The Dirty Strangers - West12 To Wittering

 The Dirty Strangers - West12 To Wittering (Another West Side Story)

THE DIRTY STRANGERS
Somewhat of an enigma. Who are these guys that can get members of the biggest rock band in the world to play on their albums?

A good time rock & roll  band from Shepherd  Bush', that's who they are. The Dirty Strangers first album was  released in 1987. It featured  KEITH RICHARDS, RONNIE WOOD, the late PAUL FOX (formerly of The Ruts)  MICKEY GALLAGHER (of Ian Durys Blockheads) and band founder and the man responsible for putting these guys togther, ALAN CLAYTON.

The new album WEST 17 to WITTERING (another West Side Story) also features KEITH and RONNIE plus the legendary JOE BROWN. Somewhat of a pastiche of the Arthur Laurents story, (just swap Shepherds Bush for New York) Clayton writes his own musical influenced by  personal life experiences that embraces  gang culture, hoodlums, isolation, liberty,  motors, and love story's.

At times, Clayton sounds uncannily similar to Mick Jagger.. he sports a raunchy, low-growlish tone,   the rhythm section is solid a la late Seventies' Stones but with elements of punkish abandon. On this album, Keith plays piano and leaves all guitar playing to his good friend Clayton, bar Ronnie Wood playing  bottleneck on two tracks. Joe Brown guests on All Away. Joe's son Pete produced this album bar Real Botticelli which was produced by former Damned founder member, Brian James.

Tracklisting

Talk To Me               
Ain't That Too Much               
South Of The
River               
Liberty Smile           
All Away               
Bad Girls               
Real Botticelli               
Love For Life               
Survival Dance               
Don't Come Easy               
Gold Cortina               
Nowhere Maybe               
Just Another Story   

12 page booklet.

Websites:
www.myspace.com/dirtystrangersw12 
www.trackrecords.co.uk