{"product_id":"the-milkshakes-milk-box-volume-2","title":"The Milkshakes - Milk Box Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW VOLUME! A boxed set of 4 CDs featuring four albums by The Milkshakes\u003cbr\u003eTHE MILKSHAKES were mainly Mickey Hampshire (Git\/Vox); Billy Childish (Git\/Vox); Bruce Brand (Drums); Russ Wilkins (Bass)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWHO in their right minds would release four albums on the same day…?\u003cbr\u003eWho in their right minds – being a mainly vocal group – would release an album of lyricless music…?\u003cbr\u003eAnd who in their right minds would buy this stuff…?\u003cbr\u003eWell, here’s a collection of four more delectable morsels for your educated palate which will hopefully provide answers to those questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOURTEEN RHYTHM \u0026amp; BEAT GREATS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second Milkshakes album to be released was \u003cem\u003eFourteen Rhythm \u0026amp; Beat Greats\u003c\/em\u003e and highlights the group’s penchant for rock ’n’ roll from the ’50s and ’60s right through to punk rock. As stated in volume one of this series, ‘Black Sails in The Moonlight’ is a direct reference to ‘Red Sails In The Sunset, a favourite tune of the lads off the Beatles \u003cem\u003eAt The Star Club\u003c\/em\u003e L.P., which must be considered a key influence on the group. That number is featured here and acts as a reminder that The Milkshakes were the last group to play at the original Star Club in Hamburg, before it was razed to the ground by a fi re in the early 1980s. It was, at the time, known as the Salambo, the biggest theatre on the Reeperbahn, and managed by a character monikered the ‘Sex Pope’. In negotiations with said gentleman, it was agreed that the Salambo would revert back to the legendary Star Club for one night only, to allow The Milkshakes to play a historic gig there (see Hamburg press). During the event artefacts such as pieces of the original stage were auctioned off. Until recently, Bruce still had a strip of the original stage curtain, which he somewhat optimistically hoped to transform into a “Lucky Star Club Tie”, but unfortunately it disintegrated before that happened. Stories of The Milkshakes’ complimentary visit to the club the following night are mostly fabricated (especially the one about bass player Bertie’s banana trick).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MILKSHAKES IV — THE MEN WITH THE GOLDEN GUITARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstrumentals had always played a key role in The Milkshakes’ set, so for their fourth long player, inspired by the likes of Link Wray, the boys set out to compose their own collection of guitar-led wordless tunes. Long thought lost, the tapes of \u003cem\u003eThe Men With The Golden Guitars\u003c\/em\u003e had to be specially baked to make them edible, sorry – audible – to the consumer. The L.P., recently reissued, is now selling like hot cakes, which are also edible, sorry – audible – no, sorry – edible. I think. Either way, this version contains one tasty track which was omitted from the original release – ‘The Wrong Man’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MILKSHAKES IN GERMANY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong with \u003cem\u003eNothing Can Stop These Men\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e20 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShowcase\u003c\/em\u003e (their US debut release), \u003cem\u003eIn Germany\u003c\/em\u003e was released on the same day in 1984 on Berlin’s Wall City Records. Ironically, the photograph for the cover of \u003cem\u003eThe Milkshakes In Germany\u003c\/em\u003e was actually taken in Rochester, England. One afternoon, while sipping tea on the deck of Mickey’s boat, he and Billy were distracted by an angry dot which appeared on the horizon. Two hours later it seemed – as it was moving so slowly – a Junkers JU52 (Mick’s favourite WW2 aircraft) flew noisily a few hundred feet above their heads on its way to Rochester’s airfield. Rounding up drummer Bruce, new bass player Russ and friend and photographer Eugene Doyen, our gallant gang made their way to the airfield and after consulting with the owner arranged a photo shoot featuring the aircraft. They also clambered all over the Junkers like four excited kids. The JU52 famously appears in many classic wartime feature films, including \u003cem\u003eWhere Eagles Dare To Land\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOne Of Our Cuckoos Is Missing\u003c\/em\u003e, and who can forget, \u003cem\u003eThe Guns Of Lena Zavoroni\u003c\/em\u003e? Other favourite Milkshakes wartime films include \u003cem\u003eI Shaved Monty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGoing Down On Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e and that well known family favourite, \u003cem\u003eCome Here, Lassie, I Got A Treat For Thee\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTHING CAN STOP THESE MEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the now famous and much copied L.P. cover of \u003cem\u003eNothing Can Stop These Men\u003c\/em\u003e we see the maturing Milkshakes on Rochester Bridge spanning the river Medway. They often liked to span rivers. Studying the cover, it becomes obvious to the viewer why our four handsomely debonair and chiselled heroes caused sensation and sparked pandemonium every time they visited the outskirts of Strood. Furthermore, listening to the songs, it becomes evident why knicker sales went through the roof in the Medway towns at the time this record was first released. “Nothing can stop these men!”, they said at the time; but that was before whiskey, bladder problems and too many numerous lawsuits to mention took their toll. So, there we have it, four rehashed platters of rock ’n’ roll nosh for you creatures of all ages to get your baby teeth, gnashers and dentures stuck into. Guten appetit!\u003cbr\u003eMICK HAMPSHIRE, The Poop Deck, M.V. 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