MINT Unplayed DIRTY LOOKS Cool From The Wire LP 1988 RARE Radio Promo copy GREAT

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August 08, 2020 - 12:30:36 AM GMT (over 3 years ago)
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DIRTY LOOKS Cool From The Wire RARE, MINT & UNPLAYED Radio Promotional Copy 1988 Original Vintage Vinyl Atlantic Records 7 81836-1 Description:I received this promotional copy of Dirty Looks - Cool From The Wire, when I worked in radio. Never played it and as with many of my extra albums it has been stored away for over 30 years in a closet standing upright with hundreds of other unplayed LPs, so the record itself is mint, unplayed in its original sleeve, having never been removed from it except partially to take a photo for this listing. IMO - This is one of the most overlooked and underrated hard rock bands of all time. Every song on this album is good. Poor Henrik, the singer-guitarist and songwriter died young. Amazingly talented and tight band all the other members were very talented as I saw them live four times. Signed by AC/DC s label Atlantic they were not promoted properly and never caught on the way they should. Really a shame. Your chance to own a mint copy of a great record. From Melodic Hard Rock: After a handful of indie releases, Dirty Looks finally appeared on a major label when Atlantic Records released Cool From The Wire in 1988. I consider this album, and Dirty Looks’ 1989 follow-up Turn Of The Screw to be two sorely overlooked sleaze metal triumphs. The heart and soul of Dirty Looks was Danish born Henrik Ostergaard. He formed the band in the mid-eighties and continued to record music under the Dirty Looks banner up until his early demise in 2011. The formula was a simple one; greasy blues-based riffing and palm-muted chugging over palatable, pulse-pounding beats. Henrik’s raspy voice was tinged with a bit of that Bon Scott magic, and the result was sleaze city. The incomparable Max Norman (best in the biz) produced Cool From The Wire. Norman was a genius producer, and this record sounds perfect, as it grooves like a son-of-a-bitch. Ostergaard’s lyrics of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll were delivered with a conviction that only a man who lived and breathed the lifestyle could do. And it seems Henrick was the genuine article, hence his unfortunate death at an early age. Check out Ostergaard’s spot-on Bon Scott impression during the middle part of Oh Ruby. Highlights of the album include Cool From The Wire, Tokyo, and (my favorite) It’s A Bitch. R.I.P. Henrik Ostergaard. Thanks for the awesome tunes. Personnel: Henrik Ostergaard – Lead Vocals, Guitar Paul Lidel – Guitars, Backing Vocals Jack Pyers – Bass Gene Barnett – Drums Track listing Side A 1. Cool From The Wire 3:34 2. It’s Not The Way You Rock 3:49 3. Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You 3:22 4. Oh Ruby 4:07 5. Tokyo 3:06 6. Wastin’ My Time 3:32 Side B 7. Put A Spell On You 3:49 8. No Brains Child 3:53 9. Get It Right 4:17 10. It’s A Bitch 4:26 11. Get Off 3:26 Review from Amazon I had never heard of Dirty Looks until last year and after reading the reviews of Cool From The Wire, I bit and bought a copy at my local retro record store. I was slightly smitten and especially surprised by the song OH Ruby and how all of a sudden my hero Bon Scott was still alive! This was something different in the vein of rock n roll from what I have heard before. Henrik Ostergaard is a master at song lyrics they are all amazingly crafted and I don't know of anyone else who can sing quite as fast as he does. On top of all that he plays a smoking guitar. Cool From the Wire is a good album, and deserves its kudos, but it only teases as to what was to come after. I was soon informed by my now best friend and record store manager that I had only tasted the tip of the iceberg. Before long I was buying up all the Dirty Looks that I could lay my hands on. Each one drawing me in more and deeper into being a crazed fan of this band. As hard as the original cd's of their classics were to find, I eventually obtained them all. This band should have been bigger. Problem is that most of their best stuff came out up against a flood of highly supported glam and other hair metal bands. On top of that they continued right into the teeth of the grunge movement, and never changed their style. Dirty Looks even continued to release cd's right on up into 2011 with good releases like ICU, and California Free Ride. I can still remember the day my bud informed me that Henrik had died. That news came closer to bringing me to tears than a lot of my own personal trials. Another note of trivia is that if you listen to Dirty Looks long enough and pay attention to the lyrics you will hear Henrik's singing some of the most notable lyrics from some of the best songs of rock n roll past. I've wondered if anyone else has ever picked up on this fact. One day I'm going to make a list of each song that contains a line from a famous song and bring it to light. I think it will make people think, and realize the genius of Henrik. Condition:Vinyl - Mint and unplayed - Never removed from sleeve except partially to take one photo for this listing. Cover - The condition is excellent - There is a small promotional promotional notch cut into where the record comes out of the cover as seen in the photos. The spine is nice. Corners are nice. Paper sleeve in great shape has a tiny fold as it was inserted that way during manufacturing process. Please see photos or ask for more if you want. U.S. Bidders Only! Payment: Payment via paypal. If in NYC area, may be picked up in person and paid with cash. Winning bidder to pay within 48 hours. Shipping:Record will be securely packed in an LP Box and sent via media mail $4.00 which includes tracking. Due to limiting post office visits this will ship within 5 business days. 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August 03, 2020 - 12:30:36 AM GMT (over 3 years ago)
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