Name: Drop Out With The Barracudas - Deluxe Edition
Brand: Barracudas

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

QCDLEMBOX248

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-02-17

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

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Standard:20

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5013929784802

Total Cap

3 / CD

Artist

Barracudas

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Cherry Red

<p>Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.</p>

75 tracks over 3CDs. The definitive box set re-issue of The Barracudas’ cult classic debut album<i>, Drop Out With The Barracudas</i>, compiled by Barracudas songwriter / guitarist Robin Wills. Including 21 previously unreleased recordings from Robin’s personal tape archive. The album contains four brilliant singles – the infectious surf pop chart hit ‘Summer Fun’ (UK #37), their anthemic manifesto ‘(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again’, the surfing death disc ‘His Last Summer’ and the power pop nugget ‘I Can’t Pretend’.

Also included are both sides of their debut 45, the 1979 indie chart hit ‘I Want My Woody Back’ / ‘Subway Surfin’’ that announced the unlikely arrival of a surf group in post punk London.

By the release of ‘Drop Out…’ on EMI’s Zonophone imprint in 1981, The Barracudas were moving away from surf music and the album was split into an Up Side and a Down Side with the latter conveying a more downbeat mood and exploring the influence of 1960s West Coast rock and psychedelia.

Among the bonus tracks are demos, live recordings and rehearsals from 1977 to 1981. These include an early version of the later live staple and fan favourite ‘Grammar Of Misery’ and covers of The Surfaris’ ‘Wipe Out’, The Trashmen’s ‘King Of The Surf’, The Outsiders’ ‘Time Won’t Let Me’ plus the band tearing through The Flamin’ Groovies’ ‘Slow Death’ live in Brighton in front of a hostile Stray Cats audience.

The 36-page booklet contains a new group interview by Shindig! Magazine’s Phil Suggitt with all four members of the band line up that made ‘Drop Out…’ – singer Jeremy Gluck, guitarist Robin Wills, bassist David Buckley and drummer Nick Turner (later in Lords Of The New Church) reunited for the first time in over 40 years.

Drop Out With The Barracudas - Deluxe Edition

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