Phoenix war viel mehr als Duane Eddy aber die Wurzeln des 'Twang, der die Welt veränderte' sind hier - und vieles mehr. Dies ist die Geschichte von Viv Records. Das Label wurde 1955 von Lee Hazlewood gestartet, Wenige Viv Platten waren Hits aber die dokumentieren eine oft übersehene und unterschätzte Szene. Unter den Klassiker hier sind Bonnie Owens' Need You mit Duane Eddy), Loy Clingman's Rockin' Down Mexico Way, Jimmy Spellman's Give Me Some Of Yours, The Tad's Bumble Bee, Al Casey's Roudn And Round, und Lee Hazlewood's Five More Miles To Folsom. Unter den Überraschungen sind Jessi Colter (Mirriam Johnson's I Ask Of You. Die heißesten Klänge kamen vom Rande der Wüste.There was much more to Phoenix than Duane Eddy, but the roots of the 'Twang That Changed The World' are here - and much more besides. This is the Viv Records Story. The label was started by Lee Hazlewood in 1955. Few Viv records were hits, but they document an often neglected and under-rated scene. Among the classics here are Donnie Owens' Need You (with Duane Eddy), Loy Clingman's Rockin' Down Mexico Way, Jimmy Spellman's Give Me Some Of Yours, The Tads' Bumble Bee, Al Casey's Round And Round, and Lee Hazlewood's Five More Miles To Folsom. The surprises include Jessi Colter (Mirriam Johnson)'s I Ask Of You. The hottest sounds came from the edge of the desert!