Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #147

 Kogar’s Jungle Juice Show #147 is ready to hit the back alleys of your mind with another 2+ hour excursion into depravity and the primitive sounds of rock n’ roll! This episode has a BOSS RADIO 76 knuckledragger set that features a song from the first Cramps record to be released on the recently reformed Vengeance Records!

01 Rimfires – UnGowa SOUNDS OF THE RIMFIRES

02 The Starfires  Hand Full of Blood SONIC

03 Mickey Baker – Baia ATLANTIC

04 Al Duncan - bawana jinde – STACY

05 The Enchanters - Tum Tiki TOM TOM

06 Cy Wagner Orchestra with Mary and Marty Mah-Mah Limbo STAR

 

01 Boss-Tones – Mope-Itty Mope BOSS

02 Nu-Tones Annie Kicked the Bucket HOLLYWOOD STAR

03 The Danderliers Little Man STATES

04 The Robins Loop De Loop Mambo SPARK

05 The Tenderfoots - Watussi Wussi Wo FEDERAL

06 Lee Maye Honey Honey CASH

 

01 Young Jessie with maxwell davis orchestra Mary Lou MODERN

02 The Rivingtons Papa Oom Mow Mow LIBERTY

03 Wild Child Gipson with Freddie Tieken and the Rockers Uncle John IT'S A HIT

04 The Premiers with Sonny Hey Miss Fancy RCA VICTOR

05 Jimmy Liggins I ain’t Drunk ALADDIN

06 Jackie Brenston - Trouble up the Road SUE

 

01 Johnny Powers Be Mine All Mine SUN

02 Curley Griffin Rock Bottom Blues ATOMIC

03 Eddie Bond and the Stompers Rockin Daddy MERCURY

04 Gene Maltais With The Anita Kerr Singers – Crazy Baby DECCA

05 Mickey Hawks with Moon Mullins and his Night Raiders Rock and Roll Rhythm PROFILE

06 Ronnie Vare and the Inspirations - Let's Rock Little Girl DELL

07 David Gates Walkin and Talkin EAST WEST

08 Johnny Phelps Tom Katt SKI

09 Wade Curtiss & the Rhythm Rockers - puddy cat (mama -meow-mow) NORTON

10 Ron Hines and the Rockin Cat-Tels Last Night PAR – FORE

11 Bill Flagg Go Cat Go TETRA

12 Jesse Hector and the Rock n Roll Trio All By Myself NO HIT

 

01 The Cramps TV Set from the forthcoming album Gravest Gravy VENGEANCE

02 sickidz she's my witch BIG BEAT I Could Go To Hell For You ...

03 Mad Daddys  Come with Me Music For Men NEW ROSE

04 Slickee Boys - what a boy can't do DACOIT RECORDS

05 Tav Falco & The Panther Burns Train Kept a-Rollin' The Unreleased Sessions

06 Gun Club For the Love of Ivy RUBY

07 Jim Dickinson and The Cramps Red Headed Woman

 Lavern Baker Romance in the Dark

The Cramps -- Gravest Gravy!

 

Well, the pussy is out of the bag, I guess! I’ve been dying to talk about this for months now! Gravest Gravy really IS a thing! And you’ll all be listening to it soon enough! The TV Set video is just the tip of the iceberg!  I’ve been writing a review of the full album that I will post down the road when we get closer to the August release date. But here is a portion of it, because this can’t be stated ENOUGH!

 First thing’s first; you’ve NEVER heard what’s in these grooves. Ever. You don’t have a bootleg LP of it; your cool uncle doesn’t have it on a tape in the back of his closet somewhere; you’ve never heard it at a hip DJ’s birthday party in Bushwick that one time; you didn’t download it from some blog in the late 90’s: This is the real deal Jack and Jill’s. It’s an honest to badness album full of songs you’ve never heard by The Cramps! Well, to be more specific, recordings you’ve never heard before, and a few never recorded with this line up in a studio.  Got it? Get with it! “Ancient Knowledge! Believed Lost To The World!! Can now be YOURS!”

