ROSE TATTOO – THE HISTORICAL RELEASES – THE EARLY YEARS
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It was the year of 1976, as Peter Wells, former bass player of the Sydney band, Infamous Buffalo, went on the
search for partners to start an aggressive new Street Rock´n`Roll band. The only condition: All members had to
have tattoos, short hair and the same clothing style. At the same time in Melbourne there was a singer by the name
of Angry Anderson, who’s voice reminded you of a young Rod Stewart. Anderson met with Wells and the
chemistry between them hit off straight away.
With a blues-rock type sound, which reminded of the Stones and Faces, Rose Tattoo performed their fi rst gig on
the evening of New Years Day in 1976 and shortly thereafter signed their fi rst deal with Albert Productions, the
fi rm known as the Australian Hard Rock label where bands such as AC/DC and the Angels had also found their
home. The in-house producers of the fi rm were the legendary Harry Vanda and George Young who had made
their name with the Easybeats. The fi rst Tattoo single ‘Bad Boy For Love’, hit the radio like a rocket. In 1978
followed the self titled debut album, that in the meantime has been re-named Rock’n’Roll Outlaws.
In the early years of their career, the band spent all of their time on the road until 1981 where they released their
second album Assault and Battery. Rose Tattoo had meanwhile developed into a form of Rock’n’Roll-Samurai:
Angry regularly lost consciousness on stage or just stood whilst covered in blood and emotionally overwhelmed
in front of the crowd. Fitting to this the band released their third album Scarred for Life (1982), where the title
spoke more than a thousand words. After tours with Aerosmith and ZZ Top, in 1983 everything came to a halt. It
was only ten years later that they got back together when their faithful fans Guns N’Roses, who had in the
meantime covered ‘Nice Boys’, asked them to re-form and open their 1993 Australian tour.
On the evening before their performance at Calder Park in Melbourne Slash and Duff got together on stage with
Anderson & Co. In 1999 Rose Tattoo fi nally presented themselves in Europe, playing several spectacular
concerts under the motto ´Songs like a Hurricane 3` (feat. Böhse Onkelz, Saxon & Danzig). Something similar
happened just a year later when the band made an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in 2000 showing
the many young metal heads how real Rock´n´Roll is forged.
The musicians used the excellent atmosphere with over 25,000 Wacken fans to record songs for their live album
25 To Life. „We were a little nervous, but at the same time totally motivated to give our best“, Anderson
remembered. „We went out on the stage and said: No matter what happens, today we are going to give everything.
The atmosphere was really overwhelming.“ Anderson & Co. had already hit German stages in the previous
summer with great club shows.
Finally they returned to Australia to compose the material for the highly praised album Pain which was then
released in 2002. Due to the heavy illness of Peter Wells, further plans fort he band were put on ice, Wells passed
away in March 2006, in October 2006, the former Bass player of the band Ian Rilen also lost his life.
There have probably been more sophisticated explanations in the annals of rock music as to why a mature and
experienced musician may feel that he has a vocation for rock ‘n’ roll, but here’s Pete Wells’ reply: “What else
can you do in Australia but write rock songs?” he asks with amusement. “People always think everything’s so
exciting over here, when in fact it’s dead boring. There are no crocodiles here, with the exception of Angry
Anderson perhaps, and I’ve never run into Crocodile Dundee.”
Pete Wells is the guitarist and songwriter with Rose Tattoo, one of the hottest temptations since the invention of
the electric guitar, while the above mentioned Angry Anderson is the group’s vocalist. Anderson, the band’s
visual and acoustic focus thanks to his conspicuous appearance, is a real live wire. His raw, whiskey-soaked voice
releases pure adrenaline, lending expression and ferocity to Rose Tatttoo’s straightforward material.
“My voice is a gift from God,” Anderson comments on his talent. “That’s nothing to do with me, I owe it to a
higher power.” Together, Wells, Anderson and their colleagues, Rob Riley (guitar), Steve King (bass) and Paul
DeMarco (drums), have just come up with their new studio album, entitled Pain. The record consists of almost
sixty minutes of pure, undiluted joy of playing, and one of the current song titles – ‘No Mercy’ – highlights the
record’s uncompromising attitude.
Rose Tattoo don’t hold back in other respects either, seeing that numbers like ‘Someone To Fuck’, ‘Hard Rockin’
Man’, ‘The Devil Does It Well’ or ‘One More Drink’ require no further comment. As Anderson roars out his
down-to-earth rock prose in no uncertain terms, Rose Tattoo’s musical style is equally blunt and honest. They
don’t waste any time beating about the bush but overlay pulsating rhythms with loads of steaming hot guitar riffs,
while the bass generally grooves away stoically on one basic note, accompanied by slide guitars and earthy solos.
“That’s the great thing about our music: there’s no faking it, on our albums you get that authentic, pure rock ’n’
roll feel,” Pete Wells explains the prevailing direction on Pain. “That’s precisely what we’re known for and what
people expect from us.” The 16 tracks on Pain were produced by Rainer Haensel at the Karo Studios in Brackel
outside Hamburg, with former Victory guitarist Herman Frank (Saxon, Nostradamus, among others) in charge of
the mix.
ROSE TATTOO – HISTORICAL RELEASE #2
It was in 1976 when Peter Wells, erstwhile guitarist with Infamous Buffalo from Sydney, set out looking for some
like-minded spirits to found an aggressive new street rock ‘n’ roll group. His conditions were that all members
had to sport tattoos, short hair and dress in the same style. At that time there was a vocalist in Melbourne whose
voice was reminiscent of a young Rod Stewart. Anderson met up with Wells, and the chemistry between them
was dynamic from the word ‘go’. Featuring a blues rock sound which brought back memories of early Stones and
Faces, Rose Tattoo performed their debut gig on New Year’s Eve 1976 and went on to sign a contract with Albert
Productions, home of Australian rock acts of the tougher persuasion, like AC/DC and Angels. House producers
were the legendary Harry Vanda and George Young, both of Easybeats fame.
The first Tattoo single ‘Bad Boy For Love’ was an instant radio smash, followed by an eponymously titled debut
album in 1978, later rechristened Rock ’n’ Roll Outlaws. The band toured tirelessly during the first years of their
career and brought out their second recording Assault And Battery in 1981. By this stage, Rose Tattoo had
become something of a rock ‘n’ roll samurai: Angry frequently lost consciousness on stage or stood in front of his
audience, overcome by emotions and covered in blood. “There used to be a lot of drugs and alcohol involved, but
luckily that’s all behind us now. We’re much wiser. Or at least I hope so,” grins Wells.
