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Wasn't life so much better for teenagers then? Most songs were about love, hot cars, girls and surfing. All those things young men have a fancy for. I think the nation on a whole was much happier, too. This is my favorite J & D number.
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Great post !! The one & only, authentic, originally-released version of this fantastic J & D number (there are several imitation versions running around on YT at the moment). According to the United Artists 1974 vinyl album release I've got .. "The Jan & Dean Anthology Album" .. this single was released in Winter 1963, & reached No. 30 on the charts .. selling 790,000 copies in total. Recorded at Western Studios, LA, using 2 x 4 Track Recorders, & some 14 background vocal overdubs ..
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There's also a stereo remix with J & D on the center channel.
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This was another great song by Jan an Dean. Jan Berry might have been as talented as Brian Wilson, and cerainly they were recording much earleir than "The Beach Boys". The best surfer duo of all time. Brings back great memories of the middle 60's.
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this was not the flip side of surf city, it was the flip of dead man's curve.
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Backing vocals by The Honeys



There was two versions, first one was taken off the air ,for saying they had the hots for the new girl in school. Two weeks later , they had had this version.
emtschoolteacher 4 weeks ago
@emtschoolteacher ....interesting!
SirBasildeBrush 3 weeks ago
read a book about a guy who was asked to tour with J&D. he said that after the crash
Dean would have to sing all the song to himself on way to gigs so he could remember the songs, when he was singing live. so sad.
oldermusiclover 2 months ago
@oldermusiclover yes, sad.
SirBasildeBrush 1 month ago
Hi. Could you please post a song by Jan and Dean called "A Beginning From an End"?? I can't find that anywhere, and it was always one of my favorites. I'd appreciate it so much if you or anyone could upload that song. Thanks so much!
motorcyclelad 6 months ago
@motorcyclelad Sorry, that's not one I have in my collection.
SirBasildeBrush 6 months ago