Part of a two-volume set, this brings together 18 classic performances from rock & roll's ground floor era. in addition to mega hits like "Gee," "Come Go With Me," "Speedo," "I Wonder Why," "Blue Moon," "Book of Love," and "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," the collection also features some more obscure sides like "Denise" by Randy and the Rainbows, "I ...
If the contents of this two-CD set looks familiar, it's because it was originally issued in Collectables' History of Rock series as The Doo Wop Era, Part 1 and Part 2. Oddly, it's the second volume in the set that contains the majority of garden variety hits like "In the Still of the Night," "Book of Love," "Long Lonely Nights," "Get a Job," and ...
No pop genre has so poetically charted the yearnings of new love as doo wop, with its endless pleas for romance under the stars and its pledges of complete devotion in the moonlight, as if, as the Penguins sing in "Earth Angel," love itself was of celestial origin. That song is collected here in this three-disc set of classic vocal group tracks, ...
Although Phil Spector's songs weren't available due to licensing restrictions, the four-CD box set The Brill Building Sound remains an important and entertaining collection, featuring many of the songs that made the Brill Building a pop music institution in the early '60s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
For those unable or unwilling to shell out for Rhino's exemplary four-disc Doo Wop Box, Street Corner Serenade: Greatest Doo Wop Hits of the '50s and '60s is a terrific single-disc substitute, featuring 22 of the very biggest hits and especial highlights from that set. In fact, it's arguably the best single-disc doo wop compilation on the market, ...
History of Rock: The 50s, Pt. 2 is a much more varied collection than the previous volume. Along with great doo wop cuts by the Mystics ("Hushabye"), the Nutmegs ("Story Untold"), and the Students ("I'm So Young"), there is early rock & roll from Jerry Lee Lewis ("Great Balls of Fire"), the Everly Brothers ("Wake Up Little Susie"), and Carl ...
Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 7 zig-zags inconsistently between classic oldies that are not hard to find on reissues (the Monotones' "Book of Love," the Miracles' "Shop Around," Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"), mid-level hits (Lee Andrews' "Tear Drops," the Flares' "Foot Stomping," the Mystics' "Hushabye," Barrett Strong's "Money"), and ...
Collectables' ten-volume History of Rock series doesn't have the decades-spanning scope that the title implies; instead, it pretty much stops at the mid-'60s and covers rock's early years, with a few inclusions from the latter half of the '60s. While each disc contains 14 songs that are smartly chosen, it's the type of series that only truly ...
History of Rock: The Doo Wop Era, Pt. 1 collects 24 tracks drawn from sources both classic and obscure and ends up being, if not exactly definitive, at least a whole lot of fun with a nice mix of up-tempo rockers and dreamy ballads. The classics are Dion & the Belmonts' "I Wonder Why," the Capris' "There's a Moon Out Tonight," the Edsels' "Rama ...
While many of the songs on Constellation of Rhythm and Blues are not considered classics, the majority of them are still top-notch. The 25 tracks include forgotten material by Lee Dorsey ("You're Breaking Me Up"), Wilbert Harrison ("Mama, Mama, Mama"), and Gene Chandler ("Mr Big Shot"). While these recordings didn't receive much radio airplay upon ...
It is true that From the Golden Age of Rock & Roll: Hits for an Oldies Dance Party contains "original artists, original recordings," as advertised on the cover of this budget-priced collection. However, it's not all "hits," as the title indicates. Sure, it's has its fair share of popular favorites, but some songs, such as the Passions' "Just to Be ...
These aren't the standard doo wop tunes one usually hears, leaning instead to the R&B, jump blues, and even early rock & roll side of the scale, and the end result is a surprisingly bright, fun listen. Among the highlights are the Mystics' soothing "Hushabye," the Stick Shifts' wry "Automobile," and the Cadets' Latin-tinged "Rollin' Stone." ~ ...
Although it's debatable whether all of the tracks on this three-disc budget compilation actually could be called doo wop, there's no denying the fun stuff found here, from the Platters and the Penguins, to Danny & the Juniors and the Clovers. Each of the discs is rather short, though, and this easily could have been packaged as a two-disc set. ~ ...
A comprehensive CD that'll fill the bill, the 20-tracks features the best of early rock, memorable tunes that have prove timeless. It's no fluke that the simplistic beauty of the Fleetwoods' "Come Softly To Me," sound as good today as it did then, and as it will a thousand years from now. When I hear Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire," I still ...
Listening to this 20-track collection is a bit like tuning into a classic oldies station without having to endure the commercials, announcements, and interruptions. And just like listening to an oldies station, there are songs here that will trigger nostalgia, joy and remembrance, and others that won't strike home at all, but here's the really ...
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