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By the time of the December 1957 sessions that made up this, his third album, Gene Vincent's band had changed radically from its original lineup, with drummer Dickie Harrell the only original member (and even he wasn't long for the lineup). Johnny Meeks was the lead guitarist, and while he was a good player, he wasn't the kind of wildly inventive talent that Cliff Gallup had been; Meeks also had a cleaner sound, with none of the dark, almost dirty, blues-style licks that Gallup traded in. New rhythm guitarist Max Lipscomb (who later changed his professional name to Scotty McKay) doubled on piano, the first time that instrument was heard on a Gene Vincent record; Bobby Jones played bass, and former rhythm guitarist Paul Peek shifted to backing vocals alongside Tommy Facenda (collectively the two came to be known as the Clapper Boys). The changes resulted in a somewhat less frantic sound. The music was beautifully played and exciting, but a little bit tamer overall; the occasional wild shouts that punctuated the old band's playing were absent, and Vincent was indulging increasingly in softer pop and ballad material, which worked but also served to tone down the impact of the album. The music was still lively, but much more a creation of the studio than an offshoot of intense, raucous stage performances.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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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, MainArtist - Gus Edwards, Composer - Edward Madden, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
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
Traditional, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
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
Bob Center, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Joe Steen, Composer - Paul Edwards, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
Chilton Price, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Pee Wee King, ComposerLyricist - Redd Stewart, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
Hank Williams, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Peek, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Edward Gates, Composer - H.M. Cockel, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Otis Blackwell, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
Album review
By the time of the December 1957 sessions that made up this, his third album, Gene Vincent's band had changed radically from its original lineup, with drummer Dickie Harrell the only original member (and even he wasn't long for the lineup). Johnny Meeks was the lead guitarist, and while he was a good player, he wasn't the kind of wildly inventive talent that Cliff Gallup had been; Meeks also had a cleaner sound, with none of the dark, almost dirty, blues-style licks that Gallup traded in. New rhythm guitarist Max Lipscomb (who later changed his professional name to Scotty McKay) doubled on piano, the first time that instrument was heard on a Gene Vincent record; Bobby Jones played bass, and former rhythm guitarist Paul Peek shifted to backing vocals alongside Tommy Facenda (collectively the two came to be known as the Clapper Boys). The changes resulted in a somewhat less frantic sound. The music was beautifully played and exciting, but a little bit tamer overall; the occasional wild shouts that punctuated the old band's playing were absent, and Vincent was indulging increasingly in softer pop and ballad material, which worked but also served to tone down the impact of the album. The music was still lively, but much more a creation of the studio than an offshoot of intense, raucous stage performances.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:09
- Main artists: Gene Vincent
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2017 Capitol Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records
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