Teen Beat, Vol. 4

by N/A

Overview

In some ways this series actually gets more interesting with the fourth volume, possibly because the need to fill up so much space (another 30 tracks worth) with instrumental rock oldies meant that more unusual items had to be excavated. There are a few big hits (Bill Justis' "Raunchy," Bill Black's "Smokie"), yet most of these are singles that didn't even make it into the Top 100; over half missed the listings altogether. Not all of these are rock, either; Hank Levine's "Image" is a lost exotica single, Moe Koffman's "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" is light jazz, and Kokomo's "Asia Minor" is classical boogie. While some of the selections are only average, there are some good nuggets here, like the Megatons' scorching variation of "You Don't Love Me" ("Shimmy, Shimmy Walk"), Travis Wammack's innovative guitar work on "Scratchy" (which has a snatch of backwards vocals that was way ahead of its time for 1964), the Centurians' moody surf instro "Bullwinkle Pt. II" (used in the Pulp Fiction soundtrack), and Lonnie Mack's "Chicken Pickin'." There's also the peculiar belly-dance rock of the Hollywood Persuaders' "Drums-a-Go-Go," which was created by a pre-Mothers Frank Zappa with Paul Buff. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/1997
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667165525
Rank:	131408

Tracks

1. Brontosaurus Stomp  - Ed Cobb  - Lincoln Mayorga  -  Piltdown Men
2. Bust Out  -  Busters
3. Image, Pt. 1  - Hank Levine
4. Image, Pt. 2  - Hank Levine
5. Peter Gunn Theme  - Ray Anthony  - Henry Mancini
6. Chicken Pickin'  - Lonnie Mack
7. Rinky Dink  - David Clowney  - Dave "Baby" Cortez  - Paul Winley
8. Raunchy  - Bill Justis  - Sid Manker
9. Shimmy, Shimmy, Pt. 1  -  Megatons  - Billy Lee Riley
10. Shimmy, Shimmy, Pt. 2  -  Megatons  - Billy Lee Riley
11. Scratchy  - Gene Chrisman  - Travis Wammack
12. Tuff  - Ace Cannon
13. Side Winder  - Wes Dakus
14. Nite Rock  -  Nite Rockers
15. The Swingin' Shepherd Blues  - Kenny Jacobson  - Moe Koffman  -  Koffman  - Rhoda Roberts
16. Honky Tonk  - Billy Butler  - Bill Doggett  - Ernie Fields  - Clifford Scott  - Berisford "Shep" Shepherd
17. Church Key  - Dan Darnold  - Norman Knowles  - Dave Meade
18. Green Monkey  - Garnell Cooper  -  Cooper
19. Wiggle Tail, Pt. 2  - Robert Byrd  - Googie Rene  - Jimmy Thomas  - Jeanne Vikki
20. Asia Minor  -  Kokomo  - Jimmy Wisner
21. Bullwinkle, Pt. 2  -  Centurions  - Ernie Furrow  - Dennis Rose
22. Unitar Rock  -  Willie Joe & His Unitar
23. Sandstorm  -  Fatimas  - Bob Hudson  - Joe Petagno
24. Trollin'  -  Brown
25. The Lonely Dragster  - Bobby Fuller  -  Fuller
26. Drums A-Go-Go  - Paul Buff  -  Hollywood Persuaders
27. Take Ten  - Richard Gottehrer  -  Troy & the T-Birds
28. Astronauts  - Don Baker  -  Busters
29. Smokie, Pt. 1  - Bill Black
30. Smokie, Pt. 2  - Bill Black

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Bobby Fuller Four   Primary Artist
Travis Wammack   Primary Artist
The Centurions   Primary Artist
Bill Black   Primary Artist
Boots Brown & the Blockbusters   Primary Artist
Kokomo   Primary Artist
Ernie Fields   Primary Artist
Lonnie Mack   Primary Artist
Ray Anthony   Primary Artist
The Busters   Primary Artist
Dave "Baby" Cortez   Primary Artist
Ace Cannon   Primary Artist
Hank Levine   Primary Artist
Bill Justis   Primary Artist
Wes Dakus   Primary Artist
Piltdown Men   Primary Artist
Googie Rene   Primary Artist
Willie Joe & His Unitar   Primary Artist
The Fatimas   Primary Artist
Dave Meade   Primary Artist
Moe Koffman Quartet   Primary Artist
Troy & the T-Birds   Primary Artist
Garnell Cooper & The Kinfolks   Primary Artist
Nite Rockers   Primary Artist
Megatons   Primary Artist
Hollywood Persuaders   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Sid Manker   Composer
The Bobby Fuller Four   Performer
Hollywood Persuaders   Performer
The Centurions   Performer
Billy Butler   Composer
Bill Black   Composer,Performer
Bobby Fuller   Composer,Performer
Kenny Jacobson   Composer
Boots Brown & the Blockbusters   Performer
Billy Lee Riley   Composer
Jimmy Wisner   Composer
Clifford Scott   Composer
Ed Cobb   Composer
Gene Chrisman   Composer
Alan Taylor   Assistant
Robert Byrd   Composer
Lonnie Mack   Composer,Performer
Rob Finnis   Compilation Producer
Lincoln Mayorga   Composer
Roger Armstrong   Assistant
Jimmy Thomas   Composer
Rhoda Roberts   Composer
Ray Anthony   Performer
The Busters   Performer
Ernie Fields Jr.   Performer
Moe Koffman   Composer
Dave "Baby" Cortez   Performer
Ace Cannon   Composer,Performer
Hank Levine   Performer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Bill Justis   Composer,Performer
Bill Doggett   Composer
Wes Dakus   Performer
Richard Gottehrer   Composer
Piltdown Men   Performer
David Clowney   Composer
Googie Rene   Performer
Willie Joe & His Unitar   Performer
Dennis Rose   Composer
Norman Knowles   Composer
Bob Hudson   Composer
The Fatimas   Performer
Jeanne Vikki   Composer
Dave Meade   Performer
Moe Koffman Quartet   Performer
Joe Petagno   Composer
Dan Darnold   Composer
Troy & the T-Birds   Performer
Garnell Cooper & The Kinfolks   Performer
Don R. Baker   Composer
Nite Rockers   Performer
Megatons   Performer
Berisford "Shep" Shepherd   Composer
Ernie Furrow   Composer
Garnell Cooper   Composer
Travis Wammack   Composer,Performer
Paul Buff   Composer
Trevor Churchill   Research,Compilation Producer
Paul Winley   Composer