Elemental Instrumentals

1. Scalping Party

2. 7-0-7

3. Wasted! - P.J. Zakonsky

4. Moon Race

5. Trackin' - P.J. Zakonsky

6. Rocker - Montereys

7. Fall Out

8. Moon Dawg

9. Hades

10. Rewind - Grand Prix

11. Sands of Arabia - Teen Tones

12. War Party - The Catalinas

13. Rotation

14. Cyclone - Nocturnes

15. Slippin' and Slidin' [Semi-Vocal]

16. Rick-O-Shay - The Tikis

17. Lonely Huns

18. Spin Out - Teen's Men

19. Odyssey

20. Rawhide - Vikings Guadeloupe

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
28 Raw Primitive Rock Instrumentals from the Legendary Cuca Label of Wisconsin - the Farming State Caught in a Rockin' Timewarp While the Rest of America Wimped Out. Best Known for the 1960 Mega-hit 'muleskinner Blues' by the Fendermen, as Well as the R&B Hit 'spring' by Birdlegs and Pauline, Cuca was a Very Big Deal Locally. Owner Jim Kirchstein Ran his Own Studio and Even Pressed his Own Records. Between 1959 and 1969, He Put Out Hundreds of Records on Cuca, Sara and Various Subsidiaries - Mostly Rock with a Bunch of Polka Discs Thrown for Local Old-timey Folk! Compiled and Annotated by Rob Finnis, "Elemental Instrumentals" is Bound to Appeal to a Wide Demographic, Ranging Fans of Early Instrumental Rock to 60s Garage Rockers.

Tracks:

Scalping Party - The Tornados
7-0-7 - The Tornados
Wasted! - P.J. Zakonsky
Moon Race - Citations
Trackin' - P.J. Zakonsky
Rocker - The Montereys
Fall Out - The Stage-Men,
Moon Dawg - Johnny & The Shy Guys
Hades - Frank Gay & The Gayblades,
Rewind - Grand Prix
Sands of Arabia - Teen Tones
War Party - The Catalinas
Rotation - The Six Shooters
Cyclone - Nocturnes
Slippin' and Slidin' [Semi-Vocal] - Citations
Rick-O-Shay - The Tikis
Lonely Huns - Attila and the Huns
Spin Out - Teen's Men
Odyssey - Thundermen
Rawhide - Vikings Guadeloupe
Midnight Express - WillieTremain's Thunderbirds,
Tic Toc - The Continentals
This Way Out - The Furys
Voodoo Walk - The Voodoos
Side-Winder - The Vibratones
Mondo Caravan - The Caravans
Rock Casual - The Stage-Men,
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - Crossfires

Product Description

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

okay, i'll write the english language review........2007-03-24

southern wisconsin is beautiful country. lots of scenic hills and pasture land. i recommend you drive through it if you haven't. mostly folks of german and scandinavian descent out there. cheese. beer. that's what you expect, and that's what you can look forward to. not exactly a hotbed for recording studios back in the late 50's/early 60's. but it seems that a fella named jim kirchstein set up shop somewhere around madison back in the day, and that many a young man with dreams of stardom stuck in his head made way to kirchstein's studio. what you have here is the 1st of 3 volumes that document those recordings. "elemental," is an all instrumental bash of guitars and saxophones that show, while wisconsin is a bit off from the ocean, the youngsters there were definitely aware of the wonders of what was then known as "surf music." this is a very fun collection of groups that aspired to making hits like the chantays "pipeline," or the surfaris "wipe out." and check out track one here: "scalping party." no political correctness back in '62. listen and you will know what i mean. 28 tracks in all, covering the years 1959-1965. many excellent guitar performances, too. highly recommended for enthusiasts of that era, or to folks with a love for music off the beaten path. thanks for hearing me out.

Pas de problème et en temps voulu........2007-01-13