Suitably, their third album was called Scarred For Life (1982) – a title that says more than a thousand words.
After tours with Aerosmith and ZZ Top, the Rose Tattoo story ground to a temporary halt in 1983. It took another
ten years before the band, on request of their faithful fans Guns N’Roses, who had recorded a cover version of the
Rose Tattoo standard ‘Nice Boys’, got together again, appearing as opening act during the Gunners’ 1993 tour of
Australia. During the show at Calder Park in Melbourne, Slash and Duff joined Anderson & Co. on stage for the
first time.
In 1999, Rose Tattoo came to Europe at long last, performing a number of spectacular shows during tours like
‘Songs Like Hurricanes 3’, featuring Boehse Onkelz, Saxon & Danzig. This feat was repeated one year later at the
Wacken Open Air 2000, where the band proved to the – in sections extremely young – festival crowd what real
rock ‘n’ roll is made of. The musicians used the fantastic atmosphere generated by the almost 25,000 punters to
record their live album 25
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To Life at the Wacken Open Air. “We were a little nervous at first, but at the same time we felt incredibly
motivated to really do our best,” Anderson recalls. “We went out on stage and said to ourselves: no matter what
happens, we’re going to do the best we can. The atmosphere was really awesome.”
The following summer Angry & Co. set out for another assault on German stages, causing a major stir with their
impressive club performances, before the musicians returned to Oz to compose the material for their current
album Pain, which is about to be released.
ROSE TATTOO – HISTORICAL RELEASE #3
Rose Tattoo was a matter of destiny from the outset. In 1976 Peter Wells, former bassist with Sydney's infamous
Buffalo who by that point was playing slide guitar was looking around for players for an aggressive new street
punk band he was putting together. Each member had to be tattooed, have their hair cropped and dress for unity.
Ian Rilen from Band Of Light was Wells' first recruit.
In Melbourne a singer by the name of Angry Anderson who at times sounded like a young Rod Stewart was
looking to get his old band, the notorious Buster Brown back together or at least recapture some sense of it. He
met up with Wells and the chemistry was instantaneous. Mick Cocks, a Melbourne cohort of Angry's joined on
rhythm guitar soon after. Dallas "Digger" Royall, another buddy of Angry's took the drumming stool.
With a sound that proudly owed much to the blues, The Stones and The Faces, the Tatts played their first gig on
New Year's Eve 1976 at Chequers, the same site AC/DC debuted on a few years earlier.
The band's alien look coupled with the ferocity of their sound and brain busting volume inspired drop dead horror
in many and plenty of attention from the boys in blue who had never seen anything like the Tatts on any beat,
anytime, anywhere. But that reaction was never the main game. Where the Tatts really struck an artery was in the
souls of the real rock n' roll crowd, the punters who were also tired of the crap on the radio and having to sit
through a disco for hours to hear just one song that spoke to their gut. These folks instinctually understood the
Tatts and didn't require anything to be explained to them. The outlaws had their band. Finally.
The Tatts were signed up by Albert Productions, the home of Australian hard rock n' roll who also had AC/DC
and The Angels on their books. On top of that the organisation's house producers were the world famous
legendary duo Harry Vanda and George Young of Easybeats' fame.
Tattoo's first single, Ian Rilen's Bad Boy For Love was an instant radio hit though Rilen departed before it was
released. It was followed by the Tatt's debut self titled album in 1978 which featured Anderson associate from his
Buster Brown days, Geordie Leech on bass. The next few years were spent tirelessly touring the country driving
publicans crazy with their decibel hunger and fans nuts with their no bullshit, death before dishonour stance.
Their second album, Assault and Battery came in 1981 at which time the Tatts went on a search and destroy
mission across Europe. They were rightly hailed as the new metal gurus and everyone from ZZ Top to Iron
Maiden came to check out their live savagery and to steal a line from The Who's Pete Townshend "get their ears
raped". The band were front page material in the highly influential English music weekly circuit and critics were
raving about the first album which was retitled Rock n' Roll Outlaws and the Assault and Battery effort. They
even had the distinction of being the loudest band since Led Zeppelin to play London's famed Marquee Club.
Mick Cocks left at this point and was replaced by former Dallimore guitar beast, 'Rockin' Robin Riley. Tattoo
were now like some rock n' roll samurai. Angry regularly passed out on stage and bloodied himself from the
emotion of it all. The third album, 1982's Scarred For Life said it all.
The next stage of their world domination (or should that be world deafenation) was America where they toured
extensively with Aerosmith and ZZ Top. One show in Indiana was caught by a mesmerised kid called William
Bailey who later went by the name of Axl Rose. Wells called time and left in 1983 as did Royall.
A decade later following an approach from arch fans, Guns n' Roses who had recorded the Tatts' Nice Boys the
band reunited with Paul Demarco on drums and opened for the Gunners on their 1993 Australian tour. The night
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before they played Calder Park in Melbourne Slash and Duff from Gunners joined the Tatts on stage at the Palace.
It was a meeting of two rock n' roll generations but it was the Gunners who were awestruck. Now the Tatts are
spreading their unique rock n' roll fever and fervour again.
"It'll be good to get really rowdy with some sex, drugs and other people's amps to blow up" grins Tatt's founder,
Peter Wells. "It'll be ugly and loud. Some of us more than others."
Ray Martin and charity challenges? Nah, forget it. Angry curls a lip and exposes what were once literally
chiselled teeth.
"It's like waking up a dragon" he smiles knowingly. "Everybody knows that dragons always have fire."
And all hell will break loose. Fact.
MURRAY ENGLEHEART
ROSE TATTOO – HISTORICAL RELEASE #4
Rose Tattoo began as a dark, brooding vision conjured up by Peter Wells, the imposing figure who had played
bass with Sydney street punks, Buffalo. What he wanted to create was the loudest, most aggressive rock 'n' roll
outfit the planet had ever seen. Inspired by Ry Cooder's work with Frank Zappa associate, Captain Beefhart, Peter
switched to slide guitar and set about forging a brutal, slashing style.
This move created a vacancy in his monster band vision for a bass player and Ian Rilan was drafted. A tiny howler
of a vocalist from Melbourne by the name of Angry Anderson who had fronted the notorious Buster Brown which featured later AC/DC drummer, Phil Rudd and bass player Geordie Leach who would end up on Tattoo's
rank - and a young guitarist, Mick Cook's were looking for just the sort of band Peter was working on.
