Scarlet: The Old Waldorf August 1979

by Shakin Street

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1.	Solid As A Rock 04:12	buy track
2.	Soul Dealer * 05:16	buy track
3.	Generation X 04:06	buy track
4.	Where Are You Babe * 04:48	buy track
5.	Blues Is The Same 05:24	buy track
6.	Scarlet 04:26	buy track
7.	Every Man Every Woman Is A Star 04:18	buy track
8.	Suzie Wong * 04:05	buy track
9.	No Time To Lose 04:02	buy track
10.	I Want To Box You * 05:16	buy track
11.	No Compromise 05:36	buy track
12.	I Wanna Be Your Dog 07:48	buy track
13.	Vampire Rock 05:27	buy track

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Fabienne Shine (pronounced "sheen") was born in Tunisia but grew up in France, becoming a kind of Renaissance woman: fashion model, actor (appearing in 1968's Barbarella), musician. By the early 1970s, Shine had fallen in with Led Zeppelin, becoming romantically involved with Jimmy Page. Page and Robert Plant encouraged her to put together a band of her own. In 1975, alongside guitarist Eric Lévi, she formed a group in Paris that eventually became known as Shakin' Street. Working with their first manager, the legendary Mark Zermati, the group landed high-profile opening slots across the Channel in England, supporting the Damned and other groups in the nascent punk scene. But Shine never considered her group a punk band. "Hard rock," she insisted. "I always loved hard rock." After releasing the debut album Vampire Rock on CBS Records in 1978, Shakin' Street relocated to San Francisco to cut a follow-up LP. Shine asked Sandy Pearlman to produce, impressed by the hard, metallic sound he routinely captured for Blue Öyster Cult. He agreed and sessions commenced at the Automatt in San Francisco. By this point, the band's original lead guitarist was gone. In his place came Ross "The Boss" Friedman, a founding member of the Dictators, and later, Manowar. "We had love at first sight," said Shine. "He was really crazy about us... and he was good." In 1980, Shakin' Street embarked on "The Black and Blue Tour" as openers for the Ronnie James Dio lineup of Black Sabbath, alongside Blue Öyster Cult.

Scarlet: The Old Waldorf, 1979 was recorded during the same period as the Automatt sessions for 1980's Shakin' Street LP. The group was opening for the Jim Carroll Band and the show was captured by KALX radio deejay and producer Terry Hammer. This concert now makes its debut on CD and limited ruby red vinyl. Due to time limitations, the vinyl features nine tracks while the CD includes thirteen. Liner notes are by Bill Kopp, author of Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave.

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released March 22, 2024

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Recorded at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, California on August 15, 1979 by Terry Hammer.

The Band:

Fabienne Shine -Lead Vocals
Ross “The Boss” Friedman- Lead Guitar
Eric Levi -Guitar
Jean-Lou Kalinowski -Drums
Mike Winter- Bass

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Fabienne Shine was born in Tunisia but grew up in France, becoming a kind of Renaissance woman: fashion model, actor, musician. In 1975 with guitarist Eric Lévi she formed the band in Paris. After releasing the debut album Vampire Rock in '78 they relocated to San Francisco. In '79 the band’s lead guitarist was replaced with Ross “The Boss” Friedman (The Dictators, Manowar). They disbanded in '81 ... more

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