Covering Jan & Dean
Last Updated February 7, 2008
ver the years, a number of diverse and eclectic artists have covered Jan & Dean (and related) material -- ranging from contemporary vocal and instrumental groups to modern surf combos, punk bands, and alternative musicians. (More to come ...)
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| ARTIST | SONG | ALBUM | LABEL | YEAR |
| Billy Ward & His Dominoes | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Liberty | 1958 |
| 45 -- F-55136 -- MARCH. While the original JAN & ARNIE version peaked in the Top 10 at #8 in June 1958, this R&B cover version reached #55 the same month. | ||||
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| Moon Mullican | Jenny Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Coral | 1958 |
| 45 -- 9-61994 -- JUNE. Recorded with the ANITA KERR SINGERS. Western Swing and Honky Tonk pioneer AUBREY "MOON" MULLICAN was known as the King of the Hillbilly Piano Players. Also released on CD "Moon's
Rock." Bear Family Records, BCD15607, 1992 (GERMANY). | ||||
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| The 4 Speeds | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Bell | 1958 |
| EP -- BEV-180 (AUSTRALIA). | ||||
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| Barbara & Johnny | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | W&G | 1958 |
| 45 -- WG-SPN-672 (AUSTRALIA). BARBARA BROWN and JOHNNY FRANK. | ||||
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| Bobby Phillips and the Toppers | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Tops | 1958 |
| EP -- 45-R422-49. | ||||
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| Ceci & Jack | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Gilmar | 1958 |
| EP -- G-220. | ||||
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| Jean & Johnny Jones | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Top Hit Tunes | 1958 |
| 45 -- TH-21. | ||||
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| Uncredited Artist | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Chique Records | 1958 |
| EP -- EPC-5050. Also released as a 6 song 78-RPM "18 TOP
HITS." | ||||
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| Tom & Jerry | Baby Talk (Schwartz) |
-- | Bell | 1959 |
| 45 -- Bell 120. Also Big 621. An early recording of the legendary PAUL SIMON and ART GARFUNKEL. "Baby Talk" was originally recorded by the LAURELS, but the TOM & JERRY version was inspired by the hit (Top 10) version recorded by JAN & DEAN. Also released on LP "Tom & Jerry Meet Tico & The Triumphs." Big B600, 1985; and CD "Tom &
Jerry -- Their Greatest Hits, Vol. 1." Domino DCD 1013, 1993 (ITALY). | ||||
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| Ray & Jay | Baby Talk (Schwartz) |
-- | Top Hit Tunes | 1959 |
| EP -- TH-33. | ||||
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| Pat & Ernie | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
DISK JOCKEY FAVORITE TOP HITS (EP) | Promenade | 1962 |
| EP -- A-54. Two-record EP with picture sleeve. | ||||
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| Pat And Ernie | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
RHYTHM & BLUES (WITH AL CASEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA) | Parade | 1962 |
| LP -- SP-201. | ||||
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| The Four Evers | Such a Good Night for Dreaming (Hunter-Mann) |
-- | Columbia | 1962 |
| 45 -- 4-42303 -- MARCH. Written by Hank Hunter and Barry Mann. The JAN & DEAN version debuted in 1960, as the B-Side of the duo's chart record "Gee" (Doré 576). One of the best ballads from JAN & DEAN'S early era (pre-Surf). | ||||
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| Cathy Carroll | Poor Little Puppet (Greenfield-Keller) |
-- | Warner Bros. | 1962 |
| 45 -- 5284 -- AUGUST. The JAN & DEAN version debuted in 1961, as the B-Side of the duo's chart record "A Sunday Kind of Love" (Liberty 55397). | ||||
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| Los Gliders | Algo Un Poco Diferente (Something A Little Bit Different) (Adler-Berry-C. Guevara) |
-- | Dimsa | 1962 |
| 45 -- 45-4420, 1962 (MEXICO). Sung in Spanish. | ||||
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| Los Dominic's | Linda (Lawrence-Preza) |
