Blue Jean Bop / Gene Vincent & Blue Caps

Gene Vincent | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000005Z4M
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,026 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bluejean Bop

2. Jezebel

3. Who Slapped John?

4. Ain't She Sweet

5. I Flipped

6. Waltz of the Wind

7. Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back

8. Wedding Bells (Are Breaking up That Old Gang of Mine)

9. Jumps, Giggles and Shouts

10. Lazy River

11. Bop Street

12. Peg O' My Heart

13. Red Blue Jeans and a Ponytail

14. Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me

15. Unchained Melody

16. You Told a Fib

17. Catman

18. You Better Believe

19. Cruisin'

20. Double Talkin' Baby

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Introduction To Gene Vincent and Cliff Gallup, June 30, 2004

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Mark Anderson (Victoria, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Jean Bop / Gene Vincent & Blue Caps (Audio CD)

If you haven't heard Gene Vincent before, start with this CD. It contains Vincent's first two (and best) albums.

Gene Vincent often gets overlooked today. That's unfortunate, since his first two albums are both among the best albums recorded in the 1950's.

These two albums are also a "must have" for anyone who likes great guitar work. Vincent's lead guitarist on these albums was Cliff Gallup, who has been described as one of the early "guitar gods." Jeff Beck cites Gallup as one of his major influences and describes these two albums as "the best examples of radical-yet-sophisticated guitar driven rock & roll ever recorded." If that's not enough of a recommendation, Jeff Beck also recorded a Gene Vincent/Cliff Gallup tribute album called "Crazy Legs" in 1993 on which he follows Gallup's original guitar work really closely.

Bottom line: these two albums are definitely worth having.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gene Vincent is King!, June 10, 2004

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Martin 13 (Slovenia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Jean Bop / Gene Vincent & Blue Caps (Audio CD)

2 albums on one cd. Gene Vincent was always something special. He had a big influence on some british rockers (Dave Phillips, Blue Cats, The Beatles, Vince Taylor) and others.These are the first two albums. Rockabilly at its best! The Blue Caps here are Cliff Gallup and Willie Williams' on lead and rhythm guitar, Dickie Harrell on drums, Jack Neal on upright bass. There are rockabilly classics like "Bljuejean Bop!", "Red Blue Jeans And A Pony Tail", "Cruisin'", "Double Talkin Baby", "Pink Thunderbird". A must have for every true rockabilly fan!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be-bap-a-lula, June 12, 2000

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arthur schuyts (Everberg, Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Jean Bop / Gene Vincent & Blue Caps (Audio CD)

In May 1956, the two-and-a-half-minutes of the title preview marked the astonishing recording debut of Gene Vincent. The producer of this album Ken Nelson created a space-aged sound. This album is so remarkable and created a guitar hero out of Cliff Gallup. G.V. rocks, the Bluecaps rol and the result is uninhibeted magic.