Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
| Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks | ||||
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| Studio album by Hanoi Rocks | ||||
| Released | February, 1981 | |||
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February, 1981 Park Studio, Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Glam punk | |||
| Length | 36:34 | |||
| Label | Johanna Kustannus | |||
| Producer | "The Muddy Twins" (Andy McCoy & Michael Monroe) | |||
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| Singles from Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks | ||||
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Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks is the first studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1981.
Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks was recorded in February, 1981, between Hanoi Rocks' club shows. While the album was produced by Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe under the name "The Muddy Twins" (inspired by "The Glimmer Twins"), the album was recorded by Swedish Seppo Johansson, who worked at the studio.[2] Even though the album is regarded by many as good, Andy McCoy commented in the December, 1981 issue of Soundi that Johansson ruined many of the songs. Also Michael Monroe says that he can't listen to his singing on the first Hanoi-album, as voice wasn't very good yet.[3]
The album was originally going to be titled Some Like It Hot or Some Like It Cut,[4] but Jim Pembroke suggested the name Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks, which the band ultimately chose.[5]
The biggest hit of the album was "Tragedy". "Walking With My Angel" is a cover of a song from 1961 by Bobby Vee]. "Don't Never Leave Me" was re-recorded and released as "Don't You Ever Leave Me" on Hanoi Rocks' fifth album Two Steps from the Move.
The album appears several times in the 2000 film High Fidelity.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tragedy" | Andy McCoy | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Village Girl" | Andy McCoy | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Stop Cryin'" | Andy McCoy | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Don't Never Leave Me" | Andy McCoy | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Lost in the City" | Andy McCoy | 3:45 |
| 6. | "First Timer" | Andy McCoy | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Cheyenne" | Andy McCoy | 3:21 |
| 8. | "11th Street Kids" | Andy McCoy | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Walking with My Angel" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:10 |
| 10. | "Pretender" | Andy McCoy | 3:30 |
| 2013 Japanese remastered edition | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Cafe Avenue (original version)" | Andy McCoy | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Rebel On The Run" | Andy McCoy | 2:49 |
| 13. | "I Love You (demo)" | Andy McCoy | 2:07 |
Personnel
- Michael Monroe – vocals, piano, saxophone (4,9,10), harmonica (5)
- Andy McCoy – guitars, backing vocals
- Nasty Suicide – guitars, backing vocals
- Sam Yaffa – bass
- Gyp Casino – drums
References
- ↑ Demalon, Tom. "Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ↑ Ari Väntänen, Michael Monroe & Andy McCoy. Hanoi Rocks: All Those Wasted Years, LIKE, 2008. Pg. 106. ISBN 978-952-01-0246-3
- ↑ Ari Väntänen, Michael Monroe & Andy McCoy. Hanoi Rocks: All Those Wasted Years, LIKE, 2008. Pg. 108. ISBN 978-952-01-0246-3
- ↑ Ari Väntänen, Michael Monroe & Andy McCoy. Hanoi Rocks: All Those Wasted Years, LIKE, 2008. Pg. 105. ISBN 978-952-01-0246-3
- ↑ Ari Väntänen, Michael Monroe & Andy McCoy. Hanoi Rocks: All Those Wasted Years, LIKE, 2008. Pg. 112. ISBN 978-952-01-0246-3