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The soundtrack was released on April 14, 1978, two months ahead of the film's release. [1] As with most musicals of the period, the vocal takes recorded for the album release–and in some cases the instrumental background as well–do not lock to picture but were recorded during entirely different soundtrack sessions often months prior or subsequent to the performances used for lip sync in ...
Greasy Love Songs is a compilation album by Frank Zappa, released in 2010. The album consists of the original vinyl mix of Cruising with Ruben & the Jets (1968), with bonus material, including previously unreleased tracks from the original sessions, the single version of "Jelly Roll Gum Drop", and " audio documentary " material.
Looking for an Echo" is a doo-wop song written by Richard Reicheg. There have been several popular versions of the song recorded, including: The original version by Kenny Vance, first released as an Atlantic records single in 1975. This version also appeared on Vance's album Vance 32.
Grease is a musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.Named after the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as greasers and set in 1959 at the fictional Rydell High School in Northwest Chicago [1] (based on Taft High School in Chicago, Illinois, [2] and named after rock singer Bobby Rydell [3]), the musical follows ten working-class teenagers as ...
One false etymology or backronym of wop is that it is an acronym for "without passport" or "without papers", implying that Italian immigrants entered the U.S. as undocumented or illegal immigrants. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The term has nothing to do with immigration documents, as these were not required by U.S. immigration officers until 1924, [ 12 ...
The music of Cruising with Ruben & the Jets was the most straightforward genre work the Mothers of Invention had performed yet, attempting to faithfully reproduce the sound of 1950s doo-wop and rock and roll. [2] However, the arrangements included quotes from Igor Stravinsky pieces and unusual chord changes and tempos. [7] [8]
Tracks 1–2 to 1-16 taken from the album Take It Greasy; Tracks 1–21 to 1-22 solo tracks by Frankie J. Holden; Tracks 1–23 to 1-28 and 2–1 to 2-3 taken from the album Fiveslivejive; Tracks 2–4, 2-5 and 2–8 to 2-13 taken from the album Cruisin' for a Bruisin' Tracks 2–14 to 2-17 taken from the album The Vault
Greasy Pop Records was an independent record label founded by Doug Thomas in 1980. [1] From May 1978 Thomas was a guitarist for Adelaide-based indie rock group The Dagoes (as Frankie Thomas). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In February 1980 Thomas financed The Dagoes extended play, The Dagoes Sell Soul which was "American-oriented rock'n'roll" and was the debut ...