The Hot Rods

Track Listings

 
1. Lil' Sue
2. Want You Back
3. Mid-City Girl
4. I Got Hip
5. Angel Boobs
6. Last Night at Crazy Jack's
7. Don't Say No
8. Judy's Got a Stickshift
9. Come Back to Me
10. Sexpots
11. Gangland
12. Almost Friday Night
13. Prom Song
14. Baby Green Eyes
15. Jan's in the Clan
16. Want You Back

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
The Hot Rods are fronted by song writing prodigy Giovanni Pirozzi. On guitar, his bother Vincenzo adds color and spice to the rock solid foundation laid by Mikael Jacobson (bass) and Gregg Ginsburg (drums).

Product Description
The Hot Rods debut CD was rife with controversy from day one; lawsuits were filed by The Rolling Stones, The Minutemen, Duane Eddy and the ACLU (to name a few). But nothing could hinder the momentum of LA's "illegitimate sons of The Blasters" in their creation of what is referred to by some as "the greatest debut album of all time."

A seething rendition of "Lil' Sue" sets the stage for the 16 song CD in which The Hot Rods pay homage to the past while affirming themselves as the future of rock and roll.

The Hot Rods,The Hot Rods,Audio Grande,Rock and Roll, Country, Rockabilly
Hot Rods & Custom Classics
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Well done Amazon
  • Hot Rods
  • Great Music Lots Missing Though
  • Essential for every road lover
  • Essential relief fer hot rod fetishists!
Hot Rods & Custom Classics
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I5M0
Release Date: 1999-03-16

Tracks:

  1. New Car Attitude - Hot Rods & Custom Classics
  2. Action Packed - Ronnie Dee
  3. Stick Shift - The Duals
  4. Hot Rod Man - Tex Rubinowitz
  5. Hotrod Gang - Stray Cats
  6. Cruisin' - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
  7. Radar Love - Golden Earring
  8. Mercury Blues - David Lindley
  9. Maybellene - Chuck Berry & His Combo
  10. The Ballard Of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum
  11. Forty Miles Of Bad Road - Duane Eddy(His 'Twangy' Guitar & The Rebels)
  12. SS 396 - Paul Revere & The Raiders
  13. See The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet - Dinah Shore
  14. Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys
  15. Hot Rod - The Collins Kids
  16. Mr. Highway Man (Cadillac Daddy) - Howlin' Wolf
  17. Lost Highway - Hank Williams
  18. Highway Patrol - Junior Brown
  19. Heavy Traffic Ahead - Bill Monroe
  20. Radar - Mr. Bear & His Bearcats
  21. Motorhead Baby - Johnny 'Guitar' Watson
  22. Led Sled - Denny Freeman
  23. Rev Off - Steve Wertheimer's 1951 Mercury Custom & Mike Young's 1960 Chevrolet 'Exotica' Impala

Tracks:

  1. Rockin' Down The Highway - The Dobbie Brothers
  2. Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords
  3. Hot Rod Queen - Deke Dickerson & The Ecco - Fonics
  4. Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond
  5. Hot Rod Race - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
  6. Drag Race - Hot Rods & Custom Classics
  7. Draggin' - Curtis Gordon
  8. Dragster - Johnny Fortune
  9. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
  10. Devil In My Car - The B - 52's
  11. Ride On Josephine - George Thorogood & The Destroyers
  12. Rocket '88' - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
  13. Key To The Highway - Little Walter & His Jukes
  14. Low Rider - War
  15. Whittier Blvd. - Thee Midniters
  16. Every Woman I Know - Billy 'The Kid' Emerson
  17. One Pieve At A Time - Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three
  18. Cadillac Assembly Line - Albert King
  19. I Want A Lavendar Cadillac - Maurice King & His Wolverines
  20. Bring My Cadillac Back - The Knighmares
  21. Pink Cadillac - Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythm
  22. Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
  23. Crawling From The Wreckage - Dave Edmunds
  24. Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
  25. James Dean 1955 Interview - Hot Rods & Custom Classics

Tracks:

  1. Let's Go For A Ride - The Collegians
  2. On The Road Again - Canned Heat
  3. Drive South - John Hiatt
  4. I Gotta New Car - Big Boy Groves & Band
  5. No Money Down - Chuck Berry & His Combo
  6. Dear Dad - Dave Edmunds
  7. Little Forty Ford - Leon Smith
  8. '41 Ford - The Grand Prix
  9. '64 Ford - Phranc
  10. Stolen Car - The Green Hornets
  11. Go Lil' Camaro Go - Ramones
  12. Road Runner - Bo Diddley
  13. Beep Beep - The Playmates
  14. Black & White Thunderbird - The Delicates
  15. Pink Thunderbird - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
  16. '54 Corvette - The Customs
  17. Sting Ray - The Routers
  18. Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle
  19. Gas Money - Jan & Arnie
  20. Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart

Tracks:

  1. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
  2. Hopped-Up-Mustang - Arlen Sanders
  3. Wild, Wild Mustang - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
  4. 409 - The Quads
  5. Automobiles - The Spaniels
  6. V-8 Ford Blues - Mose Allison
  7. Pontiac Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
  8. G.T.O. - Ronny & The Daytonas
  9. Go Go G.T.O. - Carol & Cheryl
  10. Bite Bite Barracuda - Buddy Randell & The Knickerbockers
  11. Ford V-8 - Honey Boy Allen
  12. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
  13. Four In The Floor - The Shutdowns
  14. Big Green Car - Jimmy Carroll
  15. Spark Plug - Four Teens
  16. Buick 59 - The Medallions
  17. Freeway - The Fugitives
  18. Two Lane Highway - Pure Prairie League
  19. Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
  20. Wheels - Flying Burrito Bros.

Amazon.com

Here's an educated guess that road tapes are the second most popular type of homemade mix cassette. (One suspects that old off-road standard--the bedroom mix--would clock in at No. 1.) Hot Rods & Custom Classics is Rhino Records' big daddy of road mixes: four discs housed in an elaborate box that includes a scrupulously assembled 66-page booklet, a catalog of hot-rod accessories, a strip of decals, and even a set of fuzzy dice for your own resto rod. Musically, this collection is all over the road, ranging from selections that seem like they were written with one foot on the accelerator (Johnny Bond's "Hot Rod Lincoln," Chuck Berry's "Maybelline," War's "Low Rider") to more tangential tracks that might force you to pull into a rest stop (Hank Williams's mournful "Lost Highway," Rod Stewart's "Gasoline Alley"). Spanning multiple genres and five decades, Custom Classics is enlivened by film and ad snippets, including a public-safety message from high-speed-crash victim James Dean on, naturally, safe highway driving. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Well done Amazon.......2005-09-07

I read a review of this in an English music magazine some years ago and have been trying to get it ever since. The only place from where i could get it sent was "Amazon.com".This is an amazing set with songs from the 50s right through to the 80s and I love it to bits. Particularly pleased to have the wonderful "Black & white Thunderbird" by the Delicates on CD now but it's all really good. Yes there's a lot missing as one reviewer said but you'd have to have a 25CD set to get it all on and you'd still miss out on stuff even then. Be thankful for what it HAS got on it - it's wonderful. And the service from Amazon was first class - arrived 3 weeks before it was due to do so. Thanks

4 out of 5 stars Hot Rods.......2005-09-06

We just DJ'd a "Car Cruise" in our area. Not only did we enjoy the songs on these cds, but most of the people in the crowd were jammin' right along with us. The "Rev Off" between the '41 Merc and the '61 Chevy was AWESOME! We used it as a contest. Actually had someone able to guess both vehicles! If you are a DJ, and play at any car shows, this is a must have!

5 out of 5 stars Great Music Lots Missing Though.......2004-11-15

this is a great set.Sure to be collectible in the future and some of the songs are treasurs.I personally love hearing all the rare unknown stuff and im happy they didn't load it up with known stuff.Drag City and Little Duce Coupe are great songs but I have enough copy's allready.I wish there had been some more surf derived songs on here like

Beach Buggy-The Shutdowns
GeeTO Tiger-The Tigers
Burning Rubber-Gene Moles(also released as Batmobile for Batman fans)
Twin Pipes-Gene Moles
Ballad Of Boneville-Don Brandon
R.P.M.-The Four Speeds
Mag Wheels-Gary Usher
Four On The Floor-The Four Speeds
My Sting Ray-The Four Speeds
Surfin Hearse-The Quads
Nifty 50-The Customs
Dragster On The Prowell-The Dovells
Chicken-Burt Convoy
Road Runner-The Gants

