Phil Cohen

The Heaters 

The Great Lost Heaters Album 

July 30, 2008 by Steve Holtje

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This is essentially the first Heaters album, from 1978, but as proclaimed on the back, “This is not a reissue!  This is a combined remix and re-recording!"

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The story behind  is a sad tale of talent betrayed by bad decisions and incompetent management.  The original album suffered from crappy production and a boring session drummer replacing member Phil Cohen.

 

Using a combination of the original session tapes, demos, and newly recorded parts (with Cohen reinstated as drummer), the band put out a version conforming to their own sound rather than their producers’... proving that the excitement they generated in their home base, Los Angeles, was not mere hype.  This album easily lives up to its name.