{"product_id":"the-milkshakes-milk-box-volume-2-4cd","title":"The Milkshakes - Milk Box Volume 2 - 4CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHO in their right minds would release four albums on the same day…? Who in their right minds – being a mainly vocal group – would release an album of lyricless music…? And who in their right minds would buy this stuff…? Well, here’s a collection of four more delectable morsels for your educated palate which will hopefully provide answers to those questions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOURTEEN RHYTHM \u0026amp; BEAT GREATS \u003c\/strong\u003eThe second Milkshakes album to be released was Fourteen Rhythm \u0026amp; Beat Greats and highlights the group’s penchant for rock ’n’ roll from the ’50s and ’60s right through to punk rock. As stated in volume one of this series, ‘Black Sails in The Moonlight’ is a direct reference to ‘Red Sails In The Sunset, a favourite tune of the lads off the Beatles At The Star Club L.P., which must be considered a key influence on the group. That number is featured here and acts as a reminder that The Milkshakes were the last group to play at the original Star Club in Hamburg, before it was razed to the ground by a fi re in the early 1980s. It was, at the time, known as the Salambo, the biggest theatre on the Reeperbahn, and managed by a character monikered the ‘Sex Pope’. In negotiations with said gentleman, it was agreed that the Salambo would revert back to the legendary Star Club for one night only, to allow The Milkshakes to play a historic gig there (see Hamburg press). During the event artefacts such as pieces of the original stage were auctioned off. Until recently, Bruce still had a strip of the original stage curtain, which he somewhat optimistically hoped to transform into a “Lucky Star Club Tie”, but unfortunately it disintegrated before that happened. Stories of The Milkshakes’ complimentary visit to the club the following night are mostly fabricated (especially the one about bass player Bertie’s banana trick).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MILKSHAKES IV — THE MEN WITH THE GOLDEN GUITARS\u003c\/strong\u003e Instrumentals had always played a key role in The Milkshakes’ set, so for their fourth long player, inspired by the likes of Link Wray, the boys set out to compose their own collection of guitar-led wordless tunes. Long thought lost, the tapes of The Men With The Golden Guitars had to be specially baked to make them edible, sorry – audible – to the consumer. The L.P., recently reissued, is now selling like hot cakes, which are also edible, sorry – audible – no, sorry – edible. I think. Either way, this version contains one tasty track which was omitted from the original release – ‘The Wrong Man’. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE MILKSHAKES IN GERMANY\u003c\/strong\u003e Along with Nothing Can Stop These Men, 20 Rock ’n’ Roll Hits and Showcase (their US debut release), In Germany was released on the same day in 1984 on Berlin’s Wall City Records. Ironically, the photograph for the cover of The Milkshakes In Germany was actually taken in Rochester, England. One afternoon, while sipping tea on the deck of Mickey’s boat, he and Billy were distracted by an angry dot which appeared on the horizon. Two hours later it seemed – as it was moving so slowly – a Junkers JU52 (Mick’s favourite WW2 aircraft) flew noisily a few hundred feet above their heads on its way to Rochester’s airfield. Rounding up drummer Bruce, new bass player Russ and friend and photographer Eugene Doyen, our gallant gang made their way to the airfield and after consulting with the owner arranged a photo shoot featuring the aircraft. They also clambered all over the Junkers like four excited kids. The JU52 famously appears in many classic wartime feature films, including Where Eagles Dare To Land, One Of Our Cuckoos Is Missing, and who can forget, The Guns Of Lena Zavoroni? Other favourite Milkshakes wartime films include I Shaved Monty, Going Down On Dawn and that well known family favourite, Come Here, Lassie, I Got A Treat For Thee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTHING CAN STOP THESE MEN\u003c\/strong\u003e On the now famous and much copied L.P. cover of Nothing Can Stop These Men we see the maturing Milkshakes on Rochester Bridge spanning the river Medway. They often liked to span rivers. Studying the cover, it becomes obvious to the viewer why our four handsomely debonair and chiselled heroes caused sensation and sparked pandemonium every time they visited the outskirts of Strood. Furthermore, listening to the songs, it becomes evident why knicker sales went through the roof in the Medway towns at the time this record was first released. “Nothing can stop these men!”, they said at the time; but that was before whiskey, bladder problems and too many numerous lawsuits to mention took their toll. So, there we have it, four rehashed platters of rock ’n’ roll nosh for you creatures of all ages to get your baby teeth, gnashers and dentures stuck into. Guten appetit! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- MICK HAMPSHIRE, The Poop Deck, M.V. Fort Rosie Rochester, Kent May 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTracklistings\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFourteen Rhythm \u0026amp; Beat Greats:\u003cbr\u003e1 Seven Days\u003cbr\u003e2 Black Sails (In the Moonlight)\u003cbr\u003e3 Exactly Like You\u003cbr\u003e4 A Girl Called Mine\u003cbr\u003e5 Sad Girl Mambo\u003cbr\u003e6 I Want You\u003cbr\u003e7 Cadalina\u003cbr\u003e8 No-One Else\u003cbr\u003e9 I Need No-One\u003cbr\u003e10 You Did Her Wrong\u003cbr\u003e11 Can You Tell Me\u003cbr\u003e12 Red Monkey\u003cbr\u003e13 Take You Home Tonight\u003cbr\u003e14 Wo' Now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Milkshakes In Germany:\u003cbr\u003e1 I'll Find Another\u003cbr\u003e2 If I Get You\u003cbr\u003e3 Last Night (Was the Last Time)\u003cbr\u003e4 She's The Kind Of Girl\u003cbr\u003e5 Love Can Lose\u003cbr\u003e6 Comes Along Midnight\u003cbr\u003e7 One Day You Die\u003cbr\u003e8 Late at Night\u003cbr\u003e9 I'm Asking You\u003cbr\u003e10 I Need Lovin'\u003cbr\u003e11 Found My Girl\u003cbr\u003e12 Sometimes I Wantcha (For Your Money)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Men With The Golden Guitars:\u003cbr\u003e1 Chatham Drive\u003cbr\u003e2 General Belgrano\u003cbr\u003e3 Scapa Flow\u003cbr\u003e4 The Wrong Man\u003cbr\u003e5 The Klansmen Kometh\u003cbr\u003e6 Thunderbird\u003cbr\u003e7 Mumble The Peg\u003cbr\u003e8 The Yorkshire Ripper\u003cbr\u003e9 Flatfoot\u003cbr\u003e10 Dogwatch on Monkey?s Paw\u003cbr\u003e11 Every Corner\u003cbr\u003e12 Can You Tell?\u003cbr\u003e13 Dreadnaught\u003cbr\u003e14 Shed Country '83\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing Can Stop These Men:\u003cbr\u003e1 You Got Me Girl\u003cbr\u003e2 Little Bettina\u003cbr\u003e3 Ida Honey (Tell Me You?ll Be Mine)\u003cbr\u003e4 She's No Good to Me\u003cbr\u003e5 Chatham Train\u003cbr\u003e6 Dull Knife\u003cbr\u003e7 She's just Fifteen Years Old\u003cbr\u003e8 The Grim Reaper\u003cbr\u003e9 Everywhere I Look\u003cbr\u003e10 I'm the One For You\u003cbr\u003e11 That's My Revenge\u003cbr\u003e12 You've Been Lyin'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Milkshakes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53967395324220,"sku":"DAMGOOG654BX","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/5941\/files\/the-milkshakes-milk-box-volume-2.jpg?v=1786022346","url":"https:\/\/www.arcade-sound.com\/products\/the-milkshakes-milk-box-volume-2-4cd","provider":"Arcade Sound","version":"1.0","type":"link"}