LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• Originally WNEW-FM broadcast of a show at New York’s Ritz on October 18, 1988
• Features live performances of all songs

With hits like “Rock This Town,” “Stray Cat Strut,” “Runaway Boys,” and “(She’s) Sexy + 17,” the Stray Cats brought rockabilly back to the top of the charts in the 1980s. This WNEW-FM broadcast of a show at New York’s Ritz on October 18, 1988 features live performances of all of these songs, including an eight-minute version of “Rock This Town.” They also charged through other highlights of their early albums, as well as unveiling newer material from their late-‘80s album Blast Off!

Track Listing:

1. Double Talkin’ Baby
2. Rumble in Brighton
3. Blast Off
4. Runaway Boys
5. Rockabilly Rules
6. Nine Lives
7. Gina
8. Stray Cat Strut
9. Rock This Town
10. (She’s) Sex + 17
11. Built for Speed