Way back in pre CD times, I was working as a Record Store manager in the Thames Valley.Every Monday was like Xmas day as the boxes of new releases were leaped on, and the latest vinyl offerings were ranked ready for in store play.
This album was a mystery - who were they? it was on Mercury and produced by Terry Manning, who I recognized for his work with George Thorogood. the titles looked interesting " Rockin' at the T Dance" - Daddy, what's a T dance? Let My People Go-Go - good pun. best we give it a blast.
And Blast was appropriate... It blasted out of the speakers and we all looked up, smiles appearing on the rock buyers faces as the vinyl worked it's magic. By the end of track 2 the albums were all sold ( to the staff) and a reorder was instigated. in store play guaranteed... Fame, Fortune and UK dates were anticipated.
And now, nearly 30 years later the CD remaster finds it's way to my playlist, no record store now, but a happy memory of a great summer album. And, you know what, it's aged really well. still rocks, still forces a smile. Even the wife was positive in her reaction... so, live a little, play it loud and relive my youth. go on. you know you want to :) - By Amateur musicologist "the purple muse"
trax:
01 Rockin' At The T-Dance 02 Downstream 03 Let My People Go-Go 04 Doomsville 05 Big Fat Blonde 06 Long Gone Long 07 The One That Got Away 08 Government Cheese 09 Drinkin' On The Job 10 Nobody Knows 11 Information
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The Rainmakers "The Rainmakers"
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gitit! no pw
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BONUS -
ALICE COOPER - Pretties For You (1969) (Remastered)
http://www67.zippyshare.com/v/96261825/file.html
Alice Cooper's debut album reflected none of his legendary, grotesque hard rock; instead, Pretties for You was an earnest but flawed stab at psychedelia that occasionally caught fire.
Thanks
Well, thanks to replace the poor/dry text from AllMusic by this wonderful one. Who is this " Amateur musicologist "the purple muse"? Anyway, thanks to him and to you !!!
It's really a good album! thank you! At the time i listened especially to"downstream","Doomsville","Drinkin'on the job"...but the whole album is good and didn't age i think...Rock and Roll will never die! The Rainmakers are still on stage and cross the USA!
I've got a tape of them playing here at the Kennel Club, back in the 1980s. FM broadcast.
Got both The Rainmaker albums on vinyl and will have to listen to them again now lol
At the time, Newsweek Magazine called it "The most auspicious debut album of the year." These guys were staggering, both on record and live. The world would have benefited from a more prolonged success.
one of the great lost bands, the next album was ok, but this was so good and so perfect
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