Glitterbest: 20 Pre Punk 'n' Glam Terrace Stompers
A welcome and long overdue re-press for this innovative compilation. Certain glam tracks were pre cursors to the first punk singles in sound and attitude. So taking this as the concept for Glitterbest (named after the Sex Pistols record company) is this collection of tracks that in some part laid foundations for the later movement. The set ranges across the terrace aggro stompers of the Jook and Hammersmith Gorillas, who both lead into other tracks by Trevor White (singer/guitarist with the Jook), and Crushed Butler (again led by the Gorillas legendary Jesse Hector); the trashy side with attitude that is the Hollywood Brats, recorded at Olympic in 73; the pub rock of Ducks Deluxe; the precursor bands such as Englands Glory lead by Peter Perrett, Lipstick - a 1973 vehicle for Knox of the Vibrators, and the Chris Spedding single that provided an early outing for the Vibrators name. Added to which are some delightfully obscure glam singles that are little gems of spiky attitude or chaotic performance in their own right.