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"Legendary Masters: Eddie Cochran" 2-LP set (1972):
"DON'T FORGET ME" - The
Eddie
Cochran Story
by Julie Mundy and Darrel
Higham
Paperback - 224 pages (March 2001)
Watson-Guptill Pubns; ISBN: 0823079317
Dimensions (in inches): 0.69 x 9.24 x 6.18
by
Susan VanHecke and Bobby Cochran
HARDCOVER:
RELEASE DATE 3/10/2003
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation; ; (March 10, 2003)
ISBN: 0634032526
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Barnes
and
Nobles'
info
page
on
the
PAPERBACK
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Amazon.com
page
for
the
HARDCOVER
From the Publisher:
Outrageously talented, remarkably handsome, internationally renowned,
and dead at the age of 21. More than 40 years after the tragic
car
crash that killed him, Eddie Cochran remains one of rock and
roll's
most lamented What Ifs. A trailblazing guitarist, gifted vocalist,
hit-making
composer and arranger, and budding whiz-kid producer, Cochran
quickly
ascended from Midwestern obscurity in the late '50s to become one
of nascent rock and roll's leading lights. He penned or recorded many
of
the most recognized songs in rock history - "Summertime Blues,"
"Nervous
Breakdown," "Somethin' Else," "C'mon Everybody," "Twenty Flight
Rock,"
"Sittin' in the Balcony" - songs whose distinctive sound and
defiant,
often wryly humorous lyrics have been eagerly digested, analyzed and
lovingly
reinterpreted by generations of rockers after him, from The Beatles to
the Sex Pistols, The Who to U2.
Three
Steps
to
Heaven:
The
Eddie
Cochran
Story
-
co-authored
by
Cochran's
nephew, also a gifted
musician
-
is
the
first
American
biography
of
this
uniquely
American
rock
legend, who was among the
first
to
be
inducted
into
the
Rock
and
Roll
Hall
of Fame. The book is a
detailed portrait of Cochran's
personal
and
professional
triumphs
and
travails,
with
fascinating
insight
into
the
rock
pioneer's life that
only
a
family
member
can
provide.
33
B/W
photographs;
Hardcover;
April;
Popular Music/Biography;
North
American
rights
Bobby
Cochran
is
an
an
award-winning
producer
and
guitarist
who's
worked
with
Steppenwolf, the
Flying
Burrito
Brothers,
Leon
Russell,
the
Grateful
Dead's
Bob
Weir,
and
Adrian
Legg. He lives in
Fairview,
TN,
near
Nashville.
Music
journalist
Susan
Van
Hecke
is
the
author
of
the
acclaimedRace
with
the Devil: Gene Vincent's
Life
in
the
Fast
Lane
and
Swingin'
the
Devil's
Dream:
Spade Cooley,
King
of Western Swing. She lives
in
Norfolk,
VA.
GENE
VINCENT AND EDDIE COCHRAN:
Hardcover: 230 pages
Publisher: Virgin
Publishing
(July 1, 2004)
ISBN: 1852271930
This is a fascinating
account
of Eddie's final tour of England in 1960 with Gene Vincent. The
author
also provides an overview of the careers of both Gene and Eddie.
The Alan Clark Archives
http://www.aclarkarchives.com/ (At the webpage, click on BOOKS link)
These books are one of the best-kept secrets around. Of particular interest is their series of oversize paperbound books on various rock and roll artists of the fifties and sixties.
ALAN CLARK, the man who brought us these fine archival books and memorabilia, is also an accomplished rocker in his own right. He has served as lead vocalist and guitarist for "The Eddie Cochran Band", which has performed the great music of Eddie Cochran for live audiences across the nation. He has produced 3 CDs of his own recordings:
Alan Lungstrum
1209 South Neff Ave.
West Covina, Calif 91790
EDDIE COCHRAN - LIVE AT
THE
TOWN HALL PARTY!
VIDEO OF EDDIE'S FEB. 1959 TV
PERFORMANCE!
GREAT STUFF!!
Now available on VHS and DVD! Front
cover of video Back
cover of video
EDDIE COCHRAN:
DOCUMENTARY
FILMS
2 documentary films from England: "Three Steps to
Heaven"
(1982) & "Cherished Memories" (1986)
These are available on one DVD from THEVIDEOBEAT.COM.
