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If you thought Little Richard was the only pompadour-wearin 'maniac recording for Speciality in the late '50s, it's time to get yourself an earful of Don Harris and Dewey Terry. The Pasadena, California-based duo not only sported some of the tallest, greasiest pomps ever seen on the West Coast, but they also waxed some of the wildest R&B sides ever heard. Their songs have been covered by everyone from the Premiers and Neil Young ("Farmer John") to the Righteous Brothers ("Justine") and, er, Donny and Marie ("I'm Leaving It All Up to You), but the originals — all included here — are still definitive. Aficionados of primal rock & roll gibberish will flip their wig hats over "Jungle Hop," "Baby Gotta Party," "Bim Bam" and "Koko Joe," the latter of which was co-written by a young Salvatore "Sonny" Bono. And don't miss the mush-mouthed "Mammer Jammer," one of the great lost soul classics of the '60s.