Thursday, July 16, 2009

Wayne Cochran


7-16-09 Wayne Cochran & The C.C. Riders


LP ALIVE AND WELL... KING US KS-1116

1970? 8 TRKS promo copy, autographed

LP COCHRAN! EPIC US E 30989

1972 9 TRKS

7" DO YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF MUSIC? (mono) / (stereo) promo EPIC US 5-10859

1972 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo

CD GET DOWN WITH IT (Collection) RAVEN AUS RVCD-183

24 TRK Collection ('59 - '72 recordings)

7" HEY JUDE - ELEANOR RIGBY Medley (Part 1) / (Part 2) BETHLEHEM 45-3097

1969? 2 TRKS no pic sleeve

LP HIGH AND RIDIN' BETHLEHEM BS 10002

1969? 8 TRKS autographed

7" IF I WERE A CARPENTER / I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE KING US 45-6288

1969? 2 TRKS no pic sleeve

7" I'M IN TROUBLE / GOIN' BACK TO MIAMI MERCURY US 72623

1966? 2 TRKS no pic sleeve

7" LAST KISS / C.C. RIDER GUSTO US GT4-2068

1979 2 TRKS no pic sleeve

7" LET ME COME WITH YOU (Part 1) / (Part 2) promo KING US 45-6358

1969? 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo

7" LIFE'S LITTLE UPS AND DOWNS (Part 1) / (Part 2) KING US 45-6253

1969? 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo

7" LONG LONG DAY (mono) / (stereo) promo EPIC US 5-10893

1972 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo

7" NO REST FOR THE WICKED / GET DOWN WITH IT MERCURY US 72552

1966? 2 TRKS no pic sleeve

7" SOME-A' YOUR SWEET LOVE / WHEN MY BABY CRIES CHESS US 16003

1967 2 TRKS no pic sleeve, promo

LP WAYNE COCHRAN CHESS US LPS 1519

1968 12 TRKS stereo, autographed

7" YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER CHESS US 2054

1967 2 TRKS no pic sleeve


Last time I wrote about Wayne Cochran was November ‘02. A bit has changed since then! Now there’s a legit Wayne Cochran CD – Thank you, Raven Records, Australia! And Brian W. in Florida actually took and got some of my LP’s autographed! A piece of the rock! And I’ve found more 45’s!


Alas, after the Epic LP of 1972, Cochran’s releases are relegated to the VFJ (Voice For Jesus) label – and those releases were never widely available. When Brian W. in Florida got to meet Pastor Cochran, he said that he was really ‘cool’. Dig it. A motorcycle preacher! Goin’ back to Miami!


I am proud to have as many W.C. releases as I do, having obtained all of ‘em ‘after the fact’. I will never forget when I found my first Chess LP at Record Surplus. It was expensive, but I knew I had to have it – sold on the cover alone! Also, it was “Mint”.


I am so pleased that Pastor Cochran is still alive and well!


- Ron



2 comments:

Brian Ware said...

He was a very gracious fellow and his wife was delightful as well. This was before the Raven collection and I asked her if they wanted to preserve his legacy with a CD or better yet, DVD compilation. She said yes, but of course "the money would have to be right". I'm glad that at least the CD exists, but gee, it took the Australians to do it??

Ron Kane said...

Brian -

I believe the Raven CD is still the world's only W.C. CD. Pretty good sound, considering the age and wide variety of labels / situations involved.

RK