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Fifty Foot Combo [Belgium]

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both albums:

Strike - a compilation of their early singles, splits, Eps and demos (with 14 songs on LP and 20 on cd) and Evil à Go-Go!!! - their second album - are regular sold out, maybe you could catch used copies elsewhere ... Good Luck!

[note: The Strike LP - still available - doesn't contain their first demo(s) !]
This double pack was never sold and is only here available, until ...
grab all 33 songs here

Los Johnny Jets [Mexico]

Famous Mexican band from the 60s, and still active. In fact this is a Great Collection charged with many popular songs from the early and mid 60s transported into Spanish language.

This is a compilation and not the original album shown above!

Otro de los grupos surgidos en el norte de Tamaulipas, concretamente en la Cd de Reynosa fueron los Johnny Jets. En la contraportada de su primer Lp "Ritmo Juvenil" se leia lo siguiente:
"Cierta mañana , cuando el sol empezaba a desperezarse, seis jovenes de distintas poblaciones del interior, abordaron el transporte que habría de reunirlos por verdadera casualidad a un mismo sitio, en el que disfrutarían de una animado dia de campo,para lo cual habían llevado consigo su instrumento musical preferido, Aunque nunca antes se habían visto, poco a poco se fueron reuniendo para formar un conjunto y amenizar asi el picnic, que a la postre resultó uno de los más animados que ahí se recuerdan, pues el entusiasmo, maestria y talento que cada uno de los miembros del grupo ponía en las improvizaciones que iniciaba alguno de ellos, rivalizaban o mejor dicho superaban a las que el público juvenil solía escuchar a través del radio en versiones de grupos similares y consagrados. Este fué el primer éxito de los Johnny Jets conjunto integrado por : Mauro Monrreal, director, Oscar Alvarez "el duende" vocalista, Pablo Reyna, guitarra, Raul Galván : batería , Efrén Olvera ; requinto e Isaias Landeros; saxofón. Su popularidad fué creciendo con sus actuaciones através delos microfonos de la XEOR de Reynosa y la XES de Tampico Tamps, en los centros nocturnos "Bum Bum" donde trabajaron durante todo un año y el "Eddie´s" que los contrató por año y medio: El siguiente paso no se hizo esperar y discos CBS los ha contratado en exclusiva para grabar los mas favorecidos ritmos de la juventud entre los que se cuenta la propia creación de los Johnny Jets denominada "Ken Yu" llena de dinámica explosiva y optimismo contagioso, lo cual se muestra en este LP bajo los títulos de "Sapito" y "No que no". También se encuentran números de Yenka , ritmo frenético que apsiona en la actualidad, en las selecciones "El borras" y "Crema batida". El Surf viene representado por "La cosecha de mujeres" y "Tiburón a la vista", en su faceta tropical, sin dejar de lado el Rock y el Twist cuyas versiones resultan electrizantes y obligadas en todas las esferas juveniles y más cuando las interpreten los Johnny Jets"
Este grupo se inició aproximadamente en 1961 y fué fundado por Isaias Landeros (saxofonista del grupo) además de Pablo Reyna (armonía), Mauro Monrreal (bajo) ,Oscar Alvarez (vocalista) Efrén Olvera "el oso"(guitarrista) y Raul Galván (baterista). Oscar había pertenecido a otra agrupación en donde tambien figuraba Miguel Ibarra quien posteriormente se convirtió en baterista de los Yaki llamado Los Golden Star.

Los Johnny Jets como todos los demás grupos de la frontera norte emigraron a la Cd de México donde firmaron con el sello CBS grabando su primer LP bajo la dirección musical de Armando Manzanero . Los números Tiburón a la vista y Cosecha de mujeres (un arreglo moderno a dos canciones tropicalonas exitos de Mike Laure) tuvieron un relativo éxito siendo un número festivo llamado El Sapito el que mejor les funcionó.
Para su segundo sencillo el locutor Jaime Ortiz Pino estuvo a cargo de la dirección musical llevando al acetato un hit del grupo Mc Coys cuya letra al español hablaba de una chica que bailaba muy bien los ritmos de moda, el titulo de la canción fué "Es Lupe", para el lado B del disco y a insistencia del grupo grabaron una canción que había sido un éxito de un trio llamado Los Dandys el titulo era "Por Fin" el cual fué como una premonición para el grupo pues a partir de éste sencillo los lanzó a la fama en todo el pais y aun en centro y sudamerica.
A partir de ese momento ligaron una cadena de éxitos destacando entre otros:Bule Bu, Todos queremos a Lupe, Bajate de mi nube, Susy Q, Fiebre, Mi Gran Amor Serás,Bailala María,Vuela Paloma,Suspenso Infernal,Mary Mary,Enamorada de un amigo mio,La carta,La minifalda de Reynalda, Lady madonna,Sin ti, Tres regalos, etc.

