Jody Reynolds - The Endless Sleep Man 1958-1962 [CD]

JASMINE RECORDS

£11.02

Cat. no: JASCD1185
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988118520
Release Date: 01 Dec 2023
Genre: Rock 'N' Roll

Jody Reynolds is no doubt destined to be erroneously remembered as a "One Hit Wonder" for his very frst record, the million-selling 'Endless Sleep', once heard, never forgotten, its spooky, reverb-laden vocals and Al Casey's rumbling guitar lent dramatic tension to the disc, bestowing instant "killer" status on it

However, his follow up, the similarly-crafted 'Fire Of Love' (which would later be revived, memorably, by both the MC5 and Gun Club), also dented the US Top 100.

Reynolds went on to record a powerful, wholly underrated body of work, which even includes a couple of Instro 45s, with his backing group The Storms featuring him on lead guitar.

This compilation is an attempt to anthologise all his releases between 1958-62, across seven different labels. Included herein are a number of sides which are serious collectors' rarities, impossible to fnd elsewhere on CD.

Tracks: Endless Sleep / Tight Capris (With The Storms) / Fire Of Love / Daisy Mae / Closin' In / Elope With Me / Thunder (As The Storms) / Tarantula (As The Storms) / Golden Idol / Beaulah Lee (With The Storms) / The Storm / Please Remember / The Whipping Post / I Wanna Be With You Tonight / Stone Cold / (The Girl With The) Raven Hair / Makin' Out (As The Storms) / Shot Down (As The Storms) / Dusty Skies / Come On Twist / Don't Jump / Stormy / The Girl From King Marie / Raggedy Ann