"Blues Theme" is arguably the most famous track by Davie Allan & the Arrows.
It was recorded quickly on Mike Curb's Tower label for the soundtrack to the move Wild Angels -- Peter Fonda's first biker flick and just before Easy Rider.
With wild, screaming fuzz guitar and a surf beat, it signifies the sound of the L.A.
Strip in 1967 and embodies -- in its two-minutes-and-ten-seconds -- all the cultural elements of its soundtrack -- the waning surf scene that traveled it, the muscle cars that roared through its lanes, the dawn of acid-crazed hippies floating down it, and the speed-drenched outlaw biker tribes who haunted it.
The rest of the album is a literal pastiche of tracks that were issued under other names, slightly doctored for and from other soundtracks -- there were seven between the Arrows' first album, Apache '65, and Blues Theme -- or simply renamed.
These include "King Fuzz," an instrumental remake of "The Twirl" by Harley Hatcher; "Theme from the Unknown," which had several names in earlier releases on 45 rpm's, and "Fuzz Theme," that was later re-titled "The Young World," for the soundtrack to Teen Rebellion.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blues' ThemeDavie Allan, Mike Curb | Davie Allan & the Arrows, Davie Allan | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 8 MB |
| 2 | Theme from Thunderball | Davie Allan & the Arrows, Davie Allan | Play | 01:55 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 3 | Action on the StreetMike Curb | Davie Allan & the Arrows, Davie Allan | Play | 01:47 | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| 4 | Theme from the Wild AngelsMike Curb | Davie Allan & the Arrows, Davie Allan | Play | 01:40 | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| 5 | Sorry 'Bout ThatDavie Allan | Davie Allan & the Arrows, Davie Allan | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 6 | Ghost Riders in the SkyStan Jones | Davie Allan & the Arrows, Davie Allan | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 7 | King Fuzz | The Arrows | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 8 | William Tell 1967 | The Arrows | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 9 | Theme From The Unknown | The Arrows | Play | 01:52 | 4 MB | 7 MB |
| 10 | Fuzz Theme | The Arrows | Play | 01:38 | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| 19 mins | 44 MB | |||||
| 19 mins | 70 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davie Allan | Composer, Graphic Design, Guitar, Photography, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Davie Allan & the Arrows | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Mike Curb | Composer, Liner Notes, Producer |
| 4 | Deke Dickerson | Liner Notes |
| 5 | Bob Irwin | Mastering |
| 6 | Stan Jones | Composer |
| 7 | Stephanie Kennedy | Production Coordination |
| 8 | Tim Livingston | Project Manager |
| 9 | Jayme Pieruzzi | Project Manager |
| 10 | George Sherlock | Graphic Design, Photography |
| 11 | Jeff Smith | Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |