They were the brainchild of Ed Cobb and pianist Lincoln Mayorga of the Four Preps, and their records were issued on the Capitol label. Their name was inspired by the Piltdown Man hoax.[1] In 1960, their tune "Brontosaurus Stomp", featuring saxophonists Scott Gordon and Jackie Kelso, guitarist Bob Bain, bassist Tommy Tedesco, drummer Alan Brenmanen, and Mayorga on piano, reached #75 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1][2]
They were most successful in the UK, where their hits were, beginning in 1960, "McDonald's Cave" (based on "Old McDonald Had a Farm", and originally the B-side of "Brontosaurus Stomp"), "Piltdown Rides Again" (based on Rossini's "William Tell Overture"), and (in celebration of the coincidental start of The Flintstones cartoon series on television) "Goodnight Mrs. Flintstone" (based on "Good Night Ladies" by E. P. Christy). They released no more records after "Night Surfin'" in 1962, produced by Nick Venet.[1]
A compilation LP called The Piltdown Men was released in Holland on Capitol in 1981 and has been reissued several times. A CD compilation album was released on Ace in 1998, entitled The Piltdown Men Ride Again.
1. The Piltdown Men - McDonald's Cave (2:31)
2. The Piltdown Men - Brontosaurus Stomp (2:32)
3. The Piltdown Men - Piltdown Rides Again (2:28)
4. The Piltdown Men - Bubbles in the Tar (2:26)
5. The Piltdown Men - The Great Impostor (1:55)
6. The Piltdown Men - Goodnight Mrs Flintstone (2:00)
7. The Piltdown Men - Gargantua (2:10)
8. The Piltdown Men - Fossil Rock (2:02)
9. The Piltdown Men - Gargantua (2:24)
10. The Piltdown Men - Agricultural Twist (1:57)
11. The Piltdown Men - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody (2:19)
12. The Piltdown Men - Big Lizzard (2:07)
13. The Piltdown Men - Plant Stomp (2:10)
14. The Piltdown Men - Night Surfin (2:21)
15. The Piltdown Men - Tequila Bossa Nova (2:05)
16. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Sentimental Journey (2:34)
17. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Birmingham Jail (2:14)
18. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Adam's Rib (2:10)
19. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Green Green (2:19)
20. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Leap Frog (2:09)
21. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - St Louis Blues (2:24)
22. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Theme From 'Lilies of the Field' (2:03)
23. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Swanee River (2:18)
24. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - I'll Cry Instead (2:35)
25. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - In the Mood (2:43)
26. Ernie Fields And His Orchestra - Chloe (2:32)
27. Billy may and His Orchestra - Swingin Drums (4:49)
28. Earl Palmer - Drum Village (Part 1) (2:21)
29. Earl Palmer - Drum Village (Part 2) (2:29)
The Piltdown Men - Ride Again.rar - 92.7 MB
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