Description
With cover artwork version 2
Luke Luv, founder of Frenchee, started the band back in 1983. The first singer was Tony Harnell who eventually left Frenchee to join hardrock band TNT. Luke wanted a clean slate and start a new chapter of Frenchee, so he started auditioning new band members. First he started with the bass player situation. Two bass players from Queens NY answered the ad and wanted to come down to audition together as they were friends. They were Kelly Nickels and Punky Lazar. Luke decided on Punky and Kelly went to Los Angeles and joined a band called Faster Pussycat but got into a bad motorcycle accident. Faster Pussycat had just singed a record deal and couldnt wait for Kelly to get out of his long hospital visit and had to replace him. Kelly then joined L.A.Guns instead and performed bass on their 3 first albums. Luke liked Punky for his glam image and solid and melodic bass playing. It turned out to be the right fit. Next thing on Luke’s agenda was finding the right charismatic good looking singer frontman. Well Sable Sex answered the ad and Sable didn’t get the nickname Sex for nothing. Sables motto was Sables The Name Sex Is The Game The Man Get’s All The Dames And They’re Never The Same. When Sable arrived to audition he walked down the stairs with a hot chick on each arm and sounded and looked the part. But it was the crazy off the wall personality that won him the job as Frenchees fearless leader. Wow he found the right frontman that was just as crazy and partied just as hard as him and Punky. 6 months earlier Sable meet soon to be drummer Niki Shea at a Rock Nightclub called L’Amours the rock capitol of Brooklyn. Niki Shea was on tour at the time with a band opening up for Warlock. Sable called Niki and told him he joined a promising rock band called Frenchee with a record company interest from Polygram Records and we need a drummer and your the first one that came to mind to complete the Ultimate Glam Sleaze Band. Well the east cost tour was just finishing up for Niki. So he came down for the audition. Luke, Punky and Sable all gave the thumbs up and proceeded to celebrate with a dozen bottles of champagne. Marking the beginning of Frenchee’s crazy booze and sex filled debauchery. And Frenchee soon became notorious for there drunken backstage sex party’s. Even the Groupies Mom’s weren’t safe! Some on tour stories can’t be told. The band released the Lipstick Ammunition mini album in 1987 and this compilation album features that mini album together with no less than 10 bonus tracks and a radio interview from 1985. If you want to check out what all the fuzz was about with this glam monster than this is the album to get.
Track list:
1. Lipstick Ammunition-from Lipstick Ammunition 1987
2. Passion Play Lady-from Lipstick Ammunition 1987
3. Stand Up and Rock-from Lipstick Ammunition 1987
4. Lusty Lady-from Lipstick Ammunition 1987
5. Rock Tonight-Drunken Cocaine Sessions 1985
6. Seduction City-Drunken Cocaine Sessions 1985
7. Back Room Rocker-Drunken Cocaine Sessions 1985
8. One Night Stand-Drunken Cocaine Sessions 1985
9. Stand Up and Rock-Drunken Cocaine Sessions 1985
10. Lusty Lady-Drunken Cocaine Sessions 1985
11. Absence-acoustic-Drunken Cocaine Sessions 1985
12. Calling The Shots-band rehearsal 1984
13. Gimme Whatcha Got-band rehearsal 1984
14. Rags To Riches-band rehearsal 1984
15. Rare Frenchee Radio Interview 1985