New England's Newest Hit Makers

New England’s Newest Hit Makers
EP by The Connection
Released September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)
Genre rock and roll
Length 17:50
Label Collectors Club, S-P Records, Rumble Records
The Connection chronology
New England’s Newest Hit Makers
(2011)		 Rock 'n' Roll Christmas
(2011)

New England’s Newest Hit Makers is the first studio album by band The Connection. Th EP was released in August 2011 on Collectors Club, S-P Records, and Rumble Records. Recorded in a lo-fi style, it was album of the summer on El Sotano Radio in Madrid, Spain in 2011.[1]

Overview

Production

The Connection’s first release, 2011’s New England’s Newest Hit Makers, is an eight-song EP with seven original songs written by Marino and Palmer. Track number six "Baby Doll" was written by Dee Dee Ramone and originally recorded by The Chesterfield Kings. The recording sessions used Chris Faulkner on drums and Andy Casey on bass.[2] The EP’s title paid tribute to England’s Newest Hitmakers, the Rolling Stones’ first album, and the songwriting and production intentionally replicated the lo-fi sound of the early British Invasion era.[3]

Reception

Like many of their other albums, it was released in Japan on SP-Records.[2] New England's Newest Hit Makers was album of the summer on El Sotano Radio in Madrid, Spain in 2011.[1]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "It's All Right"   02:44
2. "All You Gotta Do"   02:14
3. "Little Lies"   02:10
4. "Stop Talking"   02:08
5. "Learn Your Game"   02:05
6. "Baby Doll (by Dee Dee Ramone)"   02:36
7. "I Want You"   02:26
8. "My Baby Likes To RnR"   01:27

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 EleanorAbioso (August 2012)
  2. 1 2 "Album: New England's Newest Hit Makers". Bandcamp: The Connection. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Max (March 1, 2013). "The Connection: Local band going big". The New Hampshire (University of New Hampshire). Retrieved 2014-03-14.

External links

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