Spin That 45 - Part 9: The Syn-Dicate

'It's Rockabilly and Disco fusion'. Wow. Just...Wow. And yes, it is as bad as it sounds. If it would be Boney M with slap-bass and a rockin' beat, maybe then it would work but as both, the Rockabilly and the Disco part, are incredibly bad the whole record is a contender for the 'Worst record of all times' award. 

Side A 'Synthabilly Baby' sounds like a Revival Rock'n'Roll song, a bit lame and recorded with bass-guitar but to spice it up there is the synthesizer which they used like a Rock'n'Roll piano. It just doesn't sound as great. It sounds like a musical nightmare all the way from Teletubby land. I would like to say that 'Rapabilly Boogie' on Side B is better, but it is not. It's just not as annoying as Side A. Of course it is neither Rap nor Billy, it's just a strange 'Pop' song. Why they called it Rapabilly I have no idea. Which makes me think, the closest thing ever to Rap-a-billy must be the Scallywags(the German Psychobilly band) and their 'My Home Is My Castle' Rap-Mix. Or the Meteors of course with their 'I'm Just A Dog' 12" version.

This 45 was released in 1981 on Rebob Records(RB 501), London, pressed in France and re-released by Nervous Records on the 'Hep Cat Hop' LP compilation(NERD 003). Why is a mystery to me because the record is really bad. So bad it's fun to have it.