’66 Sunset Strip
07.22.19
Take a trip to ’66 Sunset Strip as Dublab steps into the wayback machine and revisits 1960s Hollywood nightclubs like The Trip, Hullabaloo, Whisky a Go Go and Pandora’s Box.
Tracklist:
Jan & Dean – “California Lullaby”
The Crystals – “Da Doo Ron Ron”
The Crystals – “He’s a Rebel”
The Crystals – “Then He Kissed Me”
The Ronettes – “Be My Baby”
Our Gang – “Theme From Leon’s Garage (Hal Records Scab Dates There)”
Our Gang – “Summertime, Summertime”
Dominic Frontiere – “(Theme From) On Any Sunday” (Motorbike film by Bruce Brown of “The Endless Summer” fame)
The Avalanches – “Ski Surfin'” (Ski-sploitation LP)
Shorty Rogers – “Glitterbug” (from the “Bug-Out” Dune Buggy exploitation album)
The Sunsets – “(Theme From) The Hot Generation” (Australian surfing film by Paul Witzig)
Dusty Springfield (w/ Lee Hazlewood) – “Sweet Ride (Main Title)” …a 20th Century Fox film
Harry Betts – “(Theme From) The Fantastic Plastic Machine” (surfing film by Eric Blum and Lowell Blum)
Dino, Desi & Billy w/ Stu Phillips – “Thru Spray Colored Glasses” (Theme From “Follow Me” surfing film)
Taman Shud – “a.) Music Train b.) Evolution” (from the Australian surfing film “Evolution” by Paul Witzig)
20 Golden Moments of Magic Strings (Diplomat – Budget label) – “(Theme From) The Endless Summer” (exploitation version of the Bruce Brown movie theme)
The Sandals – “Children of the Sun” (From “Last of the Ski Bums,” a Dick Barrymore ski movie)
The Beach Boys – “Long Promised Road” (From “Five Summer Stories,” surfing film by Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman)
Corky Carroll – “Sparkles” (From “Five Summer Stories”)
Electric Piano Playground – “Good Vibrations”
Bob & Earl – “I’m Picking Up Love Vibrations”
The Rivingtons – “The Bird’s The Word”
Brenda Holloway – “I’ll Give My Life”
Felice Taylor – “Under the Influence of Love”
Cannibal & the Headhunters – “Please Baby Please”
Danny & Gwen (Jerry Naylor and Vikki Carr) – “Submarine Race”
Little Richard (w/ Jimi Hendrix, guitar) – “Dancing All Around The World”
Rosa Lee Brooks – “My Diary”
Rosa Lee Brooks – “U-Tee”
Preston Epps – “B’wana Bongos”
Johnny Taylor – “I’ll Always Be in Love With You” (produced by Sam Cooke)
Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins in 1958 live at The Hillcrest Club, 4557 W. Washington Boulevard (North side, West of La Brea) – “Free”
Outro music: Don Randi – “Elanor Rigby”
Three shots of the long-gone Surf Theater in Huntington Beach, California… for years, a venue exclusively devoted to surfing movies.
Little Richard with Jimi Hendrix in his band, 1965
The Wrecking Crew on the Crystals and Ronettes discs (produced by Phil Spector) and Our Gang records, generally featured these players: DRUMS: Hal Blaine & Earl Palmer. GUITARS: Glen Campbell, Bill Pitman, Billy Strange, Tommy Tedesco. BASS: Ray Pohlman, Jimmy Bond, Carol Kaye. PIANO: Leon Russell. HORNS: Jay Migliori, Steve Douglas, Roy Katon, Tom Scott. STRING SECTION: Sid Sharp in charge.
Both “Our Gang” sides produced by Gary Zekley and Dean Torrence, paid for by Dean for his Br’er Bird label. Our Gang was Zekley with three friends who also recorded as The Group and under Gary’s name as a solo artist. They appeared on “9th Street West” hosted by Sam Riddle to promote the record in 1965.
Musicians on Dominic Frontiere’s “On Any Sunday” soundtrack: Tommy Tedesco and Dennis Budimir-guitars, Larry Bunker-drums, Carol Kaye-bass, Emil Richards-Percussion, Mike Melvoin-organ/piano, Tommy Morgan-harmonica, Tom Scott-flute/tenor/piccolo, Pete Condoli, Conte Condoli, Buddy Childers-trumpets, Dick Nash-trombone, Ron Hicklin Singers including Jackie Ward, John Bahler, Sally Stevens, Gene Moreford, Sarah Jane Kane, United Recorders on Sunset Blvd near Vine Street
Musicians on The Avalanches’ “Ski Surfin'” LP: Billy Strange, Tommy Tedesco and Wayne Burdick on guitars, Hal Blaine on drums, David Gates on bass and Al Delory on keyboards), recorded at Gold Star Studios on Santa Monica Boulevard & Vine Street
Shorty Rogers’ track released as “Gordon ’n’ Rogers Inter Urban Electric A&E Pit Crew & Rhythm Band” – produced by Kelly Gordon w/ Shorty Rogers arranging, songs written by Gordon/Rogers. Recorded at Capitol Records, Vine Street, Hollywood
“The Sweet Ride” starred Tony Franciosa, Jaqueline Bisset, Michael Sarrazin, Bob Denver and Michele Carey & the Psychedelights. Moby Grape appear in the movie, produced by Joe Pasternak, directed by Harvey Hart and screenplay by Tom Mankiewicz based on the novel by William Murray. Dusty Springfield and Lee Hazlewood did “Sweet Ride (Main Title)” and Lee did “Sock Me Choo Choo” on the soundtrack, with the rest by Pete Rugolo
“The Fantastic Plastic Machine” soundtrack recorded at Columbia Recording Studio, Sunset Boulevard near Vine Street
“Follow Me” surfing film produced and directed by Gene McCabe for Petersen Publications of “Surfing” and “Teen” magazine fame, a Cinerama release, Universal Studios. “Thru Spray Colored Glasses” written by Stu Phillips and David Gates