QUEREMOS MAS LECHE (EP) | Orfon | 1963 |
| EP -- 315 (MEXICO). Sung in Spanish. Issued with cover. | ||||
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| The Sophomores | Linda (Lawrence) |
-- | Dawn | 1963 |
| 45 -- 45-218. | ||||
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| Club Gerry Friedrich | Holiday City (Surf City) (Berry-Wilson-Gunter Loose) |
-- | Polydor | 1963 |
| 45 -- 52183 -- SEPTEMBER. "(Zwei Girls fur jeden Boy)." Issued with a picture sleeve. Sung in German. Also released on CD, SURF IN GERMANY, Bear Family -- BCD 16211 AH, 1997 (GERMANY). | ||||
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| Les Bretell's | Lulu d'Honolulu (Honolulu Lulu) (Berry-Christian-Adler-Michel) |
-- | Salvador | 1963 |
| EP -- 432.920 (FRANCE). Sung in French. Issued with a picture sleeve. | ||||
| Lulu d'Honolulu (Honolulu Lulu) (Berry-Christian-Adler-Michel) |
-- | Philips | 1963 | |
| 45 -- B373.212F (FRANCE). Sung in French. | ||||
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| Los Juniors | Lulu (Someday) (Berry-Altfeld-Renner) |
-- | Peerless | 1963 |
| 45 - 45/8060B (MEXICO). Sung in
Spanish. This song is actually "Someday (You'll Go Walking By)," which was originally the B-Side of JAN & DEAN'S top ten hit single "Honolulu Lulu." | ||||
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| Maxim Saury et son orchestre | Surf City (Deux fill's pour un garcon) (Berry-Wilson) |
"SURF" (EP) | Pathe | 1963 |
| EP -- 45EG 695 (FRANCE). Instrumental version of the vocal classic. "MAXIM SAURY and His Orchestra" was a six-man combo with Saury on clarinet. "Deux fill's pour un garcon" is the French translation of "Two girls for every boy." | ||||
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| The Kenjolairs | Such a Good Night for Dreaming (Hunter-Mann) |
-- | A&M | 1963 |
| 45 -- 708 -- MARCH. Written by Hank Hunter and Barry Mann. The JAN & DEAN version debuted in 1960, as the B-Side of the duo's chart record "Gee" (Doré 576). One of the best ballads from JAN & DEAN'S early era (pre-Surf). | ||||
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| The Raving Savages | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
EVERYBODY SURF WITH THE SURFIN' SAVAGES (EP) | Decca | 1963 |
| EP -- DFE8546, with picture cover (UK). Also released as EP Decca 457020, with picture cover (FRANCE, 1963). Available on LP "Hang 11 (Mutant Surf Punks)," Anagram, GRAM 23, 1986; and CD "English Freakbeat Vol. 3, AIP, CD1048, 1997. | ||||
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| The Typhoons | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Embassy | 1963 |
| 45 -- WB589 (UK). | ||||
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| The Lively Ones | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Del-Fi | 1963 |
| 45 -- 4217 -- JUNE. | ||||
| Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
SURF CITY |
Del-Fi | 1963 | |
| LP -- DFLP-1237. DFST-1237. | ||||
| Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
THE GREAT SURF HITS! |
Del-Fi | 1963 | |
| LP -- DFLP-1238. DFST-1238. Instrumental cover of the vocal classic. This surf combo hailed from Los Angeles. | ||||
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| Calvin Cool & the Surf-Knobs | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
THE SURFER'S BEAT | Charter | 1963 |
| LP -- CLS103 (stereo). Instrumental cover of the vocal classic. | ||||
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| Surf Boys | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Solid Sound | 1963 |
| 45 -- SB-001 (stereo). | ||||
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| Jimmy and Joe | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Hit | 1963 |
| 45 -- Hit 71. | ||||
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| The Delltones | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Leedon | 1963 |
| 45 -- LK-461 -- OCTOBER (AUSTRALIA). | ||||
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| The Tymes | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
EVERYBODY'S GONE SURFIN' | Parkway | 1963 |
| LP -- P-7035 -- OCTOBER (Various Artists). Mastered July 24, 1963. | ||||
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| The Jalopy Five | Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
-- | Hit | 1963 |
