KIMBERLEY REW & THE WAVES
THE BIBLE OF BOP (1982) SHOCK HORROR! (1983)
These two lps have been officially re-released on cd with bonus tracks and available via Bongo Beat (Canada) and CGB/ADA worldwide and on all digital services (ITunes) etc.
Both albums (and the rest of the pre-Captiol/EMI Katrina & The Waves material) are part of a larger re-issue campaign that includes the first two Attic Records lps. All re-issues are digipaks with bonus tracks and liner notes/interviews. The links have been removed.
Guitarist/songwriter Kimberley Rew may not be a household name, but his contributions to the new wave movement were quite significant. First, as a member of the seminal neo-psychedelic/punk outfit the Soft Boys, Rew's ringing, Byrdsy riffs combined with those of leader and future cult icon Robyn Hitchcock to exert a massive influence on groups like R.E.M., whose jangly guitar-pop would become one of the dominant sounds in '80s alternative rock. When the Soft Boys disbanded, Rew formed The Waves to be called later Katrina & The Waves, best known for their one huge hit single "Walking on Sunshine"; Rew composed that song as well as "Going Down to Liverpool," which was originally recorded by The Waves but achieved greater recognition after being covered by the Bangles. Shock Horror! (only released in England) compiles the very first recordings of The Waves produced by Pat Collier (Vibrators, Boyfriends and renowned producer). As a solo artist, Rew's only release for years remained the 1982 compilation The Bible of Bop, which featured Rew's performances backed by the Soft Boys, The Waves, and the dB's. That all changed in 2000, when after years of silence he released his proper solo debut, Tunnel Into Summer. In 2001, Rew returned to the studio as a solo act, and released Great Central Revisited. The Soft Boys reunion proved to be short lived, with Hitchcock disbanding the group in 2003; Rew responded by returning to the studio, and completing a fourth solo set, Essex Hideaway, which appeared in 2005. AMG
All of the Kimberley Rew solo CD's are strongly recommended and can be easily purchased. (Amazon)
Both albums (and the rest of the pre-Captiol/EMI Katrina & The Waves material) are part of a larger re-issue campaign that includes the first two Attic Records lps. All re-issues are digipaks with bonus tracks and liner notes/interviews. The links have been removed.
Guitarist/songwriter Kimberley Rew may not be a household name, but his contributions to the new wave movement were quite significant. First, as a member of the seminal neo-psychedelic/punk outfit the Soft Boys, Rew's ringing, Byrdsy riffs combined with those of leader and future cult icon Robyn Hitchcock to exert a massive influence on groups like R.E.M., whose jangly guitar-pop would become one of the dominant sounds in '80s alternative rock. When the Soft Boys disbanded, Rew formed The Waves to be called later Katrina & The Waves, best known for their one huge hit single "Walking on Sunshine"; Rew composed that song as well as "Going Down to Liverpool," which was originally recorded by The Waves but achieved greater recognition after being covered by the Bangles. Shock Horror! (only released in England) compiles the very first recordings of The Waves produced by Pat Collier (Vibrators, Boyfriends and renowned producer). As a solo artist, Rew's only release for years remained the 1982 compilation The Bible of Bop, which featured Rew's performances backed by the Soft Boys, The Waves, and the dB's. That all changed in 2000, when after years of silence he released his proper solo debut, Tunnel Into Summer. In 2001, Rew returned to the studio as a solo act, and released Great Central Revisited. The Soft Boys reunion proved to be short lived, with Hitchcock disbanding the group in 2003; Rew responded by returning to the studio, and completing a fourth solo set, Essex Hideaway, which appeared in 2005. AMG
All of the Kimberley Rew solo CD's are strongly recommended and can be easily purchased. (Amazon)
THE BIBLE OF BOP
Nightmare (The Waves) / Stomping All Over The World (The Soft Boys) / Nothing's Going To Change (The Soft Boys) / Fighting Someone's War (The Soft Boys) / My Baby Does Her Hairdo Long (The dB's) / Walking In The Dew (The dB's) / Fishing (The dB's) / Hey War Pig (The Waves)
SHOCK HORROR!
Going Down To Liverpool / Strolling On Air / Riding My Bike / I Caught The Milk Train / Brown-Eyed Son / You Can't Stand Next To Jullie / Atomic Rock 'n' Roll / Saturday Week
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Wow. I forgot how great "The Bible of Bop" was. I had the EP back in the day, but simply forgot about this album. Thanks for the post!!
You are a great human being for putting these out there for download.
Is shock horror any different than the first Katrina & the waves LP?
Hi there. Just a note that these two lps have been officially re-released on cd with bonus tracks and available via Bongo Beat (Canada) and CGB/ADA worldwide and on all digital services (ITunes) etc.
Both albums (and the rest of the pre-Captiol/EMI Katrina & The Waves material) are part of a larger re-issue campaign that includes the first two Attic Records lps. All re-issues are digipaks with bonus tracks and liner notes/interviews by myself
Has the link been removed, or am I just a bit thick?
I've just noticed the 'links have been removed' comment. D'oh.
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