The list goes on.They did a good job but they could have dome better.My personal favorite is off the set is Hoped Up Mustang by Arlen Sanders.Yeah its just a re-write of Hot Rod Lincoln and he does basically talk through it rather than sing but there is a certain attatude about that song.One song they should have thrown on or maby Rhino will do a Christmas cd some day is Hope Rod Sleigh by The Reindeer.So werather its

My Dad He Said Son You Gonna Drive Me To Drinkin If You Don't Quite Drivin That HOt Rod Lincoln

Santa Said Elves You'll Never See Christmas Day If You Don't Quite Drivin That Hot Rod Sleigh

There All Good To Me.

5 out of 5 stars Essential for every road lover.......2003-10-16

I expected this box 2 be good, but it's amazing. I just think this box should be in every road music lover's collection, because the songs are just mind blowing, the book is something wonderful, plus you get decals and fuzzy dice, what do you want more??? If you like cars and road songs, all you need is here.
Long life to Rhino Records.

5 out of 5 stars Essential relief fer hot rod fetishists!.......2000-07-25

This is sooo good. The package is great: excellent book featuring Tom Wolf's very intellegent "The Kandy-Kolored-Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby" and other nice little bits and over 80 classic, humorous and just darn right bizarre tracks about cars, hot rods and driving 'em and lovin' 'em, covering 5 decades. If you're into that, grab it, you'll love it I'm sure. If you're not ...mmmm think about it 1st and then probably get it! P.S. Mr. Amazon, I was so impressed with it that I wrote a revue for a friend's magazine and I know another friend of mine is going to revue it in another 'special interest' magazine here in the UK ...but I've already checked and you can't get this box set from Amazon .co.uk. Let me know if this changes and I'll pass on the details (for a small consideration of course! ).
Teenage Depression
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • As fast and snarling as a hot rod!
  • British Pub Rock, fast and loud!
  • First rate early punk rock
  • best first album ever heard
  • Not Written By A Top Reviewer....
Teenage Depression
Eddie & the Hot Rods
Manufacturer: Captain Oi!
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ASIN: B00004SDMK
Release Date: 2000-03-17

Tracks:

  1. Get Across To You
  2. Why Can't It Be
  3. Show Me
  4. All I Need Is Money
  5. Double Checkin Woman
  6. The Kids Are Alright
  7. Teenage Depression
  8. Horseplay (Wearier Of The Schmaltz)
  9. Been So Long
  10. Shake
  11. On The Run
  12. Writing On The Wall
  13. Crusin' (In The Lincoln)
  14. Wooly Bully
  15. Horseplay (Single Version)
  16. 96 Tears (Live)
  17. Get Out Of Denver (Live)
  18. Gloria/Satisfaction (Live)
  19. On The Run (Live)
  20. Hard Drivin' Man (Live)
  21. Horseplay (Live)
  22. Double Checkin' Woman (Live)
  23. All I Need Is Money (Live)

Album Description

Reissue of 1976 album, now available on CD with 12 bonus tracks. Includes the hit singles 'Teenage Depression', 'Writing On The Wall', 'Wooly Bully', 'Live At The Speed Of Sound' & the 'Live At The Marquee' EP. Comes complete with originalartwork, liner notes & pictures. Bonus tracklisting 'Writing On The Wall', 'Cruisin' (In The Lincoln0', 'Wooly Bully', 'Horseplay' (Single Version), '96 Tears' (Live), 'Get Out OfDenver' (Live), 'Medley, Gloria/Satisfaction' (Live), 'On The Run' (Live), 'Hard Drivin' Man' (Live)', 'Horseplay' (Live), 'Double Checkin' Woman' (Live) & 'All I Need Is Money' (Live). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered and Expanded Edition of the Monumental Debut Album from the English Band that Bridged Pub Rock with Punk Rock in 1976. It Reached the UK Top 50 and is Long Regarded as a Classic of the Era, a Forerunner of the Punk Rock Movement. The Tracklist of this Edition Includes the Hit Singles "Teenage Depression" and the "Live at the Marquee" EP Included Among the 12 Bonus Tracks of Rare Non LP B-sides.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars As fast and snarling as a hot rod!.......2006-05-20

