My brother, who is a big rockabilly fan, gave me a copy of Love Tattoo when it first came out and I subsequently bought the follow up Mayhem. Two absolute stonkers.
On Monday in Cancer Research in a rainy windy Oban I stumbled across a copy of Love Tattoo and thought (and more than likely said out loud) I'll have that!
Here is the title track which puts me in mind of the Detroit Cobras - which is no bad thing:
Imelda May - Love Tattoo
Ever thought of doing a Rockabilly series? Something like "Thursday Night is Rockabilly Night"?
ReplyDeleteSaw her a few times in Glasgow, great live. The album before Love Tattoo, No Turning Back is even better.
ReplyDeleteShe's good isn't she. Somewhere there's a great version of her doing Johnny Burnette's The Train Kept Rolling, for the BBC possibly.
ReplyDeleteGood idea about the rockabilly series as well.
Wasn't aware of No Turning Back -will check it out -cheers Drew
ReplyDeleteNot sure about a Rockabilly series as a) I probably don't have sufficient material and b) I couldn't match Swiss Adam's high standards.
Still contemplating a Bloodshot Monday but as all my Bloodshot CDs are purchased it is somewhat contrary to the ethos of this blog.
But I could be pursuaded