★★★★ 1/2 - AllMusic.com
"The two albums by Roger C. Reale & Rue Morgue are a street fight between punk and power pop where both sides win." - Please Kill Me
INCLUDES TWO VINYL LPS
RADIOACTIVE (1978) Vintage, sealed, mastered by Bob Ludwig
REPTILES IN MOTION (recorded 1979, released 2019)
Includes bonus download of THE COLLECTION
"A total revelation...loaded with massive hooks." - Ugly Things
"Ranks as one of the best kept secrets of the punk era. " Vintage Guitar
"Seek this out without delay" - Big Takeover
Reptiles In Motion features deluxe full color gatefold sleeve with liner notes, previously unseen photographs and eye-popping graphics by Cliff Mott.
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
★★★★ 1/2 - AllMusic.com
"A total revelation...loaded with massive hooks." - Ugly Things
"Ranks as one of the best kept secrets of the punk era. " Vintage Guitar
"Seek this out without delay" - Big Takeover
Eye-popping, full-color 6-panel package featuring artwork by Cliff Mott. Full liner notes featuring interviews with Roger C. Reale, G.E. Smith and Hilly Michaels.
24 remastered tracks making their CD debut. Tracks 1-12 comprise the 1978 debut album Radioactive featuring Reale (lead vocals, bass), G.E Smith (guitar), Hilly Michaels (drums, vocals). 13-24 comprise the previously unreleased Reptiles In Motion album. Recorded in 1979 featuring guitar legend Mick Ronson (guitar), Jimmy McAllister (guitar, vocals), and Hilly Michaels (drums, vocals).
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lyrics
It was a classified envelope marked from the CIA
Hello your services are needed come on down to the office today
I packed up my guitar, I grabbed my tie and my suitcase in hand
To bring the message to Moscow, the State Department needs a band
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin
Iron curtain lose control
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin
Freedom on the radio
Secret meetings and midnight confidantes
Well it’s spy vs. spy
They know what they need and they get what they want
Well I’m caught in the middle of some B-movie espionage
If they’d only ask me, I think I know just what they want
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin
Iron curtain lose control
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin
Freedom on the radio
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin,
Iron curtain lose control
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin
Freedom on the radio
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin
Iron curtain lose control
I said rock, rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin, rock
Rock it to the Kremlin
Freedom on the radio
credits
from The Collection,
released October 18, 2019
Roger C. Reale (Terminal Zone Music, BMI)
The Collection features Roger C. Reale & Rue Morgue’s discography. Includes the band’s 1978 debut album Radioactive
featuring Reale (lead vocals, bass), G.E Smith (guitar), Hilly Michaels. The previously unreleased Reptiles in Motion LP from 1979 features the legendary Mick Ronson (guitar), and Jimmy McAllister....more
supported by 20 fans who also own “Rock It To The Kremlin”
I bought the vinyl LP shortly after "Let's Go!" came out. "The Reducers" sounds better to me now than it did then. It includes Reducers classics such as "Better Homes and Gardens" and "Out of Step." This was the best punk band I ever heard. It is wonderful to be hearing "The Reducers" again. alanlewis
Long-running underground rocker Brian Vanderwerf is the heart and soul of these gritty songs that capture the scruffy spirit of the ’70s. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2022