Saturday, April 23, 2011

The Revillos: Wireless Recordings


We all know how in pop music strength of personality can outshine sheer talent. This was the lesson Jo Callis must've taken from The Rezillos (more HERE). After all, when Callis departed he took the best players with him to form Shake, a band that really didn't do anything of the sort (More Shake HERE). It was only when he draped his talents over the flamboyant Phillip Oakley (and his two back-up fashion plates) in the Human League (more HERE). that he got to step onto the world stage.



But what of the fashion-renegades, what of Fay Fife and Eugene Reynolds? Well they designed a new band, using old Rezillos Hi-Fi Harris on guitar and William Mysterious on bass alongside Rocky Rhythm on drums and Kid Krupa as the boy guitar whiz (plus two Revettes on backing vocals!). And as for the music, the band hardly suffered as Fife and Reynolds unveiled a killer line of retro-modern songs, though this design team did have a tendency of borrowing accessories from many early sixties figures (Phil Spector, Joe Meek plus numerous one-hit wonders) and never returning them.



So what we have here is a way-out-of-print collection ($600.00 on Amazon!) of sixteen BBC recording from as far back as 198o and stretching to 1996. Since the band were studio obsessives, you can bet that each of these versions are substantially different as the band takes advantage of the new environment.


So what do you think of the switch from The ReZillos to The ReVillos? Let us know in the comments.

Speaking of comments, that is the section where the link for Wireless Recordings (1980-1996) resides.

Support the band!

Homepage


Facebook


MySpace


Amazon


iTunes

14 comments:

  1. .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .

    It's a new series!


    .
    .
    .
    .

    So, let us know your take on The Revillos.

    .
    .
    .
    .

    Then we can decide how far to follow this tangent!

    .
    .
    .
    .

    http://www.mediafire.com/?1gi6d3hzze32va4

    ReplyDelete
  2. The first Revillos album is easily the best for me. There's just something about the production of the later stuff that doesn't sound right to my ears. As a little Jo Callis aside, do you have the first Boots For Dancing 12"? I know Jo wasn't actually on that one, but I'd like to hear it anyway...

    ReplyDelete
  3. Remember early in Morrissey's solo career, he & his backup band would play a few Smiths songs - executed by the musicians in the crudest and most unflattering ways possible, simply because they hadn't the talent to pull those old songs off. Morrissey brought (magnified) all his ridiculous style, but his new troupe here woefully short on musicianship skills compared to his previous band.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Love both bands,the Revillos were amazing,from the songs to the fab pic. covers...and they played here in Bologna in summer 1981...great times,that evening i even smoked dope with Arto Lindsey...

    ReplyDelete
  5. WoW!
    Thanks again, now for even MORE!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Great band... Saw them numerous times and always put on a great gig.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I vote Rez over Rev. The 'villo's were a little too cutesy pie for me and missed the punkier edge that the 'zillo's had.

    But I like em both!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Amazing, thanks.

    Got any Rexillos???

    ReplyDelete
  9. Great Stuff (As Usual!)Thanks So Much For the Post...Love The Rezillos/Revillos!
    Keep Up The Great Work!
    Colonel Dan

    ReplyDelete
  10. shibiddy boppiddy doob doob a letter child a very happy hello to the guy who know the wonderous REZILLO remains rezzy i.e. ha ha (I like that one but will check out all this V variation yuv posted..fangs alot

    ReplyDelete
  11. Hello ! Do You Please scan back cover with better resolution or write date & place there this sessions hapen. I guess the first two sessions is John Peel & 4th session is BBC Radio 1 session for Mark Radcliffe but I don't sure in that. Please help me with plases and dates !

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thanks all!

    and btw

    SB
    Well you know the answer to that now!

    Ano
    Painful Morrissey anecdote but not fully transferable...

    Robero
    That's a lot of cool moments in one little comment.

    Nazz
    Do love that Rez album more than any one thing by the two bands - but the later albums just keep sounding better over time.

    Viacom
    Yeah!!

    Dug
    I may see what I can do someday...

    ReplyDelete
  13. Ooooooooh what a treat.

    Your Excellency with these obscurities you are spoiling us!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for clicking the COMMENTS link.
Now that you're here,I should mentions that
without reader feedback blogs slowly wither and die