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ARTIST TITLE Rocks At The Castaway Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio 3rd - 9th August 1964 LABEL Bear Family Productions CATALOG # BCD 17413 PRICE-CODE BS EAN-CODE ÇxDTRBAMy174131z

FORMAT 2 CD digipac with 24-page booklet GENRE Rock’n’Roll TRACKS 29 PLAYING TIME 101:54

G High-quality live recordings, made in 1964. G Rock 'n' Roll artist Conway Twitty at the turning point. G Carefully restored and re-mastered for CD release. G Best sound quality ever presented of this material. G Contains songs Conway never recorded either before or after these shows.

INFORMATION It's August 1964 and Conway Twitty and his band, the Lonely Blue Boys, are playing a gig at the Castaway, a club/bar at Geneva- on-the-Lake, Ohio, the lake being Lake Erie. During the preceding seven years, Conway had been a rock 'n' roll star, placing 14 songs on the Top 100 charts, with It's Only Make Believe making #1 in late 1958. By 1964 he was already looking to a career in country music either as a writer or performer. He had been recording country demos for several years and within a year of this Ohio engagement, he would record with Owen Bradley at DECCA RECORDS and set up a winning streak of chart entries that lasted for the next quarter of a century, right up until his early death at the age of 59 in 1993. So, in 1964, he is still playing his rock 'n' roll catalogue but peppering his performance with a few country classics and recent hits. The engagement at the Castaway was recorded and the tapes lay around for many years until several albums of the material were issued in the late 70s. The albums released in the States back then had poor sound and dire sleeve artwork; they were badly edi- ted and not an edifying experience for the listener. Twitty fans will revel in hearing these ‘live' recordings in the best sound quality ever presented of this material. Listen as Con- way and his band get the joint rockin' and jumpin' with an energetic set that moves along from start to finish. Several songs are included that Conway never ever recorded either before or after the engagement. The booklet included in the digipac features the Castaway story together with newspaper articles, posters and illustrations.

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TRACK LISTING CD 1: Money (That's What I Want) (incl. introduction by Tommy 'Porkchop' Markham) • I'm Leavin' It Up To You • You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover • Funny How Time Slips Away • Your Cheatin' Heart • Irresistible You • Got My Mojo Working • Things • Lawdy Miss Clawdy • Big Boss Man • What A Dream • She's Mine • Hit Medley: / Lonely Blue Boy / Halfway To Hea- ven / I'll Try / The Story Of My Love / Mona Lisa / C'est si bon / It's Only Make Believe / Danny Boy CD 2: Baby, What's Wrong? • Rinky (instrumental) [by Denny Rice] • It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' • The Pickup •- Halfway To Heaven • Is A Bluebird Blue • Medley: Danny Boy / Mona Lisa • Shake Your Money Maker • Unchained Melody • I Ain't Goin' On • Born To Lose • Lonely Blue Boy • Dang Me • Memphis, Tennessee • What Am I Living For • It's Only Make Believe

ALSO AVAILABLE: CONWAY TWITTY The Rock'n'Roll Years His Complete Recordings 1956 - 1964 8-CD Box-Set (LP-size) with 60-page book BCD 16112 HI

Conway Rocks CD digipac with 36-page booklet BCD 16670 AR

The Ballads Of Conway Twitty 1 CD Digipac with 36-page booklet BCD 15982 AR

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