Miscellaneous Sounds
This page is devoted to Themes, Humorous, Novelty, Holiday, Comparisons, and the Obscure. This month focuses on a number of comparisons and follow-ups. Which one do you like?
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STRANDED IN THE
JUNGLE - THE CADETS - MODERN
45x994 - 1956 This is the most popular version of the song although at the time other groups also recorded it. The record's popularity became the inspiration for copy cat songs like the one following. (GREAT JUMPER) |
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WATUSI - THE PHARAOHS -
CLASS 202 - 1956 Released just after the record above, it featured the same arrangement to build on the popularity of "Stranded". (GREAT JUMPER) |
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GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY -
LITTLE RICHARD - SPECIALTY 624 -
1958 This is the classic version of the song that everybody knows. However, it is not the original version. There were lyric changes and more marketable arrangement with the energy actually toned down from the original. NOTE: The references indicate the song was released in 58' yet another record below has an excerpt of this in it and it was supposed to have been released in 57'. DAH! (GREAT JUMPER) |
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GOOD GOLLY MISS
MOLLY - THE VALIANTS - KEEN
3-4004 - 1957 This version was release in the prior year to the one above. It has even higher energy that Little Richard's. The original author, Bumps Blackwell is solely credited for the song and his band is backing up the group. Future versions reflect two authors and lyric changes. All that said, its not as good as the changed versions. (GREAT JUMPER) |
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GOOD GOLLY MISS
MOLLY - THE CRESTS - COED
CO-543 - 1961 Here is a tamer early 60s version that is decent from this well established group. (GOOD JUMPER) |
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HELLO -
LITTLE JUNE & HIS JANUARYS - SALEM 188 -
1963 Here is a great ballad at the start of another example of different songs having the same title. (GREAT BALLAD) |
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HELLO -
THE NUTMEGS - RELIC 531 -
1963 REISSUED '65: Orig: TIMES SQ. 6 ACAPPELLA - It is in the same timeframe that the record above was released. However, distribution pretty much limited it to the NY & NJ areas. Local streetcorner groups practiced with it. (GREAT BALLAD) |
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HELLO
- SUBWAY SERENADE - CLIFTON EP-504
- 1980s ACAPPELLA - Here is an updated version of the Nutmeg's song. It is great. (GREAT BALLAD) |
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TOO YOUNG - LEWIS LYMON and THE TEENCHORDS
- END E-1003 - 1957 This is a great early jumper version of the standard classic song. (GREAT JUMPER)
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TOO YOUNG - THE EMBLEMS - BAYFRONT 108 - 1962 Now this is a great Doo-Wop version! (GREAT BALLAD) |
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TOO YOUNG - TOMMY VANN and THE ECHOES
- ACADEMY 118 - 1966 INSTRUMENTAL - A high energy instrumental from the early 60s.
(GREAT JUMPER)
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RAUNCHY -
ERNIE FREEMAN - IMPERIAL 5474 -
1957 INSTRUMENTAL - A great remake of Bill Justis' classic song. BY REQUEST!
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THE FLYING
SAUCER GOES WEST - BUCHANAN and GOODMAN
- LUNIVERSE L-108 - 1957
NOVELTY - Taking excepts of popular songs and working them into the story lines of these records proved very popular and these guys were the best at it. (GREAT NOVELTY) |
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EL WATUSI -
RAY BARRETTO - TICO T-419 -
1963 INSTRUMENTAL - Even though the guys mumble through the whole song, I guess because most folks didn't understand Spanish, the song was considered an instrumental. (GREAT JUMPER) |
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SINNER'S DREAM -
EUGENE FOX - CHECKER 792 - 1954 (You're Worst Nightmare! Especially, after a couple pints of Slo' Gin) |
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