Moon Martin: Shots From A Cold Nightmare 1978 + Street Fever 1980 + Mystery Ticket 1982

 

John David "Moon" Martin (October 31, 1945 – May 11, 2020) was an American singer-

songwriter and guitarist. Born in Altus, Oklahoma, United States, he was originally a rockabilly artist as a member of the Oklahoma-based band The Disciples, who moved to Los Angeles and adopted the name Southwind in 1967. At this time, their style shifted towards country rock. Southwind released three studio albums before disbanding in 1971.  
                  

They enjoyed moderate success, with two of their singles charting nationally: "Ready to Ride" (No. 127

in 1969) and "Boogie Woogie Country Girl" (No. 105 in 1970). One of the more curious characters of the new wave movement, singer/guitarist/songwriter Moon Martin issued several critically acclaimed yet commercially underappreciated releases from the late 1970s through the early '80s before reappearing in the mid-'90s.
                         

Martin also began to focus on a solo career at this time (1973), adopting the nickname "Moon" from

friends after it became an inside joke because of the songwriter's penchant for mentioning the word in his compositions. By 1978, Martin (who by this time was known simply as Moon Martin) was finally ready to launch his solo career, with his look and music often compared to such new wave hitmakers as Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe.
                       

A total of five albums in a five-year span followed, including such titles as 1978's Victim of Romance

EP (whose track "Bad Case of Lovin' You" would become a hit when covered by Robert Palmer), 1979's Shots from a Cold Nightmare/Escape from Domination (which scored Martin his sole hit single, "Rolene"), 1980's Street Fever, and 1982's Mystery Ticket, all of which were issued on the Capitol label.
                    

n then dropped out of the music scene for the rest of the '80s and the early part of the '90s, before

resurfacing in 1995 with a pair of releases, Cement Monkey and Lunar Samples. The same year, the British label Edsel reissued Martin's first four full-length releases as two-for-one CDs (Shots from a Cold Nightmare was paired with Escape from Domination, while Street Fever was combined with Mystery Ticket). Producer Craig Leon, who had worked with Moon Martin, confirmed that the rocker died on May 11, 2020.
                               

MOON MARTIN - SHOTS FROM A COLD NIGHTMARE 1978

                       

Shots From a Cold Nightmare is a catchy batch of radio-flavored rock &roll, even though Martin's songs can seem to get a little too serious when it comes to the perils of infidelity, which is what most of them are about.
                    

Moon Martin – Shots From A Cold Nightmare
Label: Capitol Records – 799211 2, EMI France – 799211 2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1992
Country: Europe
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock

TRACKS

                  

01. Hot Nite In Dallas    3:22
02. Victim Of Romance    3:29
03. Nite Thoughts    3:42
04. Paid Killer    3:13
05. Cadillac Walk    3:04
06. Bad Case Of Loving You    3:26
07. Hands Down    3:18
08. All I've Got To Do (Written-By – Lennon-McCartney)    2:23
09. You Don't Care About Me    3:05
10. She's A Pretender    2:34

LINE - UP

Backing Vocals – Charlie Merriam, Jim Leitch (tracks: 8), Phil Seymour (tracks: 8)
Bass Guitar – Gary Valentine
Drums – Phil Seymour
Guitar, Vocals – Moon Martin
Percussion – Susan Hall
Piano – Willie Alexander (tracks: 5)

Flac Size: 233 MB

MOON MARTIN - STREET FEVER 1980
                         

Moon Martin – Street Fever
Label: Capitol Records – 799205 2, EMI France – 799205 2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1992
Country: France
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

                    

TRACKS

            

01. Five Days Of Fever    3:03
02. S.O.S. (Signal For Help)    3:24
03. Pushed Around    3:13
04. Love Gone Bad    3:20
05. Stranded    3:48
06. Breakout Tonight    2:50
07. Bad News    3:54
08. No Dice    2:17
09. Whispers    3:30
10. Cross Your Fingers    3:03
11. Rollin' In My Rolls    2:45

