Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock (1976) (vinyl Lp) - €15,00

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Hank Mizell (November 9, 1923 – December 23, 1992) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter. 

He is best-remembered for his rockabilly single "Jungle Rock" (1958), which was obscure on its original release but reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976. In the Netherlands, it made it to number 1.

Mizell recorded the song "Jungle Rock" in 1958 for Eko Records; the seemingly whimsical lyric tells of a narrator who happens upon a dance party in a jungle, with "a jungle drummer doing a knocked-out beat." 

The song did not chart but earned a positive review from Billboard, which suggested the song "would make good swingin' dance fare." 

"Jungle Rock" was reissued by King Records in 1959, but again failed to find success

In 1971, a Dutch bootleg compilation album, Rock n' Roll, Vol. 1, reissued "Jungle Rock", erroneously credited to Jim Bobo. 

The song came to the attention of Charly Records in the UK, who had scored hits with re-issued songs by American performers like The Shangri-Las. 

Charly then re-released "Jungle Rock" in March 1976, and it duly made Number 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and Number 1 in the Dutch charts. Mizell was 52 years old when he finally made it into pop's history books.

On the album "Jungle Rock" are some great Rockabilly here but some of the other tracks are slow. 

The songs are so different from anything ever created in music. 

The Tom Tom drum is different and maybe with a slight echo added and the guitar is totally unique too and the bass sounds like a punk heavy bass form the 70s and as for Hank nailing it totally with the lyrics and delivery outstanding. 

This is the greatest Rock record of all time. Not only that But Hank was a WW2 D-Day Landing veteran would you believe it and wrote and made this record when he was in his thirties and then became a Bible believing Pastor after that.

Side A

A1. Jungle Rock - 2:44

A2. Ain’t Got A Thing - 2:10

A3. Ready Freddy - 2:30

A4. Higher - 2:12

A5. Easy Money - 2:24

A6. Rakin’ And Scrapin’ - 2:24

Side B

B1. Singing In The Jungle - 2:07

B2. Sweetie Pie - 2:05

B3. Kangaroo Rock - 2:29

B4. Animal Rock And Roll - 2:08

B5. Ubangi Stomp - 1:57

B6. Flatfoot Sam - 1:59

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Gusto Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Andsome Management
• Recorded At – Singleton Sound Studio
• Recorded At – Garage Studio
• Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
• Marketed By – President Records
• Distributed By – President Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – President Records Ltd.

Credits

• Design Concept [Cover], Artwork – Betty Cherry
• Engineer – Leroy Duncan
• Management [Career Direction] – Stage One Development
• Photography By, Liner Notes – John A. Singleton
• Producer – Hank Mizell (tracks: A1), Royce G. Clark

Recorded At:
Singleton Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee between March 22nd to March 31st, 1976: A2 - B6.
Garage Studio, Chicago, Illinois in 1957: A1.

Notes

Release:  1976

Format:  Vinyl, LP

Genre:  Rock & Roll, Rockabilly

Label:  Charly

Catalog#  CRL 5000

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

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