I’m sure you’ve all noticed that there are a lot of counterfeit releases of original albums doing the rounds at the moment, and believe me there are a lot of them. This Trixter record is hard to find an original copy in the wild, and when you do it goes for stupid money so I thought I would try one of these knock off copies to see what it’s like.
First off, the cover is pretty poor as it’s just a scan of the CD. It’s been enlarged to fit the LP size, it’s slightly out of focus, and slightly pixelated. The quality of the record is really good heavyweight vinyl. The recording itself is just a rip from the CD and sounds a bit flat. You can’t take away from the music however, as this is a really good album, always was and always will be. I’m a big admirer of Steve Brown as a guitar player and his playing is outstanding on this album. Of course they have the songs to match his talents and Line Of Fire is a great opening track with a killer hook and chorus. Heart Of Steel is high on the melody with a killer solo. Highlight of the album is Side 2 opener Bad Girl, which starts with some guitar gymnastics and flows, into a killer sleazy riff and groove, with a super catchy hook and chorus. You’ll Never See Me Cryin’ should have been a huge single, great song with super catchy beat and groove. Ride The Whip is a killer rock night special guaranteed to get the toe a tappin’.
So do you want to fork out a fortune for an original or get an affordable copy?
9/10 from The Grooveman.
