Gene Vincent

Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps + Blue Jean Bop! (263404)

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Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps + Blue Jean Bop!

Gene Vincent

Hoo Doo Records

8436028698431

HOO 126056

263404

ROCK AND ROLL

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2 LPs ON 1 CD !!

THE WILDEST ROCK & ROLL PIONEER


“The first rock & roll band in the world.” ***** Rolling Stone magazine
“Probably the finest rock & roll album ever released.” The Independent
 
One of the most engaging, if tragic, figures in rock & roll history, Gene Vincent personified the wild, lusty, lower class side of the music as a touring artist. Scoring one of the earliest major rockabilly hits with the classic “Be-Bop-A-Lula” (which epitomized rockabilly at its prime in 1956, with its sharp guitar breaks, spare snare drums, fluttering echo, and breathless, sexy vocals), Vincent recorded some of the most exciting libidinous songs of the era propelled by one of the greatest rock bands ever: The Blue Caps. The group featured the stunning, faster-than-light, lead guitar work of Cliff Gallup.
This quintessential collector’s edition includes Vincent’s two first and finest albums: Blue Jean Bop! (1956) and Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps (1957). These two masterpieces helped define the exact nature of rock & roll and contain the cream of the crop from Gene Vincent’s
hitmaking stretch for Capitol Records during his early years. Highlights include the original hit recordings “Cruisin’”, “Who Slapped John?”, and “Ain’t She Sweet”, later covered by The Beatles. We have also added 8 bonus tracks, some of which are hard to find sides from the same period. This is as rousing, rebellious and lively as early rock & roll can sound.

PERSONNEL:
GENE VINCENT, vocals and guitar, plus:

THE BLUE CAPS:
CLIFF GALLUP, JOHNNY MEEKS (lead guitar),
WILLIE WILLIAMS (rhythm guitar), JACK NEAL (upright bass),
BOBBY JONES (electric bass), DICKIE HARRELL (drums and screams)

THE CLAPPER BOYS :
PAUL PEEK and BUDDA FACENDAD (backing vocals and hand claps), among others.
Further personnel information is detailed inside booklet.
Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, between 1956 and 1958.

TRACKS:

GENE VINCENT AND THE BLUE CAPS

01. RED BLUEJEANS AND A PONYTAIL
02. HOLD ME, HUG ME, ROCK ME
03. UNCHAINED MELODY
04. YOU TOLD A FIB
05. CAT MAN
06. YOU BETTER BELIEVE
07. CRUISIN’
08. DOUBLE TALKIN’ BABY
09. BLUES STAY WAY FROM ME
10. PINK THUNDERBIRD
11. I SURE MISS YOU
12. PRETTY, PRETTY BABY
BLUE JEAN BOP!
13. BLUE JEAN BOP 2:26
14. JEZEBEL 2:28
15. WHO SLAPPED JOHN?
16. AIN’T SHE SWEET
17. I FLIPPED
18. THE WALTZ OF THE WIND
19. JUMP BACK, HONEY, JUMP BACK
20. WEDDING BELLS
21. JUMPS, GIGGLES AND SHOUTS
22. UP A LAZY RIVER
23. BOP STREET
24. PEG O’ MY HEART
BONUS TRACKS
25. FIVE FEET OF LOVIN’ (Version One)
26. BE-BOP-A-LULA
27. BRAND NEW BEAT
28. TEENAGE PARTNER (Version One)
29. FLEA BRAIN
30. IMPORTANT WORDS
31. ROLLIN’ DANNY
32. B-I-BICKEY-BI, BO-BO-GO

TOTAL TIME: 76:12