The Best of the Royal Guardsmen (1998)

About this title: Of course, the heart of this hourlong, 20-track compilation is the series of Snoopy novelty hits enjoyed by the Royal Guardsmen in the mid-'60s, starting with the million-selling "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron." The group had a few other singles chart entries, all of which are here, sometimes making reference to aerial themes ("Airplane Song [My Airplane]"). Though cute and catchy with their martial drumming and banjo picking, the Snoopy songs have a trash-rock quality in the tradition of "Louie Louie" and "Hang On Sloopy." Elsewhere, the group veers from one mid-'60s style to another, sometimes ... read more

Tracks:

1. Snoopy vs. the Red Baron [Gernhard/Holler]
2. The Return of the Red Baron [Gernhard/McCullugh]
3. Airplane Song (My Airplane) [Castleman/Murphy]
4. Any Wednesday [Masona]
5. I Say Love [Taylor/Winslow]
6. Snoopy for President [Gernhard/Holler/Sha]
7. Baby Let's Wait [Burton/Sawyer]
8. Leaving Me [Winslow]
9. It's Sopwith Camel Time [Gernhard/Holler]
10. Biplane "Evermore" [Cooper]
11. Shot Down [Holler/McCullough]
12. Searching for the Good Times
13. Smallest Astronaut [Gernhard/Holler]
14. Mother, Where's Your Daughter
15. Down Behind the Lines [Holler]
16. Om [Richards/Taylor]
17. I'm a Man [Diddley]
18. So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star [Hillman/McGuinn]
19. As Tears Go By [Jagger/Oldham/Richa]
20. Snoopy's Christmas [Hugo/Luigi/Weiss]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.