Hollywood Maverick: The Gary Paxton Story / Var Hollywood Maverick: The Gary Paxton Story / Var CD

Brian Wilson admired him and in the roll-call of 1960s Hollywood record men, quixotic producer Gary S Paxton was one of the most remarkable. Hollywood Maverick documents the oddball genius of Paxton's glory years, as he confounded a skeptical record industry by scoring major hits in the most unusual manner. It's the yin to the yang of Ace's recent anthology of Paxton's one-time partner, Kim Fowley. A large quota of the tracks on Hollywood Maverick appear on CD for the first time, having previously only been available on tiny labels that the workaholic Paxton seemed to form every other week. The packed booklet features a definitive history of the era with lengthy quotes not just from the man himself but a wide range of his associates in those years. Loaded with photos and memorabilia that really give a feel for the pioneering spirit of Hollywood in the early 1960s, Hollywood Maverick is a document of a never-to-be repeated time in music history, and pays tribute to one of rock 'n' roll's most colorful characters. ACE. 2006.

1. Betty Jean - the Pledges 2. What Kind of Gril You've Been - Gary Paxton 3. It Was I - Skip ; Flip 4. Fancy Nancy - Skip ; Flip 5. Bury the Hatchet - Chuck ; the Chuckes 6. Need Your Love - Doug ; Freddy 7. Alley-Oop - the Hollywood Argyles 8. Don't Leave Me Baby - Joe Lover 7 the Gaylads 9. Hot Toddy - the Rod Marsahll Combo 10. Tick Tock - the Innocents 11. Midnite Ride - Paul Revere ; the Raiders 12. The Clok - the Hi-Tensions 13. The Turtle ; the Hare - PF Flyers 14. Sugar Baby - the Mavericks 15. Never Again - the Paradons 16. You Know You Lied - Dorothy Berry ; the Swans 17. The International Twist - the Cordials 18. Darling, I Swear That It's True - Ritchie Marsh 19. Monster Mash - Bobby ' Boris 'Pickett ; the Crypt - Kickers 20. Razor Blades - Sonny Day 21. Honest John - Johnny MacRae 22. Tryin' to Be Someone - David ; Lee 23. Your Money Makes You Pretty - Gary Paxton 24. I've Got Love - Don Wyatt 25. Spookie Movies - Gary Paxton 26. Elephant Game Part 1 - Renfro ; Jackson 27. We're Gonna Dance - Wee Willie 28. Shake a Shake - Ron Holden 29. Agent 007 Dance - Buddy Wayne 30. I Can Read Between the Lines - Mickey Rooney JR 31. Nowhere to Go - the Four Freshmen 32. Jesus Is Just Alright - the Art Reynolds Singers