Kip Tyler

Elwood Westerton Smith, *31-05-1929 Chicago, IL, +23-09-1996
By Praguefrank, Dik DeHeer, Adam Komorowski, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

November 1956 Hollywood, CA – Alan Copeland as Jimmy Daley And The Ding-A-Lings

000 L 9644 ROCK, PRETTY BABY 9-30163

November 1956 Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler as Jimmy Daley And The Ding-A-Lings

001 L 9656 CAN I STEAL A LITTLE LOVE 9-30163

7 May 1957 Decca Recording Studio,  5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler as Jimmy Daley And The Ding-A-Lings (Kip Tyler [vcl/bongos-1],  Henry Mancini Orchestra: Barney Kessel [ld gt], ? [bass], ? [drums], ? [sax] + chorus. Producer: Milt Gabler)

002 L 10121 RED LIPS AND GREEN EYES 9-30358 /BCK 37212

003 L 10122 BONGO ROCK -1 9-30532/BCK 37212

004 L 10123 HOW'S ABOUT A LITTLE KISS? 9-30358/BCK 37212

005 L 10124 HOLE IN THE WALL 9-30532/BCK 37212

1957 unknown – Kip Tyler And The Flips

006 ART 003 LET'S MONKEY AROUND Starla S-2 /BCK 37212

007 ART 004 VAGABOND MAMA Starla S-2 /BCK 37212

Late 1957 Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler  (with Jimmy Daley And The Ding-A-Lings)

008 SUMMER LOVE ED 2578/DL 8714 BCK 37212

Ca November 1957 [demo session]  Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler

00801 HELLO MR. DEE-JAY  unissued//BCK 37212

00802 NOTHIN‘ BUT TOUGH  unissued//BCK 37212

00803 WAIL MAN WAIL!  Unissued//BCK 37212

00804 WAIL MAN WAIL! –instr.-  unissued//BCK 37212

2 December  1957 Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler

009 142 SHADOW STREET  Challenge 1014//BCK 37212

010 143 SHE GOT EYES  1014. /BCK 37212 BB-CD-55187

BUFFALO BOP Bb-CD 55187 CHICK CHICK (GER, 2007)

13 January 1958 Decca Recording Studio,  5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler as Jimmy Daley And The Ding-A-Lings (Kip Tyler [vcl-1]/bongos-3/bck vcl-4], Molly Bee [vcl-2], Henry Mancini Orchestra: Barney Kessel [ld gt], ? [bass], ? [drums], ? [sax]. Producer: Milt Gabler)

011 104029 SUMMER LOVE -1-3 Decca ED 2578/DL 8714 Hydra BCK 37212

000 104030 BEATIN’ON THE BONGOS -2-3 DL 8714 Hydra BCK 37212

000 104033 LOVE IS SOMETHING (THE MAGIC PENNY) -2-4 DL 8714

28 March 1958 Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler and His Flips (Kip Tyler [vcl], Mike Deasy [gt], Mike Bermani [drums], Lawrence "Larry" Knechtel [piano], Steve Douglas Kreisman [sax])

012 194 JUNGLE HOP  59008 LC 101//BCK 37212 WLP 8868 Bb-CD-55014 CDCHD 494

013 195 OOH YEAH BABY  59008//BCK 37212 WLP 8868

014 OOH YEAH BABY –instr.-  unissued//BCK 37212

COLLECTOR WLP 8868 MORE HOME MADE EARLY ROCK AND ROLL (NED, 1984); BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55014 HORROR HOP (GER, 1994); ACE CDCHD 494  MORE HOLLYWOOD ROCK’N’ROLL – THE CHALLENGE MASTERS (UK, 1994)

Fall 1958 Hollywood. CA – Kip Tyler

015 154/Δ26017 RUMBLE ROCK Ebb 154 //BCK 37212 Eagle 307

016 154X/ Δ26018 SHE'S MY WITCH Ebb 154//BCK 37212 Bb-CD-55014 Flame 003 Eagle 307

EAGLE 307 CHICKEN ROCK VOL.4 RUMBLE ROCK (GER, 1979); FLAME 003 DESPERATE ROCK AND ROLL VOL.3 (UK, 1987)

January 1959 Hollywood. CA – Kip Tyler

017 156X/Δ27253 OH LINDA 156 //BCK 37212

018 156/ Δ27254 HALI-LOU 156//BCK 37212

019 WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM

Fall 1959 [demo session] Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler

01901 PERMANENT ARCH

26 October 1959 prob. Master Recorders, 533 North Fairfax Ave., Hollywood, CA – Kip Tyler

020 IM 2297 SIXTEEN  unissued

021 IM 2298 ROCKET 'ROUND THE UNIVERSE Imperial X5641

022 IM 2299 THE GOBLIN TROT  Imperial X5641

023 IM 2300 SUNGGLE BUNNY unissued

1962 unknown – The Kipsters

024 K01 TWISTIN' AND STOMPIN' Target 1001

1962 unknown – Kipper And The Exciters (Producer: Kip Tyler)

