Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
From '' Go Baby Go ''
Label: Raucous Records β Raucd 142
Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 2003
Tracklist
01. Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight
02. Sugartime
03. Lover's Rock
04. Lorraine
05. R.O.C.K.
06. Ruby
07. Fool's Paradise
08. Honey Bee
09. Girl
10. Uranium Rock
11. Across The Border
12. True Love Is Hard To Find
13. Believe What You Say
14. Ain't That A Dilly
Notes
Produced and Engineered Willie Hastie
Recorded at Hastie Retreat Studio, Dundee
Β© 2008 Raucous Records
β 2008 Raucous Records
π΅ [SONG INFO]
The original recording of "Uranium Rock" by Warren Smith was not released as a single at the time it was recorded, which was in the late 1950s.
It was one of many songs recorded for Sun Records (A label famous for launching the careers of rock and roll legends like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.) that were "held in the can" and not released to the public for a number of years.
The song was eventually released on a compilation album of Sun Records material, but a precise release date for the original recording as a standalone single or on a specific album can be difficult to pinpoint due to this history. Some sources say it was released in 1960 on a single, while others state that it wasn't released until 1973. However, it's widely accepted that the song was recorded in 1958.
With its catchy rhythm and lyrics about a prospector striking it rich by finding uranium with his Geiger counter, the song is a perfect example of the rockabilly genre's blend of country and rhythm and blues. It captures the spirit of the uranium prospecting boom of the 1950s, a period when people were encouraged to search for uranium ore and a new form of "gold rush" was happening in parts of the United States.
The song has also gained a new generation of fans after being featured on the in-game radio station in the video game series, Fallout.
Cover versions
The Cramps first released it on the compilation album ''I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols. 2 & 3'' in 1981 (I.R.S. Records β SP 70800). Also in 1981 they released it on the compilation ''Illegal Greatest Hits'' (Illegal Records β ILP 85330)
Then the song was included in their 1984 ''Bad Music For Bad People'' album (I.R.S. Records β SP 70042)
The Bopcats released their version on the compilation album ''The Best Of The Inner West'' in 1982 (Piranha Brothers Records β YPRX 1930, Australia).
Pete Kennedy released it on his 1985 album ''Bound For Glory'' (Rosewood Records β D-45).
The Bel Airs on their 1985 album ''Need Me A Car'' (Blind Pig Records β BP 1684)
The Tempo Toppers on their album ''Snake Shake'' in 1991 in Norway. (Cassette, No Label)
Tuxedo Buck on their ''Buck's Hit Shack'' album in 1994. (Munich Records β MRCD 170, Netherlands)
Bob Dylan on his album ''Lonesome L.A. Town'' in 1995. The album was released in Germany and it was an unofficial release. The same year it was also included in another unofficial released album titled ''Come Baby, Rock Me'' also in Germany. Later the song was released in other unofficial releases like ''Across The Borderline'' in 2016 and ''Man On The Street Volume Two'' in 2019.
Showaddywaddy released their version in 2008 in their album ''The Sun Album'' (Voiceprint Records β WADDYVPICDS).
Malcolm Tent released his version on his album ''Chicken Sink'' in 2010. (TPOS β 130, cassette)
Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company released their version in 2010 in their album ''Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company'' (Squoodge Records β SR 17.120)
Dixy Blood also released the song in 2018. It can be found in their bandcamp album ''Do Hillbilly Sheep Dreem Of Dixy Blood'' for those that like psychobilly!
π [LINKS]
Available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/album/1hKwEvyJcO6895jw4hdFZ6
Apple Music:
music.apple.com/us/album/go-baby-go/306247731
Deezer:
deezer.com/en/album/7639938
and Amazon Music:
amazon.com/music/player/albums/B001UINIYQ
#rockabilly
From '' Go Baby Go ''
Label: Raucous Records β Raucd 142
Format: CD, Album, Stereo
Country: UK & Europe
Released: 2003
Tracklist
01. Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight
02. Sugartime
03. Lover's Rock
04. Lorraine
05. R.O.C.K.
06. Ruby
07. Fool's Paradise
08. Honey Bee
09. Girl
10. Uranium Rock
11. Across The Border
12. True Love Is Hard To Find
13. Believe What You Say
14. Ain't That A Dilly
Notes
Produced and Engineered Willie Hastie
Recorded at Hastie Retreat Studio, Dundee
Β© 2008 Raucous Records
β 2008 Raucous Records
π΅ [SONG INFO]
The original recording of "Uranium Rock" by Warren Smith was not released as a single at the time it was recorded, which was in the late 1950s.
It was one of many songs recorded for Sun Records (A label famous for launching the careers of rock and roll legends like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.) that were "held in the can" and not released to the public for a number of years.
The song was eventually released on a compilation album of Sun Records material, but a precise release date for the original recording as a standalone single or on a specific album can be difficult to pinpoint due to this history. Some sources say it was released in 1960 on a single, while others state that it wasn't released until 1973. However, it's widely accepted that the song was recorded in 1958.
With its catchy rhythm and lyrics about a prospector striking it rich by finding uranium with his Geiger counter, the song is a perfect example of the rockabilly genre's blend of country and rhythm and blues. It captures the spirit of the uranium prospecting boom of the 1950s, a period when people were encouraged to search for uranium ore and a new form of "gold rush" was happening in parts of the United States.
The song has also gained a new generation of fans after being featured on the in-game radio station in the video game series, Fallout.
Cover versions
The Cramps first released it on the compilation album ''I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols. 2 & 3'' in 1981 (I.R.S. Records β SP 70800). Also in 1981 they released it on the compilation ''Illegal Greatest Hits'' (Illegal Records β ILP 85330)
Then the song was included in their 1984 ''Bad Music For Bad People'' album (I.R.S. Records β SP 70042)
The Bopcats released their version on the compilation album ''The Best Of The Inner West'' in 1982 (Piranha Brothers Records β YPRX 1930, Australia).
Pete Kennedy released it on his 1985 album ''Bound For Glory'' (Rosewood Records β D-45).
The Bel Airs on their 1985 album ''Need Me A Car'' (Blind Pig Records β BP 1684)
The Tempo Toppers on their album ''Snake Shake'' in 1991 in Norway. (Cassette, No Label)
Tuxedo Buck on their ''Buck's Hit Shack'' album in 1994. (Munich Records β MRCD 170, Netherlands)
Bob Dylan on his album ''Lonesome L.A. Town'' in 1995. The album was released in Germany and it was an unofficial release. The same year it was also included in another unofficial released album titled ''Come Baby, Rock Me'' also in Germany. Later the song was released in other unofficial releases like ''Across The Borderline'' in 2016 and ''Man On The Street Volume Two'' in 2019.
Showaddywaddy released their version in 2008 in their album ''The Sun Album'' (Voiceprint Records β WADDYVPICDS).
Malcolm Tent released his version on his album ''Chicken Sink'' in 2010. (TPOS β 130, cassette)
Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company released their version in 2010 in their album ''Dr. Bontempi's Snake Oil Company'' (Squoodge Records β SR 17.120)
Dixy Blood also released the song in 2018. It can be found in their bandcamp album ''Do Hillbilly Sheep Dreem Of Dixy Blood'' for those that like psychobilly!
π [LINKS]
Available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/album/1hKwEvyJcO6895jw4hdFZ6
Apple Music:
music.apple.com/us/album/go-baby-go/306247731
Deezer:
deezer.com/en/album/7639938
and Amazon Music:
amazon.com/music/player/albums/B001UINIYQ
#rockabilly
