RATS First Record Orig UK LP World Of Oz Pop Psych Glam

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	$		34

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RATS

First

Original UK LP released on Goodear / Pye Records in 1974. Gatefold sleeve.

EARLH 5003 A-2   /   EARLH 5003 B-1

Very much a vehicle for cult figure David Kubinek, aka Kubie. Kubinec had been a leading light of the World Of Oz , a pop psych band who released a highly regarded album on Deram in 1969. He'd also been signed to Motown and he later had a solo album on A&M produced by John Cale. A talented original writer capable of beautiful tunes, haunting lyrics, though obsessed with despair, drink and drugs.

The Rats album was a collection of Kubinec songs recorded by producer Adrian Millar with musicians brought in for the job. Adrian Millar had a history in the studio going back to engineering for Joe Meek, and by the 70's was partner in several production enterprises with Andrew Loog Oldham, of which The Rats was one. (Millar's next move after The Rats was to put together another group of musicians to form The Babys.)

The Rats existed in 1974 and had one brilliant single released via the Good Ear label, the T-Rextatsic `Turtle Dove', which is a classic Junkshop Glam single, and features as lead off track on the successful comp "Boobs: The Junkshop Glam Discotheque". When subsequent gigs were to be played after the album release a different set of musicians came in to back Kubie. Such lack of continuity, or even reality, in those days made it difficult to market a band album. Meaning that this album only ever 'escaped' in few numbers rather than achieve a proper release. A great pity for the efforts of Graham Quinton-Jones ,Chris Bailey and Peter Kirke, as The Rats backing Kubie, really kick along a storming rock album of the glam era.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Child He Die

Queen

Glad That You're Not Me

Very Small Child

L.A. Highway

Side Two

Nose Job

Rolling Railroad Wagon

Oxford Donna

Mainhorse Cowboy

Turtle Dove

Released on 'Goodear / Pye Records' in 1974

Catalogue No. EARLH 5003

Disc is in EX++ condition

Sleeve is in EX+ condition (previous owner's name written on rear / light wear)

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