| 45 -- Hit 100. | ||||
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| Tim Reynolds | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Twin Hits | 1963 |
| 45 -- 5031. | ||||
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| Big Buddy Lucas and the Wigglers | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) Honolulu Lulu (Berry-Christian-Adler) |
50 FABULOUS HARMONICA FAVORITES | United Artists | 1963 |
| LP -- UA S6482; UA L3482. Harmonica quartet. | ||||
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| The Ran-dells | "Come On and Love Me" (Surf City) (Not Given) |
-- | Chairman | 1963 |
| 45 -- 4407. A combination of "Surf City" by JAN & DEAN and "Love Me Do" by the BEATLES. Based on the original Berry-Wilson and Lennon-McCartney compositions. | ||||
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| Danny Iida & the Paradise Kings | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Toshiba | 1963 |
| Sung in Japanese. Also released on CD "LET'S GO! SURFIN' - Far East Collection, '63-'65," Toshiba TOCT-9478, 1996 (JAPAN). Also released on LP -- DOLEMITE D7000 HOT NIPS VOLUME 2. (AUSTRALIA). HIROHISA IIDA and the Paradise Kings debuted in 1956, progressing from Hawaiian music to mainstream pop. | ||||
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| Johnny Wrigley | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Giant Records | 1963 |
| 45 -- 9014. | ||||
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| The Chicks | Three Window Coupe (Berry-Christian) |
ROCKIN' ROLLIN' WHEELIN' | Star-Club | 1964 |
| CD -- CD5060101, February 1995. The Chicks are two Swedish girls who recorded one of the very few surf/hot-rod singles in Sweden during the Sixties. | ||||
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| The Spacemen | Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
-- | Toshiba | 1964 |
| Japanese. Also released on CD "Let's Go! Surfin' - Far East Collection, '63-'65," Toshiba TOCT-9478, 1996 (JAPAN). "Ride the Wild Surf" also released on CD "Eleki A Go-Go." Teichiku Records, TECN-25672, 2000 (JAPAN). Instrumental version of the vocal classic. | ||||
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| The Matadors | I've Gotta Drive (Christian-Mann) |
-- | Colpix | 1964 |
| 45 -- CP718 -- JANUARY. DJ copies listed title as "I Gotta Drive." Written by Roger Christian and Barry Mann. The MATADORS -- TONY MINICHIELLO, MANUEL SANCHEZ, and VIC DIAZ -- sang harmony vocals on JAN & DEAN'S "Surf City" and "Drag City" albums (Liberty) released in 1963. This song comes from the latter album, with a lead vocal by JAN BERRY. Jan also sang bass on the group's version of "Perfidia" (Colpix CP698, a hit in the Philippines). Arranged and Produced by JAN BERRY. | ||||
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| Los Apson | No Me Quemes (Baby Talk) (Schwartz) |
ALELUYA! | ECO | 1964 |
| LP -- 300 (MEXICO). Sung in Spanish. | ||||
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| The Language Family | Tennessee (Cason-Russell) |
-- | -- | 1964 |
| CASSETTE -- "Tennessee" was originally released by the TODDS in 1961, but it was JAN & DEAN who had chart success with this record. Though it was only a modest hit for JAN & DEAN, "Tennessee" actually scored a higher chart position in 1962 than the BEACH BOYS' debut single, "Surfin'." | ||||
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| Uncredited Artist | The Little Old Lady from Pasadena (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
-- | Song Hits Records | 1964 |
| EP -- SH-30. This was a 6-song EP which sold for 69 cents. | ||||
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| Gil Grant | The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
-- | Twin Hits | 1964 |
| 45 -- 5076. | ||||
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| Calvin Cool & the Surf-Knobs | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | MGM | 1964 |
| EP -- MGM LSS-161-M (stereo Japan pic. cover) -- MAY. | ||||
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| The Tides | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
SURF CITY / SURFIN' U.S.A. AND OTHER SURFIN' FAVORITES | Mercury/Wing | 1964 |
| LP -- SRW 16265. MGW 12265 -- JANUARY. | ||||
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| The Rip Chords | Three Window Coupe (Berry-Christian) |
