BRONTOSAURUS STOMP
The Piltdown Men released a series of singles from 1960 to 1962, and many had titles with prehistoric themes: “Brontosaurus Stomp”, “Mac Donald’s Cave”, “Bubbles in the Tar”, “Goodnight, Mrs. Flintstone”, “Big Lizzard”, etc. (These are their spellings on the record album, not mine).
Their first single was “Brontosaurus Stomp” b/w “Mac Donald’s Cave”, and the band had the good fortune to release the song just as America’s first prime-time animated television show, the Flintstones was being launched, almost exactly 50 years ago today. “Brontosaurus Stomp” made it to #75 on the U. S. charts, and “Mac Donald’s Cave” did even better in Britain, reaching #14.
Interestingly enough, the iconic dinosaur Brontosaurus referenced in their biggest American hit “Brontosaurus Stomp” is a mixed-up fossil like the Piltdown Man; though in this case, it was unintentional.
(October 2010)
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There are several videos by the Piltdown Men on YouTube, though it is certainly not surprising that all are audio-only; the band was anonymous after all. Their big hit “Brontosaurus Stomp” is available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiQ_s_vM3Nw&feature=related ; there is also a slide show with shots of the “thunder lizard” on display.
(October 2012)
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This is the first single by the Piltdown Men, “Brontosaurus Stomp”:
This item includes their biggest hit, “Mac Donald’s Cave” (or “Mc Donald’s Cave”); this is actually a mini-EP with four songs on one 45 single, including “Brontosaurus Stomp”:
(November 2013)
