ROKKER: Rokker, Owl Records,KBD 1979, Texas, Mega RARE OOP Rock LP
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WOW! What you are bidding on is a out of print funk LP from ROKKER: ROKKER on the tiny Owl label from the USA. If you need a nice play copy this should do nicely. Getting hard to find.
Found this on the internet:
They ended up settling in Austin where a thriving punk scene was in full swing. The band, which then consisted of Johnny Rokker on guitar and vocals, Lil Christine on vocals and harmonica, Zach Smith on bass/vocals and Davey Andrews on drums, again took on a new identity, this time calling themselves simply Rokker. They were spontaneous and rarely ever rehearsed. They booked as many clubs as they could but often got thrown out after their first set.
In 1979 they were ready to record a full length album. But none of the studios in Austin would work with them, so they found a place in San Antonio that let them lay down the tracks live to tape. It was all done in a single take with the songs being recorded one after another. Afterward, the engineer broke the songs up and played them over the studio speakers. Satisfied with what they heard, they yelled "Fuck the wankers!" and darted home to get drunk.
The album is a ripper to say the least, featuring upbeat rockers like "Tall Girls" and their stellar anthem, "Rock Fever." Vocals bring to mind Danzig on the ballad-like "Flames Across The Sky" and Richard Hell on the chorus of "Pigeon Hole Wankers." It was released on the band's own Owl Records in an edition of 1,000 copies and evidently sold out very quickly besides a small, now-dwindled band member stash.
A1 Rock Fever 2:56 A2 Daddy! Whatcha Doin'To My Sister?! 2:04 A3 Tall Girls 1:46 A4 My Sugar Pops 1:56 A5 Leave Your Mother 3:37 B1 Our Time Is Coming 1:57 B2 Flames Across The Sky 3:50 B3 Who's A Punk (Your Mother!) 1:44 B4 Rokker's Lament 4:02 B5 Pigeon-Hole Wankers 2:21
OWL RECORDS 911-74, 1979 WE COMBINE SHIPPINGLOW STARTING, NO RESERVE
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