-- | Columbia | 1964 |
| 45 -- 4-43035 -- APRIL. The RIP CHORDS version of "Three Window Coupe" reached #28 on the Billboard charts in June 1964. | ||||
| Three Window Coupe (Berry-Christian) Gas Money (Berry-Ginsburg-Altfeld) Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
THREE WINDOW COUPE | Columbia | 1964 | |
| LP -- CL2216. CS9016. Also released on CD "Three Window Coupe." Sundazed SC6099,
1996. | ||||
| Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
HEY LITTLE COBRA AND OTHER HOT ROD HITS |
Columbia | 1964 | |
| LP -- CL2151. CS8951 -- FEBRUARY. Also released on CD "Hey Little Cobra." Sundazed SC6098, 1996. "Gas Money," "Surf City," and "Drag City" also released on CD "Hot Rod USA" (2 discs). Sony Music A32023, 1996. | ||||
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| "Rally-Packs" | Move Out, Little Mustang (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
-- | Imperial | 1964 |
| 45 -- 66036 -- JUNE. PHIL SLOAN and STEVE BARRI, of FANTASTIC BAGGYS and JAN & DEAN fame. The B-Side was "Bucket Seats" ("Old Ladies Seldom Power Shift"). | ||||
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| Ronny and the Daytonas | Bucket "T" (Berry-Christian-Altfeld) |
-- | Mala | 1964 |
| 45 -- 492. | ||||
| Bucket "T" (Berry-Christian-Altfeld) |
G.T.O. | Mala | 1964 | |
| LP -- 4001 -- DECEMBER. Also released on CD "Gone Surfin'." Camden 74321
500272, 1992 (AUSTRALIA). Bucket "T" (alternate version) also released on CD "G.T.O. / Best of the Mala Recordings." Sundazed SC11046, 1997. | ||||
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| The T-Bones | Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
BOSS DRAG | Liberty | 1964 |
| LP -- LRP-3346. LST-7346 -- APRIL. The T-BONES were an instrumental studio act produced by DAVE PELL and arranged by PERRY BOTKIN, JR. Engineer: LANKY LINSTROT. | ||||
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| Rod & the Cobras | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
DRAG RACE AT SURF CITY | Somerset | 1964 |
| LP -- LP - SF-20500 (Stereo), P-20500 (Mono) -- NOVEMBER. Also
released on CD - (No #), Stereo. | ||||
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| The Eliminators | Three Window Coupe (Berry-Christian) |
LIVERPOOL! DRAGSTERS!! CYCLES!!! and SURFING!!!! | Liberty | 1964 |
| LP -- LRP-3365. LST-7365. Producer: Buzz Cason; Music Arranger:
Leon Russell; Engineer: "Lanky" Linstrot. | ||||
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| The Zip-Codes | Three Window Coupe (Berry-Christian) |
MUSTANG! | Liberty | 1964 |
| LP -- LRP-3367. LST-7367 -- SEPTEMBER. | ||||
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| The Beach Boys | The Little Old Lady from Pasadena (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
BEACH BOYS CONCERT | Capitol | 1964 |
| LP -- TAO 2198 -- OCTOBER. Recorded live in August 1964 (subsequently doctored in the studio) and released in October. CONCERT went on to become the BEACH BOYS' first chart-topping album. | ||||
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| The Tokens | Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
WHEELS | RCA Victor | 1964 |
| LP -- LPM-2886. LSP-2886 -- MARCH. | ||||
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| Uncredited Artist | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
THE TOP-40 SONG BOOK | Capitol | 1964 |
| LP -- T2126 (mono) and S2126
(stereo). Instrumental accompaniments with background vocals. | ||||
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| The Dragsters | Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
HEY LITTLE COBRA - DRAG CITY AND OTHER HOT ROD FAVORITES | Mercury/Wing | 1964 |
| LP -- MGW-12269. SRW-16269 -- MAY. | ||||
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| The Woofers | Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
DRAGSVILLE | Wyncote | 1964 |
| LP -- W-9011. SW-9011. | ||||
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| The Roamers | Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld) Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
-- | Hit | 1964 |
| 45s -- DMC = Hit 115. LOL = Hit 132. RWS = Hit 152. | ||||
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| The Jalopy Five | Sidewalk Surfin' (Wilson-Christian) |
-- | Hit | 1964 |
