Jerry Kole And The Strokers - Hot Rod Alley (LP 1963)

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Jerry Kole And The Strokers - Hot Rod Alley (LP Crown Records / CLP-5385/CST-385, 1963).

Faixas/Tracks:

My Little Hot Rod / 409 Woodie / Chrome Machine / Peelin' Out /Green Monster / My Model "A" / Little Black Coupe/Stripped Gears /Stroker / Pursuit

The second of the Crown Records hot-rod series saw ace session man Jerry Cole (spelt with a ‘K’ on this one) once again in the driving seat, delivering and overseeing the production of 10 new cuts, alongside an uncredited team of musicians. From the opening number, “My Little Hot-Rod”, it’s apparent that this is a step up from the first collection credited to the Hot-Rodders, and although the saxophone is intent on wailing away once again it’s a more refined approach than it’s predecessor and the track truly rocks …

However, as for the remaining four vocal cuts, “409 Woodie”, “Chrome Machine”, “My Model ‘A’” and “Little Black Coupe”, they all suffer from the same problem – a distinct lack of vocal support, and other than, presumably, Cole himself supplying the lead there’s no backing vocals at all, which makes each track sound very similar to the others. Cole is a reasonable enough vocalist, but the overall combination of driving rhythm, guitar and sax, and lead vocal on each cut mean that they are all just that too familiar-sounding to stand out from each other. Which is a shame, as the remaining five instrumentals do tend to vary in pace and style, with both “Pealin’ Out” and “Stroker”, both pure surf-instro’s, really getting the listener stoked …

LP gentilmente cedido por Luís Futre, a quem agradecemos.
Ripado do vinil. Digitalização (capas e áudio) e masterização, por Carlos Santos.