Can't Stand the Rezillos: The (Almost) Complete Rezillos

by The Rezillos

Overview

The 1993 re-release of the Rezillos' sole album as such lives up to its name perfectly -- Can't Stand the Rezillos: The (Almost) Complete Rezillos is indeed almost the complete collection of work that the band officially released during its heyday-of-punk lifetime. As such it's an absolute killer, divided between the original Can't Stand the Rezillos album and the live Mission Accomplished album, along with both sides of the "Destination Venus"/"Mystery Action" single. Ira Robbins' detailed and appreciative band history also makes note of what's missing for completists' sakes -- the original recording of "I Can't Stand My Baby," a remake of the Beatles' "I Wanna Be Your Man," "20,000 Rezillos Under the Sea," and the single version of "Top of the Pops." There's one other excision -- the live "Destination Venus" had to be dropped from Mission Accomplished to fit everything else on the disc. But the end result really can't be argued with -- the remastering of the studio tracks is solid, the live tracks, while not recorded as clearly as they could have been, get shined up as best as they can. The bemusing killer touch is J Mascis's brief scrawl of appreciation -- if anything, he maintains his reputation for being as reticent in print as he is in real life (but his claim that this could be the best bass playing on the Sire label is probably accurate). ~ Ned Raggett

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2023
Label:	Survival Research
UPC:	0637913666629
Rank:	44358

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rezillos   Primary Artist
Angel Paterson   Drums
William Mysterious   Bass,Saxophone
Fay Fife   Vocals
John Callis   Guitar,Vocals
Eugene Reynolds   Vocals
Gail Warning   Vocals (Background)
Simon Templar   Bass

Technical Credits

Tony Bongiovi   Producer
Bob Clearmountain   Producer
J. Spencer   Composer
Lance Quinn   Producer
Fats Domino   Composer
Clarence Carter   Composer
Joe McEwen   Reissue Producer
Barry Gray   Composer
Jeremy Spencer   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer
Martin Rushent   Producer
Matt Willis   Composer
Nicky Chinn   Composer,Lyricist
The Rezillos   Producer
Calvin Scott   Composer
Chris Kenner   Composer
The Dave Clark Five   Composer
Lee Herschberg   Remastering
Mike Chapman   Composer
Tim Summerhayes   Engineer
James Bourne   Composer
Dave Clark   Composer
Ira Robbins   Liner Notes,Reissue Producer
Tim Pearce   Producer
Charlie Simpson   Composer
William Mysterious   Composer,Producer
Tom Fletcher   Composer
John Callis   Composer
Frank Thomas   Composer
Felix Thomas   Composer
Molly Reeve-Morrison   Project Coordinator
Michael Donald Chapman   Composer,Lyricist