On one of Angry's recruiting trips to Sydney he and Mick got together with Peter and Ian and blasted out in a
basement in Petersham and Rose Tattoo was born.
The band were round off with another Melbourne dweller, Dallas "Digger" Royal on drums. The band's first
"official" show was on New Year's Eve 1976 at Sydney's Bondi Lifesaver and it wasn't just the volume and
aggression that drew attention.
For the first six months or so their existence, Tattoo were a sullen glare of cropped fluoro pink and orange hair in
denim and black with tattoos that gave them an almost tribal look. Guns 'n' Roses took on a similar look almost a
decade later. The police force who were yet to hear of the Sex Pistols reckoned they had stumbled across a gang
of aliens and kept the band under close...er...scrutiny. Pub owners were terrified that booking the band would just
invite rioting and violence. For sometime their only two haunts in Sydney were the Bondi Lifesaver and
Chequers.
Soundwise, Tattoo played a skull crushing mutation of Litte Richard, The Rolling Stones, The Faces and Chuck
Berry all driven by Wells' gutteral slide, Angry's field holler vocals and a ferocity that made audiences as pals as
the skin of the band themselves.
Bon Scott and Angus Young regularly joined the band on stage and it was on their recommendation that former
Easybeats and production legends for the famed Albert label, Harry Vanda and George Young first went to see
them. The pair liked what they witnessed and produced the band's first single for Alberts, the 1977 true classic,
Bad Boy For Love. Ian Rilen who wrote the song left just after the release of the single which much to everones
surprise was a hit.
By the time the band recorded their first album in 1978 which was filled with living, breathing and often bleeding
tales of street gang violence, drug dealers and the simple, soul saving joy of rock 'n' roll, Geordie Leach had been
recruited to consolidate the linup.
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Guns 'n' Roses later recorded the album's Nice Boys and subsequent single were Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw and One Of
The Boys which got the band banned on the Countdown programme after Angry and Mick Cooks "kissed" during
the song (they were on fact swapping chewing gum).
A version of The Kinks' You Really Got Me was recorded but never released. Around 1979, Mick and Georgie
took leave of absence and the band continued on as a tour piece with guitar godfather and the early seventies'
leader of Melbourne's infamous Coloured Balls Lobby Lloyd on incredibly loud bass.
That lineup went to went to the U.S. in 1980 and recorded in the Hollywood studios of expatriot Australian hard
rock king, Billy Thorpe. Those sessions which included the use of synthesisers and backward guitar techniques
were the advance blueprint for the 1982 album. Scared For Life have never been released and remain in the
vaults. In 1981, the band regrouped, recorded the Assault And Battery album and carried out a search and destroy
mission on Europe and the U.K. to capitalise on the glowing response imported copies of the first album had
received in those parts.
The Tatts were greeted as metal's new gurus despite the fact they were closer to the Stones then to Judas Priest.
They played at London's legendary Marqee (the club's manager reportedly reakoned the only band to eclipse
Tattoo's volume was Led Zeppelin), terrified a television studio audience in Bremen, Germany with their
onslaught and made it into the cover of the then prestigious music paper, Sound. The tour highlight had to be an
unforgettable set at the Reading Festival during which Angry headbutted the amp stacks until blood poured from
his forehead. Mick Cooks left the band during the tour and mountainous former Dallimore guitar beast, Rockin'
Rob Riley was hastily flown to Europe.
Back in Australia in 1982, the band recorded the Scarred For Life album once more with producers, Vanada and
Young, before heading off to America for dates with Aerosmith and ZZ Top. When they returned the band again
hit the Australian traps but Peter Wells, Dallas Royall (who died of cancer a few years ago) and Rob Riley left
soon after, Angry carried on with Georgie Leach and recorded the slightly more reflective Southern Cross album
in 1984.
Since that time the Rose Tattoo legend has expanded to massive proportions. From Texas with a band called
Poison 13 who not only sounded like the Tatts but looked like them as well to Mexico and of course Los Angeles
with the likes of Johhny Crash and Guns 'n' Roses, the spirit of Rose Tattoo is a magical aura. I never expect to
see the like of them again.
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"Imagine if the Dirty Dozen or The Wild bunch ever traded in their artillery for guitars and you'll have some idea
of the rock dream we're being hauled into. Swaggeringuntamed rock'n'roll desperadoes with hearts of gold,
brawling barbarians putting the frighteners on rock's Artypretenders but never hurting nobodywho don't deserve
it." - Garry Bushell - Sounds (UK)
Theirs was indeed a baptism by fire. Assaulting the battered stage of Sydney's celebrated Bondi Lifesaver on
December 31st 1976, ROSE TATTOO made their debut. New Years Eve. By the time they'd crashed back-stage,
they'd been hailed as the true contenders for the hard rock crown.Enough of the pretenders.
It was time for a rock 'n' roll band with all the swing of a fence paling in a street fight to conquer the boards. And
from that first hot 'n' sweaty summers night, this menacing outfit, this band of rock 'n' roll outlaws, this feared and
revered specter of the ROSE TATTOO was in control. It had to happen, of course, when some of the heaviest
elements Oz rock has ever celebrated banded together.
On vocals (or "throat" as the credits go): Angry Anderson. The street-fightin' product of Melbourne's working
class gang wars, the five foot two inch tattooed lizard had fronted BUSTER BROWN, one of the rawest, most
fearsome rock 'n' roll bands the skins and the sharpies had ever paid homage to.
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On slide guitar: Pete Wells.....or ...H.G. as he's reverently referred to. A six foot plus man-mountain of tattooed
tapestries. An accomplished tattooist and a guitarist of ill-repute having come through the embattled ranks of
BUFFALO - one of the dirtiest heavy metal bands Australia ever produced.
On drums: Dallas 'Digger' Royall - a former Army chopper pilot who's spent the past fifteen years thrashing the
kit & the bottle. A drummer with power, precision and accuracy of a commando - even after a 32 hour binge innocents tend to avoid him. The eyes say it all.
Bass: Geordie Leach. A killer bassist who works hand in fist with 'Digger'. He too was the product of Melbourne's
infamous BUSTER BROWN.
Guitar: Rob Riley - a blues based guitarist who'd concreted his reputation with Sydney heavy metal merchants
DALLIMORE in the late seventies.
