Alex Peter vs Chilton Holsapple - Death Of Rock (CD)

It's 1978 at Sam Phillips Recording Service in Memphis, TN. Peter Holsapple had rolled into town chasing the essence of Big Star. He hooked up with musician/engineer/friend-of-Big-Star, Richard Rosebrough after approaching, and being turned down by, Chris Bell who Holsapple had hoped might be interested in producing him. Together Richard and Peter started laying down tracks during the off hours at the studio. Chilton meanwhile, was knee deep in the making of Like Flies On Sherbert, also being tracked at Phillips. He told Peter, "I heard some of that stuff you're working on with Richard... and it really sucks." Alex promised to come by and show Peter "how it's done." The results? Alex's tracks definitely line up with the chaos found on Flies, while several of Peter's songs found homes on The dB's albums ("Bad Reputation" and "We Were Happy There") and on an album by The Troggs ("The Death Of Rock" retooled as "I'm In Control"), so not a loss at all. What we have in these newly discovered tapes, is a fascinating pivot point with both artists moving past each other headed in distinctly different directions. Chilton moved toward punk/psychobilly as he began playing with Tav Falco's Panther Burns and produced The Cramps debut, Songs The Lord Taught Us, within a few months of these recordings. Holsapple was off to New York to audition for The dB's and enter the world of "sweet pop."

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Bad Reputation - By Peter Holsapple
2. Tennis Bum - By Alex Chilton
3. House Is Not a Home - By Peter Holsapple
4. Marshall Law - By Alex Chilton
5. We Were Happy - By Peter Holsapple
6. Heart and Soul - By Alex Chilton
7. The Death of Rock - By Peter Holsapple
8. Train Kept a Rollin' - By Alex Chilton
9. Take Me Back - By Peter Holsapple
10. Hey Mona - By Alex Chilton
11. Mind Your Manners (Backing Track) - By Peter Holsapple
12. Bad Reputation (Backing Track) - By Peter Holsapple
13. Tennis Bum (Rehearsal) - By Alex Chilton
14. O My Soul (Instrumental Rehearsal) - By Peter Holsapple
15. In the Street (Instrumental Rehearsal) - By Peter Holsapple
16. Baby I Love You (Rehearsal) - By Peter Holsapple
17. The Death of Rock (Rehearsal) - By Peter Holsapple
18. Someone's Gotta Shine Your Shoes (Rehearsal) - By Peter Holsapple
19. Mind Your Manners (4-Track Version with Vocals) - By Peter Holsapple