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The String-A-Longs are usually thought of as an instrumental group, in large part because their only big hit, "Wheels" (which reached number three in 1961), was an instrumental rocker. If that's the stuff you want to hear, you should opt for Ace's wholly instrumental String-A-Longs collection, Wheels, which has no less than 28 such 1960-1964 recordings. Like many rock groups of the time known for instrumentals, however, they also recorded some vocal numbers, sometimes as side projects or under different names. Although "Wheels" is on The Tex-Mex Teen Magic of the String-A-Longs, it's more a collection of odds and ends for the fanatical String-A-Longs/instrumental rock/Norman Petty productions collector than it is a survey of some or most of their most significant work. For one thing, much of the material is vocal; for another, just 10 of the 26 tracks are actual Fireballs performances. The rest is split among sides the group cut under the different names of the Rock 'n' Rollers and the Leen Teens before adopting the String-A-Longs moniker; solo efforts by group member Keith McCormack (sometimes under the aliases of Brian Keith and Bryan Keith); a couple duets McCormack cut with a female singer, billed to the duo of Keith & Kay; and a song McCormack cut under the name the Bugmen. Unfortunately, the vocal sides, whether done by the group or McCormack, are pretty unimpressive, mild, early-'60s pop/rock with, like so much of what Norman Petty produced, a light Buddy Holly flavor. There are some OK cuts scattered on the disc, like the Rock 'n' Rollers' brash 1958 debut rockabilly single "For You," the String-A-Longs' "Am I Asking Too Much" (the best of the many sub-Holly efforts here), and McCormack's demo of "Sugar Shack" (for which he got a co-writing credit, and which was taken to the top of the charts by Jimmy Gilmer in 1963). But the wholly instrumental String-A-Longs sides (of which there are a few) aren't of great consequence, and as a whole, the CD can only be recommended to dedicated completist collectors.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Norman Petty, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1960 The Estate Of Violet Ann Petty
Keith McCormack, Composer - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Selma Music, MusicPublisher - Glynn Thames, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1960 The Estate Of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - Brian Keith, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Glynn Thames, Composer - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1963 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Norman Petty, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Selma Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1961 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Bob Montgomery, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - The Leen Teens, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2007 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Jerry Leiber, Composer, MusicPublisher - Mike Stoller, Composer, MusicPublisher - Universal, MusicPublisher - MCA Music ltd, MusicPublisher - Universal MCA Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Cherry Lane Music, MusicPublisher - Chappell-Morris Ltd, MusicPublisher - Brian Keith, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1963 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
ARTHUR FREED, Composer - NACIO HERB BROWN, Composer - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - EMI ROBBINS CATALOG, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1961 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - EMI Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Selma Music, MusicPublisher - Glynn Thames, Composer
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1960 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer, MainArtist - Juanita Jordan, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2007 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Jimmy Torres, Composer - Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1961 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
George Khoury, Composer - Huey Thierry, Composer - EMI Songs Ltd, MusicPublisher - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - Combine Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2007 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Doc Pomus, Composer - Mort Shuman, Composer - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - Unichappell Music, MusicPublisher - MANOR MUSIC CO LTD, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1961 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - Bryan Keith, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Selma Music, MusicPublisher - Glynn Thames, Composer - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1963 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Lew Brown, Composer - Benjamin Homer, Composer - Bud Green, Composer - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - Chappell-Morris Ltd, MusicPublisher - Morley Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1961 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - Bryan Keith, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Beulah Voss, Composer - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1963 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2007 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - The Bugmen, MainArtist - Juanita Jordan, Composer - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1964 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Duke Ellington, Composer - Irving Mills, Composer - Juan Tizol, Composer - Sony Atv Harmony, MusicPublisher - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - EMI Mills Music, MusicPublisher - Lafleur Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1965 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - Juanita Jordan, Composer - Keith & Kay, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1965 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer - Juanita Jordan, Composer - Keith & Kay, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1965 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd, MusicPublisher - Keith McCormack, Composer, MainArtist - DUNDEE MUSIC, MusicPublisher - Beulah Voss, Composer - State One Music Pub UK, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2007 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
George Khoury, Composer - Huey Thierry, Composer - EMI Songs Ltd, MusicPublisher - The String-A-Longs, MainArtist - Combine Music, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 1965 The Estate of Violet Ann Petty
Album review
The String-A-Longs are usually thought of as an instrumental group, in large part because their only big hit, "Wheels" (which reached number three in 1961), was an instrumental rocker. If that's the stuff you want to hear, you should opt for Ace's wholly instrumental String-A-Longs collection, Wheels, which has no less than 28 such 1960-1964 recordings. Like many rock groups of the time known for instrumentals, however, they also recorded some vocal numbers, sometimes as side projects or under different names. Although "Wheels" is on The Tex-Mex Teen Magic of the String-A-Longs, it's more a collection of odds and ends for the fanatical String-A-Longs/instrumental rock/Norman Petty productions collector than it is a survey of some or most of their most significant work. For one thing, much of the material is vocal; for another, just 10 of the 26 tracks are actual Fireballs performances. The rest is split among sides the group cut under the different names of the Rock 'n' Rollers and the Leen Teens before adopting the String-A-Longs moniker; solo efforts by group member Keith McCormack (sometimes under the aliases of Brian Keith and Bryan Keith); a couple duets McCormack cut with a female singer, billed to the duo of Keith & Kay; and a song McCormack cut under the name the Bugmen. Unfortunately, the vocal sides, whether done by the group or McCormack, are pretty unimpressive, mild, early-'60s pop/rock with, like so much of what Norman Petty produced, a light Buddy Holly flavor. There are some OK cuts scattered on the disc, like the Rock 'n' Rollers' brash 1958 debut rockabilly single "For You," the String-A-Longs' "Am I Asking Too Much" (the best of the many sub-Holly efforts here), and McCormack's demo of "Sugar Shack" (for which he got a co-writing credit, and which was taken to the top of the charts by Jimmy Gilmer in 1963). But the wholly instrumental String-A-Longs sides (of which there are a few) aren't of great consequence, and as a whole, the CD can only be recommended to dedicated completist collectors.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:54
- Main artists: The String-A-Longs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ACE RECORDS
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 2009 Ace Records (P) 2009 Ace Records
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