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Special Deluxe Edition From Bear Family Records

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Gene Vincent’s untimely death, the package contains a 10 inch vinyl LP, a CD, a large format booklet and a photoprint.

LP
2021

Title Label Number
We Sure Miss You GERMANY Bear Family Recordss BAF14019

Well, I Knocked Bim Bam(18)/Be-Bop-A-Lula(2/Teenage Partner(21)/
Pretty, Pretty Baby(30)/Who Slapped John(13)/Flea Brain(58)//
Bluejean Bop(15)/B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go(28)/Rollin’ Danny(44)/
Crazy Legs(6)/Dance To The Bop(48)/I Sure Miss You(4)

CD

Title Label Number
We Sure Miss You GERMANY Bear Family Recordss BAF14019

Well, I Knocked Bim Bam(18)/Be-Bop-A-Lula(2/Teenage Partner(21)/
Pretty, Pretty Baby(30)/Who Slapped John(13)/Flea Brain(58)//
Bluejean Bop(15)/B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go(28)/Rollin’ Danny(44)/
Crazy Legs(6)/Dance To The Bop(48)/I Sure Miss You(4)/Cat Man(24)/
Race With The Devil(1)/You Better Beilieve(33)/Important Words(32)/
Station ident for radio station WkBH(S2)/Lotta Lovin’(43)/Bop Street(17)/
Pink Thunderbird(29)/
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)(8)/
You Told A Fib(19)/Blues Stay Away From Me(22)/Gonna Back Up Baby(12)/
You’ll Never Walk Alone(51)/Midnight Cryin’ Time (Scotty McKay)/
The Rock-A-Round (Paul Peek)/
Don’t Wake Up The KIds(The Four Dots feat. Johnny Meeks)/
Goon Bat (Dickie Harrell)/Little Baby (Tommy Facenda)/
Hot Time In Nashville (The Phelps Brothers feat. Cliff Gallup)/
Be-Bop-A-Lula(328)/Hound Dog(329)/For Your Precious Love(342)

Two More Album Reissues

1964

Title Label Number
Shakin’ Up A Storm UK Columbia 33-OSX 1646

Reissue

Pioneers Of Rock Volume One SWEDEN (1972) SRS 5117/1E 048-05049

1974

Title Label Number
Pioners Of Rock Vol Four UK EMI Starline SRS 5177

Reissue

Pioneers Of Rock Vol Four SWEDEN (1974) SRS 5177

Another Vinyl Compilation

2018

Title Label Number
Be-Bop-A-Lula 56 FRANCE Saga 678 678-2

Be-Bop-A-Lula(2)/Woman Love(3)/Race With The Devil(1)/
Gonna Back Up Baby(12)/Bluejean Bop(15)/Jezebel(5)/
Jumps, Giggles And Shouts(14)/Ain’t She Sweet(11)/
Who Slapped John?(13)/Up A Lazy River(10)/Bop Street(17)/
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)(8)/
I Flipped(16)/Peg O’ My Heart(7)/Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back(20)/
Waltz Of The Wind(9)

Part of the label’s All Stars series. Blue vinyl.

New Vinyl Compilation Album

2018

Title Label Number
Be-Bop-A-Lula FRANCE Wagram Music 3358486

Be-Bop-A-Lula(2)/I Got A Baby(52)/Dance To The Bop(48)Jezebel(5)/
Crazy Legs (6)/I’m Going Home (To See My Baby)(171)/
Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back(20)/Bop Street(17)/Race With The Devil(1)//
Bluejean Bop!(15)/Rocky Road Blues(71)/Dance In The Street(64)/
Summertime(76)/She She Little Sheila (110/M)/Who Slapped John (13)/
My Baby Don’t Low(104)/Say Mama(89)/Crazy Beat(153)

Part of the label’s Music Legends collection. Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl.

Bop That Just Won’t Stop

1974

Title Label Number
The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) USA/BRAZIL Capitol ST 11287

Add Reissue:

The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) VENEZUELA (1974) Capitol ST-418

(Different running order to USA issue)

Reissue of 1959 Japanese LP with bonus tracks

2017

Title Label Number
This Is Gene Vincent Bear Family BAF11011

Be-Bop-A Lula(2)/Ain’t She Sweet(11)/You Belong To Me(61)/
Dance To The Bop(48)/Your Cheatin’ Heart(53)/Right Now(50)//
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon(49)/Jezebel(5)/
Unchained Melody(27)/Bluejean Bop(15)/Walkin’ Home From School(55)/
I Got A Baby(52)

