Speedo's Classics (1995, Bootleg)
I have vivid memories buying my first copy of the Rocket Queen EP back in 1995. I picked it up along with several other Rocket releases at Flipside records in NJ. Even though this is a bootleg, I've always loved this release. It gave me the chance to hear three new-to-me Rocket songs at a time when trying to track down the original, Japanese version of All Systems Go was challenging, to say the least.
Three of the four songs were on the Japanese ASG CD: 10 Forward, Ball Of Fire (Or "Ballot Fire" as it's listed here) and "Call It A Complex." The fourth song is a live version of the Misfits song "I Turned Into a Martian." These are very much Rocket From The Crypt songs of their era, which is an era of theirs that I truly love. Brash, loud and lots of distortion, with a melody just creeping in under the surface.
You may be wondering, if I bought this in 1995, why am I writing about it now? Well, my friends, that's because it's even complicated to collect Rocket From The Crypt bootlegs. This 7" was released with two completely different covers and then this Tank Girl cover was released in Multiple colors. I just finally tacked down this pink version to go along side my white, yellow, blue, dark orange and light orange cover versions. There's even still another white colored cover that has blue text instead of black texy that I'm still looking for. The quest never ends.
Rocket From The Crypt - "Ball Of Fire":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yHPGq3CEAA&ab_channel=RocketfromtheCrypt-Topic
Rocket From The Crypt - "10 Forward":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qdg9gBWGFQ&ab_channel=RocketfromtheCrypt-Topic
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