Sacred Cowboys - Nailed To The Cross: 1982-1985 [2CD Set] (2008)

Deluxe 2cd presenting - for the first time - the seminal early work of cult '80s australian group the sacred cowboys. Includes their 'nothing grows in texas'/'is nothing sacred?' 7", their original white records debut mini-album, the indie chart-topping 'bangkok' single, the popular posthumous 'we love you' album, and as a bonus, a killer live set from 1983 (originally broadcast on 3rrr) featuring a number of unreleased covers (including their fan fave cover of suicide's 'mr ray' which has never been available before) and long-lost originals. The sacred cowboys gained instant notoriety when they appeared in '82, thanks to frontman garry gray's chainsaw-wielding antics on stage. They became one of the hottest alternative bands on the scene, and a major drawcard especially in hometown melbourne and sydney (where they found kindred spirits like the scientists). Something of a post-punk supergroup (with members drawn from the original line-up of the models and the negatives), the cowboys played a wild, dangerous and completely unique brand of rock'n'roll inspired by the artists whose material they cover here, including suicide, alan vega, captain beefheart, cramps, velvet underground, creedence and alex chilton ('bangkok'!) The reconstituted cowboys line-up (which features spencer p jones of the like minded beasts of bourbon) will celebrate this release with a tour later in the 2008. 'nailed to the cross: 1982-1985' is a fine addition to the recent spate of reissues of classic australian music from the '70s and '80s.'do the pop! Redux part one' (dtp-re1), the hitmen - 'the hitmen' (savage005), the hitmen - 'it is what it is'.