Sound City, by The Hollywood Stars

Sound City

by The Hollywood Stars

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The Hollywood Stars "lost album" Sound City CD repress now distributed via Rum Bar Records.

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	1.	Sunrise On The Sunset 04:13
	2.	I Can't Help It 03:24
	3.	Escape 03:14
	4.	So Blue 02:46
	5.	Too Hot To Handle 02:25
	6.	All The Kids On The Street 03:12
	7.	Habits 02:30
	8.	Make It To The Party 03:14
	9.	Shotgun 04:21
	10.	Houdini Of Rock And Roll 04:25

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The Hollywood Stars "lost album" Sound City CD repress now distributed via Rum Bar Records.
For digital and other formats get direct from The Hollywood Stars: thehollywoodstars.bandcamp.com/album/sound-city
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The Hollywood Stars: 50th Anniversary for LA Classic Rockers Steeped in Rock History: www.einpresswire.com/article/672857456/the-hollywood-stars-50th-anniversary-show-for-la-classic-rockers-steeped-in-rock-history
The incredible story of The Hollywood Stars: www.metaltalk.net/the-incredible-story-of-the-hollywood-stars.php

"A lot of Rum Bar Records harken back to the early seventies. Now, the label has released Sound City by The Hollywood Stars, which was actually recorded in 1976. It’s funny you have to wrap your mind around the recording date. A lot of groups imitate that sound so you are familiar with it, it doesn’t seem too retro. None the less, this is the real deal." - Paul Blowfish

"Sound City is nothing but big hooks, catchy tunes and exuberant performances. With swaggering guitars and vocals, “Escape,” “Shotgun” and the irresistible “All the Kids On the Street” wave the flag for stripped down glam, like Sweet hits that never were. “Habits” and “Too Hot to Handle” dial up the voltage for lead guitar-soaked hard rockers that sound like precursors to proto-hair metallers like Starz. “Make It to the Party” channels the slide guitar-fueled party rock of the Faces, while “So Blue” jumps into the Raspberries’ ultra-romantic end of the pool. “I Can’t Help It” and “Sunrise On Sunset” would fit snugly on the Yellow Pills compilations of lost power pop classics. The record ends with the glammed-up boogie of “Houdini of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” a mini-epic frosted with electric sitar, of all things." - Big Takeover

The Hollywood Stars, a group originally assembled to be Los Angeles' answer to the NY Dolls in 1973, have announced the first-time issue of a “lost album” recorded in 1976. Sound City arrives on CD and digital download.

The Hollywood Stars are a story of an immensely popular local act whose fans would line up to see them play on the Sunset Strip at the Whisky a Go Go and the Starwood in the 1970s. They are one of the few bands to release a split single with The Kinks, whom they opened for in 1977. Journey, Van Halen, Quiet Riot and Iggy and the Stooges opened for them, and they opened for The Ramones, The New York Dolls, Bo Diddley and The James Gang. The group’s rhythm guitarist Mark Anthony co-wrote a number of the band’s original songs, some of which became much more famous as covers (Alice Cooper’s “Escape,” KISS’s “King of the Night Time World.”)

Producer Kim Fowley (creator of the all-female rock band The Runaways that introduced Joan Jett) assembled the Hollywood Stars in 1973 as Los Angeles’ answer to the New York Dolls, the American pioneers of the Glam Rock movement that included David Bowie, The Sweet and Suzi Quatro. Fowley handpicked talented young musicians from the Sunset Strip’s local scene, starting with singer Scott Phares of the band Adrian, then adding seasoned musicians Terry Rae (The Flamin’ Groovies) and Ruben De Fuentes (Meatloaf). The band chose Gary Van Dyke as their bass player, and Fowley added his chauffeur Mark Anthony on rhythm guitar. The Hollywood Stars played their first show on December 17, 1973, headlining the Whisky a Go Go.

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released January 19, 2024

The Hollywood Stars 1976:
Ruben De Fuentes: Lead Guitar
Bobby Drier: Drums, Percussion
Marc Anthony: Lead Vocals, Guitar
Terry Rae: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Michael Rumans: Bass Guitar, Vocals

All songs by Mark Anthony unless otherwise noted
Produced & engineered by Neil Merryweather Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA, 1976

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