| 45 -- Hit 161. | ||||
| Unnamed Nashville Group (probably the Jalopy Five) | Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld) Surf City (Berry-Wilson) Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
DRAGGIN' AND SURFIN' | Modern Sound | 1964 |
| LP -- MS525. Compatible mono/stereo LP. | ||||
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| Unnamed Nashville Group (probably the Jalopy Five) |
Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Christian-Wilson) Sidewalk Surfin' (Wilson-Christian) |
DRAGGIN' AND SURFIN' | Modern Sound | 1964 |
| LP - MS536 Compatible Mono/Stereo LP. | ||||
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| The Four Tones with The Penny Rockets | Tennessee Stomp (Tennessee) (Cason-Russell) |
-- | Young Modern | 1964 |
| 45 -- YM-SP001 -- FEBRUARY (AUSTRALIA). "Tennessee" was originally released by the TODDS in 1961, but it was JAN & DEAN who had chart success with this record. Though it was only a modest hit for JAN & DEAN, "Tennessee" actually scored a higher chart position in 1962 than the BEACH BOYS' debut single, "Surfin'." | ||||
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| Pooh and the Heffalumphs | "Lady Godiva" (Little Old Lady from Pasadena) (Pappalardi-Jacobsen) |
-- | Laurie | 1964 |
| 45 -- LR 3281 -- NOVEMBER. A parody of the original Berry-Altfeld-Christian composition. | ||||
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| The Rincon Surfside Band | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) Honolulu Lulu (Berry-Christian-Adler) Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) Sidewalk Surfin' (Wilson-Christian) |
THE SURFING SONG BOOK | Dunhill | 1965 |
| LP -- DS-50001 (stereo) -- JULY. Instrumental tracks. Also issued on LP as by WILLIE & THE WHEELS on RCA 70044 (OCTOBER 1965). Also issued on reel to reel 7 ½ ips, Dunhill DT-3009 (stereo) (JULY 1965). Also released on CD "The
Surfing Song Book." Varese Sarabande, VSD-5481, 1994. | ||||
| Surf City (Berry-Wilson) Honolulu Lulu (Berry-Christian-Adler) Drag City (Berry-Wilson-Christian) Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
SURFIN' SONGBOOK SAMPLER (EP) | Dunhill | 1965 | |
| EP -- #D-1 (with picture sleeve) -- JULY. | ||||
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| Uncredited Artist | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
SEEBURG REC-O-DANCE DISCOTEEN SERIES VOL. 9 (EP) | Seeburg | 1965 |
| EP -- DN-309-C. Instrumental version of the vocal classic. Six songs in stereo issued with picture cover. | ||||
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| Annette Funicello | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) Sidewalk Surfin' (Wilson-Christian) |
ANNETTE SINGS GOLDEN SURFIN' HITS | Buena Vista | 1965 |
| LP - STER-3327 (Stereo)/ 3327 (Mono). -- SEPTEMBER. Also
released on CD - BUENA VISTA PCCD - 00070 (Japan) 1992 Stereo. Former Mouseketeer ANNETTE was famous for the "Beach Party" movies with FRANKIE AVALON. | ||||
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| The Jalopy Five | Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) Little Old Lady from Pasadena (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
I LOVE THAT WEST COAST SOUND |
Modern Sound (Compatible stereo) | 1965 |
| LP -- MS561. | ||||
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| The Ghouls | "The Little Old Lady from Transylvania" (The Little Old Lady from Pasadena) (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
DRACULA'S DEUCE | Capitol | 1965 |
| LP -- ST2215 -- JANUARY. A parody of the original Berry-Altfeld-Christian composition. Studio project of RICHIE PODOLAR. | ||||
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| The Detergents | "The Little Old Doctor from Ipanema (Part 1) and (Part 2)" (The Little Old Lady from Pasadena) (Vance-Pockriss) |
THE MANY FACES OF THE DETERGENTS | Roulette | 1965 |
| LP -- SR 25308 -- APRIL 28. A parody of the orginal Berry-Altfeld-Christian composition. | ||||
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| The Who | Bucket "T" (Berry-Christian-Altfeld) |
READY STEADY WHO (EP) | Reaction | 1966 |
| EP -- 592001 -- DECEMBER 11 (UK). EP also released on Reaction WHO 7. WHO drummer and legendary Wild Man KEITH MOON was a major JAN & DEAN fan. It was Keith's influence that led THE WHO to cover "Bucket T" and "Barbara Ann." | ||||
