Better Late Than Never (Eddie and the Hot Rods album)

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Better Late than Never
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Studio album by
Released2004 (2004)
Genre Power pop, pop rock, classic rock
Length49:44
Label MSJ Records, Voiceprint
Eddie and the Hot Rods chronology
Get Your Rocks Off
(2002)
Better Late than Never
(2004)
Been There, Done That...
(2006)
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Better Late Than Never is a 2004 album by the band Eddie and the Hot Rods. It was the first album of new material from the current line-up featuring Barrie Masters and was originally released in 2004 on MSJ Records with alternative cover art by Viz comic artist, Simon Thorp. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Holgarth except where noted.

  1. "Bad Time Again" – 3:29
  2. "Need Your Touch" – 3:08
  3. "Ain't No 9 to 5" – 3:19
  4. "Better Without You" – 4:38
  5. "Deep Blue Interceptor" – 3:07
  6. "I'm Gonna Be Your Man" – 3:32
  7. "Sympathy" – 3:40
  8. "Not Enough" – 3:58
  9. "Bad Man" – 3:08
  10. "Shut up and Listen" – 3:45
  11. "Once Bitten Twice Shy" (Ian Hunter) – 4:41
  12. "High Society" – 3:06
  13. "Woolly Bully" (Domingo Samudio) – 3:20
  14. "Hard Driving Man" – 2:53

Personnel

Eddie and the Hot Rods

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