NIKKI AND THE CORVETTES - Nikki And The Corvettes (2024 Reissue with Bonus Tracks) - LP - Vinyl

LP - Black Vinyl. 2024 Reissue with four bonus tracks.  

Greg Shaw wrote the following in the liner notes to the 20th Anniversary label compilation, Destination Bomp! “Nikki was a tireless worker. Like some coalminer’s daughter, she’d travel around the country with her band. Playing 200 shows a year. She knew everybody and was a lot of fun to hang out with so, I figured that if all her friends bought the record... so I signed her. The girl had style and attitude galore plus, she had master guitarist/songwriter and former Romantic Peter James. One of Detroit’s most savvy cats.”

The lady herself kindly supplied the following summary. “We went to LA and signed with Bomp in maybe 1979 but Greg wasn't sure what to do with us. We did the Honey Bop single with Ronny Weiser at Rollin Rock and a couple songs with the Kessel Brothers. We started something with Kim Fowley that did not work out. They kept trying different producers until we finally decided to go back to Detroit and do the album on our own. We didn't have a lot of experience but we knew what we wanted and Detroit was part of that so we recorded the album and had a blast doing it. Peter wanted us to be poppier and I wanted to be more punk. We sort of met in the middle with what I've always called Bubblegum Punk. I can't believe it's been 43 years since this came out and there are still kids discovering it and people who grew up with it that still listen to it. I constantly hear from people all different ages, all over the world about how much they love it album and that really means so, so much to me!”

Hear the phenomenon for yourself. With bonus tracks even!

Tracklist: 

1. He's a Mover
2. You're the One
3. C'mon
4. Just What I Need
5. Boys, Boys, Boys
6. Let's Go
7. Shake It Up (Feat. Oobie)
8. Back Seat Love
9. I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend
10. Summertime Fun
11. Gimme, Gimme
12. You Make Me Crazy
13. Young & Crazy
14. Criminal Element
15. I Gotta Move
16. Girls Like Me