Continental Crawler
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| Continental Crawler | |
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 Continental Crawler's New CD.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Lodi, New Jersey, USA |
| Genre(s) | Garage Rock Power Pop Punk Rock |
| Years active | 1977 - 1979 present |
| Label(s) | Not Aloud Records |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/continentalcrawlerband |
| Members | |
| Stevie Lin Jim Catania Chaz Jones Mike Myers |
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Continental Crawler was a punk rock band during 1977-1979 from Lodi, New Jersey.
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[edit] History
Continental Crawler were contemporaries of the The Misfits, also from Lodi, NJ. During the mid 1970s, the Misfits' lead singer Glenn Danzig was a member of several groups, such as Whodat and Boojang, Sheba, and Prostitutes of New York, playing original material with drummer Jim Catania and guitarists Stevie Lin and Chaz Jones. In 1977, Catania and Lin joined up with bassist Mike Myers, and became Continental Crawler; Chaz Jones then joined on keyboards and guitar.
Lin and Jones were Danzig’s first writing partners, uniting his lyrics with original music from Lin and Jones. Catania eventually moved into the drummer’s chair for the Misfits. It's Catania's drumming that can be heard on the Misfits' Static Age CD (from the 1978 Mercury recording sessions). By the end of 1978, Catania left the Misfits and returned to Continental Crawler full-time. Continental Crawler produced its own record - a 45 RPM EP called “Promotional Pollution”.
[edit] Reunion
In 2008, Continental Crawler released a new compact disc entitled “Continental Crawler: The Anthology 1977-79….. Cars, Cards and Questionable Women”, which features the original six studio tracks Continental Crawler recorded in 1979, as well as live concert recordings, demo tracks, experiments, and basement tapes. All four original members reunited in 2007 to record the new track on the CD, “Your Girlfriend’s Got a Problem”.
[edit] Discography
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[edit] EP's
- Promotional Pollution (1979)
