Track Listing 1. Torquay 2. Bulldog 3. Carioca 4. Yacky Doo 5. Foot Patter 6. Dumbo 7. Vaquero 8. Long Long Ponytail 9. Gunshot 10. Nearly Sunrise 11. Rik A Tik 12. Quite A Party 13. Really Big Time 14. Peg Leg 15. Fireball 16. Panic Button 17. Cry Baby 18. Tuff A Nuff 19. Find Me A Golden Street 20. Blacksmith Blues 21. Daytona Drag 22. Kissin' 23. Chief Whoopin' Koff 24. El Ringo 25. Torquay
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Trevor Churchill (Compilation) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Plastic Head | | Recording Mode: | Mixed |
Album Notes The Fireballs: George Tomsco, Eric Budd, Stan Lark, Chuck Tharp, Doug Roberts, Jimmy Gilmer, Trev Faull.Recorded in 1959-1964. Includes liner notes by Trev Faull.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Recorded between 1959 and 1964 in the same Clovis, New Mexico studio where Buddy Holly made his biggest hits, THE BEST OF THE ORIGINAL NORMAN PETTY MASTERS collects the Fireballs early instrumental sides, made before singer Jimmy Gilmer came on board. A few of the tracks--"Torquay," "Bulldog" "Quite a Party"--were minor chart hits, and deservedly so; the Fireballs (at this stage) were a highly entertaining Tex-Mex version of the Ventures, and their music still packs a wallop, thanks in part to Norman Petty's clean, ahead-of-its time, production.
| |
|