1. CADILLAC CAR (Dave Taylor) 3.33
Sound Engineer Harold Burgon. Arranger/Conductor Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Soundtrack Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 22 January 1979. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Juha Björninen. Trumpet Jörgen Petersen. Alto Sax Pentti Lasanen. Tenor Sax Seppo Rannikko. Baritone Sax Pentti Lahti. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Backing Vocals Vesa Enne, Kaj Lind, Irina Milan. Solos: Tenor Sax Seppo Rannikko. Piano Dave Taylor.
"You surge out of the slip road like a flash and hit the gas pedal. The curvature of your car reflects your virility. Time will tell who is the supreme one. Ebony and ivory speak volumes without the need for interpretation. The band croaks and bubbles, rocks and rolls. You are the master in your car - everyone else is far behind."
2. PEGGY SUE (J. Allison/N. Petty) 2.31
Sound Engineer Harold Burgon. Arranger/Conductor Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Soundtrack Studio, Helsinki, Finland, around October 1978. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Heikki Laurila. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Backing Vocals Vesa Enne, Kaj Lind, Irina Milan. Solos: Guitar Harold Burgon - yes, the Sound Engineer!
3. YOU'D BETTER LISTEN TO ME NOW (Dave Taylor) 2.57
Sound Engineer Mike Brown. Arranger Dave Taylor. Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Wave Studios, London, 23 December 1985. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Terry Smith. Trumpet Raoul D'Oliveira. Alto/Tenor Sax Pete Thomas. Tenor Sax Dave Bitelli. Tenor/Baritone Sax Nick Pentelow. Trombone Don Lang. Bass Mick Gilligan. Drums Paul Robinson. Solos: Piano Dave Taylor. Trumpet Raoul D'Oliveira. Tenor Sax Pete Thomas.
4. THIS OL' PIANO (Hodges/Peacock) 3.51
Sound Engineer/Arranger/Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Midnight Rock Studio, Herne Bay, 8 May 1996. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Band The Dave Taylor Rock*n*Roll Orchestra. Solos: Piano Dave Taylor.
5. GO CAT GO (Dave Taylor) 2.21
Sound Engineer Juha Heininen. Arranger/Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Tacca Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 1980. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar unknown. Pedal Steel Olli Haavisto Tenor Sax Martti Peippo. Bass Martti Peippo. Drums unknown. Backing Vocals Dave Taylor. Solos: Piano Dave Taylor. Pedal Steel Olli Haavisto.
6. BOOGIE WOOGIE (Dave Taylor) 3.19
Sound Engineer Phil Chilton. Mixing Engineer Martin Giles. Arranger Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund/Dave Taylor. Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Yard Studios and Wave Studios, London, 18-23 December 1986. Mixed at Twickenham Film Studios and Wave Studios. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Terry Smith. Pedal Steel Gerry Hogan. Trumpet Raoul D'Oliveira, Stuart Brooks, Lawrence Parry, Alan Elsdon, Tony Hepworth, Richard Sidwell. Alto Sax Pete Thomas, Nick Pentelow. Tenor Sax Dave Bitelli, Bimbo Acock, Olaf Vass, Nick Payne, Nick Pentelow. Baritone Sax Bud Beadle. Trombone Don Lang, Pete Thoms, John Mumford. Bass Trombone Chris Gower. Bass Peter Ind. Drums Paul Robinson. Backing Vocals Alan Carvell. Solos: Piano Dave Taylor. Alto Sax Pete Thomas.
"There are musicians and musical styles which speed through the superficial crest of fashion waves for just a moment, only to sink after a passing second of success under the surface of a fresh wave. There are musicians and musical styles which are more like scrapbook pictures of mental darkness rather than the real composers of euphony illustrations. There are musicians and musical styles that protrude like the twin peaks of the Himalayas and continue their lives despite the tides of success. Happy Birthday Boogie Woogie!"
