BLACKFOOT: Tomcattin LP 1980 (visual inspection: vinyl looks mint). Check videos Warped, On The Run, Street Fighter, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Every Man Should Know, Fox Chase. + 2 video reviews of the album

Description

For a brief time back in the early eighties Florida four-piece Blackfoot were serious pretenders to Lynryd Skynyrd Southern Rock crown. Always with the emphasis more towards hard rock than their country-tinged predecessors, their creative efforts certainly touched a chord with British audiences, bolstered by some truly incendiary concerts.

This reviewers’ favoured Blackfoot album EVER:

Label: ATCO Records ‎– ATC 50 702
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (visual inspection: vinyl looks mint)
Country: Europe
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock
Tracklist
A1 Warped 4:10
A2 On The Run 3:59
A3 Dream On 5:14
A4 Street Fighter 2:30
A5 Gimme, Gimme, Gimme 4:00
B1 Every Man Should Know (Queenie) 3:42
B2 In The Night 3:49
B3 Reckless Abandoner 5:07
B4 Spendin’ Cabbage 3:15
B5 Fox Chase 4:22

Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation

made in Germany

Rickey Medlocke – lead vocals, guitar
Charlie Hargrett – guitar
Greg T. Walker – bass, keyboards, vocals
Jakson Spires – drums, percussion, vocals
Aadditional musicians:
Shorty Medlocke – harmonica on “Fox Chase”
Pat McCaffrey – keyboards
Henry Weck – percussion
Donna Davis, Pamela Vincent, Melody McCully – backing vocals

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For some the road to success is rapid and relatively stress free; sudden popularity achieved by a combination of luck and being in the right place at the right time. For others it’s a slow and fatiguing rise to the top with years spent honing their craft, building up a loyal fan following and eventually penetrating the charts by stealth rather by hype.
For Blackfoot, it was the latter path that provided them with recognition years after they first stepped out on the rocky road to success.

‘Tomcatin’ was the Blackfoot’s fourth opus, an album recorded with all the pep and vinegar that years spent in the wilderness might suggest. Strikes, their previous album, had achieved a healthy level of achievement by placing them firmly on the map.
However, musically it was ‘Tomcattin’ that accelerated them into a league of their own.

Produced once again by Al Nalli and Henry ‘H-Bomb’ Weck (and featuring a guest appearance by Shorty Medlocke, band leader Rickey’s grandpa) the record kicked and clawed its way out of the starting gate like a crocodile snapping at their heels.

Heavier, more electrifying and enthused with a sense of hunger, the album contains some of Blackfoot’s greatest tracks including ‘Warped’, the killer ‘On The Run’, ‘Gimme, Gimme, Gimme’, the groove-monster ‘Every Man Should Know (Queenie) and ‘Fox Chase’.
Truly one of the finest US Southern Rock / bluesy Hard Rock albums of all time. I love this record from start to finish
A must have mofo

 

 

*BLACKFOOT: Tomcattin’
Tomcattin’ is the fourth studio album of Southern rock band Blackfoot, released in 1980. The album found Blackfoot continuing its roll down the rock highway, spawning crowd-pleasers like raucous “”Gimme Gimme Gimme”” and the rowdy (and randy) “”Fox Chase”” the latter of which features granddad Shorty Medlocke. While the album did not spawn any hit singles, it is enough to keep the band devoted fan base loyal and strong, it remains a popular staple in Blackfoot catalogue.

“Warped” (4:12) (Medlocke/Spires) “On The Run” (4:00) (Medlocke/Spires) “Dream On” (5:16) (Medlocke/Spires/Walker) “Street Fighter” (2:34) (Hargrett/Medlocke/Spires) “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” (4:06) (Medlocke/Spires) “Every Man Should Know (Queenie)” (3:43) (Medlocke/Spires) “In The Night” (3:52) (Medlocke/Spires) “Reckless Abandoner” (5:13) (Medlocke/Spires) “Spendin’ Cabbage” (3:15) (Medlocke/Spires) “Fox Chase” (4:23) (Medlocke/Medlocke/Spires) Chart Position: USA: 50

Blackfoot – Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

gimme gimme gimme blackfoot

Blackfoot – On The Run

Blackfoot – Street Fighter 1980 live:

Blackfoot – Street Fighter

Blackfoot – Fox Chase

Blackfoot – Every Man Should Know (Queenie)