Thursday, August 28, 2008

Church Key

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The Revels
Church Key
Impact - 1
1960
Here's a great surf?/garage? instrumental from 1960. Nice label graphics on this one too...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Anybody Remember the Jingle Jump?

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Danny Peil and the Apollos
Jingle Jump
Raynard - 602
1964
As far as I can figure out, this 45 and the accompanying picture sleeve were a promo tie in for the rather lame 60's toy the Jingle Jump. For a bit of cross promotional children's advertising this song is surprisingly good! Anyone remember this one? (the toy or the record?)

Monday, August 4, 2008

Ray Sharpe - Monkey's Uncle

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Ray Sharpe
Monkey's Uncle
Jamie - 1128
1959
This is a pretty shameless reworking of Chuck Berry's Rollover Beethoven and while I'm not crazy about the idea of Sharpe claiming composing credit for this, it's still a great song. The Fort Worth, Texas born Ray was one of the few true "black rockabillies" and was aparrently a big influence on fellow Texans Ronnie Dawson and Bobby Fuller. This is the flip of the more well known Linda Lu. Produced by Lee Hazlewood.