Sunday, July 21, 2024

Record #0746: Stray Cat Strut / Drink That Bottle Down – STRAY CATS

 

Arista 103 183 (original German release) Germany, May 1981
Words & Music by:  Side A – Brian Setzer; Side BThe Stray Cats
Musicians: Brian Setzer (guitars, lead vocals on side A), Lee Rocker (upright bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on side B), Slim Jim Phantom (drums, backing vocals)
Recording sessions:
Produced by Dave Edmunds (Side A), Brian Setzer and Stray Cats (Side B); Side A - either Eden or Jam Studios, London, UK, 1981; Side B – live in Newcastle, UK on 12. March 1981
Highest chart positions: 
US #3, US Rock #41, UK #11, Netherlands #7, Finland #20

I already posted the US release here and the Dutch export release here. Looks like I don’t have the UK release, which was the first release globally (on 17. April 1981).

List price:  Not listed in the price catalog (German release). I found one copy sold in eBay for 18 euros (with a picture sleeve)

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