Cuckoo Clock Rock CD

Red Hot Max and Cats
Cuckoo Clock Rock CD

Solid blastin' saxophone Rock 'n' Roll and Rockabilly with 16 great rockin' rollin' swingin' tracks.
Originally released on vinyl in 1989 - now available on CD with bonus tracks.

Review by Fred "Virgil" Turgis (the-rockabilly-chronicle.com)
Formed in the late 70s, Red Hot Max & Cats are some sort of an institution on the Swedish rockin’ scene.  This cd is the reissue of an album originally released in 1989.  With Cuckoo Clock Rock, Red Hot Max took a slight departure from thier usual rockabilly sound.  The addition of a permanent sax players as well as guests on second sax, piano and even trombon saw them morphed into a tight rock’n’roll unitin the style of Bill Haley, The Jodimars and The Stargazers.
It’s very well recorded and the result is pretty good and highly danceable but lacks of originality, partly due to the fact that all songs but one are covers, and furthermore some well known ones.
The reissue includes two extra tracks not on the original release – one being a Swedish version of the Jodimars’ Now Dig This – and a nice booklet with pictures and a band history.