Kingsmen Discography

U.S. Releases Updated December 21, 2003 Discography assembled by Clay Stabler – All rights reserved. Send revisions to c.stabler@comcast.net

Singles

Listed in chronological release order with peak chart position (Billboard Hot 100) noted.

1. Louie Louie/Haunted Castle (Jerden 712) 1963
2. Louie Louie/Haunted Castle (Wand 143) 1963 (#2, Cashbox #1)

— B-side changed to Little Green Thing on later pressings

— Re-released in 1966 as Louie Louie 64-65-66 w/ Haunted Castle B-side 3. Money/Bent Scepter (Wand 150) 1964 (#16)
4. Little Latin Lupe Lu/David’s Mood (Wand 157) 1964 (#46)
5. Death Of An Angel/Searching For Love (Wand 164) 1964 (#42)
6. The Jolly Green Giant/Long Green (Wand 172) 1964 (#4, #25 R&B)
7. The Climb/The Waiting (Wand 183) 1965 (#65)
8. Annie Fanny/Give Her Lovin’ (Wand 189) 1965 (#47)
9. (You Got) The Gamma Goochee/It’s Only The Dog (Wand 1107) 1965 (#122) 10. Little Green Thing/Killer Joe (Wand 1115) 1966 (#77)
11. The Krunch/The Climb (Wand 1118) 1966 (promo only)
12. My Wife Can’t Cook/Little Sally Tease (Wand 1127) 1966
13. If I Need(ed) Someone/Grass Is Green (Wand 1137) 1966
14. Trouble/Daytime Shadows (Wand 1147) 1967
15. Children’s Caretaker/The Wolf of Manhattan (Wand 1154) 1967
16. (I Have Found) Another Girl/Don’t Say No (Wand 1157) 1967
17. Bo Diddley Bach/Just Before the Break of Day (Wand 1164) 1968 (#128) 18. Get Out of My Life Woman/Since You’ve Been Gone (Wand 1174) 1968
19. On Love/I Guess I Was Dreamin’ (Wand 1180) 1968
20. You Better Do Right/Today (Capitol 3576) 1973

Notes:

1. (1) An acetate version of Peter Gunn was recorded in 1962 but not released.
2. (2) A 1969 single by The Kingsmen on Earth 104 (Feed Me/Just a “B” Side) was released by bubblegum gurusJerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz by a group of studio musicians. The “real” Kingsmen were inactive at this time.
3. (3) Numerous other singles exist by groups sharing the Kingsmen name.
4. (4) See international discography for additional singles.

Reissue Singles

Louie Louie/Haunted Castle (Scepter/Wand Forever 21011) 19??
Louie Louie/Haunted Castle (Forever Oldies 21011) 1978
Louie Louie/Haunted Castle (Jerden 712) 197?; black, pink or blue vinyl re-pressings Louie Louie/Shout (Isley Brothers) (Eric 4007) 1981
Louie Louie/High on the Hill (Scott English) (Collectables C 3014) 1981
Louie Louie/Shot Gun Slim (Dyke and the Blazers) (Original Sound 4517) 197? Louie Louie/Soldier Boy (Shirelles) (Ripete R45-163) 1985
Louie Louie/Haunted Castle (Gusto 2231) 1986
Little Latin Lupe Lu/Money (Scepter/Wand Forever 21012) 1978
Jolly Green Giant/Death of an Angel (Forever Oldies 21088) 197?
Jolly Green Giant/Death of an Angel (Gusto 2232) 1986

Album (LP/CD/Tape) Releases

Listed in chronological order with peak chart position (Billboard) noted.

1. The Kingsmen In Person (Wand WDM/WDS-657) 1963 (#20)

Louie Louie/The Waiting/Mojo Workout/Fever/Money/Bent Scepter/Long Tall Texan/You Can’t Sit Down/Twist And Shout/J.A.J./Night Train/Mashed Potatoes

Reissued on remastered CD in 1993 by Sundazed (SC 6004) with bonus tracks Haunted Castle, The Krunch & (You Got) The Gamma Goochee; crowd noise overdubs removed.

2. The Kingsmen, Volume II (Wand WDM/WDS-659) 1964 (#15)

Kingsmen Introduction/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Long Green/Do You Love Me/New Orleans/Walking The Dog/David’s Mood/Something’s Got A Hold On Me/Come On Baby, Let The Good Times Roll/Ooh Poo Pah Doo/Great Balls Of Fire/Linda Lou/Death Of An Angel

Early LP pressings do not have Death of an Angel.
Reissued on remastered CD in 1993 by Sundazed (SC 6005) with bonus tracks And You Believed Him & Give Her Lovin’.

