From the recent 50’s & 60’s stateside ‘Twistin’ extravaganza, we continue with one of our favourite themes, ‘Youth Culture’, more Rockin’ & Rollin’ to a British beat! (& a great follow up to the 2i’s mix, Dec-2016). This time brought to you by WIRESHAKER……
Nik Cohn, Awopbop-Alopbop-Alopbam-Boom:
“British pop in the fifties was pure farce.
Nobody could sing and nobody could write, and in any case, nobody gave a damn.The industry survived in a state of perpetual self-hyped hysteria, screaming itself hoarse about nothing in particular. There was much assorted greed, schnidery and lunacy. Trousers dropped like ninepins.”
Well, if he wasn’t completely wrong, neither was he entirely right. The case for the defence opens here…
1 DERRY HART & THE HARTBEATS-COME ON BABY
2 THE VIGILANTES-MAN IN SPACE
3 JOE MEEK & TH TORNADOES-TELSTAR (DEMO)
4 KENNY GRAHAM-FOG ON THE HUDSON
5 CLEO LAINE-LET’S SLIP AWAY
6 JOHNNY ‘THE GASH’ GRAY
7 PHILLIP GREEN-MUY RAPIDO
8 LEE CURTIS-JEZEBEL
9 SCOTT LAINE-TEARAWAY JOHNNIE
10 VINCE TAYLOR-JET BLACK MACHINE
11 CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS-CHOPPIN’ N’ CHANGIN’
12 TERRY DENE-THE FEMININE LOOK
13 MARTY WILDE-PUT ME DOWN
14 BILLY FURY & THE FOUR JAYS-PHONE CALL
15 RIKKY BARON-ANGRY YOUNG MAN
16 JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES-RESTLESS
17 TOMMY BRUCE-SHAKIN’ ALL OVER
18 JOHN LEYTON-VOODOO WOMAN
19 SCREAMING LORD SUTCH & THE SAVAGES-’TIL THE FOLLOWING NIGHT
20 CLIVE SCOTT-NIGHTMARE
21 AL SAXON-I’M ALRIGHT JACK
22 DOUG SHELDON-LIVE NOW PAY LATER
23 LEE CORVETTE-GREENBACK DOLLAR
24 THE CLYDE VALLEY STOMPERS-PETER & THE WOLF
25 ANTHONY NEWLEY-BEE-BOM
26 PETULAR CLARK-YA YA TWIST
27 THE SHADOWS-WONDERFUL LAND