Formed in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales in 1975, Racing Cars comprised Graham Headley Williams (guitar), Gareth ‘Monty’ Mortimer (vocals/guitar), Ray ‘Alice’ Ennis (guitar), David Land (bass) and Robert Wilding (drums). Released by Chrysalis Records, their albums also included bit-parts for session pianist Geraint Watkins, American saxophonist Jerry Jumonville, the Bowles Brothers Band (on vocal harmonies). Reaching number 39 in the UK album list, the band’s 1977 debut Downtown Tonight also produced an unexpected UK Top 20 entry with the memorable ballad ‘They Shoot Horses Don’t They?’, named after the movie. No more hits were forthcoming but the band was sufficiently established in the colleges to issue two further albums. Mortimer worked as a session singer before re-forming Racing Cars in the late 80s. The revived unit toured Europe for several years and completed a new album, Bolt From The Blue, in 2000.
Track List:
CD1
01. RACING CARS – Calling The Tune
02. RACING CARS – Hard Working Woman
03. RACING CARS – Ladee-Lo
04. RACING CARS – Downtown Tonight
05. RACING CARS – Pass The Bottle
06. RACING CARS – Moonshine Fandango
07. RACING CARS – Four Wheel Drive
08. RACING CARS – Get Out And Get It
09. RACING CARS – They Shoot Horses Don’t They? (Extended Version)
10. RACING CARS – Four Wheel Drive (John Peel Sessions 09/09/1976)
11. RACING CARS – Moonshine Fandago (John Peel Sessions 09/09/1976)
12. RACING CARS – Hard Working Woman (John Peel Sessions 09/09/1976)
13. RACING CARS – Downtown Tonight (John Peel Sessions 09/09/1976)
14. RACING CARS – They Shoot Horses Don’t They (Single Version)
CD2
01. RACING CARS – Down By The River (Swampy)
02. RACING CARS – Ticking Over
03. RACING CARS – Didn’t I Tell You
04. RACING CARS – Clever Girl
05. RACING CARS – Weekend Rendezvous
06. RACING CARS – Take Me From The City
07. RACING CARS – Standing In The Rain
08. RACING CARS – Backwater Road
09. RACING CARS – High And Dry
10. RACING CARS – Nobody’s Business
11. RACING CARS – Standing In The Rain (John Peel Sessions 05/09/1977)
12. RACING CARS – Weekend Rendezvous (John Peel Sessions 05/09/1977)
13. RACING CARS – Clever Girl (John Peel Sessions 05/09/1977)
14. RACING CARS – Nobody’s Business (John Peel Sessions 05/09/1977)
CD3
01. RACING CARS – Travelling Mood
02. RACING CARS – Takin’ On The World
03. RACING CARS – Goodbye Yesterday
04. RACING CARS – Second Best
05. RACING CARS – Bring On The Night
06. RACING CARS – When I’m Walkin Home
07. RACING CARS – Waiting For Someone
08. RACING CARS – Dancing Island
09. RACING CARS – You Can’t Take Me
10. RACING CARS – You Say You Love Me
CD4
01. RACING CARS – Moonshine Fandago (BBC in Concert, London 26/4/1977)
02. RACING CARS – Calling The Tune (BBC in Concert, London 26/4/1977)
03. RACING CARS – Downtown Tonight (BBC in Concert, London 26/4/1977)
04. RACING CARS – Down By The River (Swampy) [BBC in Concert, London 26/4/1977]
05. RACING CARS – They Shoot Horses Don’t They (BBC in Concert, London 26/4/1977)
06. RACING CARS – Get Out And Get It (BBC in Concert, London 26/4/1977)
07. RACING CARS – Moonshine Fandago (BBC In Concert The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 13/10/1977)
08. RACING CARS – Down By The River (Swampy) [BBC In Concert The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 13/10/1977]
09. RACING CARS – Clever Girl (BBC In Concert The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 13/10/1977)
10. RACING CARS – Weekend Rendezvous (BBC In Concert The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 13/10/1977)
11. RACING CARS – They Shoot Horses Don’t They (BBC In Concert The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 13/10/1977)
12. RACING CARS – Pass The Bottle (BBC In Concert The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 13/10/1977)
13. RACING CARS – Travelling Mood (BBC In Concert The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London 13/10/1977)
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