Description
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Gene Vincent’s death
Deluxe Edition with 12 page booklet and a photo postcard ‐ Limited edition
1‐LP vinyl (10″) with bonus CD and booklet. 12 tracks (LP), 34 tracks (CD).
Total playing time: c. 28 min. (LP), c. 79 min. (CD).
With Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula, recorded on May 4, 1956, the artist ‐ born in Virginia in 1935 ‐ became an immortal rockabilly idol on both sides of the Atlantic. Gene Vincent belongs to the elite circle of the greatest and most influential musicians of his era. His appearance in the film ‘The Girl Can’t Help It’ made him known beyond the hard core of rockabilly fans to a wider audience. When, after several successes, his star began to wane in the U.S., he toured Europe several times starting in 1959, delighting audiences in Great Britain in particular. He became a revered idol for the Teddy Boy movement that emerged in the early 1950s in the UK!
Gene Vincent died on October 12, 1971 at the young age of 36, apparently as a result of years of alcohol consumption and drug abuse. Posthumously, he was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. With his death, the music world lost one of the great stars of his era. Half a century has passed since his death, but his fans still worship him like an ambassador from the Olympus of Rock & Roll. Bear Family would like to commemorate a pioneering rockabilly musician with this LP/CD combination.
Stefan Kohne and Nico Feuerbach have selected eleven of his best rockers plus the sensitive ballad I Sure Miss You ‐ which was also the foundation for the album title ‐ for the vinyl album. The jam‐packed CD contains 22 more highlights, including rare live recordings from the fifties and songs by Blue Caps members Cliff Gallup, Dickie Harrell and Johnny Meeks, among others. The large‐format and illustrated booklet contains extensive liner notes by Marc Mittelacher.
LP Side A)
01 Well, I Knocked Bim Bam ‐ Gene Vincent
02 Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula ‐ Gene Vincent
03 Teenage Partner (version 1) ‐ Gene Vincent
04 Pretty, Pretty Baby ‐ Gene Vincent
05 Who Slapped John Gene Vincent
06 Flea Brain ‐ Gene Vincent
LP Side B)
01 Bluejean Bop ‐ Gene Vincent
02 B‐I‐Bickey‐Bi Bo Bo Go ‐ Gene Vincent
03 Rollin’ Danny ‐ Gene Vincent
04 Crazy Legs ‐ Gene Vincent
05 Dance To The Bop ‐ Gene Vincent
06 I Sure Miss You ‐ Gene Vincent
CD track listing:
01 Well, I Knocked Bim Bam ‐ Gene Vincent
02 Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula ‐ Gene Vincent
03 Teenage Partner (version 1) ‐ Gene Vincent
04 Pretty, Pretty Baby ‐ Gene Vincent
05 Who Slapped John ‐ Gene Vincent
06 Flea Brain ‐ Gene Vincent
07 Bluejean Bop ‐ Gene Vincent
08 B‐I‐Bickey‐Bi Bo Bo Go ‐ Gene Vincent
09 Rollin’ Danny ‐ Gene Vincent
10 Crazy Legs ‐ Gene Vincent
11 Dance To The Bop ‐ Gene Vincent
12 I Sure Miss You ‐ Gene Vincent
13 Cat Man ‐ Gene Vincent
14 Race With The Devil ‐ Gene Vincent
15 You Better Believe ‐ Gene Vincent
16 Important Words ‐ Gene Vincent
17 Gene Vincent giving station ident for radio station, WKBH, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin ‐ Gene Vincent
18 Lotta Lovin’ ‐ Gene Vincent
19 Bop Street ‐ Gene Vincent
20 Pink Thunderbird ‐ Gene Vincent
21 Wedding Bells (Are Breaking That Old Gang Of Mine) ‐ Gene Vincent
22 You Told A Fib ‐ Gene Vincent
23 Blues Stay Away From Me ‐ Gene Vincent
24 Gonna Back Up Baby ‐ Gene Vincent
25 You’ll Never Walk Alone ‐ Gene Vincent
26 Midnight Cryin’ Time ‐ Scotty McKay
27 The Rock‐A‐Round ‐ Paul Peek
28 Don’t Wake Up The Kids ‐ The Four Dots feat. Johnny Meeks
29 Goon Bat ‐ Dickie Harrell
30 Little Baby ‐ Tommy Facenda
31 Hot Time In Nashville ‐ The Phelps Brothers feat. Cliff Gallup
32 Be‐Bop‐A‐Lula (Alan Freed Show ‐ live) ‐ Gene Vincent
33 Hound Dog (Alan Freed Show ‐ live) ‐ Gene Vincent
34 For Your Precious Love (Town Hall Party 1958 ‐ live) ‐ Gene Vincent
GENRE: Vintage Rockabilly/Rock N Roll
BARCODE: 5397102180712
