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1979 studio album by Eddie and the Hot Rods
Thriller
Studio album by Eddie and the Hot Rods
ReleasedMarch 9, 1979
Recorded1979
StudioAbbey Road, London; mixed at Roundhouse Studios, London
GenrePub rock, punk rock
Length43:25
LabelIsland
ProducerPeter Ker
Eddie and the Hot Rods chronology
Life on the Line
(1977) 		Thriller
(1979) 		Fish 'N' Chips
(1981)
Singles from Thriller
  1. "Media Messiahs"/"Horror Through Straightness"
    Released: January 19, 1979
  2. "The Power and the Glory"/"Highlands One, Hopefuls Two"
    Released: March 9, 1979

Thriller is the third studio album by pub rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods, reaching No. 50 on the UK Albums Chart. Released in 1979, it was produced by Peter Ker. Shortly after the release of Thriller, the band was sacked by their record company and forced to join EMI Records. The album was reissued in 2002 with two bonus tracks: "Horror Through Straightness" and "Highlands 1 Hopefuls 2". These songs had been the B-sides to the singles released on the LP.

The album featured two singles: "Media Messiahs" and "The Power and the Glory", neither of which charted on the UK Singles Chart.

Linda McCartney provided backing vocals on "The Power and the Glory". Reception of the album was muted.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

Trouser Press wrote that "the album reeks with bitterness; although competent, it has neither the freshness of Life on the Line nor anything substantial to replace it." In 2002, Goldmine noted that "it's the sound of a group realizing that history had left them behind and even their old fans had drifted away."

Track listing

  1. "The Power and the Glory" (Graeme Douglas) – 4:16
  2. "Echoes" (Paul Gray, Steve Nicol) – 2:54
  3. "Media Messiahs" (Graeme Douglas) – 2:54
  4. "Circles" (Dave Higgs) – 2:55
  5. "He Does It with Mirrors" (Dave Higgs, Graeme Douglas) – 4:12
  6. "Strangers" (Graeme Douglas) – 2:46
  7. "Out to Lunch" (Dave Higgs) – 4:48
  8. "Breathless" (Graeme Douglas, Paul Gray) – 3:33
  9. "Take It or Leave It" (Barrie Masters, Graeme Douglas) – 4:12
  10. "Living Dangerously" (Dave Higgs) – 3:36
  11. "Horror Through Straightness" (Dave Higgs, Steve Nicol, Paul Gray) – 4:25
  12. "Highlands 1 Hopefuls 2" (Dave Higgs, Barrie Masters) – 3:00

Personnel

Eddie and the Hot Rods
  • Barrie Masters – vocals
  • Graeme Douglas – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Higgs – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Gray – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Nicol – drums, backing vocals

with:

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 50

References

  1. Sweeting, Adam (9 October 2019). "Barrie Masters obituary". The Guardian. Music.
  2. "Official Albums Chart Results Matching: Thriller". Official Charts. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 229.
  4. Harry Castleman, Walter J. Podrazik -The end of the Beatles? 1985 p 294 "However, for the 1979 Thriller album by Eddie and the Hot Rods (recorded at Abbey Road studios), only Linda made the album credits as a backing vocalist. Though the liner notes did not offer a track-by-track listing of personnel, she most likely appeared on the Power And The Glory cut, also issued as a single...."
  5. Peter Buckley The Rough Guide to Rock 2003 "Eddie and the Hot Rods .... THRILLER (1979) was a disappointment, and when Douglas left, the writing was on the wall."
  6. Thriller at AllMusic
  7. "Eddie and the Hot Rods". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. Greene, Jo-Ann (28 June 2002). "A Broad Abroad: Punk's 25th Anniversary Brings Out the Imports". Goldmine. Vol. 28, no. 13. p. 19.
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