London HLU
8880 (original) UK, June 1959
Words & Music by: Side A – Eddie
Cochran, Jerry Capehart; Side B – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart
Musicians: Eddie Cochran (vocals
and guitars), Plas Johnson (tenor sax on side A), Jim Stivers (piano), Don
Myers (bass guitar), Earl Palmer (drums), Gene Riggio (drums)
Recording sessions: Gold Star Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA on 17.
January 1959
Highest chart positions: This
didn’t chart in the UK. The US release hit #99 in Billboard Hot 100.
Eddie Cochran performed “Teenage Heaven” in the movie “Go, Johnny Go”. The version in the movie is slightly different, but it was recorded in the same session. The fabulous Plas Johnson played sax on both versions.
The session also included “My Way” and “Rock’n’Roll Blues”, which were released posthumously in April 1963.
List price: UK releases not listed in the catalog. These go usually for 20-40 € in eBay.
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