Hot Rod City

Personnel includes: Gary Usher (vocals, guitar); Dennis McCarthy (vocals, organ); Bobby Hart (vocals); Art Fisher, Glenn Grey, Paul Johnson, Ed Fournier (guitar); Phil Pruden (saxophone); Randy Nauert, Rene Hall (bass); Dick Burns (bass, background vocals); Richard Delvy, Ed "Sharky" Hall (drums). Producers: Richard Delvy (tracks 1, 3, 5-8, 10, 12, 14-16, 20-21); Gary Usher (tracks 2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 17-19). Reissue producer: Bob Irwin. Recorded in 1963. Originally released on Vault (104). Includes liner notes by Stephen J. McParland. The original LP version of HOT ROD CITY was performed by two basic groups of surf and hot-rod musicians operating under three names. The Grand Prix and the Quads were conceived by songwriter-producer Richard Delvy, and the Customs were conceived by songwriter-producer Gary Usher. This 1995 reissue adds eight additional songs and alternate takes, including two previously-unreleased tracks by Delvy's main band, The Challengers. The members of the Challengers also formed the cor...