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LIBERTY EN 26 0532 3 (UK)

Pretty Girl (alternate vocal overdub - STEREO-version 2)

Eddie Cochran

1:50

LB-847

LIBERTY F 55138

Pretty Girl (US mono single version)

Eddie Cochran

1:49

LONDON HL-G 9464

Pretty Girl (UK mono single version - clipped intro)

Eddie Cochran

1:46

LB-816

LIBERTY F-55123

Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie (single version / guitar overdub)

Eddie Cochran

2:20

SEECD 271

ROCKSTAR-LP 1008

Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie (STEREO minus riff overdub)

Eddie Cochran

2:18

Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie (mono version minus overdub)

Eddie Cochran

2:19

Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal and guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass - Earl Palmer: drums - possibly Ray Johnson: piano.

The EMI CD ECB1 boxset versions of Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie in mono and stereo are the same takes without guitar overdub. The release of 'Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie' on the 4 LP box set "20th Anniversary" ECSP 20 has the engineer say "master X5" before the take starts.


Liberty F-55123	London HL-G 9464 (UK)	Rockstar RSR-LP 1008 (UK)	Rockstar RSRCD 026 (UK)

January 16, 1958
Eddie Cochran (overdub session)
Liberty Custom Recorders - Hollywood

Matrix nr	Original release	Title	Vocal	Time	Available on
		Ah, Pretty Girl (take 32)	Eddie Cochran

	Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal and guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass - possibly Earl Palmer: drums - The Johnny Mann Chorus: chorus.

	Overdub session on 'Ah, Pretty Girl' from september 1957 including chorus overdub.

January 1958
Eddie Cochran
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

Unreleased

Little Lou (third track, take 1)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased

Little Lou (third track, take 2)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased

Little Lou (third track, take 3)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased

Little Lou (third track, take 4)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased

Little Lou (third track, take 5)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased

LIBERTY LBY 1205 (UK)

Little Lou (third track, take 6)

Eddie Cochran

1:38

Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal and guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass - Unidentified: piano and drums.

'Little Lou' might have been intended as a demo for John Ashley whose version appeared on Capehart 5006. On the EMI box set we hear the engineer say "Little Lou, third track, take 6" which may suggest this is an overdub.


Liberty LBY 1205 (UK)	Liberty LBY 1205 (UK)	Liberty LBY 1205 - label side 1 (UK)	EMI CD ECB 1 (UK)

Early 1958

John Ashley

Los Angeles

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

Born To Rock

John Ashley

2:02

Musicians - John Ashley: vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar - Unidentified: other musicians.

John Ashley (December 25, 1934 - October 3, 1997) was an American actor who, after a long apprenticeship in schlock cinema, effectively switched to a second career in primetime TV series production, Ashley began his acting career in the late 1950s when he essayed roles in such less-than-memorable films (mostly for American International Pictures) as "Hot Rod Gang" (1958), "Suicide Battalion", "Frankenstein's Daughter" and "How to Make a Monster" (all 1958). Continuing with AIP into the 60s he played second leads in several of the studio's "beach party" movies, including "Muscle Beach Party", "Bikini Beach" (both 1964) and "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965), which co-starred his wife at that time, Deborah Walley. After working with director Eddie Romero on "Brides of Blood" (1968) and "Beast of Blood" (1970), Romero and Ashley began to co-produce such modest films as "Beyond Atlantis", "Twilight People" (both 1973) and "Savage Sisters" (1974), most of which starred Ashley and were directed by Romero. As representatives of Hemisphere distributors, the duo also had a hand in the production of Francis Ford Coppola's decidedly more ambitious "Apocalypse Now" (1979). He died from a heart attack at age 62. Ashley's voice can be heard as the narrator during the opening title sequence of The A-Team during the show's first four seasons he also served as one of the show's producers.


		John Ashley	Hydra Records BCK 27114 (Germany)

1958/1959 (exact date unknown)

John Ashley

Los Angeles

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

Don't Let Them Tear Us Apart

John Ashley

3:14

Mean Mean Woman

John Ashley

2:22

Musicians - John Ashley: vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar - Unidentified: other musicians.


		John Ashley	Hydra Records BCK 27114 (Germany)

March 3, 1958
Eddie Cochran
Liberty Custom Recorders - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

Unreleased

Teresa - take 1 (STEREO)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased / lost

Unreleased

Teresa - take 2 (STEREO)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased / lost

Unreleased

Teresa - take 3 (STEREO)

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased / lost

LB 846

LIBERTY F-55138

Teresa - take 3 (MONO)

Eddie Cochran

2:04

Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal and guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass - Unidentified: drums and female chorus.

'Teresa' was recorded in three track stereo but the original tape is lost.


LIBERTY F-55138 (promo side A)		Eddie Cochran and Connie 'Guybo' Smith on stage 1958	EMI CD ECB 1 (UK)

Early 1958
Bob Luman
Unknown recording location

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

ROCKSTAR RSRCD 009 (UK)

Guitar Picker

Bob Luman

1:57

ROCKSTAR RSRCD 009

Musicians - Bob Luman: vocal - Eddie Cochran and Fred Carter: lead guitar - Probably Conny 'Guybo' Smith: stand-up bass.

