{"product_id":"babylon-the-elektra-years-1987-1992","title":"Babylon – The Elektra Years 1987-1992","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree key albums from legendary hair metal glamsters \u003cstrong\u003eFaster Pussycat\u003c\/strong\u003e from the end of the ‘80s and early ‘90s. Including a host of bonus tracks and the EP \u003cem\u003eLive And Rare\u003c\/em\u003e from 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForming in Hollywood, California in 1985, and taking their name from Russ Meyer’s 1965 exploitation trash classic, \u003cstrong\u003eFaster! Pussycat! Kill! Kill!\u003c\/strong\u003e, Taime Downe (lead vocals), Greg Steele (guitar), Brent Muscat (guitar), Eric Stacy (bass), and Mark Michals (drums) were in the right place at the right time with their brand of sleaze rock and glam metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSigning to legendary record label Elektra, they released their self-titled debut on 7th July 1987 (two weeks ahead of Guns N’ Roses’ debut, \u003cem\u003eAppetite For Destruction\u003c\/em\u003e). Becoming MTV favourites with videos for the songs ‘Bathroom Wall’ and ‘Don’t Change That Song’, their fame and infamy was further propelled by appearing in the Penelope Spheeris film \u003cem\u003eThe Decline of Western Civilization part 2 – The Metal Years\u003c\/em\u003e, with the band interviewed as well as performing ‘Cathouse’ and ‘Bathroom Wall’ on stage. In America the band toured with Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth, and Motörhead to promote the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey reached a commercial peak in 1989 with second album, \u003cem\u003eWake Me When It’s Over\u003c\/em\u003e, which was swiftly awarded gold sales status. Featuring the singles ‘House Of Pain’ and ‘Poison Ivy’, \u003cem\u003eWake Me When It’s Over\u003c\/em\u003e was marked by a heavier, less glam rock approach. They also recorded a cover of Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’ for the compilation album ‘Rubáiyát’, an album celebrating Elektra Records’s 40th Anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLed by the single ‘Nonstop to Nowhere’, 1992’s self-explanatory \u003cem\u003eWhipped!\u003c\/em\u003e fared well, but despite sold out tours, the rise of grunge was making many of \u003cstrong\u003eFaster Pussycat\u003c\/strong\u003e’s glam rock contemporaries look a little obsolete. The band called it a day in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hne Recordings Ltd","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50459331166539,"sku":"1136893","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0e239d6f-5e73-447d-bf33-9fb70a63fd6d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727220255","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/babylon-the-elektra-years-1987-1992","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}