Yip Yip Coyote were part of the early 80's "cow-punk" eruption. Explosion would be overstatement -- the movement more or less fizzled as "new wave" died and what's commonly called "alternative" these days emerged with its harder edged, less-produced sound. In the UK this minor movement itself was more an offshoot of the new "glam" and "fashion" rock style epitomized by Culture Club, Hayzi Fantayzi and Wide Boy Awake among others.Yip Yip Coyote never had a genuine US release of their own save an appearance on the soundtrack for BACHELOR PARTY, but their first LP and singles DID appear in the UK on Illegal Records and I.R.S.
The line-up consisted of two constants: Fifi Coyote on Vocals and Carl Evans (ex-Chefs) on Guitar. Other "regulars" were Eg White on Bass and Volker VonHoff on Drums. This line-up was fleshed out by occasional inputs by Carrie Booth (Keyboards), Harry Pitch (Harmonica) and "Luis" (Percussion)... The UK records are nicely packaged (photos and design work by Nic Cole, Miss Moss, Fifi Coyote herself and others). The cuts on the UK LP were produced by a veritable who's who of 80's music producers: Anne Dudley (Art Of Noise), Tony Mansfield, the mysterious Jesse James and David Ruffy...
It is unfortunate there was never a US release of this material, as the highly danceable rhythms and infectious melodies may have helped prolong the "cow punk" movement on this side of the Atlantic.
Yip Yip Coyote:
Carl Evans - guitar, backing vocals; Fifi - vocals; Volker Vonhoff - drums; Eg White - drums
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1 Prisoneer Girl 2 Road To Hell 3 Cry Like The wind 4 I Always Get My Man 5 Wagon Train 6 In The Name Of God 7 Red Bandana 8 The Law 9 Last Train 10 Dream Of The West
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Yip Yip Coyote "FIFI"
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BONUS 2 OF 4
RANK AND FILE - The Slash Years 82-84 (2003 Remaster) @320
http://www78.zippyshare.com/v/33169333/file.html
Rank and File is the great "shoulda" of the 1980s. Pity the Slash label just didn't have the muscle to put first class bands like this into the spotlight they so richly deserved. If you get this CD you have everything you need from Rank and File; their third album represented a departure from this sound when it seemed that this approach wasn't going to work for them.
The better of the two albums is the second, "Long Gone Dead", though both are top notch. The second is differentiated in that the vocals are a little sweeter than the first. That in itself might not seem to be a good thing but the material the band came up with was uniformly first rate, to where the first songs I'd recommend sampling would be the single from that album, "Sound of the Rain" and the title track, "Long Gone Dead".
The lead track from the debut, "Amanda Ruth", was covered by the Everly Brothers to good effect, but the first album "Sundown" is just getting started. Top tier numbers would include "I Went Walking", a barb against all the lemmings who populate the music scene thinking they're so different by following a rigid set of alt-conformist rules, and "Glad I'm Not In Love". "The Conductor Wore Black" is the song "Bound For Glory" turned on its head.
But really, there are CDs that justify their presence in your collection - as opposed to mp3s cherry-picked for download - and this CD is definitely one to own. I wouldn't dabble with trying to download select tracks when the entire set is uniformly strong and priced less than it would cost to download even just the four and five star tracks in this collection.
Rhino adds to the bait by filling out the set with the once cassette-only bonus track, "Post Office", and anyone who ever had the good fortune to see this fiery band live will remember their rave ups on the George Jones classic, "White Lightnin'". It's no surprise that the original limited edition CD that Rhino issued on its Handmade label, with this same track listing, sold out in no time flat.
The band included Chip and Tony Kinman (formerly of the Dils and today of Cowboy Nation) and Alejandro Escovedo (along with a drummer whose face I can recall but not the name). As Rank and File, this lineup was right up there with The Blasters, X Los Lobos, and Bonnie Hayes & the Wild Combo, signed when Slash was in its prime. You won't find a better CD from this era. If I could recommend it more strongly I'd be buying it for you.
Cow punk sounds like just what I need on this Friday! Many thanks!
My DL speed has been super duper extra sloooooow the past week or so, but catching up here on TZ now...looks like I'm going to be busy! Thanks for it all! :)
slim evans played drums with rank&file...i met him in houston in the'90s,where he'd playin with a local band callled personality crises,then i saw him in spain as el vez drummer...
Hi Guys, Any chance of re-posting Ace Records Louisiana Saturday Night, This Is Louisiana and Another Saturday Night please? Gotta love that sound and that label.
Yours with hope. Marlon
Pending the Ace CD, here's the vinyl LP Oval "Another Saturday Night" :
http://www63.zippyshare.com/v/79649407/file.html
Cheers!
Yip Yip Coyote did a cover of Streets of Laredo which I think was a session track for John Peel. It's very good.
Hi Uncle Gil, Sweet, thanks!
Marlon
Thanks Uncle Gil!
Thanks for the Steve Young. Unfortunately, track 2 on the is a repeat of track 1 "That's How Strong My Love Is". Here's the real track 2.
http://www76.zippyshare.com/v/25661637/file.html
Hi Uncle Gil, Wow! Thanks a lot.
Marlon
BONUS 1 OF 4 (UPDATE W/CORRECT SONG 2)
STEVE YOUNG - Rock Salt & Nails (1969) @ 320
http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/26086694/file.html
Steve Young was born and raised in the south, having lived in Georgia, Alabama and Texas throughout his childhood. By the 60s he had absorbed the musical heritage of his surroundings, performing music that blended country, folk, blues and gospel influences. He spent time as part of New York's Greenwich Village folk scene before moving to California in 1964. He was briefly with a band called Stone Country, before he decided to pursue a solo career. He was signed to A&M Records, and his debut album came out in 1969.
Rock, Salt & Nails was turned out to be a brilliant record, rootsy and soulful, and is often considered an early classic of the country-rock and outlaw country genres. A lot of the songs werere covers, including the title track by Utah Phillips, Hank Williams’ “My Sweet Love Ain’t Around”, Roosevelt Jamison's "That's How Strong My Love Is", Johnny Horton's "I'm A One-Woman Man" and John Lee Hooker’s “Hoboin’”, but among the originals was “Seven Bridges Road”, which he would later re-record for his second album of the same name. It’s his best known song, and has been covered by loads of artists, including Joan Baez, Ian Matthews and The Eagles. Young played acoustic rhythm guitar, and among the assorted musicians backing him on the album was guitarist James Burton, bassist Chris Ethridge, fiddler Richard Greene, drummer Hal Blaine… It even had brief appearances from Gene Clark on harmonica and Gram Parsons on organ. But it's his stunning voice that stole the show from start to finish. Sadly it didnn't get much recognition and had to remain an underground favourite, a fate that would shadow all his albums throughout his career.
April 11, 2014 at 2:53 PM Delete
wow, thanks for turning me on to steve young. soulful country. guess they'd call it 'americana' these days.
-peacenik
Must say Rank and File's first album was incredible. Should have been at least 5 No. 1 singles. Lucky enough to see them on tour in DC.
Thanks Uncle Gil.
Iggy
Heaps of gratitude for this - a real cool listen was had by myself!! The Yip Yip Coyote that is.
Nathan.G
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