Skin 'Em Up

Skin 'Em Up is the debut album from the Scottish neo-rockabilly group The Shakin' Pyramids, released in 1981 by Cuba Libre, a subsidiary of Virgin Records. The album yielded a single in "Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll". The band released three EP's during 1981, two of which were led by tracks from the album: Take a Trip and Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll (backed by original b-side "Alright Alnight" and two new tracks). The album received generally positive reviews and has been described as an important release in the 1980s rockabilly revival,[2] as well as a favourite among rockabilly collectors.[3]

Skin 'Em Up
Studio album by
The Shakin' Pyramids
Released27 March 1981
RecordedJanuary 1981[1]
GenreRockabilly
LabelCuba Libre (Virgin)
ProducerAli Mackenzie
The Shakin' Pyramids chronology
Skin 'Em Up
(1981)		 Celts and Cobras
(1982)

Track listing

Side A[1]

No.TitleLength
1."Take A Trip"2:21
2."Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll"2:27
3."Let's Go"1:44
4."Teenage Boogie"1:27
5."Tired 'n' Sleepy (live)"2:24
6."Wild Little Willie"1:29

Side B

No.TitleLength
1."Cry Cry Kitten"2:38
2."Sixteen Chicks"1:48
3."Pretty Bad Blues"1:52
4."I Got A Baby (live)"2:28
5."Sunset Of My Tears"3:28
6."Hellbent On Rockin'"2:06

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
NME[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Trouser Press(favourable)[7]

Skin 'Em Up has received enthusiastic reviews from a number of notable publications. NME and Rolling Stone both gave the album perfect review ratings, awarding it 10/10 and 5/5, respectively.[5][6] Trouser Press wrote, "The album pounds furiously, putting your average megawatt metal band to shame. Songs — mostly non-originals — zip by at a blinding rate; the record's only flaw is its brief running time. Then again, if brevity be the soul of this music, the Shakin' Pyramids are a rockabilly Ramones."[7] AllMusic gave the album a 4.5/5 star rating, calling it an "Explosive bopping and mostly acoustic set...which helped define the short-lived rockabilly revival of the early '80s."[2]

Personnel

References
  1. discogs.com. "Shakin' Pyramids, The - Skin 'Em Up". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  2. allmusic.com. "Skin 'Em Up". Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  3. rockabilly.nl. "The Shakin' Pyramids: The Streets of Glasgow". Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  4. AllMusic review
  5. "Skin 'Em Up review, 1985-3-21". NME.
  6. The Rolling Stone Record Guide, Second Edition (1983). "Rolling Stone List of five-star albums". Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  7. Trouser Press. "Shakin' Pyramids". Retrieved 2009-12-02.
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