Bloodshot brings the Motor-City girlrage-rock classic back in an enhanced Barrel Select edition, approved by Amy Gore. . Born by the pale blue glow of “Hullabaloo,” lullabied by the River Rouge Stamping Plant and honed to a shiv point by midnight B-movies, Detroit’s Gore Gore Girls’ come-hither sneer draws a sonic line (in thick, black eyeliner, babies) from the Girl Group ground zero of the Brill Building to the legendary punk Mecca of the Grande Ballroom. Amy, guitarist, vocalist and the Gore to the fore, formed the Girls out of an uncontrollable and perhaps unhealthy fascination with the style and sass of classic ‘60s girl groups and the convulsing sonic energy of an industrial American city disintegrating. Being a fellow member of the Sisterhood of the Gretsch, Marlene (fondly referred to as The Hammer—listen up and you’ll hear why) signed on soon thereafter on the lead guitar. Bassist Carol Anne Schumacher (who also finds time to play in The Detroit Cobras and Reigning Sound) and drummer Nicky Styxx round out the Gore lineup on the album. Bloodshot has deemed Get The Gore worthy of the Barrel Select brand, recognizing it as one of the most potent picks in our cask-strength catalog. Resurrected and repressed on bloodshot-red vinyl, the Barrel Select edition also includes a printed inner-sleeve with full lyrics and memorabilia provided by Amy Gore herself. “a 38-minute, mini-masterpiece of garage-punk bravado” —PopMatters “true to the Motor City’s garage rock roots, taking listeners downtown to a place where girls and boys both can brawl with the best of them” —Spin Magazine “a glorious combination of surf-rock, garage punk and ‘60s girl-group glamour” —Detroit Metro Times “The main concept for me was a band that looks like the Ronettes but sounds like the Stooges.” — Amy Gore