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| P. F. Sloan | I Found A Girl (Sloan-Barri) |
-- | Dunhill | 1966 |
| 45 -- D-4054 -- NOVEMBER. Also released on the LP "Twelve More Times," Dunhill, DS-50007 (stereo), 1966. "I Found A Girl," co-written by P. F. SLOAN, was a Top-30 hit for JAN & DEAN in 1965. Sloan himself sings harmonies and falsetto on the JAN & DEAN version. | ||||
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| The Ways & Means | The Little Old Lady from Pasadena (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
-- | Columbia | 1966 |
| 45 -- DB7907 -- MAY (UK). | ||||
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| Darleen Carr | When It's Over (Gibson-D. Altfeld-H. Altfeld) |
-- | RCA Victor | 1966 |
| 45 -- 47-8881 -- AUGUST. "When It's Over," a love ballad co-written by JILL GIBSON, was a JAN BERRY solo performance. The song appeared on the LITTLE OLD LADY album and was the B-Side of "Sidewalk Surfin'" in 1964. | ||||
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| Polo | Despues Del Ultimo Beso (Dead Man's Curve) (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld-Omero) |
-- | Peerless | 1966 |
| 45 -- 45/8873 (MEXICO). Sung in Spanish. | ||||
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| The Hot Rodders | The Little Old Lady from Pasadena (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
SURFING SOUND MEDLEY | -- | 1966 |
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| The Top Ten Allstars | The Little Old Lady from Pasadena (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
SURFIN' 66 | Decca | 1966 |
| LP -- SLK 16 410-P (Stereo) (GERMANY). | ||||
| Surf City (Berry-Wilson) Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
FUN, FUN, FUN AND SWEET BEAT | Decca | 1966 | |
| LP -- SLK 16 434-P. (Stereo) (GERMANY). | ||||
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| Bobby and Buzz | "Watermelon" (Popsicle) (Cason-Moon) |
-- | Monument | 1966 |
| 45 -- MN-45-954 -- JULY. BOBBY RUSSELL and BUZZ CASON. A parody of the original Cason-Russell composition. "Popsicle" was originally released by the TODDS in 1962, but the hit single version was by JAN & DEAN (released on the "Drag City" LP in 1963, and released as a single in 1966). The "Watermelon" parody was released in the same month that JAN & DEAN'S version of "Popsicle" peaked at #21 on the national charts. | ||||
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| California Suns | "Masked Grandma" (Little Old Lady from Pasadena) (Connors-Christian) |
-- | Imperial | 1966 |
| 45 -- 66179. A parody of the original Berry-Altfeld-Christian composition. | ||||
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| The Fantastic Baggys | Pa Pa Do Ron Ron (New Girl in Town) (New Girl In School) (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Norman) Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
RIDE THE WILD SURF | Imperial | 1966 |
| LP -- IRL374. IRS374. Issued as the FANTASTIC BAGGYS, but not performed by PHIL SLOAN and STEVE BARRI. | ||||
| Pa Pa Do Ron Ron (New Girl in School) (New Girl In School) (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Norman) |
-- | Imperial | 1966 | |
| -- | Imperial (South Africa) | 1967 | ||
| 45 -- IRS.94 (UK). Issued as the FANTASTIC BAGGYS, but not performed by PHIL SLOAN and STEVE BARRI. South Africa 45 - IRS.94 released AUGUST 7, 1967. Songs "Tell 'Em I'm Surfin'," "Summer Means
Fun," and "Horace The Swingin' School-Bus Driver" (unissued instrumental version recorded 9/17/64) issued on CD "Anywhere The Girls Are / The best of The Fantastic Baggys." Sundazed SC11084, 2000. | ||||
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| The Johnny Mann Singers | Yellow Balloon (Zekley-St. John-Lee) |
WE CAN FLY! UP-UP AND AWAY | Liberty | 1967 |
| LP -- LRP-3523. LST-7523 (US). LBL83052. LBS83052 (UK). Also released on CD "Invisible Tears & We Can Fly! Up-Up And Away." Taragon Records, TARCD-1096, 2002. From DEAN TORRENCE'S single and album SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY, and the hit single version by YELLOW BALLOON. | ||||
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| The Dee Jays | Baby Talk (Schwartz) |
-- | Hep House | 1967 |
