Competition Coupe/Astronauts Orbit Campus

• Artist: The Astronauts
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• Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Total Time: 58:34
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

Collectables' single disc release of Competition Coupe/Orbit Campus collects two 1964 albums from the Astronauts. Competition Coupe was the Astronauts' attempt at a hot rod album and its surprisingly enjoyable. There's not many classic hot rod songs -- "Our Car Club" comes the closest -- but it's a speedy, trashy delight with such songs as "The Hearse," "Devil Driver's Theme," "Happy Ho-Daddy," "Devil Driver," "Chevy Scarfer," "El Aguila," 4:56 Stingray" and "650 Scrambler." Orbit Campus is the Astronauts' take on frat-rock classics, which means there's a bunch of rock & roll oldies -- "Johnny B. Goode," "Be-Bop-A-Lu-La," "Good Golly Miss Molly," "Bony Moronie," "Roll Over Beethoven," etc. -- plus the odd collegiate folk song like "Greenback Dollar." The end result is a fun, if unremarkable, rock & roll record, much like this single-disc compilation. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Little Ford Ragtop	Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian, Scott Douglas	The Astronauts	(2:09)
Competition Coupe	Gary Usher, Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian	The Astronauts	(2:17)
The Hearse	Lee Hazlewood	The Astronauts	(2:17)
'55 Bird	Scott Douglas, Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian	The Astronauts	(1:56)
Devil Driver's Theme	Scott Douglas	The Astronauts	(2:14)
Happy Ho-Daddy	Scott Douglas	The Astronauts	(2:14)
Our Car Club	Bob Demmon, Mike Love, Jim Gallagher, Jon Patterson, Brian Wilson, Rich Fifield	The Astronauts	(2:25)
Devil Driver	Scott Douglas	The Astronauts	(2:11)
Chevy Scarfer	Scott Douglas	The Astronauts	(2:00)
4:56 Stingray	Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian, Scott Douglas	The Astronauts	(2:03)
El Aguila (The Eagle)		The Astronauts	(2:04)
650 Scrambler	Jim Gallagher, Rich Fifield, Bob Demmon, Dennis Lindsey, Jon Patterson	The Astronauts	(1:58)
Johnny B. Goode	Chuck Berry	The Astronauts	(2:48)
Be-Bop-A-Lula	Tex Davis, Gene Vincent	The Astronauts	(2:13)
Good Golly Miss Molly	Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, John Marascalco	The Astronauts	(2:36)
Let the Good Times Roll	Leonard Lee, Shirley Goodman	The Astronauts	(2:21)
Linda Lou	Ray Sharpe	The Astronauts	(3:23)
Bony Moronie	Larry Williams	The Astronauts	(2:06)
Diddy Wah Diddy	Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon	The Astronauts	(3:16)
Roll over Beethoven	Chuck Berry	The Astronauts	(3:06)
Shop Around	Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr.	The Astronauts	(3:34)
Greenback Dollar	Hoyt Axton, Kennard Ramsey	The Astronauts	(2:38)
Summertime	DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	The Astronauts	(2:37)
Sticks and Stones	Titus Turner	The Astronauts	(2:08)

Credits

Dennis Lindsey (Vocals), Rich Fifield (Vocals), Bob Demmon (Guitar), Jim Gallagher (Vocals), Jim Gallagher (Drums), Hal Levy (Original Liner Notes), Dennis Lindsey (Guitar), Bob Demmon (Vocals), Stormy Patterson (Vocals), Stormy Patterson (Bass)