Los Johnny Jets se caracterizaron como otros grupos de la frontera norte por el uso del Sax, además introdujeron en al ambiente musical la llamada "Redoba Psicodelica" (la Minifalda de Reynalda" , "Felipe el Jipi" y "Las pestañas de Cirila" son tres números representativos de éste género ), también por el tratamiento modernista que le dieron a los boleros fueron llamados "Los hijos de los Dandys", grabando numeros musicales en éste género como Por fin, Suspenso Infernal, Gema, Eternamente, Tres regalos, etc.

Los Johnny Jets grabaron 8 Lps en su carrera musical.


Los actuales integrantes de Los Johnny Jets son:

Marco Tulio Castillejos (Vocalista y bajo)
Isaías Landeros (Saxofón)
David Torres Bolaños (Requinto)
Arturo Cedillo (Tecladista)
Ernesto Diego Partida (Baterista)

[from 60sfrontrock]

"via mediafire accessible to the whole world"

Sandy Nelson - The Rebirth Of The Beat [1969]

His first recording, with a band called The Renegades (Richard Podolor, Bruce Johnston and Nick Venet), was "Geronimo", written by Venet, produced by Kim Fowley and released on the Original Sound Records label. Although it flopped on the national charts, it charted in some of the midwest markets. The song, along with "Charge", is part of the soundtrack of 1959 film "Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow" released by American International Pictures.
Nelson attended high school with Jan Berry, Dean Torrence (who became Jan and Dean), and Kim Fowley. After gaining respect as a session drummer, he played on such songs as "To Know Him Is To Love Him" (Phil Spector's Teddy Bears, 1958), "Alley-Oop" (The Hollywood Argyles, 1960), and "A Thousand Stars" (Kathy Young and the Innocents, 1960).
His song "Teen Beat", on Original Sound Records, rose to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Subsequently he signed with the Imperial record label, and pounded out two more Top 40 hits, "Let There Be Drums", which went to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Drums Are My Beat". In December 1961, the British music magazine, NME, reported that "Let There Be Drums" had gone Top 10 in both the United Kingdom and United States.All three were instrumentals (a feat rarely repeated).Guitar playing on these hits was by co-writer, Richie Podolor (aka Richie Allen), later a songwriter and record producer.
Near the end of 1963, Nelson was in a motorcycle accident. The injuries necessitated amputation of his right foot and part of that leg. Nonetheless, Nelson continued to record into the early 1970s, releasing two or three albums a year, consisting of cover versions of popular hits plus a few original compositions.
Nelson lives now in Boulder City, Nevada and continues to experiment with music on keyboards and piano.
In September, 2008, Nelson and a few friends, recording as Sandy Nelson and the Sin City Termites, released a new record of original compositions, Nelsonized, on the independent Spinout label. Other band members included Eddie Angel (guitarist for Los Straitjackets), Remi Gits, and Billy Favata of Torturing Elvis
(by wikipedia)

According to my ears the best vinyl copy is available over at
nlgbbbblth.blogspot.com
[much better than the mine, and I'm not talking about the bitrate]

you can load the additional hq frontsleeve here

Burt Rocket - (my two favourite songs from) Savage Iceland [2009]

myspace

Cool surf album from Iceland, what else!
All instruments played by Burt Rocket.

01 Mr Motor
06 Crypt Surfer

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12 songs with 26 minutes running time ...
available at doublecrownrecords and others.

The Tremolo Wankers - Devil's Ride [2002]

The last wank are wonk,
the bananas eaten,
the guitars are smashed
the coconut bras taken back to the jungle.


