THE DOGS D’AMOUR – ERROL FLYNN LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1989

Dogs D’Amour – Errol Flynn
(China Records  1989  8397001)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve & Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

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, crackly at the very start of side 2)

The Dogs D’Amour are a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London, England. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla.

The band found a measure of success in the United Kingdom during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In terms of chart positions, their highest charting album was their 1989 release, A Graveyard of Empty Bottles, which reached #16 on the UK chart. Their most successful single was “Satellite Kid” which reached #26.

In 1991, the band broke up onstage, before reforming briefly in the early 1990s for the release of their sixth studio album More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. After this, however, the most famous incarnation of the band ceased to exist. There was another brief reunion in 2000 and an album, but, throughout the 2000s, Tyla has been touring and releasing albums under the band name, which is vastly different from their older material.

In December 2012 the ‘classic’ line-up of Tyla, Jo ‘Dog’ Almeida, Steve James and Bam agreed to reform to play a series of benefit concerts for their long-time friend, and former bandmate, Paul Hornby. In January 2013, the band recorded an E.P. in Florida and have announced live dates for the UK and Spain.

Errol Flynn (known in the United States as King of the Thieves) is rock band The Dogs D’Amour’s fourth studio album, and the second they released in 1989. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #22. The album spawned two singles; “Satellite Kid” and “Trail of Tears” respectively, both reached the UK top 50 on the singles chart. “Satellite Kid” is perhaps the band’s best-known song and their highest charting single, reaching #26.

Track listing

1. “Drunk Like Me” – 4:12
2. “Goddess from the Gutter” – 3:34
3. “Hurricane” – 3:49
4. “Satellite Kid” – 3:54
5. “Errol Flynn” – 2:28
6. “Planetary Pied Piper” – 4:39
7. “Princess Valium” – 4:17
8. “Dogs Hair” – 2:52
9. “Trail of Tears” – 4:04
10. “Ballad of Jack” – 3:50
11. “The Prettiest Girl in the World” – 2:45
12. “The Girl Behind the Glass” – 3:43

Band

• Tyla – vocals, guitar
• Jo “Dog” Almeida – guitars
• Steve James – bass
• Bam – drums