Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids - There's No Face Like Chrome

Name: Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids
Album: There's No Face Like Chrome
Year: 1974
Style: Oldies
Similar Bands: Sha Na Na, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Beatles, Beach Boys, Allman Bros
"One-Word" Review: Street Corner Harmony Gang
Based Out Of: Colorado
Label: CBS, Epic

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There's No Face Like Chrome (1974)

1. Dancing (On a Saturday Night) 2:57
2. Message From Garcia 3:05
3. Heartbeat 2:57
4. Standin' on the Corner 3:10
5. Young Blood 2:14 /
6. The Way I Feel Tonight 3:19
7. Dirty Movies 3:23
8. First Girl 4:41
9. A Fool Like You 3:21
10. Rock and Roll heaven 3:21

Album Rating (1-10): 6.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Flash (Mich Manresa) - Lead Vox, Guitars
• Angelo (Kris Moe) - Lead Vox, Keys
• Spike (linn Phillips III) - Vox, Guitars
• Butch (Warren Knight) - Vox, Bass
• Ricco (John Masino) - Drums
• Spider (Dwight Bement) - Sax (Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Nestor Haven Band)
• Wally (Jeff Stewart) - Additional Vox, Drums
• Toxey French - Producer, Arrangement, Engineering
• Eric Prestidge - Engineer
• Terry Jamison - Engineer
• Jerry Leiber - Producer
• Christine Thompson - Producer
• Dixon Van Winkle - Engineer
• Michael Sunday - Mastering
• Pete Rachtman - Personal Mgmt
• Jon Stevens - Cover Photo
• Jim Kornfield - Back Photo

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band. I think it reminded me of an Edgar Winters album i have, so that was my first impression of what it may sound like. The photo on the back looks like they are rockabilly greasers, so a throwback style is most likely what they play.

Album Review: So this band was famous for their portrayal of 50's bands in both films American Graffiti (as Herbie & the Heartbeats) and Apocalypse Now, as well as the TV show Happy Days (Johnny Fish & the Fins). They run the gamut of straight up oldies, mens vocal corner doo-wop gangs, and even some southern rock. The songs don't come off as jokey, but are tributes to a style of song the guys int he band enjoy performing.

Stand Out Track: Standin' on the Corner

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