Clearly my obsession with bands from 1976-1981 is an unkillable mania. At the age of sixteen my brain must have been nothing but wet cement. Every punk album I dug out my local record stores by The Clash, The Dickies, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, The Rezillos, Ramones, Buzzcocks, The Skids, The Stranglers, Generation X seems to have vandalized my psyche forevermore. Yes I was listening to lots of hardcore (D.O.A. Descendants, SNFU) and new wave (Devo, The Police, Elvis Costello) glam rock (David Bowie, The Sweet, Mott the Hoople - and Queen - yes all Canadian adolescents of this time did listen to "Bohemian Rhapsody" while in transit, it was not just a figment of Mike Meyers demented imagination) but surely The Rezillos stomped both their novelty-sized clown shoes right into the most pliable spot in my teenage brain, right besides the Ramones' Converse hi-top imprint.
It's kinda like The Rezillos decided to out-do the Ramones on multiple fronts. Not only did they layer in more early-sixties pop influences (Motown, the Joe Meek sound) and steal even more from seventies glam-pop (not only the giant hooks but also the outrageous visual overkill of the genre) but they also decided to take lyrical cues from almost every B-movie genre known to man (not just from horror and war films). Maybe, just maybe, J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. was right when he said Can't Stand the Rezillos was "the best album Sire ever put out."
Here's the band's first 7" put out on Sensible Records in June of 1977. While a very different version of "I Can't Stand My Baby" made it onto the album, neither this take, or the whip-buzzin' version of The Beatles "I Wanna Be Your Man" on the flip-side, have ever been re-issued in the digital age.
If you love The Rezillos and want MRML to draw deeper from the well of obscurity, then you need only leave an encouraging comment behind.
Speaking of those oh-so-encouraging comments, that is the place wherein you will find the I Can't Stand My Baby 7" link.
Update: Scroll down the comments for proper link or just go to the next post's comments
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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?z271ktuzjqa0wus
During the years i've sold much of my beloved singles(including Damned's...)but the Rezillos resist strongly in the little box...A great single with an eye catching cover,this was FUN at the time...cheers
ReplyDeletei never really got into the rezillos. which is strange, because they're unbelievably awesome. and play the kind of music i love.
ReplyDeletei really need to get into the rezillos...
Yes, yes, more Rezilllos please!... and perhaps some Revillos too while you're at it?!! My LPs and cassettes from both are long since playable.
ReplyDeleteI was excited to hear their version of I Wanna Be Your Man, but the link is actually to the Rezillos' Peel Sessions.
ReplyDeleteAh! The Rezillos. At the tender age of 13 the first proper gig I went to was the Rezillos' farewell bash at the Odeon Edinburgh 22nd of December 1978. Obviously a life-changing experience ...
ReplyDeleteI do wish someone would do a digital reissue of their singles - esp. the original version og 'Good Sculptures'. But anything by the Rezillos is worth having. Please post!
I saw them one night when they opened for Elvis Costello. They sounded great but I just wanted them to finish so we could get to the main show. The curse of opening bands everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI bought many albums from '76 to '81 but never any of theirs. I owe it to them to download this and see what I missed out on.
I was lucky enuff to have seen the reVillos on their usa jaunt in '80. I saw an interview recently i think with jo callis and he said when they hit top of the pops it was thier biggest thrill.
ReplyDeleteAlways do a wee bit of dancefloor clearance every month at our local punk / indie / ska / northern soul club to Top Of The Pops. Nice one!
ReplyDeleteLink is to the wrong file, but great to have the Peel Sessions anyway. Love this band, and would love to be able to hear the non-LP single tracks and maybe the missing song from "Mission Accomplished..." that got left off of the CD.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
First off thanks for all the great reminisces commenters, those are best kind of words to leave behind - more Rez/Rev-illos comin' your way!
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PROPER LINK for "I Can't Stand My Baby" =
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?779cs0b0ugh93zo
Brilliant Peel sessions, such good quality too. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAnyone got the Top Of The Pops/20,000 leagues Under The Sea 7" (I think the 7" version of TOTP was different to the album version)
I can't stand my baby either so I can't wait to hear this tune. Many thanks - jim from Mississauga
ReplyDeleteI love your blog, the best ive come across for a while, so much great rare stuff!
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