 Listening to this great track, I'm saddened by the realization of how much we lost that April day in 1960 when Eddie Cochran died in a car crash while touring England with fellow rockabilly giant Gene Vincent, who was injured that day but survived. "Somethin' Else" was Cochran's last chart single before his death, and it ranks up there with his very best: "Summertime Blues," "Nervous Breakdown," "Twenty Flight Rock"... Clearly, he was still at his peak when he died at 21, and who knows how much more great rockabilly we would now have if he'd lived? By the way, the song's co-writer, Sharon Sheeley, was in the car with Cochran and was also injured that day.
Looking back at 1959-60, conspiracy theorists would have no trouble imagining that someone or some group was trying to kill rock'n'roll... as if that would have been possible. - Killed in crashes:
- Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper, Eddie Cochran
- Locked up, defamed:
- Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis
- Gone for a soldier:
- Elvis Presley
- Wounded:
- Gene Vincent
- Born again:
- Little Richard
I guess the rock-killers didn't consider Fats Domino subversive enough. :-)
Note: This copy has ringwear and a small stain but no writing (see scan). The audio is a strong EX.
Condition Detail:Label: EX | Vinyl: EX | Audio: EX+Written by: Sheeley-Cochran (A), Cochran-Capehart (B)Chart info: #58p in August 1959Mix: Mono (Default for U.S. 45s before 1973)
|
|
 |
|
|
| More 45's by Eddie Cochran |
C'mon Everybody (M), Collectables 6029 , 1958: $10.00 |
| Drive In Show (M), Collectables 6369, 1957: $9.00 |
  Hallelujah, I Love Her So (M-), Liberty 54502, 1959: $16.00 |
| Sittin' In The Balcony (M), Collectables 6009, 1957: $9.00 |
| Sittin' In The Balcony (M-), Liberty 54502, 1957: $16.00 |
| Somethin' Else (M), Collectables 6155, 1959: $10.00 |
| Summertime Blues (M), Collectables 6009, 1958: $9.00 |
| Three Steps to Heaven (M), Collectables 6369, 1960: $9.00 |
| Three Steps To Heaven/ Cut Across Shorty (M-), Liberty 55242, 1960: $60.00 |
| Twenty Flight Rock (M), Collectables 6155, 1957: $10.00 |
|
|
| If you like this kind of music, take a listen to . . . |
| Bang On The Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren (M), Bearsville/Coll. 0330, 1983: $8.00 |
 Believe What You Say/ My Bucket's Got A Hole In It by Ricky Nelson (M-), Imperial 5503, 1958: $40.00 |
| Chi-Wa-Wa (That's All I Want From You)/ Roses Are Blooming by The Silva-Tones (M-), Argo 5281, 1957: $25.00 |
| Crazy Over You/ The Part I Know By Heart by Foster And Lloyd (M), RCA 5210, 1987: $6.00 |
 Good Rockin' Tonight/ I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine by Elvis Presley (M), Sun 210, 1954: $18.00 |
| Groovy Grubworm/ Moose Trot by Harlow Wilcox & The Oakies (M), Plantation 28, 1969: $10.00 |
| Have You Ever Seen The Rain/ Hey Tonight by Creedence Clearwater Revival (M-), Fantasy 655, 1971: $15.00 |
| I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)/ Better Days by Proclaimers (M), EMI 17493, 1993: $26.00 |
| I'm Shakin/ No Other Girl by The Blasters (M), Slash 110, 1981: $10.00 |
| In The Mood/ Drinking Again by Bette Midler (M-), Atlantic 3004, 1974: $8.00 |
| Let's Think About Living/ You've Got Everything by Bob Luman (M-), WB 5172, 1960: $40.00 |
Little Turtle/ We've Had It by Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones (EX+), ABC-Pmt. 9929 , 1958: $35.00 |
| Love Is A Drum/ Magical Girl by Jack Skuller (M), Bar None 9009, 2010: $6.00 |
| Mona Lisa/ Foolish One by Carl Mann (M-), Phillips Int'l 3539, 1959: $35.00 |
| Never Be Anyone Else But You/ It's Late by Ricky Nelson (M-), Imperial 5565, 1958: $20.00 |
| Never Tell An Angel (When Your Heart's On Fire)/ Your Sweet Love by The Stompers (M), Boardwalk 177, 1983: $10.00 |
| Nothing/ Gone (That'll Be Me) by Dwight Yoakam (M), Reprise 17734, 1995: $6.50 |
| One Time One Night/ All I Wanted To Do Was Dance by Los Lobos (M), Slash/WB 28464, 1988: $12.00 |
| Quick Sand Love/ Who Put The Squeeze on Eloise? by Macy (Skip) Skipper (M), Light 2020, 1958: $120.00 |
| Race With The Devil/ Gonna Back Up Baby by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps (M-), Capitol 3530, 1956: $85.00 |
| Rock 'N' Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra (M-), Jet 03964, 1983: $14.00 |
| Rock 'N' Roll Is King/ After All by Electric Light Orchestra (M), Jet 03964, 1983: $10.00 |
| Teacher Teacher/ Fool Too Long by Rockpile (M-), Columbia 11388, 1980: $10.00 |
| Tennessee Waltz/ Sweet Talk by Bobby Comstock and The Counts (M-), Blaze 349, 1959: $18.00 |
|
Rummage through hundreds of original-issue 45's for $6.00 or less!
Now playing:
Victim of a Foolish Heart by Bettye Swann
Better Love Next Time/ Mountain Mary by Dr. Hook
See what's for sale and for auction from this amazing collection of 1960s U.S. promo 45s, most new and unplayed. Soul music dominates, but there are many treasures from Rock, RnB, and Blues. 
These virtual "boxes" are for you folks who only like new, unplayed or pristine Mint 45s.
