OLYMPICS
Groupe US de Doo Wop originaire de Los Angeles (Californie). Les "Olympics" après avoir débuté sous le nom de "Challengers", débarquent en force en 1958 sur Everest Records avec le titre "Western Movies".
BIG BOY PETE
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DISCOGRAPHY
EP
| 1958 | EP LA VOIX DE SON MAÎTRE EMF 172 (F) |
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Western Movies
/ Well ! / Dance With The Teacher
/ Ev'rybody Needs Love |
| 1966 | EP FESTIVAL FX 45 1523 (F) |
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Baby Do The Philly Dog / The Duck / Mine Exclusively / SecretAgents |
| 1966 | EP WARNER BROS. EP 96 (F) |
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Good Lovin' / Olympic Shuffle / No More Will I Cry (Raindrops From My Eyes) / Baby I'm Yours (Another Lonely Saturday) |
Albums
| 1960 | LP 12" ARVEE A-423 (mono) / SA-423 (stereo) (US) |
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DOIN' THE HULLY GULLY - Baby Hully Gully / What'd I Say / Boo-Dee Green / Big Boy Pete / Stay Away From Joe / The Slop / Private Eye / Dodge City |
| 1961 | LP 12" ARVEE A-424 (mono) / SA-424 (stereo) (US) |
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DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON - Dance By The Light Of The Moon / Workin' Hard / Big Chief Little Puss / Stay Where You Are / Peanut Butter (1) / Little Pedro / I'll Never Fall In Love / Dooley / Just Like That (2) / Shimmy |
| 1961 | LP 12" ARVEE A-429 (mono) / SA-429 (stereo) (US) |
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PARTY TIME - Mash Them 'Taters / Stomp / Hoochie Coochie Coo / Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha / Poney Time / Party Pooper / Scotch / Madison Time / Save The Last Dance For Me / The Twist |
| 1963 | LP 12" TRI-DISC 1001 (US) |
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DO THE BOUNCE WITH THE OLYMPICS - The Bounce / Do The Slauson / Dance What You Wanna / Nitty Gritty / Dancin' Holiday / Hully Gully Mash/ / New Dancin' Partner / Loop De Loop Limbo / The Baker / Groovin' / Bounce Again |
| 1967 ? | LP 12" FESTIVAL FLDZ 402 (F) |
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SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW - Western Movies / Hully Gully / Big Boy Pete / Shimmy Like Kate / Dance By The Night Of The Moon / The Bounce / Mine Exclusely / Baby, Do The Philly Dog / The Duck / Secret Agents / We Go Together / I'll Do A Little Bit More |
| 1972 | LP 12" POST 8000 (US) |
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THE OLYMPICS SING - Mirwood versions : Western Movies / Big Boy Pete / Shimmy Like Kate / Dance By The Light Of The Moon / We Go Together / The Bounce / Mine Exclusively / (Baby) Hully Gully / The Duck / Secret Agent / I'll Do A Little More / Baby Do The Philly Dog |
| 1982 ? | LP 12" ACE CH 56 (UK) |
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DOIN' THE HULLY GULLY - Original Arvee versions : Big Boy Pete / Little Pedro / Stay Away From Joe / Big Chief Little Puss / Stay Where You Are / What'D I Say / Private Eye / Baby It's Hot / Dooley / (Baby) Hully Gully / Dodge City / I'll Never Fall In Love / Workin' Hard |
| 1983 ? | LP 12" ACE CH 123 (UK) |
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THE OLYMPICS MEETS THE MARATHONS - Shimmy Like Kate / The Slop / Party Pooper / The Scotch / Mash Them 'Taters / The Stomp / Boo-Dee Green / Dance By The Light Of The Moon / + MARATHONS |
| 1991 | CD DCC COMPACT CLASSICS DZS-057 (US) |
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THE OLYMPICS ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS - Good Lovin' / Western Movies / Big Boy Pete / Private Eye / Dance With The Teacher / (Baby) Hully Gully / Dance By The Light Of The Moon / Shimmy Like Kate / Baby It's Hot / The Slop / Ain't No Big Thing / Big Chief Little Foot (2 versions) / Dooley / Stay Away From Joe / Workin' Hard / I'll Never Fall In Love / Scotch / Bye Bye Baby / Little Pedro / Boo-Dee Green / Shame Shame Shame / Dodge City / How Long Will It Take / Peanut Butter (1) / El Pizza (3) |
| 1991 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5081 (US) |
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THE OLYMPICS MEETS THE MARATHONS : GOLDEN CLASSICS - Big Boy Pete / Dance By The Light Of The Moon / The Slop / Private Eye / Little Pedro / Shimmy Like Kate / (Baby) Hully Gully, Parts 1 & 2 / Stay Where You Are / + MARATHONS |
| 1991 | CD ACE CHCHD 324 (UK) |
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DOIN' THE HULLY GULLY - DANCE BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON - PARTY TIME - (Baby) Hully Gully, Parts 1 & 2 / Big Boy Pete / Stay Away From Joe / The Slop / What'd I Say / Boo-Dee Green / Private Eye / Dodge City / Dance By The Light Of The Moon / Workin' Hard / Big Chief Little Puss / Stay Where You Are / Little Pedro / I'll Never Fall In / Dooley / Shimmy Like Kate / Mash Them 'Taters / The Stomp / Hoochie Coochie Coo / Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha / Pony Time / Party Pooper / The Scotch / Madison Time / Save The Last Dance For Me / The Twist |
| 07/1994 | CD LEGACY 393 (US) |
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OLYMPICS AND MARATHONS - GREATEST HITS OF THE 1960'S - (Baby) Hully Gully / Slop / Workin' Hard / Big Chief Little Puss / Stay Where You Are / Little Pedro / Dooley / Shimmy Like Kate / Peanut Butter / Nothing in the World / Mr. Moto (4) / Little Brown Jug (4) / Freeway / Fugitive |
| 06/2002 | CD VARESE 066362 (US) |
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THE VERY BEST OF THE OLYMPICS - Western Movies / (I Wanna) Dance With The Teacher / (Baby) Hully Gully / Private Eye / Big Boy Pete / The Slop / Shimmy Like Kate / Dance By The Light Of The Moon / Little Pedro / Peanut Butter / Dooley / The Bounce / Dancin' Holiday / Mine Exclusively / Baby, Do The Philly Dog / The Duck / I'm A Dead Man (Still Walking Around) |
| 12/2004 | CD PPL / BOUVIER ? (US) |
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LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM - Don’t Stop / Big Boy Pete / Livin’ The American Dream / Sexy / Never Say Never (Again) / Western Movies / Ego / Worm In Your Wheat Germ |
(1) Marathons
(2) Robins
(3) Dudley
(4) Bel-Airs
© Rocky Productions 29/10/2007
