Little Red #2 (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | ||
| Movin' on (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | Ever lovin' baby (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | ||
| The Devil rides out (Carrington/Davey/Peck/Woodside)* | Walkin' whistlin' blues (Unknown) Copyright Control |
"More quality neo-rockabilly and comparable quality of tune. This is most definitely A Good Thing. As is the album, from the first note to the last. Lapses into the slightly stereotypical hiccoughing vocal style prevalent in the genre, but they do it well - and done well, this is also A Good Thing (witness Mark Cole, or Pip Hancox). All this and they still find time for a corking cover of 'For Your Love'. Whilst there is little that stink up an album faster than a poorly chosen or executed cover version, there are also few quicker ways to an eternal place in my musical heart than a good one. And this is a good one (like, obviously. I wouldn't have called it corking otherwise. Duh). Watch out for the well-spotted and recently requested album highlight 'Forbidden Love', too." blogspot
| Gone forever (Peck/Shepherd)* | Cruisin' around (Peck)* | ||
| For your love (Gouldman) Hermusic | She's the one (Corboy)* | ||
| Saving it all for you (Smith) Cop. Cont. | Loaded dice (Peck)* | ||
| Leavin' you behind (Peck)* | Never say die (Peck)* | ||
| The man with the twi-light eyes (Peck/Shepherd/Peck)* | For you no more (Peck/Shepherd)* | ||
| Forbidden love (Peck/Shepherd)* | October moon (McCarthy)* | ||
| Never catch me again (Peck)* | A long way to go (Peck/Shepherd)* | ||
| Friday on my mind (Vanda/Young/Redburn) EMI-Unart |
* = Nervous Publishing.