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Gene Vincent hasn't fared well in terms of best-of albums across the decades, partly because of the neglect of his record label, Capitol -- indeed, domestically, he's been much better represented by Collectables Records under license from Capitol. But in England, where Vincent achieved a massive following on a series of overseas tours in the late '50s, Capitol's parent company EMI Records has issued all manner of Gene Vincent collections, including a boxed set done long before such releases were common, representing virtually his complete output. This double-CD set covers all of the highlights of Vincent's career from 1956 through 1959, though it is still no substitute for the pent-up power of his debut album, which stands in a class by itself -- anyone having that record can hold off on buying this imported double-disc set, but if you must go past those early sides, then this is probably the best assembly of Vincent's classic Capitol sides that are likely to turn up, with virtually all of his great music, presented in state of the art digital sound that gives all of his music a close-up, in your face presence, almost resembling a live performance. The notes by Dave McAleer are also interesting, in giving a decidedly Anglo-centric look at Vincent's career (he was far more successful in England than the United States after 1956).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Tex Davis, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Tex Davis, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Hal Levy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Alex North, Composer - HY ZARET, Author - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Jack Rhodes, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Paul Peek, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Wayne Shanklin, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Composer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Whitey Pullen, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Lee Merrit, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Matthews, Composer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Lipscomb, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Owens, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Jones, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Owens, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Floyd Edge, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Bernice Bedwell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Eddie Cochran, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Owen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clifton Simmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Kelly, Composer - Bobby Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Juvey Gomez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Kelso, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Earl, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clyde Pennington, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Owen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Clifton Simmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Lionel Delmore, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jackie Kelso, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Smith, Composer - Jerry Capehart, Composer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Pennington, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Owen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clifton Simmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Dexter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Plas Johnson, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Arlen, Composer - Edgar "Yip" Harburg, Author - Jackie Kelso, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clyde Pennington, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Owen, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Clifton Simmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Sammy Fain, Composer - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Irving Kahal, Composer - Milton Raskin, Composer
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Tex Davis, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
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Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Johnny Burnette, Composer
℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Carroll, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerry Reed, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Composer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Billy Davis, Composer - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Jack Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Tex Davis, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Bryan, Composer
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Owens, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernice Bedwell, Composer - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Facenda, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Composer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Lipscomb, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Composer, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lipscomb, Composer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Lipscomb, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Bill Monroe, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grady Owen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clifton Simmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Juvey Gomez, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmy Johnson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Red Callender, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Sandy Nelson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Lovano, ComposerLyricist - Jackie Kelso, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Merritt, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Eligibles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Audrey Allison, Composer - Joe Allison, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tommy Facenda, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Lipscomb, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Clapping, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Milton Ager, ComposerLyricist - Jack Yellen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hadda Brooks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Sidney Arodin, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Danny Wolfe, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Tex Davis, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Billy Davis, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Gene Vincent hasn't fared well in terms of best-of albums across the decades, partly because of the neglect of his record label, Capitol -- indeed, domestically, he's been much better represented by Collectables Records under license from Capitol. But in England, where Vincent achieved a massive following on a series of overseas tours in the late '50s, Capitol's parent company EMI Records has issued all manner of Gene Vincent collections, including a boxed set done long before such releases were common, representing virtually his complete output. This double-CD set covers all of the highlights of Vincent's career from 1956 through 1959, though it is still no substitute for the pent-up power of his debut album, which stands in a class by itself -- anyone having that record can hold off on buying this imported double-disc set, but if you must go past those early sides, then this is probably the best assembly of Vincent's classic Capitol sides that are likely to turn up, with virtually all of his great music, presented in state of the art digital sound that gives all of his music a close-up, in your face presence, almost resembling a live performance. The notes by Dave McAleer are also interesting, in giving a decidedly Anglo-centric look at Vincent's career (he was far more successful in England than the United States after 1956).
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:36:00
- Main artists: Gene Vincent
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Gold
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2005 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
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