Gene Vincent - Bird-Doggin' - London : HLH 10079 DJ (45s)

Website - http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/ Find Us On Discogs @ https://www.discogs.com/seller/johnma... Facebook -   / johnmanship   After Gene's groundbreaking "Be Bop A Lula" in June 1956 followed by a plethora of "Rockers" through his parent label Capitol over the next 7 years did more for the Rockabilly sound than most. Gene of course is considered an icon of Rockabilly, through the early sixties his style deviated as he tried to find more hits; In the case of this 1966 flop, it had become a glorious fusion of R&B, Rock N' Roll and MOD. His die-hard fans never went for this Keith Colley composition and it fell into obscurity. Not selling on the USA Challenge release or this September 1966 UK press. The early Soul collectors past it by, even though it features a squealing Blues harmonica whistling through insane pumping guitar pulses, ridden perfectly by Gene snarling vocal. All those ingredients now featuring strongly in the top R&B DJ sets across the globe, its brutal intensity maybe too muscular in 1966 for the California crowd and certainly not what his British fans wanted from their beloved King of Rockabilly. As the 1966 yellow British promo this is a real 45 treasure, a prize for the British R&B DJ and collector, all in beautifully clean condition PS the Jerry Fuller penned R&B Tittyshaker on the flipside is damn great also... and you don't need me to tell you that the USA press on Challenge is also damn hard to capture, but this gorgeous yellow promo is the real prize! Condition Report Two clean promo label, running time rubberstamped on the on the labels. 4 prong centre intact, full gloss miont minus vinyl revealing only the merest sign of archive sleeve storage hairlines. TOP COPY "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." Videos & Art by Paul Royle -   / paul.royle.18   Gene Vincent - Bird-Doggin' - London : HLH 10079 DJ (45s)