For those looking for the whole "Shut Down" Capitol Hot Rod music compilation on CD

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  1. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    There is an OOP budget CD called "Shut Down: The Best of Hot Rod Hits" with 6 of the 12 tracks from the album, but all 12 of the tracks from the original Shut Down LP can be found on "Monster Summer Hits: Drag City"

    http://www.allmusic.com/album/monster-summer-hits-drag-city-r23504

    (Amazon link for the CD with the full LP is at http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Summer-Hits-Drag-City/dp/B000002UYJ, the budget CD with the title "Shut Down" can be found at http://www.amazon.com/Shut-Down-Best-Hot-Hits/dp/B000002TEW/)

    There is a rare OOP Japanese import CD of the original LP with the original LP artwork at http://www.amazon.com/Shut-Down-Compilation/dp/B000026WVS/


    Original LP cover:
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    Budget CD cover (not all of the songs on the LP are on this CD):
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    Monster Summer Hits: Drag City cover (entire LP included):
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    Budget CD track listing:

    1. Shut Down - Beach Boys
    2. Drag City - Jan & Dean
    3. Stick Shift - Duals
    4. 409 - Beach Boys
    5. Road Runner - Gants
    6. Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
    7. Chicken - Bert Convy
    8. The Ballad of Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum
    9. Hot Rod Race - Jimmy Dolan
    10. Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots - Cheers
    11. Little Deuce Coupe - Beach Boys
    12. The Little Old Lady - Jan & Dean

    The original LP track listings:
    1. Shut Down-The Beach Boys
    2. Chicken-Bert Convy
    3. Wide Track-The Super Stocks
    4. Brontosaurus Stomp-The Piltdown Men
    5. Four On The Floor-The Super Stocks
    6. Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots-The Cheers
    7. 409-The Beach Boys
    8. Street Machine-The Super Stocks
    9. The Ballad Of Thunder Road-Robert Mitchum
    10. Hot Rod Race-Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
    11. Car Trouble-The Eligibles
    12. Cheater Slicks-The Super Stocks

    Monster Summer Hits: Drag City track listings
    1 Shut Down-Beach Boys
    2 Drag City-Jan & Dean
    3 Wheel Stands-Super stocks
    4 Night Rumble-Jerry Cole
    5 Stick Shift-Duals
    6 409-Beach Boys
    7 Road Runner-Gants
    8 Dead Man's Curve-Jan & Dean
    9 Four on the Floor-Super stocks
    10 Chicken-Bert Convy
    11 Hot Rod Race-Jimmie Dolan
    12 Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots-The Cheers
    13 Little Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys
    14 Boss Dance-Jerry Cole
    15 The Little Old Lady from Pasadena-Jan & Dean
    16 Fun, Fun, Fun-Beach Boys
    17 Wide Track-Super stocks
    18 Car Trouble-Eligibles
    19 Little Honda-Beach Boys
    20 Brontosaurus Stomp-Piltdown Men
    21 Mr. Gasser-Mister Gasser & The Weirdos
    22 Street Machine-Super stocks
    23 The Ballad of Thunder Road-Robert Mitchum
    24 Cheater Slicks-Super stocks
    25 Driving Little Deuce-Jerry Cole
    26 Shut Down, Pt. 2-Beach Boys
     
  2. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    You can download the Shut Down LP on iTunes, Amazon, etc.
     
  3. extravaganza

    extravaganza Senior Member

    Location:
    San Diego, CA USA
    I have looked for this before but never had any luck. This is great info - thanks.
     
  4. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    You're welcome
     
  5. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    Which of the CD options are you wanting to choose or are you going to download the comp?
     
  6. extravaganza

    extravaganza Senior Member

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    San Diego, CA USA
    I will probably grab the complete album on the budget comp while keeping an eye open for a better price on the japanese repro.

    I was born in 1965 so I don't have memories of this, but as an appreciator of The Beach Boys (and the source of their album titles), Gary Usher and the other musicians featured on this lp I have wanted it for years. I am trying to get set up again for vinyl and was planning on picking up the original LP when I do (which is fairly easy to find on eBay).
     
  7. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    The Monster Summer Hits comp in other words as that is the comp with the complete album
     
  8. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    The Monster Summer Hits CD is OOP but it is cheap used.
     
  9. extravaganza

    extravaganza Senior Member

    Location:
    San Diego, CA USA
    Yeah I saw that ... really cheap. I just grabbed one (yes the "Monster Summer Hits")
     
  10. Smarvelous

    Smarvelous Active Member

    Location:
    West Coast
    Thanks for sharing this! I just ordered one too.
     
  11. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    You're welcome
     
  12. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    BTW, the budget CD called "Shut Down" is in its entirety is on "Monster Summer Hits: Drag City" as well. I picked up the budget CD with that title and made a CD-R of the 6 tracks on the LP not on the CD I have, the budget "Shut Down: The Best of..." CD for personal use.
     
  13. Despite Shut Down's bad rep as a Capitol rip-off of The Beach Boys, it has a lot of good music on it. And it inspired the great Shut Down Vol. 2!
     
  14. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    Agreed. This comp should have more respect from the masses than it does.
     
  15. dprokopy

    dprokopy Senior Member

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    Near Seattle, WA
    Interesting, this appears to be the uncropped photo used by the Beach Boys for their Little Deuce Coupe album. (Belongs in the "uncropped photos" thread, maybe!)
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  16. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    I just posted it in the Uncropped Photos thread
     
  17. Mister Charlie

    Mister Charlie "Music Is The Doctor Of My Soul " - Doobie Bros.

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    Aromas, CA USA
    Always loved this album since I got it in the 60s...Hot Rod Race, Brontosaurus Stomp, Car Trouble, Chicken and Black Motorcycle Boots, even Robert Mitchum...good stuff!
     
  18. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    It is a great album.
     
  19. Ricko

    Ricko Forum Resident

    Yes, "Monster Summer Hits: Drag City" is an absolute must-have - even if it means folding down a few of 'em to recreate the "Shut Down" LP in mono.

    But there's MORE!!! We need "More Drag City" on CD for superstars like Shutdown Douglas & Hot Rod Rog!

    "Hot Rod Rally" (T 1997) has no Beach Boys but it's an Ushermania bonanza, and "Big Hot Rod Hits" (T 2024) recycles a few tracks from T 1997 and throws in some Beach Boys and a few Usherized Dick Dale tracks.

    All great stuff - brilliant comps!
     

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  20. Mylene

    Mylene Senior Member

    Hot Rod Race by Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan is edited on the Shut Down album. The full version's on Capitol Country Classics: The 50s.
     
  21. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

  22. McLover

    McLover Senior Member

    And also, both LP discs are worth owning. And that budget CD is excellent and well mastered in spite of the wonky cover art. Worthy of even Steve. Just to get The Duals' "Stick Shift" and the Robert Mitchum "Ballad Of Thunder Road" is reason enough alone if you don't already own a copy. So, Just Do It. You'll thank Brad and I later. And it's cheap.
     
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  23. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven Thread Starter

    This post says it all.
     
  24. stephenlee

    stephenlee Forum Resident

    Location:
    East Coast, USA
    Does the version of "Shut Down" on MONSTER SUMMER HITS have the additional drag race sounds at the start of the song, like on the original SHUT DOWN album? The latter was the only place you could find that alternate version!
     
  25. Ricko

    Ricko Forum Resident

    No.

    The LP version is great - one of the best drag sound effects openings ever! :righton:
     
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