The Fireballs
Complete Instrumentals & Chuck Tharp Vocals

   CD 1
First Recordings (1958 acetates) Chuck Tharp on vocals

Fireball Special *
Rip It Up
Walk To The Dance *
Reelin' & Rockin' *

First Clovis recordings (rec. 09/03/1958)
Fireball
I Don't Know

"The Fireballs" LP (mono)
Torquay
Guess What
Panic Button
Let There Be Love
Nearly Sunrise
Long Long Ponytail
Bulldog
I Wonder Why
Foot Patter
Blind Date
Kissin'
Cry Baby

Kissin' (stereo 45) *
Don't Lie To Me

"Blue Fire" LP (stereo)
Blue Fire
Blues In The Night
Bluesday
The Wang Wang Blues
The Birth Of The Blues
Blacksmith Blues
Blue Tinted Blues
Wabash Blues
Big Daddy Blues
Basin Street Blues
Bye Bye Blues
St Louis Blues

Chuck Tharp Petty Studio demos (1960)
Teenage Memories *
Half Pint Baby *
I'll Be Waiting For You *
Jackie *

36 tracks - 9 appear for the first time on CD

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CD 2:

"Vaquero" LP
Vaquero
La Raspa
In A Little Spanish Town
Cielito Lindo
La Golondrina
Tequila
The Spur (La Espuela)
A Spanish Legend (Leyenda Espanola)
Jesusita En Chihuahua
La Borrachita
A Gay Ranchero
El Rancho Grande

Vaquero (Latino version)
Rik-A-Tik (45)
Rik-A-Tik (full take, in stereo) *
Yacky Doo (45)
Yacky Doo (stereo)
Teekee

Bell Sound Studio - New York, NY (rec. 10/07/1960)
Almost Paradise
Sweet Talk
Sneakers
I Doubt It
Curly Whistle (aka Eric Budd) - At Seven *
Curly Whistle (aka Eric Budd) - I'm Gonna Go Walkin' *
Theme For George *
Wicked
KRLA Quite A Party radio spot (full clip) *
Quite A Party (45)
Gunshot (45)
Gunshot (without snare effect)
Dooop
Tuff-A-Nuff (Canadian 45 version, with Eric Budd)
Joshi
Kee-O-Toe *
Find Me A Golden Street (45)
Carioca

36 tracks - 6 appear for the first time on CD

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CD 3:
Power Packed
Clink Clank Classic
Peg Leg (45) *
Spotnick

"Guitars Inc." single
Little Toy
Holiday Love

Mexican Firefly
Poquito
La Pobracita *
Really Big Time

"Torquay" LP (stereo)
Torquay Two
Alone
Joey's Song
Last Date
Chief Whoop-In-Koff
El Ringo
Wheels
Honey
Raw-Hide
Tuff-A-Nuff
Dumbo
Quite A Party

Coriander
Dumbo (45)
Torquette

George Tomsco & The Dots - Mexican Fun (stereo) *
Sashay
Chuck Tharp with The Fireballs (1964 recordings)
Let's Take The Long Way Home (stereo) *
Tough Times (stereo) *
Motivation
Dumbo '65 *
"LUPE" 45:
Grasshopper (stereo) *
Letter To Albert (stereo) *

33 tracks - 8 appear for the first time on CD

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CD 4:

"Campusology" LP
Ahhh Soul!
Campusology
Daytona Drag
Evermore
Peg Leg
Sheezburger
In The Mood
Mr. Mean
Mrs. Mean
Gently, Gently
Mr. Reed
Find Me A Golden Street

Ain't That Rain *
Drugstore Cowboy

"Wide World Hits" LP (released as "The String-A-Longs")
More
Places I Remember
Love Is Blue
La Pobracita (Poor Little One)
Silence Is Golden
Black Grass
There Is A Mountain
I'll Be There
Blue Guitar
Groovin'
Black Is Black
Someone Stronger

Light My Fire
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
Hold Me Tight
Love Child
Stormy

Popi (as "The String-A-Longs")

32 tracks - 1 for the first time on CD


released under licence by Shawn Nagy: 2017
CD: NorVaJak, US - NVJCD 05
UPC: 613617843214