High Voltage: The Big Top Records Story - 1958-1962 by various artists

 

disc 1   
1    Del Shannon–    Runaway
2    Johnny And The Hurricanes–    Down Yonder
3    The Dream Girls –    Don't Break My Heart
4    Bobby Pedrick Jr.–    White Bucks And Saddle Shoes
5    Sammy Turner–    Lavender Blue
6    Mel Gadson–    Comin' Down With Love
7    Don & Juan–    What I Really Meant To Say
8    Mike Drummond–    Little Lover
9    Mickey Denton –    Steady Kind
10    Gerri Granger–    Don't Want Your Letters
11    Maximilian –    The Snake
12    Jeri Lynn–    If
13    The Shades –    Sun Glasses
14    Del Shannon–    Hats Off To Larry
15    Liza Smith–    I Wanna Love You
16    The Visions –    Tell Me You're Mine
17    Johnny And The Hurricanes–    Rocking Goose
18    Lou Johnson–    If I Never Get To Love You
19    The Parakeets–    I Love You Like I Do
20    Jamie Coe–    But Yesterday
21    The Lincoln Trio–    Garden Of Eden
22    Rocky Hart & The Passions–    Crying
23    The Five Teenbeats–    Time To Rock
24    Del Shannon–    So Long Baby
25    Joey & The Ambers–    The Treasure In My Heart

disc 2   
1    Johnny And The Hurricanes–    High Voltage
2    Bobby Pedrick Jr.–    Betty Blue Eyes
3    Del Shannon–    Hey! Little Girl
4    Rocky Hart & The Passions–    Baby You've Got It Made
5    Johnny Gibson–    Midnight
6    Willie Jones –    Somewhere
7    Dotty Clark–    That's A Step In The Right Direction
8    Jamie Coe–    Cleopatra
9    Sammy Turner–    Always
10    John Price –    I'll Never Let Her Go
11    Lou Johnson–    You Better Let Him Go
12    Maximilian –    The Twistin' Ghost
13    Johnny And The Hurricanes–    Traffic Jam
14    Spencer Stirling–    Jilted
15    Del Shannon–    The Swiss Maid
16    Tony Middleton–    Unchained Melody
17    Don & Juan–    What's Your Name
18    The Visions –    All Through The Night
19    Gerri Granger–    Castle In The Sky
20    Bobbie Smith & The Dream Girls–    Your Lovey Dovey Ways
21    Kenny Martin –    Fever
22    The Doves –    Let's Make Up
23    The Royal Jokers –    Red Hot
24    Del Shannon–    Little Town Flirt
25    The Honeytones–    Don't Look Now, But...

 Big Top Records

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Charlie Feathers - Wild Wild Party

 

Charles Arthur Feathers (June 12, 1932 – August 29, 1998) was an American country music and rockabilly musician. Feathers was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. He recorded a string of singles in the 1950s such as "Peepin' Eyes", "Defrost Your Heart", "Tongue-Tied Jill" and "Bottle to the Baby" on Sun Records, Meteor and King Records.

Feathers was known for being a master of shifting emotional and sonic dynamics in his songs. His theatrical, hiccup-styled, energetic, rockabilly vocal style inspired a later generation of rock vocalists, including Lux Interior of The Cramps.

He studied and recorded several songs with Junior Kimbrough, whom he called "the beginning and end of all music". His childhood influences were reflected in his later music of the 1970s and 1980s, which had an easy-paced, sometimes sinister, country-blues tempo, as opposed to the frenetic fast-paced style favored by some of his rockabilly colleagues of the 1950s.

He started out as a session musician at Sun Studios, playing any side instrument he could in the hopes of someday making his own music there. He eventually played on a small label started by Sam Phillips called Flip records which got him enough attention to record a couple singles for Sun Records and Holiday Inn Records. By all accounts the singer was not held in much regard by Phillips, but Feathers often made the audacious claim that he had arranged "That's All Right" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" for Elvis Presley. He also claimed that his "We're Getting Closer (To Being Apart)" had been intended to be Elvis' sixth single for Sun. He did, however, get his name on one of Elvis' Sun records, "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" when the writer Stan Kesler asked him to record a demo of the song.

He then moved on to Meteor Records and then King Records where he recorded his best-known work. When his King contract ran out he still continued to perform, although Feathers—perhaps typically—thought there was a conspiracy to keep his music from gaining the popularity it deserved.

