Chilli Willi And The Red Hot Peppers - Real Sharp: A Thrilling Two CD Anthology (LMCD204) CD

When it came to recording their first LP "Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers - Kings Of The Robot Rhythm" in 1972, duo Martin Stone and Philip Lithman asked various members of Brinsley Schwarz (Nick Lowe, Billy Rankin and Bob Andrews) to join them just for the sessions. The result led the pair to recruit a bushel of full-time Red Hot Peppers in the form of Paul "Diceman" Bailey, Paul "Bassman" Riley and Pete Thomas to hit the road.

Incredibly, not even the ensuing 400 gigs in two years and the release of a second album Bongos Over Balham by the expanded line-up, was enough to sustain the enterprise. Arguably, at their peak after the Naughty Rhythms Tour of 1975, (with other British "pub rock" groups, Kokomo and Dr. Feelgood), the band broke up.

In 1974, Zig Zag editor Andy Childs wrote "The number of English bands who are currently performing and perfecting the many eclectic styles of American music can be counted on the thumb of one hand…they are Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers. To see them live is an experience. Their music melts your heart, invites you to dance and sing along, and when it's all over, you feel a rush of energy and exhilaration pulsing through your blood…like you don't quite believe what you've heard or seen, so come back and shout for more and you come back and see them again and again."

"REAL SHARP" is a thrilling two CD anthology from the epicentre of pub rock, packed tight with rare and original recordings plus twenty-four pages of antics and Barney Bubbles artwork – and still only for the price of a pint and a packet of fags.

This collection is dedicated to the memory of Martin Stone, Phil Lithman and Barney Bubbles.

CD 2
1. Living Out Of My Suitcase
2. The Ballad Of Chilli Willi
3. Window Pane
4. I’ll Be Home
5. Nashville Rag
6. That’s Alright Mamma
7. Drunken Sunken Red Neck Blues
8. Get Your Gauge Up Let Your Love Come Down (Copyright Control)
9. Happy You
10. Fiddle Dee
11. Astrella From The Astral Planes
12. Paper Mill
13. A Page In History
14. Friday Song
15. Goodbye Nashville, (Hello Camden Town)
16. Truck Drivin’ Girl
17. Midnight Bus
18. Choo-Choo Ch’ Boogie
19. Breathe A Little
20. I Wanna Love Her So Bad
21. We Get Along
22. Desert Island Woman
23. Jungle Song
24. Don’t Hurt The One You Love

CD 2
1. Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
2. We Get Along
3. Desert Island Woman
4. All In A Dream
5. Fiddle Diddle
6. Breathe A Little
7. Truck Driving Girl
8. Jungle Song
9. Midnight Bus
10. Just Like The Devil
11. 9 – 5 Songwriting Man
12. I’ll Be Home
13. Walkin’ Blues
14. Papa And Mama Had Love
15. Boppin’ The Blues
16. Fire On The Mountain
17. Drunken Sunken Red Neck Blues
18. Six Days On The Road
19. Pinball Boogie
20. Posin’ Yeah