Teen Town USA, Vol. 1 [Lost Gold] (1999)

About this title: With 30 rare and obscure tracks mastered from original 45s, Teen Town USA is comparable to like-minded '50s rock & roll collections on Germany's Buffalo Bop label, but with better-known artists and even a few hits. Bobby Lee Trammell, Ronnie Dawson, Barry Mann, Johnny Rivers, and the Nighthawks (with Buddy Holly on guitar) are all represented, as well as Jerry Landis ("Lone Teen Ranger"), who later became known to the world as Paul Simon. Subtitled "Rare Teen Music of the '50s and '60s," Teen Town USA delivers loads of fun with reasonably good fidelity and brief notes about each of the ... read more

Tracks:

1. All'a Your Love [Reeves]
2. True Lips [Prosen/Rivers/Key]
3. Been a Walking [Trammell]
4. I Won't Believe It [Lee]
5. My Big Desire [Montgomery/Dawson]
6. Countin' the Days [Smith]
7. Your First and Last Love [Jones]
8. Half as Old [Stevenson/Hall]
9. Hanky Panky [Hudson/Dietrich/Saw]
10. Barbie [Morgan]
11. High School USA [Reed]
12. I Cried [Mizzell]
13. I'm in Love With You [Powell/Stephens]
14. Jealous Fool [Saffer]
15. Leave Linda Alone [Smith]
16. Little Miss USA [Mann/Weil]
17. Lone Ranger Gonna Git Married [Johnson]
18. No One [Fisher]
19. School Is Out [Wayne/Petty]
20. Someone Like You [Shades]
21. Still in Love With You [Mackey/Goodrich]
22. Storm in My Heart [Harshman]
23. Strong Wine [Mizzell]
24. Teen Town USA [Braswell/Scott]
25. The One You Put Down [Woodard/Mizzell]
26. Tick Tock [Jordan]
27. Where Is My Little Girl [Woodford]
28. Woe Is Me [Westerberry]
29. Hey, Look at the Winter Snow [Montenegro]
30. Lone Teen Ranger [Landis]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.