ROCK'N'BORDES - DIOS DE MÍ SE OLVIDÓ

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SIDE A = 1. Rockabillidad   2. Por qué   3. La colegiala   4. Dios de mí se olvidó (demo)

SIDE B = 5. Carita de angelito   6. Dios de mí se olvidó   7. Silvia   8. Por qué a mí

Sleazy Records / SR10-15

C'mon, let's go for a little bit of Spanih Rockabilly history: it was back in 1987 when Rockin' Pauly (voice and guitar), Be Bop Nando (slap bass) and Paco Beat Borde (drums) joined forces to create a Rockabilly band that, as time went by, became one of the most important and influential in Spanish Rockabilly. Yes, sir.

Not long after the birth of the band, they recorded two songs as a demo and just a few months later they recorded their first record: a mini-LP with 6 songs.

And that's what we get in this 10" just released by Sleazy Records: the the 6 songs of their first official record re-released 28 years later, plus the 2 songs of the demo released for the first time. A blend of Neo-Rockabilly, Teddy Boy Rock'n'Roll and plain Rockabilly that made Rock'n'Bordes one of the favourite bands, or even the favourite one, among a couple of generations of Spanish Rockers.

Let's be clear: this record is a kind of labour of love, a tribute, to Rockin' Pauly, led by Be Bop Nando and Sleazy Records (with more people involved, of course). A record with stunning sound, beautiful sleeve design and that has been released, by the way, in two different vinyl colours: red or white (it is up to the customer to choose which one to buy).

Easy: probably a masterpiece of Spanish Rockabilly. Did I say "probably"? Excuse me: I meant "for sure".

TRUE BLUE TRIO - MIDNIGHT BOP (single)

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SIDE A = Midnight Bop   SIDE B = I Take My Hat Off To The Blues

Migraine Records / Migraine Bop 023

The True Blue Trio is a band with a line-up of people from different other great bands, such as Pike Cavalero, singer and rhythm guitar also in the band of the same name; Little Boy Arnold, electric guitar in Charlie Haightone And The Rock-It's and leader of the Blues band Little Boy Arnold And The Jelly Roll Bakers; and Pepe Lee, slap-bass with the Sun Rockets as well.

After that presentation we see that this is a trio without drums... so the original idea of a line-up for a Rockabilly band. And that's what there is on both sides of this limited edition 7": good, old Rockabilly. Great!

Side A is for "Midnight Bop", a song written by Pike Cavalero. Straight Rockabilly as said before, with the acoustic guitar and the slap-bass providing the rhythm while the electric guitar and the voice take the spotlight. You're gonna dance with this one for sure!

A cover of Billy Jack Hale's "I Take My Hat Off To The Blues" has been selected for the B side: an obscure old Rockabilly, but of undeniable quality. By the way, Billy Jack Hale recorded two different versions of this song: a fast one and a slow one. The True Blue Trio has gone for the fast option, getting an excelent B side that will keep you dancing.

Good record from the True Blue Trio, released by Migraine Records. It's for records like this one that Rockabilly is still so alive all these years after its heyday.

RED ROMBO - RED ROMBO

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1. Going Through These Days   2. Don't Make Me Wait   3 Too Late To Cry   4. Love Tips   5. Muddy Ground   6. Niño Rock Theme

Sleazy Records / MA1389-2015

Right from Málaga, in the South of Spain, we get Red Rombo, a band leaded by bassist Lere and this is their presentation CD, for which they have got the help of top names in the Spanish Rockin' scene, such as Mario Cobo (guitar), or Dani Nel·lo (sax in "Don't Make Me Wait").

Above all, I have to say that I've found it to be a good record that I've enjoyed quite a lot, but please note that if you're looking for a straight Rockabilly CD from start to finish, this is not the case.

"Going Through These Days", "Don't Make Me Wait" and "Love Tips" can be easily filed under "Rock'n'Roll"; there is no doubt for it and I do believe that all of us will agree on that point. By the way, "Going Through These Days" is for me the best song of the whole disc.

Regarding the other songs included, "Too Late To Cry" has a Caribbean feel... or maybe that beat comes from Tropical shores... or maybe Hawaiian... or a little bit of them all... who knows! Anyway, a good song with bongos providing the beat and the highlight of the voice of María Esteban (also in the rest of the songs, by the way). "Muddy Ground" is pretty close to Jazz and, finally, "Niño Rock Theme" is an instro Rock'n'Roll in which, if I can trust my ears, Lere has swifted the slapbass used in all the other songs for an electric bass, doing a good work in any case.

It's said: I've liked this CD but please bear in mind that it's not just Rockabilly or Rock'n'Roll what you're going to get in it.