The Lost Dallas Sessions 1957-'58 (CD)

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• Release Date: May 6, 1998
• Label: Dragon Street
• UPC: 009047019822
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105982864
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Personnel: Gene Vincent (vocals, whistling, acoustic guitar); Norton Johnson, Grady Owen (vocals, guitar); Darrell Glenn, Bob Kelly (vocals); Ronnie Dawson (guitar); Bill Mack, Ken Cobb (bass); Butch White, Mickey Williams (drums); Neil Wood, Johnny Biggerstaff, Bill Byrd, Max Lipscomb (background vocals).

Blue Caps: Johnny Meeks (guitar, background vocals); Cliff Simmons (piano, background vocals); Bobby Lee Jones, Grady Owen (bass); Dickie Harrell (drums, percussion); Clyde Pennington (drums); Paul Peek, Tommy Facenda (background vocals).

Includes liner notes by Derek Henderson.

Digitally remastered by Phil York (Yorktown Digital Works).

This album is actually the first collection of "new" '50s-era Vincent recordings to appear since the leather-clad rocker's sad demise in 1971. It includes a wealth of previously unreleased studio tracks and newly discovered live performances, as well as home demos and acetates previously only available in poor quality or on unauthorised releases. The latter give a valuable insight into Vincent's creative process whereas the vibrant live recordings illustrate just why he has been a cult figure in the world of rock 'n' roll for so long.

The four live Big "D" Jamboree radio show tracks from 1958 are the obvious highlights because recordings of Gene's stage act are pretty thin on the ground. The demo for "In My Dreams" marks the first studio recording by Gene with a new Blue Caps line-up featuring legendary guitarist Johnny Meeks. Other important tracks include a recording of Gene and the Caps working up their second hit "Lotta Lovin'," a demo version of "Say Mama" (called "Hey Mama") featuring a young Ronnie Dawson on lead guitar and bonus tracks of early songwriters' demos of songs later made famous by Gene such as Bob Kelly's "Git It."

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