Great
quality.
EDDIE COCHRAN in
"UNTAMED
YOUTH"
Eddie had a small speaking role and sings "Cotton
Picker"
in this 1957 flick.
It is available on DVD from THEVIDEOBEAT.COM.
Great
quality.
Bonus material includes the 1959 Town Hall
Party
footage.
Eddie Cochran also
appeared
in these films:
"Go Johnny Go!" (singing
"Teenage Heaven")
Available on DVD from THEVIDEOBEAT.COM.
Great
quality.
"The Girl Can't Help It"
(singing
"Twenty Flight Rock")
Available on DVD from THEVIDEOBEAT.COM.
Great
quality.
DICK CLARK'S ROCK, ROLL
AND
REMEMBER (aka "GOLDEN GREATS")
(One
volume
includes
a
lip-sync
performance
by
Eddie)
Note about Eddie's short-lived movie career:
"Among the future plans for Cochran's
career, it
seems, was a higher-profile film role in the 1960 western THE ALAMO,
starring
John Wayne, a part that after his death went to Frankie Avalon.
This
could well have proved a fruitful development had he lived. Such
scant lines of dialogue as he had been given in his second movie
UNTAMED
YOUTH, though hardly Oscar material, had been handled with casual ease,
and he undeniably had a photogenic charisma. Working in Hollywood
would also have appealed to him as being less risky than life on the
road."
(from John Collis' book)
View a collection of
covers
of ROCKSTAR'S Eddie Cochran CD's
Complete info
on the ROCKSTAR Eddie Cochran CD's
IMPORTS From ROCKSTAR RECORDS -
OTHER IMPORTS:
RARE AND ROCKIN'................[MUSIC CLUB MCCD318]
(this is a good budget compilation of Rockstar
tracks)
THE EDDIE COCHRAN BOX SET [EMI CDS 79
1187 2]
Every Cochran fan should have this four CD
set!
It includes tracks from every facet of Eddie's career and the booklet
includes
a biography and discography.
SOMETHIN' ELSE!
[BEAR
FAMILY
BC15989
HK] - 8 CDs with 192 page book
Cover
of
Collector's
Choice
Music
catalog
featuring
the
release
of
the
Bear
Family set Collector's
Choice Music entry for the set
From the Bear Family website:
All vocal recordings by Eddie Cochran, whether as a solo artist or
member of
the Cochran Brothers, including his timeless hits, 'Twenty Flight
Rock',
'Sittin' In The Balcony', 'Summertime Blues', 'C'mon Everybody', 'Three
Steps
To Heaven', 'Cherished Memories', 'Cut Across Shorty', and 'Somethin'
Else'!
Some out-takes are also included! Plus a killer selection from Eddie's
instrumental and experimental recordings! Furthermore, demos, live
recordings,
and interviews! And finally, a selection of Eddie's work as a session
guitarist
for Skeets McDonald, Wynn Stewart, Ray Stanley, Lee Denson, Gene
Vincent, Bob
Luman and Johnny Burnette. This fantastic Bear Family boxed set
contains an
incredible hardcover book with many rare photos, hundreds of label and
cover
reproductions and a newly researched biography by Stuart Colman, and a
discography by Antoon van Olderen with Stuart Colman, Russ Wapensky,
and
Richard Weize. - Eddie Cochran was truly Somethin' Else. He had the
look. He
had the talent. He had the attitude. He played guitar--really played
guitar. He
produced his own records. He wrote his own songs. And he died too soon,
leaving
the tantalizing promise of what might have been. Eddie Cochran was no
prefabricated teen idol. He controlled his music in a way that few
early rock
'n' rollers could or did. He lived in the studio and explored its
potential,
and, as rock 'n' roll changed, he changed with it. His death in 1960
was a
tragic loss. - This is the most comprehensive Eddie Cochran compilation
ever
assembled!
DOMESTIC RELEASES:
Source for Eddie Cochran CD's: amazon.com
(they
carry
the
domestic
releases and some imports)
Rare
Rockstar EP's: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2012
EP cover with Eddie on the phone
