The Kingsmen (2) – Better Believe It / Week End
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EastWest – 45-EW 115 |
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Vinyl
, 7", 45 RPM, Single
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
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Rock & Roll |
Tracklist
| A | Better Believe It | 2:15 | |
| B | Week End | 2:17 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Seabreeze
- Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Credits
- Bass Guitar [Uncredited] – Al Rex
- Drums [Uncredited] – Ralph Jones (2)
- Guitar [Uncredited] – Frank Beecher
- Lead Guitar [Uncredited] – Bill Fisher (6)
- Piano [Uncredited] – Johnny Grande
- Steel Guitar [Uncredited] – Billy Williamson
- Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited] – Rudy Pompilli
Notes
First d as Better Believe It / "Weekend" on Billboard June 23 1958. Though incorrectly credited this was "Week End" that achieved the band's mild success later that year.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (A side label): EW-3065
- Matrix / Runout (B side label): EW-3066
- Matrix / Runout (A side runout, etched, except F stamped): 45-EW-3065-1 AT F
- Matrix / Runout (B side runout, etched, except C stamped): 45-EW-3066 - 2 AT C
- Matrix / Runout (A side runout, (C stamped) variant 2): 45-EW-3065 -2 AT C
- Matrix / Runout (B side runout, (E stamped) variant 2): 45-EW-3066 -1 AT E
- Matrix / Runout (Etched side A - final letter stamped (Variant 3)): 45-EW-3065-1 AT D
- Matrix / Runout (Etched side B - final letter stamped (Variant 3)): 45-EW-3066-1 AT H
Other Versions (5 of 8)
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Better Believe It (7", 45 RPM, Tri-Centre) | London Records | 45-HL-E 8735 | UK | 1958 | ||
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Better Believe It (7", 45 RPM, Tri-Centre) | London Records | 45-HLE 8735 | UK | 1958 | ||
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Better Believe It / Week End (7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene) | EastWest | 45-EW 115 | US | 1958 | ||
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Better Believe It / Week End (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo) | EastWest | 45-EW 115 | US | 1958 | ||
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Better Believe It / Week End (7", 45 RPM) | EastWest | 45-EW 115 | US | 1958 |
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On August 14th 1958 the Kingsmen performed "Week End" on Dick Clark's American Bandstand & Eleven days later on August 25th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100/. Eventually it peaked at #35 and spent 3 weeks on the Top 100. This Kingsmen group name is Not to be confused with the Kingsmen of "Louie, Louie" fame as this group was actually Billy Haley's Comets recording solo without him. Francis "Franny" Beecher was the group's lead guitarist.
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