Rev Up

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Rev Up
Rev Up cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Released1980 (1980)
StudioBarclay Towers
Genre Punk rock, New wave
Label
Producer Mike Howlett and the Revillos (tracks 1, 7, 9 and 12), Chris Lycett (track 6), Eugene Reynolds and Tony Pilley (all others)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Trouser Press favourable [2]

Rev Up is the debut studio album by The Revillos, following the split of the original Rezillos line-up and formation of the new, similarly titled band. It was released in 1980 by record labels Dindisc and Snatzo Recordi. The title track "Rev Up" was used in the 1984 film Sixteen Candles .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Secret of the Shadow"
  2. "Rev Up"
  3. "The Rock-a-Boom"
  4. "Voodoo"
  5. "Bobby Come Back to Me"
  6. "Scuba Boy Bop"
  7. "Yeah Yeah"
  8. "Hungry for Love"
  9. "Juke Box Sound"
  10. "On the Beach"
  11. "Cool Jerk"
  12. "Hippy Hippy Sheik"
  13. "Motorbike Beat"

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References

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  2. Isler, Scott; Green, Jim. "TrouserPress.com :: Rezillos". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved 17 May 2016.