New York, NY
May 18, 1980
soundboard (studio recording, sound quality Ex-; transfer from first-generation tape)
preliminary recording session for debut album, Out for Kicks (two of these are the basic tracks that became album cuts after additional recording and mixing; the others apparently are unreleased — although the group released a groovy promo video for “Brand New Cadillac” using a different backing track.)
Repercussion: Peter Holsapple produced The Zantees’ first single, “Rockin’ In the House” (b/w “Mornin’ Light”), recorded Feb. 1980. Peter also played piano on the subsequent debut album (he was credited as “special guest”). The dB’s live debut as a four-piece with Peter was on a quadruple bill at Irving Plaza, NYC in Oct. 27, 1978 with The Zantees, The Fleshtones and The Cyclones (must've been 'Definite Article Night' at the club…).
SAMPLE: "Gotta Dance" (Songshop 1980)
01 My Baby
02
Let It Rock (Chuck
Berry cover)
03
Brand New Cadillac (Vince
Taylor cover)
04*
Please Give Me Something (Bill
Allen tune)
05
Gotta Dance
06*
Cruisin' (Gene Vincent cover)
07
instrumental
*tracks
4 & 6 are basic tracks that appeared in finished form on the album Out for Kicks
The Zantees play Max's Kansas City in NYC. Photo by em1977 via Flickr. |
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