With the release of the 'Guitar Picker' boxset on the Castle Music label in 2007 the identity of the singer became known as Bob Luman.

Bob Luman started out as a rockabilly performer, switched to country and then in the late '50s nearly ditched the music industry altogether. Through his teens, Luman was primarily interested in singing country music like his idol Lefty Frizzell, but then he saw Elvis, which inspired him to try his hand at the rockabilly sound. Soon after graduating, Luman won a talent contest, leading to his debut on the Louisiana Hayride. He became a regular in the mid-'50s, and had a small role in the 1957 film Carnival Rock; still, his singles did nothing on the charts. In 1959, the Pittsburgh Pirates offered Luman a contract; fed up with his lack of success, he announced his intention to accept the offer during a concert one night. However, the Everly Brothers talked him into recording the Boudleaux Bryant song "Let's Think About Living"; sure enough, it was a Top Ten hit on both the country and pop charts. His follow-up, "The Great Snowman," was also a hit, but he was drafted, and spent the next two years in the military. In 1964, he began recording for Hickory Records, and the following year, he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Luman eventually signed with Epic Records and had a string of Top 25 hits over the next ten years. He toured extensively and became the first country singer to perform in Puerto Rico; he also remained a regular on the Opry, where his lively performances veered close to rock & roll at times. Luman had a major heart attack in 1975, and it took him nearly five months to recover. His final chart appearance came in 1977; the following year he contracted pneumonia and died at the age of 41. (Sandra Brennan - Allmusic Guide)


	CMXBX1452 (UK)	Bob Luman	Rockstar RSRCD 009 (UK)

(possibly) March 1958

John Ashley (soundtrack for movie "Hot Rod Gang")

Goldstar Studio - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

Annie Laurie

John Ashley

2:12

Hit And Run Lover

John Ashley

2:09

Musicians - John Ashley: vocal - Eddie Cochran: guitar - Probably Mike Henderson: tenor sax - Gene Riggio: drums - Unidentified: bass and piano.

There are three untitled instrumentals to be heard in the film which probably feature Eddie Cochran on guitar.


John ashley	Gene Vincent, Jody Fair and John Ashley in 'Hot Rod Gang'	Hydra Records BCK 27114 (Germany)

March 25, 1958
Gene Vincent
Capitol Studio - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

18640

Git It

Gene Vincent

2:24

Musicians - Gene Vincent: vocal - Johnny Meeks: lead guitar - Bobby Jones: electric bass - Cliff Simmons: piano - Grady Owens: rhythm guitar - Juvey Gomez: drums - clapper boys/backing vocals: Tommy Facenda & Paul Peek - backing bass vocals: Eddie Cochran.

Also recorded 'Dance In The Street' (matrix 18639) no Eddie Cochran involvement.

March 26, 1958

Gene Vincent

Capitol Studio - Hollywood

18651

Teenage Partner

Gene Vincent

2:16

18652

Peace Of Mind

Gene Vincent

2:22

18653

CAPITOL EAP 1-985

Lovely Loretta

Gene Vincent

2:02

Also recorded 'I Love You' (matrix 18650) no Eddie Cochran involvement.

March 27, 1958

Gene Vincent

Capitol Studio - Hollywood

18660

Somebody Help Me

Gene Vincent

2:09

18661

Five Feet Of Lovin' (version 2)

Gene Vincent

2:11

Also recorded 'Little Lover' (matrix 18658) and 'Rocky Road Blues' (matrix 18659) no Eddie Cochran involvement.

March 29, 1958

Gene Vincent

Capitol Studio - Hollywood

18708

The Wayward Wind

Gene Vincent

2:42

18709

CAPITOL T.1207

Now Is The Hour

Gene Vincent

2:57

These eight Gene Vincent songs featuring Eddie Cochran were also made available on Rockstar-LP 1007: Cruisin' with Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps. Eddie Cochran is also credited with the arrangement of 'Git It'. Four more songs were recorded on March 28: 'Look What You Gone And Done To Me' (matrix 18682), 'Hey Good Lookin' (matrix 18683), Summertime (matrix 18684) and 'I Can't Help It' (matrix 18685) no Eddie Cochran involvement.

