Impact Records was a California based record label run by CT Records creator,All Music Tony Hilder Tony Hilder in the 1960s. This label released some surf records by The Crestwoods, Dave Myers and The Surftones,45 Cat Impact (Calif.) - Label Discography The Ramblers and The New BreedGlobal Dog Productions 45 Discography for Impact Records and The Revels. The Revels were known for the hits "Comanche" and "Intoxica".Rate Your Music The Revels
Background Formed in the 1960s, this Los Angeles-based record label was managed by Tony Hilder.Steve Rosen Writer Site The Story Behind the Great Music in a 'Lost' Movie Classic About Los Angeles Among other things, Impact Records served as an outlet for masters that Hilder couldn't get released on other labels. A good deal of the material released was from local aspiring artists and bands of the Los Angeles area.Surfin' Guitars: Instrumental Surf Bands of the Sixties Robert J. Dalley Page 259, Page 298, Page 299The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Grenfell, Joyce - Koller, Hans Page 287 Dean Zook handled the radio promotion for the Midwest, working from his base in Denver.Billboard Music Week May 8, 1961 Page 4 Music As Written, Hollywood
The first release on the label was "Church Key" by The Revels. The song was the first release for the label and credited to The Revels with Barbara Adkins.Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963 by James B. Murphy Page 260 The single was distributed nationally by Liberty Records but was issued under the banner of Impact to keep the identity of the label.Billboard November 28, 1960 Page 26 Music As Written, Page 28 Music As Written The Revels, a local Californian band who had been around since 1957Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'N'Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood By Domenic Priore Page 59 had 4 singles released on the label from 1960 to 1962 which included the single they were best known for "Church Key".All Music The Revels Intoxica!!! The Best of the Revels
One album that was produced by Hilder and released on the Impact label was called Shake! Shout! & Soul. The recording for the album was done live at Santa Monica's 2nd Annual Surf Fair. It featured Lil Ray, The Original Surfaris, Dave Myers and the Surftones, The New Dimensions, Steve Korey and The Virtue Four.Surf Classics Shake! Shout! & Soul!Collectors Frenzy Shake! Shout! & Soul! w/lil Ray ULTRA RARE 60s surf music LP (Impact) Roots Vinyl Guide RARE! Shake Shout & Soul Lil Ray, Surfaris Surftones etc. LIVE Impact LP#2 VHTF
Artists Shorty Bacon In April, 1962, Billboard reported that the Shorty Bacon band was backing Beverly Mae Wilson on a record she was to cut a record for Impact.Billboard, April 21, 1962 - Page 41 FOLK TALENT & TUNES By Bill Sachs Shorty Bacon's own release on the label was in 1961 with "Ten Times The World" / "What's Wrong With You". The B side was co-written by him.45Cat - Record Details, Artist: Shorty Bacon, Catalogue: 17 / 17-IM / 17-IMX Later, he had another single on the label with "Daniel Boone " bw Walls Of Yuma". He had a recording history that went back to the 1950s and prior to his releases on Impact, he had records out on the Kelley, Mohawk and Ozark labels.45Cat - Shorty Bacon - Discography A few years later he was playing with Rose Maddox.Arizona Republic, Sunday, May 29, 1966 - Page 52 One of his later records "Stand Up Fool" did quite well and gained a degree of popularity in the early 1970s.The Eagle, February 26, 1971 - Page 16 Navasota Presents SHORTY BACON and THE SCRAMBLE EGGS // Latest Hit '"Stand Up Fool
Rue Barclay In 1962, Rue Barclay had a release with "I've Lost The Road" bw "Please Dear Won't You Stay" on the label. His history in recording went back to the late 1940s.Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies Saturday, January 29, 2011 Rue Barclay by Dick Grant, Al Turner with acknowledgements to Adam Komorowski, Bill Daniels & Praguefrank His release was "I've Lost The Road" bw "Please Dear Won't You Stay". The following year Barclay appeared in a low budget film, The Skydivers.Southwest Shuffle by By Rich Kienzle Page 216
