BABY TUCKOO: First Born LP ULTRA RARE! test pressing! NWOBHM Geddes Axe guitarist, Accept singer. NOTE: Embroidered, embossed, raised cover, check the logo detail where it is becoming more obvious

BABY TUCKOO: First Born [Ultra! Noise ULTRA 2]

Formed by ex -Geddes Axe guitarist Andy Barott, they became part of the N.W.O.B.H.M. Signed to Ultra Noise they released this impressive debut album. Not only has this become rare, but this copy is a test pressing! Produced by John Verity.

Baby Tuckoo was an English hard rock / NWOBHM band, formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire England, United Kingdom in 1982. Their name is taken from the James Joyce novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. They're generally considered a part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
They released two albums with Rob Armitage (vocals), Neil Saxton (guitar), Andy Barrott (keyboards), Paul Smith (bass) and Tony Sugden (drums).
Prior to their recording career, Steve Holton (vocals) and Alan Tidswell (keyboards) were in the band.
Armitage left to join Accept in 1987.

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Very good début album... I remember this act back in the 80's...the 2nd record label of this band was Music For Nations.. NWOBHM influenced and with the add of keys that softened their sound Baby Tuckoo provided good solid songs backed up with a more than decent vocalist (Rob Armitage)...my fave tracks are the AORsih one "Things(Ain't Always What They Seem)", "Holdin' On" & "A.W.O.L." then another goodies are "What's It Worth", "Baby's Rockin' Tonight" (ala Deep Purple/Uriah Heep) & "Sweet Rock & Roll" that ends the album the way it has to be...rocking!!! ...this début along with their second release are more or less in the same line and both are worthy...86/100

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Very pleased to have rediscovered it and a forgotten NWOBHM band from all those years ago. The band was from West Yorkshire. They got together in 1982 sort of arising from the ashes of Geddes Axe with ex-Axe member in the line-up. Baby Tuckoo named themselves from a phrase in the classic James Joyce book Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man – very refined – and built up a solid following in and around Bradford which would soon see a debut single in Mony Mony – a cover of the Tommy James & the Shondells song. Their début album – First Born – appeared in 1984 through a minor record label.
First Born rocks. Plain and simple. The power of it comes through loud and clear. Crunching guitar, some seriously good vocals, inspired soloing with some fine melodic stuff inter-woven. I’d say it’s comparable to period Def Leppard and Misdemeanour style UFO. Quite remarkable really. Another New Wave of British Heavy Metal talent which was never fully realised. You might struggle to find First Born. Get yours now.

Personnel:
Rob Armitage Vocals
Neil Saxton Guitars
Andy Barrott Guitars, Keyboards
Paul Smith Bass
Tony Sugden Drums

Tracks:

Side-B
5. Mony Mony [Cover: Tommy James & the Shondells]
6. A.W.O.L
* 7. Baby's Rockin' Tonight *
8. Broken Heart
9. Sweet Rock 'N' Roll
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