London Cowboys

Following the detonation of The Idols that had featured Barry Jones, Steve Dior, Jerry Nolan and Walter Lure the first incarnation of London Cowboys was in 1981. Steve together with the Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock and singer Russell King, issued a couple of singles in France. But when it came to an album, Steve fell out with King and brought back Jones and Nolan who both had returned to the UK, taking over vocals himself. The band continued for many years with Dior & Jones as the nucleus, with the Matlock/Nolan rhythm section substituted according to availability. Amongst others these included punk luminaries Tony James (Generation X), Pete Farndon (Pretenders), Terry Chimes (The Clash, Generation X) filled those positions. Also adding contributions were Mike Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) on saxaphone and Rikki Sylvan (Rikki & The Last Days Of Earth). Albums such as ‘Animal Pleasure’, ‘Tall In The Saddle’ and ‘On Stage’ on Skydog, featuring their chugga chugga catchy Sleazy Rock 'N' Roll based songs, gave them good success through Europe. and gigged regularly in the UK, Europe & Japan. Later in the 80’s, the Cowboys’ brand of Rock 'N' Roll found favour with major record company executives as bands such as Guns & Roses and Billy Idol had proved their dollar worth. By the mid-80’s they’d decamped to LA and were signed by MCA, but corporate takeovers thwarted any releases and the label's big plans never materialised. Then they started working with Chrysalis, until the EMI takeover ended that relationship. t period. In mid ’86 Jerry Nolan, Barry Jones and Glen Matlock teamed up together with Johnny Thunders, for a tour of the world through to 1987. Johnny had guested on an unreleased Cowboys session; after he died Steve teamed up with Sylvain for a tribute song. Steve & Barry must be the only musicians who’ve played with both four band members of the New York Dolls and four members of the Sex Pistols! Barry stayed in LA, working as an artist. Steve worked with LA Guns and Filthy Lucre, then took a break from music for a while but is back with a new band, The Delinquents.

Animal Pleasure (1982)

01 - Hook Line And Sinker
02 - Going Thru The Motion
03 - That's Luxury Man
04 - Doris Day
05 - Reggae Cop
06 - Animal Pleasure
07 - Catcher In The Rye
08 - Rockin' On The Bad Beat
09 - Wow! Wow! Oui! Oui!
10 - Long Goodbye
11 - Design For Living
12 - Saigon

Tall In The Saddle (1984)

01 - Blue Murder
02 - Centerfold
03 - Courtesan (She's A Real Hot Man)
04 - It Takes Time
05 - Underworld U.S.A
06 - False Emotion
07 - Let's Get Crazy

On Stage (1986)

01 - Fistfull Intro
02 - Blue Murder
03 - Going Through The Motions
04 - Hook Line & Sinker
05 - Courtesan
06 - Wow! Wow! Oui!! Oui!!
07 - Dance Crazy Intro
08 - Look Good In Rags
09 - Showdown
10 - Let's Get Crazy
11 - Reggae Cop
12 - Search & Destroy

Wow! Wow! Oui!! Oui!! (1992)

01 - Animal Pleasure
02 - Catcher In A Rye
03 - Rockin' On A Bad Beat
04 - Long Good Bye
05 - Design For Living
06 - Saigon
07 - Underworld U.S.A.
08 - It Takes Time
09 - Fistfull Intro
10 - Blue Murder
11 - Going Through The Motions
12 - Hook Line & Sinker
13 - Courtesan
14 - Wow! Wow! Oui!! Oui!!
15 - Dance Crazy Intro
16 - Look Good In Rags
17 - Showdown
18 - Let's Get Crazy
19 - Reggae Cop
20 - Search & Destroy

The Underdog Recordings (1992)

01 - Hook Line And Sinker
02 - Going Thru The Motion
03 - That's Luxury Man
04 - Doris Day
05 - Reggae Cop
06 - Animal Pleasure
07 - Catcher In The Rye
08 - Rockin' On The Bad Beat
09 - Wow! Wow! Oui! Oui!
10 - Long Goodbye
11 - Design For Living
12 - Saigon
13 - Blue Murder
14 - Centerfold
15 - Courtesan
16 - It Takes Time
17 - Under World
18 - False Emotion
19 - Let's Get Crazy

Relapse (2008)

CD 01:
01 - Dance Crazy
02 - Hook Line And Sinker
03 - Blue Murder
04 - Animal Pleasure
05 - Wow! Wow! Oui! Oui!
06 - Design For Living
07 - Underworld USA
08 - Bleed Me
09 - Courtesan
10 - Centrefold
11 - Saigon
12 - Reggae Cop
13 - Going Through The Motions
14 - The Idols - Girl That I Love (Bonus)
15 - The Idols - You (Bonus)

CD 02:
01 - Hollywood
02 - Overrated
03 - Comeback
04 - Better Still
05 - Dragging In The Dirt
06 - After Midnight (Feat. Johnny Thunders)
07 - Overloaded (Feat. Sylvain Sylvain)
08 - Countdown Love #1 (Feat. Jerry Nolan)
09 - Heavy Heart
10 - After A Fashion
11 - Riding Shotgun
12 - Backfires
13 - Without Your Love
14 - Countdown Love #2 (Feat. Jerry Nolan)
15 - The Idols - Too Right Wing (Bonus Demo Track)
16 - The Idols - Bigger Splash (Bonus Demo Track)

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