Red Rockers

 

Red Rockers was Punk Rock/Power Pop band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States active between 1979-1985, they released three albums. They started in 1979 with the short lived names Stunn, James Jett, Derwood, Drummur and The Rat Finks, influenced by The Dils and The Clash. They took their final name by a 1980-released, same-titled song by The Dils. Their cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" from their debut album, features Jello Biafra as guest vocalist. In 1983, their original drummer Patrick Butler Jones was replaced by the ex-Stiff Little Fingers drummer Jim Reilly and in 1984 their original guitarist James Singletary was replaced by Shawn Paddock. Their biggest hits are "China" No.53 in U.S. pop charts in 1983, "'Till It All Falls Down", No.45 in U.S. dance charts, remixed by Ivan Ivan in 1983, both produced by David Kahne. Their rendition of P.F. Sloan's classic, originally a hit for Barry McGuire in 1965, "Eve Of Destruction", reached No.54 in U.S. rock tracks chart in 1984 produced by Rick Chertoff and William Wittman. After their break-up in 1985, guitarist - singer John Thomas Griffith formed Cowboy Mouth in 1990, guitarist James Singletary joined the New Orleans-based band Alexander Fly, drummer Jim Reilly and bassist Darren Hill joined Raindogs in 1985. Darren Hill went on to join Klover in the mid-'90s and then he formed the management company Ten Pin Management.

Guns Of Revolution 7'' (1980)

01 - Guns Of Revolution
02 - Teenage Underground
03 - Nothing To Lose

Condition Red (1981)

01 - Guns Of Revolution
02 - Teenage Underground
03 - Peer Pressure
04 - Can You Hear
05 - Grow Up
06 - Know What I Think
07 - Dead Heroes
08 - Folsom Prison Blues
09 - Condition Red
10 - Hold On
11 - White Law
12 - Live Or Die
13 - Nothing To Lose
14 - Desperate Times
15 - Voice Of America
16 - Missing In Action
17 - Shackin' All Over
18 - Let's Rock

China 7'' (1983)

01 - China
02 - China (Dance Mix)
03 - Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)

Good As Gold (1983)

01 - China
02 - Good As Gold
03 - Dreams Fade Away
04 - Change The World Around
05 - Answers To The Question
06 - 'Til It All Falls Down
07 - Running Away From You
08 - Fanfare For Metropolis
09 - (Come On Into) My House
10 - Home Is Where The War Is

Eve Of Destruction 7'' (1984)

01 - Eve Of Destruction
02 - T.D.F. The Truth

Schizophrenic Circus (Expanded Edition) (1984)

01 - Just Like You
02 - Blood From A Stone
03 - Shades Of '45
04 - Another Day
05 - Freedom Row
06 - Good Thing I Know Her
07 - Eve Of Destruction
08 - Both Hands In The Fire
09 - Burning Bridges
10 - T.D.F. The Truth (Single Version)
11 - Just Like You (Single Version)
12 - Voice Of America (Single Version)

Good As Gold/Schizophrenic Circus (1995)

01 - China
02 - Good As Gold
03 - Dreams Fade Away
04 - Change The World Around
05 - Answers To The Questions
06 - 'Til It All Falls Down
07 - Running Away From You
08 - Fanfare For Metropolis
09 - (Come On Into) My House
10 - Home Is Where The War Is
11 - Just Like You
12 - Blood From A Stone
13 - Shades Of '45
14 - Another Day
15 - Freedom Row
16 - Good Thing I Know Her
17 - Eve Of Destruction
18 - Both Hands In The Fire
19 - Burning Bridges

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