David Vanian and the Phantom Chords (album)
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Big Beat Presents David Vanian and the Phantom Chords is the 1995
album by rockabilly
band Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords
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1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
album by rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
band Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords
Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords
Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords were a 1990s British band, featuring The Damned's Dave Vanian on vocals. Playing rockabilly and gothic rock, they performed a mixture of covers and new material.-History:...
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Track listing
- "Voodoo Doll" (Clyde Dempsey, Roman Jugg, Brendan Mooney) — 3:23
- "Screamin' Kid" (Roman Jugg) — 3:31
- "Big Town" (David Vanian) — 4:43
- "This House Is Haunted" (Basil Adlam, Billy RoseBilly RoseWilliam "Billy" Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" , "It Happened in Monterey" and "It's Only a Paper Moon"...
) — 2:17 - "You and I" (Dave Gonzales) — 4:06
- "Whiskey and Me" (Donagh O'Leary) — 3:53
- "Fever in My Blood" (Brendan Mooney) — 3:03
- "Frenzy" (David Hill, Bobby Stevenson) — 1:48
- "Shooting Jones (Blue Eyes, Black Heart)" (Brendan Mooney) — 4:42
- "JezebelJezebel (song)"Jezebel" is a 1951 popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. It was recorded by Frankie Laine with the Norman Luboff Choir and Mitch Miller and his orchestra on April 4, 1951 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39367...
" (Wayne ShanklinWayne ShanklinWayne Shanklin was an American music performer, composer, arranger, and producer....
) — 2:49 - "Tonight We Ride" (David Vanian) — 3:20
- "Johnny Guitar" (Peggy LeePeggy LeePeggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...
, Victor YoungVictor YoungVictor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:...
) — 2:43 - "Chase the Wild Wind" (David Vanian) — 4:14
- "Swamp Thing" (Roman Jugg, David Vanian) — 5:11
Personnel
- David VanianDavid VanianDave Vanian is a rock musician, famous for being the lead singer of the punk rock band The Damned. The band formed in 1976 in London and Vanian is the only ever-present member of the group...
- vocals - Roman JuggRoman JuggRoman Jugg is a keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s....
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure... - Brendan Moon - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Steve Lawrence - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Donaugh O'Leary - bass
- Clyde Dempsey - drums
- Benji Le Fevre - producer
External links
- [ Page and review, AMG]
- Official page, Ace Records