3. The Kingsmen, Volume 3 (Wand WDM/WDS-662) 1965 (#22)

Jolly Green Giant/Over You/That’s Cool, That’s Trash/Don’t You Just Know It/I Go Crazy/La-Do- Dada/Long Green/Mother In Law/Shout/Searching For Love/Tall Cool One/Comin’ Home Baby

Reissued on re-mastered CD in 1993 by Sundazed (SC 6006) with bonus tracks Since You Been Gone, It’s Only the Dog & Wolf of Manhattan.

4. The Kingsmen on Campus (Wand WDM/WDS-670) 1965 (#68)

Annie Fanny/Rosalie/A Hard Day’s Night/I Like It Like That/Stand By Me/Little Green Thing/The Climb/Sticks and Stones/Peter Gunn/Sometimes/Shotgun/Genevieve

Reissued on re-mastered CD in 1993 by Sundazed (SC 6014) with bonus tracks Get Out of My Life Woman, Don’t Say No & My Wife Can’t Cook.

5. 15 Great Hits (Wand WDM/WDS-674) 1966 (#87)

Twist and Shout/Money/Jenny Take A Ride/Do You Love Me/Ooh Poo Pah Doo/Shout/
New Orleans/Fever (second version)/Killer Joe/Good Lovin’/Quarter To Three/Poison Ivy/Searchin’/ Hang On Sloopy/Satisfaction

6. Up and Away (Wand WDM/WDS-675) 1966

Trouble/If I Needed Someone/Grass Is Green/Tossin’ and Turnin’/Under My Thumb/ Wild Thing/ (I Have Found) Another Girl/Daytime Shadows/Shake a Tail Feather/Children’s Caretaker/ Land of 1000 Dances/Mustang Sally/Little Sally Tease/Hush-A-Bye

Reissued on re-mastered CD in 1993 by Sundazed (SC 6015) with bonus track Killer Joe.

7. The Kingsmen – Greatest Hits (Wand WDM/WDS-681) 1966

Louie Louie/Jolly Green Giant/Long Green/Little Latin Lupe Lu/The Climb/Annie Fanny/Money/ Killer Joe/Something’s Got A Hold On Me/A Hard Day’s Night/Mother In Law/Don’t Say No/ David’s Mood/Death of an Angel

8. The Kingsmen – A Quarter To Three (Picc-A-Dilly PIC-3329) 1980

Satisfaction/Searchin’/Hang On Sloopy/Poison Ivy/A Quarter To Three/Little Sally Tease/Shake a Tail Feather/Children’s Caretaker/(I Have Found) Another Girl/Hush-A-Bye/Mustang Sally

9. The Kingsmen – Ya Ya (Picc-A-Dilly PIC-3330) 1980

That’s Cool, That’s Trash/Ya Ya/Over You/Searchin’ For Love/Tall Cool One/Little Green Thing/Lip Service/I Like It Like That/Shotgun/Annie Fanny/Sticks And Stones

10. The Kingsmen – House Party (Picc-A-Dilly PIC-3346) 1980

Busy Body/Willy Nilly/Peter Gunn/Rosalie/House Party/Night Train (second version)/Give Her Lovin’/Fever (second version)/Slow Down/C. C. Rider/Under My Thumb

11. The Kingsmen – Greatest Hits (Picc-A-Dilly PIC-3348) 1981

Louie Louie/Money/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death Of An Angel/Long Green/The Jolly Green Giant/The Climb/Little Sally Tease/My Wife Can’t Cook/Little Green Thing (second version)/ David’s Mood/Annie Fanny

12. Live and Unreleased (Jerden 7004) recorded 1963, released 1992
Kingsmen Introduction/Louie Louie (live version)/Bent Scepter/The Waiting/What’d I Say/Twist and Shout/Do You Love Me/Ooh Poo Pah Doo/J.A.J./ David’s Mood/I Go Crazy/Long Tall Texan/Mojo Workout/Doin’ the Seaside

Unused tracks from live performance tapes recorded November 15-16 1963 at The Chase nightclub for first Kingsmen LP. All songs are previously unreleased versions.