Catch any members of ROSE TATTOO - and recognition will be immediate. Sure, they've probably spent as
much time behind bars as they have under them, but that ain't necessarily the unifying factor. When it all comes
down what really counts is the attitude - and the tatts. The indelibly imprinted ring on the middle finger of their
hands, the Rose Tattoo : Rock'n'Roll tatt on their arms. The ultimate (and ever-lasting) symbol of true
identification with a bunch of people you love and respect. As Angry explains it, it all comes down to Ying and
Yang - the masculine violence of the tattoo coupled with the feminine beauty of the rose. And that respect........ it
don't come easy.
From the first performance during the dying moments of '76 until the present day, ROSE TATTOO have proven
themselves to be one of the hardest, heaviest, toughest rock 'n' roll bands that's ever stalked the boards. In
Australia, they worked the pubs for three years, driving the followers into terminal euphoria.
They clobbered the charts with songs like Bad Boy For Love. They were banned from appearing on Countdown
(a show with three million viewers every week and a format similar to Top Of The Pops) because of a
controversial incident that exploded when Angry planted a passionate kiss on one of his guitarists in a
spontaneous display of affection. The incurred the wrath of the law at least once a week and still they turned in the
most exhilarating hard rock 'n' roll.
Pirates of the highways, their live reputation was astounding. It was a reputation that was reinforced with the
release of their magnificent debut album. Featuring songs like Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock 'n' Roll), Astra Wally,
The Butcher And Fast Eddie (the true story of a fatal Melbourne gang war), Stuck On You, Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw,
One Of The Boys and Remedy that first LP was a killer. Recorded in Alberts famed rock 'n' roll studio number
one by producers Vanda & Young, it was acclaimed as possibly the most "live" studio album ever recorded.
Vanda & Young, former Easybeats, had recorded such artists as Stevie Wright, John Paul Young and AC/DC, but
it was on this album that they reached their hard rock peak. Turn it up and you could swear you were there,
rocking between the stacks, bleeding into the monitors, giving everything you've got while The Tatts hurtle into
the maelstrom.
Following the Countdown incident and various other controversial situations that only added to their outlaw
status, Rose Tattoo were virtually banned by Australian radio. In short, they were not considered "safe".
Undaunted they continued to rock the pubs, sending fans into a frenzy 'most every night of the week, covering the
territory from Perth to Mooloolabah, building upon that fanatical legion of followers.
By 1980, they'd secured European release for their debut album Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw and had scored chart
positions in Germany and other territories with songs like One Of The Boys. In the wake of recording their second
album Assault & Battery in Sydney (again with Vanda & Young) The Tatts took off to launch their first offensive
on the European market. Based in London, they conducted significant and successful headlining tours of Europe
(also co-headling with such established bands as ZZ Top). In England, they followed up a monumental tour as
support to Rainbow with their own headlining tours of the British Iles. It was that tour with Rainbow that gave
The Tatts the support they deserved. Critics hailed The Rosies. Said Brian Harrigan of Melody Maker, "In Angry
Anderson they possess potentially one of the more charismatic front men in hard rock."
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Other reports were equally as enthusiastic.
In the wake of that tour, Rose Tattoo clobbered the British charts. Magnum Maid reached 14th place on the Oi
charts while Out Of This Place hit fifth position on Record World's Heavy Metal Chart. Over the next few weeks,
following their appearance at the famed Reading Festival (third on a bill of eleven on Saturday night), they
continued to dominate the British charts. On the heavy metal charts, the Assault & Battery album reached number
one (following in the footsteps of the Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw LP which had taken out the honours a few months
earlier). Hailed as the best heavy metal album on 1981, (Sounds) Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw has sown the seeds of
mayhem to follow.
By the time The Tatts had really started swinging, the British heavy metal charts looked like their territory, with
number one positions notched up for Bad Boy For Love and Assault & Battery while Remedy and Rock 'n' Roll
Outlaw single clobbered the top ten. From the day of their arrival in the UK (when they did the first of two
successive sell-out gigs at London's infamous Marquee Club - scoring a widley - viewed spot on the Old Grey
Whistle Test in the process) to their last UK date - a headlining appearance at London's Hammersmith Odeon on
Dec 19, The Tatts took Europe by storm. The fact that they had the grip was undisputed.
Even on one of the toughest tours of the years, the reviewers had "the new steamy heavy metal excitement" of
Rose Tattoo up-staging the "lacklustre" Rainbow.
In December 1981, Rose Tattoo returned to Australia to commence work on their third album. America, they
figured, could wait until 1982. But even without touring, they'd already made a severe impression on the
American psyche. In Recommended Trax, a reviewer for the influential Gavin Report summed it up: "Crawl into
your bomb shelters, here comes Rose Tattoo. After a couple of rounds of AC/DC and Angel City (Australia's)
sending Rose Tattoo over to finish us off." Obviously he'd read the British live reviews; one of which claimed that
Rose Tattoo make Motorhead look like chorus line in a ballet.
Back in Australia, The Tatts ran into trouble. Touring plans were aborted when guitarist Rob Riley lost control of
his motorcycle and thrashed his arm. In six months, the band managed only one live appearance, playing to a
capacity fanatical audience at Sydney's Horden Pavillion (fans, upon hearing about the impending event, flew in
from as far away as Perth - a distance of some three thousand miles - for that one). Backed up by a massive
42,000 watt sound system, Rose Tattoo decimated the venue.
By July '82 they were ready to hit the studio again to record their third album with Vanda & Young........titled
Scarred For Life. In the midst of the recording sessions (again at Alberts) the band prepared for a monumental
Australian pub tour arranged under the banner of Never Too Loud!
With world-wide release of the third album planned for late September/early October, Rose Tattoo are already
planning for their first live assault on America before resuming their European offensive. As Angry said during a
UK interview, "We were formed to be the ultimate rock 'n' roll band." The Tatts, hailed as The Best New Band Of
The Year by the readers of Kerrang! (the mass circulation British heavy metal magazine), are ready to conquer the
world. 'Cos with this band there is a belief, a commitment, and a conviction. As Angry stated when another dose
of hep threatened at strike him down, "No filthy disease is gonna kick me out of this band!"
It's that no-compromise that has cemented Rose Tattoo's reputation. Fashion is irrelevant; the combination is
bonded in blood and ink and this outfit was born to reign. And if Rock 'n' Roll Is King then it's The Tatts who
wield the blade of power. Galvanised and vulcanised, that blade is as dirty as their denims, hard 'n' fast as their
music and as sharp as their street-wise skulls.
Believe it: The Night Of The Rose Tattoo Is Coming Down.....
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On stage, Rose Tattoo look like nothing on earth but Rose Tattoo.
