JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES 78 RED RIVER ROCK/BUCKEYE LONDON HL 8948 E+/M-
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A REALLY EXCELLENT - NEAR MINT COPY OF THIS RARE 1959 UK LONDON 78 FROM JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES
Johnny and the Hurricanes comprised a rock-and-roll group in the late 50's and early 60's that had its own unique sound and produced a number of instrumental hits, one of which made the top ten and is closely associated with the group.
The group was formed in Toledo, Ohio in 1958 and at first was known as the Orbits. The original members were saxophonist Johnny Paris [real name: John Pocisk], Paul Tesluk on organ, Tony Kaye on drums, guitar player Dave Yorko, and Lionel "Butch" Mattice on bass. The group started off recording with rockabilly artist Mack Vickery.
They soon went to Detroit to look for work as a back-up band for aspiring recording artists. Two music promoters there, Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik, signed the group to a recording contract of their own. [Micahnik later worked as Del Shannon's manager.] In 1959 they made their first recording on the Twirl label, which was owned by Balk and Micahnik. It was a dance song that had been written by pianist T. J. Fowler called Crossfire. Loaded with reverb, the recording was leased to the Warwick label and reached number 23 on the charts in 1959. Johnny and the Hurricanes were on their way.
The group's leader was nineteen-year-old Johnny Paris, and his hard-driving saxophone playing was prominent on a number of the group's recordings. Their next record, however, would feature Tesluk's Hammond organ and would become the group's biggest hit ever. That was Red River Rock, a reworking of the old standard Red River Valley that the group had transformed into pure rock-and-roll. It was a huge success, reaching number five on the national charts. Don Staczek sat in for regular drummer Tony Kaye on Red River Rock and drummer Bo Savich took Kaye's regular spot in the band late in 1959.
DISC DETAILS:
DISC DETAILS
A SIDE:- RED RIVER ROCK
B SIDE:- BUCKEYE
UK LONDON HLS 8948 10" 78rpm (MATT LABEL) SHELLAC
CONDITION - E+/M- GREAT COPY!!
ENTERED THE UK CHARTS 9 OCT 1959 REACHING NUMBER 3 AND STAYING IN THE CHARTS 16 WEEKS
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS RARITY!!!
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THERE IS A RESERVE SET AT £50 FOR THIS ITEM BUT SURELY THIS IS WORTH A LOT MORE THAN THAT!!
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