This great track never made the pop singles charts for Eddie -- probably due to the poor idstribution Crest Records suffered from at that time. Things improved when he signed with Liberty and recorded his most famous works. But "Skinny Jim" -- with or without the later overdubsd -- SHOULD have been a massive hit.
This is the exact same version as the one with the wild piano and drums. They were dubbed later on, but I don't know if it was done during Eddie's lifetime. You can tell because on both versions the vocals are exactly the same including his messing up one of the "bebopalula Skinny Jim" lines he rushed.
Classic Eddie ushering in rock with ATTITUDE!!! You can have his Elvis-apeing ballads. Liberty Records missed the boat casting Eddie as both a rocker and a crooner, but, in fairness to Liberty, hindsight is pretty accurate 50 years later!
Hi, Eddie had this song released in July 1956 (it was a Crest RPM), Be Bop A Lula was released in June 1956, the B side of Woman Love (on Capitol records).
But it took a little time before a DJ had the idea to play the B side of Woman Love, so Skinny Jim and Be Bop A Lula must have become popular at the same time? You should try to find some chart archives if you want to be sure.
Btw, I've away from Youtube for a long time, do you still cover classic rockabilly? :)
Hello squirrelnutcased, Gene Vincent wrote Be-Bop-A-Lula in 1956 and recorded it 04. May 1956 in Nashville (Tennessee) together with Woman Love and it came out 02. June 1956 as B-Side on Gene Vincents first single Woman Love. Eddie Cochrans single Skinny Jim and Half Loved - CREST Records 1026 - came out July 1956. Hope that this information will help you.
Eddie u will never die, god bless.
Jamesyboy1808 2 months ago
I LOVE THIS MUSIC
GOOGLE =JOHAN CAPIAU
OR ROCKING CAPJO
capjoartist1200 6 months ago
This great track never made the pop singles charts for Eddie -- probably due to the poor idstribution Crest Records suffered from at that time. Things improved when he signed with Liberty and recorded his most famous works. But "Skinny Jim" -- with or without the later overdubsd -- SHOULD have been a massive hit.
horarwgt 7 months ago
GOLD.
altairPWK 1 year ago
skinny jim thats soo good ^^ thank
16herne16 1 year ago
u got some gems i do not remember this, great
thomascow1 2 years ago
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jt123egypte 2 years ago
This is the exact same version as the one with the wild piano and drums. They were dubbed later on, but I don't know if it was done during Eddie's lifetime. You can tell because on both versions the vocals are exactly the same including his messing up one of the "bebopalula Skinny Jim" lines he rushed.
Bopalena 2 years ago
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jt123egypte 2 years ago
That's not enough. Add 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars!
Bopalena 2 years ago
This isnt the best version of this song ,by a long shot. Eddie does a much faster version with more piano on other records.
alvin01 2 years ago
"Be Bop A Lula" did well saleswise and "Skinny Jim" tanked. It should've been a huge hit! EDDIE COCHRAN FOREVER!!!
nlc3000 2 years ago
Classic Eddie ushering in rock with ATTITUDE!!! You can have his Elvis-apeing ballads. Liberty Records missed the boat casting Eddie as both a rocker and a crooner, but, in fairness to Liberty, hindsight is pretty accurate 50 years later!
AjaxEddiefan 3 years ago
Which came first? Gene's Be Bop a Lula or this? Anybody know?
squirrelnutcased 3 years ago
Hi, Eddie had this song released in July 1956 (it was a Crest RPM), Be Bop A Lula was released in June 1956, the B side of Woman Love (on Capitol records).
But it took a little time before a DJ had the idea to play the B side of Woman Love, so Skinny Jim and Be Bop A Lula must have become popular at the same time? You should try to find some chart archives if you want to be sure.
Btw, I've away from Youtube for a long time, do you still cover classic rockabilly? :)
RoverTCB 3 years ago
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I sure do go check it out =]
squirrelnutcased 3 years ago
Hello squirrelnutcased, Gene Vincent wrote Be-Bop-A-Lula in 1956 and recorded it 04. May 1956 in Nashville (Tennessee) together with Woman Love and it came out 02. June 1956 as B-Side on Gene Vincents first single Woman Love. Eddie Cochrans single Skinny Jim and Half Loved - CREST Records 1026 - came out July 1956. Hope that this information will help you.
Best regards
fus1964
30. March 2009
fus1964 2 years ago
I love the piano work and EDDIE'S vocals in this song. This is a great sounding video!!!!
I"m glad RoverRCT included it on their the site.
JIM.
386due 3 years ago
i love how he kinda messes up at 0:57 this is real music right here folks
squirrelnutcased 3 years ago