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GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS

A blues-rock guitarist who draws his inspiration from Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and Chuck Berry, George Thorogood never earned much respect from blues purists, but he became a popular favorite in the early '80s through repeated exposure on FM radio and the arena rock circuit. Thorogood's music was always loud, simple, and direct -- his riffs and licks were taken straight out of '50s Chicago blues and rock & roll -- but his formulaic approach helped him gain a rather large audience in the '80s, when his albums regularly went gold.....

"GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS"

<published in the U.S.A. in 1977 but released in Italy only in 1978, as stated on back cover and on matrix/runout>

Produced under license from Rounder Records Corp., Somerville, Mass. USA

1978     LP     SONET RECORDS      STEREO   SNTL 2760

MADE IN ITALY   ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE SLEEVE

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: SONET -  LILAC LABEL w/LANDSCAPE ARTWORK - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SNTL 2760

Catalog on labels: SNTL 2760 (SNTL 2760/1) / SNTL 2760 (SNTL 2760/2)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SNTL∙2760∙1   (not legible)   25∙5∙78

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SNTL∙2760∙2   (not legible)   25∙5∙78

On labels: rim text reads "Riservati tutti.........Made in Italy by Dischi Ricordi S.p.A."

℗ 1977 Rounder Records Corp. USA

Manufactured under license from Rounder Records Corp., Somerville, Mass. USA

On back cover: Notes by John Forward #1 Fan

Recorded at Dimension Sound Studios, Boston, Massachusetts

℗ © Sonet Productions Ltd 1978

Distribuzione Dischi Ricordi S.P.A.

tracklisting

Side A: YOU GOT TO LOSE - MADISON BLUES - ONE BOURBON, ONE SCOTCH, ONE BEER

KIND HEARTED WOMAN - CAN'T STOP LOVIN'

Side B: RIDE ON JOSEPHINE - HOMESICK BOY - JOHN HARDY

I'LL CHANGE MY STYLE - DELAWARE SLIDE

  grading

RECORD EX but (please, also read above description) 

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

It's easy enough to trace the lineage of every one of the ten cuts on George Thorogood & the Destroyers' self-titled 1977 debut. Even the originals, of which there are only two, wear their influences on their sleeve, so there's not a minute of this album where the presence of Hound Dog Taylor, Elmore James, Bo Diddley, and John Lee Hooker loom large. Not one of those bluesmen ever played with much finesse, and Thorogood picked up that thread and ran with it, playing so hard the group seemed like a gang of primitives. No wonder they chose the name "the Destroyers": they ruined everything in their path. This brutal attack is one reason George Thorogood & the Destroyers feels distinctive, even when the lifted Elmore riffs, Bo Diddley beats, and wild, careening Houserocker rhythms are blatantly obvious: as he hammers away at his guitar, Thorogood plays with personality, his enthusiasm for making noise readily apparent. No matter how hard the Destroyers ride "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," this album isn't about groove and it's certainly not about virtuosity, it's about bashing out the blues at a punishing volume, and their lack of subtlety is why this 1977 debut still sounds powerful years after its release...(AllMusic)