The STRING-A-LONGS – Wheels, Brass Buttons and Beyond
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The lilting, almost wobbly sounding ‘Wheels’, by THE STRING-A-LONGS, a worldwide hit and multi-million seller in 1961, remains one of the most irresistible Instro’s of the R&R era.
It inspired a raft of cover versions, a couple of which were also successful, notably Billy Vaughn, in the US and mainland Europe, and Joe Loss in the UK.
This compilation presents all their Instro recordings as The String-A-Longs between 1960-62, as well as those earlier vocal 45s, plus a trio of sides by their occasional singer/full-time rhythm guitarist Keith McCormack, issued under his stage name, Bryan Keith.
The lilting, almost wobbly sounding 'Wheels', by THE STRING-A-LONGS, a worldwide hit and multi-million seller in 1961, remains one of the most irresistible Instro's of the R&R era.
It inspired a raft of cover versions, a couple of which were also successful, notably Billy Vaughn, in the US and mainland Europe, and Joe Loss in the UK.
Ironically, the group became an Instrumental combo purely by accident, when their singer's voice failed him the day of the 'Wheels' recording session.
Indeed, they had already cut a couple of late 50s singles as regular Rock & Roll vocals, in their earlier incarnations as The Rock'n'Rollers and The Leen Teens.
This compilation presents all their Instro recordings as The String-A-Longs between 1960-62, as well as those earlier vocal 45s, plus a trio of sides by their occasional singer/full-time rhythm guitarist Keith McCormack, issued under his stage name, Bryan Keith.
Track Listing
1 THE ROCK'N'ROLLERS - FOR YOU
2 THE ROCK'N'ROLLERS - "BOY!" I THINK IT'S REALLY LOVE
3 THE LEEN TEENS - SO SHY
4 THE LEEN TEENS - DREAM AROUND YOU
5 TELL THE WORLD
6 WHEELS
7 AM I ASKING TOO MUCH?
8 FOR MY ANGEL
9 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT
10 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
11 PERFIDIA
12 PANIC BUTTON
13 TORQUAY
14 RED RIVER TWIST
15 BULLDOG
16 HARBOR LIGHTS
17 NEARLY SUNRISE
18 WALK DON'T RUN
19 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
20 BRASS BUTTONS
21 SHOULD I?
22 TAKE A MINUTE
23 MINA BIRD
24 SCOTTIE
25 TWISTWATCH
26 SUNDAY (Salve Regina)
27 MY BLUE HEAVEN
28 SPINNIN' MY WHEELS
29 MATILDA
30 REPLICA
31 SUMMERTIME
32 HAPPY MELODY
33 HEARTACHES
Bonus Tracks
34 BRYAN KEITH - EXIT LOVE
35 BRYAN KEITH - ALWAYS HEARTACHES
36 BRYAN KEITH - MEAN WOMAN
Additional information
| Weight | 100 g |
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| UPC Bar Code No | 604988115420 |
| Release Date | |
| Release Date Full | 9 September 2022 |
| Release Date Filter | September 2022 |
