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Artist: Rocket From The Tombs
Author: David Thomas/Gene O'Connor
Label: Smog Veil/Glitterhouse
Year: 1975
From Cleveland, Ohio; David Thomas' first band (Pere Ubu). Coauthor Gene O'Connor is better known as Cheetah Chrome, later with the Dead Boys.
Covers:
Dead Boys [also from Cleveland; vocal: Stiv Bators, a Dead Boy ever since; B-side Down In Flames was also RFTT stuff]
Stiv Bators [Dead Boy solo]
Pearl Jam [live]
Patti Smith [Live at CBGB's Last Evening]
Toten Hosen [with Cheetah Chrome]
David Thomas' comment on the Dead Boys cover: "When Gene (O'Connor, later Cheetah Chrome) asked if they could use some of that old Rocket From The Tombs material, that was alright for me, long as they didn't touch on Sonic Reducer". See also: Ain't It Fun, Final Solution and 30 Seconds Over Tokyo.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)