The Screaming Blue Messiahs – Bikini Red (Post‑Punk / Rockabilly‑Punk / Alternative Rock, Vinyl LP)

Label: WEA Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo Country: Canada Genre: Post‑Punk / Rockabilly‑Punk / Alternative Rock Year: 1987

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Tracklist

Side One: Sweet Water Pools • Brown Red • Too Much Love • I Can Speak American • Big Brother Muscle

Side Two: I Wanna Be a Flintstone • Jesus Chrysler Drives a Dodge • Lie Detector • 55 – The Law • All Shook Down • Waltz

Description

Bikini Red is the Screaming Blue Messiahs’ breakthrough 1987 album — a high‑energy collision of post‑punk aggression, rockabilly swagger, and sharp, wiry guitar work. The band’s sound was built around Bill Carter’s explosive guitar style, a mix of blues grit, punk urgency, and rhythmic precision that set them apart from other UK alternative acts of the era.

The album is best known for “I Wanna Be a Flintstone,” which became a surprise international hit and pushed the band into wider visibility. Produced by Vic Maile (Motörhead, Dr. Feelgood), the record captures the trio at full throttle: tight, loud, and relentlessly rhythmic.

The Screaming Blue Messiahs were part of the mid‑’80s UK underground that blended American roots music with punk energy — a style that earned them praise from critics and major artists alike. Bikini Red remains their most accessible and widely collected release.

Artist Notes (Pertinent Facts)

• Formed in London in the early ’80s, the band fused punk, R&B, and rockabilly into a uniquely aggressive sound.

• Bill Carter’s guitar work drew comparisons to Wilko Johnson and Link Wray, but with a more modern, angular edge.

• The band toured heavily and gained a cult following, especially in North America.

• Bikini Red is considered their peak studio album — tight production, strong songwriting, and their most commercially visible moment.

Complete Condition

Jacket ✔️9 GREAT COVER

 Vinyl ✔️10

 Labels ✔️10

 Listing # ✔️r82