Tomcats was the name of Brian Setzer

Brian Setzer

Brian Setzer is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He first found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly revival group The Stray Cats, and revitalized his career in the late 1990s with a jazz-oriented big band.-Career:Setzer was born in Massapequa, New York...

's first rockabilly

Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...

 group, before transforming to the widely known Stray Cats

Stray Cats

Stray Cats are an American Rockabilly band formed in 1980 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer , upright bassist Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia and the U.S...

. With Brian Setzer on guitar and vocals, Gary Setzer on drums and Bob Beecher on bass, the trio began to play clubs at Long Island in 1979 . At the time Brian Setzer and Bob Beecher were also participating at another group, named the Bloodless Pharaohs, which played "art rock" music (as described by Gary Setzer).

While the Bloodless Pharaohs were playing in and out New York, the Tomcats were still holding forth out on Long Island developing the sound and style that would mark the Stray Cats

Stray Cats

Stray Cats are an American Rockabilly band formed in 1980 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer , upright bassist Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia and the U.S...

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The Bloodless Pharaohs were going in one direction, while Brian Setzer was more interested in rockabilly. This resulted in the break-up of the Tomcats. Afterwards, Brian Setzer began working with a couple of Long Island buddies, Jim McDonnell (later known as Slim Jim Phantom

Slim Jim Phantom

Slim Jim Phantom is the drummer for Stray Cats. Alongside band mates Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker, he spearheaded the neo-rockabilly movement of the early 1980s.-Biography:...

, playing drums) and Lee Drucker (later known as Lee Rocker

Lee Rocker

Lee Rocker is an American rockabilly double bass player. He is the son of the classical clarinetists Stanley Drucker and Naomi Drucker. His sister Roseanne is a country music singer-songwriter...

, playing bass). In the summer of 1980, the trio sold their equipment and moved to London, taking the name Stray Cats

Stray Cats

Stray Cats are an American Rockabilly band formed in 1980 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer , upright bassist Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom in the Long Island town of Massapequa, New York. The group had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia and the U.S...

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High School Confidential

Recorded Live On Stage at TKs Place, on May 24th, 1980.
This is Volume 2 of 7 Live Recordings, Licensed By Gary Setzer, Issued by Collectibles in 1997

Track listing

1. "Pretty, Pretty, Baby" - 4:26
2. "Drugstore Rock R Roll" - 4:43
3. "Ubangi Stomp" - 3:32
4. "Round And Round
   Round and Round
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   " - 3:58
5. "High School Confidential" - 3:34
6. "Every Body's Moving Tonight" - 4:18
7. "Pink Thunderbird" - 2:54
8. "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" - 2:17
9. "Say Mama" - 3:00
10. "My One Desire" - 4:07
11. "Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me" - 3:46

External links

• http://straycatscollectors.blogspot.com/search/label/Tomcats