Teen Beat Vol 6 / Various Teen Beat Vol 6 / Various CD

How time flies when you're having fun. Believe it or not, it's been 18 years since the last volume in this much-loved instrumental series was issued. Sticking to the maxim "if it ain't broke don't fix it", here on "Teen Beat Volume 6" we have adhered to the proven winning mix of top-class classics, hits and rarities, with the odd surprise thrown in. Rock instrumental classics do not come any greater than Duane Eddy's 'Peter Gunn' or Johnny & the Hurricanes' 'Reveille Rock', which get the compilation off to a flying start. Less well known are the Rondels' riotous assault on 'Caldonia', which rocks like there's no tomorrow, the Busters' thrilling 'All American Surfer' and the Ramrods' glorious 'Night Ride', a totally authentic wedge of surf - even though the band came from Alabama. When it comes to rarities we have two definite aces up our sleeve. Sandy Nelson's 'Drum Shack' is so rare that we were not even sure it really existed until we got the master in our hot little hands, while the Astronauts' 'Big Hunk O' Love' was issued in 1966, but never beyond Japanese shores. Other obscurities include the Invaders' 'Disc Jockey' which is as clever as it is calculating (what DJ could resist?), the Mus-Twangs' rock-up of 'Frankie & Johnny' featuring Paul Cotton of Poco when he just wanted to be Duane Eddy, Don Cole's exhilarating guitar work on 'Free Flight' and the Titans' 'Noplace Special', which is actually a very special place indeed.

1. Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy, His "Twangy" Guitar ; the Rebels 2. Reveille Rock - Johnny ; the Hurricanes 3. Caldonia - the Rondels 4. Flyin' High - Bobby Vee ; the Shadows 5. The Noplace Special - the Titans 6. All American Surfer - the Busters 7. Night Ride - the Ramrods 8. Happy Vacation - Jackie Lee Orchestra Under Direction of Pep Lattanzi 9. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann ; His Guitar 10. Theme from "Come September" - Bobby Darin ; His Orchestra 11. Frankie and Johnny - the Mus-Twangs 12. Choo-Choo - James Brown ; the Famous Flames 13. Nee Nee Na Na Nu Nu - Dicky Doo ; the Don'ts 14. Path Finder - Teddy ; the Rough Riders 15. Straight Flush - the Frantics 16. One Mint Julep - Chet Atkins 17. Have You Ever Had the Blues - Travis Wammack 18. Hully Gully Guitar - Jerry Reed ; the Hully Girlies 19. Drum Shack - Sandy Nelson 20. (Let's Do) the Hully Gully Twist - Bill Doggett 21. Disc Jockey - the Invaders 22. Beach Party - King Curtis ; the Noble Knights 23. Free Flight - Don Cole 24. A Big Hunk of Love - the Astronauts 25. The 2,000 Pound Bee (PT 1) - the Ventures 26. The 2,000 Pound Bee (PT 2) - the Ventures