“DEADMAN’S CURVE” – the soundtrack to the Jan & Dean documentary feat. Papa Doo Run Run

PAPA DOO RUN RUN is a group of competent musicians who have been playing Surf and instrumental music since 1965. They are known for their excellent cover versions and have been supporting various Beach Boys on their solo excursions. In 1977 the band was chosen to supply the music to the Jan & Dean documentary “Dead Man’s Curve”. Dean Torrence was featured as vocalist as well. The soundtrack was never released. Later the - after his car accident - handicapped Jan Berry added some vocals to the songs, and the music was finally pressed in a very limited quantity for some fans. The label said ‘promotional copy - not for sale’. To this day this longplayer is a must for all Jan & Dean fans, as it also marked the reunion of the once famous Surf duo. 

You might also be interested in Mark A. Moore’s Book “Dead Man’s Curve – The Rock ‘n’ Roll life of Jan Berry” (510 pages, McFarland & Company, Jefferson 2021, ISBN 978-1-4766-7210-6). It’s expensive to buy, though.

 

THE RED ROOSTERS, from Unna, live on British Forces Broadcasting Services, 27th December 1967

The Red Roosters were from Unna, and as they had first one, then two, and at last three Englishmen in their line-up, British Forces Broadcasting Services in Cologne, the British Forces’ radio station, picked them up and thus we have examples of what else was happening in Germany and how good the band was. Before we start with the real goodies, we have an amateur live recording from 1965 for you.

THE RED ROOSTERS, from Unna, live in 1965

First line-up with Harry Phillips. voc, rh gtr, Klaus Brüngel, ld gtr, voc, Norbert Grüger, b, voc, Walter Seite, dr. I don’t have a band photo, sorry. The recording was done during a live show. The sound quality is atrocious. It’s included for the sake of completeness. Werner Schulz was their manager.

01 THE RED ROOSTERS live in 1965 – Adler 1965 (Honest I do / Nowhere Man)

The Red Roosters, Unna, Cliff Jackson, Ralph Bloch, Harry Phillips, Bernd Kolbe, Derek Graham, 1967

 

THE RED ROOSTERS, from Unna, live on British Forces Broadcasting Services in 1967

This is the line-up Harry Phillips, voc, got together after the original band broke up, featuring Cliff Jackson, ld gtr, voc, Derek Graham, org, Bernd Kolbe, b, voc, Ralph Bloch, dr. Werner Schulz was their manager.  The Red Roosters played live in the Cologne studio of the British Forces Broadcasting Service. The show was compered by Eddie Vickers. I remember his shows fondly.

 

02 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – I Put A Spell On You     03 Eddie Vickers interviews Harry Phillips    04 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – Summertime     05 Eddie Vickers interviews Derik Graham     06 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – Sunny     07 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – Shotgun     08 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – autograph address     09 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – Hold On, I’m Coming     10 Eddie Vickers comperes     11 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – Knock On Wood     12 THE RED ROOSTERS live on radio in 1967 – I Feel Good

 

And there are more live recordings by The Red Roosters to come!