The Cupons The Cupons were a group who had their single released on Impact. One of the members was the sister-in-law of Anthony J. Hilder. His wife's sister.Rare L.A. Tracks (West Coast Style Vintage R&B And Doo-Wop, 1956-1964), Bacchus Archives BA1134, CD Booklet, Page 3 TURN HER DOWN] Robert Hafner co-wrote the song "Turn Him Down" with K.C. Reeth.Catalog of Copyright Entries, United States Department of the Treasury - Page 1582 It was previously recorded by Emmett Lord,Billboard, September 8, 1962 - Page 56 Reviews of New Singles, Moderate Sales Potential and Rochell & the CandlesBillboard, July 28, 1962 - Page 23 SPOTLIGHT SINGLES OF THE WEEK, SINGLES REVIEWS Girl group, The Cupons released their version backed with "Be Your Love Tonight", credited to Materlyn And The Cupons.Discogs - Various – Girls In The Garage Pt. 245Cat - The Cupons - Discography, USA "Turn Her Down" would be included on the VA comp, Girls in the Garage, Vol. 6 which was released on vinyl in 2018.AllMusic - Various Artists, Girls in the Garage, Vol. 6 The Cupons' version of the song would later inspire a cover by The Pussywillows, included on their 1988 Spring Fever! albumDiscogs - The Pussywillows – Spring Fever!The New York Times, January 18, 1991 - POP/JAZZ;Delta Blues and Girl Groups In 2 New Incarnations By KAREN SCHOEMER A Japanese punk / garage girl group, MELLViNS recorded it for the B side of their 2015 single, "One Fine Day".Discogs - MELLVINS – One Fine Day Turn Her Down
Little Ray Jimenez Little Ray Jimenez had a single on the label in 1962 with "Shake! Shout! & Soul!" bw "Soul And Stomp!".iLatinoLA Little Ray Jimenez Valentine Volo
The Revels San Luis Obispo group, The Revels started out in high school in the mid-1950s as Gil Serna and the Rockets. Their name was changed to The Revels after Norman Knowles took over as the band leader.The Tribune, March 01, 2012 - Surf music: SLO County's radical history Patrick S. Pemberton''The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals, by Steven Otfinoski - Page 142 Two songs that they are most known for are "Church Key" and "Comanche".Way Back Attack - THE REVELS Midnight Stroll "Church Key" was a hit for them in 1960.Surfin' guitars: instrumental surf bands of the sixties, Robert J. Dalley - Page 259Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014, By Greil Marcus - Page 403 9 = The Exiles, directed by Kent McKenzie (Milestone) and Revels, Intoxica! (Sundazed) One of their following singles was "Intoxica" backed with "Tequila" which was released in 1961.Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records by Tim Neely - Page 567 Revels, The (2) Their 1961 song "Comanche", a Robert Hafner composition was first released on Impact 7 in 1961. It has been featured in two film soundtracks.Surf & Hot Rod Music of the 60's: Collectors Quick Reference, By R. Duane Cozzen - Page 103 THE REVELSThe Chicago Tribune, December 3, 1995 - ROCK 'N' ROLL MEMORIES By Ken Davis It first appeared as the "Detoured Theme" in The Exiles.Billboard, May 8, 1961 - Page 4 HollywoodThe Chicago Tribune, December 3, 1995 - ROCK 'N' ROLL MEMORIES By Ken DavisCalifornia Gold Coast Dreamin' - The Revels In later years, it was included along with several other surf music hits on the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Pulp Fiction.Rolling Stone -- Surf Music and Seventies Soul: The Songs of ‘Pulp Fiction’Take a song-by-song tour of the groundbreaking film’s bestselling soundtrack, 'Pulp Fiction,' A to Z, The Revels, ‘Comanche’
Info on other releases In 1964, Dr. W.S. McBirnie presented "The Great Debate of 1964" with topics titled The Rumford Act, Convergence, and Coexistence.The Bakersfield Californian, Sat., April 25, 1964 - Page 196 A 7" 45 RPM single of this speech was released on Impact AU-4X / AU-4.Discogs - The Great Debate Of 1964
