Wheels Brass Buttons and Beyond CD

The String-A-Longs
Wheels Brass Buttons and Beyond CD

Wheels by The Stringalongs was a worldwide hit and multi-million seller in 1961, and it remains one of the most irresistible Instrumentals of the Rock 'n' Roll era.
It inspired a raft of cover versions, a couple of which were also successful, notably Billy Vaughn in the USA and Joe Loss in the UK.
Ironically, the group became an Instrumental combo purely by accident, when their singer’s voice failed him the day of the Wheels recording session.
Indeed, they had already cut a couple of late 1950s singles as a regular Rock 'n' Roll band with vocals, in their earlier incarnations as The Rock ‘n’ Rollers and The Leen Teens.
This collection 36 track presents all their Instro recordings as The String-A-Longs between 1960-62, as well as those earlier vocal 45s, plus a trio of sides by their full-time rhythm guitarist and occasional singer Keith McCormack, issued under his stage name Bryan Keith.