Limited Edition (1000 copies) 180g remastered facsimile vinyl pressing (first 500 on coloured vinyl) of 1959 Japanese 10″ album + 2 bonus tracks

Reissue of 1957 Australian 10″ LP With Bonus Tracks

2016

Title Label Number
Bluejean Bop Bear Family BAF11004

Bluejean Bop(15)/Jezebel(5)/Who Slapped John(13)/Ain’t She Sweet(11)/
Gonna Back Up Baby(12)//
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine)(8)/
Jumps, Giggles and Shouts(14)/Up a Lazy River(10)/Bop Street(17)/
Well, I Knocked Bim Bam(18)

Limited Edition 180g remastered facsimile blue vinyl pressing of 1957 Australian album + 2 bonus tracks

More Swedish Reissue Albums

1956

Title Label Number
Bluejean Bop Capitol T 764

Reissue:
Bluejean Bop SWEDEN (1976) Capitol 7C 064-82077

1958

Title Label Number
A Gene Vincent Record Date Capitol T 1059

Reissue:
A Gene Vincent Record Date SWEDEN (1976) Capitol 7C 064 80038

1959

Title Label Number
Sounds Like Gene Vincent Capitol T 1207

Reissue:
Sounds Like Gene Vincent SWEDEN (1976) Capitol 7C 064 82074

1960

Title Label Number
Twist Crazy Times Capitol T 1342

Reissue:
Twist Crazy Times SWEDEN (1976) Capitol 7C 064 82073

1974

Title Label Number
Pioneers Of Rock Vol Four The King Of Fools EMI Starline SRS 5177

Reissue:
King Of Fools SWEDEN (1974) EMI Starline SRS 5177

1977

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent Greatest Capitol CAPS 1001

Reissue:
Gene Vincent Greatest SWEDEN Capitol 7C 054 85057

New Vinyl Reissue Of Crazy Beat Of,,, Album With 4 Bonus Tracks

2016

Title Label Number
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent Wax Time LP772127

Crazy Beat(153/9/M)/Important Words(103/13)/
It’s Been Nice (Goodnight)(155/13/M)/Lonesome Boy(85/7*)/
Good Lovin’(157/14/M)/I’m Gonna Catch Me A Rat(154/13/M)/
Anna Annabelle(100)/If You Want My Lovin’(160)//Rip It Up(96/13)/
High Blood Pressure(98/10)/That’s The Trouble With Love(156/14/M)/
Weeping Willow(152)/Teardrops(159/18/M)/Gone, Gone, Gone(101/11)/
Mister Loneliness(158)/Dance In The Street(64)

Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps Album Vinyl Reissue

2016

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps Rumble Records RUM2011119LP

Red Bluejeans And A Pony Tail(34)/Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me(26)/
Unchained Melody(27)/You Told A Fib(19)/Cat Man(24)/
You Better Believe(33)//Cruisin’(31)/Double Talkin’ Baby(25)/
Blues Stay Away From Me(22)/Pink Thunderbird(29)/I Sure Miss You(4)/
Pretty, Pretty Baby(30)

New Vinyl Reissue Of Bluejean Bop With Bonus Tracks

2015

Title Label Number
Bluejean Bop Pan Am Records PAN 9152246

Bluejean Bop(15)/Jezebel(5)/Who Slapped John(13)/Ain’t She Sweet(11)/
I Flipped(16)/Waltz of the Wind(9)/Brand New Beat(59)//
Jump Back, Honey Jump Back(20)/
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine)(8)/
Jumps, Giggles and Shouts(14)/Up a Lazy River(10)/Bop Street(17)/
Peg O’ My Heart(7)/Flea Brain(58)

Limited Edition 180g remastered vinyl pressing of album + 2 bonus tracks

1976 Sweden Reissue Album

1958

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll Capitol T 970

Reissues:
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll SWEDEN (1976)
EMI Pathé Marconi 7C 064-82075

New 10″ Vinyl LP Of Radio Recordings

2015

Title Label Number
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent
& The Outlaws
FRANCE
Rockin’ Jamboree LP-001

Rip It Up(190)/Frankie And Johnny(191)/Crazy Beat(192)/
Another Saturday Night(193)//Dance To The Bop(196)/
I’m Gonna Catch Me A Rat(194)/Long Tall Sally(195)