| 45 -- HS 07, with picture sleeve (SWEDEN). Also released on LP "24 X Tio i Top Vol. 5." Sonet SLSD-2698, 1982 (SWEDEN); and on LP "Swedish Grafitti
Vol. 2." Sonet SLPD-2584, 1982 (SWEDEN). Also released on CD "Baby Talk," Polydor 018 334-2, 2003 (EUROPE). The DEE JAYS were a British R&B group. "Baby Talk" was originally recorded by the LAURELS, but the DEE JAYS version was inspired by the hit (Top 10) version recorded by JAN & DEAN. The DEE JAYS version reached the top of the charts in Sweden. | ||||
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| The Who | Bucket "T" (Berry-Christian-Altfeld) |
MAGIC BUS | Decca | 1968 |
| LP -- DL75064 -- stereo (UK). "Bucket T" also released on CD "A Quick One." MCA MCAD-11267, stereo, 1995. WHO drummer and legendary Wild Man KEITH MOON was a major JAN & DEAN fan. It was Keith's influence that led THE WHO to cover "Bucket T" and "Barbara Ann." | ||||
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| The Freshmen | Go Granny Go (The Little Old Lady from Pasadena) (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
-- | Pye | 1968 |
| 45 -- YN17592 -- JULY (UK). "Go Granny Go" also released on CD "When Summer Comes, The
Pye Anthology." Castle Music, CMRCD271, 2001. This seven-member showband hailed from Northern Ireland, and had chart success with "Go Granny Go." The group formed in April 1967. | ||||
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| The Carpenters | Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld) |
NOW & THEN | A&M | 1973 |
| LP -- SP-3519 (stereo). | ||||
| Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld) |
NOW & THEN | A&M | 1973 | |
| EP -- LLP222 (stereo, with picture sleeve). KAREN and RICHARD CARPENTER. | ||||
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| Simon Turner | "California Revisited" (Surf City) (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | UK Records | 1973 |
| 45 -- 49017. Also released on UK 52 and STONE 2162, stereo (UK). "Surf City" appears in Turner's medley, "California Revisited." Also released on CD - 7CD (UK) SEX APPEAL RICHMOND MONDE, 1992. | ||||
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| The Turtles | Gas Money (Berry-Ginsburg-Altfeld) |
HAPPY TOGETHER AGAIN! | Sire | 1974 |
| LP -- SASH-3703. 2-LP set. JAN & ARNIE'S rocker from 1958. Also released on CD "Golden Hits." Delta 46 002, 1998. | ||||
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| Magnificent Mercury Brothers | New Girl In School (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Norman) |
-- | Transatlantic | 1975 |
| 45 -- TCS101 (CANADA). Also released in the UK (BIC532) and FRANCE (TRA 42.003, with picture sleeve) in 1976. Also released on LP "Summer
Cruisin'" - Various Artists, K-Tel NE 918, 1976 (UK). | ||||
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| The Deadly Nightshade | Little Old Lady from Pasadena (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
FUNKY & WESTERN (F&W) | Phantom/ RCA | 1976 |
| LP -- BPLI-1370 -- AUGUST. Female trio -- HELEN HOOKE, ANNE BOWEN, and PAMELA BRANDT | ||||
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| OL '55 | New Girl In School (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Norman) |
TAKE IT GREASY | Mushroom | 1976 |
| LP -- L-35815 -- JANUARY (AUSTRALIA). OL '55 hailed from Australia. | ||||
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| Darryl Rhoades | "Surfin' Shark" (Dead Man's Curve) (Rhoades) |
-- | Wonder | 1976 |
| 45 -- 1976. A parody of the original Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld composition. | ||||
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| Radio Birdman | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | -- | 1976 |
| Recorded live in Sydney, Australia, November 23, 1976. Legendary Australian Punk/Garage band. | ||||
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| Gidea Park | "Beach Boy Gold" (The Little Old Lady from Pasadena) (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
-- | Stockade | 1978 |
| 45 -- SUS-007/12. 12-inch single (AUSTRALIA). "Little Old Lady" appears in the medley, "Beach Boy Gold." | ||||
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| The Mechanics | Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Christian-Kornfeld-Wilson) |
-- | -- | 1979 |
| Live on the Homegrown Show, KNAC FM.
