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The Coasters: There's A Riot Going On: The Coasters On Atco
individually numbered limited edition
of 4000 Copies.
113 Tracks
11 Unreleased
4 Discs
Catalogue Number:
R2 7740
$79.98
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“From 1956 to 1961, the Coasters released a string of classic singles that reflected the life of the American teenager with keen wit and hot, rocking harmonies. ...The Coasters parlayed their R&B roots into rock and roll hits by delivering Leiber and Stoller's serio-comic tunes in an uptempo doo-wop style. Beneath the humor the songs often made incisive points about American culture for those willing to dig a little deeper.”
- from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame web page on The Coasters' 1987 induction
The Coasters were, in fact, the first group ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - all those so recognized in 1986, the inaugural year, were individual artists. It's a singular honor that's a fitting testament to their unique sound, stellar vocalizations and riotously great material. Rhino Handmade was more than willing to dig a little deeper into their body of work for THERE'A A RIOT GOING' ON: THE COASTERS ON ATCO, a 4-CD boxed set including an entire disc of rarities and previously unreleased tracks. You won't be able to stop yourself from shoutin'!
Boasting tracks spanning 1955-1966, THERE'A A RIOT GOING' ON: THE COASTERS ON ATCO is available exclusively from Rhino Handmade in an individually numbered, limited edition of only 4000 copies for $79.98 a piece. Clocking in just a hair under three hours of music, this ultimate celebration of The Coasters features in-depth notes by writer-actor James Ritz, who also co-produced the compilation.
In his booklet essay “Comedy Is A Serious Business,” Ritz writes, “During the golden days of the doo-wop era, The Coasters established themselves as the most original act in a wide field that predominately covered the narrow boundaries of teen angst and pubescent longings. What seemed like effortless excursions into the realm of comedic diversions were actually highly crafted musical short stories that sometimes took 25-30 takes to sharpen to perfection. The fact that they were delivered by four past-their-teenage-years African-American adults made their accomplishments even more incongruous, and the group became one of the first black acts to crack pop music's rapidly decaying racial barriers during the mid-to-late '50s, going on to become rock 'n' roll superstars.”
It all started in Los Angeles in the late 1940s with the vocal group The Robins, who were originally affiliated with Savoy Records and producer Johnny Otis. In 1953, they signed with Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller's Spark Records, where they had hits with “Riot In Cell Block #9,” “I Must Be Dreamin'” and “Smokey Joe's Café,” a #10 R&B single.
The breakout success of the latter song - which in 1995 became the title of a theatrical celebration of Leiber & Stoller's tunes that went on to be the longest running musical revue in Broadway history - led to a production deal for the songwriting duo at Atco in New York City. The Robins were included in the deal, but the move east split the group. Carl Gardner and Bobby Nunn went to NYC with Leiber & Stoller, renamed their outfit The Coasters as a nod to their cross-continental relocation, and rounded out the original core lineup with Billy Guy and Leon Hughes.
The group rocketed fourteen songs up the Billboard R&B charts - eight of them crossed over to the pop Top 40 and two, “Yakety Yak” and “Poison Ivy,” hit # 1 on both charts. Other classics include “Young Blood” (#2 R&B/#8 pop), “Searchin'”(#1 R&B/#3 pop), “Charlie Brown” (#2 R&B/#2 pop) and “Along Came Jones” (#14 R&B/#9 pop).
It's not all about the numbers, though - these and other hits are just the tip of the iceberg on this landmark collection from Rhino Handmade. Disc One of THERE'A A RIOT GOING' ON: THE COASTERS ON ATCO opens with a dozen sides from The Robins, including all their signature songs. Fourteen tracks from the original lineup follow, and the CD closes with two cuts from the second lineup, Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Will “Dub” Jones, Cornell Gunter. Many mono single masters are featured. Disc Two coasts through thirty-one classics tracks, with an emphasis on stereo masters and, as with Disc One, Leiber & Stoller-composed and produced tracks, although other songwriters are represented.
Disc Three follows the group into the '60s and through another personnel evolution, a lineup comprised of Carl Gardner, Billy Guy, Will “Dub” Jones and Earl “Speedo” Carroll. While some Leiber & Stoller songs are featured, songwriting credits run further afield, including The Coasters' takes on Jesse Stone's “Money Honey,” Ashford & Simpson's “Let's Go Get Stoned” and “Bell Bottom Slacks And A Chinese Kimono,” penned by none other than Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. Disc Four - Unreleased, Alternates & Rarities - presents an unprecedented wealth of just that, including selections culled from mono and stereo masters, many of them previously unissued.
In an early '90s interview, Jerry Leiber said, “Our songs…were R&B hits that white kids were attracted to, and if people bought it, it became rock and roll.” No wonder everybody's always pickin' on The Coasters for a sound and attitude that changed the course of music. Dig - and dig it - deeper than ever on THERE'A A RIOT GOING' ON: THE COASTERS ON ATCO.
