The West Coast East Side Sound, Vol. 3 (1999)

About this title: This volume in the series is more cohesive than most, opening with the Premiers' 1964 hit "Farmer John" and generally confining itself to eminently danceable rockers from that same period by the likes of the Atlantics, Larry Tamblyn & the Standells ("The Girl in My Heart"), the Jaguars, the Romancers, the Soul-jers ("Gonna Be a Big Man"), and Sammy Lee & the Summits. As with the other three parts of this series, there's not a weak song here, whether it's Cannibal & the Headhunters (backed by the King Curtis band) doing "Follow the Music," the edgier, less lyrical, but more rousing "Sloop ... read more

Tracks:

1. Farmer John [Stereo] [Harris/Dewey]
2. Follow the Music [Garcia/Davis/Uballe]
3. Sloop Dance [Farrell/Russell]
4. That's Why I Love You [Uballez]
5. Chinese Checkers [Instrumental] [Jones/Cropper/Stein]
6. Love Is Strange [Baker/Smith]
7. The Girl in My Heart [Tamblyn]
8. Boo Hoo Hoo [Hodge]
9. Gonna Be a Big Man [Franklin]
10. She Took My Oldsmobile [Uballez]
11. (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me [Edwards/Robles/Thom]
12. Poquito Soul [Stereo][Instrumental] [Miller]
13. Hey Joe [Valente]
14. Here Comes Love [Stereo] [Tamblyn]
15. Where Lovers Go [Instrumental] [Paniagua]
16. Strange World [Carlton]

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