13. Since We’ve Been Gone (Sundazed 6027) recorded 1967, released 1994
Just Before the Break of Day (second version)/Genevieve (second version)/My Babe/Knock on Wood/Gimme Some Lovin’/I Don’t Want to Cry/Since You Been Gone/Get Out of My Life Woman/Be My Baby/Little Latin Lupe Lu (second version)/ Money (That’s What I Want) (second version)/Born in Chicago

14. The Kingsmen – Plugged (Kingsmen CD #1) 1995

True Fine Mama/Tutti Frutti/Matchbox-Rocky Road Blues/Hand Jive-Not Fade Away/Justine/ Dirty Robber/Money (third version)/Little Latin Lupe Lu (third version)/The Last Time/
Love Me Two Times/Oh Darling/Gloria/Rumble

Live cuts from performances in Oregon and Washington. All from 1994 except Rumble, 1988.

14. Garage Sale (Louie Louie Records – no catalog #) 2003

Lonesome Train/Matchbox/Tuti Fruti/Little Sister/Baby Please Don’t Go/Shakin’ All Over/ Dirty Robber/Suzy Q/Dizzy Miss Lizzy/Louie Louie

Live cuts from Summer 2002 concerts in Richland, Grandview and Trout Lake, WA.

Kingsmen Compilations

1. The Best of the Kingsmen (Scepter/Citation Series CTN-18002) 1972

Louie Louie/Hang on Sloopy/I Like It Like That/Poison Ivy/Walkin’ The Dog/Wild Thing/Jolly Green Giant/ Do You Love Me/Good Lovin’/Shake a Tail Feather/Shout/Tossin’ & Turnin’

2. The Best of the Kingsmen (Rhino RNLP 126) 1985

Louie Louie/Money/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/Jolly Green Giant/The Climb/Annie Fanny/Give Her Lovin’ (second version)/Long Green/That’s Cool, That’s Trash/Genevieve/Killer Joe/Little Sally Tease/Trouble

Reissued on CD (Rhino 70745) in 1989 with bonus tracks (see #9).

3. Rock & Roll – Kingsmen (Starday N5-2125) 1985

Jolly Green Giant/Mustang Sally/Wild Thing/Hang On Sloopy/Annie Fanny/A Hard Day’s Night/ Twist And Shout/Little Latin Lupe Lu

Only Kingsmen compilation without Louie Louie.

4. Louie Louie – The Kingsmen (Prime Cuts 1322) 1986

Louie Louie/Money/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/The Jolly Green Giant/The Climb/Annie Fanny/Long Green/A Hard Day’s Night/Killer Joe
Reissued on CD (Retro 13222) in 1994.

5. The Kingsmen – 12 Greatest (Golden Circle CS 57582) 198?
Louie Louie/Money/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/Jolly Green Giant/The Climb/Annie Fanny/ That’s Cool, That’s Trash/Genevieve/Killer Joe/Little Sally Tease/Trouble

6. The Kingsmen – Louie, Louie (Golden Circle GC57881) 1987

Louie Louie/Money/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/Jolly Green Giant/The Climb/Annie Fanny/ Killer Joe

7. The Jolly Green Giant (Richmond 2125) 1988

Louie Louie/ Stand By Me/Under My Thumb/Money/Death of an Angel/Haunted Castle/Night Train/ Peter Gunn/A Hard Day’s Night/Killer Joe

Does not contain The Jolly Green Giant.

8. The Kingsmen – Louie Louie (Highland Music/Richmond 2138) 1988

Louie Louie/Stand By Me/Under My Thumb/Money/Death of an Angel/Haunted Castle/ Night Train/ Peter Gunn

Same songs as Richmond 2125 cassette above, but without A Hard Day’s Night and Killer Joe.

9. The Best of the Kingsmen (Rhino 70745) 1989

Louie Louie/Money/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/The Jolly Green Giant/The Climb/Rosalie/ Haunted Castle/Long Green/That’s Cool, That’s Trash/J.A.J./Genevieve/Annie Fanny/Little Green Thing/Killer Joe/Give Her Lovin’ (second version)/Little Sally Tease/Trouble

Reissue of earlier Rhino LP/8-track/cassette (Rhino 126) with bonus tracks Rosalie/Haunted Castle/J.A.J./Little Green Thing/Little Sally Tease/Trouble.