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They stand out from the mass of bands in satin pants like a raw steak in a vegetarian restaurant. All those words
like raw, uncompromising, savage - they all apply, but they´re not enough. Rose Tattoo have something more than
that.
It´s not only the way they look, although that´s damn riventing. Four tall, gaunt men with unnaturally spikey red
hair and the fifth out front stocky and furiously shaven headed aren´t an average sight, even in the realm of
Rock´n´Roll excesses. Kohled eyes smeared with sweat, black t-shirts chewed off at the shoulder sticking to their
wet torsos, pants that were probably once jeans now so worn-in they´re only hanging onto their wearers out of
mutual admiration …. Even that´s not all. Rose Tattoo are really tattooed; they all had tattoos of their own design
before they decided to seal the band´s fate with their intricate and oddly beautiful rose tattoos, all based on the
theme of a rose and rock´n´roll. Each has an equally intricate ring permanently drawn on one finger, and a pierced
ear ring as well.
The band gives an impression of overwhelming masculinity, a totally urban, night time jungle maleness that if
considered objectively, would be awe inspiring, making an audience afraid rather than irresistibly drawn to go
along with the band. It has something to do with having more than a hint of humor. You get the feeling that if
some rich dame accosted them in twenty yards of mink they´d look at her straight in the false eyelashed and say:
"What mug shot all the rabbits for ya?".
All this, and nothing about their music yet. The music is what makes the looks work. If Rose Tattoo looked like
that and didn´t deliver, they´d be ridiculous. As it is, they do deliver; in spades.
Their rock´n´roll pedigrees are excellent. Slide guitarist Peter Wellls spent time with Buffalo, a band of hardnosed
rockers who missed out by being both just after and before their time. Ian Rilan played his Mack truck bass with
Band Of Light. Singer Angry Anderson of the shaven head spent years with Buster Brown, as did drummer Dallas
"Digger" Royal; the band was renowed for its maniacal intesity. Michael Cocks on second guitar is the youngest
member, but in this context this youth means vitality rather that inexperience.
Together, they turn rose Tattoo into tough, hard driving, full on band that barely gives you time to breathe.
Angry´s voice is a harsh roar capable of instant reversal into surprising sweetness. Ian Rilan´s bass and Digger´s
drumming hurtle the sound along so fast and hard you expect to see steam rising from the bass. Sparks flying
from the drumsticks. Michael Cocks guitar fills and runs are always more than just rhythm guitar; he provides the
link in an already solid, complete three piece unit for Peter Wells to take off from, sending knife shrap slide
slicing down your spine, creating that plummeting elevator sensation in your stomach. And Angry, standing with
his legs spread wide, totally caught up, sings rage and fury in a voice like a clenched fist.
Rose Tattoo´s original material varies widely, from the realistic loving tang of "Sweet Rosetta" to the hard, life
worn viciousness of "Astra Wally" and "Bad Boy for Love". They really shine covering the Stones´
"Streetfighter", sung a la Rose Tattoo: "What can a poor boy do `cept sing with Rose Tattoo". And it´s not just a
bunch of nice middle class kids they´re convincing; Rose Tattoo have played in jails. The prisoners were
impressed enough to ask them back; those guys aren´t going to take some naughty boy pose from a pack of
phonies.
Rose Tattoo have a single together "Bad Boy for Love"/"Snow Queen" that´ll convince you better than any flat
words on paper can. Rose Tattoo live will take you one higher - right out of your head.
"Rose Tattoo are currently so hot it all but scorches the tongue just saying the name." Gary Bushwell - Sounds
Magazine
Such is the acclaim that Rose Tattoo have received in the few months that they´ve beeing britain. They arrived in
april to play two sold out shows at London´s Marquee. Their first album "Rock´n´Roll Outlaw" had been reased
throughout Europe during the second half of 1980 to favourable response but it wasn´t until january, 1981 that the
LP was released in France, the things really started to move.
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After six week the album had sold nearly 50.000 copies which gave the group a solid foundation to tour Europe
on. After being turned downed by several UK recording companies, the album was finally released by Carreere
UK in april which started the buzz going around about some outrageous Australian band covered in tattoos, with a
five foot bald lead singer, but as a live act they were an unknown quantity, however any doubts that Rose Tattoo
were just another Aussie band following in the way of AC/DC were allayed the moment the band took to the
stage.
Angry Anderson described recently by being harrigan of Melody Maker as of the most charismatic front men in
hardrock. He is without doubt in a class of his own when it comes to live performance. He struts about the stage
living his name to the full excess and harrasing the audience and delivering songs with such forcefullness, that
you cannot take your eyes of him for fear of missing something.
The bands music is totally uncompromising and the brilliance of Pete Wells slide guitar playing provides a unique
soucre of new energy. The songs are based on real events and because of the nature of the bands respective
backgrounds tend to tell of street gangs and scenes of violence the perfect example being the haunting bluesly
ballad "Butcher and Fast Eddy", and also of the "nasty" image that the band have acquired with songs like "Nice
Boys", "One of the Boys" and the album title track "Rock´n´Roll Outlaw".
Rose Tattoo were formed on december 31st, 1976 a meeting that has been described by both Angry and Pete
Wells as a imagical moment. The two of them had been playing in bands at opposite ends of Australia, Angry in
Melbourne and Pete in Sydney and both their bands had "bad boy" reputations. Both were trying to form bands
that played the music they wanted, until fate threw them together and they discovered that what they were looking
for was one another, they recruited Dallas "Digger" Royall on Drums, Geordie Leach on bass and Michael Cocks
on guitar and have never looked back.
Rose Tattoo enjoyed considerable success in their native land with a top ten hit, "Bad Boy for Love". However,
although physically enormous, Australia is still a small place in terms of success and having gone as far as they
could. They decided to broaden their horizons and set sail for Europe. The first album was selling well and the
band were achieving cult status. Within weeks of their arrival on British soil they were topping heavy rock charts
doing a sell out tour of the UK and had an album and single in the national charts and were special guest on the
massive rainbow tour.
Rose Tattoo´s second album "Assault and Battery" will be released on September 4th, a week after they play at
this year’s Reading Festival.
ROSE TATTOO – HISTORICAL RELEASE #7
ROSE TATTOO - NEVER TOO LOUD FAN SITE BIO
Rose Tattoo began as a dark, brooding vision conjured up by Peter Wells, the imposing figure who had played
bass with Sydney street punks, Buffalo. What he wanted to create was the loudest, most aggressive rock 'n' roll
outfit the planet had ever seen. Inspired by Ry Cooder's work with Frank Zappa associate, Captain Beefhart, Peter
switched to slide guitar and set about forging a brutal, slashing style.
