Mercury Records Collection: MG-20940: Go Little Honda

MG-20940: Go Little Honda / The Hondells

Label Type :	red Mercury type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 20940A M1 B RI RR
	SIDE-B	MG 20940B M1 II RR

Comments

Inside The Groove

A nice hot-rod album, featuring a big hit “Little Honda”, which of course was written by Brian Wilson.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Okay it's their first album, featuring a famous hit popper “Little Honda”, originally written by Brian Wilson and recorded by The Beach Boys.

This album was made with full efforts by famous key-people such as Nick Venet, Roger Christian and Gary Usher. That's maybe why this albums sounds very nice, as the Beach Boys did in the early 1960s. The band itself was an artificial creation by Gary Usher, putting many West-Coast session men together. But without any doubts all melodies, chorus, playing are very fine.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	32937	Little Honda (Brian Wilson)	2:03
A-2	32942	Mean Streak (Christian - Usher)	2:00
A-3	32944	A Guy Without Wheels (Christian - Usher)	2:05
A-4	32939	The Wild One (Christian - Usher)	2:05
A-5	32947	Haulin' Honda (Richie Podolor)	2:30
A-6	32938	Hot Rod High (Christian-Usher)	2:10
SIDE-B
B-1	32941	Death Valley Run (Christian - Usher)	1:55
B-2	32943	Two Wheel Show Stopper (Christian - Usher)	2:15
B-3	32946	Black Boots And Bikes (Richie Podolor)	3:00
B-4	32940	Ridin' Trails (Christian - Usher)	2:16
B-5	32945	Hon-Da Beach Party (Gary Usher)	2:17
B-6	32950	Rip's Bike (Mike Curb)	2:00

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Much more detailed information is still under investigation - please wait.

The Hondells: featuring Richard (=Richie) Burns (vo) and three others.

However, actual recording session was made by many famous session men, such as:
Richie Polodor (g), Glen Campbell (g, vo), Bill Cooper (g), Hal Blaine (ds),
Joe Kelly (perc, vo). Wayne Edwards (vo), Chuck Girard (vo),
Recorded in July 1964.

Directed by Nick Venet,
Produced by Ben-Ven Productions, Inc.
Arrangements by Gary Usher.