10. The Kingsmen – Louie Louie and More Golden Classics (Collectables 5073) 1991

Louie Louie/Killer Joe/Money/Haunted Castle/Annie Fanny/Little Latin Lupe Lu/The Jolly Green Giant/ Little Sally Tease/Long Green/The Climb/Trouble/Death of an Angel

11. The Kingsmen – 20 Greats (Highland Music/Festival FST FCD 4417) 1991

Kingsmen Introduction/Louie Louie/Shake A Tail Feather/Under My Thumb/Money/Searchin’/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Genevieve/Tall Cool One/Death Of An Angel/The Jolly Green Giant/Poison Ivy/Jenny, Take A Ride/The Climb/That’s Cool, That’s Trash/Mustang Sally/Annie Fanny/Fever/Peter Gunn/Killer Joe

12. The World of the Kingsmen/Louie Louie (Trace 0400612) 1992

Louie Louie/Money/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/The Jolly Green Giant/The Climb/Annie Fanny/Long Green/Give Her Lovin’/Killer Joe

13. The Best of the Kingsmen (Laserlight/Delta 124 24) 1995

Annie Fanny/Death of an Angel/Killer Joe/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Louie Louie/Money (That’s What I Want)/The Climb/The Jolly Green Giant/Mustang Sally/Shout

14. The Very Best of the Kingsmen (Varese Sarabande/Varese Vintage 5905) 1998

Louie Louie/Haunted Castle/Twist and Shout/Shout/Money (That’s What I Want)/Little Latin Lupe Lu/ New Orleans/Death of an Angel/Long Green/Do You Love Me/That’s Cool, That’s Trash/I Like It Like That/Annie Fanny/Killer Joe/Shake a Tail Feather/The Climb/Little Sally Tease/The Jolly Green Giant

Re-mastered from original session tapes with many tracks in stereo.

15. The Kingsmen’s Greatest Hits (K-tel K4185-2) 1998

Louie Louie/Money (That’s What I Want)/Wild Thing/Let the Good Times Roll/Walking the Dog/Trouble/ The Jolly Green Giant/Down in New Orleans/Death of an Angel/Great Balls of Fire/Something’s Got a Hold on Me/Little Latin Lupe Lu

16. Louie Louie: The Very Best of the Kingsmen (Collectables 5628) 1999

Louie Louie/Money (That’s All I Want)/The Jolly Green Giant/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/ Annie Fanny/The Climb/Killer Joe/Little Sally Tease/Don’t You Just Know It/That’s Cool, That’s Trash/ Long Green/Shout/Mashed Potatoes/Little Green Thing/Shake a Tail Feather/Mustang Sally/I Like It Like That/Twist and Shout/Do You Love Me/New Orleans/Fever/Gimme Some Lovin’/Tall Cool One/Long
Tall Texan/Night Train

17. The Kingsmen – America’s Premier 60s Garage Band (Edel America 70172) 2000

Louie Louie/Money (That’s What I Want)/The Jolly Green Giant/Little Latin Lupe Lu/Death of an Angel/Stand by Me/Ooh Poo Pah Doo/Walkin’ the Dog/Killer Joe/Wild Thing/Mustang Sally/Get Out of My Life Woman/Annie Fanny/The Climb

Note: Other international compilations exist. Refer to the international discography.

Various Artists Compilations

Songs by the Kingsmen appear on hundreds of Various Artists (V/A) compilations with Louie Louie on the vast majority. Important U.S. V/A compilations and specialty LPs from the 60s are listed below.

1. The Groups are the Greatest – The Greatest of the Groups (Scepter SRM/SPS-518) 1964 Louie Louie, Money & Bent Scepter. Dubbed crowd noise on Louie Louie

2. Original Great Northwest Hits, Volume 1 (JerdenJRL7001) 1964

Louie Louie

3. Original Great Northwest Hits, Volume 2 (Jerden JRL 7002) 1964

J.A.J.

4. Murray the K – The Fifth Beatle Gives You Their Golden Gassers (Scepter SRM/SPS-524) 1964

Louie Louie & Money

5. The Greatest on Stage (Wand WDM/WDS-661, mono/stereo) 1965
David’s Mood, Money & Louie Louie. “Live show” album with dubbed crowd noise and song introductions by Jimmy Bishop.

6. The Hitmakers (Jerden JRL-7005) 1965
Twist and Shout & All The Little Animals (only known release of the latter song)

7. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini soundtrack (Wand WDM/WDS-671, mono/stereo) 1965 Give Her Lovin & How to Stuff a Wild Bikini. Kingsmen briefly perform Give Her Lovin’ in movie (reportedly edited out of shortened TV version).

8. KHJ Boss Goldens, Volume 1 (Original Sound KHJ 9365) 1965

The Jolly Green Giant

9. Battle of the Bands, Volume 2 (Panorama 108) 1968, LP

C.C. Rider