THE PIRATES Out Of Their Skulls 1977 LP Promo 1st US Pressing Shakin' All Over
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THE PIRATES Out Of Their Skulls 1977 LP Promo 1st US Pressing Shakin' All Over Archival Sleeve These live shows are wild and raucous this a bar band at it's best I dare you not to move
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (known simply as The Pirates after their reunion) were an English rock band led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd. They scored numerous hit songs from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, including "Shakin' All Over" and "Please Don't Touch".
Kidd and the Pirates' most famous song was "Shakin' All Over", memorable for opening guitars and solo from Joe Moretti, it reached number one in the UK singles charts in 1960. The song and the group's proto-power trio line-up both made a strong impression on the Who, who would cover it in their 1970 album Live at Leeds, whose liner notes proclaim the original to be the UK's best pre-Beatles rock single. Canada's The Guess Who reached No. 1 in their home country and skirted the US Top 20 with a cover version in early 1965
IThe 1977 Pirates. Despite the excellence of the Hot Rods and Feelgoods, the Pirates were the best live rock'n'roll band - I agree, matched only by The Clash. Fast and tight - honed by lots of one-nighters in the mid-60s, and with a deep knowledge of great rocking songs from the rock-n-roll era. I just played the live side the other day, still great - Milk Cow Blues in particular, has stunning pace and energy.
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