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Tyler, Kip

Real name Elwood Westerton Smith. Born 1929 in Chicago, Ill. Died in 1996.

References:

Original Releases

Date & Source Label & Number Title & "As By" Name Matrix Comps
1957/Sept.
(Bb est.)		 Starla (Calif.) S-2  Borderline Label shot Song sample Let's Monkey Around — Kip Tyler & The Flips ART-003 Bullet Classics CD 735 (#5)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#5)
    Borderline Label shot Song sample Vagabond Mama — Kip Tyler & The Flips ART-004 Bullet GVC CD 2018 (#41)
Bullet Greasy LP 009 (#4)
Bullet Greasy CD 9 & 11 (#3)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#6)
1958/Jan. 27
Bb pop rev.		 Challenge (Calif.)  1014  Borderline Label shot Song sample She Got Eyes — Kip Tyler 45-143 Bullet Bear Family LP 15233 (#15)
Bullet Buffalo Bop CD 55187 (#8)
Bullet Hollowbody CD 12003 (#15)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#14)
Bullet Pan American CD 56022 (#22)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample Shadow Street — Kip Tyler 45-142 Bullet Bear Family LP 15233 (#16)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#13)
Bullet Pan American CD 56023 (#8)
1958/Apr. 28
Bb pop rev.		 Challenge (Calif.)  59008  Borderline Label shot Song sample Jungle Hop — Kip Tyler 194 Bullet Ace CD 494 (#6)
Bullet Bear Family LP 15233 (#2)
Bullet Born Bad CD 003 (#1)
Bullet Born Bad LP 003 (#1)
Bullet Buffalo Bop CD 55014 (#27)
Bullet Cato LP 001 (#16)
Bullet Cato CD 002 (#16)
Bullet Hollowbody CD 12001 (#15)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#16)
Bullet Monster A Go-Go LP 13 (#12)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 424 (#17)
Bullet RPM Retro CD 837 (#25)
Bullet STCTU CD 002 (#19)
Bullet White Label LP 8868 (#10)
    Borderline Label shot Song sample Ooh Yeah Baby — Kip Tyler And His Flips 195 Bullet Bear Family LP 15233 (#14)
Bullet Hollowbody CD 12003 (#12)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#17)
Bullet RPM Retro CD 837 (#26)
Bullet White Label LP 8868 (#9)
1958/Nov.
mx series		 Ebb (Calif.)  154 
(pressed by Monarch)		 Borderline Label shot Song sample She's My Witch — Kip Tyler Δ26018 Bullet Ace CD 524 (#21)
Bullet Buffalo Bop CD 55014 (#5)
Bullet Eagle LP 307 (#12)
Bullet Fantastic Voyage CD 113 (#46)
Bullet Flame CD 002 (#16)
Bullet Flame LP 003 (#6)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#19)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 456 (#25)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 500 (#24)
Bullet Rhino CD 73346 (#33)
Bullet Vee-Tone CD 2018 (#25)
Bullet Vladimir Twist LP 6906 (#5)
    Non-pertinent Label shot Song sample Rumble Rock — Kip Tyler Δ26017 Bullet Atomic Passion LP 1957 (#14)
Bullet Eagle LP 307 (#13)
Bullet GMG LP 75030 (#7)
Bullet GMG CD 842628 (#31)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#18)
Bullet Rhino CD 73346 (#57)
Bullet Zomboco CD 1 (#17)
1959/Jan.
mx series		 Ebb (Calif.)  156 
(pressed by Monarch)		 No rating Label shot Oh Linda — Kip Tyler Δ27253 Bullet Ace CD 524 (#22)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#20)
    No rating Label shot Hali Lou — Kip Tyler Δ27254 Bullet Ace CD 524 (#31)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#21)
1960/Mar.
(Bb est.)		 Imperial (Calif.)  5641  No rating Rocket Round The Universe — Kip Tyler IM 2298  
    No rating The Goblin Trot — Kip Tyler IM 2299  
 
 		 Gyro-Disc Int. (Calif.)  710  Cover shot No rating Label shot That Bell Of Freedom — Kip Tyler TT-8364-1 Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#22)
    No rating Label shot On The Flip Side – (instr.) — Kip Tyler And The Breakouts TT-8464-2 Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#23)
1964/Oct. 3
Bb ad or art.		 Gyro-Disc Int. (Calif.)  710  Cover shot No rating Label shot That Bell Of Freedom — Kip Tyler TT-8364-1  
    No rating Label shot The Girl From Ipanema — Kip Tyler GD-10164-1 Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#24)
 
