Built for Speed

Occupation

• Vocals, guitar, Hawaiian guitar: Brian Setzer
• Vocals, drums: Slim Jim Phantom
• Double bass, bass guitar, vocals: Lee Rocker

(1983)

Built for Speed ​​is one of the Stray Cats album from the year 1982., It appeared only in the United States and included songs from her first two albums Stray Cats and Gonna Ball, which were only released in Europe.

In addition to the typical rockabilly instrumentation guitar, bass, drums, you can hear here also played by Brian Setzer Hawaiian guitar and played by Lee Rocker bass guitar.

Song selection

Six songs, which were all produced by Dave Edmunds, were published in 1981 in Europe on their debut album Stray Cats. These were "Rock This Town ", " Stray Cat Strut " (simultaneously its two biggest single success ), " Rumble in Brighton ," " Runaway Boys", the Gene Vincent classic " Double Talkin 'Baby " from Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps and Eddie Cochran's hit " Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie ". " Rumble in Brighton " caused a stir, because in this song a regular, annual meeting on Brighton beach is described between Rockabillies and skinheads, during which the two subcultures in the manner of a street battle going off on each other.

Five songs that the Stray Cats had self-produced, you took the second album Gonna Ball: " Rev It Up & Go ", " Little Miss Prissy ", " Lonely Summer Nights ," "You Do not Believe Me " and Johnny Burnette 's song " Baby Blue Eyes".

The title song was the only new recording of this album and was produced by the band and Hein Hoven.

Title list

• Album ( Rockabilly )
• 1982 album
• Stray Cats