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| 1273.1 | Vol 3 and Roy Orbison | RHODES::BOYD | | Wed Jul 20 1988 21:49 | 49 |
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Way to go Cruiser!
I have Volume Three of the previously mentioned collection.
Title: 45's on CD mercury 834 216-2
1. 98.6 - Keith 2.(We Ain't Got) Nothing Yet - Blues
Magoos
3. Sunday Will Never Be 4.Society's Child - Janis Ian
The Same - Spanky & Our Gang
5.Come On Down To My Boat 6.Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie- Jay
- Every Mothers' Son & The Techniques
7.San Franciscan Nights- 8.Let It Out - The Hombres
Eric B.& The Animals
9.The Rain, The Park And 10. Love Is All Around- The Troggs
Other Things-Cowsills
11.I Will Always Think About 12. Summertime Blues- Blue Cheer
You - New Colony Six
13.Reach Out Of the Darkness 14. Fire - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
- Friend and Lover
15.Mendocino- Sir Douglas Quintet 16.NA NA Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye-
Steam
Good disk, sound has to be better than my old 45's, but the
stereo is pausable. Got mine at Lechmere on sale for $7.98! (That
helped urge me to buy it as well)
An other oldie goldie, but all songs have been re-recorded.
ROY ORBISON - in dreams the greatest hits
Contains: Only The Lonely/Leah/In Dreams/Uptown/It's Over/Crying
dream Baby/Blue Angel/Working For The Man/Candy Man/Running Scared
Falling/I'm Hurting/Claudette/Oh Pretty Woman/Mean Woman Blues
Ooby Dooby/Lana/Blue Bayou
This has got to be the greatest Cd I have bought. If you are
not familier with the songs, you quickly discover why these songs
are so timeless. In Dreams is my favorite, and the recording is
not only faithfull to the original but improves on it soundwise,
but don't take my word for it, listen to it yourself.
Donald
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| 1273.2 | Them review wanted | MIST::TERMINI | | Wed Aug 03 1988 14:27 | 9 |
| Anyone out there have a review of Them with Van Morrison??
Also as a side note, I have heard that Rhino has received the rights
to some Dave Clark 5 ???? I have written Rhino and ask them if
any releases are coming out.
ct
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| 1273.3 | A 3" CD | HPSCAD::WALL | Desperado Under the Eaves | Wed Aug 03 1988 15:25 | 8 |
|
Hmmmm. Maybe some more in their Li'l Bit of Gold Series (3" CDs
apparently made of gold).
I have the Raspberries entry in this series. The 4 Raspberries
songs I remember, for about 5 bucks.
DFW
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| 1273.4 | Volume III, Lesley Gore & "The Kid" Orbison | VEEJAY::ECTOR | Stax of Wax, Lbs. of platters | Thu Aug 04 1988 17:51 | 33 |
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re .1
Don, I picked up 45's on CD Vol III [66-69] last nite and was quite
pleased as I was with the 1st two volumes.
I've got OLDIES BUT GOODIES vol's 3 through 6, and they were digitally
re-mastered by some process called FDS (anyone remember Capitol
records "Full Dimensional Stereo" from the 60's ??). Compared to
the Polygram 45's on CD series, they sound much inferior.
Polygram has also digitally remastered & re-issued on disc, "Lesley
Gore's Greatest Hits" with 6 tracks more than the original lp had.
The lp got reissued in the late 70's with 4 tracks removed from
the original issue, so this disc was really a find. Rhino had, earlier
in the year, released a 2 record set on Lesley (their Anthology
series, I think). This disc got released as a counter to Rhino's
set. Anyway, the disc is very clean sounding - and another listen
to Ms. Gore's 60's hits makes it evident why her music was classified
as great "girl group" stuff, since Quincy Jones overdubbed her less
than spectacular vocals and added at least 3-4 background vocalists
(like Clydie King & the Brothers Johnson) to these well produced
singles.
As for the Orbison "In Dreams" CD - re-recordings of all his big
hits, I'll wait until I see it for less than $17.99 before I pick
it up...but it's on my list.
The Cruiser
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| 1273.5 | Time Life Series | SCOMAN::LOGSDON | | Thu Aug 11 1988 11:44 | 12 |
| I have not been disapointed yet in recieving the Time Life series
when it comes to Quality. All remastered and no less than 22 selections
a CD have made this collection. Of course they are not cheap and
with the ever present postage & handling charge run over $19. apiece.
However I like the convienance and always wonder which selection
I will recieve for the month.
I was never clear on how many selections there are but hoping they
don,t go beyond the year 2000.
Dennis
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| 1273.6 | Make Room For 26 Discs | PARITY::GOSSELIN | Ken @DTN 247-2498 | Thu Aug 11 1988 13:17 | 11 |
| RE: .5
It's my understanding that the Time-Life series you're referring
to consists of 25 volumes, plus the Christmas disc, for a total
of 26. T-L may opt to add other volumes, but for now, 26 is the
magic number.
