Kann I think Aljolson59's entry on this topic is the most accurate. Some of the tracks are done really well. See 1Wally1's post Jan and Dean Story Dean Torrence Music Phase 2, for photos of the album.
In Australia Jan and Dean were virtually forgotten by the 70s. That would have been the case for the future without the telemovie and the Ktel release. The album was advertised heavy prior to anf after the airing of the movie. You couldnt avoid it even if you wanted to. At the time when they had 100s of mainstream record stores there was not one Jan and Dean Lp on thr shelves. The Ktel album sold well out of mainstream music stores.After its run J and Ds record company saw the potential and marketability and released the Golden Hits volume 2 as The Very Best Of Jan and Dean, Green border cover with Ride the wild surf lp photo of j and d. The album was mass produced and stayed on the shelves of all record stores. You could even pick it up at the supermarket. Once vinyl ended same story mass produced on cd up until the 2000s. 20 year release readily availble long after the 3 month Ktel run on tv.
Both the movie and the ktel album served a great purpose for J and D. At the time I'd never hear any teenagers talking about a sixties act other than the Beatles. Both products served a purpose teens in my school anyway thought Jan and Dean were cool and it was the sound to be into at the time.
They were great times the teenagers knew who Jan and Dean were.
Ive always liked the rerecordings. I think they put some effort into em.
Flaky, I strongly disagree.