Feathers' song, "That Certain Female" was featured on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film, Kill Bill: Volume 1. His "Can't Hardly Stand It" was featured on the follow-up Kill Bill: Volume 2 soundtrack, as well as the highly successful video game Grand Theft Auto V. A brief bit of "Can't Hardly Stand It" was also featured in the 2013 film Only Lovers Left Alive.

Charlie Feathers' pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Bob Dylan has featured Charlie Feathers on the second season of his XM satellite radio show Theme Time Radio Hour, playing Feathers' records "One Hand Loose" (on the "Countdown" show, Dec. 12, 2007) and "Defrost Your Heart" (on the "Cold" show, April 2, 2008). His song "Can't Hardly Stand It" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the game's radio station, Rebel Radio. Feathers is an inductee in the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

 Wild Wild Party

 

Sleepy LaBeef - A Rockin' Decade

 

Thomas Paulsley LaBeff (July 20, 1935 – December 26, 2019), known as Sleepy LaBeef, was an American singer, musician and actor. LaBeef was born in Smackover, Arkansas, the youngest of 10 children. The family name was originally LaBoeuf. He was raised on a farm growing cotton and watermelons, and received the nickname "Sleepy" because he had a lazy eye.

LaBeef became a fan of George Jones, Bill Monroe, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. He learned guitar, and moved to Houston, Texas, when he was 18. There, he sang gospel music on local radio and put together a bar band to play venues as well as radio programs such as the Houston Jamboree and Louisiana Hayride. LaBeef stood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall.

In the 1950s, as the rockabilly component of rock and roll became evident, LaBeef began recording singles in the genre, initially credited as Sleepy LaBeff or Tommy LaBeff. His first, "I'm Through", was issued on Starday Records in 1957.

In 1964, he moved to Nashville and moved to a more solidly country style, recording singles for Columbia Records. His first genuine hit was 1968's "Every Day", which peaked at No. 73 on the U.S. Billboard Country chart. After moving to Plantation Records in 1969, he scored a second hit in 1971 with "Blackland Farmer", which charted at No. 67. He also played the role of the Swamp Thing in Ron Ormond's 1968 B-movie, The Exotic Ones (also known as The Monster and the Stripper).

LaBeef transferred to Sun Records in the 1970s and continued releasing albums and touring widely; his popularity faded in the United States but rose in Europe. The 1980s saw him sign to Rounder Records, where he released albums into the 1990s.

As a musician, he was noted for his extensive repertoire, and for his live performances, at one time undertaking some 300 performances a year. He described the music he performed as "...root music: old-time rock-and-roll, Southern gospel and hand-clapping music, black blues, Hank Williams-style country. We mix it up real good." He toured regularly in Europe, and performed at many music festivals both in Europe and the US. In January 2012, LaBeef traveled to Nashville to record and film a live concert and record in historic RCA Studio B, all produced by noted bassist Dave Pomeroy. A documentary/concert DVD, Sleepy LaBeef Rides Again and the soundtrack CD was released on April 22, 2013, by Earwave Records. His last performance was in September 2019.

 A Rockin' Decade

https://youtu.be/ZBcpHpyXeQ4 

The Marketts....Out of Limits and The Batman Theme

 

Out of Limits

The Marketts were an American instrumental pop group, formed in January 1961 in Hollywood, California, by Michael Z. Gordon. They are best known for their 1963 million-seller, "Out of Limits".

The Marketts'line-up featured Michael Z. Gordon and various session musicians from the Los Angeles area, including drummer Hal Blaine. The group name was originally spelled "Mar-Kets". The group's direction was spearheaded by producer Joe Saraceno and Michael Z. Gordon, although Saraceno could not arrange or play on any of the group's material. Gordon's songs which were composed for the Marketts are best remembered for their surf rock sound, though not all of their material has this sound; Gordon took the group's style in whatever direction he thought would catch the record-buying public's ear. In the U.S., the group had three Top 40 hits and had two popular albums, many of the songs composed by Gordon.

The Marketts' surfer sound started with "Surfer's Stomp", which was by written by and produced by Gordon and Saraceno. Gordon also wrote their biggest hit, "Out of Limits", which was originally entitled "Outer Limits", named after the 1963 TV series The Outer Limits. Rod Serling sued the Marketts for quoting the four-note motif from his television show, The Twilight Zone, without his approval, which resulted in the change of the title to "Out of Limits". It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The band name was used as late as 1977 for further releases, though their last hit came in 1966. 

 The Batman Theme

https://youtu.be/e9sag9NZuOU