Hot Rods & Custom Classics

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Annotation

This 4-CD set comes in a box designed to look like a plastic car model. The box contains fuzzy dice, Mooneyes bottle opener, sheet of stickers, 22-page Mooneyes catalog, & 65 page booklet history of southern California hot rod culture.

Annotation last modified on 2012-05-29 12:50 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1New Car Attitude (intro)
[unknown]0:22
2Action Packed
Ronnie Dee2:13
3Stick Shift
The Duals2:28
4Hot Rod Man
Tex Rubinowitz2:28
5Hotrod Gang
Stray Cats2:46
6Cruisin’
recording of:
Cruisin'
writer:
Bill Davis and Gene Vincent
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps2:11
7Radar Love
producer:
Golden Earring
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1973) and Red Bullet Productions B.V. (in 1973)
recording of:
Radar Love
lyricist:
Barry Hay
composer:
George Kooymans
publisher:
Dayglow Music (publisher), Larry Shayne Music, Inc., Louvigny-Marquee Music Ltd., New Dayglow Music, Snamyook Music (publisher associated with George Kooymans) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Golden Earring4.255:02
8Mercury Blues
recording of:
Mercury Blues
writer:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist) and Robert Geddins
publisher:
B-Flat Music (BMI-affiliated), Bug Music (music publishing), Sam Coplin Music and Tradition Music
David Lindley3:33
9Maybellene
recording of:
Maybellene
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Salee Music Company
Chuck Berry & His Combo2:19
10The Ballad of Thunder Road
recording of:
The Ballad of Thunder Road
lyricist and composer:
Robert Mitchum (actor) and Don Raye
Robert Mitchum2:29
11Forty Miles of Bad Road
recording of:
40 Miles of Bad Road (1959 instrumental)
composer:
Al Casey (US rock & roll/rockabilly/surf guitarist/session musician)
Duane Eddy & The Rebels2:04
12SS 396
Paul Revere and the Raiders2:27
13See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet
Dinah Shore1:22
14Little Deuce Coupe
engineer:
Chuck Britz
producer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
lead vocals:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) (on 1963-06-12)
arranger:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
recording of:
Little Deuce Coupe (on 1963-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc. and Universal Music Careers
The Beach Boys3.351:38
15Hot Rod
The Collins Kids1:49
16Mr. Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy)
recording of:
Mr. Highway Man
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:46
17Lost Highway
cover recording of:
Lost Highway (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Payne (Country/Rockabilly artist) (in 1948)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-08-05) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams52:40
18Highway Patrol
Junior Brown42:34
19Heavy Traffic Ahead
producer:
Art Satherly
banjo:
Earl Scruggs (on 1946-09-16)
double bass:
Howard Watts (bluegrass bassist, aka Cedric Rainwater) (on 1946-09-16)
fiddle:
Chubby Wise (on 1946-09-16)
guitar:
Lester Flatt (on 1946-09-16)
mandolin and lead vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1946-09-16)
recorded at:
WBBM Studio (radio/tv station) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-09-16)
recording of:
Heavy Traffic Ahead (on 1946-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Bill Monroe Music
Bill Monroe2:51
20Radar
Mr. Bear & His Bearcats2:35
21Motorhead Baby
recording of:
Motorhead Baby (in 1952)
writer:
V. Haven and Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:34
22Led Sled
Denny Freeman2:41
23Rev Off
Steve Wertheimer's 1951 Mercury Custom & Mike Young's 1960 Chevrolet 'Exotica' Impala2:12
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rockin’ Down the Highway
recording of:
Rockin’ Down the Highway
lyricist and composer:
Tom Johnston (guitarist and vocalist with “The Doobie Brothers”)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
The Doobie Brothers3.253:21
2Hey Little Cobra
recording of:
Hey Little Cobra
writer:
Carol Connors and Marshall Howard Connors
The Rip Chords2:00
3Hot Rod Queen
Deke Dickerson and the Ecco‐Fonics2:17
4Hot Rod Lincoln
cover recording of:
Hot Rod Lincoln
writer:
Charlie Ryan (Country artist) and W.S. Stevenson
Johnny Bond2:44
5Hot Rod Race
Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan2:09
6Drag Race
Intermission1:05
7Draggin’
producer:
Owen Bradley
bass guitar:
Joseph E. ‘Slick’ Gillespie
guitar:
Curtis Gordon, Eddie Hill (Musician, Songwriter, Country Music DJ) (in 1956-03) and ‘Dusty’ Stewart (in 1956-03)
membranophone:
T. Tommy Cutrer (in 1956-03)
steel guitar:
Al Murray (steel guitarist?) (in 1956-03)
vocals:
Curtis Gordon
recording of:
Draggin’ (in 1956-03)
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Gordon (until 1956-03)
Curtis Gordon1:48
8Dragster
Johnny Fortune2:28
9Race With the Devil
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps2:02
10Devil in My Car
assistant engineer:
Benjamin Armbrister
engineer:
Rhett Davies
executive producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:
Rhett Davies and The B‐52’s
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Devil in My Car (in 1980-04)
composer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer‐songwriter, frontman of The B‐52s), Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
The B‐52s44:29
11Ride on Josephine
George Thorogood & the Destroyers4:21
12Rocket ‘88’
baritone saxophone:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
bass guitar:
Jesse Knight (on 1951-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Willie Sims (on 1951-03-03)
guitar:
Willie Kizart (on 1951-03-03)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Raymond Hill (on 1951-03-03)
vocals:
Jackie Brenston (on 1951-03-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
Rocket “88” (on 1951-03-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jackie Brenston (until 1951-03-03)
writer:
Ike Turner
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats42:47
13Key to the Highway
Little Walter and His Jukes2:43
14Low Rider
recording engineer:
Ed Barton (engineer), Andrew Berliner and Chris Huston
associate producer:
Lonnie Jordan and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
producer:
Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher)
mixer:
Ed Barton (engineer)
recording of:
Low Rider
writer:
Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein (producer, record label owner and publisher), Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller (US saxophonist & flutist, member of War), Lee Oskar and Howard E. Scott (US funk/rock guitarist, member of War)
