| features in: Album Chart of 1956 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1950s |
A quick scan of the cover versions on the debut LP from the supposed wild man of Rock n Roll leaves me bemused, and a little disappointed. On-board are versions of “Jezebel” (Frankie Laine, 1951), “Ain’t She Sweet” (Lou Gold and his Orchestra, 1927), “Waltz Of The Wind” (Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys, 1947), “That Old Gang Of Mine” (Sammy Fain, 1929), “Up A Lazy River” (Hoagy Carmichael and his Orchestra, 1931) and “Peg O’ My Heart” (Jose Collins, 1913). Don’t get me wrong – they’re not bad versions (and they probably improve on the originals) but I’m craving more of the bad-ass lip-snarlers like “Bluejean Bop”, “Who Slapped John”, “Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back” and less of the tea-dance orchestra stylings of “Waltz of the Wind” and “That Old Gang Of Mine”. Where was “Be-Bop-A-Lula” by the way? A patchy affair…
The Jukebox Rebel
29–Aug–2015
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:23]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Bluejean Bop (Vincent Craddock, Hal Levy) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| A2 | [02:25]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Jezebel (Wayne Shanklin) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A3 | [01:58]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Who Slapped John (Vincent Craddock, William Douchette) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| A4 | [02:30]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Ain’t She Sweet (Jack Yellen, Milton Ager) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A5 | [02:25]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - I Flipped (Bobbie Carrol) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| A6 | [02:43]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Waltz Of The Wind (Fred Rose) Pop Ballad |
| B1 | [02:01]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back (Hadda Brooks) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B2 | [02:33]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - That Old Gang Of Mine (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Willie Raskin) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B3 | [02:51] Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Jumps, Giggles And Shouts (Vincent Craddock, William Douchette) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B4 | [02:22]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Up A Lazy River (Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B5 | [02:25]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Bop Street (Cliff Gallup, William Douchette) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B6 | [02:36]  Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps - Peg O’ My Heart (Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher) Pop Ballad |
