The Astronauts - Competition Coupe (1964) + Astronauts Orbit Kam

This is the same torrent that was uploaded to Demonoid in August 2008.


The Astronauts - Competition Coupe (1964) + Astronauts Orbit Kampus (1964) [1997]

Includes:
Files by track, ripped at FLAC 8 using Easy CD-DA Extractor (www.poikosoft.com)
Tracks have full tags (including embedded thumbnail).
All artwork in jpgs at 300 d.p.i. Rotated and cropped losslessly using jpegcrop. (Includes 10 page folder.)
AMG Bio.txt
AMG Review.txt
Notes.txt (which is simply these notes included in the torrent)

Bio from All Music:

Along with Minnesota's Trashmen, the Astronauts (from Colorado) were the premier landlocked Midwestern surf group of the '60s. They recorded numerous singles and albums and achieved vast regional popularity, but only scored one modest national hit, "Baja." With little material of their own, they judiciously tapped heavyweights like Lee Hazelwood (who wrote "Baja"), Roger Christian, and Gary Usher, as well as covering tunes by Dick Dale and Henry Mancini. The group shone brightest on their instrumentals, which used mounds of Fender reverb and two rhythm guitars; when they sang, the results were much less successful.

Taken From: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:h9fqxqr5ldae

All Music Album Review:

Collectables' single disc release of Competition Coupe/Orbit Campus collects two 1964 albums from the Astronauts. Competition Coupe was the Astronauts' attempt at a hot rod album and its surprisingly enjoyable. There's not many classic hot rod songs -- "Our Car Club" comes the closest -- but it's a speedy, trashy delight with such songs as "The Hearse," "Devil Driver's Theme," "Happy Ho-Daddy," "Devil Driver," "Chevy Scarfer," "El Aguila," 4:56 Stingray" and "650 Scrambler." Orbit Campus is the Astronauts' take on frat-rock classics, which means there's a bunch of rock & roll oldies -- "Johnny B. Goode," "Be-Bop-A-Lu-La," "Good Golly Miss Molly," "Bony Moronie," "Roll Over Beethoven," etc. -- plus the odd collegiate folk song like "Greenback Dollar." The end result is a fun, if unremarkable, rock & roll record, much like this single-disc compilation.

Taken from: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fwxqyjldae

Entries for the individual albums exist, but they lack reviews:
Competition Coupe: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3pftxq85ld0e
Astronauts Orbit Kampus: http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfrxq85ld0e

Track List:

01. Little Ford Ragtop
02. Competition Coupe
03. The Hearse
04. '55 Bird
05. Devil Drivers Theme
06. Happy Ho-Daddy
07. Our Car Club
08. Devil Driver
09. Chevy Scarfer
10. 4:56 Stingray
11. El Aquila
12. 650 Scrambler
13. Johnny B. Goode
14. Be-Bop-A-Lu-La
15. Good Golly Miss Molly
16. Let The Good Times Roll
17. Linda Lou
18. Bony Moronie
19. Diddy Wah Diddy
20. Roll Over Beethoven
21. Shop Around
22. Greenback Dollar
23. Summertime
24. Sticks And Stones