was the first salvo from the new and improved Flamin' Groovies, it also demonstrated that this edition of the band had as much promise as the Loney-fronted group," calling the title track "a brilliant evocation of the adventurous side of British rock circa 1966 ... [which] by its lonesome served as a superb justification for The Groovies' new creative direction." Joe Tangari of Pitchfork wrote that Shake Some Action "is in every sense both a comeback and a re-invention, and it's been rightly championed by collectors and critics extolling its effortless pop perfection." In 2014, the title track was one of the ten selected by Greil Marcus for his book The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs: Track listing Personnel Flamin' Groovies Cyril Jordan - guitar, vocals Chris Wilson - vocals, guitar James Ferrell - guitar George Alexander - bass David Wright - drums Danny Mihm - drums on 1, 5 Cover versions The title song was covered by Cracker for the soundtrack to the 1995 film Clueless. The Newtown Neurotics live album Kickstarting a Backfiring Nation features “Shake Some Action” redone as “Take Strike Action.”. Yo La Tengo performed "You Tore Me Down" on their album Fakebook. The Hitmen have a recorded live version of the song on their compilation album Dancing Time '78-'79. The take is from Live at The Local Inn, Ryde, September 1979. References External links Audio only video of the song Shake Some Action on YouTube Remastered audio only video of said song on YouTube Official site at RHINO 1976 albums Flamin' Groovies albums Sire Records albums Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios Albums produced by Dave Edmunds Philips Records albums