The Revillos! - Stratoplay: The Box Set [6CD] (2020)

Six CD set. After Scotland's finest punk hit combo The Rezillos splintered at the end of 1978, singers Fay Fife and Eugene Reynolds continued their mission for melding kitsch '60s pop with new wave energy via their new band The Revillos! Signing to DinDisc, The Revillos enjoyed success with singles like 'Motorbike Beat' and debut album Rev Up! In 1980. But after a year or so, they parted company with the label and their second album Attack! Was issued on Scottish independent label Superville (sadly, taken from the wrong mix of the LP). After a one-off 45 for Aura, a new-look Revillos signed to EMI, leading to two glossy yet still quirky pop singles in 1983/84, 'Bitten By A Love Bug' and 'Midnight'. Thereafter, The Revillos went into hibernation but Eugene and Fay have regularly dusted them down for revivals, with various studio and live offerings across the 1990s and 2000s. Compiled with the full involvement of Eugene and Fay, Stratoplay is The Revillos' most comprehensive retrospective to date. Both of their original studio albums are included with all the relevant non-album A- and B-sides - and both mixes of Attack! #are presented for total completeness. In addition to various BBC radio sessions, the band's later singles for Aura and EMI are joined by later live and studio recordings from the 1990s, while Disc 6 combines two previously unissued, lo-fi recordings of the band in their early '80s heyday, captured on stage in two contrasting settings: Colchester Institute and the New York City Ritz. Sleeve-notes by Scottish journalist Tim Barr (with contributions from Eugene and Fay) and colorful packaging which replicates all the original album artwork make this the ultimate tribute to a landmark band.

Tracklist
CD1
01. Secret Of The Shadow
02. Rev Up
03. Rock-A-Boom
04. Voodoo
05. Bobby Come Back To Me
06. Scuba Boy Bop
07. Yeah Yeah
08. Hungry For Love
09. Juke Box Sound
10. On The Beach
11. Cool Jerk
12. Hippy Hippy Sheik
13. Motorbike Beat
14. Where's The Boy For Me?
15. The Fiend
16. No Such Luck
17. Scuba Scuba
18. Voodoo 2
19. You Were Meant For Me (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 17/03/1980)
20. Rock-A-Boom (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 17/03/1980)
21. Scuba Scuba (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 17/03/1980)
22. Voodoo (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 17/03/1980)
23. Caveman Raveman (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 13/05/1981)
24. (She's Fallen In Love With A) Monster Man (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 13/05/1981)
25. Snatzomobile (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 13/05/1981)
26. Man Attack! (Live, John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session, 13/05/1981)

CD2
01. Snatzomobile (2002 Version)
02. Hip City (2002 Version)
03. Graveyard Groove (2002 Version)
04. Sputnik Kiss (2002 Version)
05. Bitten By A Love Bug (2002 Version)
06. Man Attack (2002 Version)
07. Midnight (2002 Version)
08. Bongo Brain (2002 Version)
09. Mad From Birth To Death (2002 Version)
10. Monster Man (2002 Version)
11. Tell Him (2002 Version)
12. Manhunt (2002 Version)
13. Caveman Raveman (2002 Version)
14. Do The Mutilation (2002 Version)
15. Mindbending Cutie Doll (2002 Version)
16. Your Baby's Gone (2002 Version)
17. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2002 Version)
18. 1982 Make A Wish (2002 Version)
19. Do The Mutilation (Live, Richard Skinner BBC Radio 1 Session, 23/06/1981)
20. Bongo Brain (Live, Richard Skinner BBC Radio 1 Session, 23/06/1981)
21. Your Baby's Gone (Live, Richard Skinner BBC Radio 1 Session, 23/06/1981)
22. Manhunt (Live, Richard Skinner BBC Radio 1 Session, 23/06/1981)

