The Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll: Special Novelty Edition

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Label: Ace Records (UK) - Catalog #: CDCHD 980

Annotation last modified on 2016-01-27 20:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Martian Hop
The Ran‐Dells2:16
2Mr. Bass Man
Johnny Cymbal2:34
3I Want My Baby Back
Jimmy Cross3:23
4Baby Sittin' Boogie
recording of:
Baby Sittin’ Boogie (Baby Sittin’ Santa)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Parker (50s US jazz singer/songwriter/author)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
Buzz Clifford2:03
5Yogi
The Ivy Three2:12
6Ape Call
Nervous Norvus2:37
7Delicious!
lead vocals:
Friend ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Jim Backus
recording of:
Delicious!
writer:
Mort Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music), Jim Backus and Buddy Kaye
publisher:
Vernon Music Corp.
Jim Backus and Friend3:06
8Long Tall Texan
Murry Kellum2:05
9Mr. Custer
recording of:
Mr. Custer
writer:
Fred Darian, Al De Lory and Joseph van Winkle
Larry Verne33:07
10The Purple People Eater
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bear Family Records (from 1997 to present)
recording of:
The Purple People Eater (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Sheb Wooley
publisher:
Channel Music Co. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Sheb Wooley3.52:14
11The Flying Saucer, Part 1
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 34)
partial recording of:
The Flying Saucer
writer:
Bill Buchanan (songwriter best known for the 1956 song "The Flying Saucer" with Dickie Goodman) (in 1956) and Dickie Goodman (in 1956)
Buchanan & Goodman2:35
12Rip Van Winkle
The Devotions2:18
13Witch Doctor
recording of:
Witch Doctor
lyricist and composer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks)
publisher:
Armen Bagdasarian and Bourne Music Ltd.
David Seville2:22
14Russian Band Stand
Spencer & Spencer with the Sonia Pryor Choir1:49
15Beep Beep
The Playmates2:30
16More Money for You and Me
The Four Preps4:49
17The Mummy
recording of:
The Mummy
lyricist and composer:
Rod McKuen
Bob McFadden & Dor2:00
18The Blob
The Five Blobs2:41
19The Little Space Girl
Jesse Lee Turner2:52
20Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)
Edward Byrnes with Connie Stevens32:04
21Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini
vocals:
Brian Hyland
recording of:
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
writer:
Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance (US songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Emily Music Corp. (publisher) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Brian Hyland42:23
22Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp Bomp Bomp)
recording of:
Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) (on 1961-06-21)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
translated version of:
Quien puso el bomp? (Versión en español por Los Twist)
Barry Mann32:44
23Psycho
Bobby Hendricks2:28
24Ahab, the Arab
recording of:
Ahab the Arab
lyricist and composer:
Ray Stevens (US singer‐songwriter & comedian)
publisher:
Bike Music and Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
Ray Stevens2:51
25Haunted House
recording of:
Haunted House
lyricist and composer:
Robert Geddins
publisher:
ATV Music Corp. and B-Flat Publishing
Jumpin’ Gene Simmons2:34
26Alley-Oop
cover recording of:
Alley Oop
lyricist and composer:
Dallas Frazier (American songwriter and musician)
The Dyna-Sores2:31
27The Old Payola Roll Blues Side 1
Stan Freberg4:25
28Ambrose, Part 5
Linda Laurie2:35
29Leader of the Laundromat
The Detergents3:12
30They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
recording of:
They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Samuels
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
Napoleon XIV3.52:12