Stray Cats - The Best Of Stray Cats (1996)

The key group of the early-'80s rockabilly revival, the Stray Cats scored several big hits on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to a striking visual style tailor-made for the early days of MTV, as well as genuine musical chops that evoked the best players of rockabilly's original heyday. the Stray Cats were formed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in 1979. At first, Setzer played rockabilly covers in a band called the Tom Cats with his brother, drummer Gary, and bassist Bob Beecher; however, Setzer soon abandoned that group to join up with newly rechristened school friends Lee Rocker (born Leon Drucker) and Slim Jim Phantom (born James McDonnell). However, their retro '50s look and sound didn't go over well around Long Island, and in the summer of 1980, the group headed to England, where a rockabilly revival movement was just beginning to emerge.

Tracklist:

1 Stray Cat Strut
2 Rock This Town
3 Rebels Rule
4 Built For Speed
5 Little Miss Prissy
6 Too Hip Gotta Go
7 My One Desire
8 I Won't Stand In Your Way
9 C'mon Everybody (Live)
10 Fishnet Stockings
11 Runaway Boys
12 (She's) Sexy And 17
13 Baby Blue Eyes
14 Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
15 You Don't Believe Me
16 Ubangi Stomp
17 Double Talkin' Baby
18 Storm The Embassy
19 Rumble In Brighton
20 Gonna Ball