Live at Montreux 1981

When the Stray Cats rolled into Montreux in July of 1981 they were one of the hottest properties around. They had 3 hit singles and a UK top 10 album already under their belts along with a string of headlining concerts, all of which had come since their relocation from New York to London in 1980. The band's combination of original songs and rockabilly classics with a punk attitude and style had caught the moment to perfection. Added to this were their considerable musical accomplishments and knack for songwriting. All in all it was a heady concoction and the crowd in Montreux reacted with near hysterical excitement, something rarely seen in what is usually a polite and reserved audience. This is the Stray Cats at their peak. / Line-up: Brian Setzer (guitar & vocals); Lee Rocker (upright bass & vocals); Slim Jim Phantom (drums) / Track Listing: 1) Sweet Love On My Mind 2) Double Talking Baby 3) Rumble In Brighton 4) My One Desire 5) Ubangi Stomp 6) Drink That Bottle Down 7) Storm The Embassy 8) Stray Cut Strut 9) Fishnet Stockings 10) Important Words 11) Rock This Town 12) Runaway Boys 13) Be Bop A Lula 14) Somethin Else 15) Pretty Pretty Baby