The Way It Was Crazy Rhythm CRCD12 Teddy Boy Rock 'n' Roll - Caterpillar - One Hand Loose - Rock 'n' Roll Ruby - Down On The Farm - That's Alright Mama - Half Hearted Love - Love My Baby - Midnight Shift - Bop Pretty Baby - Teddy Boy Boogie - I'm Comin' Home - Rockin' By Myself - Big Blon' Baby - It's All Your Fault - Baby Let's Play House - Boogie Woogie Country Girl - The Monkey & The Baboon - Pins & Needles - Sweet 'n' Easy - Whatcha Gonna Do Hey you, young rock’n’roller who’s reading this, you don’t know how lucky you are ! You can go out, see a live band (in any style : rockabilly, neo-rockabilly, psychobilly etc.)and you have access to a lot of reissues and obscure songs via labels like Bear Family, Ace and others. But things weren’t always like this. Back in the 70’s, rock’n’roll was dead and it seemed that everyone wanted to play 15 minutes songs about knights and unicorns. And suddenly, coming from nowhere (actually the Wales) came 5 Teds who were firmly decided to bring rock’n’roll at the place it deserved : the top. They were among the first to play Blue Suede Shoes, That’s Allright or I’m Comin’ Home again long before Brian Setzer even buys an Imperial Rockabillies compilation. This 21 songs cd presents Crazy Cavan’s recordings from 1970 to 1973, before the release of their first album. Even in their formative years, their style is already here. A mix between country tunes, rockabilly (Ray Campi’s Caterpillar, Elvis’s That’s Allright, Feathers’ One Hand Loose) and blues here and there, with that distinctive bass guitar and drums played on the snare’s rim. A recipe that made its proof, isn’t it? Another thing that made The Rhythm Rockers so unique when they appeared was their aptitude to write solid originals, you find a bunch of early rendition of their soon-to-be classics (Teddy Boy Boogie, Bop Pretty Baby and the anthem Teddy Boy Rock’n’Roll). Within the years, Cavan and his boys, kept the same direction and stayed true to their music and produced many classic albums (Crazy Rhythm, Rockability, Rollin’ Through The Night to name but three) and this one is as great and is one unique chance to see the roots of the band but maybe more destined to hardcore fans that already own their previous records. If you're a newcomer to the world of Crazy Cavan try the forementioned albums or "Live At Pickets Lock". Fred "Virgil" Turgis