Sultans
Ghost Ship
Sultans' Ghost Ship LP was originally released on Sympathy For The Record Industry in 2000. While RFTC looked for a new
drummer, Speedo (armed with an 8 track tape machine and 3 microphones) devised yet another alias as "Slasher" and
concocted this primordial ooze of moped scuzz, punk rock and roll. Ghost Ship was met with enthusiasm by those seeking
blistering relief from the weak, whiny, wretched and wimpy wannabes du jour. The sound is full on, straight ahead with
only starting gates and finish lines between songs. The band played some shows around California and would slightly
evolve on their second LP Shipwrecked. Ghost Ship is Sultans at their most thuggish and hairiest. Taking inspiration
from Australia's Chosen Few, Ramones bootlegs, Misfits bootlegs and then challenging themselves to be as thrifty and
impatient as possible, the songs are intentionally brief, similar and burly.
After this was recorded these tapes lay dormant in a shed for over 20 years. When the tapes were recently unearthed it
revealed unreleased songs recorded after Ghost Ship yet before the band's follow up LP Shipwrecked. Some of these songs
would later be absorbed by RFTC and re-recorded. These songs are included here as bonus tracks and offer no relief to
the record's unrelenting pace.
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Format
LP · 1 disc
Release
15-05-2026
Label
Item-nr
558809
EAN
0769152437019
Availability
Not in stock