PHILIP RAMBOW
SHOOTING GALLERY (1979) JUNGLE LAW (1981)
Philip Rambow left The Winkies around 1976 and went solo. He recorded a single for Chrysalis before going back to the States, there he recorded a couple of Phil Spector covers for the Bionic Gold album (1977), and one song for the Live at Max's Kansas City Vol2. In 1979, he released his first solo album "Shooting Gallery". Two years later, Jungle Law turns the heat up considerably, boasting sharper musicianship, memorable material and impassioned singing. The tunes seem drawn from life, especially "Snakes and Ladders" and "Beyond the Naked and the Dead." Phil Rambow may not be capable of matching the white-hot histrionics of Elvis Costello or Graham Parker, but Jungle Law proves he can make a direct, emotionally credible record. Jungle Law also features his version of a song written in 1976 "A Star In His own Right" and given to Nick Gilder. The albums flopped and it was the end of his solo career. Rambow resurfaced to perform at the Kirsty MacColl tribute concert in 2002, following the singer's accidental death. (AMG + Trouser Press)
Shooting Gallery
Strange Destinies / Fallen / Don't Call Me Tonto / Victim / Sound and the Fury / Rebel Kind / Priviledge / Young Lust / Deep River
Jungle Law
Don't Come / Jungle Law / Magnificent Obsession / Star / Jessica / Snakes and Ladders / Creature Comforts / Bike Boys / Beyond the Naked and the Dead / Mansion on the Hill / Love Is a Hard Time
10 comments:
Thanks so much for posting this. I have the "Shooting Gallery" album and "Fallen" :45, on vinyl, but I don't have the facilities to rip, so it was great to find your site.
I believe "Fallen" is one of the great pop masterpieces of the late '70's. I love the weird little hiccup at the end of the second line of the chorus.
Thanks again. Great blog. I'm going to link to you on my blog, behearbenow.blogspot.com
Robin
Hi Angelo, many thanks, I've been looking for these for years! One question - how can I convert the rar. files to MP3? Please reply to: dan.42@ntlworld.com - cheers!
Hi
I've been trying to find these for years ever since I got rid of my vinyl (how dumb can you get...) and then inadvertently threw away the tapes....
But, I can't get the password - password doesn't want to work.....aaargh! Not on Shooting Gallery anyway...
Any thoughts? I am currently so elated and gutted at the same time...
Cheers
Mark (Gravesend UK)
Hi Angelo
I'm a cretin - I never have Caps Lock on except... I had Caps Lock On.
OK, with that over. Thanks for posting this. Phil Rambow is one of the great lost artists. It must be 15 years since I last played Shooting Gallery and I can still sing Don't Call Me Tonto, Privilege and Young Lust to myself!
Not only that but you have The Pop and the Yachts as well...
Superb - keep it up! If I ever get savvy enough to blog myself - and I'm trying - you'll certainly get a link!
Cheers
Mark (Gravesend UK)
Rambow was superb and under appreciated by a public that wanted shock or shout music instead of his wonderfully crafted songs..the Winkies album is superb as well.
....And Thank You For Philip Rambow!
I will now read all of your blog posts!
Best regards
Nick_Stockholm_Sweden
PS. Do you have the B side/flip side of Philip Rambow s Fallen ? Its called Bondaged and Blue.
Best regards
Nick_Stockholm_Sweden
thanks for posting one one the greatest lps
Wow! Doesn't it sometimes seem as if those songs are gone for good, that the music of that time is really forgotten! Well this blog just proves that the music lives; The individual songs, though often hard to find in today's market, are definitely still there!
Funding your blog tonight made my day; keep up the good work!!!
I looked for a mp3 version of "Jungle Law" for years and here I found it. Excellent. Thank you very much !!!
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