025 E01 K1101 DRUM TWIST PT.1 Torchlite 501

026 E02 K1102 DRUM TWIST PT.2  Torchlite 501

1964 Hollywood. CA – Kip Tyler,

027 TT 8364-1 THAT BELL OF FREEDOM Gyro Disc 710///BCK 37212

028 TT-8464-2 ON THE FLIP SIDE  710 //BCK 37212

Summer 1964 Hollywood. CA – Kip Tyler,

029 GD-10164-1 THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA 710(b)/ /BCK 37212

030 5363-2 ETERNITY (A SURFER’S LAMENT)  711//BCK 37212

031 TOLEDO 711 //BCK 37212

Ca 1964 Hollywood. CA – Kip Tyler,

032 THE KING OF LOVE

033 SNOWLIGHT

ALBUMS

Decca DL 8714 Summer Love (The Sound Track Album): [Kip Tyler:] Main Title-Summer Love;  [Molly Bee:] Beatin' On The Bongos; Sox Hop; [Molly Bee:] Love Is Something (The Magic Penny); Walkin' The Rock; Ding-A-Ling; Night Walk; [Rod McKuen And Molly Bee:] To Know You Is To Love You; Boppin' At The Bash; To Know You Is To Love You; [Rod McKuen:] Calypso Rock; Joannie; The Rock Talks; Theme For A Crazy Chick; Soft Touch; Sad Sax; [Joseph Gershenson:] Cool Breeze; So, Good Night – 58

Hydra BCK 27121 Ooh Yeah Baby: Red Lips and Green Eyes;  Bongo Rock;  How's About a Little Kiss;  Hole in the Wall;  Let's Monkey Around;  Vagabond Mama;  Summer Love;  Beatin' on the Bongos;  Main Wail Wail;  Man Wail Wail;  Nothing But Tough;  Hello Mr. Dee-Jay;  Shadow Street;  She Got Eyes;  Introduction;  Jungle Hop; . Ooh Yeah Baby;  Rumble Rock;  She's My Witch;  Oh Linda;  Hali-Lou;  That Bell of Freedom;  On the Flipside;  The Girl from Ipanema;  Toledo;  Eternity (A Surfer's Lament);  Ooh Yeah Baby - (previously unreleased) – 05-10-04

EPs

Decca  Jimmy Daley And The Ding-A-Lings

ED 2578 "Summer Love" The Soundtrack:  Summer Love [vcl Kip Tyler] ;  Beatin' On The Bongos [vcl Molly Bee];  Sad Sax /  Sox Hop;  Love Is Something (Magic Penny) [vcl Molly Bee];  Boppin' At The Bash – 58 (MX: S 3960/1)

SINGLES

Decca (1956) as Jimmy Daley And The Ding-A-Lings

9-30163 Rock, Pretty Baby / Can I Steal A Little Love – 12-56

9-30358 Red Lips And Green Eyes / How's About A Little Kiss? – 06-57

9-30532 Bongo Rock / Hole In The Wall – 12-57

Starla

S-2 Let's Monkey Around / Vagabond Mama  – 09-57 and The Flips

Challenge

1014 Shadow Street / She Got Eyes – 12-57 (rev. Jan. 27)

59008  Jungle Hop / Ooh Yeah Baby – 04-58 (rav. Apr. 28)

Lucky Charm LC-101 [Kip Tyler and The Kips :] Jungle Hop / [Ronnie COOK and the Gaylads:] Guu Goo Muck – 8-

Ebb

154 Rumble Rock / She's My Witch – 11-58

156 Oh Linda / Hali-Lou – 01-59

Imperial

X5641 Rocket 'Round The Universe / The Goblin Trot – 01-60

Target

1001 [Barbara joy:] Do This Do That / [The Kipsters:] Twistin' And Stompin' – 06-62 The Kipsters

Torchlite

501 Drum Twist Pt.1  / Drum Twist Pt.2  - 62 Kipper and The Exciters

Gyro-Disc

710 That Bell Of Freedom / On The Flip Side (w. The Break-Outs) – 64

710 That Bell Of Freedom / The Girl From Ipanema  – 08-64 (rev. Aug. 29)

711 Toledo / Eternity  – 64

?  The King Of Love / Snowlight - 65