Summertime Blues

~ Recording by Blue Cheer

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Summertime Blues3:43Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum (1st U.S. pressing)
  • 1968-01-16 US
1.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum (second 1968 U.S. pressing)
  • 1968-01 US
1.1Summertime Blues3:43Blue CheerSummertime Blues / Out of Focus
1.1Summertime Blues3:43Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
1.3Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerBobby Hebb / Blue Cheer / Johnny Preston / Johnny Hallyday / Jack Bruce / The Taste (La grande storia del rock)
1.1Summertime Blues3:45Blue CheerMotive
2.16Summertime Blues?:??Blue CheerRemember the 60’s, Volume 3
1.14Summertime Blues?:??Blue CheerNuggets Volume One: The Hits
1.4Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerHighs of the Sixties
1.1Summertime Blues3:44Blue CheerLouder Than God: The Best of Blue Cheer
  • 1986 -
1.11Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerRockin' 60s
1.12Summertime Blues3:47Blue Cheer45's on CD, Volume III ('66-'69)
1.12Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerThe Best of 60s Psychedelic Rock
1.7Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerClassic Rock: 1968: Shakin' All Over
1.8Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerRock Classics Volume II
1.6Summertime Blues3:44Blue CheerDick Clark’s All‐Time Hits, Vol. 3
2.3Summertime Blues3:45Blue CheerFlower Power, Volume 2
1.1Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerGood Times Are So Hard to Find: The History of Blue Cheer
2.8Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerPop Giganten: Hits der 60er
1.16Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerSan Francisco Nights
1.10Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerTour of Duty 2: More Golden Popclassics From the 60’s
1.10Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerTour of Duty 2: More Golden Popclassics From the 60’s
1.21Summertime Blues3:45Blue CheerHits of..... ’67 & ’68, Volume 2
1.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
  • 1993-04-06 US
1.4Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerGuitarreros
  • 1993-11-12 DE
1.3Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerBiker Rock
1.2Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerHit Parader Magazine Salutes 20 Years of Metal
1.19Summertime Blues3:49Blue CheerThe Sound of California
1.19Summertime Blues3:49Blue CheerThe Sound of California
1.18Summertime Blues3:44Blue CheerTour of Duty Gold
1.3Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerHard Rock Essentials: The 60’s
  • 1994-07-18 US
1.11Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerGuitar Rock: 1968–1969
1.3Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerHard Rock Essentials: The 60’s
3.10Summertime Blues3:45Blue CheerMusic from The Wonder Years
1.5Summertime Blues3:49Blue CheerThe Summer of Peace, Love & Music, Volume 2
1.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
4.13Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerRock Festival
1.4Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerRock ’n Roll Relix: 1968–1969
1.3Summertime Blues3:49Blue CheerSan Franciscan Daze
  • 1997-06 GB
3.18Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerSixty Sensational Sixties Hits
1.4Summertime Blues3:46Blue Cheer1968: Música, imágenes e historia
3.7Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerGuitar Rock: Greatest Hits
1.7Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerGuitar Rock: Guitar Thunder
1.9Summertime Blues3:44Blue CheerHighway Rockin'
3.6Summertime Blues3:45Blue CheerGreatest Hits of the Millennium: 60’s, Volume 2
1.20Summertime Blues3:47Blue Cheer100 No. 1 Hits
1.8Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerSpirit of the ’60s: Rockin’ Bands: Rockin’ 60’s
1.1Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
  • 2003-06-24 IT
2.5Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerSounds of the Sixties: 1968 Still Swinging
1.1Summertime Blues3:45Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum + Outsideinside
2.14Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerEasy Rider (deluxe edition)
  • 2004-03-23 US
1.29Summertime Blues3:57Blue Cheer100 Hits Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll
2.14Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerEasy Rider (Deluxe Edition)
2.14Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerMusic From And Inspired By Easy Rider (Deluxe Edition)
1.11Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerCreative Outlaws – U.S. Underground 1962–1970
2.12Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerFlower Power Generation: Superhits
