THE GRADUATES, L.O.V.E & Bachelor Party

Posted: October 29, 2017 | Author: mischalke04 | Filed under: 70´s, Disco Records, Flexible Records, Promotional Records, South Africa, World | Leave a comment

Found this one-sided promotional flexi disc for Triumph´s Blues – Disco Bras in Bruxelles last year. No information about the origin of the Graduates, but from the accent of DJ John Bright who introduces the group, I´d guess they´re from South Africa.

Two funky tunes advertizing for bras. Disco bras….

THE GRADUATES, L.O.V.E. & Bachelor Party

JINGLE JUMPERS, Jumpin´ The Jingle, 1965

Posted: October 28, 2017 | Author: mischalke04 | Filed under: 60s, Beat Records, France, Promotional Records | Tags: Beat, Rock´n´Roll, Twist | 1 Comment

This EP promoted the Jingle Jump toy in France. Dansez Le Jingle Jump is a cover version of Jingle Jump bei Danny Peil and the Tigers/Apollos.

When I first listened to this EP, I immediately thought: This does not sound like a budget-group doing a half-assed promo song, but an established rock´n´roll band. I listened to it again and again. Finally it hit me: I know this voice! It sounds like Eddy Mitchell!

I found reference to the record in the book La belle histoire des groupes de rock français des années 60 by Jean Chalvidant and Hervé Mouvet published in 2001: In 1962, Eddy Mitchell broke up with Chausettes Noires and went solo in 1963. In 1964 he briefly got together with Les Fantômes and recorded these four beat tunes…

JINGLE JUMPERS, La lecon de jingle jump, 1965

JINGLE JUMPERS, Jumpin´ the jingle, 1965

JINGLE JUMPERS, Dansez le jingle, 1965

JINGLE JUMPERS, Jingle jump champions, 1965

THE TIGERS, Flip Side,1964

Posted: October 28, 2017 | Author: mischalke04 | Filed under: 60s, Promotional Records, Rock´n´Roll Records | Leave a comment

This record has been postes by various blogs over the years and you can easily find it on youtube. Kinda boring to post it here, I know. But it ties-in with my next record, that also promoted the Jingle Jump toy.

Like the Hoola Hoop in 1958, the Jingle Jump was a rock´n´roll toy for children. It was manufactured in Milwaukee, Wiskonsin, also the home of the Raynard label that put out this promotional record by local rock´n´roll group Danny Peil & the Tigers (also known as Danny Peil & The Apollos).

The flip is a nice, overamplified instrumental rocker. Kinda undeservingly simply called Flip Side…

THE TIGERS, Flip Side,1964

DANNY PEIL AND THE TIGERS, Jingle Jump, 1964

Television commercial for the Jingle Jump toy:

BLUEJEAN-JENNY, Rumpelstilzchen-Boogie, 1958

Posted: October 27, 2017 | Author: mischalke04 | Filed under: 50s, Berlin Records, Flexible Records, Germany, Rock´n´Roll Records | Leave a comment

Rumpelstilzchen-Boogie is a German cover version of Lou Monte´s Someone Else Is Taking You Home. The German lyrics, written by Klaus Doll and Nicolaus Hix, are completely unrelated to the original and were probably made to fit the kiddie rock´n´roll concept.

The Berlin ultra-budget flexi-label Rondo took over both sides from the Austrian Harmona 3-D label. Changing the pseudonym from Bluejean-Jenny to Susanne, the sides were also released in Austria by Schallplattengilde Gutenberg. Discogs and various German collector-sites accredit both releases to Susanne Adorjan, most likely because she was the only Susanne in the roster of both labels.

Rumpelstiltskin-Boogie…

BLUEJEAN-JENNY, Rumpelstilzchen-Boogie

Bluejean Cinderella was originally recorded by the The Peewees (a group of kids!) for Josie Records. German lyrics were written by Horst de Gray and Tambour, who also wrote similar teenage material in 1958 for Austrian Rocker Robert Benett (“Das freu´t mich so” (Jive after Five – Carl Perkins), “Insgeheim” (Secretly -Jimmie Rogers) and “Total Verrückt” (All Shook Up – Elvis).