The Tremolo Wankers
[active: 2000-2004]

Burt Rocket:
Chief Wanker, tremolo picking, vocals and main surf rider

Organ Morgan:
Sr. Wanker, red coloured organs and pierced nipple

St. No:
Sr. Wanker, Rey del Drums and holder of the funky gadgets

Don Kosmos:
Sr. Wanker, thunderbass and cheesy smiles

they released one album

Les Chats Sauvages [1961]

as seen over at lpcoverlover.com   ...  and here we have the songs (sung in French)

.... lower (back) sleeve by mischalke's wordpress
(together with another EP)

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth #07

bio, info & merchandise

formerly there was a video stream posted here ... well, you can preview this movie about the life of "Big Daddy" via download. This preview, although the complete movie, is never a replacement for the original dvd quality ...

part1
part2
part3

(split archive! - load first all parts - then open it)

The Black Dynamites

http://musicasdosanos60.com

(by the way, that's a really cool site)

(The more you search - the more you find ... It's incredible how many Indorock bands were active between 1955 and 1965)

Tales Of The Rat Fink [2006]

http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com

(hmm, this blog went also offline, maybe he had trouble
with google, copyright holders or his wife ...
known problems!)

alternative link [sleeve & sound]

a great movie about the life of Ed Roth
(video stream coming soon)


homepage

The Lightning Fingers of Roy Clark [1963]

Originally recorded for Capitol Records in his pre-Hee-Haw* days (1963), this is Roy Clark's instrumental album, an all-guitar fest that showcases the country artist's amazing chops. Kicking off with a warp-speed version of "Twelfth Street Rag" that actually gets doubles in tempo by the final chorus, this album features a brace of generic "twistin"' instrumentals (read: public domain tunes given a twist beat) like "Texas Twist," "Weeping Willow Twist," "Wildwood Twist" ("Wildwood Flower"), "Golden Slippers," and "Over the Waves," rocked up cha-cha's like "Pink Velvet Swing" and Bob Wills' "A Maiden's Prayer," and boogies like the closing "Chicken Wire." Produced by Ken Nelson and sounding for all the world like it was cut in a single afternoon session, this should open up anyone's eyes and ears who thinks of Roy Clark only as a belly scratchin' fool, telling corny jokes and singing sappy love ballads !!! [Cub Koda]

get your guitar kicks here

*Hee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS-TV from 1969–1971 before a 20-year run in local syndication. The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being that Hee Haw was far less topical, and was centered on country music. Initially co-hosted by musicians Buck Owens and Roy Clark, the show was equally well-known for its voluptuous, scantily-clad women in stereotypical farmer's daughter outfits, male stars Jim and Jon Hager and its cornpone humor. (wikipedia)

70 today ...

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Solomon Burke (* March 21, 1940 – † October 10, 2010)

 

The Sound Of Water Skiing ...

Water Skiing (1965) is a full-throttle surf-rock record, and it only makes sense that Eddy tackles that style, since his endless echo was a catalyst for surf-rockers. Almost all of the songs on the album are originals, including the ingenious ripoff "Whip Off." There's nothing really memorable on the album, but all of the songs are opportunities for Eddy to simply play, and he plays very, very well -- enough to make the album worthwhile for most serious Eddy fans.  Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG

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if you're looking for something new, or you don't have the money to purchase his original Jamie singles - keep your eyes open for this release, it's announced for mid November 2010.

don't buy compilation albums like his 20 best of and similiar useless records!!!

be careful with his original albums published beyond 1965, there's heavy stuff among.

Try before buy!

Twistin' 'n' Twangin' with ... Duane Eddy [1962]

Just a random pick out of his 25+ albums he made during his career, but together with "Have Twangy Guitar - Will Travel" and the obscure "Water Skiing" album among my personal favs ...

This is his first album for RCA after he left Jamie Records. In 1962 he released also:

 $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang, Volume 2 -- Jamie JLPM-3021/JLPS-3021—1962

Twistin' With Duane Eddy -- Jamie JLPM-3022/JLPS-3022—1962

and Twangy Guitar - Silky Strings RCA LPM-2576/LSP-2576—1962


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Ed "Big Daddy" Roth #06

bio, info & merchandise

The Eliminators - Liverpool, Dragsters, Cycles & Surfing [USA, Buzz Cason] 1964

A(nother) Buzz Cason (= Gary Miles) creation with: Leon Russell  (piano & session leader), Joe Osborn (bass), Bobby Morris (a former "The Champs" member, guitar), Tommy Allsup (lead guitar), James Burton (guitar), Jerry McKenzie (drums), Keith Allison (harmonica & bass)

Recorded April 1964

here

 note: The songs "Three Window Coupe" and "Classy Lotus Chassis" were also released on the Album "Mustang" by the "Zip-Codes"

-A-
01  Twist and Shout
02  Can't Buy Me Love
03  Needles and Pins 
04  The Challenger
05  Three Window Coupe
06  Classy Lotus Chassis
     (sometimes also spelled "Classy Lotus Chassy")

-B-

07  Red Hot Scrambler: Go!
08  500 C.C.
09  Hill Climb Hilda
10  Lonely Surf Guitar
11  Surfing Iguana
12  Malibu Wipe-Out

The Surf-Liners - Three songs from "Where's The Surf" (2004/2010)

The Surf-Liners have been providing reverb instrumental music to the greater Sacramento area since 1990. The band started out playing covers of well-known and obscure surf tunes from the early 1960s, then progressed to performing surf-style tunes composed by the band.
[from their homepage]

The full album has 13 tracks!
Available as download
and on cd.
[(re)release May 2010]

three songs as on the (modified) sleeve.

