Title: The Rip Chords – Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits
Year/Genre: 1964, Surf / Hot Rod Rock
Matrix #: NPS-4
Condition: VG+ (plays great, light wear)

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1964 at the peak of the Southern California hot-rod craze, alongside Jan & Dean and early Beach Boys car songs.

2. Producer Terry Melcher and Bruce Johnston handled much of the studio singing, making the “band” partly a studio project rather than a fixed lineup.

3. Cut in L.A. with top session players, it’s tied to the same mid-’60s Capitol surf/hot-rod assembly-line that fed teen car culture.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $20–$26
VG+: $14–$18
VG: $9–$12
G: $5–$7

12/1/25 KG