The Kingsmen in Person

The Kingsmen in Person
The Kingsmen in Person
	US cover
Studio album by The Kingsmen
Released	December 1963
Recorded	April and November 1963
Genre	Garage rock
Length	41:53
Label	Wand 657
Producer	Jerry Dennon
The Kingsmen chronology
Singles from The Kingsmen In Person
	"Louie Louie"; Released: May 1963 (Wand 143); "Money"; Released: March 1964 (Wand 150);

Last updated June 13, 2025

1 2 Rabid, Jack. "The Kingsmen in Person review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 24, 2012.
1 2 Jopling, Norman (December 12, 1964). "The Kingmen: In Person" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 196. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
↑ Blecha 2009, p. 137
↑ Marsh 1993, p. 100
↑ Blecha 2009, p. 147
↑ Marsh 1993, p. 111
↑ Zimmerman, Dick (1963). The Kingsmen In Person (LP liner notes). New York: Wand Records.
↑ Blecha 2009, p. 148
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums . Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-117-9.
↑ Cash Box magazine, January 19, 1964, p. 32.
↑ "Scepter Party Pure Gold in N.Y." (PDF). Record World . December 11, 1965. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
↑ Jackson, Josh; Black, Annie (January 29, 2018). "The 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time". Paste Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
↑ Julian Ferebee Bright also wrote and recorded as Larry Bright.
↑ LP and CD incorrectly cite Leiber and Stoller as songwriters.
↑ Originally released by Henry Strzlecki's group The Four Flickers in 1959. Subsequently covered by Jerry Woodard, Bob Luman, Murry Kellum, the Beach Boys and many others.
↑ The original 1961 release by the Phil Upchurch Combo credited Clark-Upchurch-Muldrow as songwriters. Phil Upchurch and Cornell Muldrow had previously been members of Dee Clark's touring band. Many sources also credit Kal Mann as a co-writer.
↑ "Dessie Rozier" was a pseudonym used by James Brown.
↑ Written by Jack Ely and Don Gallucci, but credited to Lynn Easton
↑ John Mangiagli also wrote and performed as "The Real Gamma Goochee". More at www.gammagoochee.com.
↑ "The Kingsmen in Person awards". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 24, 2012.

References

Blecha, Peter (2009). Sonic Boom! The History of Northwest Rock: From Louie Louie to Smells Like Teen Spirit. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0879309466.
Marsh, Dave (1993). Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'n' Roll Song . New York City: Hyperion Books. ISBN 1562828657.

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[AllMusic-1] 1 2 Rabid, Jack. "The Kingsmen in Person review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 24, 2012.

[mirror-2] 1 2 Jopling, Norman (December 12, 1964). "The Kingmen: In Person" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 196. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

[Blecha137-3] Blecha 2009, p. 137

[4] Marsh 1993, p. 100

[Blecha147-5] Blecha 2009, p. 147

[6] Marsh 1993, p. 111

[7] Zimmerman, Dick (1963). The Kingsmen In Person (LP liner notes). New York: Wand Records.

[Blecha148-8] Blecha 2009, p. 148

[Top_Pop_Albums-9] Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums . Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-117-9.

[10] Cash Box magazine, January 19, 1964, p. 32.

[11] "Scepter Party Pure Gold in N.Y." (PDF). Record World . December 11, 1965. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

[12] Jackson, Josh; Black, Annie (January 29, 2018). "The 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time". Paste Magazine. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[13] Julian Ferebee Bright also wrote and recorded as Larry Bright.

[14] LP and CD incorrectly cite Leiber and Stoller as songwriters.

[15] Originally released by Henry Strzlecki's group The Four Flickers in 1959. Subsequently covered by Jerry Woodard, Bob Luman, Murry Kellum, the Beach Boys and many others.

[16] The original 1961 release by the Phil Upchurch Combo credited Clark-Upchurch-Muldrow as songwriters. Phil Upchurch and Cornell Muldrow had previously been members of Dee Clark's touring band. Many sources also credit Kal Mann as a co-writer.

[17] "Dessie Rozier" was a pseudonym used by James Brown.

[18] Written by Jack Ely and Don Gallucci, but credited to Lynn Easton

[19] John Mangiagli also wrote and performed as "The Real Gamma Goochee". More at www.gammagoochee.com.

[20] "The Kingsmen in Person awards". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 24, 2012.