| The Kingsmen Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Length | 33:43 | |||
| Label | Wand | |||
| Producer | Paul Tannen, Mark Wildey | |||
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The Kingsmen Greatest Hits is the seventh album by American rock band The Kingsmen,released in 1966.
The Kingsmen's seventh album completed their career arc in the 1960s with a compilation of previous releases including all eight of their Billboard Hot 100 singles. One new song,"Don't Say No" (released as a single in 1967),was also included. The album did not make the Billboard LP chart. [1]
Both mono (WDM 681) and stereo (WDS 681) versions were released. International releases included Canada (Wand 681) and United Kingdom (Marble Arch MAL829,different cover,only ten tracks). The LP was also released in Germany in 1973 (Metronome 200 104,different cover). The album has not been reissued on CD.
The group described the album cover as a "licorice pizza". [2]
The initial 8-track tape release (Wand 821-681) had only 12 tracks and a different order (A:4-7-11,B:2-3-12,C:1-10-14,D:6-9-13),omitting "The Climb" and "Killer Joe",and with the cover listing only "12 Great Hits" vs. "14 Great Hits" on the LP. The cassette tape release likewise had only 12 tracks and a different order (A:4-7-11-2-3-13,B:1-10-14-6-9-12),omitting the same two tracks and switching the positions of "David's Mood" and "Don't Say No". A later 8-track tape release (Wand TWDS 681) had 16 tracks,repeating "Little Latin Lupe Lu" and "Money",and a different order (A:1-4-5-13,2-3-7-14,8-9-10-12,4-6-7-11). An early reel-to-reel release (Wand 21-681) had only 12 tracks while a later release (Wand WDX 681) had 14.
All tracks except as noted below:
Louie Louie
Money
Don't Say No
Producers:Paul Tannen &Mark Wildey. Liner notes:Sam Goff. Art direction and cover design:Burt Goldblatt.
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