STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JAN & DEAN - SURF CITY (AND OTHER SWINGIN' CITIES

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Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we happily celebrate the 82nd Birthday of Los Angeles born pioneer of the surf rock sound, Dean Ormsby Torrence, also known as Dean in the duo Jan & Dean. Happy Birthday Dean ! To get his and our party started, we shine a light on their third studio album, Surf City (And Other Swingin' Cities) . The LP was released July 1963 on the Liberty label and produced by Jan (Berry). It peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200 and #21 on the Cash Box. "Surf City" (#1 Hot 100, Cash Box) and "Honolulu Lulu" (#11 Hot 100, #10 Cash Box) were released as singles. All the song titles mention cities in one form or another and among the guests on the record are Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, and Leon Russell. 

A1 Surf City 2:24

A2 Memphis Tennessee 2:33

A3 Detroit City 2:56

A4 Manhattan 2:20

A5 Philadelphia, PA 2:15

A6 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2:45

B1 Honolulu Lulu 2:17

B2 Kansas City 2:33

B3 I Left My Heart In San Francisco 2:34

B4 You Came A Long Way From St. Louis 2:18

B5 Tallahassee Lassie 2:10

B6 Soul City 3:05

Arranged By, Producer – Jan Berry

Bass – Jimmy Bond, Ray Pohlman

Coordinator – Lou Adler

Cover [Design], Photography By – Studio Five

Drums – Earl Palmer, Hal Blaine

Engineer – Bones, Dave Wiechman, Lanky

Guitar – Bill Pitman, Billy Strange, Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco

Handclaps – Dayton Howe, Don Altfield, Don Wood, Richard Lieber

Horns – Jay Migliori, Roy Katon, Steve Douglas, Tom Scott

Leader [String Section] – Sid Sharp

Piano – Leon Russell

Vocals – Matadors