Ken
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| 1273.7 | Which Time/Life? | HELIX::CLARK | | Thu Aug 11 1988 16:29 | 16 |
| RE: .6
You cite 26 as the count for the Time-Life series. Is that the
Rock'n'Roll Era series ('54-'64) ?
There's a "rock" series as well ('64-?). I haven't gone near it,
since some heavies seem to be missing: Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Who,
Otis Redding, on and on.
I did get a complete accounting of the Mozart and Beethoven Time/Life
CD series, drawn from the DG/Philips/London consortium of labels,
but Time/Life wouldn't provide full details on the 2 rock series.
I'm still hoping Time/Life reprises their previous Giants of Jazz and C&W
series on CD, but I guess they're focussing on the more recent
recordings and the surest sellers... - John C.
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| 1273.8 | '54 - '64 | PARITY::GOSSELIN | Ken @DTN 247-2498 | Fri Aug 12 1988 14:14 | 9 |
| RE: .7
Yup, the "Rock 'n' Roll Era" series is the one I meant - I wasn't
even aware of another "rock" series. Sorry for any confusion, John....
Ken
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| 1273.9 | Two more oldies compilations ! | VEEJAY::ECTOR | It could happen to you | Mon Nov 14 1988 17:43 | 103 |
|
To continue making excuses for the disgusting amount of money I
spend on CD's, I submit a critique of 2 more "oldies" discs that
I've recently picked up for a mere $9.99 each.
When Steve Hoffman left MCA 2 years ago to go to work for Dunhill,
I thought - "where the hell is he gonna get quality stuff to work
on." Ray Charles fans have already seen (and have, I know I do)
the 2 CD set of his greatest hits (post-Atlantic years), which were
co-remastered by Steve and the Genius hisself ! In the meantime,
Steve's kept himself busy by remastering two 16 track compilations,
supposedly picked by some guy named Jay Chernow (who I suppose is
some New York City disk jockey), a really "big" name out west ').
The compilations ARE sort of interesting, if for no other reason,
than the fact that Hoffman did the remastering & claims to have
gone back to the "best" available "original" masters in all cases.
The CD's are titled "REMEMBER WHEN" and "FOOTSTOMPIN' OLDIES," are
on the Garland label, distributed by Dunhill Compact Classics. They've
been out for over a year, but I've avoided them until last week
- when I discovered a disposable $20 bill in my pocket.
The following tracks are on the discs:
____________________________________________________________________________
REMEMBER WHEN (S) after title means true Stereo version
1) Laugh Laugh(S)- The Beau Brummels 9) Long Lonely Nights(S) - Lee
Andrews & the Hearts
2) It Hurts To Be In Love - 10) Suspicion - Terry Stafford
Gene Pitney
3) Soldier Boy(S) - Shirelles 11) Just A Little(S) - Beau Brummels
4) I Do Love You(S) - Billy Stewart 12) Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips
5) Happy, Happy Birthday Baby - 13) Venus(S) - Frankie Avalon
The Tune Weavers 14) 16 Candles - The Crests
6) Turn Me Loose(S) - Fabian 15) Every Breath I Take - Gene
Pitney
7) Personality(S) - Lloyd Price 16) One Summer Night - The
8) I Don't Know Why(but I do)(S) - Danleers
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
__________________________________________________________________________
FOOTSTOMPIN' OLDIES
1) It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike 9) Killer Joe - The Rocky
& Tina Turner (Long Version-3:03) Fellers
2) Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 10) Cool Jerk(S) - Capitols
"Frogman" Henry 11) Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck
3) Money - Barrett Strong Berry
4) Let Me In - Sensations 12) Hey Little Girl(S) - Dee
5) Stagger Lee(S) - Lloyd Price Clark
(Uncensored Version) 13) Tell Mama(S) - Etta James
6) Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 14) Mama Said(S) - Shirelles
7) The Boy From New York City - 15) Hi-Heel Sneakers - Little
The Ad Libs Tommy Tucker
8) Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins 16) Barefootin' - Robert Parker
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I'd passed these collections up for a year & a half because I do
have all but 1 of these tracks already on vinyl. I suppose what
drove me to the purchase (besides that spare 20), is that I respect
Steve Hoffman's work (his remastering of the MCA Vintage Collection
Series - volumes 1 thru 10 only, was simply amazing & pure). He
doesn't put in echo or try to remix the damn things - like the bozo's
at "Oldies but Goodies." He gives good reality. He attempts to lessen
hiss & edit past (but not out) dropouts. He listens to more than
just whatever the librarian tells him is the "real" master tape,
sometimes uncovering the original 2 & 4 track pre-mix tapes. If
the stereo version doesn't sound the way the "good" mono tape mix
sounds, you get the mono. In other words, Steve Hoffman, like Bill
Inglot at Rhino, only lets his name go on the product, if HE thinks
it's the best it can be.
Yes, there's the occasional dropout & the occasional muddied peak
& all the things inherent on analog masters of some age. BUT, once
either of these guys is finished, you can be sure that it's not
full of phony echo & unreal depth. I will always buy stuff with
either of those 2 name on them, since I equate them with quality.
