GENE VINCENT LP “ROCKS Blue Caps Roll” LP CAPITOL orig ‘58 teal NM

$

180

Artist(s):   GENE VINCENT  

Title:  “Gene Vincent Rocks and the Blue Caps Roll” 

Year:  1958.

Label:  CAPITOL.  Mono pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Label is teal blue with silver text.  Catalog number is T-970. 

Condition: 

DISC:  GEM NEAR MINT (our highest grade) with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  No evidence of ever having been on a turntable.  This came from a fabulous collection that was stored under ideal conditions and received utmost care.  Fidelity is superb.  Labels are pristine. 

A gorgeous disc for the “mint fanatic.”

JACKET:  Jacket is NEAR MINT with clean and bright panels.  Reverse has S written at upper right corner; otherwise clean and white with absolutely no trace of ring or surface wear.  Excellent seams and corners.  A beautiful jacket you will be proud to display of display.

Includes the original CAPITOL full-color inner sleeve in top condition.

This is the complete package from our personal collection – perhaps the nicest copy in existence. 

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Brand New Beat
• By the Light of the Silvery Moon
• You’ll Never Walk Alone
• Frankie and Johnnie
• In My Dreams
• Flea Brain

Side Two:

• Rollin’ Danny
• You Belong to Me
• Your Cheatin’ Heart
• Time Will Bring You Everything
• Should I Ever Love Again
• It’s No Lie

Review:

“By the time of the December 1957 sessions that made up this, his third album, Gene Vincent's band had changed radically from its original lineup, with drummer Dickie Harrell the only original member (and even he wasn't long for the lineup).  Johnny Meeks was the lead guitarist, and while he was a good player, he wasn't the kind of wildly inventive talent that Cliff Gallup had been; Meeks also had a cleaner sound, with none of the dark, almost dirty, blues-style licks that Gallup traded in.  New rhythm guitarist Max Lipscomb (who later changed his professional name to Scotty McKay) doubled on piano, the first time that instrument was heard on a Gene Vincent record; Bobby Jones played bass, and former rhythm guitarist Paul Peek shifted to backing vocals alongside Tommy Facenda (collectively the two came to be known as the Clapper Boys).  The changes resulted in a somewhat less frantic sound.  The music was beautifully played and exciting, but a little bit tamer overall; the occasional wild shouts that punctuated the old band's playing were absent, and Vincent was indulging increasingly in softer pop and ballad material, which worked but also served to tone down the impact of the album.  The music was still lively, but much more a creation of the studio than an offshoot of intense, raucous stage performances.”

(Courtesy of Bruce Eder, allmusic.com)

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