Hot Rods & Custom Classics

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Annotation

This 4-CD set comes in a box designed to look like a plastic car model. The box contains fuzzy dice, Mooneyes bottle opener, sheet of stickers, 22-page Mooneyes catalog, & 65 page booklet history of southern California hot rod culture.

Annotation last modified on 2012-05-29 12:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rockin’ Down the Highway
recording of:
Rockin’ Down the Highway
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers3.253:21
2Hey Little Cobra
recording of:
Hey Little Cobra
writer:
Carol Connors and Marshall Howard Connors
The Rip Chords2:00
3Hot Rod Queen
Deke Dickerson and the Ecco‐Fonics2:17
4Hot Rod Lincoln
cover recording of:
Hot Rod Lincoln
writer:
Charlie Ryan (Country artist) and W.S. Stevenson
Johnny Bond2:44
5Hot Rod Race
Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan2:09
6Drag Race
Intermission1:05
7Draggin’
producer:
Owen Bradley
bass guitar:
Joseph E. ‘Slick’ Gillespie
guitar:
Curtis Gordon, Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (in 1956-03) and ‘Dusty’ Stewart (in 1956-03)
membranophone:
T. Tommy Cutrer (in 1956-03)
steel guitar:
Al Murray (steel guitarist?) (in 1956-03)
vocals:
Curtis Gordon
recording of:
Draggin’ (in 1956-03)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Gordon (until 1956-03)
Curtis Gordon1:48
8Dragster
Johnny Fortune2:28
9Race With the Devil
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps2:02
10Devil in My Car
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Devil in My Car (in 1980-04)
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
The B‐52s3.54:29
11Ride on Josephine
cover recording of:
Ride On Josephine
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
George Thorogood & the Destroyers4:21
12Rocket ‘88’
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats42:47
13Key to the Highway
Little Walter and His Jukes2:43
14Low Rider
recording engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston
associate producer:
Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
producer:
Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher)
mixer:
Ed Barton (engineer)
recording of:
Low Rider
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War4.653:06
15Whittier Blvd.
Thee Midniters2:28
16Every Woman I Know
recording of:
Crazy ’Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
lyricist and composer:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:42
17One Piece at a Time
recording of:
One Piece at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three4:02
18Cadillac Assembly Line
recording of:
Cadillac Assembly Line
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
Albert King4:22
19I Want a Lavendar Cadillac
Maurice King & His Wolverines2:54
20Bring My Cadillac Back
Baker Knight & The Knightmares2:26
21Pink Cadillac
Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm2:19
22Transfusion
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 39)
recording of:
Transfusion
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Drake
Nervous Norvus42:24
23Crawling From the Wreckage
recording of:
Crawling from the Wreckage
lyricist and composer:
Graham Parker
Dave Edmunds2:52
24Dead Man’s Curve
recording of:
Dead Man's Curve
writer:
Jan Berry, Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist), Artie Kornfeld and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Artie Kornfeld Music (BMI-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Jan & Dean42:28
251955 Interview
James Dean3:07
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Credits

Release

compiler:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/614209 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000I5M0 [info]