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and
started
in L.A. in 1955 and released some 60 vintage West Coast
singles and a handful of various-artists sampler LPs before finally closing the doors in 1963.
then steadfastly refused to license any of the
material for CD reissue, and only after their deaths was Britain's
able to purchase the label's catalog. This is the third volume in
's reissue campaign for
, and it includes the label's most famous release, the original version of
's
from 1957, and yes, you can hear the words clearly, and no, they're not the slightest bit obscene.
was never a commercial success, but it did spawn the famous "indecipherable at any speed" 1963 version by
. Also here is
a virtual clone of
Other highlights include
' cinematic
' odd and loosely jazzy
' 1950s funky
It might be a severe overstatement to say that
changed the course of
music, but given all the punky
bands that
eventually wrought, maybe not. ~ Steve Leggett