Standard (1992)
It's rare that I get to buy a new Rocket From The Crypt release these days. I am committed to trying to track down every single stupid variant of every one of their records, but at this point there's really not many left. That said, something new always manages to pop up and this 7" is an example of that.
I have had a version of this record since around 1995. That version had a blue sleeve. In the early 2000s I found out there was a version with a yellow sleeve as well, so that was added to the archives. Well, it turns out there was a third version that showed up on eBay a few weeks ago. This one has a pink sleeve. Aside from that it's the same as the other two, but whenever I find a Rocket From The Crypt record that I previously didn't know about, it makes me wonder what else could be floating around out there. Probably more than I really want to know at the end of the day.
Song wise, I can't say too much about Deadbolt. Their spooky surf didn't really grab me in the 90s and I've probably only listened to their side of this record a couple of times at the most. But the Rocket side is a favorite of mine. "Cha Cha Cha" blasts forward with pick slides, hammered chords and that fuzzy vocal feedback that was present on so many of those early RFTC masterpieces. I just love it and it still gets me pumped up all these years later. Give it up for the band.
Rocket From The Crypt - "Cha Cha Cha":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF_jMxwopk0
Deadbolt - "Down In The Lab":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJs7SzQOPx0
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