Legendary Australian drummer James Baker is gone but won’t be forgotten. The debut single by the co-founder of The Victims, The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon and Dubrovniks is being posthumously honoured by a re-issue of his debut single.
Cheersquad Records & Tapes is re-pressing the James Baker Experience’s "I Can't Control Myself" b/w "Born To Be Punched" 45 in all its shambolic glory on its 40th anniversary.
It features a pounding cover of The Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself" because James was the world's biggest Troggs fan, and would occasionally venture out from behind his drums (handing his sticks to Brad Shepherd) to sing it for an encore in his Hoodoo Gurus days.
The B side is the New York Dolls-inspired original "Born To Be Punched" which was recorded not long after James and the Gurus parted ways. It features a young Tex Perkins on bass and James' mate from the Scientists and later the Dubrovniks, Rod Radalj, as well as Tex's mate Stu Spasm on guitars.
The first ever release on Red Eye Records, it features brilliant cover art from label founder John Foy. Cheersquad's edition will be released on October 7 in five coloured variants - 100 of copies of each – and you can find the full details and place a pre-order here.
