Gorilla Got Me (1999) ( )

Artist: Hammersmith Gorillas
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Product Summary
Label: Chiswick (uk)
UPC: 00029667418522
Release Date: 4/20/1999
Buy.com Sku: 60309262
Item#: M9WGR9
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. You Really Got Me ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
2. Leavin' Home ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
3. Eleanor Soapdodge ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
4. I Live In Style In Maida Vale ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
5. Luxury ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
6. She's My Gal ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
7. Why Wait 'Til Tomorrow ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
8. Gatecrasher ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
9. Gorilla Got Me ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
10. Move It ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
11. Song For Rita ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
12. Moonshine ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
13. Shame Shame Shame ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
14. Feel It Easy ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
15. Miss Dynamite (A.K.A. She's Dynamite) ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
16. You Can't Judge A Book (By Looking At The Cover) ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
17. Leavin' 'Ome ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
18. Come On Down ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
19. Jailhouse Rock ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
20. Wild Thing ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
21. Keep On Chooglin' ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas
22. Foxy Lady ~ The Hammersmith Gorillas



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Contains 23 tracks.
Personnel: Jesse Hector (vocals, guitar); Gary Anderson (drums).
Recording information: DecibalOlympic (07/1974-05/1981); Hope and Anchor (07/1974-05/1981); Landsdowne (07/1974-05/1981); Sound Workshop (07/1974-05/1981); The Workhouse (07/1974-05/1981).
The Hammersmith Gorillas or Gorillas as they were also known, were formed in 1974 and lasted until 1981. Based around the creative talents of Jesse Hector, who was no stranger to the music scene, the band made a reputation for itself in the early days before and during the punk revolution. Jesse Hector had been involved in the music scene since the age of 15. He had played guitar in the mid- 60's cult band the Clique (not to be confused with the US band of the same name ) then fronted some politically incorrect bands by the names of Helter Skelter and Crushed Butler in the late 60's. In 1971 Hector got together with Alan Butler (bass) and Gary Anderson (drums) and took the name of a pro Castro activist group and the band, the Hammersmith Gorillas were born. The band recorded a pumped up wild version of the Kinks. " You Really Got Me," as their first single for Larry Page's Penny Farthing label and it immediately captured the attention of a young generation yearning for a new style of music. The sheer energy and attitude behind the single won it immediate notoriety among the young people but it failed to impress the radio programmers so it did not receive the airplay it deserved. After the failure of Page's label, the band signed to the fledgling Chiswick indie label and recorded further singles. By 1976 the punk movement began to rear its ugly head and the Hammersmith Gorillas were right in the midst of the movement. Along with their friends in the bands the Damned, Eddie & the Hot Rods and more, the Gorillas as they were now known, went to France to play in the legendary Mont De Marsan Punk Festival. After the Festival punk took the world by storm and many bands popped up vowing to change the world. In 1978 the Gorillas recorded their debut (and only) album titled Message to The World for Raw records. The band rode the wave of the punk movement and in 1981 band member Alan Butler died a tragic death and the band broke up. Nearly a decade later in 1991 Hector returned to the music business and formed The Sound. Gorilla Got Me compiles 22 tracks from the careers of the Hammersmith Gorillas and the Gorillas. This set contains singles and selected album tracks originally released between 1974-1978 and contains a number of previously unreleased live tracks. Although the Gorillas will never make the rock and roll hall of fame the band's contribution to the 70's music scene is worthy of documentation. The set also contains detailed liner notes, a history of the band discography and rare photos. A fitting tribute to one of the forgotten innovators of the punk movement. ~ Keith Pettipas

 
Compilation Appearances
Oh No It's More From Raw! (Bonus Tracks)

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 04/20/1999
Original Release Date : 1999
Catalog ID : 185
Label : Big Beat Records (Dance)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Mixed
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00029667418522

 
Professional Reviews
Mojo (Publisher)
(7/99, p.114)
- "...this CD perfectly captures the brief moment in the early punk melting pot, when a bunch of hairy-faced pub-rock vets could sound like the future of rock'n'roll."

  
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