7. DON'T WANT TYIN' DOWN GIRL (Dave Taylor) 4.17
Sound Engineer Harold Burgon. Arranger/Conductor Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Soundtrack Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 22 January 1979. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Juha Björninen. Trumpet Jörgen Petersen. Alto Sax Pentti Lasanen. Tenor Sax Seppo Rannikko. Baritone Sax Pentti Lahti. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Backing Vocals Vesa Enne, Kaj Lind, Irina Milan. Solos: Piano Dave Taylor. Baritone Sax Pentti Lahti.
8. POUNDIN' THE TRACKS (Dave Taylor) 3.15
Sound Engineer Martin Giles. Arranger/Conductor Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund/Dave Taylor. Producer Dave Taylor. Studio The Chocolate Factory and Falconer Studios, London, 18-19 October 1988. Mixed at Midnight Rock Studio, Herne Bay, December 1996. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Barry Squires. Pedal Steel Stewart Johnson. Trumpet Raoul D'Oliveira, Tony Hepworth, Alan Elsdon. Alto Sax Al Stuart, Kit Packham. Tenor Sax Nick Pentelow, Bimbo Acock. Baritone Sax Nick Payne. Trombone Don Lang, Pete Thoms, John Mumford. Bass Trombone Chris Gower. Bass Dan Quinton. Drums Paul Robinson. Solos: Tenor Sax Nick Pentelow. Piano Dave Taylor.
"Music styles and musicians come and go like local buses. Some are on time and some are late, and some just hang about at the depot. Today a worshipped hero, tomorrow a told-off milkman. Those who get hold of the wind are taken by storm and the one who walks in the air fades into the mist. The Honky Tonk train takes you there. Its movement is endless. Many travel this train to seek freedom. Men are just men - only the names change like railway stations; Pete Johnson, Pinetop Smith, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis - or, for that matter, Dave Taylor. The Honky Tonk train means freedom, and in it you will always find the magic piano which rolls in the air with the undulating lines of the bass guitar."
9. HEY LITTLE GIRL (Dave Taylor) 4.00
Sound Engineer Harold Burgon. Arranger/Conductor Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund/Dave Taylor. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Soundtrack Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 23 January 1979. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Juha Björninen. Trumpet Jörgen Petersen. Alto Sax Hannu Saxelin. Baritone Sax Pentti Lahti. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Backing Vocals Vesa Enne, Kaj Lind, Irina Milan. Solos: Alto Sax Hannu Saxelin. Piano Dave Taylor.
Strings recorded at the Chocolate Factory, London, October 1988. Mixed at Midnight Rock Studio, Herne Bay, February 1997. Sound/Mixing Engineer Martin Giles. String Section fixed by Chris Green.
10. MIDNIGHT ROCK (Dave Taylor) 2.12
Sound Engineer Dave Taylor. Arranger Dave Taylor. Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Recorded in Finland on Dave's old Revox B77, in 1981. Mixed at Midnight Rock Studio, Herne Bay, February 1997. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar/Lap Steel unknown. Tenor Sax Martti Peippo. Bass unknown. Drums unknown. Solo: Piano Dave Taylor.
11. ROCKIN' ROLLIN' SPACEMEN (Dave Taylor) 2.40
Sound Engineer Juha Heininen. Arranger Dave Taylor. Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Tacca Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 1980. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar unknown. Pedal Steel Olli Haavisto. Tenor Sax Martti Peippo. Bass Martti Peippo. Drums unknown. Solos:. Piano Dave Taylor. Pedal Steel Olli Haavisto. Acoustic Guitar Taisto Wesslin.
12. SHUFFLIN' (Dave Taylor) 4.21
Sound Engineer/Arranger/Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Midnight Rock Studio, Herne Bay, January 1993. Musicians: Piano Dave Taylor. Pedal Steel B.J. Cole. Band The Dave Taylor Rock*n*Roll Orchestra. Remixing Engineer Martin Giles. Pedal Steel recorded at Midnight Rock Studio, Herne Bay, 3 April 1997.
"The roads used to be bumpy, now they're smooth, there is the difference. The bumps are no longer there. This is smooth, swinging, shuffling roll. The worn out bones have been engraved with skilful carvings, it lives again."
