HOT R.S.

HOT R.S.

HOT R.S. stands for House Of The Rising Sun.

It was the name of a faceless disco-rock studio band from Johannesburg, South-Africa. Their first album released in 1977 featured a 14 minutes plus disco-rock reworking of the classic House of The Rising Sun, made famous by the Animals (1964). Their second album 'Forbidden Fruit' had as it's centrepiece a cover of Iron Butterfly's 1968 classic 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' cleverly combined with Frankie Vaughan's 1957 hit 'Garden Of Eden'.

Some famous musicians are rumoured to have played on these 3 albums released by HOT R.S. between 1977 and 1980. They include Trevor Rabin (later YES member), Robert John "Mutt" Lange, René Veldsman, Duncan Mackay and Cedric Samson and of course anchor members Dan Hill and Kevin Kruger.

Discography:

Singles

* Delta Queen (1978) RPM #3 on Radio 5 in January 1978
* Temptation (1978) RPM
* Doublecross (1980) RPM

Albums

* House Of The Rising Sun (1977) RPM
* Forbidden Fruit (1978) RPM
* Heads Or Tails (1980) RPM
* Forbidden Fruit and Other Delights (1997) Gallo
re-issue of 'Forbidden Fruit' and 'Heads Or Tails' on a single CD
* Hot RS II - I Get So Excited (July 2003) EMI

Various Artists

* Top 40 Free CD (1991) EMI includes 'House Of The Rising Sun'
* You Should Be Dancing (1998) PolyGram includes 'House Of The Rising Sun'
* Disco Fever (1999) Gallo includes 3 HOT RS tracks

Musicians (1977-1980):

* Dan Hill: keyboards, arrangements
* Kevin Kruger: drums, keyboards, production
* Mercedes Kornfield: vocals
* Penny Croft: vocals
* René Veldsman: vocals
* Robert-John "Mutt" Lange: guitars
* Trevor Rabin: guitars, bass, keyboards
* Cedric Samson: drums
* Duncan MacKay: keyboards
* John Weddepohl: vocals
* Aiden "Dooley" Mason: guitars
* Stewart Irving: vocals
* Cindy Alter: backing vocals