"Can a mystery man be a baby doll?" Brian James asked in, what, 76? And nearly 40 years later, you can hear the musical answer… if you happen to be in South Wales.
Rat Scabies and Brian James, will be playing , from one end to another, the first UK Punk album ever, Damned Damned Damned, at, get this, at,, get this, "The Hog And Hosper Pub". And what county is this strange and wonderful pub? Ponty Pool, South Wales.
I wanna go just to say I've been there, but, hey, Scabies & James will be playing their truly terrific Damned Damned Damned, from one end to the other. I kinda doubt it is the extended mix but hey I'd go for "Neat Neat Neat Neat" and "New Rose" alone. Although listening to the entire album for the first time in decades it sounds unreally great, power pop punk back when.
Unbelievably, it was considered a sell out at the time. Obviously that opinion didn't stand the test of time and within two years Elvis Costello was covering it.
So my advise is, if you are in South Wales on Friday, March 2nd, hie thee hence. If you're nyc, you'll probably be stuck with Irving Plaza!