| The Kingsmen Volume 3 | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Length | 36:11 | |||
| Label | Wand | |||
| Producer | Jerry Dennon for Jerden Productions | |||
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| Singles from The Kingsmen Volume 3 | ||||
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The Kingsmen Volume 3 is the third album by the rock band the Kingsmen, released in 1965.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The Kingsmen's third album featured "The Jolly Green Giant", a novelty number which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and #25 on the Billboard R&B chart, along with several other R&B classics and a couple of Wailers covers. As with previous albums, crowd noise overdubs were added on some tracks to simulate a live performance. The album sold well due to the success of "The Jolly Green Giant", the group's frenetic touring schedule, and the ongoing controversy over the lyrics of "Louie Louie". It entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on February 20, 1965, and remained for 18 weeks, peaking at No. 22. [2]
The February 27, 1965 issue of Billboard Magazine reviewed the album: [3]
The LP was released in the U.S. in mono (WDM 662) and stereo (WDS 662) versions, and also released in Canada (Reo 676) and Taiwan (First FL-1305, orange vinyl, titled Hello! The Kingsmen). The album was not released in the UK. In 1993 Sundazed and Bear Family reissued the album on CD with bonus tracks "Since You Been Gone", "It's Only The Dog" and "The Wolf Of Manhattan", and without crowd noise overdubs. The CD also moved "The Jolly Green Giant" from track 1 to track 3.
Early LP pressings omitted bassist Norm Sundholm from the sleeve notes. The title on the labels was "Vol. III" vs. "Volume 3" elsewhere. The Canadian release had a yellow sticker at the top of the cover with "Featuring Jolly Green Giant", the Kingsmen single that reached #1 on the Canadian charts.
† CD bonus tracks
Note: Track times are from the Sundazed reissue CD and differ in some cases from listings on the original Wand LP.
The 8-track release (Wand 92-662) divided the track list into four programs and altered the track order to 3-7-12, 1-2-4, 5-6-11, 8-9-10.
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 22 |
| U.S. Cashbox Top LPs | 10 |
| U.S. Record World Top LPs | 11 |
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