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NEW VINYL LP ON SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDSRTY 1998.

Led by singer Ron Ward, New York, USA’s Speedball Baby offer a throwback to the loosely hinged gutter rock ‘n’ roll ofthe Stoogesand theMC5. A more contemporaneous comparison might bethe Birthday Party, as evidenced by the twisted rockabilly of tracks such as “Toss My Salad” on their 1996 debut album,Cinema!. The seeds of the band’s future were sown when Matt Verta-Ray (bass) left his previous employers, Madder Rose. It was his concept to start a less sedate unit meshing the blues with primal rockabilly, but he had to wait until meeting Ward (also from Boston, and formerly the drummer inBlood Oranges) at a mutual friend’s wedding.

Tracklist.

• Pin Up Cowboy
• Hate You Baby
• Pocket Fulla Fish
• Lakeside Story
• Blackish Man
• Don’T Turn Blue (Tonight)
• Speedball Petite