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Post by the Scribe on May 23, 2020 8:49:37 GMT
The Ran-Dells - Martian Hop
Martian Hop The Randells -Stereo-
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1963 The Randells
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Post by the Scribe on Oct 8, 2022 9:33:47 GMT
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My first single was “Martian Hop,” by the Ran-Dells.
I heard it on my transistor. Probably WABC. I needed to own it. I begged my mother to take me to the store to buy it. You didn’t have access to shops in the suburbs, you were reliant on the transportation of your parents. But I do remember riding my bike miles to Topps’ discount store to buy the Beach Boys’ “Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)” a few years later, I needed it just that bad, I had to walk my Raleigh up the steep hill of Kings Highway on the way back.
But that was an album. After I realized singles were a raw deal. For the cost of a couple I could own LPs. Stuff like Gary Lewis & The Playboys’ “She’s Just My Style.” I remember being infatuated with the title track, and the album included covers of “Lies” and “All I Have To Do Is Dream,” which I first discovered on Jan & Dean’s “Command Performance.”
But I started with singles. “Martian Hop” had a pink label. And as much as I remember buying it, what I remember more is dropping the needle on it. That moment of anticipation, removing the disc from the paper sleeve, placing it on the heavy platter, and then lifting the tonearm with the ceramic needle and dropping it on the entry groove and hearing that static and then…THE MUSIC!
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