LINE - UP

Backing Vocals – Jude Cole, Robert Wright
Bass Guitar – Dennis Croy
Drums – Rick Croy
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Jeff Fargus
Saxophone – Steve Douglas
Vocals, Guitar, Producer – Moon Martin

Flac Size: 252 MB

MOON MARTIN - MYSTERY TICKET 1982
                

Moon Martin – Mystery Ticket
Label: Edsel Records – EDCD 433
Format: CD, Album, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1995
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock

TRACKS

  
01. X-Ray Vision    4:09
02. Witness    3:40
03. She's In Love With My Car    3:29
04. Paid The Price    2:59
05. Firing Line    3:14
06. Dangerous Game    3:14
07. Don't You Double (Cross Me Baby)    3:34
08. Aces With You    3:51
09. Deeper (Into Love)    3:28
10. Chain Reaction    3:13

LINE - UP

Backing Vocals – Bill House
Bass Guitar – Bob Babbette, Peter Bernstein
Drums – Dony Wynn, Michael Botts
Guitar – Andrew Gold, Mark Christian
Keyboards – Bill Elliott, Gene Taylor [The Blasters], Jack Waldman, Jeff Fargus, John Hobbs
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar – Moon Martin
Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chris Brosius

Flac Size: 352 MB

Moon Martin: Escape From Domination HERE
Moon Martin: The Very Best HERE

Moon Martin : X - Ray Vision 45 rpm Single 1982

Born in Oklahoma in 1950, Martin gained recognition in the 1970s as a pop artist and composer. Originally a rockabilly artist, he wrote the songs "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", made famous by the English singer Robert Palmer, and "Cadillac Walk", made famous by the American singer Willy DeVille.

Martin scored two minor hits of his own with "Rolene" (#30 Billboard Hot 100) and "No Chance" (#50), both in 1979. His 1982 song, "X-Ray Vision" was an MTV hit music video.

He was given the nickname "Moon" because many of his songs had the word "moon" in the lyrics.[1]

"X-Ray Vision" is a song written and first recorded by Moon Martin from his album Mystery Ticket. It was later covered by the freestyle music group TKA, released as a single from the album Scars of Love in 1988. Their cover of the song reached No. 26 on the Billboard dance/club play chart.

Format : Vinyl 45 rpm
Label : Capital Records
Serial number : 2C 008-86.489
Made in : Spain
Year : 1982
Producer : Moon Martin , Robert Palmer

Tracklist

A : X-Ray Vision  3:55
    Written By – Moon Martin, Peter Sinfield, Terry Taylor

B : Deeper (Into Love) 3:30
    Written By – Moon Martin

X - RAY  VISION  LYRICS

You think your clever words will fool me, baby
The magic in your eyes will cool me, baby
How long will you go on pretending, baby
Looking for a happy ending, baby

Well, it's me you're trying to bluff
Your cards ain't high enough
When I look your way
You just turn away

X-ray vision
Baby I can see through you
X-ray vision
Baby I believe in you

Looking out my room, the stars are burning
There's a lesson that I should be learning
You know lead will never hide it, baby
Now that I can see behind it baby

Tell the world to wait
Til we set the record straight
Little one do you choose
Every look you use

X-ray vision
Baby I can see through you
X-ray vision
Baby I believe in you

FLAC   Here  :  Size  :  50,1 MB

Moon Martin: Escape From Domination 1979

Born in Oklahoma in 1950, Martin gained recognition in the 1970s as a pop artist and composer. Originally a rockabilly artist, he wrote the songs "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)", made famous by the English singer Robert Palmer, and "Cadillac Walk", made famous by the American singer Willy DeVille.

Martin scored two minor hits of his own with "Rolene" (#30 Billboard Hot 100) and "No Chance" (#50), both in 1979. His 1982 song, "X-Ray Vision" was an MTV hit music video.