This move created a vacancy in his monster band vision for a bass player and Ian Rilan was drafted. A tiny howler
of a vocalist from Melbourne by the name of Angry Anderson who had fronted the notorious Buster Brown which featured later AC/DC drummer, Phil Rudd and bass player Geordie Leach who would end up on Tattoo's
rank - and a young guitarist, Mick Cook's were looking for just the sort of band Peter was working on. On one of
Angry's recruiting trips to Sydney he and Mick got together with Peter and Ian and blasted out in a basement in
Petersham and Rose Tattoo was born. The band were round off with another Melbourne dweller, Dallas "Digger"
Royal on drums.
1976
On New Years Eve, Rose Tattoo first official show was at Sydney's Bondi Lifesaver and it wasn't just the volume
and aggression that drew attention.
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Bon Scott and Angus Young regularly joined the band on stage and it was on their recommendation that former
Easybeats and production legends for the famed Albert label, Harry Vanda and George Young first went to see
them.
1977
Rose Tattoo first single with Alberts was Bad Boy For Love, produced by Harry Vanda and George Young. Ian
Rilen wrote the song and left the band after the release of the single which much to everones surprise was a hit.
1978
On 11 November, first album ROSE TATTOO was produced by Vanda and Young, provided a quite awesome
statement of intent. The band also contributed two live tracks, "Bad Boy For Love" and "Rock n' Roll Outlaw"
from Canned Rock compilation. Geordie Leach had been recruited to consolidate the linup with Angry Anderson.
The album re-issued with eight bonus tracks, six of which are previously unreleased on 20 September 1990.
1979
In May, Rose Tattoo appeard on CANNED ROCK Live at Parramatta Jail, 1978 Various Artist album.
In May, Geordie Leach and Mick Cook left Rose Tattoo.
Lobby Lloyde recorded John's Song at Matrix Studios, London and Chris Turner recorded Rock 'n' Roll Man at
EMI Studios both tracks appeared on THE AUSTRALIAN GUITAR ALBUM released by Razzle Records
Productions through Festival Records.
In October, Lobby Lloyde joins Rose Tattoo on bass.
1980
That lineup went to went to the USA and recorded in the Hollywood studios of expatriot Australian hard rock
king, Billy Thorpe. Those sessions which included the use of synthesisers and backward guitar techniques were
the advance blueprint for the 1982 album.
1981
On 5 September, the second album ‘ASSAULT AND BATTERY’ was produced by Venda Young and featuring
10 tracks of hard edged street rock. The Rock 'N' Roll Is King single is just one of the many highlights. A UK No.
40 hit in late 1981 and carried out a search and destroy mission on Europe and the UK to capitalise on the glowing
response imported copies of the first album had received in those parts. The album was re-issued on 1 April 1989.
1982
On 30 October, third album SCARRED FOR LIFE features We Can't Be Beaten also UK single It's Gonna Work
Itself Out as well as two rare bonus tracks including the previously non UK issued All Hell Broke Loose. The
album was re-issued with lyrics, liner notes, rare picture sleeves on 13 November 2002.
1983
In January, Rose Tattoo performed at NARARA'83 the tour dated was billed from 28 to 31 January.
Peter Wells, Cocks Mick and Dallas Royal left Rose Tattoo.
On 4 June, The Angels, Rose Tattoo and Choirboys hit the road for East Coast tour.
In August, Pete Wells (slide guitar) formed Scatted Aces with Chris Turner (guitar), Ronnie Peel (bass) and Fred
Zepplin known as Paul DeMarco (drums). The band relesed mini album 6 PACK and single C'mon Everybody
originaly by Eddie Cochran with Big Rock Label.
1984
On 14 November, fourth album SOUTHERN STAR left Angry Anderon and Georgie Leach to carried on and
recorded the slightly more reflective album. Including hit single I Wish, finds the band moving in a more AOR
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style. However, the 10-featured tracks lack none of the bands customary bite and, on Saturday's Rage in
particular, they more than actually capture the cross between Hard Rock and Metal. The album was re-issued on
April 2, 1990.
In November, Georgie Leach left Rose Tattoo.
In November, Pete Wells (guitar) formed Illustrated Men with former members of Rose Tattoo with Ian Rilen
(vocals), Cocks Mick (guitar), Georgie Leach (bass) and Dallas Royal (drums).
Angry Anderson appeared in movie Bullamakanka as Senator's Aide.
1985
Pete Wells (guitar) joined the Lucy De Soto (lead vocals, piano) Band with Fast Eddie known as Georgie Leach
(bass) and Ross Mercer (drums). Tony Zuel replaced Mercer for album THREE GIRLS AND A SAILOR
released with Chase Records.
On 8 August, Angry Anderson appeared in movie Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome as Ironbar.
1986
On 29 March, Albert released A DECADE OF ROCK a greatest hits compilation album.
In July, Lucy De Soto album HELP ME RHONDA, MY BOYFRIEND IS BACK the line up was Pete Wells
(guitar), Georgie Leach (bass) and Charlie Watts (drums).
On 22 November, Rose Tattoo fifth album BEAT OF A SINGLE DRUM was produced by Kevin Beamish and
engineered by Alan Wright with contributions from Tim Gaze, Andy Cichon and Scott Johnson. With additional
help from Stewart Fraser and Michael Caruana.
1987
On 1 July, Angry Anderson peformed Suddenly on Neighbours for Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) and Charlene
Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) wedding.
On 11 July, Suddenly was released as Angry Anderson solo single and reach 2 on Australian music chart.
1988
Mushroom Records re-issued album BEAT OF A SINGLE DRUM as Angry Anderson solo record with different
cover. The UK version Michael O'Reilly was replace by Born To Be Wild with different cover with a picture
sleeve in 1989.
1989
On 1 April, album ROCK 'N' ROLL OUTLAW was re-issue as deluxe digi-pak CD of the Australian rock legends
Rose Tattoo debut album in its original UK cover sleeve. Includes the UK Top 75 single Rock N Roll Outlaw and
the Australian Top 10 Bad Boy For Love plus the original version of Nice Boys which was later covered by Guns
N Roses. Lyrics to all the songs and liner notes by Derek Oliver are a feature of the artwork for this essential
album.
