New Crushed Butler release 1st of December
For all CB Droogs: Released on December 1st on 12' Vinyl
CRUSHED BUTLER "Uncrushed" LP RHB - 110 new release check this link and get it:http://radioheartbeat.net/ with new bonus track.
CRUSHED BUTLER "Uncrushed" LP
RHB - 110
Many bands are called legendary, few are. Among them are Crushed Butler whose assualt on the UK prog rock scene in 69-70 layed out the dynamics that were to follow in the best punk, glam and pub rock records of the seventies. From the anthemic R&B classic "High School Dropout", to the pure punk mayhem of "It's My Life" and "Factory Grime" and the heavy Sabbath-esque psych of "Love Is All Around Me" this has long been a record deserving of wider accessibility. Radio Heartbeat Records is pleased to make that happen. The RHB LP edition adds a 2nd version of "High School Dropout" and an previously unreleased instrumental recording, "Let It Ring" to the 6 tracks first pressed on the Dig The Fuzz 10" in the 90s to make this the definitive vinyl release that contains the band's complete surviving recordings.
There is a special press kit version available (limited to 75 copies) which contains bonus Crushed Butler press photos, reprinted emphera, Crushed Butler comic and badge.
CRUSHED BUTLER "Uncrushed" LP + Press Pack = $20
Best from
Darryl
19th of November 2009
from myspace: http://www.myspace.com/crushedbutleruk
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
DARRYL READ PUTS THE VERBAL BOOTS TO CB NAYSAYER!!!
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Probably the sole negative review of Crushed Butler ever. Check out Darryl Read’s rebuttle!!! :
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Crushed Butler Review by Richie Unterberger....
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Crushed ....Butler.... never got a record deal during the brief time they were active, but they did manage to make a few studio recordings. These seven tracks (including two versions of "High School Dropout") were rescued from such 1969-1971 sessions, though it's more like an EP than an album, the playing time adding up to a mere 21 minutes. Though some of the group's retrospective press has played them up as "proto-punks," in fact this is more like late-'60s/early-'70s hard rock with a raw, pouting edge than a clear ancestor of punk. There's a downbeat, grinding flavor to these outings, though "High School Dropout" has an updated Chuck Berry feel reminiscent of some of the MC5 songs that took that approach. But the songs and basic, ominous riffs aren't as strong as the attitude. It's a little unusual for the era in its insouciant bluntness, but it's not exceptional music, either in terms of its position within its era or its own artistic merits.....
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To....
Richie Unterberger ....
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So you think you know about Punk! And you throw down statements in reviews about Crushed Butler --- pertaining that CB were not Punk and the music wasn't good!.... Have you seen the 1969 image of CB have you heard the music! --- No I don't think so, in fact, what I think you are is yet another failed musician trying to be clever --- with jealous prejudice --- an arselicker to the likes of Mojo mag and Rhino records. I have seen a pic of you with your semi-balding head and sly half-smile! You got a book out on the Velvet Underground ---- did you know Nico was my friend, and there are 60 un-published as-of-yet photos of Nico and I; to prove it! --- And I bet your book is a cheap shot! --- And I could be sure that Nico would never let a creep like you write on her when she was alive, with VU or otherwise!....
You are what I call a scene parasite, not an underground journalist --- your are more of the Shit-Cunt variety; and a pseudo smug freak --- of what CB and Punks and Independent Artists were always against!
I hope more CB Droogs, Punks, Rock musicians and real Underground fans find you, and put you in your place, or at least let you crawl back to it! ....
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Punk enough for ya .... Richie!
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Darryl Read of Crushed Butler
Berlin October 31st 2009
www.DarrylRead.com....