The Crawdaddys are without a doubt the finest rhythm & blues combo to ever emerge from San Diego. Pioneers of the whole ’60s cult, heroes to generations of California mods, their members have gone on to countless bands of wider renown, while this original recording, done for $12, still towers miles above most everything else. Raw, urgent, rootsy, and stylish beyond belief, this is one album everyone needs to own.
Formed in San Diego at the tail end of the 1970s, The Crawdaddys stood apart from the punk explosion surrounding them, reviving the raw rhythm & blues spirit of the early British Invasion with unshakable devotion. Their debut album Crawdaddy Express, originally released in l979 on Voxx Records, captures the band at full throttle, gritty guitars, swirling organ, and a ferocious live energy straight out of a sweaty basement club circa 1965.
TRACKLIST
01. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
02. You Can't Judge A Book By
03. Down The Road Apiece
04. Let's Make It
05. Rainin' In My Heart
06. I'm Movin' On
07. Mystic Eyes
08. Oh Baby Doll
09. Bald Headed Woman
10. Come See Me
11. Got You In My Soul
12. Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough
13. Down In The Bottom
14. Crawdaddy Express
15. I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank
