The Shakin' Pyramids (album)

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The Shakin' Pyramids
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Compilation album by The Shakin' Pyramids
Released 1983
Genre Rockabilly
Label Rock 'n Roll Records
The Shakin' Pyramids chronology
Celts and Cobras
(1982)
The Shakin' Pyramids
(1983)
Reeferbilly Blowout
(2001)
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The Shakin' Pyramids is a compilation album from the Scottish Neo-Rockabilly group The Shakin' Pyramids, released shortly after the group's disbandment in 1983 by Rock 'n Roll Records, a Scotti Brothers Records subsidiary. The album features ten tracks: five from their 1981 debut album, Skin 'Em Up , and five from their second and final album, Celts and Cobras , released in 1982. Although normally billed as a trio, live and session bassist Dave Rivett joins the band on the album cover. [2]

The Shakin Pyramids Rockabillys band

The Shakin' Pyramids were a Scottish rockabilly band formed in Glasgow in the late 1970s. The band consisted of Dave Duncan James G. Creighton and "Railroad" Ken McLellan.

Rock n Roll Records

Rock 'n Roll Records was a subsidiary record label under Scotti Brothers Records, which was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti. The label is most noted for helping to launch the career of parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Scotti Brothers Records was a California-based record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti in 1974. Their first success was releasing singles and albums from teen pop star Leif Garrett. They later helped launch the careers of David Hallyday, Felony, Survivor, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. They also signed James Brown to a recording contract in the mid-1980s as well as the UK act Flag featuring David Cairns from Secret Affair and Archie Brown. Former Life Goes On star Tommy Puett released his only album "Life Goes On" in 1990 under Scotti Brothers Records.

Contents

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "Take A Trip"
  2. "Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll"
  3. "Teenage Boogie"
  4. "Alright Alnight"
  5. "Cry Cry Kitten"

Side B:

  1. "Pharaoh's Chant"
  2. "Quit and Split"
  3. "Just Rockin'"
  4. "I Got A Baby"
  5. "Pretty Neat Come On"
  6. "Let's Go" [2]

Personnel

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