Roy Loney & The Longshots "Full Grown Head" 1994 + "Record Party" - EP 1998

Singer/guitarist Roy Loney, who was the frontman for the Flamin Groovies during that band's original rockabilly/R&B-inspired incarnation, continued in a similar vein in his solo career, rock'n'rolling with the devotion of a true believer. After leaving the Groovies in 1975, Loney assembled the Phantom Movers and maintained the rootsy spirit he had brought to the band, emphasizing raw, unpretentious American grit immune to the whims of popular taste…...Another half-decade along, Loney made the spirited but sonically ragged live Action Shots!. He better serves his talents on Full Grown Head, which teams him with Young Fresh Fellows Scott McCaughey, Jim Sangster and Tad Hutchinson and Joey Kline of the Squirrels for a lively set of appropriately frantic originals as well as McCaughey's "Just My Kind," "Tobacco Road" and the umpteenth version of "Slow Death." On the evidence of Full Grown Head, this veteran still has what it takes to make vital, timeless rock'n'roll; there are plenty of younger enthusiasts who could stand to take a few hints from his example. - trouserpresstrax:
01 Long Shots Theme 02 See Jane Goes 03 Gentleman Junkie 04 Get Off the Phone 05 Been Around too Long 06 Fool Proof 07 I'll Come Running 08 Teeny Weeny  Man 09 Full Grown Head 10 Just My Kind 11 Neo Mondo 12 Tobacco Road 13 Slow Death

"Record Party" - EP 1998The latest release byt Roy Loney and The Longshots is "Record Party" EP, which contains a great version of Simon Scott's "Move It, Baby". Simon had two US releases on Imperial 64/65, so maybe Roy heard this UK mini-classic back in the 60s. - By Tapio VäisänenThis is a very rare and hard to find EP. The three first tracks is on "Drunkard In The Think Tank".
She's The One (Dubas) is a wild and funny cover of an old Chartbusters tune written by their bass player John Dubas.
Let Me Go (Loney) This rocker has a sound not very unlike the songs on “Out After Dark” A very melodic and fine rocker.
Move It Baby (Pattison) is a great cover of a song written by Hubert Pattison which was recorded by Simon Scott & The Lee Roys in 1964. It sounds very much like a wilder version of early The Beatles!
Who'll Be The Next In Line (Ray Davies). This is a fine cover of an old Kinks song that is one of their least known singles from the 60's. A good choice!
Summary: 3/4 of this EP are covers. But it's a good selection and the performace is great. The only Loney original is as usual a great song. This is Roy on top form and I'll give it 9/10.Members:
Roy Loney: Lead vocals, rythm guitar / Tad Hutchison: Drums / Joey Kline: Rythm guitar, backing vocals / Scott McCaughey: Bass guitar, backing vocals / Jim Sangster: Lead guitar / Scott (Ringer) Sutherland: Harmony vocals on "She's The One".trax:

01 she's the one 02 let me go 03 move it baby 04 who'll be the next in line