Gene Summers GREEN EYED MONSTER Charay orig TX PSYCH 66
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GENE SUMMERS [bka Gene Summers & The Rebels - Texas Rockabilly] on the Ft Worth CHARAY RECORDS label [cat. no. C-47], delivering one PSYCH-O GARAGE PUNK MONSTER w/ CRAZED VOCAL EFFECTS FUZZ ETC:
"GREEN-EYED MONSTER" b/w "THE CLOWN" --- B-side is closer to Swamp Pop than anything else Gene did.
Nice Original 1st press in VG+ condition. NO SKIPS OR STICKS; plays with minor surface noise / light crackle here'n there... Some light sleeve-scuffing that does not affect play. Great record & even more extremely hard to find than the later Mercury pressing.
You can LISTEN & learn more by following this link:
http://itsgreatshakes.blogspot.com/2009/10/gene-summers-green-eyed-monster.html
For friends of BACK FROM THE GRAVE, Songs the Cramps Taught Us, BORN BAD, Garage Punk Unknowns, UNRELATED SEGMENTS, Sky Saxon & The Seeds, ROKY ERICKSON, The 13th Floor Elevators, SPADES, Bubble Puppy, RED CRAYOLA, International Artists, Eddie Bo, SCRAM, Seven-B Records, Mighty King Hannibal, Turner Moore, Carl Canida, ROY HEAD, Harold Montgomery, Duane Gray, ROCKET MORGAN, Morgus & The Ghouls, CLINT WEST, Boogie Kings, LITTLE BOB & The Lollipops, GOLDBAND, Jin Records, DENNIS COFFey, Sleepy LaBeef, JOE HUGHES, Link Wray, Travis Wammack, TEENAGE SHUTDOWN, The Big Itch series, SATAN & SATAN'S ROSES,,,,
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From IT'S GREAT SHAKES: Here's a little pre-Halloween nugget for you, one I hope you will enjoy. It comes from a man who Gene Vincent once said "was gonna be a big star." Unfortunately, like so many other hopefuls, it didn't happen. But he did leave some tasty, raucous 45s for us to savor, of which this was one. The person in question is named Gene Summers.
Summers is better known to fans of rockabilly due to his recordings on the Dallas record Jan ("School of Rock & Roll, "Nervous, "Gotta Lotta That" (a personal fave)) and Capri ("Alabama Shake," another fave). In his early days, he performed with a virtual catalog of stars including Ronnie Hawkins and a whole host of others. This particular recording was made in 1966, originally for Major Bill Smith's Charay label. It was picked up for wider distribution by Mercury, which is the 45 on display here.
The song itself is a frantic piece with lots of organ, pounding bass, chirping guitar and frenetic drums. It's all about the monster of the title who comes around to make young lovers believe in lies. "But if you trust the one you love," and all your love is true, then the monster will hang his head in shame "and slink away from you." Doesn't sound too scary to me, but at least it's still a cool song. I hope you think so, too.
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