Wild Sounds From An Overheated Jukebox / Various Wild Sounds From An Overheated Jukebox / Various CD

Two CDs. A veritable torrent of essential dime-worrying jukebox 45s from Lux and Ivy of The Cramps' overheated jukebox with freckled fish, wolves and a dab of the ole Uranium blues. 50 sub three-minute epics from twangy instrumentals to hopped-up novelty tunes, insane rockabilly tirades to R&B scorchers, new dance trends and swaggering rock 'n' rollers to aching melancholy laments - all undercut with an inevitable streak of madness and everyday irreverence. Featuring a cavalcade of no-hit wonders bemoaning ill-advised beards, car club etiquette, broken school romances, Martian invasions, overweight feathered friends, purring kittens, lonely travelers, relationship-inducing mental cruelty and all points between. Add to that some life affirming anthems aided by Lee Hazelwood, Kim Fowley, the unheralded Don Cole, latter day soul legend Bobby Freeman, Louis Jordan and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson plus a teenage love letter to Elvis from The Threeteens who also hold forth on algebra. Remastered from the original sound sources with sleevenotes by MOJO magazine's Dave Henderson.

1. The Mash - Bud Spudd and the Sprouts 2. Walk Ginny Walk - Lenny Johnson 3. Sinbad - Bobby Freeman 4. Purr, Kitty, Purr - Sid King and the Five Strings 5. No Time - the Titans 6. 500 Pound Canary - Jules Blattner and the Teen Tones 7. Mental Cruelty - Larry and Dixie Davis 8. A Little More Wine, My Dear - the Hawks 9. Bodacious - the Us Rockets 10. Weird Beard - Cindy Malone 11. That Goatee's Got to Go - Dick Summer (With Bill Coe and the Escorts) 12. Charlie and the Bank Job - Al Katraz and the Breakouts 13. Hi'fi' Baby - Teddy "MR Bear" McRae ; His Orchestra 14. Big Bad Wolf - Kim Garri and the Rhythm Rockers 15. Heap Big Smoke (But No Fire) - Arthur Godfrey 16. Nameless - Bob Strauss (With Donald George Orchestra and Chorus) 17. Heartbeat - the Daywains 18. Dear 53310761 - the Threeteens 19. I Dreamed I Was Elvis - Sonny Cole and the Rhythm Roamers 20. Love Blood Hound - KC Mojo Watson 21. Like Keyed - Jack B Nimble and the Quicks 22. That Chick's Too Young to Fry - Louis Jordan 23. Death of An Angel - Donald Woods and the Vel-Aires 24. Lie Detector Machine - Don Cole 25. Twilight Zone - Gary Smith 26. Time Machine - the Gamblers 27. Little Bitty Girl - the Memories 28. Lonely Travellin' - Lonesome Lee 29. Pretty Please - the Kinglets Featuring Leroy Thomas 30. X+Y=Z - the Threeteens 31. You Better Dig It - Bill Johnson and the Four Steps of Rhythm 32. She Can Rock - Little Ike with the Jimmy Beck Orchestra 33. The Little Martian - Jan Amber 34. The Last Meal - Hurricane Harry 35. Cruisin' Central - Faron Warmer 36. 59 Volvo - Vernon Green and the Medallions 37. The Storm - Dough Harden 38. Take All of Me - Billy Kent and the Andantes 39. Moonlight in Vermont - the Crenshaws 40. The Bear - Billy Kent and the Andantes 41. Peach Fuzz - Bob Taylor 42. Squad Car - Don Cole 43. Night Beat - Al Casey 44. Hello Schoolteacher! - the 4 After 5s 45. Wolf Call - Mark Anthony 46. My Memories of You - the 4 After 5s 47. (Those Old) Uranium Blues - Loy Clingman 48. Ain't No Freckles on My Fish - 49. Bob Wilson and the Easy Dealers 50. Zindy Lou - the Mariners 51. Geronimo - the Renegades