So, if that isn’t apparent enough, Gravest Gravy has NEVER been released in any form whatsoever. PERIOD. Making it one of the most significant releases, in my mind, in MANY years.

The Cramps Official Website - read the press release, check out the TV SET VIDEO, see social media links, order OFFICIAL merch and preorder GRAVEST GRAVY!

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #146

 

Show #146 of Kogar’s Jungle Juice is ready to GO GO GO! Bongo’s and Saxophones are our stock in trade for this episode! Don’t miss another exiting feast of Jungle Sounds to shock and amaze!

01 the gimicks - (get off my trail you) sneaky snail ENSIGN

02 J.C. Davis - The Splib part 2 ARGO 

03 Sam Kimble and his orchestra Stop and Go MARBLE

04 the Jaguars - Exit 6 EPIC

05 Pat and the Wildcats - green tomatoes CRUSADER 

06 Butch Vaden And The Nite Sounds   Harem Girl FORTUNE

 

01 Diadems - Ala Vevo LAVERE

02 The Eternals - rock n roll cha cha HOLLYWOOD

03 The Cashmeres Boom Mag-Azeno Vip Vay MERCURY

04 The Creators - Booga Bear HI-Q

05 The Olympics The Stomp ARVEE

06 The Robins Empty Bottles RCA VICTOR

 

01 Joe Houston We're Gonna Rock n Roll COMBO

02 Wynonie Harris Git With The Grits KING

03 Chuck Higgins and his Band Greasy Pig LUCKY

04 andre williams the greasy chicken FORTUNE

05 Hal Paige and the Whalers - Thunder Bird  J AND S RECORDS

06 Mel Smith & The Night Riders – Pretty Plaid Skirt (And Long Black Sox) SUE

 

01 Jesse Hector and the Rock n Roll Trio My Buckets Got a Hole In It NO HIT

02 Allen Page with The Deltones Dateless Night MOON 

03 Johnny Scat Brown -Johnny Powers- Mama Rock LEEDON

04 Marvin Rainwater   Hot and Cold MGM

05 Pete De Bree Hey Mr. Presley FORTUNE

06 Ronnie Gill and the Pastel Keys Geraldine  RIP

07 John and Jackie Little Girl ALLADIN

08 Red -HOT- Russel Pedro Joe PORTER

 

01 Slim Harpo Don't Start Cryin Now EXCELLO

02 Harold Burrage Feel So Fine STATES RECORD CO.

03 Koko Joe and the Jobhunters I'm Georgia Bound LMI

04 Harmonica Slim Budda CENCO

05 Reverend Julius Cheeks and the Sensational Nightingales Standing at the Judgement PEACOCK

 

01 Knight Beats - naughty rooster CRYSTELETTE

02 J.J. Jackson and the Jackals Oo-Ma-Liddi STORM

03 the Teddy Boys – Mona CAMEO

04 Apparitions - She's so Satisfyin' NORTON

05 Roger Binninghof Over my Head MINART

06 Jim Doval and the Gauchos Mama Keep Yo Big Mouth Shut DIPLOMACY

07 The Embers - I Walked all Night HAMMER LOCK

08 The Jet Streams Hey Phoebe Get off the Phone DECCA

 

Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark

Gene "Mad Man" Maltais

 

Today we celebrate the birthday of Rockabilly Mad Man Gene Maltais! Born in Concord New Hampshire in 1933!

Gene was super popular in the New England area and traveled the country numerous times in effort to make it big, serving as his own manager and promotor. His big break was running into Chet Atkins in Nashville, recognizing him and asking him for advice. Atkins suggested DECCA records, so he went over there directly to sweet talk the receptionist. Webb Pierce happened to hear him singing an impassioned version of Crazy Baby and the rest is history. DECCA released the amazing two sider Crazy Baby b/w Deep River Blues.

Sadly the record didn't do much for DECCA and that was it for him at the label.

He had a few other records but that was it until he recorded his magnum opus for LILAC records, the absolutely mind blowing Gang War b/w The Raging Sea.

Gene went on to record again for Norton Records and even make some appearances at Rockabilly Festivals.

