JOHNNY CYMBAL / TOMMY UHR – THIS NIGHT / COLD HEARTED WOMAN – MONUMENTAL 45

The top side of this 45 is a demo that Johnny made in 1959 and it is amazing that such fantastic recordings as this can lie unissued for decades.  It is the sparest and simplest form of Rock n Roll, or any genre, an artist singing and playing. One voice, one instrument,  but somehow, sometimes that is all that is needed.  Johnny is able to create a driving beat with the guitar and urgent feeling with his singing.  He has Buddy Holly style vocal swoops adding to the overall sound.

On he flip side we have another track from 1959, this time from from Tommy Uhr.  This haunting track was released on the 2oth Fox label, but it remained almost as obscure as the flipside until collectors started to hear it on Desperate Rock n Roll Vol 22.  It is great that more people will get the chance to hear this uniquely mournful record.

This 45 has been pressed in a short run but the sound quality is fantastic.

 

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Format: Vinyl Single

Format: Vinyl