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Subject: Uncharted in North America: Matchbox
Written By: whistledog on 06/12/13 at 11:16 am
No, not Matchbox 20. This group just called Matchbox formed in 1971 and were part of the rockabilly revival that occurred in Europe in the late 70s / early 80s.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4w9WAkrs_0Q/UQL_3r7KSaI/AAAAAAAAHgw/lIXV7OyZdtY/s1600/Matchbox.jpg
After a handful of non charting singles, they finally reached the UK chart with Rockabilly Rebel in 1979 and from there, had a small string of UK Top 40 hits. Their biggest hit was a cover of The Crickets' When You Ask About Love and rightfully so. It was a FANTASTIC version. Just Fantastic! The original Matchbox Line-Up reformed in 1995 and still continues to tour/record to this day
SINGLES:
1979 - Rockabilly Rebel
1980 - Buzz Buzz a Diddle It
1980 - Midnite Dynamos
1980 - When You Ask About Love
1980 - Over the Rainbow / You Belong to Me
1981 - Babe's in the Wood
1981 - Love's Made A Fool of You
1982 - One More Saturday Night
Midnite Dynamos | When You Ask About Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNBPxrl1T5g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwdU0xpuV1Y
Subject: Re: Uncharted in North America: Matchbox
Written By: Paul on 06/23/13 at 5:16 pm
Rather like dear ol' Shaky, this mob were never gonna set America alight playing that old-fangled rock 'n' roll music...
(They were even less prettier than Shaky, which is saying something!)
However, their chops were pretty dam' good and this little gem was tucked away on the flip of 'Midnite Dynamos'...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZM1DZ_D-0U