UK two CD collection. With 20 previously unreleased tracks plus numerous rarities many fans will not even know existed, this special Johnny & the Hurricanes compilation is easily the most exciting release in decades from one of rock 'n' roll's most loved bands. The compilation includes rare releases from 1959, when Johnny & the Hurricanes were taking their very first steps into a recording studio to provide back-up for Freddie & The Parliaments and the Dream Girls; many elusive rarities from the 60's including two newly mixed high definition alternate takes; and 11 never-before-heard dynamic live performances. We've included tracks The Hurricanes recorded under the name of the Fascinators after they left Johnny Paris in 1961 and brought in another saxman to replace him. Both sides of guitarist Dave Yorko's little heard solo 45 from 1965 are included, as is Johnny & the Hurricanes' rare live German LP (in it's entirety) never released anywhere else in the world and has never been on CD. The package comes complete with a 12,000 word essay by Pipeline Magazine's editors Dave Burke and Alan Taylor which details the full history of the band right from it's early beginnings in 1956, through the entire 60's and up to Johnny's death in 2006.

Tracklist:

The Psychedelic Worm
Home Baby
Du, Du Liegst Mir Herzen
Night Train
You're To Blame (The Fascinators)
Cheetas Uncle (Dave ; The Orbits)
That Girl (with Freddie ; The Parliaments)
Cannon Blast
C'est Si Bon (The Fascinators) 1
Because I Love Her 1
Ten Little Indians 1
Um Um Um 1
Hurricanes Boogie 1
Darlene (With Freddie ; The Parliaments) 1
Rockin T 1
Jamaican Moon 1
Sax Man 1
Revived (The Fascinators) 1
Chili Beans (Dave ; The Orbits) 2
Crying In The Night (with The Dream Girls) 2
Strange 2
The Charmer (The Fascinators) 2
Judy's Moody 2
Sand Storm 2
Rocking Goose 2
What You Know About Love 2
Sheik Of Araby 2
You Can't Sit Down 2
Beatnik Fly 3
Down Yonder 3
Buckeye 3
Old Smokie 3
Ja-Da 3
Oh Du Lieber Augustin 3
Rocking Goose 3
Red River Rock 3
You Are My Sunshine 3
Farewell Twist 3
Harlem Nocturne 4
Honky Tonk 4
The Hurricane 4
Night Fall 4
Reveille Rock 4
Paris Blues 4
Without You 4
Home Baby 4
Bye Bye Blackbird 4
Sand Storm 4
Time Bomb 5
Come On Train 5
Crossfire 5
Red River Rock (Reprise)

UPC: 029667070720
Label: Imports
Release Date: 5.5.15
Format: CD

Johnny & The Hurricanes - Hurricane Force Rare Live & Unissued (CD)