A friend picked this compilation up for me for a buck at a record fair and it was well worth it! I was pretty curious given that you rarely find any surf on King (though the classic Car Hop by the Exports was) and most of what we have here are pretty obscure as well. In fact, I can't find a mention of The Nutrons anywhere else. Despite that, it's certainly got some surfy tunes, such as The Tramps' Maharadja and the inclusions by the Vice Roys. A lot of the tracks are supplied by the more titty-shakin' Nutrons, all of which are pretty fun. A standout to me is The Wobble by the Wobblers, featuring goofy bubble sounds over a fun R&B twister. Looks like it's off a James Brown LP?
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Please give me your pasw.
Thank you for this one. I'd never seen it before.
It's my guess that half of these are re-titled King instrumentals to fill out the LP.
(BTW, regarding the above comment, the zip file didn't ask for a password, so I didn't have any trouble opening it.)
Just found another hint, actually
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Surf-THE-NU-TRONS-NUTRONS-Tension-45-FEDERAL-1963-Instrumental-/310450357971?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item48484886d3
Nu-Trons were on Federal
Good catch.
I quickly checked the King label discographies at:
http://www.globaldogproductions.info
1. Nu-Trons on Federal in 1963
2. The Viceroys (no hyphen) on Bethlehem in 1962 (jazz label)
3. The Tramps on King in 1961
I also took a fast look at other King labels: DeLuxe, Queen, and Beltone.
You might want to take a closer look.
There's a bio on Mickey Baker, a jazz guitarist who recorded for King labels and has two tracks on the LP:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Baker
I still think most of these were intended for R&B release.
"The Wobble" by The Wobblers on James Brown King LP 771:
The “Night Train” LP was originally released in 1962 and was subsequently reissued several times under the titles “Twist Around” and “Jump Around”. Of the twelve instrumentals on this compilation, half are credited to James Brown with contributions from others...
The download link (RapidShare still works) and info is here:
http://bebopwinorip.blogspot.com/2008/09/james-brown-and-others-night-train-king_5181.html
Awesome! unraveling mysteries like this is half the reason I post at all.
NOTE: The password for the RS zip file is on the side of the blog page.
I swear, once you start looking for things they magically present themselves sometimes. Picked up a Wobblers 45 yesterday.
The Wobblers were on King 45-5585 (1961)
The Wobble / Blow Out
Credits on both sides are (F. Stryker-R. Hall-J. Otis). Rene Hall? Johnny Otis?).
Looks like somebody has posted Blow Out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyNGbIJvnWM
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