MARCOS SENDARRUBIAS - BIG RUMBLE STOMP

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SIDE A = 1. Big Rumble Stomp   2. I'm Just A Mender   3. Rice In Your Hair

SIDE B = 4. Don't Treat Me Wrong   5. Cincinatti Fireball   6. Love Of Brother

Carmela Records / 013 CREP LP

Let's be clear from the very beginning: ladies and gentlemen, this is a wonderful record.

Two years after his previous record released, here we have again Mr. Sendarrubias. It has been quite a long time for us the fans, but sometimes it is worth waiting. This is one of those times.

Six songs have been included in this 10" (that turns at 45 rpm, by the way). All killers, no fillers. The first one is "Big Rumble Stomp", great Rockabilly that is a tribute to the festival of the same name held in Asturias, Spain, every summer. Then we have "I'm Just A Mender", a very good indeed cover of the classic Rockabilly recorded by Larry Hart for Goldband back in 1958 and that I have to say is one of my favourites. Last on side A is a wonderful Hillbilly song, "Rice In Your Hair", in which Marcos Sendarrubias shares the lead voice with Gwen (from Gwen & The Boppin' Rhythms).

On side B we get three more very good Rockabilly cuts. The first one is "Don't Treat Me Wrong". Then we have the second cover included, Johnny Burnette's "Cincinnati Fireball", which Marcos gives a much more Rockabilly feeling by forgetting unnecessary instruments included in the original. Bravo! The last one of the record is "Love Of Brother", one of those Rockabilly songs that makes you keep the rhythm by tapping your feet, or even dance, from the first note on.

All that with Marcos' recognizable voice (plus Gwen's in "Rice In Your Hair" as said before) and the contribution of a bunch of top musicians, well known most of them in the Spanish Rockabilly world (and abroad in some cases). I'm not going to name them all, it is for sure that all of them do a fantastic work in this record and all of them deserve a standing ovation... but Mark Polza with the steel-guitar on "Rice In Your Hair" and Carlos A. del Bosque with the guitar in "Cincinnati Fireball" are superb.

Add to all mentioned above a marvelous artwork from Antonio Alay for the sleeve and there must be no doubt at all that this is a record to buy. For sure.