The Kingsmen Volume II


The Kingsmen Volume II is the second album by the rock band The Kingsmen, released in 1964.

Release and reception

The Kingsmen released Volume II to capitalize on the continued success of "Louie Louie" and recent hits "Little Latin Lupe Lu" and "Death Of An Angel". As with the first album, crowd noise overdubs were added to simulate a live performance. It first appeared on the Billboard Top LPs chart September 26, 1964, and remained for 37 weeks, peaking at #15.
The September 12, 1964 issue of Cash Box magazine reviewed the album:
The album title is "Volume II" on the front of the LP jacket and "Volume 2" on the spine, back, and on both record labels. Initial pressings of the album had "And You Believed Him" as the last track, but "Death Of An Angel" was substituted mid-production along with a yellow sticker at the bottom of the LP jacket proclaiming "Featuring Death Of An Angel." Later pressings had the revised track list on the cover.
The LP was released in both mono and stereo versions. International releases included Canada and United Kingdom. A 1964 French release, En Public - Dansez Le Surf avec The Kingsmen, included a mix of tracks from the first two albums. In 1993 Sundazed and Bear Family reissued the album on CD with bonus tracks "And You Believed Him" and "Give Her Lovin'" while removing the crowd noise overdubs on all tracks.

Track listing

  1. Kingsmen Introduction - 2:11
  2. Little Latin Lupe Lu - 2:36
  3. Long Green - 2:38
  4. Do You Love Me - 2:37
  5. New Orleans - 2:24
  6. Walking the Dog - 2:09
  7. David's Mood - 2:07
  8. Something's Got a Hold on Me - 3:10
  9. Let the Good Times Roll - 1:53
  10. Ooh Poo Pah Doo - 3:02
  11. Great Balls of Fire - 1:48
  12. Linda Lou - 2:33
  13. Death of An Angel - 2:33
  14. And You Believed Him† - 2:31
  15. Give Her Lovin'† - 1:47
† CD bonus tracks
Note: Times are from the Sundazed reissue CD and differ in some cases from listings on the original Wand LP.

Musicians and production