Cat. No. VV 1209: MAJOR MATCHBOX ~ MIDNITE DYNAMOS. MAGNET MGL.37452.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
MATCHBOX (OR AS THEY WERE KNOWN IN AUSTRALIA - MAJOR MATCHBOX TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH AN AUTRALIAN BAND OF A SIMILAR NAME) WERE FORMED IN MIDDLESEX, UK IN 1971. THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY A ROCKABILLY REVIVAL BAND. THE BAND'S BIGGEST HITS INCLUDE "ROCKABILLY REBEL", "MIDNITE DYNAMOS" A COVER OF THE CRICKETS' "WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT LOVE" (THEIR ONLY TOP FIVE HIT) AND "OVER THE RAINBOW" (ADAPTED MUSICAL SONG, 1980). THEIR LAST SINGLE, "I WANT OUT" WAS LIFTED FROM THEIR 1983 ALBUM CROSSED LINE.
THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1980 ON THE MAGNET LABEL. THE SLEEVE IS MOSTLY IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY A SMALL CREASE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER AND SOME MINOR CREASES ALONG THE SPINE AND SOME MINOR RING WEAR ON THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE SLEEVE. THE RECORD IS GRADED AS NEAR MINT.
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Midnite Dynamos / Shocked 'N' Shattered / Checkin' Out / C'mon Let's Go / Marie Marie / Southern Boys. Side 2 - Back-row Romeo / Sixteen Chicks / Sweet Lolita / When You Ask About Love / Jelly Roll / Back Here In Boston / Stranger In Nevada.
12" VINYL RECORD