1.13Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerLegends: Twilight Zone
1.12Summertime Blues3:45Blue CheerBest of 60s Rock
  • 2006-05-09 CA
1.5Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerMetal: A Headbanger’s Journey
  • 2006-05-23 US
2.14Summertime Blues3:47Blue Cheer’60s Gold
  • 2006-09-22 XE
2.6Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerSixties Top 100
3.16Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerLove Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965–1970
  • 2007-09-18 US
1.15Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerFlower Power: Born to Be Wild
  • 2007-11-13 US
1.2Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerThe Heavy Metal Box
  • 2007-11-20 US
1.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
  • 2007-11-21 JP
5.15Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerFlower Power: The Music of the Love Generation (10 CD Boxset)
2.2Summertime Blues3:49Blue CheerGood Morning Vietnam
16.8Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerRock Classics
1.13Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerRock Classics Top 100
7.10Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerTestament van de Sixties
2.8Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerTime Life Music – Rock Classics: Roots of Rock
  • 2007 -
5.7Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerTour of Duty: Top 100
  • 2008-06-06 NL
2.5Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerThe Flower Power Collection
2.7Summertime Blues3:47Blue Cheer50 Jaar Radio Veronica: The 60’s
  • 2010-04-01 NL
1.5Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerDie Super Flower Power Box
3.13Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerGreatest Ever! Rock
1.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum (Limited Edition)
  • 2016-12-14 JP
1.20Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerV&A: Records & Rebels
2.8Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerGreatest Ever! Hard Rock
2.8Summertime Blues?:??Blue CheerGreatest Ever! Hard Rock
1.14Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerThe Summer of Love ’67 (50th anniversary)
1.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
2.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
3.14Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerClassic Road Trip
  • 2018-07-20 GB
3.13Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerFetenhits: Flower Power - Best Of
  • 2019-06-21 DE
1.13Summertime Blues3:47Blue Cheer2020-10-25: Radio 3: Círculos excéntricos: San Francisco, 1967: El verano del amor
  • 2020-10-25 ES
1.3Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerWe’re an American Band: A Journey Through the USA Hard Rock Scene 1967-1973
  • 2023-06-23 GB
1.4Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerClassic Rock: 60's
2.5Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerFlower Power: Light My Fire
1.1Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerGood Times Are So Hard To Find
1.4Summertime Blues3:46Blue CheerHighs of the Sixties
2.8Summertime Blues?:??Blue CheerOriginal Megahits of the 60’s
1.16Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerPop‐Art: Pop Rarities and Other Jewels, Volume 1
1.1Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
(unknown)
1.1Summertime Blues3:47Blue CheerThe Best of Yesteryear
  • 1990 -
1.1Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerVincebus Eruptum
  • 2017-06-02 US
1.10Summertime Blues3:49Blue CheerFlower Power: California Dreamin'
1.14Summertime Blues3:48Blue CheerLegends: Ultimate Rock Collection: Crank It Up

Relationships

recorded in:Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967)
producer:Abe Kesh
bass and lead vocals:Dickie Peterson (in 1967)
drums (drum set):Paul Whaley (in 1967)
guitar:Leigh Stephens (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Mercury Inc. (in 1968)
part of:Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 63) (order: 63)
recording of:Summertime Blues (in 1967: cover)

Related works

Summertime Blues

writer:Jerry Capehart
Eddie Cochran
publisher:American Music
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd.
Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Elvis Presley Music
Gallo Music Publishers
Gladys Music
Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Rightsong Music
Viva Music, Inc
Warner Bros. Music
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
referred to in medleys:That’s What I Like (order: 9)
later translated parody versions:Sammarkveld Blues
Vaivaisen luut
later translated versions:Heißer Sommer
La Fille de l’été dernier
Pas d’cure contre la manufacture
Sommertied Blues (Summertime Blues)
Wo mer endlich Sommer hann
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