5013929881266

Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits / Three Window Coupe

The Rip Chords

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Format: CD

Cat No: TBIRD0012CD

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Release Date:  03 December 2021

Label:  T-bird / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5013929881266

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2010 (1962/64)

    • Two original pioneering albums featuring ‘The California Sound’ remastered onto one CD
    • Produced by the legendary Terry Melcher and featuring future Beach Boy Bruce Johnston

    The band was started by Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart in 1957. They landed a deal with the Columbia label in 1962. Melcher, then just 20, was assigned to produce the duo’s first single ‘Here I Stand’ in 1963, which reached #51 on the national charts and was quickly followed by a second single, ‘Gone’. It was at this time, Johnston was brought in.

    Melcher wrote ‘Hey Little Cobra’ with Carol Conners and decided to record this under the name of The Rip Chords, with only himself and Johnston on vocals. His lead vocal was outstanding with Johnston doing the falsetto and the single reached #4 on the American charts in 1964, with an album quickly following titled ‘Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits’.

    In the Summer of ‘64, the band had another hit with ‘Three Window Coupe’, written by Jan Berry (of Jan And Dean fame) and Roger Christian. Again, an album of the same title quickly followed, with Melcher and Johnston handling a lot of the vocals. The band had one more hit with ‘One Piece Topless Bathing Suit’, before they performed the song ‘Red Hot Roadster’ in the movie A Swingin’ Summer (which featured Raquel Welch and the Righteous Brothers).

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. HEY LITTLE COBRA
      • 2. HERE I STAND
      • 3. THE QUEEN
      • 4. 409
      • 5. TROPHY MACHINE
      • 6. GONE
      • 7. LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
      • 8. '40 FORD TIME
      • 9. SHE THINKS I STILL CARE
      • 10. SHUT DOWN
      • 11. DRAG CITY
      • 12. DING DONG
      • 13. KAREN
      • 14. BUNNY HILL
      • 15. DON'T BE SCARED
      • 16. THREE WINDOW COUPE
      • 17. BONNEVILLE BONNIE
      • 18. GAS MONEY
      • 19. THIS LITTLE WOODIE
      • 20. HOT ROD U.S.A.
      • 21. OLD CAR MADE IN '52
      • 22. SURFIN' CRAZE
      • 23. BEACH GIRL
      • 24. MY BIG GUN BOARD
      • 25. SURF CITY
      • 26. SUMMER U.S.A.
      • 27. BIG WEDNESDAY
      • 28. ONE PIECE TOPLESS BATHING SUIT
      • 29. WAH-WAHINI
      • 30. RED HOT ROADSTER