STERLING ROSWELL QUARTET
: The Lonesome Death Of Johnny Ace
The Sterling Roswell Quartet. Sterling Roswell (Spacemen 3, The Darkside), Jim Sclavunos (N.Cave & Badseeds, Grinderman and The Cramps), Matt Radford (Neanderthals, Panasonics Etc, Etc) & Steve Donnelly.
An atmospheric tale of 50's R&B star Johnny Ace who blew his brains out playing Russian Roulette on X-Mas day 1954.
The flip has 'Ramblin Woman' featuring 'Manuela' on vocals, a haunting tale of a woman's loneliness and a truly 'out there' version of the Charlie Feathers classic 'I Can't Hardly Stand It' which manages to out Cramps The Cramps... Rockabilly dragged screaming into the 21st Century.
Tracklist :
Side One:
01. The Lonesome Death Of Johnny Ace
Side Two:
01. Rambling women