Sequels and Answer Discs first began to proliferate in the early 1950s, initially in the C&W and R&B markets, and proved sufficiently successful that within a couple of years, pop and R&R hits were also likewise being routinely spoofed and lampooned.

This wildly eclectic 2-CD set presents 29 big hits from the 50s and early 60s, each followed by its respective riposte.

Some of these were merely humorous, throwaway cash-ins, (e.g. The Romeos, Jeri Lynne Fraser, Carole King, Jo) although several turned out to be great records - and often, big hits in their own right - e.g. the sides herein by Gene Chandler, The Chantels, Skeeter Davis, Ted Taylor, Betty Cody, Goldie Hill and Rufus Thomas.

In some cases the original singers - e.g. Buddy Holly, The Bobbettes, the Hollywood Argyles/Gary Paxton - 'answered' their own hits, although a great many came from unknown, obscure artists.

Several of these little-known rarities - including Morecambe & Wise's unlikely 'We're The Guys' and Ben Colder (aka Sheb Wooley)'s spoof of Johnny Cash's doomfest 'Don't Take Your Guns To Town' - make their CD debuts herein.

Track Listing

Disc 1

1. Buddy Holly - PEGGY SUE
2. Buddy Holly - PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED
3. Sam Cooke - CHAIN GANG
4. Theola Kilgore - THE SOUND OF MY MAN
5. Mary Wells - YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH
6. Gene Chandler - YOU THREW A LUCKY PUNCH
7. Ray Charles - HIT THE ROAD JACK
8. The Chantels - WELL, I TOLD YOU
9. Ricky Valance - TELL LAURA I LOVE HER
10. Laura Lee - TELL TOMMY I MISS HIM
11. The Tokens - THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
12. The Romeos - THE TIGER'S WIDE AWAKE
13. Dion - RUNAROUND SUE
14. Linda Laurie & The Del Satins - STAY-AT-HOME SUE
15. The Shirelles - WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW
16. The Satintones - TOMORROW AND ALWAYS
17. Gene Mcdaniels - TOWER OF STRENGTH
18. Gloria Lynne - YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A TOWER OF STRENGTH
19. Jimmy Dean - BIG BAD JOHN
20. Dottie West - MY BIG JOHN
21. Big Bopper - CHANTILLY LACE
22. Donna Dameron - BOPPER 486609
23. The Bobbettes - MR LEE
24. The Bobbettes - I SHOT MR LEE
25. Bobby Marchan - THERE'S SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND (part 2)
26. The Teen Queens - THERE'S NOTHING ON MY MIND (parts 1&2)
27. Hank Locklin - GEISHA GIRL
28. Skeeter Davis - LOST TO A GEISHA GIRL
29. Johnny Cash - DON'T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN
30. Ben Colder - DON'T TAKE YOUR CASH TO TOWN, JOHN

Disc 2

1. Little Esther Phillips - RELEASE ME
2. Ted Taylor - I'LL RELEASE YOU
3. Ernie K. Doe - MOTHER-IN-LAW
4. Louise Brown - SON-IN-LAW
5. The Miracles - SHOP AROUND
6. Debbie Dean - DON'T LET HIM SHOP AROUND
7. Marcie Blaine - BOBBY'S GIRL
8. The Sherry Sisters - STAY AWAY FROM BOBBY
9. Brian Hyland - ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI
10. Jeri Lynne Fraser - POOR BEGONIA (Caught Pneumonia)
11. Hollywood Argyles - ALLEY OOP
12. Gary Paxton - ALLEY OOP WAS A TWO-DAB MAN
13. Annette - TALL PAUL
14. Carole King - SHORT MORT
15. The Davis Sisters - I FORGOT MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW
16. Betty Cody - I FOUND OUT MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW ABOUT HIM
17. Skeets Mcdonald - DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES
18. Goldie Hill - I LET THE STARS GET IN MY EYES
19. Elvis Presley - GOOD LUCK CHARM
20. Jo - DON'T WANNA BE ANOTHER GOOD LUCK CHARM
21. The Viscounts - WHO PUT THE BOMP (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
22. Morecambe & Wise - WE'RE THE GUYS (Who Drive Your Baby Wild)
23. Shep & The Limelites - DADDY'S HOME
24. The Sweethearts - SORRY, DADDY
25. Ruth Brown - MAMA, HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN
26. Scatman Crothers - PAPA, I DON'T TREAT THAT LITTLE GIRL MEAN
27. Big Mama Thornton - HOUND DOG
28. Rufus Thomas - BEAR CAT