The Little Roosters: She Cat Sister Floozie (1979)

While this series was begun by long-time contributor Roberto, it is fellow blogger, Bristolboy who has generously provided today's rip. May we all be thankful to such giving people.


The Little Roosters (more HERE), who share three members with Oi! founders, Cock Sparrer and one associate member with synth-poppers, Yaz [!], impressed a lot of people with their glam-rock/pup-rock/rock-rock style, including one Joe Strummer. The Clash-man in fact produced much of the band's three-singles-and-an-album discography and was supposedly paid back with new teeth (no, really!).



The Roosters debut single may have 1979 stamped on it but with its slinky tempos, bluesey riffs and wailing harmonica it coulda come straight outta 1965!


Tracklist
A    She Cat Sister Floozie        
B     Roostering With Intent  

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For the band's only full-length LP go visit the brilliant Sons of the Dolls (and don't forget to drop a word of thanks to Midnight Rambler over there!) 


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The Little Roosters: People Break Down (1981)

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An irregular MRML series powered by the wild generosity of our reader, Roberto: Enjoy and don't forget to leave our benefactor a thank-you comment.

The Little Roosters, who share three members with Oi! founders, Cock Sparrer and one associate member with synth-poppers, Yaz [!], impressed a lot of people with their glam-rock/pup-rock/rock-rock style, including one Joe Strummer. The Clash-man in fact produced much of the band's three-singles-and-an-album discography and was supposedly paid back with new teeth (no, really!).

For this 1981 single, the Roosters kept themselves only a Stone throw from Mick + Keef territory but now sounding more on the "Street Fightin' Man" side of things than the "Satisfaction" one.

Tracklist
A People Break Down 3:10
B Ain't Proud 3:30

 

MRML readers, don't let Roberto and me down on this new series! Do you like this Strummer-fortified/Cock Sparrer-powered rock n' roll????? Let us know in the COMMENTS section (where you'll find People Break Down).

For the band's only full-length LP go visit the brilliant Sons of the Dolls (and don't forget to drop a word of thanks to Midnight Rambler over there!)

P.S. Thanks to the ever-knowledgeable, ever-gernerous  
Bristolboy for the vinyl scans! 

 

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The Little Roosters: That's How Strong My Love Is (1980)

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An irregular MRML series powered by the wild generosity of our reader, Roberto: Enjoy and don't forget to leave our benefactor a thank-you comment.

The Little Roosters, who share three members with Oi! founders, Cock Sparrer and one associate member with synth-poppers, Yaz [!], impressed a lot of people with their glam-rock/pup-rock/rock-rock style, including one Joe Strummer. The Clash-man in fact produced much of the band's discography and was supposedly paid back with new teeth (no, really!).





The second single, has two non-album tracks, the tough R&B-style ballad on the A-side backed with a more glam-ish B-side, "Suspicious".

 

Tracklist
A That's How Strong My Love Is
B Suspicious

 

For the band's only full-length LP go visit the brilliant Sons of the Dolls (and don't forget to drop a word of thanks to Midnight Rambler over there!)

MRML readers, don't let Roberto and me down on this Strummer-fortified/Cock Sparrer-powered rock n' roll series! Do you want to hear more? Let us know in the COMMENTS section (where you'll find That's How Strong My Love Is).

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The Little Roosters: I Need A Witness (1980)

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An irregular MRML series powered by the wild generosity of our reader, Roberto: Enjoy and don't forget to leave our benefactor a thank-you comment.

 

The Little Roosters, who share three members with Oi! founders, Cock Sparrer and one associate member with synth-poppers, Yaz [!], impressed a lot of people with their glam-rock/pub-rock/rock-rock style, including one Joe Strummer. The Clash-man, in fact, produced much of the band's discography and was supposedly paid back with new teeth (no, really!).

This single, their third of four, shows the capital-R rock n' roll sound in full-force, with two stomping R&B/Blues-lovin originals sure to appeal to a generation or three of rockers. 

Tracklist
A         I Need A Witness
Written-By – Garrie Lammin, Steve Burgess 2:42    
B         The Age Of Reason
Written-By – Garrie Lammin                2:06

  

MRML readers, don't let Roberto and me down on this new series! Do you like this Strummer-fortified/Cock Sparrer-powered rock n' roll????? Let us know in the COMMENTS section (where you'll find I Need A Witness)

For the band's only full-length LP go visit the brilliant Sons of the Dolls (and don't forget to drop a word of thanks to Midnight Rambler over there!)

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Cocksparrer: England Belongs To Me

It's hard to talk about Oi! (see here), without pointing out how how much Cock Sparrer towered above the pack. Cock Sparrer began gigging in 1976 and, after flirting with Sex Pistol Svengali Malcolm McLaren, recorded unsuccessfully for Decca before leaving the scene in 1978. Then a few years later Gary Bushell began putting Cock Sparrer songs on his Oi! compilations, like Strength though Oi! Soon the band re-formed and followed the dictum of the older guy; "Leave the scene or rule the scene". And rule they did; seven years after forming the band schooled the class of UK '82 on what the hell punk was all about. In fact, the resurrected band sounds like what would've happened if Glen Matlock and Steve Jones had gotten the artsy Johnny Rotten under their thumbs back in '76. Listen to the album, with its anthemic song-writing, chugging guitar, gang vocals and those quavery, sneering vocals of Colin McFaull , it's a distillation of the early Pistols and the Professionals (plus the Stones, the Dolls and the Slade et al). Or as their song "Where Are They Now" puts it, "Only faces ever change, the song remains the same".


Cock Sparrer ruled because they were unafraid to write great rock n' roll songs, however they were stereotyped and classified. The1982 single, "England Belongs To Me" may have appealed to nationalists but they were "never gonna toe no particular party line" or have truck with the boneheads. The accompanying album, 1983's Shock Troops is a stone-classic with every song distilling the raw energy of punk the theatrics of glam rock and and near lethal levels of bovver.




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Support the band and the good Captain Oi! by buying the album, it's a mighty work.