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DUCKS DELUXE + TYLA GANG'All Too Much' & 'Blow You Out'Two studio albums,+ bonus track* on 1 CD :- the pub-rock era Ducks Deluxe and punk era Tyla Gang.Sean Tyla's Ducks Deluxe were prime movers in the UK pub-rock scene from 1972-1975,alongside others such as Brinsley Schwartz,Ace and later Dr. Feelgood,etc. They got a healthy live roots following playing well-honed good-time rock'n'roll,and issued two albums on RCA as well as releases on French indie pioneer Skydog Records. They eventually split in 1975.In 1976,Tyla was one of the underground artists who played the infamous 'first punk festival' (along with The Damned & Nick Lowe,organised by Skydog's Marc Zermati),at Mont De Marson,France. He formed the Tyla Gang,who in 1977 were signed by both the newly formed Stiff Records and Skydog,and later recorded two new-wave period albums for The Modern Lovers' label,Beserkely. In later years Tyla has released albums under his own name.This release combines Sean Tyla's two Skydog albums: the Ducks Deluxe compilation 'All Too Much' and the Tyla Gang artefact 'Blow You Out',plus a bonus Sean Tyla 1978 rarity*. The mid-price CD includes an 8-page booklet with some original 7" sleeve art and historical notes.21 TRACKS:- DUCKS DELUXE: Something's Going On,Amsterdam Dog,Jumping In The Fire,Here Comes The Night,Rock And Roll For Every Boy And Girl,Cannons Of The Boogie Night,I Fought The Law,Moonlight,Something's Going On (alt. ver);SPEEDBALLS: *Speedball Jive; TYLA GANG: Suicide Jockey,Cannons Of The Boogie Night,Paris Boogie,Hold On To My Love,Styrofoam,Whizz Kids,Speedball Morning,Only Rock And Roll,Keep From Movin' On,Texas Chainsaw Massacre Boogie,Cannons Of The Boogie Night (2). Stock photo. Factory Shrinkwrapped.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Not reviewed: the music. It was, is and will stay great and raunchy rock & roll.
This is about the CD compilation, fancy on the outside but consisting of annoyingly flat sounding and unengaging vinyl rips, The occasional click was a giveaway but I Fought The Law even evinced clear signs of vinyl groove wear - although the phono cartridge and amp used for recording to computer was so mediocre that not much fine detail survived on this reissue.
Ducks' debut LP was the highlight of my early teens. During the years I have managed to pick up pristine near mint vinyl copies of both their two albums and the 1978 compilation Don't Mind Rockin' Tonite. I also grabbed the incredible Suicide Jockey 7" when released (which I remembered as late 1976 but obviously early 1977) as well as both Tyla Gang's Beserkley Records - all playing like new.
From the 1978 comp we have track 1 (Something), sounding outright hurtful to the ear due to tonal imbalance in the phono cartridge OR during "remastering" on poor speakers. Track 4 (Here Comes) typically dull and flat and track 8 (I Fought) as noted and erroneously listed as track 7. I suspect track 8, e.g. track 7), Midnight Moon, has sloppily received the wrong title compared to the track listing on the original All Too Much LP.
Tracks 20 & 21 also had their titles carelessly mixed up.
The CD contains the Stiff single Styrofoam/Texas Chainsaw in the familiar dull sound of this release (considerably crisper on the 1977 LP compilation Hits Greatest Stiffs, too).
Tracks 16 & 17 are right off Tyla Gang's 1977 Yachtless but again flat sounding. Whizz Kids gets faded out 15 seconds too early.
The Suicide Jockey/Cannons single sounds decent but very dry. The original Swedish issue (pressed in Germany) has a hefty deep bass totally missing from the CD, which plays with a cheap transistor radio sound throughout.
In addition, several tracks vary markedly in playback volume, attesting to this amateurish reissue. You really need a remote to your hi-fi for this CD!
That leaves us 11 tracks remaining tracks I had never heard before, or at least not in these versions. Hooked on Ducks at 14, I was of course grateful to get to hear them. But make no mistake, this is one cheap home baked product from some person impersonating the late Sky Dog label. Are the RCA master tapes lost? I believe this is an unauthorized pirate copy.
This is about the CD compilation, fancy on the outside but consisting of annoyingly flat sounding and unengaging vinyl rips, The occasional click was a giveaway but I Fought The Law even evinced clear signs of vinyl groove wear - although the phono cartridge and amp used for recording to computer was so mediocre that not much fine detail survived on this reissue.
Ducks' debut LP was the highlight of my early teens. During the years I have managed to pick up pristine near mint vinyl copies of both their two albums and the 1978 compilation Don't Mind Rockin' Tonite. I also grabbed the incredible Suicide Jockey 7" when released (which I remembered as late 1976 but obviously early 1977) as well as both Tyla Gang's Beserkley Records - all playing like new.
From the 1978 comp we have track 1 (Something), sounding outright hurtful to the ear due to tonal imbalance in the phono cartridge OR during "remastering" on poor speakers. Track 4 (Here Comes) typically dull and flat and track 8 (I Fought) as noted and erroneously listed as track 7. I suspect track 8, e.g. track 7), Midnight Moon, has sloppily received the wrong title compared to the track listing on the original All Too Much LP.
Tracks 20 & 21 also had their titles carelessly mixed up.
The CD contains the Stiff single Styrofoam/Texas Chainsaw in the familiar dull sound of this release (considerably crisper on the 1977 LP compilation Hits Greatest Stiffs, too).
Tracks 16 & 17 are right off Tyla Gang's 1977 Yachtless but again flat sounding. Whizz Kids gets faded out 15 seconds too early.
The Suicide Jockey/Cannons single sounds decent but very dry. The original Swedish issue (pressed in Germany) has a hefty deep bass totally missing from the CD, which plays with a cheap transistor radio sound throughout.
In addition, several tracks vary markedly in playback volume, attesting to this amateurish reissue. You really need a remote to your hi-fi for this CD!
That leaves us 11 tracks remaining tracks I had never heard before, or at least not in these versions. Hooked on Ducks at 14, I was of course grateful to get to hear them. But make no mistake, this is one cheap home baked product from some person impersonating the late Sky Dog label. Are the RCA master tapes lost? I believe this is an unauthorized pirate copy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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22 Aug 2008
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Ducks Deluxe first album on RCA was one of the best of the pub rock era. The material on this CD is good, but definitely not up to those high standards. My main reason for getting this was the Tyla Gang material. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Boogie" and "Styrafoam" were drunken favorites of mine and I had to have them. If you don't have any DD, then hurry up and buy the 2fer that has their two proper LPs, then think about getting this. Hey, sooner or later it'll go out of print and you can sell it for twice what you paid for it. Hot dog!
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