Gene Vincent, born on February 11, 1935 in Norfolk, Virginia only had one really big hit, "Be-Bop-a-Lula," which epitomized rockabilly at its prime in 1956 with its sharp guitar breaks, spare snare drums, fluttering echo, and Vincent's breathless, sexy vocals. Yet his place as one of the great early rock & roll singers is secure, backed up by a wealth of fine smaller hits and non-hits that rate among the best rockabilly of all time. The leather-clad, limping, greasy-haired singer was also one of rock's original bad boys, lionized by romanticists of past and present generations attracted to his primitive, sometimes savage style and indomitable spirit. As a 20-year-old in the Navy, he suffered a severe motorcycle accident that almost resulted in the amputation of his leg, and left him with a permanent limp and considerable chronic pain for the rest of his life. After the accident he began to concentrate on building a musical career, playing with country bands around the Norfolk, VA, area. Demos cut at a local radio station, fronting a band assembled around Gene by his management, landed Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps a contract at Capitol. By this time Vincent had plunged into all-out rockabilly, capable of both fast-paced exuberance and whispery, almost sensitive ballads. The Blue Caps were one of the greatest rock bands of the '50s, anchored at first by the stunning silvery, faster-than-light guitar leads of Cliff Gallup. The slap-back echo of "Be-Bop-a-Lula," combined with Gene's swooping vocals, first hit the airwaves in mid-1956, on its way to the Top Ten. Brilliant follow-ups like "Race With the Devil," "Bluejean Bop," and "B-I-Bickey, Bi, Bo-Bo-Go" failed to click in nearly as big a way, although these too are emblematic of rockabilly at its most exuberant and powerful. Vincent had his second and final Top Twenty hit in 1957 with "Lotta Lovin'," which reflected his increasingly tamer approach to production and vocals. He recorded often for Capitol throughout the rest of the '50s. His act was captured for posterity in one of the best scenes of one of the first Hollywood films to feature rock & roll stars, The Girl Can't Help It. Live, Vincent continued to rock the house with reckless intensity and showmanship, and he became particularly popular overseas. A 1960 tour of Britain, though, brought tragedy when his friend Eddie Cochran, who shared the bill on Vincent's U.K. shows, died in a car accident that he was also involved in, though Vincent survived. By the early '60s, his recordings had become much more sporadic and lower in quality, and his chief audience was in Europe, particularly in England (where he lived for a while) and France. His Capitol contract expired in 1963, and he spent the rest of his life recording for several other labels, none of which got him close to that comeback hit. His medical, drinking, and marital problems were making his life a mess, and diminishing his stage presence as well. He died on October 12, 1971 in Newhall, California at the age of 36 from a ruptured stomach ulcer, one of rock's first mythic figures (based on Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide).


Capitol T.1059	Capitol T.1207	Gene Vincent	Bear Family BCD 16257 HL (Germany)

April 7, 1958
Eddie Cochran (overdub session)
Liberty Custom Recorders - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

Unreleased

Ah, Pretty Girl - take 19

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased

Ah, Pretty Girl - take 24

Eddie Cochran

Unreleased

LIBERTY LBY 1127 (UK)

Ah, Pretty Girl - take 32 (alternate chorus + vocal overdub)

Eddie Cochran

MAM 101/3930537

LIBERTY 45 10.032 (NED)

Ah, Pretty Girl - take 32 (overdubbed guitar solo)

Eddie Cochran

ROCKSTAR RSR-LP 1008 (UK)

Ah, Pretty Girl - take 32 (overdubbed guitar solo) - STEREO

Eddie Cochran

2:10

Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal and guitar - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass - possibly Earl Palmer: drums - The Johnny Mann Chorus: chorus overdub.

The version of Liberty LBY 1127 has a different vocal and chorus overdub and is minus the guitar solo. This version was released for the first time on CD on the French 'The Eddie Cochran memorial Album' MAM 101/3930537.


Liberty LBY 1127 (UK)	Liberty LBY 1127 label B side (UK)	MAM 101/3930537 (France)	Rockstar RSRCD 026 (UK)

April 1958
Bob Denton & Eddie Cochran
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

MW 11064

DOT 15833

24-Hour Night

Bob Denton

2:08

LBY120503 (bootleg CD)

MW 11602

ROCKSTAR RSRCD 009 (UK)

Sick & Tired

Bob Denton & Eddie Cochran

1:53

ROCKSTAR RSRCD 009

Musicians - Bob Denton: vocal - Eddie Cochran: vocal and guitar - Unidentified: piano, drums and stand-up bass.


Dot 15833	Bob Denton and Eddie Cochran in 1958	LBY120503 (bootleg CD)	Rockstar RSRCD 009 (UK)

May 1958
Eddie Cochran
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

LB 859

LIBERTY F-55144

Summertime Blues (US single version with echo)

Eddie Cochran

1:57

SEECD 271

MSX 2803

LONDON HL-U 8702 (UK)

Summertime Blues (UK single version)

Eddie Cochran

1:59

Musicians - Eddie Cochran: vocal, guitarand guitar overdubs - Connie 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass - Earl Palmer: drums - probably Sharon Sheeley and Jerry Capehart: handclapping.


Liberty F-55144	Liberty F-55144 (promo)	London HL-U 8702 (UK)	See For Miles SEE CD 271 (UK)

May 1958
Eddie Cochran
Goldstar Studio - Hollywood

Matrix nr

Original release

Title

Vocal

Time

Available on

LB-858

LIBERTY F-55144

Love Again

Eddie Cochran

2:10

LIBERTY LRP 3220

Love Again (Snuffy Garrett overdubs)

Eddie Cochran

2:10

LB-1132

LIBERTY F-55278

Lonely

Eddie Cochran

2:13

LIBERTY LRP 3220

Lonely (Snuffy Garrett overdubs)

Eddie Cochran

2:13