Side One:
01. Wild As You Can Be - Mary Ann Fisher
02. Hey, Little Willie - The X-Cellents
03. Hooty Sapperticker - Barbara & The Boys
04. Thunder Bird - Hal Page & The Whalers
05. Show Me How - Veline Hackert
06. One Zippy Zam - Roy Milton
07. Just You & I - Guitar Red
08. Gimmie Some - The Harptones
Side Two:
01. It's Happenin' Baby - Paula Grimes
02. We're Gonna Rock This Joint - The Jackson Brothers Orchestra
03. Rip It Up, Rip It Up - Florian Monday & His Mondos
04. Suggie, Duggie, Boogie Baby - Bobby Parks
05. Come Back Baby - The Vibes
06. Little Rock Special - Pat The Cat & His Kittens
07. My Sunday Baby - The Delta Rhythm Boys
08. Happy Beat - Kents
Rock'n Roll Dance Party Volume Two (Zippy)
Yet more of THIS KIND OF THING. I'm beginning to worry that this blog may well have lost its reputation for good taste, intellectual rigour and meticulous musical scholarship, but let's face it, we're looking at respectability in the rear view mirror here. We delve further into the rock 'n' roll netherworld with another compilation which brings together a selection of the obscurest of tracks. No background information was given on the record sleeve but thanks to the internet and especially to www.45cat.com and www.discogs.com we can now find out some of the details of the original releases of these tracks.
The highlights for me - Hal Page with "Thunder Bird," Roy Milton's rockin' "One Zippy Zam" from the days when his chart topping jump blues records were a fading memory, and the crazy "Hooty Sapperticker." This record works well as a compilation even with the inclusion of the square (ish) "My Sunday Baby" recorded by The Delta Rhythm Boys a couple of decades after they were the coolest of cats.
Volume Three up next, and no, I don't have Volume One before anyone asks.
Real Gone Fax on the Wildest of Trax
01. Wild As You Can Be - Mary Ann Fisher - Fire 1010 - March 1960
Note - this version differs from that released on Fire 1002 in September 1959
02. Hey, Little Willie - The X-Cellents - Smash S-1996 - September 1965
03. Hooty Sapperticker - Barbara & The Boys - #1 Records 0001 - 1958
Re-released on Dot 45-15794 - also in 1958. Story behind disc is here.
04. Thunder Bird - Hal Page & The Whalers - J & S J-1601 - October 1957
05. Show Me How - Veline Hackert - Brunswick 9-55151 - October 1959
06. One Zippy Zam - Roy Milton - King 45-4993 - December 1956
07. Just You & I - Guitar Red - Checker 988 - August 1961
08. Gimmie Some - The Harptones featuring Willie Winfield - Andrea 100 - April 1956
09. It's Happenin' Baby - Paula Grimes with Andy Gibson and His Orchestra - Turf T2-2025 - 1958
10. We're Gonna Rock This Joint - The Jackson Brothers Orchestra - RCA Victor 5004 - Oct / Nov 1952
11. Rip It Up, Rip It Up - Florian Monday & His Mondos - Realm BK 007 - August 1964
12. Suggie, Duggie, Boogie Baby - Paul Williams Orchestra, vocal Bobby Parks - Josie 45-806 - November 1956
Note - "Bobby Parks" = Robert Lee Parker, who later recorded as Bobby Parker
13. Come Back, Baby - The Vibes - ABC Paramount 45-9810 - April 1957
14. Little Rock Special - Pat The Cat & His Kittens featuring Vic Fontaine - BSD 1009 - 1956
15. My Sunday Baby - The Delta Rhythm Boys - Signature 12045 - 1960
16. Happy Beat - Kents - Dome 501 - May 1958
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4 comments:
Thanks BW. Some good rockin' tracks on this one. I've got a 500K drive coming up in a couple of days, so think I'll whack this one on a flash drive and have a listen while I'm heading up the highway.
A rockin' road trip! Unfortunately there will be a delay of at least a week before the next volume gets posted. I managed to snap my stylus and am now awaiting the delivery of 2 more. Already suffering vinyl withdrawal symptoms ...
Thanks for this nice old LP. Some rare tracks over here. Just a minor point: Robert Parks who has recorded with the Paul Williams Orchestra "Suggie, Duggie, Boogie Baby" is not Robert Parker from "Barefootin'" fame but the NYC bluesman and guitar player Bobby Parker who recorded under his name quite prolifically 45's and CD's.
Thanks Gerard, I've made the correction to the post.
BW
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