1990
Pete Wells (guitar, vocals) and Lucy De Soto (keyboards, vocals) formed Heart Attack with Mick Cock (guitar),
Mick Strutt (bass) and Paul DeMarco (drums).
In September, Angry Anderson album BLOOD FROM STONE was produced by Michael Slamer, executive
produced by Beau Hill, engineered and mix down engineer by Jeff De Morris, recorded at Enterprise Village and
Devonshire Studios, Los Angeles.
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1991
Dallas Royall died of cancer.
On 9 April, Pete Wells first album EVERYTHING YOU LIKE TRIES TO KILL YOU was produced by Kevin
Shirley.
1992
Albert Production released NICE BOYS DON'T PLAY ROCK AND ROLL a greatest hits compilation album.
In July, Pete Wells second album THE MEANING OF LIFE was produced by Jon Stevens and Stuart Fraser.
Features Lucy De Soto, Tim Gaze, Mick Strutt Bernie Bremond and Scott Johnson.
On 4 August, Anderew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicial JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with John Farnham
(Jesus), Kate Ceberano (Mary Magdalene), Jon Stevens (Judas), John Waters (Pontius Pilate) and Angry
Anderson (Herod).
1993
Rose Tattoo got back together when their faithful fans Guns N’Roses, who had in the meantime covered Nice
Boys, asked them to re-form on Australian tour.
On 10 February, Repertoire Records released ANGRY METAL: 20 GREAT TRACKS a greatest hits compilation
album with 20 tracks from one of Australia's finest Rock exports. Includes Tatts classics like Rock 'N' Roll
Outlaw, One Of The Boys, Scarred For Life and Southern Stars all of which make this a great rose tattoo
collection.
Rose Tattoo video JAILHOUSE ROCK: LIVE AT BOGGO ROAD JAIL the band deliver a thumping set of all
their big hits including Out of This Place, Bad Boy For Love, Assault & Battery, Tramp, The Butcher & Fast
Eddy, Rock‘n’Roll is King, Rock‘n’Roll Outlaw, One of the Boys, Nice Boys, Going Down and the Rolling
Stones classic Street Fighting Man. The original line-up of Angry Anderson, Peter Wells, Geordie Leech and
Mick Cocks reunited to celebrate the closing of the jail alongside the Divinyls and Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs.
The video was released on DVD on 3 March 2003.
1994
Pete Wells formed Hillbilly Moon in Melbourne a acoustic Traveling Wilbury band. The lineup Pete Wells, Paul
Norton, Cletis Carr, Tim Millikan, Ken Farmer. Luccy de Soto and Wendy Stapleton joined the band in 1995.
1995
In June, Pete Wells third album ORHANS was produced by Peter Wells and Lucy De Soto. Recorded in Germany
with studio band Romeo Dog. The album was available with German label Down South. The Pete Wells Band
features Lucy De Soto, Mick Cock, Andy Cichon and Paul DeMarco.
In November, Pete Wells (guitar) and Lucy De Soto (keyboards) formed Blues Hangover in Melbourne a blues
band which features Dave Hogan (vocals, harp), Nigel Rough (guitar), John Stax (bass) and Ken Farmer (drums).
The Blues Hangover album BLUES HANGOVER with Dog Meat label.
1996
In October, Pete Wells fourth album GO AHEAD, CALL THE COPS was produced by Pete Wells Band.
Features Lucy De Soto, Tim Hememley, Timmy Jack Ray.
1997
On 13 May, THE LOUGE LIZARD TOUR with Angry Anderson and Ross Wilson. The show was 2 hour Raw,
Powerful Acoustic Rock.
On 21 July, Repertoire Records released NEVER TOO LOUD (2CD) a compilation was produced by Venda
Young with 37 memorable tracks from the Tatts, including Nice boys, The Butcher & Fast Eddy, One Of The
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Boys and We Can't Be Beaten together with rare live recordings from the BBC archives. Angry Anderson tells the
full fascinating, story of Rose Tattoo to Chris Welch in the accompanying booklet. Two CDs in a slimline jewel
case and housed in a slipcase.
1998
On 3 July, The Angels heard that Rose Tattoo were getting back together for ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE TOUR
both bands hit the road. The line up was Angry Anderson, Peter Wells, Mick Cocks, Ian Rilan, Paul DeMarco.
Albert Production released NICE BOYS DON'T PLAY ROCK AND ROLL a greatest hits compilation album
with All Hell Broke Loose, a single recorded in 1981 but never released.
1999
On 1 August, ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE TOUR Geordie Leach replaced Ian Rilan.
Rose Tattoo returned to Germany and performed a stunning live set in front of 25,000.
2000
On 28 November, a double live album 25 TO LIFE was recorded at Wacken Festival in Germany. Produced by
Rainer Hansel and mixed by Brazen Abbott, emerged through SPV Records in Europe.
On 1 September, Ian Rilen first album LOVE IS MURDER 2CD described as similar to Tom Waits in style and
features bonus tracks from EP Bad Boy For Love, exactly what you would expect from the man who wrote the
song. Bonus tracks, 80MPH Blues, Inside Out and The Worst. Slimline double jewel case with Phantom Records.
2001
On 10 March, Rose Tattoo performed at TED MULRY GANG BENEFIT CONCERT at City Live Night Club,
Sydney's Fox Studios from 9 to 10 March.
On 16 June, Rose Tattoo toured the UK for the first time in 18 years and were rewarded with an exceptional
KKKKK live review in Kerrang!.
On 1 October, Pete Wells and Angry Anderson album PETE WELLS and ANGRY ANDERSON & THE DAMN
FINE BAND. The founding members of Rose Tattoo have come together once more to kick out some of the
finestblues rock jams since Rose Tattoo.
2002
On 1 December, Angry Anderson appered in movie Finding Joy as Kris Quaid.
On 2 July, fifth album PAIN was fiirst studio album in 17 years, 16 tracks like Black Magic, House Of Pain,
Satan's Eyes and Illustrated Man was released with SPV Records. Steamhammer album cover is different to
original release.
On 27 July, their co-headline slot with Doro at the ROCK AND BLUES FESTIVAL in Derby.
On 29 July, the band confirmed a short notice low key London gig at the Garage.
2003
Pete Wells formed Rocks Push and released album THREE GOOD REASONS FOR THE BLUES with Big Rock
Records.
On 10 April, Angry Anderson appered on Fat Pizza as Bikie.
2004
On 26 April, Rose Tattoo with special guest Deep Purple gig at the State Theatre in Sydney.