New Vinyl Reissue Of Twist Crazy Times With Bonus Tracks

2015

Title Label Number
Twist Crazy Times Wax Time LP 772076

Crazy Times(113/S)/She She Little Sheila(110/S)/Darlene(111/9/S)/
Everybody’s Got A Date But Me(120/S)/
Why Don’t You People Learn To Drive(112/S)/Green Back Dollar(114/S)/
Pistol Packin’ Mama(151)//Big Fat Saturday Night(115/S)/
Mitchiko From Tokyo(121/S)/Hot Dollar(117/S)/
Accentuate The Positive(109/S)/Blue Eye’s Crying In The Rain(119/S)/
Pretty Pearly(108/S)/Anna Annabelle(101/11)

Limited Edition 180g vinyl pressing of album + 2 bonus tracks

1969 Greatest! LP Reissue

1969

Title Label Number
Greatest! Capitol DK AO 380

Reissues:
Greatest! Capitol DKAO-8-0380
Fake stereo tracks

New 180g Pressing Of Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps Album with bonus tracks

2014

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps SPAIN Wax Time LP771923

Red Bluejeans And A Pony Tail(34)/Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me(26)/
Unchained Melody(27)/You Told A Fib(19)/Cat Man(24)/
You Better Believe(33)/Be-Bop-A-Lula(2)/Five Feet Of Lovin’(23)//
Cruisin’(31)/Double Talkin’ Baby(25)/Blues Stay Away From Me(22)/
Pink Thunderbird(29)/I Sure Miss You(4)/Pretty, Pretty Baby(30)/
Brand New Beat(59)/Rollin’ Danny(44)

New 180g Pressing Of Gene Vincent Rocks… Album with bonus tracks

2014

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll SPAIN Wax Time LP771884

Brand New Beat(59)/By The Light Of The Silvery Moon(49)/
You’ll Never Walk Alone(51)/Frankie And Johnny(60)/In My Dreams(47)/
Flea Brain(58)/Pistol Packin’ Mama(151)/I Got A Baby(52)//
Rollin’ Danny(44)/You Belong To Me(61)/Your Cheatin’ Heart(53)/
Time Will Bring You Everything(45)/Should I Ever Love Again(57)/
It’s No Lie(56)/Be Bop Boogie Boy(90)/Say Mama(89)

Correction to 1984 Box Set

1984

Title Label Number
Star 1956-1958 FRANCE (3LP Box Set) Capitol 1551953/63/73

Delete I Got It from Disc 1

Bop That Just Won’t Stop Reissue

1974

Title Label Number
The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) USA/BRAZIL Capitol ST 11287

Add Reissue:

The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) USA/BRAZIL Capitol SC13011

Japanese Coloured Vinyl LP

1958
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll
JAPAN Capitol/Shibaura 2LP 49 was also issued on red vinyl

I Got It Releases Misnumbering

GENE VINCENT LPs
In all of the following releases, for I Got It(40) read I Got It(41)
1977
Rock ‘N’ Roll Legend Capitol 2C 154 85071
1981
Be-Bop-A-Lula ENT LP 13060
1983
Gene Vincent NCB AR 30014
1984
Star 1956-1958 Capitol 1551953
1987
The Capitol Years, 1967-63 Charly BOX 108
1989
Be-Bop-A-Lula Rock Melody 303 1050 1
COMPILATION LPs
1958
Everybody Rocks Capitol T 1025
1980
Let’s Have A Party - The Rockabilly Influence 1950-60 Capitol CGB 1008

FRANCE Reissue LPs mid 70s to mid 80s

Amend entries to read:
Bluejean Bop (5 pressings in 3 different label colours)
Capitol 2C & 2S 064 82077
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps (5 pressings in 3 different label colours)
Capitol 2C & 2S 064 & 2C 066 82076
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps Roll (6 pressings in 4 different label colours) Capitol 2C & 2S 064 82075
A Gene Vincent Record Date (6 pressings in in 4 different label colours)
Capitol 2C 064 & 2S 066 80038
Sounds Like Gene Vincent (5 pressings in 4 different label colours)
Capitol 2C & 2S 064 & 2C066 82074
Crazy Times (Stereo) (5 pressings in 3 different label colours)
Capitol 2C & 2S 064 82073
The Crazy Beat Of Gene Vincent (5 pressings in 3 different label colours)
Capitol 2C & 2S 064 85037
Memorial Album (4 pressings in 3 different label colours)
Capitol 2C 154 & 2C & 2S 156 81001/2
Gene Vincent Story Volume 1 1956/7 (3 pressings in 2 different label colours) Capitol 2C & 2S 064 81081
Gene Vincent Story Volume 2 1958 (3 pressings in 2 different label colours)
Capitol 2C & 2S 064 81082
Gene Vincent Story Volume 6 A Tribute To My Best Friend (2 pressings in 2 different label colours) Capitol 2C & 2S 068 81618

