Genre: Eclectic Label: Ace Records Format:CDCatalogue Id:CDCHD 1576

This product is also available in these versions: Richard Hawley’s Jukebox, LP (£30.00)

Ace are thrilled to be working with seminal singer-songwriter, toast of this year’s Olivier Awards and all-round Sheffield legend Richard Hawley on this, the first volume of a compilation series of some of his favourite singles. These are a choice selection of 28 7’’s that Richard has collected on his travels around the globe, through friends, family, collectors, word of mouth, thrift shop finds, pub jukebox gems and all that’s in-between. Richard refers to the glue that joins these selections together as ‘Little Bangers’ as they are all mini hand grenades, bright lights that explode and fizzle out, some big names, some rarities, some lost souls, some obscurities, some by artists he actively enjoys knowing almost nothing about other than they want to get him on his feet and dance. Many are garage instrumentals, exposing the guitar-line as lead melody and the art of telling a story without lyrics.

As Richard puts it, ‘I’m fascinated by the 7-inch single because of the discipline of it. A 7-inch single can only contain a certain amount of information... So, you have to learn the discipline of cramming all that information and craft into a short space of time. If you imagine this album as a piece of bacon, there’s absolutely no fat on it at all. It’s just juicy meat. There aren’t flabby recordings, they are very nimble.’

We’re extra proud that the Hendrix Estate have allowed us to include Curtis Knight & The Squires’ ferocious and never previously licensed ‘Hornet’s Nest’ which naturally we proudly kick off with and the pace never slackens, taking in the Shadows, Link Wray, The Troggs, The Champs, Jimmy Gordon and so many more besides. It’s joyful, it’s relentless, and you can listen to it on repeat for a thousand miles. To give Richard the last word, ‘My advice to everybody, is keep on the surfboard, motherfucker. These records have kept me on my surfboard for decades, you know what I’m saying?’

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Side 1

• 01 Preview Hornet’s Nest - Curtis Knight & The Squires feat. Jimi Hendrix
• 02 Preview Nasty - The Timekeepers
• 03 Preview Path Through The Forest (Version) - The Factory
• 04 Preview Get On This Plane - The Premiers
• 05 Preview Scotch On The Socks - The Shadows
• 06 Preview Quasimoto - The Road Runners
• 07 Preview Lazy Rebel - Twangy Rebels
• 08 Preview Swinging Drums - Ronny Kae
• 09 Preview Cuttin’ Out - Rockin’ Ronald & The Rebels
• 10 Preview Honky - The Ho-Dads
• 11 Preview Black Night - Cheryl Thompson
• 12 Preview Long Line Rider - Bobby Darin
• 13 Preview Poppin’ Popeye - Link Wray & The Ray Men
• 14 Preview Hot-Rod - King Curtis
• 15 Preview Feels Like A Woman - The Troggs
• 16 Preview Cuttin’ Out - The Pirates
• 17 Preview Where You Gonna Go - Art Guy
• 18 Preview Neb’s Tune - Ahab & The Wailers
• 19 Preview Buzzzzzz - Jimmy Gordon
• 20 Preview Jungle Walk - The Dyna-Sores
• 21 Preview Surfin’ & Swingin’ (Shorter Version) - Les Brown Jr
• 22 Preview Tahiti - Jimmy & Stan
• 23 Preview Bawana Jinde - Al Duncan
• 24 Preview Dead End Part 1 - The Executioners
• 25 Preview Requiem For Love - Bobbie Gentry & Jody Reynolds
• 26 Preview 3/4 Mash - The Champs
• 27 Preview El Gato - The Chandelles
• 28 Preview It’s Nothing To Me - Sanford Clark

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