Catalogue + List of singles Act Title Catalogue Year Notes The Revels "Church Key" / "Vesuvius" Impact 1-IM / 1-IMX 1960 Phil Campos "Street Fight" / "Rebel Rider" Impact 2-IM / 2-IMX Discogs Impact (12) The Revels "Intoxica" / "Tequila" Impact 3-IM / 3-IMX 1961 Sandra Teen "Angel Baby" / "Stranger In Love" Impact 4-IM / 4-IMX 1961 The Spektrums "The Santa Maria" / "Sundown" Impact 5-IM / 5-IMX 1961 Who Put the Bomp No.14, Fall 1975 - Page 12 "The Tony Hilder Story" by John Blair & Bill Smart The Crestwoods "Angel Of Love" / "Lucky Star" Impact 6-IM / 6-IMX 1961 The Revels "Rampage" / "Comanche" Impact 7-IM / 7-IMX 1961 Bob Kuhn "Rendezvous" / "A Serenade To Julie" Impact 8-IM / 8-IMX 1961 Eddie Snell "I Feel Like Crying" / "Unless Things Go Your Way" Impact 9-IM / 9-IMX 1961 Who Put the Bomp No.14, Fall 1975 - Page 12 "The Tony Hilder Story" by John Blair & Bill Smart The Ramblers "Yaba Daba Ah Doo" / "Funny Papers" Impact 10-IM / 10-IMX 1961 Beverly Mae Wilson "Lonesome Girl" / "Till I Met You" Impact 11-IM / 11-IMX 1961 Guiseppi Apollo "Bright Star" / "All Because Of You" Impact 12-IM / 12-IMX 1961 The Revels "It's Party Time" / "Soft Top" Impact 13-IM / 13-IMX 1963 The Breakers "Surfin' Tragedy" / "Surf Bird" Impact 14-IM / 14-IMX 1961 Don Mikkelson "I Can't Get Over The Blues" / "Now You're Gone" Impact 15-IM / 15-IMX 1961 Dannie Toliver "Little Boy Blue" / "Take A Chance" Impact 16-IM / 16-IMX 1961 Shorty Bacon "Ten Times The World" / "What's Wrong With You" Impact 17-IM / 17-IMX 1961 The Hollywood Rebels "Thrillers" / "Rebel Stomp" Impact 18-IM / 18-IMX 1962 Rue Barclay "I've Lost The Road" / "Please Dear Won't You Stay" Impact 19-IM / 19-IMX 1962 Dave Myers And The Surftones "Moment Of Truth" / "Frogwalk" Impact 20-IM / 20-IMX 1962 Bonnie Wagner "No Other Love" / "Luau" Impact 21-IM / 21-IMX 1962 The Revels "Conga Twist" / "Revellion Impact 22-IM / 22-IMX 1962 The Revels "The Monkey Bird" / "Revellion" Impact 22-IM / 22-IMX 1962 Note "Conga Twist" / "Revellion"&"The Monkey Bird" / "Revellion"share the same cat no.Roots Vinyl Guide - REVELS revillion conga twistRoots Vinyl Guide - 1d THE REVELS WITH ROBERT HAFNER THE MONKEY BIRD REVELLION GARAGE SURF ROCK Jesse Belvin "Tonight My Love" / "Looking For Love" Impact 23-IM / 23-IMX 1962 Bob Vaught and The Renegaids "Bo-Gator" / "Church Key Twist Impact 24-IM / 24-IMX 1962 Evan and The Emperors "La Freeze" / "Emperor's Twist" Impact 25-IM / 25-IMX 1962 Lil' Ray and The Premiers "Shake, Shout And Soul" / "Soul And Stomp" Impact 26-IM / 26-IMX 1962 Dave Myers and The Surftones "Church Key" / "Passion" Impact 27-IM / 26-IMX 1962 Materlyn and The Cupons "I'll Be Your Love Tonight" / "Turn Her Down" Impact 28-IM / 28-IMX 1962 The New Breed "John Birch American" / "Lexington Green" Impact 29-IM / 29-IMX 1962 Lil' Ray and The Midnighters "Loretta" / "My Girl" Impact 30-IM / 30-IMX 1962 The Alley Kats "Barbie" / "Lollipops" Impact 31-IM / 31-IMX The Charades Band "Christina" / "Sophia" Impact 32-IM / 32-IMX 45Cat - Record Details, The Charades Band, Catalogue: 32 / 32-IMX / 32-IM Bob Preston "The Letter" / "Voice Of Liberty" Impact 33-IM / 33-IMX The Capris / The Charades "Endless Love" / "Luau" Impact 34-IM / 34-IMX + Non-music singles Act Title Catalogue Year Notes Dr. W.S. McBirnie The Great Debate (A Special Radio Speech) / The Great Debate (A Special Radio Speech) Impact AU-4X / AU-4 Circa1964 Non music
+ Albums Act Title Catalogue Year Notes The Revels On a Rampage Impact 1LP-IM / 1LP-IMX 1964 Discogs - The Revels – On A Rampage Various Artists Shake! Shout! & Soul!Recorded at the Second Annual Surf Fair / Santa Monica, California Impact LP #2 1964 Popsike - 1SR IMPACT LP#2 SHAKE SHOUT & SOUL LIL RAY SUFARIS SURFTONES VIRTUE FOUR KOREY
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