Australia Greatest Hits LP

1977

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent Greatest Hits AUSTRALIA Capitol VMP 1001

Move to 1974 & add
Reissue:

Gene Vincent Greatest Hits AUSTRALIA (1978) Capitol VMP 1001

Another Reissue Of Story Vol 1 LP

1972

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent Story Volume 1 1956/7 FRANCE Capitol 2C 064 81081

Reissue:

Gene Vincent Story Volume 1 1956/7 FRANCE Capitol 2S 066 81081

Spain LP Date Correction

1985

Title Label Number
The Best Of Gene Vincent And His
Blue Caps
UK/SPAIN
EMI
Capitol
EG 2607601
056 7903281

Delete the SPAIN release & add
Reissue:

The Best Of Gene Vincent And His
Blue Caps
SPAIN (1990)
Capitol 056 7903281

Bop That Just Won’t Stop LP

1974

Title Label Number
The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) USA/BRAZIL Capitol ST 11287

Reissues:
Add The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) USA Capitol ST 511287
Move The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) MEXICO EMI POP 291
to Modified reissues section
This & the AUSTRALIA reissue date from 1974

Mexican LP Probably First Issued In Spain

1984

Title Label Number
Lo Mejor De Gene Vincent MEXICO Capitol POP 635

Reissue:
Pioneros Del Rock SPAIN (1984) Capitol 056 260645 1

Spain LP Deletion

1971

Title Label Number
Les Pionniers Du Rock FRANCE EMI 2C 062 81025

Reissues:
Delete Pioneros Del Rock SPAIN (1986) Capitol 056 260645 1

1969 Greatest! LP

1969

Title Label Number
Greatest! Capitol DK AO 380

Reissues:
Greatest! USA (1979) Capitol SM 380
was also issued in CANADA

Shakin’ Up A Storm LP Reissue Date

1964

Title Label Number
Shakin’ Up A Storm Columbia 33-OSX 1646

Reissues:
Shakin’ Up A Storm FRANCE EMI 2C 068 05049 add (1978)

LP Title Change

1987

Title Label Number
Vincent’s Blues NCB AR 30093

Reissues:

Vincent Blues GERMANY
(non-picture disc Bootleg) (1987)
World Music PL 31093

Possibly all versions of this release were titled Vincent Blues?

New Limited Edition Vinyl LP

2010

Title Label Number
The Two Sides Of Gene Vincent 1956-58 JukeBox Magazine 001

LP cover
Wild Side
Bluejean Bop(15)/Who Slapped John(13)/
Red Bluejeans And A Pony Tail(34)/Double Talkin’ Baby(25)/
B-I-Bicky-Bi Bo Bo Go(28)/Brand New Beat(59)/Git It(65)/
Rocky Road Blues(71)
Sweet Side
Woman Love(3)/Jezebel(5)/Unchained Melody(27)/Cat Man(24)/
Frankie And Johnnie(60)/Baby Blue(54)/You’ll Never Walk Alone(51)/
Right Now(50)/The Night Is So Lonely(94)
Limited edition (300 copies) vinyl pressing from Jukebox magazine (France)

Limited Edition Audiophile Vinyl Album Reissue

1957

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps Capitol T 811

Reissue:
LP cover

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps UK (2009) Doxy DOY 605

180g virgin vinyl pressing

Another Reissue Of German LP

1969

Title Label Number
20 Rock ‘N’ Roll Hits Capitol 1C052 85997

Reissues:

20 Rock ‘N’ Roll Hits GERMANY (1980) Capitol 0647940291

Another Singles Album Reissue

1981

Title Label Number
The Gene Vincent Singles Album Capitol EST 26233

Reissues:

The Gene Vincent Singles Album AUSTRALIA (1980s) EMI MID.166003

Canada Record Date LP Repressing

1958

Title Label Number
A Gene Vincent Record Date Capitol T 1059

Reissues:

A Gene Vincent Record Date CANADA (1958/9) Capitol T 1059

(Repressed late 1958/early 1959 with differing label)

Revised Date For Netherlands Reissue LP

1957

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps Capitol T 811

Reissues:

Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps NETHERLANDS (1976) Capitol/Pathé 5C 038-82076

