Various Artists – Little Heart Attacks From North Carolina – Vinyl

Band: Various Artists

Label: Bear Family Records

Format: Vinyl

Description

Original Rockabilly and Rock ‘n’ Roll from Oak Records
LP, 10inch & CD, limited edition, 45rpm
1‐LP 10” with bonus CD, 8‐page booklet (8″x8″), postcard, 12 tracks (LP), 25 tracks (CD).
Total playing time approx. 28 min. (LP), 60 min. (CD).
– Strictly limited to 500 copies, this exclusive LP/CD combo on Bear Family is dedicated to Oak Records, a small, only sporadically active label from North Carolina.
– Only eight singles were released on Oak Records between 1957 and 1966.
– The original Oak records are rarities and sometimes hard to find.
– The Bear Family bundle of LP and CD provides for the first time all recordings made for the Oak label, including originally unreleased alternate versions; three titles for the first time on CD and LP!
– Rockabilly collectors appreciate such great artists as Don Hager, Glenn Johnson and Bobby Green, R&B fans will be delighted with the rare recording of Big Jay Mercer.
– With this edition we document a small yet significant aspect of the music history of the state of North Carolina.
– High‐quality pressing, luxurious cover, bonus CD in full‐color sleeve, a postcard and a large‐format booklet with the results of the meticulous research by author Lightnin’ Wells and producer Nico Feuerbach!

The ending of World War II brought the age of the independent record label and introduced
new, often younger, artists who were no longer beholden to the demands of the major
record labels. Eastern North Carolina stretches from east of the Piedmont area of the state
to the Atlantic coastline, Eastern Carolina was known as a tobacco belt because of the large
number of tobacco warehouses and markets.

During the late 1950s a small record label was established in. The label was established with
guidance from and based on the fame of local celebrities, Mustard and Gravy who were a
comedy/musical. Oak Records mainly promoted younger local performers who were
attempting to establish their musical identity through the new medium of Rock ‘n’ Roll yet
filtered through their own rural North Carolina culture, upbringing and experiences.
Such colourful acts such as Don Hager & The Hot Tots, Glenn Johnson & The Acorns and P.
Jay & The Haystackers made their few recordings for Oak Records and then vanished into
obscurity leaving hardly a trace of their stories behind. These recordings on the Oak label remain as some of the most prized and desirable among collectors of rockabilly records and
indeed are some of the rarest. Enjoy this taste of 1950s tobacco belt Rock ‘n’ Roll Eastern North Carolina style!

Track listing LP (10inch):
01 Sweet Thing ‐ Bobby Green & The Sportsmen
02 Little Heart Attacks ‐ Glenn Johnson & The Acorns
03 Be Bop Boogie ‐ Don Hager & The Hot Tots
04 Haystack Rock ‘n’ Roll ‐ P. Jay & The Haystackers
05 My Honey And My Honda ‐ Frank Rice
06 River Rock (version 1) ‐ Don Hager & The Hot Tots
07 Run Here Honey ‐ Glenn Johnson & The Acorns
08 Little Heart Attacks ‐ Bobby Green & The Corvettes
09 Bermudas ‐ Big Jay Mercer
10 Dr. Nack’s Tom Cat ‐ Frank Rice
11 Liza Jane Bop ‐ Don Hager & The Hot Tots
12 Sure Is A Cryin’ Shame ‐ Big Jay Mercer
Track listing (bonus CD)
01 Sweet Thing ‐ Bobby Green & The Sportsmen
02 Little Heart Attacks ‐ Glenn Johnson & The Acorns
03 Be Bop Boogie ‐ Don Hager & The Hot Tots
04 Haystack Rock ‘n’ Roll ‐ P. Jay & The Haystackers
05 My Honey And My Honda ‐ Frank Rice
06 River Rock (version 1) ‐ Don Hager & The Hot Tots
07 Run Here Honey ‐ Glenn Johnson & The Acorns
08 Little Heart Attacks ‐ Bobby Green & The Corvettes
09 Bermudas ‐ Big Jay Mercer
10 Dr. Nack’s Tom Cat ‐ Frank Rice
11 Liza Jane Bop ‐ Don Hager & The Hot Tots
12 Sure Is A Cryin’ Shame ‐ Big Jay Mercer
13 Putting It Together ‐ Glenn Johnson & The Acorns

GENRE: Rockabilly/Rock N Roll
BARCODE: 5397102140143