Lux and Ivy spoke about Gene in the Incredibly Strange Music book on RE/Search books:

Lux (talking about suicide records) "I got the Deep River Blues, I feel so sad and blue/I lost my love, what am I gonna do?" Even the Anita Kerr singers couldn't fuck this up. Then he sings 'Now the deep river blues is a callin', callin' for me to come home, where I'll never be bothered, and never have to roam.'"

Ivy: "The other side, CRAZY BABY, is such great rockabilly--equally unique vocals. There's a line where he says 'you're golden touch' but it sounds like he says 'your golden crotch.' I can't believe he says that. Then he WHISTLES the instrumental solo--well, why not?

Gene Maltais appears on multiple volumes of Lux and Ivy's Favorites.

Crazy Baby appears on Volume 1

Gang War appears on Volume 4

Deep River Blues appears on Volume 15

and the Maltais penned and compilation stalwart, Little Girl appears on Volume 7

Crazy Baby

Gang War

Deep River Blues

Little Girl

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #145

 Kogar’s Jungle Juice Show #145 is on the loose! 2 hours of wild and crazy (or is it crazy and wild?) records presented (mostly) at 45 RPM! Special tribute set for departed Rock n’ Roll madman Jesse Hector!  Sorry, no unique art this week!

01 Comrade X - Theme from Spacenik ERA

02 The Bob-Chords Hi-Voltage SIOUX

03 The Rocking Ghosts Ghost Walk MOD

04 The Rangers Mogul Monster CHALLANGE

05 The Rollettes Orchestra Venus Rock CINCH

06 The Roemans Miserlou arr. by ray stevens ABC PARAMOUNT

 

01 The Squires - Do Be Do Be Wop Wop MAMBO

02 the 5 Willows Baby Come a Little Closer HERALD

03 The Gatorvettes Midnight BOCALDAN

04 The Daybreakers Up Up and Away ALADDIN

05 The L'Captans Home Work SAVOY

06 The Mariners - Zindy Lou CADENCE

 

01 Good Rockin Sam with Kid King's Combo Funny Funny Feelin EXCELLO

02 Johnny Guitar Watson Ruben RPM

03 Piano Slim and his Rockin Four Lot of Shakin Lot of Jivin C AND P

04 Rudy Green Teeny Weeny Baby EXCELLO

05 The Premiers with Leroy Run Along Baby RCA VICTOR

06 Tommy Louis and the Rythm Rockers  I love You So MURIEL

 

01 Billy Riley The Little Green Men – Pearly lee SUN

02 Jerry Hawkins Cha Cha Chu EBB  Swing Daddy Swing DALE HAWKINS

03 Ronnie Ray and the Playboys - mean mama blues CIRCLE DOT

04 Terry Dunanvan and the earthquakes - Rock-It on Mars FANFARE

05 Sammy Gowans Rockin By Myself UNITED ARTISTS

06 Sid King and the Five Strings Oobie Doobie COLOMBIA

07 Tommy Angel Black night NASCO RECORDS

08 Sanford Clark - a cheat DOT

 

01 Arthur Gunter Mind Your Own Business Babe EXCELLO

02 Guitar Slim and his Band Stand by Me SPECIALTY

03 Lowell Fulson Guitar Shuffle HOLLYWOOD

04 Harmonica Slim You Better believe it VITA

05 Earl Hooker Apache War Dance AGE

 

01 Jesse Hector & the Rock'n'Roll Trio - fast train to Memphis 1961 NO HIT

02 The Clique - We Didn't Kiss, Didn't Love, But Now We Do 1965

03 Crushed Butler - It's My Life 1969

04 Hammersmith Gorillas - You Really Got Me 1974

05 Gorillas - Outa My Brain 1978

06 Helter Skelter - Goodbye Baby  1971 / 1977

07 Jesse Hector & the Rock'n'Roll Trio – Nightmares 1961 NO HIT RELEASED 1998

For Further Study!

Links for Jesse Hector Documentary and Jon Bipbopboom's video as well. DON'T MISS THESE!

