Eddie & The Hot Rods – Thriller
(Island Records 1979 ILPS9563)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Eddie and the Hot Rods are a pub rock band from Essex founded in 1975. They are best known for their 1977 UK top ten hit “Do Anything You Wanna Do”, released under the shortened name Rods. The group broke up in 1985, but reformed in 1996. Singer Barrie Masters was the only constant member until his death in 2019. The band continued to tour, fronted by their former bassist, Ian ‘Dipster’ Dean.
Thriller is the third studio album by pub rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods, reaching No. 50 on the UK Albums Chart. Released in 1979, it was produced by Peter Ker. Shortly after the release of Thriller, the band was sacked by their record company and forced to join EMI Records.
Track listing
- “The Power and the Glory” (Graeme Douglas) – 4:16
- “Echoes” (Paul Gray, Steve Nicol) – 2:54
- “Media Messiahs” (Graeme Douglas) – 2:54
- “Circles” (Dave Higgs) – 2:55
- “He Does It with Mirrors” (Dave Higgs, Graeme Douglas) – 4:12
- “Strangers” (Graeme Douglas) – 2:46
- “Out to Lunch” (Dave Higgs) – 4:48
- “Breathless” (Graeme Douglas, Paul Gray) – 3:33
- “Take It or Leave It” (Barrie Masters, Graeme Douglas) – 4:12
- “Living Dangerously” (Dave Higgs) – 3:36
- “Horror Through Straightness” (Dave Higgs, Steve Nicol, Paul Gray) – 4:25
- “Highlands 1 Hopefuls 2” (Dave Higgs, Barrie Masters) – 3:00
Personnel
- Eddie and the Hot Rods
- Barrie Masters – vocals
- Graeme Douglas – guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Higgs – guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Gray – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Nicol – drums, backing vocals
with:
- Jools Holland – piano
- Lee Brilleaux – harmonica
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals on “The Power and the Glory”
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