If you like the Undertones and the Buzzcocks, you'll love this - Blazing rock'n'roll recorded live at the Marquee and in the studio 1976. I played my orginal vinyl LP to death, so it's great to finally have this on CD. The LP had 12 tracks; This has those plus 11 extras. Brits Eddie & The Hotrods- Barrie Masters (vocals), Dave Higgs (guitar), Steve Nicol (drums), Paul Gray (bass) played pre-Punk R&R with a hint of Pub Rock and more than a nod and a wink to '60s garage bands, plus sped-up covers of ? and The Mysterians ("96 Tears"), The Who ("The Kids Are Alright"), Van Morrison/Stones ("Gloria/Satisfaction" - yes, it works!), but the real surprise is a driving version of Bob Seger's "Get Out of Denver". Their original numbers are not too shabby either; "Get Across To You" should/could have been a hit single. 8-page booklet is informative. No frills rock'n'roll!

5 out of 5 stars British Pub Rock, fast and loud!.......2005-06-21

Eddie and the Hot Rods were a pub rock band. But their style of classic old school rock made them popular amongst punk bands such as The Damned. They even toured with each other during the early days of the U.K. punk movement. One of the members of the Hot Rods (teenage bassist Paul Gray) would later join the Damned!

Teenage Depression is a strange disc. Half of the tracks were recorded live. Several cover tracks (live) are covers whilst the others are studio tunes written by Douglas, Gray and Hollis. The music is classic rockabilly, nothing flashy or ground breaking. Rocking sounds that'll keep you bumping and a bopping! This is the band's best disc in my opinion.

Highly recommended!

4 out of 5 stars First rate early punk rock.......2005-04-26

The Hotrods were an early UK punk group, high energy, but essentially a revved up mid-sixties sound. They were not a revival group, nor were they a full blown "punk" group ala The Damned or The Ramones. It's difficult to explain, but this is a great record, including early 45's, first LP, and several later singles.

I bought the USA version of the LP when it came out in 1976 and still love it. If half way between Dr. Feelgood and The Damned's first LP means anything to you, you'll know why this is such a good record.

If you like punk rock from 1976-1977, this is essential.

5 out of 5 stars best first album ever heard.......2004-11-16

The music that pre-dated but led into the punk era. But unlike punk bands Eddie and the Hotrods were talented and musical. Probably the best album of the era. Shame that like many bands of the era they burnt out for non-musical reasons. A great 70s band.

4 out of 5 stars Not Written By A Top Reviewer...........2003-06-26

This is about music, not "describe this ablum in 1000 words or less". I don't review cds by Tangerine Dream, Duran Duran or Collective Soul, I am not a professional writer and don't try to review albums I know nothing about or have no passion for.
Other reviewers are entitled to their opinion even if they are wrong on this one! (I guess The All Music Guide is off base rating this album 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.)
Alrighty then....this cd does stand up to the test of time extremely well. The Hot Rods are not "kid rock"; they're flat out, pedal to the medal Britsh rock with a heck of alot of roll. Like the liner notes read..."The Hot Rods are not 'new wave', but 'old wave' played faster and louder". They are not "punky" rockers or pop. I would describe their music as a cross between British pub/punk/new wave and the great 70's rockers like J Geils Band & Bob Seger. Imagine J. Geils & Bob Seger crossed with The Who with a very tiny bit of The Clash thrown in...that's the Hot Rods. Some of the standout tracks are a reflection of The Hot Rod's influences; covers of Geil's "Hard Drivin' Man", Seger's "Get Out Of Denver" & The Who's "Kids Are Alright". Killer rock 'n' roll guitar mixed up front and in your face. The remastering job here is excellent. The bonus live tracks demonstrate The Hot Rods were about blood, sweat and tears and not chains, safety pins and spiked hair. Yes this is a bit pricey, but if you can find a used copy snatch it up. You'll be glad you did.
Life on the Line
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • great album
  • Hot Rods Rock!
  • Second album crowns career of hard-rocking late-70s pub band
Life on the Line
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ASIN: B00004SDMJ
Release Date: 2006-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Do Anything You Wanna Do
  2. Quit This Town
  3. Telephone Girl
  4. What's Really Going On
  5. Ignore Them (Still Life)
  6. Life on the Line
  7. (And) Don't Believe Your Eyes
  8. We Sing...The Cross
  9. Beginning of the End
  10. I Might Be Lying [*]
  11. Ignore Them (Always Crashing the Same Bar)
  12. Schoolgirl Love [*]
  13. Till the Night Is Gone (Let's Rock) [*] - Eddie & the Hot Rods, Robin Tyner
  14. Flipside Rock [*] - Eddie & the Hot Rods, Robin Tyner
  15. Do Anything You Wanna Do [Live][*]
  16. What's Really Going On [Live][*]
  17. Why Can't It Be? [Live][*]
  18. Distortion May Be Expected [*]