 

Jesse Hector A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD (Caroline Catz) Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4TuOsII9i0

 

Jon Bipbopboom’s Jesse Hector overview!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXnWPTjBzkQ

Ronnie Ray and the Playboys - The Vulture

 Released on May 9, 1960! The Vulture by Ronnie Ray and the Playboys!

A fantastic 2 sider with their version of Mean Mama Blues on the A-side, and a killer instrumental "The Vulture" on the flip.

The Vulture ended up on "volume 3" of the Vip Vop tapes.

What are The Vip Vop Tapes anway? As far as I can tell, they were two cassette tapes (30 minutes a side) that Lux Interior made back in the day. Amazing tapes with great music and portions of movie trailers sandwiched between the songs. Somewhere along the line someone got a copy of the tapes and started selling them at swap meets in California.

Back in the napster days, someone reached out to me and got me copies of these tapes (that had NO track listing) and they became a big part of Lux and Ivy's Favorites. To this day, there are still some songs from these tapes that have yet to be identified.

Years later, another tape's audio was given to me from The Cramps European tour from A Date with Elvis and portions of the Vip Vop Tapes were on there, with other songs as well, officially making the connection that the tapes were indeed made by Lux.

The Vulture is on Lux and Ivy's Favorites Volume 5!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Vfqp_2t-4

Kogar's Jungle Juice Show #144

 Tune In for another WILD, FURIOUS and FRANTIC episode of Kogar’s Jungle Juice! Show #144 is NOT a BORE, get WITH it cats n’ kittens! Don’t miss the special Knuckledragger portion of this one! 

 01 Bernie Moore and the Rockets Rock Guitar Rock PLANET X

02 The Sharks - Big Surf SAPIEN

03 link wray - the fuzzzzzzz SWAN

04 The Continental Four Jack the Ripper FORTUNE
05 The Patents - Blue Surf HART/VAN

06 Don And The Galaxiex Avalanche FOX FIDEL

 

01 nolan strong mind over matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)  FORTUNE

02 The Lavenders - I Said Look LAKE

03 The Hollyhocks Don't Say Tomorrow NASCO

04 Shirley Gunter and the Queens Oop Shoop FLAIR

05 The Honey Boys Vippity Vop MODERN

06. The Rocketeers - Gonna Feed My Baby Poison HERALD

 

01 Lee Diamond - Mama Loochie VEEJAY

02 Lenny Capello and the dots  Cotton Candy RIC

03 Lena Gordon with Sax Kari Mama Took the Baby CHECKER

04 Sammy Fitzhugh and his Moroccan's Sadie Mae POPLAR

05 Tal Miller Scorched by the torch of Love HOLLYWOOD

06 Little Johnny and The Silvertones Rock till the End of Time NORTON

 

01 Charlie Feathers with Jody and Jerry Tongue Tied Jill METEOR

02 Buck Griffin  Stutterin Papa MGM

03 Betty McQuade Tongue Tied ASTOR

04 Hardrock and the Rhythm Rockers Whoo I mean Whee EMPORER

05 James Arp and The Tempest Let it Rock VELLEZ

06 Jack Cochran Riverside Jump SIMS

07 Jimmy Cavallo - Rock The Joint BSD

08 Joey Castle and the Daddy O's Rock and Roll Daddy-O HEADLINE

 

01 Chuck Higgins Looking for My Baby DOOTONE

02 Fention Robinson and the Castle Rockers Mississippi Steamboat DUKE

03 James Walton and his Blues Kings - Miss Jesse James HI Q

04 Lazy Lester Lester's Stomp EXCELLO

05 Lillian Offitt My Man Is a Lover CHIEF

 

01 The Fantastic Emanons - Duh HUNCH

02 Chuck Barr & The Playboys - Joe Botch NORTON

03 Excels - Let's Dance NORTON

04 Montells - You Can't Make Me NORTON

05 The Royal Coachmen lollipop COACHMEN

06 The Ape Quartet Tarzan PHALANX

07 The Castle Kings Jeanette ATLANTIC

08 The Ebonettes Wild Man Walk EBB

 Outro Laverne Baker Romance in the Dark