In 1984, The Reds®, consisting of founding members Rick Shaffer and Bruce Cohen, found themselves in a situation, not unfamiliar.  Constant adversity, but with this change, the loss of drummer, Tommy Geddes, and bass player, Jim Peters.  The evidence is on their five song extended play album, Shake Appeal, named after the track on the Raw Power album, recorded by one of their musical influences, Iggy Pop.  The results are best exemplified on tracks "Laughing," "Waiting For You" and the closer "Beat Away" which has a booming Joy Division feel propelled by Shaffer's haunting vocals and disturbing lyrics.  Re-released in 2013 worldwide by Warner Bros., and in 2014 by Tarock Music in the USA.  It’s time to listen with new ears.

Shake Appeal

Laughing

Laughing ● The Reds®

With the single release of Link, Rick Shaffer, founding member of The Reds®, has now focused his talent beyond his garage rock solo albums, to boost the garage rock genre with a Link Wray, and swamp blues inspired instrumental.  

Link

Link ● Rick Shaffer

"Going Down Slow" is track 2 on Rick Shaffer's album Outside Of Time.  The song is late 60’s early 70’s late night hard rock pile driver.

Outside Of Time

Going Down Slow ● Rick Shaffer

Modern Lie is a reflective cautionary approach to deception, with a 1970’s British hard rock glam style production.

Stolen Moments

Modern Lie ● Rick Shaffer

Wild has a Rolling Stones loose feel rocker, mid tempo with 60's style percussion and very Jagger like vocal. Track is alternative sounding and would be good in action, drama, horror and thriller.  Wild  is track #1 on The Reds® album, Fugitives From The Laughing House.

Fugitives From The Laughing House

Wild

Wild ● The Reds®

DIGGIN' IT is track #3 on The Reds® album, EARLY NOTHING.  FOLLOW THE REDS® on TWITTER at twitter.com/TarockMusic, or join Rick Shaffer on Facebook at, facebook.com/TheRedsMusic.

Early Nothing

Diggin' It

Diggin' It ● The Reds®

Trip and hop to And How's heavy groove with the melodic strings of the Angelo Badalamenti orchestra.  This song is track #8 on Bruce Cohen's solo album, ONE BC.

One BC

And How

And How ● Bruce Cohen

CRY TOMORROW is track #8 on The Reds® album, CRY TOMORROW.

Cry Tomorrow

Cry Tomorrow ● The Reds®

KILLING YOU is track #8 on The Reds® album, STRONGER SILENCE.  In February 2020 Tarock Music released a remaster of Stronger Silence.  Go to the track on Tarock Music's SoundCloud profile to listen.

Stronger Silence

Killing You

Killing You ● The Reds®

All funk all the time, while bass and drums drive the groove and sweeping synths add the melody,

Five BC

What Is It ● Bruce Cohen

“Let Go” is a driving hook laden rockabilly / garage rocker, echoing letting go of what you’ve lost in life.

Creatures Of Impulse

Let Go

Let Go ● Rick Shaffer

In 1977, Tarock Music, was started as a music publishing company, in Philadelphia, PA, by Rick Shaffer, founding member of The Reds®.  In 1982 the company moved to New York City to combine artist management and music licensing by partnering with Basic Management, adding an independent record label in 1992, with the release of The Reds® album, Cry Tomorrow.   In 2006, to accommodate an in-house recording studio, the company relocated to Pennsylvania midway between New York City and Philadelphia, for easy access to both cities.  

Our song writers and recording artists, are Rick Shaffer (Blues/Garage Rock), and Bruce Cohen (Electronica/EDM), who together are known as The Reds® (Indie/Alternative Rock).   Visit our web site TarockMusic.com to see our artist profiles. 

The publishing and masters in our catalog are owned 100% by Tarock Music for quick and easy licensing within the parameter of any project budget.
 
MANAGEMENT: Theresa Marchione, Basic Management 

NOTE ∎ The Reds® is a Registered Trademark, with the first use date of 3/17/77.

Laughing ● The Reds®

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