The second Hollywood Brats album has taken on almost mythical status. Back in my record shop days there was no reference to it in any catalogues (but at one point an album called 'Whatever Happened To The Hollywood Brats' did appear on a small label's release schedule but never materialised - at the time I put it down as a re-issued & re-titled edition of their debut).
So did it ever exist?
Even in the internet age there is seemingly no information out there, and that includes the band's own website and MySpace page. Amazon listed a Casino Steel best-of which supplied some hope, including as it did two Hollywood Brats songs ('Little Ole Wine Drinker Me' and 'Suckin' On Suzie') that weren't on the debut. But even that's long-deleted.
I sent a message to their MySpace account in September 2006 and got this reply:
"Only few fans know of the lost album, the second album to be exact. You just ought to look for it!"
Nice to have confirmation, but still no closer to hearing it!
And that's how things remained until I found this. Not surprisingly it doesn't compare favourably to the debut.
Also here's a clip of the band during a brief reformation in 1980.
So did it ever exist?
Even in the internet age there is seemingly no information out there, and that includes the band's own website and MySpace page. Amazon listed a Casino Steel best-of which supplied some hope, including as it did two Hollywood Brats songs ('Little Ole Wine Drinker Me' and 'Suckin' On Suzie') that weren't on the debut. But even that's long-deleted.
I sent a message to their MySpace account in September 2006 and got this reply:
"Only few fans know of the lost album, the second album to be exact. You just ought to look for it!"
Nice to have confirmation, but still no closer to hearing it!
And that's how things remained until I found this. Not surprisingly it doesn't compare favourably to the debut.
Also here's a clip of the band during a brief reformation in 1980.
1 comment:
Haven't heard the 2nd album (downloading it now). The video version of "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" seems really good, though. The first Hollywood Brats album is really good--I like it a bit better than the Dolls' debut.
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