War4.653:06
15Whittier Blvd.
Thee Midniters2:28
16Every Woman I Know
recording of:
Crazy ’Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
lyricist and composer:
Billy “The Kid” Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Billy “The Kid” Emerson2:42
17One Piece at a Time
recording of:
One Piece at a Time
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Kemp
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three4:02
18Cadillac Assembly Line
recording of:
Cadillac Assembly Line
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
Albert King4:22
19I Want a Lavendar Cadillac
Maurice King & His Wolverines2:54
20Bring My Cadillac Back
Baker Knight & The Knightmares2:26
21Pink Cadillac
Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm2:19
22Transfusion
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 39)
recording of:
Transfusion
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Drake
Nervous Norvus42:24
23Crawling From the Wreckage
recording of:
Crawling from the Wreckage
lyricist and composer:
Graham Parker
Dave Edmunds2:52
24Dead Man’s Curve
recording of:
Dead Man's Curve
writer:
Jan Berry, Roger Christian (US radio personality and lyricist), Artie Kornfeld and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Artie Kornfeld Music (BMI-affiliated) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Jan & Dean42:28
251955 Interview
James Dean3:07
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let’s Go for a Ride
The Collegians2:13
2On the Road Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Suffolk Meadows in Long Island, New York, United States (on 1979-09-08)
live recording of:
On the Road Again (on 1979-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK Unart Catalog Inc., SBK United Partnership Ltd., Songs of Peer (publisher; see also Songs of Peer, Ltd.) and United Partnership Ltd.
Canned Heat3.353:21
3Drive South
recording of:
Drive South
lyricist and composer:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
John Hiatt3:47
4I Gotta New Car
Big Boy Groves & Band2:38
5No Money Down
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Ebby Hardy (on 1955-12-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1955-12-20)
piano [possibly]:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1955-12-20) and Otis Spann (on 1955-12-20)
vocals:
Chuck Berry (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-12-20)
recording of:
No Money Down (on 1955-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Chuck Berry & His Combo42:56
6Dear Dad
producer:
Dave Edmunds
bass guitar:
John David (British songwriter/producer/bassist aka John Williams)
drums (drum set):
Dave Charles (British drummer as well as producer & engineer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Dave Edmunds
piano:
Geraint Watkins
recorded at:
Eden Studios (2nd location, Chiswick, 72-07) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Dear Dad
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Dave Edmunds1:49
7Little Forty Ford
Leon Smith1:44
8’41 Ford
The Grand Prix2:01
9’64 Ford
Phranc3:30
10Stolen Car
The Green Hornets2:40
11Go Lil’ Camaro Go
producer:
Ramones (US punk rock band) and Daniel Rey
mixer:
Joe Blaney
background vocals:
Deborah Harry
recording of:
Go Lil’ Camaro Go
lyricist and composer:
Dee Dee Ramone
Ramones42:02
12Road Runner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Checker (in 1959)
recording of:
Road Runner (in 1959-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Bo Diddley42:44
13Beep Beep
The Playmates2:42
14Black & White Thunderbird
The Delicates2:11
15Pink Thunderbird
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps2:32
16’54 Corvette
The Customs1:38
17Sting Ray
The Routers1:53
18Route 66 Theme
Nelson Riddle2:08
19Gas Money
Jan & Arnie2:23
20Gasoline Alley
recording of:
Gasoline Alley
writer:
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood (UK guitarist, member of The Rolling Stones, also goes by Ron Wood)
publisher:
MRC Music, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Rod Stewart5:02
4▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mustang Sally
recorded in:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (on 1966-10-13)
engineer:
Tom Dowd and Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”) and Jerry Wexler
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Tommy Cogbill (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Lincoln "Chips" Moman (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
keyboard [piano, organ]:
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Gilbert Caples (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14), Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14) and Eddie Logan (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
trumpet:
Gene “Bowlegs” Miller (American trumpeter) (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
recorded at:
Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 434)
cover recording of:
Mustang Sally (from 1966-10-13 until 1966-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sir Mack Rice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Springtime Music, Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
Wilson Pickett43:05
2Hopped‐Up‐Mustang
Arlen Sanders3:12
3Wild, Wild Mustang
Dick Dale and His Del‐Tones1:41
4409
The Quads2:03
5Automobiles
The Spaniels2:18
6V‐8 Ford Blues
Mose Allison2:12
7Pontiac Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson2:39
8G.T.O.
Ronny & the Daytonas2:29
9Go Go G.T.O.
Carol & Cheryl1:36
10Bite Bite Barracuda
Buddy Randell & The Knickerbockers2:07
11Ford V‐8
Honey Boy Allen2:23
12No Paticular Place to Go
recording of:
No Particular Place to Go
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chuck Berry2:42
13Four in the Floor
The Shutdowns1:47
14Big Green Car
Jimmy Carroll2:33
15Spark Plug
Four Teens2:18
16Buick 59
The Medallions2:35
17Freeway
The Fugitives2:19
18Two Lane Highway
Pure Prairie League44:05
19Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green and Carl Montgomery
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley2:12
20Wheels
recording of:
Wheels
composer:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
The Flying Burrito Brothers3:50

Credits

Release

compiler:James Austin (US producer, associated with Rhino Records)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/614209 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000I5M0 [info]