Teen Beat, Volume 1: 30 Great Rockin' Instrumentals

Teen Beat, Volume 1: 30 Great Rockin' Instrumentals

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Packed with the great sounds of the '50s and '60s, <b>Teen Beat</b> features many classic instrumentals from the rock 'n' roll era as well as a handful of tunes that failed to attract attention the first time around. Among the classics are the sleazy raunch of Lonnie Mack's <i>Memphis</i> and Link Wray's <i>Rumble<i>, the novelty sound of Dave 'Baby' Cortez with his No. 1 hit <i>The Happy Organ</i>, The Champs with the Hispanic rock of <i>Tequila</i>, B Bumble & The Stingers with the Tchaikovsky-via-Kim-Fowley frenzy of <i>Nut Rocker</i> and a number that encapsulates the instrumental sound of the era to perfection - Sandy Nelson's <i>Teen Beat</i>. Among the rarities is an alternate take of <i>Spunky</i> by Johnnie Jenkins (the young Otis Redding sang in his band and Johnnie later cut a fine album for Atco called <b>Ton Ton Macoute</b> with various members of the Allman Brothers Band).