The Del-Lords are an American rock and roll band that formed in New York City, United States, in 1982, founded by The Dictators' guitarist Scott Kempner.
The band combined elements of 1960s garage rock with country, blues and folk influences to become one of the early originators of urban, roots-rock. The band members were Scott Kempner, Manny Caiati, Eric Ambel and Frank Funaro.
Modeled on British bands of the 1960s that used several singers – The Kinks, Beatles, The Who - Kempner's vision was to create an act featuring four singers, that some said was like an "East Coast Beach Boys".
The band took its name from Del Lord, director of many early Three Stooges shorts.
The four Del-Lords studio albums, released between 1984 and 1990 – Frontier Days, Johnny Comes Marching Home, Based on a True Story and Lovers Who Wander – were released on CD in 2008 by the American Beat label
Howlin' at the Halloween Moon is a live album by The Del-Lords, released in 1989 through Restless Records.
It's the best...Lords since Frontier Days, it still represents a holding pattern more than a return to past glories. The overall sound is pretty hot: Eric Ambel's slide raunch cuts a swath through Scott Kempner's scratchy (and underrecorded) rhythm guitar (Scott guitar is on left channel; Eric guitar is on right channel), while Frank Funaro and Manny Caiati bash'n'crash like a runaway train. The set list is strong (good cover of The Flamin' Groovies' "Jumpin' in the Night"), despite the fact that much of it was taken from their last two so-so records. But, to their credit, "True Love" and "Judas Kiss" have never sounded better...
Track listing
1. True Love - 4:37
2. Jumpin' in the Night - 5:23
3. Wastin' Time Talkin' - 3:11
4. The Cool 'n' the Crazy - 7:43
5. Judas Kiss - 6:14
6. I Play the Drums - 5:37
7. Tallahassee Lassie - 3:11
All songs written by Scott Kempner, except "Jumpin' in the Night" by Cyril Jordan and Chris Wilson and "Tallahassee Lassie" by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, and Frederick Picariello.
- The Del-Lords
- Scott Kempner – lead vocals, guitar
- Eric Ambel – guitar, vocals
- Manny Caiati – bass guitar, vocals
- Frank Funaro – drums, vocals
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Restless Records
- Copyright © – Demon Records
- Mixed At – Quantum Sound Studios
- Published By – Prince Of The Bronx
- Published By – La Rana Music
- Published By – Blue Disque Music
- Published By – Photon Music
- Published By – Connelly Music
- Licensed From – Enigma Entertainment
- Recorded At – Dr. Rockits, London, Ontario
- Recorded By – The Comfort Sound Mobile Recording Unit
- Made By – PDO, UK – 10096051
Credits
- Engineer – Doug McClement
- Engineer [Assisted By] – Andy Skuse , Ike Zimbel
- Mixed By – Gray Russell
- Written-By – Scott Kempner (tracks: 1, 3 to 6)
Notes
Released: 1989
Recorded: Halloween night, 1988 ar Dr. Rockits London, Ontario.
Recorded: by Comfort Sound Mobile Toronto Canada
Genre: Roots rock, Rock and roll
Length: 35:57
Label: Restless Records
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