Big Itch Vol 2 1960s weirdo Rock & Roll oddities ,new vinyl lp - audio samples
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Brand new shrinkwrapped US vinyl.
The second installment in Mr. Manicotti's/Norton's astonishing Big Itch collection of 1960s rock'n'roll bizarros chronicling weird and wonderful rock & roll oddities.
The general outlook in this series has always been to compile novelty records that are serious bordering on surreal or serious records that end up being novelties by the caliber of performance, or, in an idealized situation, both.
Subtitled "The Joe E. Ross Memorial Album" with its cover done up to resemble and parody the Memorial Album of Johnny Ace, the compilation kicks off with Ross' tuneless novelty based on his catch phrase, "Ooh, Ooh." With that as an opening shot, the musical outrageousness stays high throughout, with the Rock Fellers' "Orange Peel," Archie Pier and the Rhythm Aires' "Tamales and Rock and Roll" (sort of like Desi Arnaz cutting a record for Sam Phillips) being head-shaking highlights. But pride of place goes to the set closer, as Ron Robbins' performance of "Heartbreak Hotel" (culled from a local Boston TV talent show, Community Audition) is utterly devoid of melody, predictable chord changes or tunefulness. As an added comic relief bonus (like this compilation really needs it), other talent hopefuls from Community Audition are interspersed between songs. Even nuttier than the first volume, lovers of rock & roll's wild and raw side will love to add this one to the collection.
Check the 2 audio samples !
Joe E. ROSS -Ooh Ooh
THE ROCK-FELLERS -Orange Peel
BOB LEE -Wanted For Questioning
JOHNNY LITRELL -A Hard Day's Night [Click HERE for Audio sample ] (Beatlemania from Ft. Worth, Texas with RONNIE DAWSON on drums)
JIMMY KNIGHT -Crankshaft Sid
VLADIMIR & THE GRAVE DIGGERS -Vladimir Twist
MIKE FERN -The Head Hunters
METROPOLITANS -Screaming Pt. 1
TOMMY HANCOCK -Tacos For Two
THE TREMOLONS -Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On [Click HERE for Audio sample ] (all-girl group from Michigan, pictured on the back cover)
BROTHER ZEE & THE DECADES -Sha Boom Bang
LARRY & THE LOAFERS -Panama City Blues '62
GEORGE ROSS & THE RED TOPS -Weirdsville
SLOUGH BOYS -Fried Chicken Baby (the flip side to "Surfin' On Cedar Lake")
TONY & THE RUNAWAYS -Komm' Mal Her
BILL JAMES & THE HEX-O-TONES -Voodoo Queen & The Medicine Man
ARCHIE PIER & THE RHYTHM AIRES -Tamales And Rock And Roll
RON ROBBINS -Heartbreak Hotel (previously unissued version of the Elvis Presley hit)
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