The Hellacopters High Energy Rock 'N' Roll LP Sweet Nothing Sub Pop Turbonegro
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Oct 18, 2011 Sold Date
Oct 11, 2011 Start Date
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 The Hellacopter's High Energy Rock 'N' Roll LP on Sweet Nothing Records released 2001. The record & cover are in VG++ condition with the cover still in the shrink wrap. $4.00 postage & handling to the USA. $7.00 to Canada & Mexico, $15.00 to the rest of the world. Thanks for looking.

by Geoff Ginsberg

What the MC5 and Stooges were to the '60s, what Sonic's Rendezvous Band and Radio Birdman were to the '70s, and what the Celibate Rifles were to the '80s -- that's what Sweden's Hellacopters were to the '90s. Young, strapping, and rocking out to almost cartoon-like proportions, the Hellacopters have made quite a name for themselves in Europe and Australia. And a deal with Sub Pop had them targeting the States. The rock -- fast, extremely hard, and loud beyond reason -- has gotten the band noticed by several of their seminal influences, such as Scott Morgan, who has performed with them many times as well as collaborated on a single for the aforementioned Sub Pop label, and also the Dictators, with whom they have done several European tours.

Releases include 1998's Super Shitty to the Max! and its 1999 follow-up, Grande Rock. The Hellacopters also teamed with Gluecifer for a 1999 split release, Respect the Rock America. White Trash Soul appeared in early 2001, followed by the European release of High Visibility. That record wouldn't see American soil for a whole year (while it was a major-label release at home, it appeared on the independent Gearhead imprint in the States), while they garnered awards in their home country. Universal opted to release the band's next full-length set, 2002's By the Grace of God, on both sides of the ocean, while fans who were having trouble keeping up with their many singles and compilation tracks got relief with two odds-and-sods compilations, Cream of the Crap! and Cream of the Crap!, Vol. 2. Despite being filled with old-fashioned rock & roll, the band's 2005 release was titled Rock & Roll Is Dead.

Side One

1. Have Mercy On The Children

2. Cold Night For Alligators

3. (I'm) A Stealer

Side Two

1. You Left The Water Running

2. Like No Other Man (LIVE)

3. A House Is Not A Motel



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