Friday 10 April 2015

Robert Gordon Live 1978


ROBERT GORDON LIVE
CAPITOL THEATRE NEW JERSEY 30th DECEMBER 1978

ROCKABILLY BOOGIE
LOVE MY BABY
I JUST FOUND OUT
IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE
ALL BY MYSELF
FIRE
THE WAY I WALK
BLUE CHRISTMAS
TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK
RED HOT

LONESOME TRAIN
MYSTERY TRAIN
ROCKABILLY BOOGIE

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Robert Gordon - Vocals
Chris Spedding - Lead Guitar
Scottie Turner – Rhythm Guitar
Rob Stoner – Electric Bass
Howie Wyeth - Drums

Audio ripped from video files (quality is great) thanks to Rockin-djames for the video.

Thursday 2 April 2015

John & Jackie - Little Girl

This post is dedicated to Mick Cocksedge (Honest Hal), lead singer with The Dead Bone Ramblers
and Mick is also a fellow blogger check out his site at Sleazy Digest Books

I came across John & Jackie’s ‘Little Girl’ on an obviously bootlegged collection of CD’s called ‘Rockabilly Raves volumes 1-10’  - this track was the opener of volume 8. I was intrigued that it had a publish date of 1958 and I also wondered how it got passed the strict (at the time) obscene publications rules. It was released on the Aladdin label out of California in the summer of '58.
‘Little Girl’.

John’s uninspired vocal on this track gives the listener little confidence to carry on and finish the song instead just the desire to click the eject button and move on. But stick with it - okay, he does sound like a crooner (Moon in June etc., think Pat Boone). It’s not until Jackie comes in with her simulated orgasms (singing??) that the song really picks up pace and gets going. The backing musicians give the record bop appeal. This record is bizarre, especially for its time - what do you think?
LITTLE GIRL



‘The Raging Sea’.
On this side, John livens up his vocal somewhat (although still a crooner’s delivery). I love the guitar on this platter, but Jackie seems to have lost interest in Johnny’s charms and is just going through the motions! All in all for some reason I like this one too.

THE RAGING SEA




Both sides were written by wild rockabilly singer Gene Maltais of Crazy Baby fame!