AVID R&B presents the latest release in our Four Classic Albums Plus series with a re-mastered 2CD set from The Coasters complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. “The Coasters”; “Greatest Hits”; “One By One”; and “Coast Along With The Coasters” plus 8 bonus tracks R&B, R&R, Doo Wop / Vocal, Soul, Pop and even comedy (did you hear Yakety Yak?) The Coasters covered all the bases during their musical heyday in the 1950s and early 60s. Starting life as The Robins the band had been recording since 1949 and by 1953 they could be found in the more than capable hands of legendary songwriters Leiber & Stoller. By 1955 they had signed to Atlantic when their hit Smokey Joe’s Café became too big for their small independent label Spark to handle. Fortunately for the guys Leiber & Stoller remained on hand to supply them with pretty much all their hits through the 1950s and beyond. In 1987 they were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame but by then the line up had changed so many times it was hard to keep up! AVID here gives a shout out to some of the major players to grace the stage as the one and only Coasters. Lead tenor and sole surviving member (until his death in 2011) who also maintained the rights to the name, Carl Gardner. Bobby Nunn who together with Gardner formed the original band. Along the way would come Billy Guy, Leon Hughes and Adolph Jacobs which would take us up to 1959. Others involved later included Will Jones, Obie Jessie, Cornell Gunter and Earl “Speedo” Carroll. Yakety Yak to one and all! As with all AVID releases, we hope you enjoy this classic set and check out our extensive catalogue for more great music across r&b, pop, country, rock n roll, rockabilly, jazz, blues and many other musical genres.
CD1 1-14: ‘The Coasters’ 1. Searchin’ 2. One Kiss Led To Another 3. Brazil 4. Turtle Dovin’ 5. Smokey Joe’s Café 6. Wrap It Up 7. Riot In Cell Block Number Nine 8. Young Blood 9. Loop De Loop Mambo 10. One Kiss 11. I Must Be Dreamin’ 12. Lola 13. Framed 14. Down In Mexico 15-26: ‘Greatest Hits’ 15. Poison Ivy 16. Along Came Jones 17. Down In Mexico 18. The Shadow Knows 19. I’m A Hog For You 20. Charlie Brown 21. Yakety Yak 22. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart 23. That Is Rock & Roll 24. Young Blood 25. Sweet Georgia Brown 26. Searchin’ 27. (When She Wants Good Lovin’) My Baby Comes To Me (Bonus Track) 28. Idol With The Golden Head (Bonus Track) 29. What Is The Secret Of Your Success? (Bonus Track)
CD2 1-12: ‘One By One’ 1. But Beautiful 2. Satin Doll 3. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You 4. Autumn Leaves 5. You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To 6. Moonlight In Vermont 7. Moonglow 8. Easy Living 9. The Way You Look Tonight 10. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 11. Willow Weep For Me 12. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 13-24: ‘Coast Along with The Coasters’ 13. (Ain’t That) Just Like Me 14. Keep On Rollin’ 15. Wait A Minute 16. Stewball 17. The Snake And The Bookworm 18. What About Us 19. Little Egypt 20. Wake Me, Shake Me 21. Run Red Run 22. My Babe 23. Bad Blood 24. Girls Girls Girls 25. Sorry But I’m Gonna Have To Pass (Bonus Track) 26. Three Cool Cats (Bonus Track) 27. Besame Mucho (Bonus Track) 28. Shoppin’ For Clothes (Bonus Track) 29. Ridin’ Hood (Bonus Track)