CD3
01. Man Attack! (1982 Version)
02. Sputnick Kiss (1982 Version)
03. Midnight (1982 Version)
04. Snatzomobile (1982 Version)
05. Graveyard Groove (1982 Version)
06. Man Hunt (1982 Version)
07. Tell Him (1982 Version)
08. Your Baby's Gone (1982 Version)
09. Do The Mutilation (1982 Version)
10. Mad From Birth To Death (1982 Version)
11. (Bitten By A) Love Bug (1982 Version)
12. Caveman Raveman (1982 Version)
13. Tell Him (Aura Version)

CD4
01. Secret Of The Shadow (Live In Japan)
02. Bongo Brain (Live In Japan)
03. Rock-A-Boom (Live In Japan)
04. (She's Fallen In Love With A) Monster Man (Live In Japan)
05. Where's The Boy For Me? (Live In Japan)
06. Rev Up! (Live In Japan)
07. Bitten By A Lovebug (Live In Japan)
08. Mad From Birth To Death (Live In Japan)
09. Bobby Come Back To Me (Live In Japan)
10. The Fiend (Live In Japan)
11. Scuba Scuba (Live In Japan)
12. (My Baby Does) Good Sculptures (Live In Japan)
13. Do The Mutilation (Live In Japan)
14. Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight (Live In Japan)
15. Yeah Yeah (Live In Japan)
16. Yeah Yeah (Live in Japan (Alternate Version))
17. Crush (Live In Japan)
18. Scuba Scuba (Japanese) (Live In Japan)
19. Scuba Scuba (Live in Japan; Alternate Version)
20. The Last Of The Secret Agents (Live, Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 1 Session, 1996)
21. Crush (Live, Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 1 Session, 1996)
22. Motorbike Beat (Live, Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 1 Session, 1996)
23. Hip City-You Were Meant For Me (Live, Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 1 Session, 1996)

CD5
01. Mystery Action (Live in London, 1996)
02. Motorbike Beat (Live in London, 1996)
03. Where's The Boy For Me? (Live in London, 1996)
04. Getting Me Down (Live in London, 1996)
05. Man Attack! (Live in London, 1996)
06. Mindbending Cutie Doll (Live in London, 1996)
07. Man Hunt (Live in London, 1996)
08. Your Baby's Gone (Live in London, 1996)
09. Mad From Birth To Death (Live in London, 1996)
10. Crush (Live in London, 1996)
11. Glad All Over (Live in London, 1996)
12. (My Baby Does) Good Sculptures (Live in London, 1996)
13. The Last Of The Secret Agents (Live in London, 1996)
14. Flying Saucer Attack (Live in London, 1996)
15. Do The Mutilation (Live in London, 1996)
16. Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight (Live in London, 1996)
17. Destination Venus (Live in London, 1996)
18. I Can't Stand My Baby (Live in London, 1996)
19. Yeah Yeah (Live in London, 1996)

CD6
01. Motorbike Beat (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
02. Bongo Brain (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
03. Mind Bending Cutie Doll (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
04. Hip City You Were Meant For Me (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
05. Your Baby's Gone (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
06. Scuba Boy Bop (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
07. Do The Mutilation (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
08. (Shes Fallen In Love With A) Monster Man (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
09. Where's The Boy For Me (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
10. Boys (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
11. Hippy Hippy Sheik (Live, Colchester Institute, 1981)
12. Secret of the Shadow (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
13. Juke Box Sound (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
14. Hip City-You Were Meant for Me (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
15. Voodoo (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
16. Hungry for Love (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
17. Mind Bending Cutie Doll (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
18. Where's the Boy for Me? (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
19. Scuba Boy Bop (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
20. No Such Luck (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
21. Bobby Come Back to Me (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
22. Dancing in the Streets (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
23. Man Attack! (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
24. (She's Fallen In Love With A) Monster Man (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
25. Motorbike Beat (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
26. Hippy Hippy Sheik (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
27. Rock-A-Boom (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
28. Rocking Goose (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
29. Cool Jerk (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)
30. Yeah Yeah (Live, The Ritz, New York City, 1981)