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Rocket Redux

by Rocket From The Tombs

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    NOTE: Due to the nature of this now-discontinued ltd ed release, some of our very few remaining copies (found after a few years being MIA in one of our warehouses) will have minor spine wear or one corner of the jacket that is slightly bowed. In most cases this is just the result of the shrinkwrap pulling a bit in one spot.

    The records were in a single box, have never been played, and the jackets have been sealed since the records were manufactured in the first and only edition ever authorized. By purchasing this record, you accept this condition note. We are happy to accept returns on any purchase, with refund of item cost (but not shipping cost), less a 25% restocking fee.

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Track Listing
1 Frustration
2 So Cold
3 What Love Is
4 Ain't It Fun
5 Muckraker
6 30 Seconds Over Tokyo
7 Sonic Reducer RFTT
8 Never Gonna Kill Myself Again
9 Amphetamine
10 Down In Flames
11 Final Solution RFTT
12 Life Stinks

The first and newest/only ever studio release from the incredible Rocket From The Tombs.

Before the punk-rock groundswell of 1977, there were scattered rock uprisings where artists whose brains and ambitions were just too outsized to fit in with mid-70's rock flailed recklessly and waited for the worm to turn. While the likes of Jefferson Airplane were commercial juggernauts, Cleveland harbored a few proto-punk bands, most notably Rocket from the Tombs, an arty hard-rock outfit fronted by a couple of rock journalists, David Thomas (then known as Crocus Behemoth) and Peter Laughner. The group existed for only a few years before splitting into two bands that would become marginally more successful – Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys. Nearly three decades after their demise, three original members of the band: singer David Thomas, guitarist Cheetah Chrome, and bassist Craig Bell--reformed the groundbreaking ensemble, along with ex-Television guitarist Richard Lloyd (who produced this effort) and Pere Ubu drummer Steve Mehlman. Recorded after a 2003 tour, Rocket Redux consists of songs from the old days performed in the spirit of the original cast. The likes of "Ain't it Fun," "Sonic Reducer" (both part of the Dead Boys repertoire) "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," and the volcanic "Final Solution" (the latter two, Pere Ubu classics) are still powerful statements of alienation. And while the gifted Laughner died in 1977, Thomas has no trouble carrying the additional load. Maybe this set reflects a perverse kind of nostalgia, but, hey, ain't it fun? --Steven Stolder

"...in your face rock and roll, underground as all hell and twice as cool as anything you'll hear!" -- Highwire Daze

"...will receive plenty of CD player time. Nice companion to "The Day The Earth Met Rocket From the Tombs". -- i94bar.com

"The tension between Art and Rock is still evident... dig it while you can." -- Ken Shimamoto, Fort Worth Weekly, January 28, 2004


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Morphius Records
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 11, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Morphius Records

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released August 24, 2015

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Rocket From The Tombs Ohio

Rocket from the Tombs is an American rock band originally active from mid-1974 to mid-1975 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The band was reconstituted several times with various line-ups starting in 2003.

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