Another Netherlands Bluejean Bop Reissue

1956

Title Label Number
Bluejean Bop Capitol T 764

Reissues:

Bluejean Bop NETHERLANDS (1976) Capitol/Pathé 5C 038-82077

Further Re-pressing #3

1982

Title Label Number
Dressed In Black Magnum Force MFLP 016

Add postscript (Re-pressed with differing label 1982)

Further Re-pressing #2

1969

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent’s Greatest USA/CANADA Capitol DK AO 380

Add (Re-pressed in the USA with differing label 1969)

Further Re-pressing

1968

Title Label Number
The Best Of Gene Vincent Capitol STTX 340 758

Amend postscript to (Re-pressed twice with differing labels1969-73)

Another Reissue Of Memorial Double Album

1972

Title Label Number
Memorial Album Capitol 2C 154 81001/2

Reissue:
Amend Number to read 2C & 2S 156 81001/2

German Bootleg LPs #2

1987

Title Label Number
Vincent’s Blues NCB AR 30093

Reissues:
For NCB AR 31093 read World Music WM 31093

German Bootleg LPs

1987

Title Label Number
ABC Of Rock NCB AR 30076

Reissues:

ABC Of Rock GERMANY (non-picture disc Bootleg) (1987) World Music WM 31076

Another South Korea LP Reissue

1963

Title Label Number
The Best Of Gene Vincent JAPAN Capitol 2LP 221

Modified Reissues:

Korea LP

Title Label Number
The Best Of Gene Vincent SOUTH KOREA Angel AL 2024

(Same content as Universal AL 2024)

Bootleg LP - another reissue

1980

Title Label Number
Be-Bop-A-Lula USA (Bootleg) Koala KOA 14617

Reissue:

Title Label Number
Be-Bop-A-Lula AUSTRALIA (Bootleg) (1986) Possum VAL1 0706

French Shakin’ Up A Storm LP Reissue Label/Number

1964
Shakin’ Up A Storm
Reissues:
Shakin’ Up A Storm FRANCE (1984) Amend to EMI 1550821

Another LP From Canada

1974
The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956)
Modified reissues:

Title Label Number
The Bop That Just Won’t Stop (1956) CANADA (1974) Capitol SM 11826

NB As USA Modified Reissue but with different colour label

The Day The World Turned Blue reissue

1970

Title Label Number
The Day The World Turned Blue USA Kama Sutra KSBS 2027

Reissues:

Title Label Number
The Day The World Turned Blue FRANCE (1986) Buddah 560-008

The Day The World Turned Blue reissues

1970

Title Label Number
The Day The World Turned Blue USA Kama Sutra KSBS 2027

Reissues:

Title Label Number
The Day The World Turned Blue FRANCE (1978) Buddah BDA 60 008

Delete (Re-pressed 1986)

Yet Another Greatest! Reissue

1969
Gene Vincent’s Greatest!
Modified reissues:

Title Label Number
Gene Vincent’s Greatest! USA (1981) Capitol N 516208

Phantom French LP

1960

Title Label Number
Crazy Times Capitol T 1342

Delete FRANCE

New vinyl release from Sundazed Records

2005

Title Label Number
Live At Town Hall Party 1958 & 1959 USA Sundazed LP 5158

Intro/Be-Bop-A-Lula(337)/High Blood Pressure(338)/Rip It Up(339)/Intro/Dance To The Bop(340)/You Win Again(341)/For Your Precious Love(342)/High School Confidential(346)/Intro/Roll Over Beethoven(348)/Over The Rainbow(349)/She She Little Sheila(350)

Challenge reissues

1967
Gene Vincent
Reissues:

Title Label Number
Bird Doggin’ GERMANY
Add (1987)
For Line read Impact IMLP 400454
Bird Doggin’ GERMANY For (1980) read (1981) Line 6 24394 AP

Best Of… Volume Two in MONO

1969

Title Label Number
Best Of Gene Vincent Volume Two UK Capitol T 21144

Bi-I-Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go(28)/Frankie And Johnny(60)/The Night Is So Lonely(94)/Git It(65)/Yes, I Love You Baby(63)/Walkin’ Home From School(55)/I Got It(41)/Crazy Legs(6)//I’m Going Home (To See My Baby)(171)/Five Days, Five Days(35)/True To You(46)/Right Now(50)/Well, I Knocked Bim Bam(18)/Over The Rainbow(105)/Race With The Devil(1)/Be-Bop-A-Lula ‘62(184/2/M)