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great album.......2005-01-27

great album by a very good band. never get tired of. some classic songs. cannot think of a better album from the period. wonder what happened to the band - whatever such a waste.

5 out of 5 stars Hot Rods Rock!.......2002-08-10

Not a dull moment on Eddie and the Hot Rods second LP. A masterful job from each member of the band from start to finish as they race thru the title track and other songs like "Telephone Girl" and "Ignore Them". If you like high energy rock, then you will love "Life On The Line".

5 out of 5 stars Second album crowns career of hard-rocking late-70s pub band.......2000-06-15

As British pub-rock fed into punk-rock, bands like Eddie & The Hot Rods were caught deliviously in the middle. They were more accomplished instrumentally (and compositionally) than the punks, but they caught the fire of the latter's energy and teenage abandon.

This LP represents the 'Rods second and best effort, adding a bit more of a melodic edge through the addition of guitarist Graeme Douglas. Many bright moments to be heard, including the superb UK chart hit, "Do Anything You Wanna Do."

This import reissue is listed elsewhere as containing nine bonus tracks.
Do Anything You Wanna Do
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fine "Best Of" For Band That Bridged Pub & Punk Rock
Do Anything You Wanna Do
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ASIN: B00004WMZA
Release Date: 2000-10-02

Tracks:

  1. Do Anything You Wanna Do
  2. Woolly Bully
  3. Teenage Depression
  4. All I Need Is Money
  5. 96 Tears (Live)
  6. Highlands One. Hopefuls Two
  7. The Kids Are Alright (Live)
  8. Schoolgirl Love
  9. I Might Be Lying
  10. Hard Driving Man (Live)
  11. Media Messiahs
  12. Echoes
  13. Out To Lunch
  14. Life On The Line
  15. Show Me
  16. Power And The Glory
  17. Ignore Them (Always Crashing The Same Bar)
  18. Quit This Town

Album Description

2000 release for the pub rock act who helped usher in punk rock in the United Kingdom. 18 tracks including their top ten hit and title track, 'Do Anything You Wanna Do' as well as all their other UK chart hits, 'Teenage Depression', 'I Mig ht Be Lying' and 'Quit This Town'. Includes live and studio tracks. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fine "Best Of" For Band That Bridged Pub & Punk Rock.......2004-09-11

Eddie And The Hot Rods were the last of the true Pub-Rock bands. By the time the Hot Rods' 1976 debut album appeared, pub-rock was breathing it's final gasps. Very soon, the punk onslaught overwhelmed the remaining pubbers. Eddie and The Hot Rods were able to hang on longer than the others, largely because their faster tempos and higher energy were more in line with the punk ethic. (Dr. Feelgood also managed to survive for largely the same reasons.) They tried to catch the wave and present themselves as a punk band, but listening to their recorded output makes it quite clear they had more kinship with the pub-rock crowd. But they managed to record three pretty fine albums (as well as one pretty mediocre swan song) and last until 1981. Along the way they scored a big hit with the classic "Do Anything You Wanna Do". Other choice cuts include "Teenage Depression", "Quit This Town", and "Power And The Glory". The best of the Hot Rods' brief lifespan can be found on this excellent compilation. Note: This collection does NOT include any material from various reunion projects that occurred between 1984 to 1996. And that is as it should be; the true heyday of the band was 1975 to 1979, the period covered in this set.
Mojo Presents Trash! The Roots of Punk!
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Mojo Presents Trash! The Roots of Punk!
    Iggy Pop and the Stooges , New York Dolls , T-Rex , Hollywood Brats , Mott the Hoople , Eddie and the Hot rods , Jook , Count Bishops , The Hammersmith Gorillas , and Kilburn and the High Roads
    Manufacturer: Mojo
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000PT0XSK