He was given the nickname "Moon" because many of his songs had the word "moon" in the lyrics.

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Moon Martin issued several critically acclaimed yet commercially underappreciated releases from the late '70s through the early '80s, before reappearing in the mid-'90s.

By 1978, Martin (who by this time was known simply as Moon Martin) was finally ready to launch his solo career with his look and music often compared to such new wave hit makers as Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe. A total of five albums in a five-year span followed, including such titles as 1978's Victim of Romance EP (whose track, "Bad Case of Lovin' You," would become a hit when covered by Robert Palmer), 1979's Shots From a Cold Nightmare/Escape From Domination (which scored Moon his sole hit single, "Rolene"), 1980's Street Fever, and 1982's Mystery Ticket, all of which were issued on the Capitol label .

Martin then dropped out of the music scene for the rest of the '80s and early part of the '90s, before resurfacing in 1995 with a pair of releases, Cement Monkey and Lunar Samples. The same year, the British label Edsel reissued Martin's first four full-length releases as two for one CDs (Shots From a Cold Nightmare being paired with Escape From Domination, while Street Fever was combined with Mystery Ticket).

Initial plans to record a solo album in 1974 with noted producer/arranger Jack Nitzsche failed to pan out, but several of Martin's original compositions began to be used by other recording artists, including the Nitzsche-produced Mink DeVille (the track "Cadillac Walk" subsequently became a moderate hit)

         TRACKS

     01.I've Got A Reason     2:59    

    02.She Made A Fool Of You     3:36    

    03.Dreamer     3:02    

    04.Gun Shy     3:02    

    05.Hot House Baby     3:15

    06.The Feeling's Right     3:54    

    07.Rolene     3:35    

    08.No Change     2:40    

    09.Dangerous     2:53    

    10.Bootleg Woman 2:59

This is a very nice unknown alboum of this great artist .
Great Rock' n' Roll and pure sound as simple as it is .

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Πάρτε το .

MP 3  Size:  76 MB (Vinyl Rip)

Flac Size: 219 MB (CD Rip)

You can find The Best Of Moon Martin Here

Moon Martin : The Very Best Of (1999)

One of the more curious characters of the new wave movement, singer/guitarist/songwriter Moon Martin issued several critically acclaimed yet commercially underappreciated releases from the late

1970s through the early '80s before reappearing in the mid-'90s. Best known for penning ROBERT PALMER's toughest hit BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU and MINK DEVILLE's cult classic CADILLAC WALK, nerdy looking new waver MOON MARTIN had a way with a wry, twisted lyric. Even album titles like SHOTS FROM A COLD NIGHTMARE and ESCAPE FROM DOMINATION evoked dark, vivid imagery. MARTIN dished out sinewy axe licks and oddball high-pitched vocals on

the chugging ROLENE (his only TOP 40 hit), skin-tingling sweat-fest HOT NITE IN DALLAS, and painkiller ballad NO CHANCE. VERY BEST reels off a volley of power poppin' shotgun blasts from his peak period seventies platters, tempered by a less acerbic set of eighties material. This is slick, catchy stuff delivered by a hook heavy hellcat...it's a shame more people weren't exposed to these lunar samples.

              

TRACKS

1. Hot nite in Dallas

2. Victim of romance

3. Cadillac walk

4. Bad case of lovin' you

5. Nite thoughts

6. I' ve got a reason

7. She made a fool of you

8. Dreamer

9. Hot house baby

10.Rolene

11.No chance

12.Five days of fever

13.Signal for help

14.Pushed around

15.Love gone bad

16.Breakout tonight

17.Bad news

18.Whispers

19.Cross your fingers

20.Paid the price

21.Don' t you double ( cross me baby )

22.Aces with you

MP3 @ 329 Take it HERE

Flac Size: 513 MB HERE

 

 MOON MARTIN: X-RAY VISION  45 RPM

TRACKS

01. X- Ray Vision
02. Deeper

Flac Here