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Gene Vincent may have been one of rock & roll's first great Dixie-fried wild men, but consistency was not his strong suit, and for every work of lunatic genius in his catalog (such as "B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go" and "Woman Love"), there are a few failed ballads and novelty tunes foisted upon him by clueless A&R men back in the day. This compilation from Capitol Records' fine Collectors Series line represents a noble and largely successful attempt to skim off the cream from his Capitol masters; while the material has been remixed for compact disc release, the new versions honor the sound and spirit of the original (though the mono versions have a shade more punch), and the track listing offers plenty of meat with little filler. While Razor & Tie's later collection The Screaming End: The Best of Gene Vincent rocks harder, Capitol Collectors Series in many ways offers a more accurate look at Vincent's career, with the wildness starting to seriously fade near the end of the disc without skidding into his really dire material. Even on the lesser tunes, Vincent's gloriously prurient vocals are upfront throughout, and the superb fretwork of Cliff Gallup, Paul Peek, and John Meeks prove the guy had great taste in guitar players. Added bonus: an instrumental take of "Rocky Road Blues" that will help make you the coolest person at karaoke night.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Tex Davis, ComposerLyricist - Sweet, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Jack Rhodes, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Neal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, ComposerLyricist - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Bill "Tex Sherriff" Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Capitol Records
Danny Wolfe, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Neal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Neal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Vincent, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Levy, ComposerLyricist - The Blue Caps, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Neal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Vincent, Composer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Davis, Composer
℗ 1956 Capitol Records
Jerry Reed, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Neal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Jack Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Neal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Peek, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Carter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Dusty Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Ken Nelson, Producer - Cliff Gallup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Neal, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dickie Harrell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Williams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Franks, ComposerLyricist - Billie Willie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Capitol Records
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, Composer, MainArtist - Johnny Meeks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernice Bedwell, Composer - The Blue Caps, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1990 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Darin, Composer - Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Don Kirshner, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
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 & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Dick Glaser, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
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 & His Blue Caps, MainArtist - Al Lewis, Composer - Sylvester Bradford, Composer
℗ 1957 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 - Neal Hefti, Composer
℗ 1957 Capitol Records
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
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
Ken Nelson, Producer - Gene Vincent, MainArtist - Bill Monroe, ComposerLyricist - The Blue Caps, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Gene Vincent may have been one of rock & roll's first great Dixie-fried wild men, but consistency was not his strong suit, and for every work of lunatic genius in his catalog (such as "B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go" and "Woman Love"), there are a few failed ballads and novelty tunes foisted upon him by clueless A&R men back in the day. This compilation from Capitol Records' fine Collectors Series line represents a noble and largely successful attempt to skim off the cream from his Capitol masters; while the material has been remixed for compact disc release, the new versions honor the sound and spirit of the original (though the mono versions have a shade more punch), and the track listing offers plenty of meat with little filler. While Razor & Tie's later collection The Screaming End: The Best of Gene Vincent rocks harder, Capitol Collectors Series in many ways offers a more accurate look at Vincent's career, with the wildness starting to seriously fade near the end of the disc without skidding into his really dire material. Even on the lesser tunes, Vincent's gloriously prurient vocals are upfront throughout, and the superb fretwork of Cliff Gallup, Paul Peek, and John Meeks prove the guy had great taste in guitar players. Added bonus: an instrumental take of "Rocky Road Blues" that will help make you the coolest person at karaoke night.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:23
- Main artists: Gene Vincent
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2016 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2016 Capitol Records, LLC
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