- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: 60s Garage / Surf / RnB
Ace Records continue to exploit the fascinatingly quirky Downey Records catalogue.
This is the second in a series presenting the Southern Californian labels output by genre. While the much-lauded first comp was an instrumental collection, "Intoxica!" (CDCHD 1114), this is a rocknroll collection that refuses to draw any genre lines, as long as it all fits within the context of the "Big Beat".
"It Came From The Suburbs" started with the working title of "Downey Teens", and although not as evocative, that working title said it all. This collection brings us doo wop (including some unreleased rarities), quasi-rockabilly, teen ballads, honking R&B strollers, novelty pop and more, creating a patchwork of teen music from the Kennedy era, the strange years leading up to the Beatles and the British Invasion.
All thats missing is Wolfman Jack and a cheese-burger with large fries and a vanilla malt. Yes, we have resurrected American Graffiti, but with no Golden Oldies! Its the right timeframe, but in time-honoured Ace style, this comp brings the world rarities.
The Downey vaults excavation continues to bring straight-from-the-master tape quality, and we keep discovering that the released sides (and the two or three hits on the label) were only a small part of the Downey story.
Track listing:
Richards Bounce - THE PASTEL SIX
Joe Cool - JIMMIE HOMBS with TOM & THE TWINKLETONES & HOLLYWOOD REBELS
Lovin Up A Storm - JOHNNY MACRAE
Understanding - JESSIE HILL
Laura - THE DEBONAIRES
Thump De De Dum Dum - ERNIE BAPTISTE
Hoo Doo The Voo Doo - DARRELL GLENN
Sweet Memories - CARL BURNETT & THE HUSTLERS
Jay Walkin - PAUL CLIFTON
Country Star - THE INVICTAS with TONGA STRINGS
Purty Baby - MICKEY BOWMAN & THE TWINKLETONES
Oh It Hurts - THE KAROLS
Betty Boop - JOHNNY MacRAE
Chip Chop (My Fair Lady) - JESSIE HILL
The Well Of Loneliness - RICHARD WARD & THE HUSTLERS
Nellie - THE INVICTAS
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered - ERNIE BAPTISTE
Astro - Romeo - JOHNNY MacRAE
Horny aka Hot Dogger - THE PASTEL SIX
20 - Voo Doo Dolly - JIMMIE HOMBS with THE INVICTAS & THE HOLLYWOOD REBELS
Cupids Clown - RAE ANN & THE TONGAS
Dorothy - THE DEBONAIRES
Yea Yea Yea - JOE MANISCALCO
My Marys Gone - JOHNNY MacRAE
Gone So Long - THE INVICTAS
Bwana - JOHNNY MacRAE
The Dragon - UNKNOWN MALE VOC
