Lots of Intrumentals, A Flurry of Words and then a Trip to the Garage Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.
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This classic recording was named after the 'Telstar' communications satellite, launched into space orbit on July 10th, 1962 / In England, the group name spelled as 'The TornadoEs'
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4:27
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The Meters [Nocentelli, Neville, Porter, Modeliste]
In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked this at number 158 on their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, one of the few instrumentals to make the list. Also, it was featured in the films 'Jackie Brown' and 'Red' as well as in the BBC television series 'The Pursuit of Love.' /// Click on Link above, left, to view the original single
* - However, The idea for the title and the shouts (neighborhood children who had been hanging around outside the recording studio; they were instructed to shout "Soul Finger!" and were paid with Coca-Cola) came from Isaac Hayes and David Porter. // Used as the opening theme tune to BBC Radio 1 DJ Stuart Henry's shows from 1969 -1974.
* - FUN FACT: "Pipeline" was originally called "Liberty's Whip", but renamed after The Chantay's saw a surfing film that had scenes of the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii.
Real Name: Lonnie McIntosh / Jimmy Guterman ranked the album 'The Wham of that Memphis Man!' No. 16 in "The 100 Best Rock 'n' Roll Records of All Time" / Click the Link above, left to view the original album
* - later the leader of The Challengers // ** - Full title: 'The History Of Surf Music Volume One: Original Instrumental Hits 1961-1963' // Click on the Link above, to see the original single
* - From a 10-EP box set, titled "Great Country/Western Hits"; I imagine that this is extremely rare and collectible ( - LsA) / * - Other artists in the 10-EP set: Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, Homer And Jethroe, Pee Wee King and Porter Wagoner // Click the Link above, left to view the original EP
In the January 1996 issue, "Mojo Magazine" readers selected this album as #11 on the "100 Greatest Albums Ever Made". In 2002, it was praised by a group of members of the British Parliament(!!) as being one of the greatest albums of all time.
Elvis Presley was a huge fan, and commanded his own table at the casino where Yuro headlined in the late 1960s. (Presley had a 1976 hit with his version of her hit "Hurt".) Her career declined by the late 1960s, and she quit the Music Biz altogether after her 1969 marriage. / Click the Link above, left to view the original single.
Elvis Presley was a huge fan, and commanded his own table at the casino where Yuro headlined in the late 1960s. Her career declined by the late 1960s, and she quit the Music Biz altogether after her 1969 marriage. / Click the Link above, left to view the original single.
Elvis Presley was a huge fan, and commanded his own table at the casino where Yuro headlined in the late 1960s. (Presley had a 1976 hit with his version of her hit "Hurt".) / Click the Link above, left to view the original single.
Instrumental, but not a music bed // * - This track was originally on _only_ this compilation, and not on any John Mayall album at the time. / This label had only 4 releases in 1966 - 1967, specializing in British Blues. // Click on the Link above, left to view the original single
She eventually replaced Janis Joplin as the front woman of Big Brother and Holding Company - she was iriginally invited to audition to be in Big Brother in 1966, but Joplin showed up first) . // Click the LINK above, left, to check out the "name" musicians who played on this album (ExX John Cipollina) /// Click the LINK above,RIGHT, to read an article {mostly} about her early days In Washington State, with the group The Ideals. /// Click the LINK above,RIGHT, to read an article {mostly} about her early days In Washington State, with the group The Ideals.
Featured in the 1973 film "American Graffiti". / * - aka 'Harvey & the New Moonglows', featuring Marvin Gaye. // ** - ALL but one track had been previously released as a single.
The group was often referred to as "Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers". / * - Keyboard player, best known for being in "Thunderclap Newman"; he wrote their #1! English hit 'Something In the Air' in 1969. Pre-Thunderclap ..., he was a driver for Peter Townsend. ANOTHER
'Who' connection - "Track" was the label formed by The Who's managers (Kit Lambert, Chris Stamp) in 1966. Other major artists on the label: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Thunderclap Newman and Golden Earring.
American garage blues punk trio founded in 1993 in Memphis, TN, by Greg Oblivian (aka Greg Cartwright), Eric Oblivian (aka Eric Friedl) and Jack Oblivian (aka Jack Yarber); disbanded in 1998 and got back together in 2012.
* - The original master tapes disappeared, and as a result the original 1981 album was mastered from a cassette recording of trial mixes, which impacted on the sound quality. In 1995, John Foy (Red Eye Records) retrieved the original master tapes from Rockfield Studios, and the band had the songs remixed, remastered and re-sequenced.