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| Bobby Lloyd and the Windfall Prophets | Gas Money (Berry-Ginsburg-Altfeld) |
-- | Borrowed Records | 1979 |
| 45 -- BORO4501 -- MARCH. Also released on LP "Hang 11 (Mutant Surf Punks)." Anagram,
Gram 23, 1986 (FRANCE). JAN & ARNIE'S rocker from 1958. | ||||
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| The Boppers | Baby Talk (Schwartz) |
BACK TO THE HOP (EP) | SOS Recording | 1979 |
| EP -- SOSEP001, with picture sleeve, stereo (SWEDEN). "Baby Talk" was originally recorded by the LAURELS, but the BOPPERS version was inspired by the hit (Top 10) version recorded by JAN & DEAN. | ||||
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| The Skeletons | Jennie Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) Gas Money (Berry-Ginsburg-Altfeld) Baby Talk (Schwartz) Popsicle (Cason-Russell) |
-- | -- | 1979 |
| CASSETTE -- Recorded live in concert in Springfield, Missouri, August 18, 1979. UNRELEASED. Also includes "Baggy Pants," a song covered by JAN & DEAN in 1961. "Popsicle also featured on cassette "Don't Blame the Symptoms." August 18, 1979. UNRELEASED. "Popsicle" was originally released by the TODDS in 1962, but the hit single version was by JAN & DEAN (released on the "Drag City" LP in 1963, and released as a single in 1966). | ||||
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| Uncredited Artist | Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld) |
AUTOROCK ('50s & '60s) | Wheel Records | 1980 |
| LP -- WHS120 (stereo). | ||||
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| Johnny and the Jailbirds | Jenny Lee (Berry-Ginsburg) |
-- | Charly Records | 1980 |
| EP -- CYS7071, with picture sleeve (AUSTRALIA). JAN & ARNIE'S Top-10 smash from 1958. | ||||
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| Harmony | Sidewalk Surfin' (Wilson-Christian) |
HARMONY | SOS Recording | 1980 |
| LP -- SOSLP016, stereo (SWEDEN). | ||||
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| Nash the Slash | Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld) |
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT | Virgin DinDisc | 1980 |
| LP -- VL2212 (CANADA). Also released on LP "The Million Year Picnic," Ralph Records, NS-8409, 1984. | ||||
| Dead Man's Curve (Berry-Wilson-Christian-Kornfeld) |
-- | Cut-Throat Records | 1980 | |
| 45 -- CUT-3, with picture sleeve. (CANADA). | ||||
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| The Malibooz | Gonna Hustle You (Berry-Wilson) |
MALIBOOZ RULE! | Rhino Records | 1981 |
| LP -- RNLP100. "Gonna Hustle You" also released on CD, The Pier Group, PG-0050-2, 1998. DEAN TORRENCE guests on backing vocals. | ||||
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| The Raybeats | B-Gas-Rickshaw (Jan Berry) |
GUITAR BEAT | PVC | 1981 |
| LP -- 8904 12. "B-Gas-Rickshaw" also released on CD "Inland Cleanage." Clean Sound, CS231, 1981. JAN BERRY'S classic instrumental from the DEAD MAN'S CURVE album, 1964. | ||||
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| The Beach Boys | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | -- | 1982 |
| Live in Concert. Jamaica World Music Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 26, 1982. | ||||
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| Davie Allan and the Arrows | "Stoked On Surf (Medley)" (Surf City) (Berry-Wilson) Ride the Wild Surf (Berry-Wilson-Christian) |
STOKED ON SURF! | What Records? | 1982 |
| LP -- W12-601 -- 12-inch single. From the instrumental medley, STOKED ON SURF! | ||||
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| Inner City Unit | Gas Money (Berry-Ginsburg-Altfeld) |
PUNKADELIC | Flicknife Records | 1982 |
| LP -- SHARP 103 (UK). JAN & ARNIE'S rocker from 1958. Listen to ICU's version of GAS MONEY (mp3), courtesy of band member DEAD FRED. | ||||
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| Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets | "The Fightin' Illini in Pasadena" (Little Old Lady from Pasadena) (Berry-Altfeld-Christian) |
-- | Pogo Records | 1983 |
| 45 -- PS-001. Based on the original Berry-Altfeld-Christian composition. Issued on orange wax with a picture sleeve. The "Fighting Illini" is the name used by athletic teams from the University of Illinois. | ||||
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| The Halibuts | Little Old Ladies Seldom Cut Back (Old Ladies Seldom Power Shift) (Berry-Torrence) |
HALIBUT BEACH | What Records? | 1984 |
| LP -- W12-2407 (issued with a special 3-D LP cover). Classic instrumental from the LITTLE OLD LADY album, 1964. | ||||
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| Union Pacific | Sidewalk Surfin' (Wilson-Christian) |
OUR ROCK & ROLL | Music Gassed | 1985 |
| LP -- UP0178. | ||||
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| The Splatcats | Surfin' Hearse (Berry-Christian) |
SIN 73 | Moving Target | 1986 |
| LP -- MT007 (stereo). The SPLATCATS hailed from Buffalo, New York. | ||||
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| The Meteors | Surf City (Berry-Wilson) |
-- | Anagram | 1986 |
| 45 -- ANA 31 -- 2:45 version, stereo, with picture sleeve (FRANCE). | ||||