Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
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7040126 | Play | No Friend of Mine | 02:23 Tools | |
7040128 | Play | Hipsville 29 BC | 02:12 Tools | |
7040127 | Play | Ain't No Friend of Mine | 02:25 Tools | |
50105634 | Play | Taint With Cinnamon | 00:00 Tools | |
7040129 | Play | Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help) | 00:00 Tools | |
76915709 | Play | Oh Girls, Girls | 00:00 Tools | |
7040136 | Play | Oh, Girls, Girls | 00:00 Tools | |
7040132 | Play | trying to get over | 00:00 Tools | |
7040130 | Play | Oh, Girls | 00:00 Tools | |
7040133 | Play | I Want To Be Free | 00:00 Tools | |
7040139 | Play | Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Your Help) | 00:00 Tools | |
7040138 | Play | The Hip | 00:00 Tools | |
7040131 | Play | Try Love | 00:00 Tools | |
7040134 | Play | Hipsville 29 B.C. | 00:00 Tools | |
7040141 | Play | The U.T. | 00:00 Tools | |
7040147 | Play | Hipsville 29 BC - The Sparkles | 00:00 Tools | |
7040142 | Play | no friends of mine | 00:00 Tools | |
7040145 | Play | Hipsville 29 B.C.(I Need Help) | 00:00 Tools | |
7040150 | Play | Hipsville 29 BC (I Need Help) | 00:00 Tools | |
7040144 | Play | Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help | 00:00 Tools | |
7040140 | Play | No Friend Of Mine (1967) | 00:00 Tools | |
7040149 | Play | He Can't Love You | 00:00 Tools | |
7040151 | Play | Hipsville | 00:00 Tools | |
7040146 | Play | The Hip & Oh, Girls | 00:00 Tools | |
50105635 | Play | Hipsville 29 B | 00:00 Tools | |
50105636 | Play | Bloodhounds | 00:00 Tools | |
50105644 | Play | No friend of mine (FUZZ GARAGE 60's) | 00:00 Tools | |
7040166 | Play | Hipsville 29 B.C | 00:00 Tools | |
7040153 | Play | Breakaway | 00:00 Tools | |
50105637 | Play | Daddy's Gonna Put The Hurt On You | 00:00 Tools | |
7040155 | Play | Oh, girls girls | 00:00 Tools | |
50105638 | Play | Hipsville 29 B. | 00:00 Tools | |
50105639 | Play | Ain´t No Friend of Mine | 00:00 Tools | |
50105641 | Play | Daddy Gonna' Put The Hurt On You | 00:00 Tools | |
50105649 | Play | First Forget (What Has Made You Blue) | 00:00 Tools | |
50105640 | Play | Ain't No Friend of Mine [*] | 00:00 Tools | |
50105643 | Play | Something That You Said | 00:00 Tools | |
50105642 | Play | The Pledge | 00:00 Tools | |
7040168 | Play | Jack And The Beanstalk | 00:00 Tools | |
50105651 | Play | Try Love One More Time | 00:00 Tools | |
7040154 | Play | First Forget | 00:00 Tools | |
50105646 | Play | Hipsville 29BC | 00:00 Tools | |
50105647 | Play | The Sparkles - No Friend Of Mine | 00:00 Tools | |
50105648 | Play | hipsville 29 | 00:00 Tools | |
50105645 | Play | Blue Hearts Turn Black | 00:00 Tools | |
7040171 | Play | Hipsville 29 B.C. (Hickory) | 00:00 Tools | |
7040167 | Play | 05_No Friend Of Mine | 00:00 Tools | |
50105654 | Play | I Need Help | 00:00 Tools | |
50105650 | Play | Hipsville 29B | 00:00 Tools | |
50105652 | Play | Oh Girls Girls Girls | 00:00 Tools | |
87063996 | Play | No Friend of Mine - The Sparkles | 00:00 Tools | |
87063997 | Play | That Boy Of Mine | 00:00 Tools | |
7040159 | Play | Daddy Gonna Put the Hurt on You | 00:00 Tools | |
7040148 | Play | Rock 'A' Bop | 00:00 Tools | |
7040165 | Play | And We Danced | 00:00 Tools | |
7040152 | Play | 05. No Friend Of Mine | 00:00 Tools | |
50105655 | Play | The Sparkles - Hipsville 29 BC | 00:00 Tools | |
50105656 | Play | 01. Hipsville 29 BC | 00:00 Tools | |
50105657 | Play | 05_No Friend Of Mine - The Sparkles | 00:00 Tools | |
50105658 | Play | Believe | 00:00 Tools | |
87063998 | Play | (First Forget) What Has Made You Blue (Hickory) | 00:00 Tools | |
50105659 | Play | A01 The Sparkles - No Friend of Mine | 00:00 Tools |
This was a very popular combo in West Texas between 1957 and 1972. Forming in Levelland in 1957, line-up 'A' did some recording at Norman Petty's studios in 1958 but nothing made it onto vinyl. They broke up for a while but later reformed with line-up 'B' and an unknown bassist. They underwent several further personnel changes. When Charlie Hatchet relocated to Lubbock to start a new outfit The Raiders, he took Gary Blakey with him and a new line-up (C) resulted. For a while in 1965 (line-up D) they used two drummers, although Lucky Floyd was also used as a vocalist too. Their first 45 really predates this book. U.T. stood for 'untitled' and was recorded in a garage in Clovis, New Mexico. Later in 1962 they signed for Hickory and Larry Parks, a drummer for Roy Orbison became their producer. They enjoyed some success with the resulting singles, particularly The Hip. When Louie Holt and Gary P. Nunn left the band, Bobby Smith and Lucky Floyd headed to California changing the band's name to The Pearly Gate. This was around 1968. In fact they were scheduled to play a benefit for Robert F. Kennedy at the Americana Hotel the night he was shot. The band were involved with Al Perkins at this time and did a TV show called 'Judge For The Defense'. They later returned to Austin reverting back to The Sparkles and around 1970/71 Steve Weissberg, who had played lead guitar for John Denver, was in the band. In 1972 Lucky Floyd was invited back to California to join Red Wilder Blue. The Sparkles disintegrated soon afterwards. An early sixties line-up played some reunion gigs in West Texas early in 1985. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.