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Cat. No. VV 1249: JOHNNY CYMBAL ~ MR. BASS MAN. KAPP RECORDS KS-3324.
Cat. No. VV 1249: JOHNNY CYMBAL ~ MR. BASS MAN. KAPP RECORDS KS-3324.

Cat. No. VV 1249: JOHNNY CYMBAL ~ MR. BASS MAN. KAPP RECORDS KS-3324.

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USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.

JOHNNY CYMBAL (BORN JOHN HENDRY BLAIR IN SCOTLAND) IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS HIT OF 1963. "MR. BASS MAN", HOWEVER, HE WAS ALSO A SUCCESSFUL SONGWRITER AND RECORD PRODUCER WHO HAD NUMEROUS HITS.

IN 1952, JOHNNY'S FAMILY MOVED TO ONTARIO, CANADA. AT SEVEN, HE ORGANIZED HIS OWN BAND AND PLAYED, FOR A MODEST PRICE OF ADMISSION, AT LOCAL CIVIC AND CHURCH EVENTS. AT THIRTEEN, JOHNNY AND AN INSTRUMENTAL GROUP KNOWN AS THE FOUR TEENS WERE VERY MUCH IN DEMAND. PLAYING DRUMS, GUITAR, PIANO AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS CAME NATURALLY TO HIM. JOHNNY'S FAMILY MOVED LOCATION SEVERAL TIMES FINALLY SETTLING IN ORVILLE, CALIFORNIA. JACK GALE, WWIN'S TOP-RATED DEEJAY SPOTTED JOHNNY PERFORMING AND RECOMMENDED HIM TO KAPP RECORDS. JOHNNY'S FIRST RELEASE "IT'LL BE ME" B/W "THE WATER WAS RED" FAILED TO CHART BUT HS FOLLOW-UP IN 1963, "MR. BASSMAN", BECAME A WORLDWIDE HIT. JOHNNY CYMBAL HAD ARRIVED.

DURING A 33-YEAR CAREER, JOHNNY MADE AN IMPACT ON POPULAR MUSIC WORLDWIDE. DURING THOSE YEARS, IN ADDITION TO HIS ROCK'N'ROLL ANTHEM "MR. BASS MAN", HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIT RECORDS INCLUDING "TEENAGE HEAVEN", "CINNAMON' (UNDER THE PSEUDONYM "DEREK", "MARY IN THE MORNING", "ROCK ME BABY" AND "I'M DRINKING CANADA DRY" AND MANY OTHERS. JOHNNY DIED OF A HEART ATTACK ON MARCH 16, 1983 AT THE AGE OF 48.

THIS ALBUM IS A SPANISH VERSION OF THE AMERICAN RELEASE WITH ADDITIONAL TRACKS NOT PREVIOUSLY RELEASED. THE SLEEVE IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR WEAR ALONG A COUPLE OF EDGES. THERE ARE NO TEARS IN THE SLEEVE. THE RECORD IS GRADED AS NEAR MINT.

TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Mr. Bass Man / Marshmallow / Dum Dum Dee Dum / Surfin' At Tia Juana / There Goes A Bad Girl / Little Miss Lonely / True Lovin' / Hurdy Gurdy Man / Connie / Out Of Time. Side 2 - Refreshment Time / Teenage Heaven / Do The Bird / Cinderella Baby / South Street / Sacred Lovers Vow / You're Sixteen / Indian Giver / Walk Right In / Our Day Will Come.

12" VINYL RECORD 

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