13. UNDER THE MOONLIGHT (Dave Taylor/Carlos Segarra) 2.56
Sound Engineer Phil Chilton. Mixing Engineer Martin Giles. Arranger Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund/Dave Taylor. Producer Dave Taylor. Studio Yard Studios and Wave Studios, London, 18-23 December 1986. Remixed at Midnight Rock Studio, Herne Bay, 8-9 February 1997. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Terry Smith. Alto Sax Nick Pentelow. French Horns B. Onenine. Violins Bob Loveday, Jackie Shave, Peter Hanson, Jonathan Rees. Violas unknown. Cellos Amanda Goodall, Nikki Thomas. Bass Glyn Evans. Drums Paul Robinson. Backing Vocals Alan Carvell.
"Good grief! Hurray! The tank is empty. Never mind. The car rolls slowly downhill to a small side road. Car parked. Hands off the wheel. Convertible roof down. Gazing at the moon, seats laid back horizontally. Only you and me."
14. TWELVE O'CLOCK ROCK (Dave Taylor) 2.55
Sound Engineer Harold Burgon. Arranger/Conductor Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Soundtrack Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 22 January 1979. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Electric/Slide Guitar Juha Björninen. Trumpet Jörgen Petersen. Alto Sax Pentti Lasanen. Tenor Sax Seppo Rannikko. Baritone Sax Pentti Lahti. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Backing Vocals Vesa Enne, Kaj Lind, Irina Milan. Solos: Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Juha Björninen.
15. CHOO CHOO CH' BOOGIE (Horton/Darling/Gabler) 2.47
Sound Engineer Antti Joki. Arranger/Conductor Kaj Backlund. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Finnlevy Studios, Helsinki, Finland, 1975. Lead vocal recorded at Takomo Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 1982. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Heikki Laurila. Trumpet Kaj Bäcklund, Markku Johansson, Simo Salminen. Alto Sax Pentti Lasanen, Hannu Saxelin. Tenor Sax Joel Lahti, Juhani Aaltonen. Baritone Sax Kalle Fält. Trombone Sointu Huuskonen, Juhani Aalto. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Solo: Piano Dave Taylor.
"The tank is filled. The journey continues. Competition with the Honky Tonk Train. Left hand slaps the knee like train wheels on the tracks, right hand still lingers under her frock. You feel like Alan Freed."
16. DAVE'S BOOGIE (Dave Taylor) 3.29
Sound Engineer Harold Burgon. Arranger/Conductor Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Soundtrack Studio, Helsinki, Finland, November 1978. Musicians: Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Heikki Laurila. Trumpet Jörgen Petersen. Alto Sax Pentti Lasanen. Tenor Sax Juhani Aaltonen. Baritone Sax Pentti Lahti. Trombone Juhani Aalto. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Backing Vocals Vesa Enne, Kaj Lind, Irina Milan. Solos: Piano Dave Taylor. Alto Sax Pentti Lasanen.
"The Big Band rolls it, but it's the piano that makes the machine gallop. It used to be Boogie Woogie. Now it's Turbo Boogie."
17. ALL BY MYSELF (D. Bartholomew/A. Domino) 2.45
Sound Engineer Harold Burgon. Arranger Paul 'Ekke' Fagerlund. Producer Dave Taylor. Executive Producer Vexi Salmi. Studio Soundtrack Studio, Helsinki, Finland, around October 1978. Musicians: Lead Vocal/Piano Dave Taylor. Guitar Heikki Laurila. Bass Pekka Sarmanto. Drums Ilpo Kallio. Solos: Guitar Heikki Laurila.
"You are clear about yourself. This is the testimony and life biography. Your journey is about to end, the lights of the ballroom are already flickering. Everything is fine. She's yours and your body is ready to swing left and right."
18. STRUNG OUT! (UNDER THE MOONLIGHT) (Dave Taylor/Carlos Segarra) 6.25
Bonus Track. Rehearsal takes during recording session, details as 13.
Quotations by Tapani Ripatti, Finnish Broadcasting Corporation for Dave Taylor, the album Happy Birthday Boogie Woogie (DTLP200). Translated by Bobby Boulter.
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