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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
View
Barnes and Nobles' info page on the PAPERBACK
View
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
These books are one of the best-kept secrets around. I finally found
them after a lot of searching. Of particular interest is their series
of
oversize paperbound books on various rock and roll artists of the
fifties
and sixties. They offer the following Cochran items:
Other artists featured in this series: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper, Elvis, The Beatles, and many others.
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 2 CDs of his own recordings:
Alan Lungstrum
P.O. Box 1062
West Covina, Calif. 91793
P.S. - Let him know if you are interested in one of the Eddie Cochran books. He will let you know if he has any copies available for sale.
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. YouTube video clip
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.
DOMESTIC RELEASES (currently available):
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
