Rose Tattoo - 1978 / 81 - Rose Tattoo

Released 20 November 1978 (Australia)
Released 13 april 1981 (Europe)

Aussie ruffians Rose Tattoo debuted back in 1978 with the Rose Tattoo LP.  
At first, Rose Tattoo was only available in Australia on the Albert Productions label.  
It wasn’t until two years later, in 1980, that the album found its way to the U.S.A. market,
re-titled as Rock ‘N’ Roll Outlaw (Mirage Records).

Rose Tattoo’s sound was a cogent mix of AC/DC high voltage blues, southern rock, and punk.  
The slide guitar, played by Peter Wells, was an integral and unique part of Rose Tattoo’s sonic blueprint.  
Fronting the band was the bald dome of one Gary Stephen “Angry” Anderson — who regaled us with tales of hard knocks
lived and learned on the rough streets of working-class Australia.