The Rip Chords: Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits / Three Window Coupe
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T-Bird
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TBIRD0012CD
4th October 2024
RE-PRESS
- Two original pioneering albums featuring ‘The California Sound’ remastered onto one CD.
- Produced by the legendary Terry Melcher and featuring future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston.
£10.95
Description
• Two original pioneering albums featuring ‘The California Sound’ remastered onto one CD
• Produced by the legendary Terry Melcher and featuring future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston
The band was started by Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart in 1957. They landed a deal with the Columbia label in 1962. Melcher, then just 20, was assigned to produce the duo’s first single ‘Here I Stand’ in 1963, which reached #51 on the national charts and was quickly followed by a second single, ‘Gone’. It was at this time, Johnston was brought in.
Melcher wrote ‘Hey Little Cobra’ with Carol Conners and decided to record this under the name of The Rip Chords, with only himself and Johnston on vocals. His lead vocal was outstanding with Johnston doing the falsetto and the single reached #4 on the American charts in 1964, with an album quickly following titled ‘Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits’.
In the Summer of ‘64, the band had another hit with ‘Three Window Coupe’, written by Jan Berry (of Jan And Dean fame) and Roger Christian. Again, an album of the same title quickly followed, with Melcher and Johnston handling a lot of the vocals. The band had one more hit with ‘One Piece Topless Bathing Suit’, before they performed the song ‘Red Hot Roadster’ in the movie A Swingin’ Summer (which featured Raquel Welch and the Righteous Brothers).
TRACK LISTING
HEY LITTLE COBRA AND OTHER HOT ROD HITS
1 HEY LITTLE COBRA
2 HERE I STAND
3 THE QUEEN
4 409
5 TROPHY MACHINE
6 GONE
7 LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
8 '40 FORD TIME
9 SHE THINKS I STILL CARE
10 SHUT DOWN
11 DRAG CITY
12 DING DONG
13 KAREN
14 BUNNY HILL
15 DON'T BE SCARED
THREE WINDOW COUPE
16 THREE WINDOW COUPE
17 BONNEVILLE BONNIE
18 GAS MONEY
19 THIS LITTLE WOODIE
20 HOT ROD USA
21 OLD CAR MADE IN '52
22 SURFIN' CRAZE
23 BEACH GIRL
24 MY BIG GUN BOARD
25 SURF CITY
26 SUMMER USA
27 BIG WEDNESDAY
28 ONE PIECE TOPLESS BATHING SUIT
29 WAH-WAHINI
30 RED HOT ROADSTER
Additional Information
| Barcode | 5013929881266 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | T-Bird |
| Format | CD |
| Artist | Rip Chords (The) |
| Release Date | Oct 4, 2024 |
Tracklist
HEY LITTLE COBRA AND OTHER HOT ROD HITS
1 HEY LITTLE COBRA
2 HERE I STAND
3 THE QUEEN
4 409
5 TROPHY MACHINE
6 GONE
7 LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
8 '40 FORD TIME
9 SHE THINKS I STILL CARE
10 SHUT DOWN
11 DRAG CITY
12 DING DONG
13 KAREN
14 BUNNY HILL
15 DON'T BE SCARED
THREE WINDOW COUPE
16 THREE WINDOW COUPE
17 BONNEVILLE BONNIE
18 GAS MONEY
19 THIS LITTLE WOODIE
20 HOT ROD USA
21 OLD CAR MADE IN '52
22 SURFIN' CRAZE
23 BEACH GIRL
24 MY BIG GUN BOARD
25 SURF CITY
26 SUMMER USA
27 BIG WEDNESDAY
28 ONE PIECE TOPLESS BATHING SUIT
29 WAH-WAHINI
30 RED HOT ROADSTER
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