Dracula/The Rose

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"Dracula/The Rose"
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Single by Claw Boys Claw
from the album Hitkillers
B-side "The Rose"
Released1989
Recorded1988
Genre Rock and roll
Label Megadisc
Songwriter(s) B. Bouber
Producer(s) 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 25 March 1989, "Dracula" reached #85 on the Dutch charts, where it spent a total of 4 weeks. [3]

Contents

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.TitleLength
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

Recording

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