The Champs - The Later Singles

Artist:

Champs (The)

UPC:

029667163125

See Also:

Fireballs (The) Jan & Dean Mack, Lonnie Meteors (Psychobilly) (The)

Description:

The Champs include: Dave Burgess, Jimmy Seals, Darryl "Dash" Crofts, Glen Campbell.
Contains 26 tracks.
Recording information: 1962-1965.
Not many other groups got as much mileage out of one song (and, basically, one idea) as the Champs, who played instrumental rock in a Tex-Mex vein into the mid-`60s, long after "Tequila" had been consigned to the oldies bins. This compilation is for diehards only, featuring both sides of 13 singles they cut for Challenge between 1962 and 1965 (one single that was attempted in an MOR pop style is omitted). Glen Campbell, Jim Seals, and Dash Crofts appear on some sides (the liners don`t specify exactly which). Most of it`s routine Mexican-flavored rock instros, often corny as all hell, including the original version of "Limbo Rock" (which Chubby Checker would take to #2 a few months later in a vocal cover version). ~ Richie Unterberger

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Tequila Twist
2. Limbo Rock
3. Experiment in Terror
4. Cucaracha, La
5. Limbo Dance
6. Latin Limbo
7. Varsity Rock
8. That I Did
9. Mr. Cool
10. 3/4 Mash
11. Nik Nak
12. Shades
13. Cactus Juice
14. Roots
15. San Juan
16. Jalisco
17. Only the Young
18. Switzerland
19. Kahlua
20. Fraternity Waltz
21. Bright Lights, Big City
22. French 75
23. Man from Durango, The
24. Red Pepper
25. Anna
26. Buckaroo

Album Information

Release Date:

02/01/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

Ace (Label)

Catalog Number:

CDCHD 631

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

Runtime:

55 : 58

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