LIMITED EDITION 4 CD BOX SET Ltd Edition 4 CD box set The FIREBALLS "Complete Instrumentals & Chuck Tharp Vocals" from Nor-Va-Jak Music. FULL INFORMATION & ORDERING HEREHERE.

The Fireballs moved on from the successes of "Torquay" and "Vaquero" for Top Rank and cut this gem of an album for Warwick in The leadoff single was "Rik-A-Tik," which they had already cut for Top Rank, followed by "Quite a Party," another Top 30 hit for the band.

Their debut single on Kapp Records was the instrumental ‘Fireball’, b/w a vocal performance by Tharp, ‘I Don’t Know’. A contract with the Top Rank label led to the breakthrough instrumental ‘Torquay’, which scraped into the US Top 40 in September and saw the band appearing on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.

The Great Lost Vocal Album (MP3), MP3 (£) Ace Records’ long relationship with the Fireballs is common knowledge. Over the past fifteen years, we have had the good fortune to feature the bulk of their work across a dozen or more releases in the catalogue.

Jan 02,  · The Fireballs were a top notch guitar band and, with Chuck Tharp and then Jimmy Gilmer on vocals, added an entire different dimension to the band's music. This disc is brimming with songs that make you wonder why they weren't hits. And whey you never knew about these guys before/5(17).

Mar 02,  · As a fan of The Fireballs and most things pertaining to the history of Norman Petty and his fabulous studio, I'm happy to report the release of a limited edition, comprehensive 4CD box set entitled "The Complete Instrumentals & Chuck Tharp Vocals.".

While mostly instrumental several tracks have vocals performed by Chuck Tharp but his singing ability isn’t the strongest aspect of THE FIREBALLS sound and therefore the instrumental tracks are the much stronger with clever catchy rock and roll melodies and the .

Feb 01,  · The Fireballs play their hit song Bulldog in Quartzite, Arizona on 28th January The song was dedicated to me and my drummer, Kurt by George Tomsco (guitar) and Stan Lark (bass).

Nov 16,  · Three original members performed: Chuck Tharp- vocal & guitar, Eric Budd – drums and George Tomsco – lead guitar. Standing in for original bass player (Stan Lark) was Fireball’s historian Jerry MacNeish on bass. The Fireballs performed at the Nebraska Music Hall Of Fame induction ceremonies in Lincoln, Nebraska in