The Crybabys / Lester Greenowski The Italian Job – split (Black vinyl)

(Side A:
The Crybabys to celebrate 25 years from their first record release, after 15 years of hiatus, founding members Honest John Plain (The Boys, Ian Hunter, The Lurkers, Mannish Boys), Darrell Bath (Uk Subs, Vibrators, Dogs D’Amour, Ian Hunter) and Robbie Ruston (Whizz Kids, Captain Sensible, Gunslingers, Mannish Boys) augmented by Lester Greenowski (Lester and the Landslide Ladies, Honest John Plain) went back to the studio. Crybabys are ready to set to woo a new generation with their Mott The Hoople, Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Faces inspired brand of rock ‘n’ roll. Formed in London in the early summer of 1990 the band quickly built a substantial live following securing a record deal with Receiver and were voted "Best New Band of 1991" by Kerrang Magazine. In 1995 Plain and Bath were chose by the living legend Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) to write, perform and even share vocal duties on his 1995 Dirty Laundry. In 2015 the band decide to record a new version of "Scars", song they penned for the "Dirty Laundry" record, with Bath on main vocals and to revisit Jagger, Richards timeless classic "Tell Me".
Side B:
Lester Greenowski (Lester and the Landslide Ladies, Honest John Plain, The Crybabys) is back with two brand new songs written and recorded on the road in between tours. After almost 15 years on the scene, gigs, releases, collaborations and overall the seal of approval of both critics and audience Greenowski confirmed himself, among his generation, as one of the best in what he does: rock and roll. So if it’s rock and roll what you looking for that’s exactly what you’ll get with "On The Autobahn" and "Again", the new numbers you will find on this split, get ready for a good time)Side A:
The Crybabys to celebrate 25 years from their first record release, after 15 years of hiatus, founding members Honest John Plain (The Boys, Ian Hunter, The Lurkers, Mannish Boys), Darrell Bath (Uk Subs, Vibrators, Dogs D’Amour, Ian Hunter) and Robbie Ruston (Whizz Kids, Captain Sensible, Gunslingers, Mannish Boys) augmented by Lester Greenowski (Lester and the Landslide Ladies, Honest John Plain) went back to the studio. Crybabys are ready to set to woo a new generation with their Mott The Hoople, Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Faces inspired brand of rock ‘n’ roll. Formed in London in the early summer of 1990 the band quickly built a substantial live following securing a record deal with Receiver and were voted "Best New Band of 1991" by Kerrang Magazine. In 1995 Plain and Bath were chose by the living legend Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) to write, perform and even share vocal duties on his 1995 Dirty Laundry. In 2015 the band decide to record a new version of "Scars", song they penned for the "Dirty Laundry" record, with Bath on main vocals and to revisit Jagger, Richards timeless classic "Tell Me".

Side B:
Lester Greenowski (Lester and the Landslide Ladies, Honest John Plain, The Crybabys) is back with two brand new songs written and recorded on the road in between tours. After almost 15 years on the scene, gigs, releases, collaborations and overall the seal of approval of both critics and audience Greenowski confirmed himself, among his generation, as one of the best in what he does: rock and roll. So if it’s rock and roll what you looking for that’s exactly what you’ll get with "On The Autobahn" and "Again", the new numbers you will find on this split, get ready for a good time.

Side A 7:05
1 – SCARS 3:37
2 – TELL ME 3:26

Side B 6:23
1 – ON THE AUTOBAHN 2:36
2 – AGAIN 3:44

REVIEWS

Laurent C< - Veglam 09/02/2016

Lester was The CRYBABYS ‘ bass player on their last European tour, so the idea to join forces for a split record probably just came out naturally, and it seems like it wasn’t a bad idea at all.
After a 15 years hiatus, The CRYBABYS are back with original members Honest John Plain ( The BOYS ), Darrell Bath ( VIBRATORS , DOGS D’AMOUR …) and Robbie Rushton ( GUNSLINGERS, MANNISH BOYS …), and they sound better than ever! "Scars" is a song that was already released on "Dirty Laundry", but they re-recorded it for this 7", and since the STONES influence is quite obvious, they also decided to cover "Tell Me", and it just makes us want to hear more!
On the other side, LESTER GREENOWSKI offers us two new songs, "On The Autobahn", a RAMONES kind of punk rock song which was probably inspired by touring in Germany, and "Again", a catchy old-school rock’n’roll tune.
Add a killer cover by Guillaume Sellier (Teenage Lust Prod) which was also the poster for their Parisian gig on the last tour, and you have a great rock’n’roll record!