Annotation

4-9, 17 recorded 6/24-27/56
10-16 recorded 10/15-18/56
18-20 recorded 6/19-20/57

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-09 05:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Be Bop a Lula
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (on 1956-05-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (on 1956-05-04)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (on 1956-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (from 1956 to present)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 9) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 102)
recording of:
Be‐Bop‐a‐Lula (on 1956-05-04)
writer:
Bill “Tex” Davis and Gene Vincent
publisher:
Lowery Music Co. Inc.
4.352:38
2Race With the Devil
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (on 1956-05-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (on 1956-05-04)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (on 1956-05-04)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-04)
recording of:
Race With the Devil (on 1956-05-04)
writer:
Bill “Tex” Davis and Gene Vincent
publisher:
Central Songs
2:05
3Woman Love
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (on 1956-05-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (on 1956-05-04)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (on 1956-05-04)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (on 1956-05-04)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-05-04)
recording of:
Woman Love (on 1956-05-04)
lyricist:
Jack Rodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
composer:
Jack Rhodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
2:35
4Who Slapped John
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (in 1956-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-06)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-06)
2:00
5Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (in 1956-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-06)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-06)
2:03
6Bluejean Bop
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (in 1956-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-06)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-06)
recording of:
Blue Jean Bop (in 1956-06)
writer:
Hal Levy and Gene Vincent
2:25
7Bop Street
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (in 1956-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-06)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-06)
2:28
8Jumps, Giggles and Shouts
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (in 1956-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-06)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-06)
2:54
9Crazy Legs
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (in 1956-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-06)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-06)
2:13
10Cat Man
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Peek (in 1956-10)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-10)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-10)
recording of:
Cat Man (in 1956-10)
composer:
Gene Vincent
2:22
11Cruisin’
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Peek (in 1956-10)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-10)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-10)
2:15
12Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Peek (in 1956-10)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-10)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-10)
2:19
13B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Peek (in 1956-10)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-10)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-10)
recording of:
B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo-Bo-Go (in 1956-10)
composer:
Don Carter, Dub Nalls and Jack Rhodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
2:19
14Double Talkin’ Baby
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Peek (in 1956-10)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-10)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-10)
recording of:
Double Talkin’ Baby (in 1956-10)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Wolfe
2:15
15Pink Thunderbird
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Peek (in 1956-10)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-10)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-10)
2:36
16Red Blue Jeans and a Ponytail
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-10)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Peek (in 1956-10)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-10)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-10)
2:18
17You Told a Fib
double bass [upright bass]:
Jack Neal (in 1956-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dickie Harrell (in 1956-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Cliff Gallup (lead guitarist for The Blue Caps) (in 1956-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Willie Williams (50s rock guitarist) (in 1956-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1956-06)
recorded at:
Owen Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1956-06)
2:24
18Wear My Ring
bass guitar [bass]:
Bobby Jones (rock bassist) (in 1957-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Johnny Meeks (in 1957-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Buck Owens (in 1957-06)
handclaps [hand claps] and background vocals:
Tommy Facenda (in 1957-06) and Paul Peek (in 1957-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1957-06)
recorded at:
Capitol Tower (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1957-06)
2:38
19Lotta Lovin’
bass guitar [bass]:
Bobby Jones (rock bassist) (in 1957-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Johnny Meeks (in 1957-06)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Buck Owens (in 1957-06)
handclaps [hand claps] and background vocals:
Tommy Facenda (in 1957-06) and Paul Peek (in 1957-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1957-06)
recorded at:
Capitol Tower (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1957-06)
recording of:
Lotta Lovin’ (in 1957-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bernice Bedwell
publisher:
Song Productions
2:13
20Dance to the Bop
bass guitar [bass]:
Bobby Jones (rock bassist) (in 1957-06)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Johnny Meeks (in 1957-06)
handclaps [hand claps] and background vocals:
Tommy Facenda (in 1957-06) and Paul Peek (in 1957-06)
vocals:
Gene Vincent (in 1957-06)
recorded at:
Capitol Tower (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1957-06)
2:16