TRACK LISTING
WITH QUICKTIME AUDIO SAMPLES
JUST CLICK ON THE BEFORE EACH TITLE TO LISTEN
ALL TIMES APPROXIMATE
TRACK LISTING
THE HATCHET MAN
I LOVE PARIS
WHADAYA WANT?
IF TEARDROPS WERE KISSES
WRAP IT UP
RIOT IN CELL BLOCK #9
LOOP DE LOOP MAMBO
ONE KISS
I MUST BE DREAMIN'
FRAMED
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE
JUST LIKE A FOOL
BRAZIL
DOWN IN MEXICO
ONE KISS LED TO ANOTHER
TURTLE DOVIN'
LOLA
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
YOUNG BLOOD
SEARCHIN'
(WHEN SHE WANTS GOOD LOVIN') MY BABY COMES TO ME
IDOL WITH THE GOLDEN HEAD
WHAT IS THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS?
WAIT A MINUTE
DANCE!
GEE, GOLLY
ZING! WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART [Stereo Master]
THREE COOL CATS [Stereo Master]
YAKETY YAK [Stereo Master]
STEWBALL [Stereo Master]
SORRY BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS [Stereo Master]
THE SHADOW KNOWS [Stereo Master]
I'M A HOG FOR YOU
CROCODILE* [Stereo]
CHARLIE BROWN [Stereo Master]
HEY SEXY [Stereo Master]
ALONG CAME JONES
THAT IS ROCK & ROLL
WHAT ABOUT US
POISON IVY
RUN RED RUN
KEEP ON ROLLING
BESAME MUCHO, PART I
BESAME MUCHO, PART II
THE SNAKE AND THE BOOK WORM
WAKE ME, SHAKE ME
LADY LIKE
EASY LIVING [Stereo Master]
DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE [Stereo Master]
MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT [Stereo Master]
MOONGLOW [Stereo Master]
YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO [Stereo Master]
AUTUMN LEAVES [Stereo Master]
GEE BABY AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU [Stereo Master]
SATIN DOLL [Stereo Master]
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT [Stereo Master]
WILLOW WEEP FOR ME [Stereo Master]
BUT BEAUTIFUL [Stereo Master]
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET [Stereo Master]
THUMBIN' A RIDE
SHOPPIN' FOR CLOTHES [Stereo Master]
RIDIN' HOOD [Stereo Master]
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (PART I)
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (PART II)
LITTLE EGYPT (YING YANG)
HONGRY
TEACH ME HOW TO SHIMMY
MY BABE [Stereo Master]
BAD BLOOD
(AIN'T THAT) JUST LIKE ME [Stereo Master]
THE CLIMB [Stereo Master]
BULL TICK WALTZ
THE P.T.A.
T'AIN'T NOTHIN' TO ME [Live Album Master/Stereo]
SPEEDO'S BACK IN TOWN [Live Album Master/Stereo]
BAD DETECTIVE
LOVEY DOVEY
WILD ONE
I MUST BE DREAMING [1964 Version]
MONEY HONEY
LET'S GO GET STONED
CRAZY BABY
BELL BOTTOM SLACKS AND A CHINESE KIMONO
SHE'S A YUM YUM
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY
YAKETY YAK* [Take #5/Stereo]
THREE COOL CATS* [Take #1/Stereo]
(WHEN SHE WANTS GOOD LOVIN') MY BABY COMES TO ME* [Alternate Take]
RIDIN'HOOD* [Take #28/Stereo]
THE SHADOW KNOWS* [Take #2/Stereo]
I'M A HOG FOR YOU* [Slow Version/Stereo]
CHARLIE BROWN* [Alternate Take/Stereo]
POISON IVY [Alternate Version/Stereo]
THAT IS ROCK & ROLL [Alternate Version/Stereo]
THE SLIME [Alternate Version of “The Climb”/Stereo]
RUN RED RUN [Alternate Version/Stereo]
HEY SEXY* [Alternate Arrangement/Stereo]
THE SNAKE AND THE BOOK WORM [Alternate Version/Stereo]
BAD BLOOD [Alternate Version/Stereo]
KEEP ON ROLLING [Alternate Version/Stereo]
ALONG CAME JONES [Alternate Version/Stereo]
LITTLE EGYPT (YING YANG) [Alternate Version/Stereo]
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS [Alternate Version/Stereo]
WHAT ABOUT US [Alternate Version/Stereo]
I'M A HOG FOR YOU (“YEA YEA” VERSION)* [Stereo]
CROCODILE* [Take #1]
YAKETY YAK* [Take #3]
WAKE ME SHAKE ME [Stereo]
POISON IVY [Alternate Take/Stereo]
I'M A HOG FOR YOU* [Undubbed Master/Stereo]
THREE COOL CATS [Extended Stereo Master]
DANCE [Extended Version]
YAKETY YAK [Alternate Version]
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Willy
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