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On 30 November, Ian Rilen & The Love Addicts second album PASSION BOOTS & BRUISES a cross between
Keith Richards and Charles Bukowski, an album full of gritty blues based rock, exactly what you would expect
from the man who wrote Bad Boy For Love and was in the original line-ups of legendary bands X and Rose
Tattoo. Released with Phantom Records and was re-issued as deluxe and limited editions in triple cover digipack
CD with huge inner booklet, as well as limited edition of 500 thick vinyls with gatefold full color cover with Bang
on 19 February 2007.
2005
On 23 June, Repertoire Records released THE BEST OF ROSE TATTOO a greatest hits compilation album.
On 2 August, Ian Rilen CD single Booze To Blame from the PASSION BOOT AND BRUISES album. Features
three B-sides including a live version of Bad Boy For Love.
On 7 September, Pete Wells response to ROCK 'N' ROLL OUTLAW BENEFIT CONCERT was typically short
and warm "I'm totally overwhelmed by this love and generosity" he said. He’s man of few words is Mr Wells. He
prefers to let his guitar do the talking and his snakeskin boots do the walking.
On 10 October, Pete Wells fifth album MOTHER'S WORRY is the genuine, 100 per cent proof, rock and roll
outlaw. With a flag hanging from his mouth and tatts crawling over his body, Wells has often been described as
an Australian version of Keith Richards. Mother's Worry is Pete's latest album and was recorded with Lucy De
Soto and Rob Grosser. 14 tracks. MGM.
2006
On 27 March, Peter Wells died from prostate cancer in Sydney, Australia.
On 3 August, Armageddon released BLACK EYED BRUISER EP was produced and master by Mark Opitz.
Recorded at Studio 301 in Sydney, Australia. The opening track is Black Eyed Bruiser, written by Harry Vanda
and George Young, was originally recorded by Stevie Wright. Live tracks Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw, Remedy and
Astra Wally recorded in Sydney at the Pete Wells Benefit Concert.
On 16 August, Rose Tattoo and and Lobby Loyde induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame, at Plaza Ballroom at
Melbourne's Regent Theatre.
On 16 August, Lobby Loyde album OBSECRATION was recorded at Surrey Sound Studios with producer Nigel
Gray to lay tracks for a proposed EP release the album was recorded at the end of 1975 with Southern Electric he
formed. The Original title was Full Moon Fever, it was renamed Obsecration. Lobby Loyde first solo single Do
You Believe in Magic / Love Lost on Dream-Tides was released on the the Bootleg label. In May 1976, the
second album with Rainbird label. The reissue album with Aztec Music was digitally remastered with 6 bonus
tracks and many rare photos and liner notes by Ian McFarlane and Glenn Terry.
On 29 August, a benefit concert for Lobby Loyde who had lung cancer and was held at The Palace.
On 23 October, Peter Wells sixth album GREETING FROM THE ALOHA MONKEY was recorded in
December 2005, just before Peter entered the final stages of the cancer that took his Life. It's raw gut bucket blues
bot for the faint-hearted. Peter loved the recording and was keen to see it released in his lifetime, sadly this release
came a couple of months too late. Blues Hangover features Lucy De Soto (keyboards), Dave Hogan (vocals,
harp), Nigel Rough (guitar), John Stax (bass) and Ken Farmer (drums).
On 6 October, a benefit for Ian Rilen in Melbourne with Lobby Loyde on bass.
On 30 October, Ian Rilan died in Melbourne, Australia.
2007
On 15 February, Lobby Loyde album BEYOND MORGIAN THE LABYINTHS OF KLIMSTER was recorded
at Armstrong Studios one weekend in June 1976. Tony Cohen engineer and mixer, the session was recorded,
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overdubbed and mixedy. Loyde emerged with the mixed master tapes but for a whole raft of reasons including his
move to the UK the album never eventuated. Lobby had written the music for a Space Rock concept album which
he wanted to record as the instrumental soundtrack for a proposed Sci-Fi film, all of which was based on his
unpublished novel called Beyond Morgia: The Labyrinths Of Klimster. The reissue album with Aztec Music.
On 16 February, sixth album BLOOD BROTHERS was recorded at Studio 301, Sydney. Producer by Mark Opitz,
Engineer by Tony Wall and Mastering by George Marino. Mastered at Sterling Sound NY.
In June and July Rose Tattoo tour Australia and New Zealand with Guns’n’Roses.
On 27 March, Lobby Loyde album PLAY WITH GEORGE'S GUITAR material has been unavailable for about
25 years unless you were one of the lucky people switched on enough to have bought this LP when it was
originally released. Remastered from original tapes with bonus tracks. The rythmn section by Fanny Adams
which have combined with great effect to highlight the genesis of the Lobby Loyde legend. Original first solo
album with Festival Records.
On 21 April, Lobby Loyde died from cancer in Melbourne, Australia.
On 3 October, Rose Tattoo perform as special guest for Motörhead on Australian tour.
On 2 August, Rose Tattoo performed at Wacken Open Air, Germany
On 15 December, Angry Anderson organised ROCK 'N' ROLL HEAVEN which included Rose Tattoo, The
Radiators, The Screaming Jets, GANGgajang, Choirboys, The Angels Band (John Brewster, Rick Brewster, Chris
Bailey and Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup), The Party Boys Kevin Borich, Alan Lancaster (Status Quo), Randall Waller
(Shania Twain Band), Paul Christie (Mondo Rock).
2008
On 11 March, Lucy De Soto first album THE HANDSOME DEVILS FEAT PETE WELLS & ROB GROSSER a
traditional blues style of piano and smoky vocals combined with the guitar work of Pete Wells (Rose Tattoo,
Buffalo) is always a powerful event, add the powerhouse drumming and percussion of Rob Grosser, Jon Lord
(Deep Purple) with The Hoochie Coochie Men and Bob Margolin. The album was released with Big Rock.
On 25 March, Pete Wells seventh album BODGIE DADA at his best playing guitars, slide, bass, harmonica,
vocals, and even saxophone. The CD features Lucy De Soto on keyboards and backing vocals plus Rob Grosser
playing drums and percussion. There is also a guest appearance by Dave Tice (vocals), performing Brothers In
Arms. Dave and Pete used to play in their first band Buffalo.
On 16 May, BLOOD BROTHERS EUROPEAN TOUR 2008 with special guest Havanna Heat Club and Nicki
Puppet and ends on 12 July 2008.
On 13 June, BLOOD BROTHERS SPECIAL EDITION a bonus DVD recorded at Live At Wacken Open Air
2006.
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