THE BLASTERS "AMERICAN MUSIC" 1980 ROLLIN' ROCK RARE 1st.PRESS.NM/NM OOP LP

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ARTISTS: THE BLASTERS

TITLE: “AMERICAN MUSIC” (1st. PRESSING)

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

American Music

2:10

A2

Real Rock Drive

2:04

A3

Barefoot Rock

2:20

A4

I Don't Want To

1:57

A5

Marie Marie

2:00

A6

I Wish You Would

2:40

A7

She Ain't Got The Beat

1:32

B1

Flat Top Joint

2:29

B2

Crazy Baby

2:27

B3

Never Nomore Blues

2:48

B4

Buzz Buzz Buzz

2:05

B5

She's Gone Away

2:22

B6

Barn Burning

3:38

Compañías, etc.

• Recorded At – Rollin' Rock Studio

Créditos

• Arranged By – The Blasters

• Bass – John Bazz

• Drums – Bill Bateman

• Lead Guitar – David Alvin*

• Producer, Recorded By – Rockin' Ronny Weiser*

• Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar – Phil Alvin

Notas

Very Rare Blasters Debut Released on the Small Independant Ron Weiser's Rollin' Rock Records, 1980

Another version of American Music is almost similar but has small differences in colors, shadows and matrix run-outs.

Código de Barras y Otros Identificadores

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): LP021A

• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): LP021B
  

LABEL: ROLLIN' ROCK RECORDS (L.A. INDIE)

CAT. #: LP-021

YEAR: 1980

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/NM-CONDITION.NO VISIBLE WEAR, SCRATCHES, LINES ETC. NICE SHINEY LUSTER TO THE VINYL. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. LOOKS VERY CLEAN ALL IN ALL THE SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN. ALMOST TOTALLY DEAD AIR BETWEEN THE TRACKS.

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN NM/NM- CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. SUPER RARE LIMITED EDITION 1st.PRESSING. SUPER FINE COPY! NO RESERVE...

MORE ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE:

The Blasters are a rock and roll band formed in 1979 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin (vocals and guitar) and Dave Alvin (guitar), with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Their self-described "American Music" is a blend of rockabilly, early rock and roll, punk rock, mountain music, and rhythm and blues.

Band history

Origins and heyday (1979–1985)

The Alvin brothers grew up in a household filled with music and parents who exposed their sons to different kinds of American music. They made friends with Bazz and Bateman, and together the boys were brave enough to go into Los Angeles blues clubs to watch their musical idols. They learned firsthand from the likes of Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker. Phil Alvin recalled how his mother would drive the boys anywhere, and around 1965 or 1966, she took Phil to see Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. At Phil's request, Big Joe Williams introduced him to Terry, and Phil wound up taking a number of harmonica lessons from Terry. Another mentor was tenor saxophonist Lee Allen, who later joined The Blasters.

Phil Alvin explained the origin of the band's name: " I thought Joe Turner's backup band on his Atlantic records–I had these 78s–I thought they were the Blues Blasters. That ends up it was Jimmy McCracklin. I just took the 'Blues' off and Joe finally told me, that’s Jimmy McCracklin’s name, but you tell ‘im I gave you permission to steal it [laughs]"

Gene Taylor joined after the release of American Music (1980), performing boogie woogie-style piano (he remained with the band through late 1985). Later on, Steve Berlin joined on baritone sax, forming a horn tandem with Lee Allen.

The Blasters' energetic live performances gained a local following, and they became fixtures of the early 1980s Los Angeles punk rock scene. They performed alongside X, Black Flag, The Gun Club, the Screamers and others. The L.A. scene of the time also featured the cowpunk genre, and a notable example was how The Blasters helped country artist Dwight Yoakam get established. They toured together in 1985.

Another local band that formed a strong musical bond with The Blasters was Los Lobos. The Mexican-American group first became friends with the Downey group in 1976. About five years later, The Blasters invited Los Lobos to open for them and also helped get the young men from East L.A. their first record deal. Steve Berlin made a transition to Los Lobos, with The Blasters' blessing.

The Blasters toured almost continuously for much of their heyday. The notes for The Blasters Collection observed that in one particular month, they toured with a wide range of acts: psychobilly pioneers the Cramps, with western swing revivalists Asleep at the Wheel and on a leg of Queen's west coast tour.

American Music is the debut album by American rock and roll band The Blasters, released in 1980.

The song "Marie Marie" became a breakthrough hit for Shakin' Stevens in 1980 (from This Ole House). Matchbox recorded the song for their 1980 album Midnite Dynamos. In 1997, the album was released on CD by Hightone Records.

The tracks "Marie Marie" and "American Music" were rerecorded for The Blasters' second and wider-distributed eponymous album.

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