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The Swamp Dogs
12+ albums
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THE SWAMP DOGS: Members of various rockabilly and rock'n'roll bands since 1982 as a drummer and/or singer, Roland Heinrich aka The Lone Wolf learns to play the double bass in 1984 (one time members of the Percolators and Fall Out) and forms the Swamp Dogs the following year with Doc Preatorious on guitar and Atilla Yüncüoglu on drums. Their first influences are the Stray Cats and the Polecats. Between 1985-88, their set includes covers of Buena Sera, Black Magic Baby, Live Fast Die Young, Down the Line and Lonesome Train. Slowly the band gains a following and a distinctive sound, their influences evolve toward bands like the early Meteors (Nigel Lewis era), The Sharks and The Ricochets. They then open for foreign bands touring Germany like the Wampas, the Long Tall Texans, the Meteors, Batmobile and the Krewmen. The begining of the year 1987 sees the release of their 7" on Rundell Records with two songs taken from their "played live in the studio demo". The A-side is a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Bad Moon Rising. If good it doesn't bring anything real new to the song, just a good sped up rockabilly version. The B-side is more interesting. The self penned "Mind & Music" is good and original and though the sound is a bit "young" (it's a demo) it shows that the band has broader influences than many of their counterparts. Later that year, in December, the band goes in the studio to record what will be their mini-lp. The idea is to release it to coincide with a tour su
