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Bear Family Records - BCD - 15106 - Maphis, Joe & Larry Collins - Rockin' Rollin' (1983)




In the mid-'50s, country picker Joe Maphis and early rockabilly guitarist Larry Collins (one-half of The Collins Kids) were both members of the Town Hall Party, a barn dance show broadcast from the Los Angeles area. This LP gathers odds and ends from both artists, starting with the four songs the guitarists recorded together on a rare 1957 EP. Both Maphis and Collins (then just 13) smoke on their respective double-necked axes on these instrumentals, which bisect country boogie and rockabilly. Side One closes with four instrumentals Maphis cut on his own between 1955 and 1957; more country-oriented than his sides with Collins, they are respectable country boogie, the standout being "Flying Fingers," which features some of the most blindingly fast guitar work recorded in any genre. The eight songs on Side Two are entirely given over to solo numbers that Collins cut in the early '60s, a few previously unreleased, a few from rare Columbia singles. Mostly soft rockabilly pop with unexceptional lead vocals (by Collins) and female harmonies, it totally lacks the fire of Larry's '50s work; even the two concluding instrumentals are insubstantial, one a Duane Eddy ripoff, one slightly anticipating the sound of surf music. Side One has some pretty hot country-cum-rockabilly, but the flip weighs this production down into "collectors only" territory.






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   1. (00:02:08) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Hurricane
   2. (00:01:49) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Early American
   3. (00:02:20) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - The Rockin' Gypsy
   4. (00:02:21) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Bye, Bye
   5. (00:02:37) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Flying Fingers
   6. (00:02:23) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Guitar Rock 'n' Roll
   7. (00:02:28) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Tennessee Two Step
   8. (00:02:34) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Fire On The Strings
   9. (00:02:11) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - You've Been Gone Too Long
  10. (00:01:55) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - One Step Down
  11. (00:02:21) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Hey Mama Boom A Lacka
  12. (00:02:14) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - Wild And Wicked Love
  13. (00:01:52) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - What About Tomorrow
  14. (00:02:43) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - The Pied Piper Poodle
  15. (00:02:10) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - T Bone
  16. (00:01:55) Larry Collins & Joe Maphis - The Rebel Johnny Yuma

Playing Time.........: 00:36:00
Total Size...........: 82,40 MB




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