Stray Cats – Live At Montreux (1981). They were one of the hottest properties around. They had 3 hit singles and a UK top 10 album already under their belts along with a string of headlining concerts, all of which had come since their relocation from New York to London in 1980.
The band’s combination of original songs and rockabilly classics with a punk attitude and style had caught the moment to perfection. Added to this were their considerable musical accomplishments and knack for songwriting. All in all it was a heady concoction and the crowd in Montreux reacted with near hysterical excitement, something rarely seen in what is usually a polite and reserved audience. This is the Stray Cats at their peak.
Stray Cats – Live At Montreux (1981)
01 Sweet Love On My Mind
02 Double Talking Baby
03 Rumble In Brighton
04 My One Desire
05 Ubangi Stomp
06 Drink That Bottle Down
07 Storm The Embassy
08 Stray Cat Strut
09 Fishnet Stockings
10 Important Words
11 Rock This Town
12 Runaway Boys
13 Be Bop A Lula
14 Somethin’ Else
15 Pretty Pretty Baby
Brian Setzer – guitar, vocals
Lee Rocker – bass, vocals
Slim Jim Phantom – drums, vocals
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