THE MILKSHAKES - Fourteen Rhythm & Beat Greats (Reissue) - LP - Vinyl

LP - Black Vinyl. 

From the opening rasp of “Seven Days” to the dying chimes of “Wo’ Now”, the frenzied beat goes on. Even the more subdued tracks are given that unmistakable Milkshakes brand, pointing to The Milkshakes being the undeniable leaders of world beat!” It says here.

Following on from the imaginary international success of their debut album Talking Bout…  and the 45 “It’s You” c/w “Please Don’t Tell My Baby”, the Milkshakes decided to squander what little money they had left on another long-player. The result was the cleverly-titled, if slightly boastful-sounding, Fourteen Rhythm and Beat Greats. Indeed, if you close your eyes and unplug the record-player, all 14 – count ’em (next time you open your peepers) – finely-crafted tunes on this LP could almost qualify as “great”, depending on where you stand, musically. I recommend just around the corner, out of earshot for best results.

Featuring such live favourites as “Black Sails In The Moonlight” and "Red Monkey”, the general consensus was that this was The Milkshakes’ finest work to date (ask them yourselves). That must be partially true, as London’s prestigious Big Beat Records figured it was good enough to reissue on their very own prestigious Big Beat record label – twice. But that was 40-odd (yikes…!) years ago, so please try and control your excitement and form an orderly queue… although the sooner they sell out, it can be repressed – yet again – with the blue masthead.

Tracklist: 

A1        Seven Days
A2        Black Sails (In The Moonlight)
A3        Exactly Like You
A4        A Girl Called Mine
A5        Sad Girl Mambo
A6        I Want You
A7        Cadalina

B1        No-One Else
B2        I Need No-One
B3        You Did Her Wrong
B4        Can You Tell Me
B5        Red Monkey
B6        Take You Home Tonight
B7        Wo' Now