The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show

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The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show
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Compilation album
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003
Genre Punk
Length48:03
Label Springman Records
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The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show is a tribute album featuring the soundtrack of the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show performed by modern punk rock bands, released on Springman Records in 2003.

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Background

The album started as a project by Shawn "Eddie Migraine" Browning, who got the idea from his wife. [2] Work for the project started in 1999. [2] Browning said he was a "huge Rocky Horror fan back in High School", and that the show was "where some of us fit in" and "brought us all together". [2]

Critical reception

A Punk News reviewer said "while a number of songs suffer from sub-par recordings [or sub-par arrangements], there are some highlights". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Science Fiction/Double Feature" - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
  2. "Dammit, Janet" - Love Equals Death
  3. "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - Alkaline Trio
  4. "The Time Warp" - The Groovie Ghoulies
  5. "Sweet Transvestite" - Apocalypse Hoboken
  6. "The Sword of Damocles" - The Independents
  7. "I Can Make You a Man" - Pansy Division
  8. "Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul)" - The Phenomenauts
  9. "I Can Make You A Man (Reprise)" - The Secretions
  10. "Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me" - Chubbies
  11. "Once in a While" - Big D and the Kids Table
  12. "Eddie's Teddy" - Swingin' Utters
  13. "Planet, Schmanet, Janet" - Tsunami Bomb
  14. "Rose Tint My World/Floor Show" - Luckie Strike
  15. "Fanfare/Don't Dream It" - Stunt Monkey
  16. "Wild and Untamed Thing" - Gametime
  17. "I'm Going Home" - The Migranes
  18. "Super Heroes" - Ruth's Hat
  19. "Science Fiction Double Feature (Reprise)" - The Ataris

Personnel

Artists and repertoire for this album was done by Eddie Migrane of The Migranes and Avi Ehrlich of Springman Records. Artwork by Steve Rolston. [2]

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show (Liner notes). "A&R, Layout, and extreme patience by Avi Ehrlich. ... Early A&R by Shawn Browning (AKA: Eddie Migrane) ... Artwork by Steve Rolston". Springman Records. 2003. liner notes, inside cover, back cover. UPC   639852604724.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Heisel, Scott (April 16, 2004). "Staff Review - The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show". punknews.org. Retrieved June 17, 2018.