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Dead Good

Eternal Classics from the Grim Reaper's Jukebox
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Compiled and annotated by Lucky Parker, and released in time for Halloween, Dead Good crooks a withered finger to beckon you into a graveyard-cheatin , midnight-creepin collection of crypt-kickin classics. Walking a fine line between saccharin sincerity and knowing black humour, death discs were one of Rock n Roll's more bizarre sidebars and a regular – if often frowned-upon – fixture on the US Pop charts from the late 50s until their peak in the mid-60s. Taking their lead from real-life events such as the untimely demises of Buddy Holly and Marilyn Monroe or the all-too prevalent incidence of automobile fatalities, some, denied the oxygen of airplay, fell stillborn from the presses when their content careened too far into bad taste territory. Naturally this did their appeal no harm at all and many became massive international hits despite the censor s opprobrium. With cynical 21st-century ears it s all too easy to dismiss these records as purely kitsch and whilst some were undoubtedly blatant cash-ins, most retain a wide-eyed charm and poignancy that is almost unimaginable in today s High Definition world. Moreover, the death disc was truly democratic, finding a home among Folk, Country, Pop, Easy Listening and R&B catalogues and eliciting heartfelt waxings from some of the era s biggest stars. Whatever the morbid fascination, teenage tear-jerkers and tales of ghostly goings-on struck a chord with record-buyers on both sides of the Atlantic, with British producer Joe Meek behind several of the UK s best-remembered including Johnny Remember Me. With tongue firmly in cheek and Kleenex in hand, slip a nickel in the grim reaper s jukebox to discover some of the best and worst of the bunch; from The Cheers full-throttle tale of highway terror Black Denim Trousers to the frankly absurd Transfusion by Nervous Norvus; Mark Dinning s perennial weepy Teen Angel to Cody Brennan s magnificent Tragic Honeymoon (possibly the only Pop song to date to include the word abutment ); Chase Webster s original version of Moody River to Skeeter Davis lesser-heard Tell Tommy I Miss Him.

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots (The Cheers) - The Cheers
  2. Endless Sleep (Jody Reynolds) - Jody Reynolds
  3. The Grave (Tony Casanova) - Tony Casanova
  4. Teen Angel (Mark Dinning) - Mark Dinning
  5. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (The Ramrods) - The Ramrods
  6. Tragic Honeymoon (Cody Brennan and The Temptations) - Cody Brennan and The Temptations
  7. Long Black Limousine (Vern Stovall) - Vern Stovall
  8. Transfusion (Nervous Norvus) - Nervous Norvus
  9. Midnight Stroll (Dead Man s Stroll) (The Revels) - The Revels
  10. Three Stars (Tommy Dee) - Tommy Dee
  11. Tell Laura I Love Her (Ray Peterson) - Ray Peterson
  12. The Prom (Del Shannon) - Del Shannon
  13. Marilyn (Troy Talton) - Troy Talton
  14. Tragedy (The Fleetwoods) - The Fleetwoods
  15. Ebony Eyes (The Everly Brothers) - The Everly Brothers
  16. Chapel Bells Ringing (Gene Summers) - Gene Summers
  17. The Ballad Of Angel (Bobby Swanson and His Sonics) - Bobby Swanson
  18. The Great Tragedy (Hershel Almond) - Hershel Almond
  19. The Girl On Death Row (Duane Eddy with Lee Hazlewood) - Duane Eddy & His Orchestra with Lee Hazlewood
  20. Johnny Remember Me (John Leyton) - John Leyton
  21. Walkin Through A Cemetery (Claudine Clark) - Claudine Clark
  22. Graveyard Giggle (Frank N. Stein and The Tombstones) - Frank N. Stein & The Tombstones
  23. The Ballad Of Thunder Road (Robert Mitchum) - Robert Mitchum
  24. The Ghost Of Mary Meade (Little Caesar and The Ark Angels) - Little Caesar & The Ark Angels
  25. Don t Jump (Billy Fury) - Billy Fury
  26. Patches (Dickey Lee) - Dickey Lee
  27. Tell Tommy I Miss Him (Skeeter Davis) - Skeeter Davis
  28. Moody River (Chase Webster) - Chase Webster
  29. The Ballad Of Caryl Chessman (Let Him Live, Let Him Live, Let Him Live) (Ronnie Hawkins) - Ronnie Hawkins
  30. Flaming Star (Elvis Presley) - Elvis Presley
Release date NZ
October 25th, 2013
Label
Fantastic Voyage
Number of Discs
1
Original Release Year
2013
UPC
5055311001777
Product ID
21737738

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