Dracula/The Rose

"Dracula/The Rose"
Single by Claw Boys Claw
from the album Hitkillers
B-side	"The Rose"
Released	1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock and roll
Label	Megadisc
Songwriter	B. Bouber
Producer	Allard Jolles/Claw Boys Claw

"Dracula"/"The Rose" is a 7" single (Megadisc MD 5270 ^[1] ) by Dutch rock and roll band Claw Boys Claw. "Dracula" had earlier been released on the Hitkillers album, a collection of covers of Dutch hits from the 1960s and 1970s. ^[2] The B-side, "The Rose," was recorded in 1988 but never released. On March 25, 1989, "Dracula" reached No. 85 on the Dutch charts, where it spent a total of 4 weeks. ^[3]

The two songs were also issued as a CD single (Megadisc MDC 5270 ^[1] ) with a number of bonus tracks. These nine songs, most of which covers, were recorded on October 6, 1986 (on sleeve incorrectly listed as June 10, 1986), ^[1] when the Claw Boys Claw, operating under the name "The Hipcats," opened for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in Vredenburg, Utrecht. ^{[2] [4]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dracula" (B. Bouber)	3:16
2.	"The Rose" (P. Te Bos/B. Rossini/J. Cameron/M. Schrader)	2:22
3.	"Down in the Boondocks" (J. South)	3:09
4.	"Groupy Girl" (T.J. White)	3:28
5.	"Angel of the Morning" (C. Taylor)	3:26
6.	"Born to Wander" (T. Baird)	3:43
7.	"Come Together" (J. Lennon/P. McCartney)	3:37
8.	"Return of the Phantom Shark" (P. Te Bos/B. Rossini/J. Cameron/M. Schrader)	4:58
9.	"Sunset 'B" (P. Te Bos/B. Rossini/J. Cameron/M. Schrader)	4:23
10.	"I'm Eighteen" (M. Bruce/A. Cooper/D. Dunaway/N. Smith/G. Buxton)	2:44
11.	"Oh, Pretty Woman" (R. Orbison/G. Dees)	3:21

Credits

• John Cameron – guitar
• Pete TeBos – vocals
• Bobbio Rossini – bass
• Marius Schrader – drums
• Allard Jolles – producer (tracks 1 and 2)
• Frank van der Weij – engineer (track 1)
• Michiel Jansen – engineer (track 2)
• Herman Geerling – engineer (tracks 3–11)

Recording

• Track 1 recorded at Orkater Studios, Amsterdam, 1988; mixed at Zeezicht Studios
• Track 2 recorded and mixed at SPN Studios, Amsterdam, 1988
• Tracks 3 through 11 recorded at Vredenburg, Utrecht, October 6, 1986 (on sleeve incorrectly listed as June 10, 1986) ^[1]

References

1. Potze, Ger (June 14, 2008). "Claw Boys Claw Illustrated Discography". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
2. "Claw Boys Claw: Biografie". Popinstituut Encyclopedie. Muziek Centrum Nederland. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
3. "Claw Boys Claw – Dracula". Dutchcharts.nl. GfK. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
4. "Claw Boys Claw: Discografie (singles)". Popinstituut Encyclopedie. Muziek Centrum Nederland. Retrieved April 23, 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

See also

• Claw Boys Claw discography