Continental Crawler

Finally, after 30 years, comes the recorded legacy of a band from Lodi, NJ, a band that almost made it, only if things broke just a bit differently…. Continental Crawler was many things rolled into one; one part garage, one part power-pop, one part punk………. a powerful live force that only had the opportunity to release one 45 during their lifetime before imploding. Way back in the glory days of punk rock (1977-1979), there was another band from Lodi, NJ - the legendary Misfits - but in the mid-1970’s, the Misfits’ lead singer Glenn Danzig was a member of several groups, such as Whodat and Boojang, Sheba, and Prostitutes of New York, playing original material with drummer Jim Catania and guitarists Stevie Lin and Chaz Jones. In 1977, Catania and Lin joined up with bassist Mike Myers, and became Continental Crawler; Chaz Jones then joined ..boards and guitar. From a historical perspective that was not available way back when, before the Misfits and Danzig achieved the utmost in cult popularity, Continental Crawler had some amazing bona fides from a pre-Misfits point of view….. Lin and Jones were Danzig’s first writing partners, uniting his lyrics and original music from Lin and Jones….. Catania eventually moved into the drummer’s chair for the Misfits. It’s Catania’s drumming that can be heard on the Misfits’ legendary Static Age CD (from the 1978 Mercury recording sessions). By the end of 1978, however, Catania left the Misfits and returned to Continental Crawler full-time. Continental Crawler produced its own record - a 45 that capture the energy of the band in the studio. It was called “Promotional Pollution,” and it contained 3 of the songs on this new CD. Now let’s flash forward to 2005. The Misfits’ “Static Age” sessions are finally released for the first time, and “Mr. Jim” Catania’s drum work gets accolades. Meanwhile, the few copies of Continental Crawler’s 7-inch record start commanding $50 or more on auction sites like eBay and Gemm.com; garage band aficionados, power-pop collectors and Misfits fanatics actively hunt down the vintage vinyl disc like a hidden treasure. And with that comes the brand new compact disc “Continental Crawler: The Anthology 1977-79….. Cars, Cards and Questionable Women”, which features the original six studio tracks Continental Crawler recorded, as well as rare live concert recordings, demo tracks, experiments, and basement tapes. Plus, all four original members reunited in 2007 to record the new track on the CD, “Your Girlfriend’s Got a Problem”. It doesn’t get any better than that….

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