 		 Gyro-Disc Int. (Calif.)  711  Cover shot No rating Label shot Eternity (A Surfer's Lament) — Kip Tyler 5363-2 Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#26)
    No rating Toledo — Kip Tyler   Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#25)
 
 		 Gyro-Disc Int. (Calif.)     No rating The King Of Love — Kip Tyler    
    No rating Snowlight — Kip Tyler    
Unissued Tracks
1957
 		 Challenge (Calif.)  uniss.  No rating Hello Mr. Dee-Jay — Kip Tyler   Bullet Bear Family LP 15233 (#17)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#12)
    Borderline Song sample Nothin' But Tough — Kip Tyler   Bullet Bear Family LP 15233 (#13)
Bullet Hollowbody CD 12001 (#5)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#11)
Bullet Not Now Music CD 122 (#44)
    Non-pertinent Song sample Wail Man Wail! — Kip Tyler   Bullet Bear Family LP 15233 (#12)
Bullet Hollowbody CD 12003 (#6)
Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#10)
Bullet RPM Retro CD 837 (#27)
    No rating Wail Man Wail! (Instrumental) – (instr.) — Kip Tyler   Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#9)
1958
 		 Challenge (Calif.)  uniss.  No rating Ooh Yeah Baby (Instrumental) – (instr.) — Kip Tyler   Bullet Hydra CD 27121 (#27)
1960
 		 Imperial (Calif.)  uniss.  No rating Permanent Arch — Kip Tyler    
    No rating Sixteen — Kip Tyler IM 2297  
    No rating Snuggle Bunny — Kip Tyler IM 2300  

Notes:

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

1979Eagle (Germany) 307LPChicken Rock, Vol. 4: Rumble Rock
1984White Label (Netherlands) WLP 8868LPMore Home Made Early Rock And Roll
1985Monster A Go-Go JM 13LPSongs We Taught The Cramps: 16 Cramps Classics By The Original Artists
1987Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15233LPRock And Roll Cannibals
Flame (England) 003LPDesperate Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3
1988GMG (France) 75030LPMadness Invasion, Vol. 2
1990Hollowbody (United States) HC 12001CDWild Men Ride Wild Guitars: Original Rockabilly & Chicken Bop, Vol. 1
1991Born Bad (England) BB 003LPBorn Bad, Vol. 3
1992Flame (England) 002CDDesperate Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2
1993Hollowbody (United States) HC 12003CDWail Man Wail!: Original Rockabilly & Chicken Bop, Vol. 3
1994Ace (England) CDCHD 494CDMore Hollywood Rock 'N' Roll
Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55014CDHorror Hop
1996Atomic Passion 1957LPTeenage Riot
Vladimir Twist VTR 6906LPLike Nothing Your Ears Have Ever Heard, Vol. 6
1997Ace (England) CDCHD 524CDThe Ebb Story
1998Born Bad (England) BB 003CDBorn Bad, Vol. 3
GMG (France) 842628CDMadness Invasion
2001Greasy (England) LP 009LPGreasy Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 9
2004Hydra (Germany) BCK 27121CDOoh Yeah Baby: Red Hot Rock & Roll / Kip Tyler
2006Rhino (United States) R2 73346CDRockin' Bones: '50s Punk & Rockabilly
2007Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55187CDChick Chick
2008GVC 2018CDHollywood Hep Cats
Pan American (Switzerland) 56022CDShe Got Eyes
Pan American (Switzerland) 56023CDLove Sweet Love
RPM Retro 837CDShiverin' & Shakin', Part 1
2011Fantastic Voyage (England) FVDD 113CDThree Months To Kill: West Coast Rock
Not Now Music NOT2CD 122CDRockabilly Riot
Not Now Music NOT2CD 424CDRoots Of Psychobilly
2012Classics (Sweden) 735CDTeen Rockin' Party, Vol. 5
Not Now Music NOT2CD 456CDGodfathers Of Psychobilly
2013Not Now Music NOT2CD 500CDRockabilly From Hell
year?Cato (England) 001LPSongs The Cramps Taught Us, Vol. 1
Cato (England) CD 002CDSongs The Cramps Taught Us
Greasy (England) CD Vol. 9 & 11CDThe Best Of Greasy Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 9 & Vol. 11
STCTU STCTU 002CDSongs The Cramps Taught Us, Vol. 2
Vee-Tone VTRCD 2018CDWild Streak, Vol. 1: 50 Frenzied Rock 'N' Roll Delinquents
Zomboco (United States) 1CDReal Rare Rockabilly, Vol. 1

Acknowledgments:  Amazon.com, Scott Cheesebrew, Marc Coulavin, Udo Frank, Klaus Kettner, Gerd Miller, Perica Sucevic, Bjorn Witlox


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