Various Artists - The Mascot Records - Jack Curtis Story - CD

The Mascot Records/Jack Curtis Story (Mascot 1002) chronicles Phoenix songwriter, music producer, concert promoter and club owner Jack Curtis' Mascot Records label and non-Mascot sides that Jack produced, featuring 32 tracks from 1959 to 1973; including previously unreleased material. The CD spans the musical spectrum, from rockabilly, R&B and teen-idol sounds to garage rock, psychedelia and sunshine pop. The collection includes both sides of the Spiders' (pre-Alice Cooper) very first single (1965), as well as an alternate take of 'Why Don't You Love Me,' and cuts from Phoenix teen idols Frank Fafara and Jim Boyd, R&B singer Roosevelt Nettles and tracks by some of Arizona's favorite 60s groups - The Playthings, P-Nut Butter, Motion and George Washington Bridge, plus many more. The CD includes a 24-page booklet containing extensive liner notes by Dan Nowicki chronicling the ups and downs of Curtis and his teen hot spots Stage 7 and the V.I.P. Club and many rare photos. A true labor of love that pays tribute to one of Arizona's most important music promoters, the CD was compiled and produced by noted Arizona music historian, John P. Dixon.