Astronauts: Surfin' With / Competition Coupe
Surfin' With / Competition Coupe
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label: Bear Family, 1963/1964
- Bestellnummer: 5720330
- Erscheinungstermin: 1.1.2000
Es gibt keine vernünftige Erklärung, warum eine der besten Surf Bands überhaupt ausgerechnet aus dem relativ meeresarmen Staat Colorado kam - das aber ist Tatsache. Die Astronauts waren in ihrem Heimatstaat ungeheuer beliebt und eine grandiose Surf Band, ihrer Zeit weit voraus. Ihr Hit ‚Baja’ zählt zu den besten Gitarreninstrumentals aller Zeiten. RCA muss sich eine Menge von dieser Band versprochen haben. Nicht weniger als sieben Alben mit den so wundervoll durchschnittlich aussehenden Typen wurden veröffentlicht – und alles aufgrund einer einzigen Single, die nicht höher als auf Position 94 in den nationalen Pop-Charts kletterte. Auf insgesamt drei Einzel-CDs stellt Bear Family die vier besten RCA-Alben, einige unveröffentlichte Stücke und seltene Singles zusammen und zeichnet ein umfassendes Bild einer ungewöhnlichen, stets rockenden Band. 'Surfin With' (ihre erste und auf ihre Art klassische LP) und 'Competition Coupe' waren ihre beiden wirklich starken Studioalben und enthalten Glanzlichter wie ‚Baja’, ‚Kuk’ (eine Art Wörterbuch der Surfer-Welt für das typische 'ho-dad'), ‚Misirlou’, ‚Movin'’ und ‚Competition Coupe’. 'Everything...' und 'Astronauts Orbit Campus' sind Livealben und zeigen die Jungs in einer biergeschwängerten Nightclub Session, bei er sie Favoriten wie ‚Wine Wine Wine’, ‚Bo Diddley’, ‚Shortnin' Bread’ sowie eine ausgezeichnete Version des Kingston Trio-Hits ‚Greenback Dollar’ raushauen. Den Gnadenstoss versetzen wir Sammlern mit der erstklassigen 'Rarities'-Ausgabe, die neben ihrem ersten Hit für Palladium (‚Come Along Baby’ b / w ‚Trying To Get To You’) viele ihrer lokalen Hits, die nicht den Weg auf eines der RCA-Alben fanden, enthält: ‚Hot Doggin'’, ‚Surf Party’, ‚Ride The Wild Surf’, ‚Go Fight For Her’, ‚Swim Little Mermaid’, ‚The La La Song’ oder ‚Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day’. Als Paket bieten diese drei CDs wirklich das Allerbeste einer wegweisenden Band mit überwältigenden und zuvor nicht gesehenen Farbfotos auf mehr als 30 Seiten.
There's just no reasonable explanation why one of the greatest surf bands ever came from, of all places, the relatively sea-less state of Colorado - but that's a fact. Extraordinarily popular in their home state, the Astronauts were not only a terrific surf band (their big hit ‘Baja’, included here, is one of the finest guitar instrumentals of all time) but a pioneer bar band as well. RCA must have thought well of them - they released no fewer than seven albums by these semi-geeky looking guys, all on the strength of one single that go no higher than #94 on the national pop charts. These three CDs gather up their first four (and finest) RCA albums, along with a number of unreleased sides and rare singles-only recordings for a complete picture of an unusual, hard-rockin' band. 'Surfin' With' (their first, and a classic in its own right) and 'Competition Coupe' were their two really strong studio albums, and feature gems like’Baja’, ‘Kuk’ (a practical dictionary of surfin' terms for the typical 'ho-dad'), ‘Misirlou’, ‘Movin'’ and ‘Competition Coupe’. 'Everything ...' and 'Astronauts Orbit Campus' are both live albums, and feature the boys in a beer-drenched nightclub session pounding out favorites like ‘Wine, Wine, Wine’, ‘Bo Diddley’, ‘Shortnin' Bread’ and a fine version of the Kingston Trio's ‘Greenback Dollar’. But the real coup-de-grace as far as collectors are concerned is the superb 'Rarities' volume, which includes their first single for Palladium (‘Come Along Baby’ b / w ‘Tryin' To Get To You’) and their many local hits that failed to make any of the RCA albums: ‘Hot Doggin'’, ‘Surf Party’, ‘Ride The Wild Surf’, ‘Go Fight For Her’, ‘Swim Little Mermaid’, ‘The La La Song’ and ‘Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day’. Between them, these three CDs truly offer the very best of this seminal band along with more than 30 pages of stunning, previously unseen color photos.
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There's just no reasonable explanation why one of the greatest surf bands ever came from, of all places, the relatively sea-less state of Colorado - but that's a fact. Extraordinarily popular in their home state, the Astronauts were not only a terrific surf band (their big hit ‘Baja’, included here, is one of the finest guitar instrumentals of all time) but a pioneer bar band as well. RCA must have thought well of them - they released no fewer than seven albums by these semi-geeky looking guys, all on the strength of one single that go no higher than #94 on the national pop charts. These three CDs gather up their first four (and finest) RCA albums, along with a number of unreleased sides and rare singles-only recordings for a complete picture of an unusual, hard-rockin' band. 'Surfin' With' (their first, and a classic in its own right) and 'Competition Coupe' were their two really strong studio albums, and feature gems like’Baja’, ‘Kuk’ (a practical dictionary of surfin' terms for the typical 'ho-dad'), ‘Misirlou’, ‘Movin'’ and ‘Competition Coupe’. 'Everything ...' and 'Astronauts Orbit Campus' are both live albums, and feature the boys in a beer-drenched nightclub session pounding out favorites like ‘Wine, Wine, Wine’, ‘Bo Diddley’, ‘Shortnin' Bread’ and a fine version of the Kingston Trio's ‘Greenback Dollar’. But the real coup-de-grace as far as collectors are concerned is the superb 'Rarities' volume, which includes their first single for Palladium (‘Come Along Baby’ b / w ‘Tryin' To Get To You’) and their many local hits that failed to make any of the RCA albums: ‘Hot Doggin'’, ‘Surf Party’, ‘Ride The Wild Surf’, ‘Go Fight For Her’, ‘Swim Little Mermaid’, ‘The La La Song’ and ‘Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day’. Between them, these three CDs truly offer the very best of this seminal band along with more than 30 pages of stunning, previously unseen color photos.
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Baja
- 2 Surfin' U.S.A.
- 3 Miserlou
- 4 Surfer's Stomp
- 5 Susie Q
- 6 Kuk
- 7 Banzai Pipeline
- 8 Movin'
- 9 Baby Let's Play House
- 10 Let's Go Trippin'
- 11 Batman
- 12 Little Ford Ragtop
- 13 Competition Coupe
- 14 The Hearse
- 15 '55 Bird
- 16 Devil Driver's Theme
- 17 Happy Ho Daddy
- 18 Our Car Club
- 19 Devil Driver
- 20 Chevy Scarfer
- 21 4:56 Stingray
- 22 El Aguila (The Eagle)
- 23 650 Scrambler
- 24 Pipeline