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Released in the U.S. under the band name "Fifty Tons of Black Terror."
Artist Biography by AllMusic
Based in Camden, London, England, Penthouse are
purveyors of loud and dirty psycho-blues music that has earned them
comparisons with the Jesus Lizard and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Formed by Charlie Finke (vocals), John Free (guitar), Tim Cedar (drums)
and Graeme Flynn (bass), the band first burst onto the music scene with
1995’s limited-edition debut single, ‘Ript N’ Happy’. Their debut album
for the independent World Domination label was produced by Teo Miller
(Placebo). On the occasional slower track, such as ‘Voyeur’s Blues’ and
‘A Deviant Soiree’, their sound was reminiscent of the ‘swamp-blues’ of
P.J. Harvey’s To Bring You My Love. It was the gloriously ramshackle
‘Road Rash’ and lustful ‘Face Down’ that set the tone of the album,
however, capturing the band’s brutally primal rock ‘n’ roll at its best.
A legal battle with the men’s magazine of the same name led to the band
being forced to change their name to 50 Tons Of Black Terror in
America. They also moved to Beggars Banquet Records following the demise
of World Domination. A new single, ‘Valley Of The Sows’, appeared in
November 1998, and a new album the following year. The success of rock
‘n’ roll revivalists the Strokes and the Hives in the new millennium
failed to drag Penthouse away from their resolutely cult status, despite
the release of the excellent Unt.
Tracklist
| 1 | Voyeur's Blues | 3:23 |
| 2 | Gus' Neck | 2:52 |
| 3 | La Grotte D' Amour | 4:34 |
| 4 | Road Rash | 2:54 |
| 5 | The Beauty In The Beast | 1:45 |
| 6 | A Deviant Soiree | 3:33 |
| 7 | Harmonic Surf Spastic | 1:25 |
| 8 | Widow's Chagrin | 6:10 |
| 9 | Mare Ingram's Lament | 1:39 |
| 10 | The Gin Waltz | 2:38 |
| 11 | White Coal | 1:09 |
| 12 | Lap Dog Shuffle | 3:13 |
| 13 | Face Down | 4:22 |
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