12/30/2008

THE INMATES - First offence

THE INMATES First offence cd (japanese version) 1978 320 kbps
Dirty water / Love got me° / Mr Unreliable / The walk / I can't sleep / Jealousy / Three time loser° / You're the one that done it / Midnight to six man / Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie+ / If time could turn backwards"°/ Back in history / I can't stop°.
Produced by Vic Maile.
The Inmates : Peter Gunn : lead guitar , vocals / Bill Hurley : vocals / Ben Donnelly : bass guitar / Tony Oliver : rhythm guitar / Eddie : drums except for "Dirty water": John Bull .
+ The Rumour brass section : John Earle (baritone) , Dick Hanson (trumpet) , Ray Beavis : (tenor) on °.
Gavin Powey : organ on"
Laurie Garman : harmonica on +
In 1979, various punk and new wave bands were engaging in 1960s worship -- everyone from the Ramones to Blondie to the B-52s was putting their own spin on 1960s music, whether it was British Invasion rock, surf rock or the girl-group sound. But while those artists were combining something old with something new, the Inmates were retro all the way. New wavers and punks might have appreciated the rawness of First Offense, the Inmates' debut album of 1979, but this LP is neither punk nor new wave. Usually sounding like it could have been recorded around 1964-66 instead of in 1979, First Offense is an unapologetic throwback to the British Invasion rock of the early Rolling Stones (we're talking Brian Jones-era Stones!), the Kinks and the Who. The British band doesn't get into psychedelic rock at all, and its preference is for the more bluesy and R&B-influenced recordings that those rockers made in the 1960s. From covers of the Standells' "Dirty Water" and the Pretty Things' "Midnight to Six Man" to remakes of Arthur Conley's "Love Got Me" and Don Covay's "Three Time Loser," First Offense is about as derivative as it gets. But it's also rockin' and highly infectious -- even when you're thinking about how ultra-derivative the music is, you'll find yourself patting your foot and singing along. First Offense is retro in the good sense.

10 commentaires:

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER a dit…

THE INMATES First offence 320 kbps + covers

Enjoy it & leave comments if you like it !

Anonyme a dit…

Great record...Thanks

Anonyme a dit…

Thanks for this..

vex_voxtone a dit…

GREAT ALBUM !!
... and Inmates are one of those bands that never got recognition they rightfully deserved.
I had this one on vinyl so this present means even more to me.
THANX for everything you shared this past year and I wish you all the best and even more RNR in 2009.
CHEEERZZZ

Anonyme a dit…

vraiment superbe et
total agree with mr vex voxtone!
INMATES aurais merité beaucoup plus

et pour 2009 le meilleur pour tous et en particulier pour
Mr M.R. & Mr MAX
à l année prochaine !
merci bcp
DD

Toxxy a dit…

Hey Rambler! Thx A TON - at least! - for ALL your GREAT posts here in 2008, FANTASTIC!!!

Here's to 2009, HAPPY NEW YEAR buddy, cheers!

Brno a dit…

Je suis comme un gamin lâché dans un bazar de plage en plein été (je sais, ce n'est pas encore la saison), un grand merci pour les iNMaTES!!

Anonyme a dit…

Merci… Thks a lot ;¬)

For The Variations albums, too. i was looking for since a long time > GREAT THANKS
Strange little exposition & recognition from public and media in France at these times…
CHEERZZ Top—i love them too)

LeoNihn

Anonyme a dit…

Five years after the original post and the link is still alive - very impressive, and thank you! For what it's worth, this album is an AMG Album Pick, and not many are.

Anonyme a dit…

Five years after the original post and the link is still alive - very impressive, and thank you! For what it's worth, this album is an AMG Album Pick, and not many are.