The Marketts

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The Marketts
OriginUSA
Genres
Warner Bros., World Pacific
Past membersHal Blaine
George Dee
Michael Z. Gordon
Danny Hamilton
Judd Hamilton
Gene Pello
Ray Pohlman
Richard Torres

The Marketts were an American instrumental pop group, formed in January 1961 in

Hollywood, California, by Michael Z. Gordon. They are best known for their 1964 million-seller, "Out of Limits
".

Biography

The Marketts' line-up featured

surf rock sound, though not all of their material has this sound; Gordon took the group's style in whatever direction he thought would catch the record-buying public's ear. In the U.S., the group had three Top 40 hits and had two popular albums
, many of the songs composed by Gordon.

The Marketts' surfer sound started with "Surfer's Stomp",

gold disc.[5]
The band name was used as late as 1977 for further releases, though their last hit came in 1966.

Members

Discography

Albums

  • Surfer's Stomp (Liberty, 1962)
  • The Marketts Take To Wheels (
    Warner Bros.
    , 1963)
  • Out of Limits! (Warner Bros., 1963) U.S. No. 37[9]
  • The Surfing Scene (Liberty, 1963) (reissue of Surfer's Stomp)
  • The Batman Theme (Warner Bros., 1966) U.S. No. 82[9] (Tracks: 1. "Batman Theme" 2. "Bat Cave" 3. "Robin the Boy Wonder" 4. "Bat Signal" 5. "Batmobile" 6. "The Joker" 7. "The Penguin" 8. "The Bat" 9. "Dr. Death" 10. "The Riddler" 11. "Bat Cape" 12. "The Cat Woman")
  • Sun Power (
    World Pacific
    , 1967)
  • AM-FM, Etc. (Mercury, 1973) (featured new versions of "Balboa Blue" and "Surfer's Stomp" and a cover of the Mystery Movie theme)
  • Tryin' To Get That Feeling (Arista, 1975)
  • Summer Means Love (
    Dore
    , 1982)

Singles

Year Titles (A-side, B-side) US Hot 100 Album
1961 "Surfer's Stomp"
b/w "Start" (Non-album track) 		31 Surfer's Stomp!
1962 "Beach Bum"
b/w "Sweet Potatoes" 		Non-album tracks
"Balboa Blue"
b/w "Stompede" 		48 Surfer's Stomp!
"Stompin' Room Only"
b/w "Canadian Sunset" (from Sun Power)
1963 "Woody Wagon"
b/w "Cobra" 		Take To Wheels
"Outer Limits" (Original pressings)
"Out of Limits" (Second pressings)
b/w "Bella Dalena" 		3 Out Of Limits
1964 "Vanishing Point"
b/w "Borealis" (from Out Of Limits) 		90 Non-album tracks
"Look for a Star"
b/w "Come See, Come Ska"
1965 "Miami's Blue"
b/w "Napoleon's Solo"
"Lady In The Cage"
b/w "Ready, Steady, Go"
1966 "Batman Theme"
b/w "Richie's Theme" (Non-album track) 		17 Batman Theme
"Theme From 'The Avengers'"
b/w "A Touch Of Velvet-A Sting Of Brass" 		Non-album tracks
"Tarzan"
b/w "Stirrin' Up Some Soul"
1967 "Sun Power"
b/w "Sunshine Girl" 		Sun Power
1968 "California Summer"
b/w "Groovin' Time" 		Non-album tracks
1969 "They Call The Wind Maria"
b/w "The Undefeated"
1973 "Mystery Movie Theme"
b/w "Sister Candy" 		AM-FM, Etc.

See also

References

  1. Allmusic
  2. ^ a b "Surfer S Stomp". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. ^ "Out of Limits". Repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-24. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  4. ^ "Dick Clark's 25 Years of Rock and Roll"
  5. ISBN 0-214-20512-6
    .
  6. ^ Song Hits Magazine, May 1966 - Page 20 T-Bones are in good shape, Judd Hamilton
  7. ^ KRLA Beat, Volume 1 No. 48 February 12, 1966 - Page 15 From Commercials T-Bones to Success
  8. ^ Nostalgia Central - Marketts, The (The Mar-Kets)
  9. ^ a b Billboard, Allmusic.com

External links

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