LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Hell Raisers! presents 13 burning reasons why the Sweet were the hottest bubble-glam band of the early '70s. Proudly wearing their high-energy influences (Yardbirds, Who, Eddie Cochran) on their wildly-colored sleeves, the Sweet served up hook-laden chartbusters on Bell Records like "Little Willy" and "Wig-Wam Bam," fresh from the prolific pens of the songwriting tandem known as Chinnichap -- Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (later Blondie's producer) -- while sneaking self-penned blasts of potent rock & roll fervor onto the flip sides, thus introducing a wide-eyed generation of pre-teenyboppers to rock & roll. Hell Raisers! gathers together the best of their wig-wam bam glam blasts on 180-gram vinyl, with liner notes by long-time fan Greg Prevost, editor of Outasite magazine, and scores of fantastic pictures