STRAY CATS – DEBUT LP – Nr MINT A2/B2 UK 1981 ROCKABILLY

Stray Cats
(Arista Records  1981  STRAY1)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– small dink on top left corner & back cover has some rubbing
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Stray Cats were an American rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist and vocalist Brian Setzer, double bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia, Canada and the U.S. including “Stray Cat Strut”, “(She’s) Sexy + 17”, “Look at That Cadillac,” “I Won’t Stand in Your Way”, “Bring it Back Again”, and “Rock This Town”, which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has listed as one of the songs that shaped rock and roll.

Stray Cats is the first album from the rockabilly band Stray Cats. It was released in the UK and was very successful, with hits such as “Runaway Boys,” “Stray Cat Strut,” and “Rock This Town.”

“Storm the Embassy” is about the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-80 and may be the only time the Stray Cats recorded a political song.

This album has never been released in the United States. Six of the songs from it, including the hits “Stray Cat Strut” and “Rock This Town”, were issued on the band’s first American album Built for Speed.

Track listing

1. “Runaway Boys” ~ (Brian Setzer, Jimmy McDonnell) – 3:03
2. “Fishnet Stockings” ^ (Brian Setzer) – 2:25
3. “Ubangi Stomp” ^ (Charles Underwood) – 3:14
4. “Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie” ~ (George Motola, Ricky Page) – 2:21
5. “Storm The Embassy” ^ (Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom) – 4:08
6. “Rock This Town” ~ (Dave Edmunds, Brian Setzer) – 3:28
7. “Rumble in Brighton” ^ (Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom) – 3:16
8. “Stray Cat Strut” ~ (Brian Setzer) – 3:16
9. “Crawl Up and Die” (Brian Feli, Jim Feli) – 3:13
10. “Double Talkin’ Baby” ~ (Danny Wolfe) – 3:05
11. “My One Desire” ~ (Dorsey Burnette) – 2:57
12. “Wild Saxophone” ^ (Roy Montrell, John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell) – 3:01

~ produced by Dave Edmunds and ^ produced by Brian Setzer & Stray Cats

Personnel

• Brian Setzer – guitar, vocals
• Slim Jim Phantom – drums
• Lee Rocker – bass
• Gary Barnacle – saxophone
• Gavin Cochrane: Photography