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Land of 1000 Dances: The Rampart Records 58th Anniversary Complete Singles Collection
Land of 1000 Dances: The Rampart Records 58th Anniversary Complete Singles Collection
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Format: CD (4 disc)
Release Date: Nov 29, 2019
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With "Land of 1000 Dances (Naa, Na, Na, Na, Naa)," L.A.'s Cannibal & the Headhunters had one of the great party hits of the '60s. It hit number 30 on the charts and inspired one of Wilson Pickett's finest covers. The group never followed it up with any hits, but their album, 1965's Land of 1000 Dances on Rampart, is a lost classic, one of the strongest you are likely to hear from a mid-'60s "party" band. Backed by musicians borrowed from the cream of the city's Latin groups like Thee Midniters and the Premiers, the group runs through a selection of contemporary hits like the Temptations' "My Girl," Junior Walker's "Shotgun," and the Ad Libs' "The Boy from New York City" and a handful of originals composed by the band and fellow members of the Rampart Records family like Chick Carlton and Larry Tamblyn. The covers are fun and energetic, but the originals like "Strange World," a powerful ballad led by Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia's yearning lead, the stomping brown-eyed soul shouter "Don't Let Her Go," and "The Fat Man," a loose frat rocker with some wild harmonica, demonstrate what an exciting and fun band they were. The only fault with the album is that the group never followed it up. [In 2005 Varese Sarabande re-released the original album with the addition of six bonus tracks, which taken together comprised the group's entire recorded output for Rampart. The six tracks are as good as anything on the album. A couple are even better like "Nau Ninny Nau" and the aching soul ballad "Please Baby Please." The disc is a long-overdue pleasure and a must purchase for lovers of mid-'60s rock & roll.] ~ Tim Sendra
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Darling, (Please Bring Your Love)
2 - Friendship
3 - Facts of Love
4 - Sweeter Than Candy
5 - Ridin the Rails [Instrumental]
6 - Ripple [Instrumental]
7 - Home on the Range
8 - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
9 - La, La, La, La, La
10 - Huggie's Bunnies [Instrumental]
11 - "Land of 1000 Dances" Na, Na, Na, Na, Na
12 - I' ll Show You How to Love Me
13 - Fine, Fine, Fine
14 - Beaver Shot [Instrumental]
15 - Here Comes Love
16 - Nau Ninny Nau
17 - Girl I Love You
18 - Nothing I Wouldn't Do
19 - Follow the Music
20 - I Need Your Loving
21 - Sloop Dance
22 - Sonny & Cher [Instrumental]
Disc 2:
1 - "Land of 1000 Dances" Na, Na, Na, Na, Na
2 - Chinese Checkers
3 - Poochum [Instrumental]
4 - Gonna Be a Big Man
5 - Crazy Little Things
6 - Walkin
7 - Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go ?
8 - Great Crusade
9 - My Heart Cries
10 - Nursery Rhymes
11 - It Hurts Me
12 - Please, Baby, Please
13 - Out of Sight
14 - Showdown (At the Union Hall)
15 - Memories
16 - These Feelings
17 - It Hurts Me
18 - Got to Have You (Can't Live Without You)
19 - Come On Home
20 - I Had a Strange Dream
21 - This Is the Way I Feel
22 - Hector, Pt. 1 [Instrumental]
23 - Hector, Pt. 2 [Instrumental]
Disc 3:
1 - I'm Leaving
2 - Mississippi Delta
3 - Cat Walk (aka the Panther) [Instrumental]
4 - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Instrumental]
5 - Girl in My Dreams
6 - (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me
7 - Evil Ways
8 - When You're Gone
9 - Lonely Prisoner
10 - Strange Dream
11 - Crystal Blue Persuasion
12 - If I should Win Your Love
13 - Cho Cho San, Pt. 1
14 - Cho Cho San, Pt. 2
15 - Cucaracha
16 - You're So Right for Me
17 - Over Please
18 - Frisco Disco
19 - Boogie Butt
Disc 4:
1 - Rock and Roller by Night
2 - Flame of Love
3 - Baby We're Through
4 - Here I Go
5 - Vision Love
6 - Vision De Amor
7 - Huracan
8 - Mi Hombre De Chocolate
9 - Negra Tiburcia
10 - Feliz Cumpleanos
11 - Right Here Waiting
12 - Aqui Estoy Esperondote
13 - Cucaracha
14 - You're So Right for Me
15 - Na Na Song (Land of 1000 Dances)
1 - Darling, (Please Bring Your Love)
2 - Friendship
3 - Facts of Love
4 - Sweeter Than Candy
5 - Ridin the Rails [Instrumental]
6 - Ripple [Instrumental]
7 - Home on the Range
8 - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
9 - La, La, La, La, La
10 - Huggie's Bunnies [Instrumental]
11 - "Land of 1000 Dances" Na, Na, Na, Na, Na
12 - I' ll Show You How to Love Me
13 - Fine, Fine, Fine
14 - Beaver Shot [Instrumental]
15 - Here Comes Love
16 - Nau Ninny Nau
17 - Girl I Love You
18 - Nothing I Wouldn't Do
19 - Follow the Music
20 - I Need Your Loving
21 - Sloop Dance
22 - Sonny & Cher [Instrumental]
Disc 2:
1 - "Land of 1000 Dances" Na, Na, Na, Na, Na
2 - Chinese Checkers
3 - Poochum [Instrumental]
4 - Gonna Be a Big Man
5 - Crazy Little Things
6 - Walkin
7 - Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go ?
8 - Great Crusade
9 - My Heart Cries
10 - Nursery Rhymes
11 - It Hurts Me
12 - Please, Baby, Please
13 - Out of Sight
14 - Showdown (At the Union Hall)
15 - Memories
16 - These Feelings
17 - It Hurts Me
18 - Got to Have You (Can't Live Without You)
19 - Come On Home
20 - I Had a Strange Dream
21 - This Is the Way I Feel
22 - Hector, Pt. 1 [Instrumental]
23 - Hector, Pt. 2 [Instrumental]
Disc 3:
1 - I'm Leaving
2 - Mississippi Delta
3 - Cat Walk (aka the Panther) [Instrumental]
4 - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go [Instrumental]
5 - Girl in My Dreams
6 - (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me
7 - Evil Ways
8 - When You're Gone
9 - Lonely Prisoner
10 - Strange Dream
11 - Crystal Blue Persuasion
12 - If I should Win Your Love
13 - Cho Cho San, Pt. 1
14 - Cho Cho San, Pt. 2
15 - Cucaracha
16 - You're So Right for Me
17 - Over Please
18 - Frisco Disco
19 - Boogie Butt
Disc 4:
1 - Rock and Roller by Night
2 - Flame of Love
3 - Baby We're Through
4 - Here I Go
5 - Vision Love
6 - Vision De Amor
7 - Huracan
8 - Mi Hombre De Chocolate
9 - Negra Tiburcia
10 - Feliz Cumpleanos
11 - Right Here Waiting
12 - Aqui Estoy Esperondote
13 - Cucaracha
14 - You're So Right for Me
15 - Na Na Song (Land of 1000 Dances)