The Liberty Years

by The Rivingtons

Overview

If the Rivingtons had done nothing else but record "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word" (the two songs the Trashmen ripped off wholesale for "Surfin' Bird," possibly the most delirious, manic rock & roll song ever created), their place in history would be secured. Amazingly, however, those may not even be the best songs on The Liberty Years, a 23-track compilation of just about everything the group recorded for Liberty Records in the early '60s. (The honor may go to the follow-up single, "Mama-Oom-Mow Mow," which is twice as unhinged as the original; "Kickapoo Joy Juice" is a stone classic as well.) Probably the wiggiest of all the vocal harmony groups of the era -- only the Cellos, with their immortal "I Am the Japanese Sandman (Rang Tang Ding Dong)," come close -- the Rivingtons' best material is performed with a helter-skelter looseness that belies the obvious skill and talent behind the deceptively complex harmonies and rhymes. Even familiar tunes like "Slippin' and Slidin'" and "Long Tall Sally" are transformed. Essential for all fans of late-era doo wop. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	07/19/2024
Label:	Marginal
UPC:	0097037074661
Rank:	244870

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rivingtons   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Ron Furmanek   Compilation Producer
Billy Corgan   Composer
Billy Ward   Composer
Carl White   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Carlos Santana   Composer
James Smith   Composer
Enotris Johnson   Composer
Gregg Rolie   Composer
Charles Mitchell   Composer
Turner "Rocky" Wilson Jr.   Composer
John Harris   Composer
Johnny Harris   Composer
Jose "Chepito" Areas   Composer
Phil Mogg   Composer
Jerry Marcellino   Composer
Ray Gilbert   Composer
Mel Larson   Composer
Michael Shrieve   Composer
Al Frazier   Composer
David Brown   Composer
Jimmie Davis   Composer
Eddie Bocage   Composer
Don Redman   Composer
Little Richard   Composer
Pete Way   Composer
Orville Davis   Composer
William J. Rietz   Composer
Mike Carabello   Composer
Richard Penniman   Composer
Wilson Jr.   Composer
Sonny Harris   Composer
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell   Composer
Freddy James   Composer
Jack Greenbach   Composer
Albert Collins   Composer
John L Greenbach   Composer
Son Seals   Composer
Bobby Sharp   Composer