The Eliminators - Ultrasonic Surf Guitars (1998)

«THE ELIMINATORS have led the way in the resurgence of instrumental surf music that was popular during the early 60s by staying true to the sound while giving the music and their show a modern twist. Their fast rising popularity is due to their incredible live performances and their T.V and radio sound waves. You know their sounds from the Bud-Light "Left coast right beer" commercials, guest appearances on "Beverly Hills 90210", bumper music and record reviews on 95.5 KLOS "Mark and Brian" show, a guest band appearance on the popular talk show "The View" and from background music for the hit T.V drama "Providence". The Eliminators have had great national exposure by performing on a 25-city tour sponsored by Bud-Light and opening for superstar Jimmy Buffett. The Eliminators are five California longboarders who live the lifestyle of the music they play. All five band members are longtime Orange County surfers who were brought together through common interests; surfing, the love and respect for the ocean, and the desire to bring the authentic sound of the early 60's surf bands back to the forefront of the music industry. They pride themselves on authenticity, using Fender guitars and blonde "Fender Showman" amps for that unmistakable sound unique to surf music. The Eliminators capture a piece of the past, from the traditional surf guitar drenched debut album UNLEASHED, to the cutting edge sounds of ULTRA SONIC SURF GUITARS. If that true California surf sound is what you're after, The Eliminators nail it!» (from their homepage)

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The Javalins

Franky Franken (lead guitar/vocals)
Hans Bax (rhythm guitar)
Peter Theunissen (bass)
Gerard Buskop (piano)
Robbie Latuparissa (drums)

Additional vocals: The Crazy Girls on a few singles

more infos (in Dutch language)
here

Representative album:

Javalins for Twen (Live at The Kaskade Köln, featuring "Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii", vocals by Paul Kuhn, who was also their arranger & mentor - and producer for EMI records)

Jenny Jenny, Monkey Walk, Be My Baby, The Loveliest Night Of The Year, Es Gibt Kein Bier Auf Hawaii, Ya Ya Twist, Foot Patter, Git It, Sweet Georgia Brown, Twist And Shout (recorded December 22, 1963 - released 1964)
[tracks 13-22 on this album]



Their best known single is Al Capone/Javalins' Beat
(recorded for Columbia in January 1963)

sleeve by
http://www.rocknroll-schallplatten-forum.de (G.M.)


The voice on Al Capone is Carson Holmes, at that time the manger of the band.

Very amazing guitar work by Frankie Franken (†1998)

Telstar (II)

The French composer, Jean Ledrut, accused Joe Meek of plagiarism, claiming that the tune of "Telstar" had been copied from "La Marche d'Austerlitz", a piece from a score that Ledrut had written for the 1960 film Austerlitz. This led to a lawsuit that prevented Meek from receiving royalties from the record during his lifetime, and the issue was not resolved in Meek's favour until just three weeks after his death in 1967. Austerlitz was not released in the UK until 1965, and Meek was unaware of the film when the lawsuit was filed in March 1963.

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In 1968 the court awarded 8,500 pounds (today about 250,000 euros) to the French composer Jean Ledrut - and rejected the complaint: Four identically bars are not enough, it's also important to view the whole production of the song Telstar as innovative work and complete new interpretation … to late for Joe Meek. The frozen royalties were paid afterwards to Joe Meek's legal heirs. (from German Wikipedia)



and for The Telstar versions collector:

The only known German vocal (!) version of this song by Camillo Felgen,
a radioguy, singer and songwriter from Luxembourg.



"Irgendwann erwacht ein neuer Tag" (Telstar)
Lyrics written by: Karl Ulrich Blecher
1962

(sleeve by a German collector page)

and over at cousin-mike.blogspot.com (meanwhile closed) was recently posted the (rare) "Telstar Mania" album with 22 versions of this song. I know that there are many more versions available, but after 20 versions in a row it hurts ...

[alternative link]

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