18 October 1988 New York

Recorded for the legendary King Biscuit Flower Hour on 18 October 1988 at the Ritz in New York. First date of broadcast was 5 January 1989.

The Fumble

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountry
Beech Marten019CD9/10 1991Italy


1 Double Talkin' Baby
2 Rumble In Brighton
3 Blast Off
4 Runaway Boys
5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
6 Nine Lives
7 Gina
8 Stray Cat Strut
9 Rock This Town
10 Sexy And 17
11 Built For Speed

Very good sound quality. But it has pauses between the tracks (i.e. no sound for about a second).
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Rumble In Town

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountry
Flashback04.91.0147CD9,5/10 1991Luxembourg


1 Double Talkin' Baby
2 Rumble In Brighton
3 Blast Off
4 Runaway Boys
5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
6 Nine Lives
7 Gina
8 Stray Cat Strut
9 Rock This Town
10 Sexy And 17
11 Built For Speed

Very good sound quality. Continuous sound (no pauses between the tracks).
Back cover states that it was recorded at the Ritz on 5 January 1989. That is not correct, that was the first air date of this performance.
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Rumble In Town

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountry
Flashback04.91.0147-3312 Inch Vinyl9,5/10 1991Luxembourg


A1 Double Talkin' Baby
A2 Rumble In Brighton
A3 Blast Off
A4 Runaway Boys
A5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
A6 Nine Lives
B1 Gina
B2 Stray Cat Strut
B3 Rock This Town
B4 Sexy And 17
B5 Built For Speed

Same as above but this is vinyl version. Very good sound quality. Continuous sound (no pauses between the tracks).
Back cover states that it was recorded at the Ritz on 5 January 1989. That is not correct, that was the first air date of this performance.
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Rock This Town

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountryIAC
Living Legend RecordsLLRCD 118CD8/10 1991GermanyYes


1 Double Talkin' Baby
2 Rumble In Brighton
3 Blast Off
4 Runaway Boys
5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
6 Nine Lives
7 Gina
8 Stray Cat Strut
9 Rock This Town
10 Sexy And 17
11 Built For Speed

This one also has a very good sound quality
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King Biscuit Flower Hour 5/1/89

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountry
DIR Radio Network KBFH 02112 Inch Vinyl?/10 1989U.S.A.


A1 Double Talkin' Baby
A2 Rumble In Brighton
A3 Blast Off
A4 Runaway Boys
A5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
A6 Nine Lives
A7 Gina
B1 Stray Cat Strut
B2 Rock This Town
B3 Sexy And 17
B4 Built For Speed

This is the official release from DIR Broadcasting (the company behind the King Bicuit Flower Hour). This was sent out to radio stations, so they could play this on the radio on January 5, 1989.
Back cover states that it was recorded at the Ritz on 5 January 1989. That is not correct, that was the first air date of this performance.
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Rumble In New York City! Live At The Ritz October 18th 1988

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountry
Bad JokerBOSS 5-201212 inch Vinyl?/10 2016E.U.


A1 Double Talkin' Baby
A2 Rumble In Brighton
A3 Blast Off
A4 Runaway Boys
A5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
A6 Nine Lives
B1 Gina
B2 Stray Cat Strut
B3 Rock This Town
B4 Sexy And 17
B5 Built For Speed

Limited edition of 500 copies
Back cover states the correct information about when and where it was recorded.
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Rumble In New York City! Live At The Ritz October 18th 1988

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountryIAC
Wax Radio RecordsWLVR02412 inch Vinyl?/10 2019E.U.Yes


A1 Double Talkin' Baby
A2 Rumble In Brighton
A3 Blast Off
A4 Runaway Boys
A5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
A6 Nine Lives
B1 Gina
B2 Stray Cat Strut
B3 Rock This Town
B4 Sexy And 17
B5 Built For Speed

It is basically the same as above, just different label, colour and year.
Limited edition of 500 copies
Back cover states the correct information about when and where it was recorded.
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King Biscuit Flower Hour

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountry
DIR Radio Network noneCD9/10 1989U.S.A.


1 Double Talkin' Baby
2 Rumble In Brighton
3 Blast Off
4 Runaway Boys
5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
6 Nine Lives
7 Gina
8 Stray Cat Strut
9 Rock This Town
10 Sexy And 17
11 Built For Speed

This is another official release from DIR Broadcasting. This was sent out to radio stations, so they could play this on the radio in the week of 24-30 April 1989.
The CD also has all the commercials, see the paper inlay for the details.
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Rock This Town Live New York '88

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountry
Air Cuts ACCD8002CD9/10 2015Cyprus


1 Double Talkin' Baby
2 Rumble In Brighton
3 Blast Off
4 Runaway Boys
5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
6 Nine Lives
7 Gina
8 Stray Cat Strut
9 Rock This Town
10 Sexy And 17
11 Built For Speed

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NYC Rumble. Live at The Ritz, October 18th 1988

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountryIAC
Nicotine Kick Recordsunknown12 inch Vinyl?/10 2019ItalyNo


A1 Double Talkin' Baby
A2 Rumble In Brighton
A3 Blast Off
A4 Runaway Boys
A5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
A6 Nine Lives
B1 Gina
B2 Stray Cat Strut
B3 Rock This Town
B4 Sexy And 17
B5 Built For Speed

Italian bootleg with the correct information about when and where it was recorded.
Limited edition of 500 copies
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Rockin' At The Ritz

LabelNumberTypeSound qualityYearCountryIAC
Cruisin' RecordsCR-LP 8139312 inch Vinyl?/10 1991ItalyYes


A1 Double Talkin' Baby
A2 Rumble In Brighton
A3 Blast Off
A4 Runaway Boys
A5 Rockabilly Rules O.K.
A6 Nine Lives
B1 Gina
B2 Stray Cat Strut
B3 Rock This Town
B4 Sexy And 17
B5 Built For Speed

Italian bootleg from 1991
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