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2007 cd-release with 10 bonus tracks In 1982 Kee Marcello and Alex Tyrone (aka Peo Thyrén from Noice) decided to start the ultimate glam rock band, mixing their influences of 70s glam with a punk/metal attitude. They met singer Bo Stagman (known as Bosse Belsen and later Zinny J. Zan), at the Stockholm rock club Ritz and they recorded his vocals on the first demos the very same night. To complete the line-up Peo talked to Noice drummer Fredrik Von Gerber and the guitar player Danny Wilde (Dan Segerstedt from Roadrats) to join the band. Zinny J Zan used his connection with Sanji Tandan (owner of Tandan records) to help them get a record deal. The first result was the ‘We Go Rocking’ vinyl single in 1982. The track became a minor hit in Sweden and Poison kind stole the song and turned it into ‘I Want Action’ for their debut album ‘Look What The Cat Dragged In’. Easy Action sued the band and finally in 1989 they got some money out of it. Not all in Poison were upset by this as CC Deville didn’t mind hanging out with Easy Action while the law suit was going on. The single was followed by a 4-track mini album released the same year and the first full length album in 1983. The album would be re-issued in 1984 with a new cover artwork featuring new guitarist Christoffer Lind (Chris Lynn later in Rat Bat Blue) that replaced Danny Wilde. The re-issue has the track ‘Turn Me On’ replaced by ‘Rock On Rockers’ (both tracks can be found on this cd version). Sanji Tandan would also become the bands manager and it would be him that got the band signed to the Warner Brothers label Sire in 1983. This meant that Easy Action became the first Swedish band ever to sign a world wide record deal. The debut album left a historical imprint on the Scandinavian rock scene and achieved worldwide cult status. It would also spawn international careers of Zinny Zan (Shotgun Messiah) and Kee Marcello (Europe). This is a must for any serious glam metal collector Track listing: 1. Rocket Ride 2. Mental Dance 3. End Of The Line 4. Dont Cry Dont Crack 5. Another Saturday Night 6. We Go Rocking 7. Lets Lose Control 8. Rock Things Out 9. Number One 10. Turn Me On 11. Rock On Rockers 12. Round Round Round 13. Drop The Bomb-live 14. In The Middle Nowhere 15. Roll Baby Roll-live 16. End Of The Line-1984 version 17. Round Round Round-live 18. Dont Cry Dont Crack-live 19. Number One-live 20. We Go Rocking-live