Dirty Angels - s/t

Name: Dirty Angles
Album: s/t
Year: 1978
Style: Countryish Powerpop
Similar Bands: J Geils Band, Cheap Trick, Bad Company
"One-Word" Review: Docile Swamp Rock
Based Out Of: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Label: A&M

Cover & Record

Record & Back

Dirty Angels (1978)

1. Call My Name 3:28
2. Buzz Buzz 4:03
3. Friend For the Sake of Convenience 4:53
4. Tell Me 3:38 (was on their first album)
5. Fantasy 3:41 /
6. Lonely Heart 4:52
7. School Drag 3:15
8. Grown Up Wrong 3:23 (Rolling Stones cover)
9. Sweet Summer 4:41
10. Honey Honey (Can't You See) 3:25

Album Rating (1-10): 7.0

Members & Other Bands:

• Lew Futterman - Producer, Additional Recording, Remixing
• Ric Browde - Producer, Additional Recording, Remixing
• Charlie Karp - Producer, Guitars, Lead Vox, Additional Recording, Remixing (Buddy Miles, White Chocolate, Namedroppers, Joan Jett, Joe Perry, Ram Jam, Slo Leak, )
• David Hull - Producer, Bass, Lead Vox, Additional Recording, Remixing (White Chocolate, Aerosmith, Buddy Miles, Joe Cocker, Ted Nugent, Arthur Lee, Band-Aid, Joe Perry Project, Farrenheit, Modern Farmer, Pete Droge & the Sinners, Kat in the Hat, Monster Mike Welch, James Montgomery Band)
• Jimmy Maher - Drums, Percussion, Vox (Maxayn, White Chocolate)
• George Maher - Guitar
• Jack Kraft - Keys (Kraft & Alexander)
• Pat Ellington - Backing Vox (Martha Velez, Aurra, Motivation)
• Judy  Ellington - Backing Vox (Buster Bailey & His Orch, Charlie Barnet, Martha Velez)
• Joan Ellington - Backing Vox (Martha Velez)
• Dicky Simmons - Harp
• Montego Joe (Roger Sanders) - Percussion Art Blakey, Afro-Drum Ensemble, Brother Jack McDuff Quartet, Phil Upchurch, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann, George Benson)
• Tim Geelan - Engineer
• Larry Alexander - Additional Recording
• Richard Gottehrer - Producer
• Roland Young - Art Direction
• Chuck Beeson - Design
• Stan Evenson - Design
• George Marino - Mastering
• Gail Coen - Asst. Manager
• John Dworkow - Road Crew Chief
• Dan Chapman - Road Crew
• Steve Raccio - Road Crew
• Joe Horn - Bartender

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band. Here is another design with a graph/grid pattern across the cover & back. The mannequin front and band in the same pose on the back says....something? That they could be anybody? The hair and aesthetic of the band photo screams pub rock, so i'm guessing it will be a variety of that.

Album Review: The band has ties to Aerosmith, growing up in the New England music scene. David Hull has been a long time fill in bassist on tour. Charlie Karp began his career along side of Hull, and has produced many commercial jingles for companies like Xerox and Twix, but passed away in 2019. The music here is power pop, with some pub and arena rock threads. Nice harmonies at times, and never aggressively heavy.

Stand Out Track: Call My Name

Links:
Discogs 
Pop Geek Heaven
David Hull Wiki
Charlie Karp Wiki
Charlie Karp bio
Rate Your Music
tripod fansite
2013 reunion article CT Post