Gotta Take That One Last Ride

Gotta Take That One Last Ride Artist: Jan & Dean
Label: One Way Records Inc
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724381868829
EAN: 0724381868829
ASIN: B000002R1A


Release Date: 1996-07-23

Gotta Take That One Last Ride


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Tracks:

  1. Surfin'
  2. Surfin' Safari
  3. Sidwalk Surfin'
  4. Summer Means Fun
  5. One-Piece Topless Bathing Suit
  6. Vegetables
  7. Ride The Wild Surf
  8. Honolulu Lulu
  9. Sunshine Music
  10. Gonna Hustle You
  11. Surf City
  12. Drag City
  13. The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
  14. The Anaheim, Azusa And Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association
  15. Drag Strip Girl
  16. Schlock Rod (Part 1)
  17. Schlock Rod (Part 2)
  18. Dead Man's Curve
  19. Little Deuce Coupe
  20. Popsicle
  21. Three Window Coupe
  22. Hot Stocker
  23. Bucket T
  24. I Get Around

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mono versions are the best.......2006-03-09

This is the best Jan & Dean collection I have found. Not only does it have the single mono versions of their best known hits, "Surf City", "Dead Man's Curve" etc.,but it has rare stuff also.
The best of these are "Gonna Hustle You"(early version of "The New Girl In School"), "Vegetables" which was first recorded by The Beach Boys on "Smiley Smile". This version is much more commercial and could have been a hit for them. Including covers from other surf bands such as Ronnie & the Daytonas "Bucket T" and The Rip Chords "Three Window Coupe" makes this essential for the Jan & Dean fans.
Dean Torrence has said he never liked the stereo mixes and if stereo is your preference, The Legendary Masters Series has them plus alot more.

4 out of 5 stars They don't seem too interested........2006-03-05

This double LP was originally released in the mid-'70s to capitalize on the success of the Beach Boys compilation "Endless Summer". In fact, there are five cover versions of Beach Boys songs here. Most of the songs are either about surfing or cars. Dean, who compiled the album, managed to sneak in a couple of his solo recordings, with "Vegetables" and "Sunshine Music". Those two tracks don't really fit the "theme" of the rest of the album. Anyway, this is a fun album that features not only hits, but also fun album tracks like "Schlock Rod" and "Bucket T". And it's in mono.

4 out of 5 stars A great place to start your Jan and Dean collection.......2004-03-30

This is a nice introduction to Jan and Dean's music; specifically, to the music they're best known and loved for: their surfin' and hot rod music from 1962-1965.

Of the 24 songs on this CD, only seven of them were hit singles, which to me is its strength: some of my favorite Jan and Dean music ("Hot Stocker," "I Gotta Drive," "Summer Means Fun," "One Piece Topless Bathing Suit," "Bucket T") was buried as "filler" on albums like DRAG CITY, DEADMAN'S CURVE, and THE LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA. It's nice to have a sampler of both the hits and the misses together.

A note: as I write this, I have in my hands the original United Artists double vinyl LP set, and, like this CD reissue, the original Lp was issued in "quazi-moto- monaural," not stereo as another reviewer stated. That's another reason this package is valuable, since monaural mixes of most of this stuff have long since vanished, and since monaural mixes of the day were often superior to their stereo counterparts (they were often mixed "hotter" for AM radio-portable record player-etc).

1 out of 5 stars Mistitled!!! Should be "the MONO collection"!!!.......2002-01-09

I used to have the original stereo United Artists "Gotta Take That One Last Ride" on 8-track and it sounded MUCH better than this. Unfortunately, some[one] decided to compile EVERY single track in MONO and use the same track listing for this CD. If you're a mono purist, this is definately the CD for you. However, if you want to hear Jan and Dean in true stereo like the original Liberty records, I would whole-heartedly recommond avoid buying products from One Way Records. If they ever heard of more than One Way, maybe they wouldn't have chosen the Wrong Way!

4 out of 5 stars

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