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    1.) New York Dolls - "Personality Crisis" 2.) T. Rex - "Calling All Destroyers" 3.) Hollywood Brats - "Sick On You" 4.) Jook - "Watch Your Step" 5.) Count Bishops - "Teenage Letter" 6.) The Hammersmith Gorillas - "Gatecrasher" 7.) Kilburn And The High Roads - "Rough Kids" 8.) Dr Feelgood - "Riot In Cell Block No. 9" 9.) Eddie And The Hot Rods - "96 Tears" 10.) Mott The Hoople - "Thunderbuck Ram" 11.) Hawkwind - "Motorhead" 12.) Can - "Mushroom" 13.) Be-Bop Deluxe - "Sound Track" 14.) The Groundhogs - "Cherry Red" 15.) Iggy And The Stooges - "Search And Destroy"
    Live & Rare
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Moderately Appealing Odds And Ends
    Live & Rare
    Eddie & the Hot Rods
    Manufacturer: Receiver Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000005U6
    Release Date: 1994-12-15

    Tracks:

    1. Teenage Depression
    2. Quit This Town
    3. Telephone Girl
    4. Moon Tears
    5. You Better Run
    6. Do Anything You Wanna Do
    7. Fought For You
    8. Hey Tonight
    9. All I Need Is Money
    10. Been So Long
    11. Do The Monkey Man

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Moderately Appealing Odds And Ends.......2004-09-11

    "Live And Rare", from 1993, collects 11 tracks from 3 different sources. First, there are 6 tracks from the 1985 EP "One Story Town", which were recorded live in concert in France that same year. These are by far the best tracks on this collection. The 1985 edition of the Hot Rods featured only 2 original members from the band's late 70's heyday, but they acquit themselves admirably on Hot Rods classics like "Do Anything You Wanna Do", "Quit This Town" and "Teenage Depression", as well as turning in a very appealing cover of the Nils Lofrgren/GRIN song "Moon Tears". Next up are "Fought For You" and a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Hey Tonight". These studio recordings were originally released in 1983 as a 45 RPM single. They are only marginally interesting. Finally we have 3 tracks from the mid 70's which were demos that pre-date their debut album recorded for Island Records. These demos are not very well recorded, and though they may interest the fanatics, they don't do much for me.

    Note: In 1994, a year after this collection appeared, another, similar collection, "Ties That Bind (Further Live And Rare Temptations)", was released by DOJO Limited in England. "Ties That Bind" recycles some of the same tracks, specifically three of the live "One Story Town" songs, as well as the "Hey Tonight" B-Side.
    Hellbound Hot Rods!
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      Hellbound Hot Rods!
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Del-Fi Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      Surf RockSurf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000001JIU
      Release Date: 1995-10-10

      Tracks:

      1. Double A Fueler - Deuce Coupes
      2. Satan's Chariot - Deuce Coupes
      3. Dawn Patrol - Deuce Coupes
      4. Nite Surfer - Deuce Coupes
      5. Smooth Stick - Deuce Coupes
      6. Tijuana Gasser - Deuce Coupes
      7. Taco Wagon - De-Fenders
      8. Tequila Joe - De-Fenders
      9. Drag Beat - De-Fenders
      10. Rum Runner - De-Fenders
      11. Road Runner - De-Fenders
      12. Little Deuce Coupe - De-Fenders
      13. Detroit Iron - Darts
      14. Top Eliminator - Darts
      15. Cruisin' - Darts
      16. Alky Burner - Darts
      17. Hollywood Drag - Darts
      18. Street Machine - Darts
      19. Mag Rims - The Roadsters
      20. Candymatic - The Roadsters
      21. The Corrido Twist - The Venturas
      22. High Noon Rumble - The Venturas
      23. Back Seat 38 Dodge - Opus 1
      24. Untitled Track # 24 - Artist Unavailable
      Hollywood Hot Rods
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        Hollywood Hot Rods
        Various Artists
        Manufacturer: Del-Fi Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music
        RockRock | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00005MM0Q
        Release Date: 2002-10-09

        Tracks:

        1. Gear Masher - The Deuce Coupes
        2. Nite Prowler - The Deuce Coupes
        3. Candy Apple Blue - The Deuce Coupes
        4. Monkey Si - The Deuce Coupes
        5. Road Rattler - The Deuce Coupes
        6. Hayburner - The Deuce Coupes
        7. Slauson & Soto - The Darts
        8. Monkey Do - The Darts
        9. Gaucho - The Darts
        10. Shop Talk - The Darts
        11. Hippy's Delight - The Darts
        12. Corn Pone - The Darts
        13. Four Banger - De-Fenders
        14. Deuces Wild - De-Fenders
        15. Skin Diver - De-Fenders
        16. Wheelin' Home - De-Fenders
        17. Moovin' N' Groovin' - De-Fenders
        18. Loose Nuts - De-Fenders
        19. Backseat '38 Dodge
        20. Candymatic - Roadsters
        21. Mag Rims - Roadsters
        22. Fastest Car in Town - Crockett Brothers

        Album Description

        22 tracks featuring such session guitar greats as Tommy Tedesco, Lolly Vegas and Glen Campbell. Digitally remastered from the original tapes. Includes the long lost 'Fastest Car In Town' by The Crockett Brothers on CD for the first time. Other artists include The Deuce Coupes, The Darts, The De-Fenders, Opus I and The Roadsters. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.
        Return of the Hot Rod Zombies
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          Return of the Hot Rod Zombies
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Split Seven
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
          Garage RockGarage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
          PsychobillyPsychobilly | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
          Alt-Country & AmericanaAlt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          RockabillyRockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B0009XT8F6
          Release Date: 2005-07-19

          Tracks:

          1. Shake - Mad Marge & The Stonecutters
          2. Hot Rods to Hell - Hellbound Hayride
          3. Saddle Up - Custom Made Scare
          4. Diabla - Black Monday
          5. Bourbon in Your Eyes - Devil Doll
          6. Love Sex Terror
          7. I'm Free
          8. Pin Up Girl
          9. Never Forget
          10. I'm Not Sure
          11. Hot Rod Queen
          12. Make Me Mad - Dulcie Younger
          13. Haunted Heart
          14. Fun Town - Rumble King
          15. Reachin' for My Bible - Southerners
          16. Heart O' Mine - Left Alone
          17. North Fork Coyote Creek
          18. Knotty But Nice - Alma Fernandez
          19. Mad Scientist - Flametrick Subs
          20. Night of the Ghouls - The Dynotones!
          21. From Hell
          22. My Curse - Chop Tops
          23. 4 Am - Los Creepers
          24. Actions - The Lords of Altamont
          25. Automatic
          Spring Break, Vol. 1 (Hot Rods & Hard Bods)
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            Spring Break, Vol. 1 (Hot Rods & Hard Bods)
            Various Artists
            Manufacturer: Capitol
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
            1960s1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music
            1970s1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music
            1980s1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music
            1960-19691960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            1970-19791970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            1980-19891980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000008L24
            Release Date: 1992-03-10

            Tracks:

            1. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons
            2. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz
            3. I Get Around - The Beach Boys
            4. Willie And The Hand Jive - Johnny Otis
            5. Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders
            6. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent
            7. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
            8. Do Wah Diddy - Manfred Mann
            9. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
            10. Let The Good Times Roll - Billy 'Crash' Craddock
            11. For Your Love - Ed Townsend
            12. Tell Him - The Exciters
            13. Along Came Jones - Dolenz, Jones, Boyce, And Hart
            14. Spooky - Classics IV
            15. I Hear You Knockin' - Smiley Lewis
            16. Footstompin' Music - Grand Funk Railroad

            Music Album:

            1. The Last American Cowboy
            2. The Successful Hillbilly Era of Betty Cody (1952 - 1954) [Import]
            3. Think About You Ep [Import]
            4. Tomorrow Today [Import]
            5. Top Tunes Karaoke TT-261 Country: Gretchen Wilson, Craig Morgan & Martina McBride
            6. Ultimate Country Hits of the 60s & 70s [Import]
            7. Waterloo: The Best of Stonewall Jackson
            8. When We All Get to Heaven
            9. Wild Side of Life [Import]
            10. Willie Nelson Favorites

            Music Album

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