Those of you used to hearing Phil Phillips & the Twilights, Sea
of Love with echo - the only way it's been released since 1961, you're
in for a surprise. The crispness of the drum/gong opening to Susie
Q sounds incredible here for a 1957 master. Venus & One Summer Night
are proof that 50's masters can be incredible sounding, if properly
cared for. The Rocky Fellers "Killer Joe" predates the Jackson 5
& Osmonds, but previews the style by 10 years.
These are compilations worth having, but they left me wanting more
- especially the 2 Gene Pitney tracks & the hard to find 'Barefootin'
by Robert Parker, as well as the rare Suspicion by Terry Stafford
(an Elvis soundalike). If you've more than a cursory interest in
the 50's/early 60's I recommend them. With 6 or 7 exceptions, the
tracks are pretty unusual, even if they're familiar. These aren't
your everyday "Top 40" oldies. "FOOTSTOMPIN" has more variety &
stays in the late 50's, very early 60's. "REMEMBER" has more true
stereo, but more familiar tunes. For 20 bucks the pair, you could
do worse !
The Cruiser
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| 1273.10 | 20 Years of Solid Gold Groups, 1960-1979 | VEEJAY::ECTOR | Quayle/Nixon? Man, are we in trouble! | Wed Dec 07 1988 13:53 | 158 |
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What we have today, is one of those mail-order deals from Reader's
Digest. Now, I usually pass these things up, but a perusal of the
list on the advertisement they sent made it absolutely impossible
to not at least take advantage of their "10 day free listening"
offer. I own about 2 or 3 of their old lp compilations. I find that
R.D. usually compiles stuff for the local church choir & bake-sale
group, however, sometimes they surprise me - as they have in this
case.
The name of the 4 disc set is called "Solid Gold Groups 1960-1979."
It's exactly that, with a couple of exceptions. Representative on
the set are 76 groups doing 81 tracks spanning 19 years in just
4 hours. Considering the amount of labels involved & differences
in the type of music throughout these years, the sound quality is
very good. Hiss is negligable on most tracks, clearly not present
on some. I'd give the discs an overall 7 1/2 on a scale of 1-10
for sound quality, however, I do question whether it was it was
a case of "stereo - no matter what" rather than "best quality masters"
in the making of this compilation. But then, as I've noted before,
this is the price you sometimes pay when a straight digital mastering
process (analog tapes - regardless of generation or quality, direct
to DAT or new master disc) is performed, without a "mastering engineer"
of consquence involved (i.e., Steve Hoffman or Bill Inglot). But
enough!! The collection is nice & contains some surprises and qualifies
as something you could slip in the machine for a 60's party or simply
for "housework/garagework" background. As is true with most R.D.
compilations, a very nice liner booklet is contained with interesting
annotation of all tracks & their artists, then a disc sequence list
with times, then an alpabetical listing by track title.
The tracks are listed in alphabetical order by title and not in
sequence found on the disc:
Alley-Oop The Hollywood Argyles
Amen The Impressions (Butler & Mayfield)
Amie Pure Prairie League
Baby, Baby Don't Cry Smokey & the Miracles
Baby Love The Supremes
Barbara Ann The Regents (the original pre-Beach-Boy)
Best Thing That Ever
Happened To Me Gladys Knight & The Pips
Blue Moon Marcels
Boogie Oogie Oogie A Taste Of Honey
Brother Louie Stories
California Dreamin' Mamas & Papas
California Girls Beach Boys
Candida Tony Orlando & Dawn
Clap For The Wolfman Guess Who (featuring Wolfman Jack)
Come a Little Bit Closer Jay & The Americans
Cry Like A Baby Boxtops
Do You Believe In Magic Lovin' Spoonful
Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Easy Commodores
Everybody Loves A Clown Gary Lewis & The Playboys
Everybody Plays the Fool Main Ingredient
Fire Pointer Sisters
Five O'Clock World Vogues
Girl Watcher O'Kaysions
God Only Knows Beach Boys
Grazing in the Grass Friends of Distinction
Green Tambourine Lemon Pipers
Hair Cowsills
Heart of Glass Blondie (cleaned-up version)
Heat Wave Martha & the Vandellas
Here Comes That Rainy Day
Feeling Again Fortunes (not a commonly available track)
Hurt So Bad Little Anthony & the Imperials
I Can't Get Next to You Temptations
I Got Rhythm Happenings (another unusual addition)
I Hear A Symphony Supremes
I Think I Love You Partridge Family
I Want You Back Jackson Five
I'd Like To Teach The
World To Sing Hillside Singers (a "commercial" hit)
I'll Be There Jackson Five
Imaginary Lover Atlanta Rhythm Section
Jack & Jill Raydio (Ray Parker Jr. pre-solo)
Just Dropped In (to see
what condition....) Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
Last Train to Clarksville Monkees
Let It Be Me Everly Bros.
Let's Live For Today Grassroots
Life Is A Rock (but the
radio rolled me) Reunion (great chant-rap)
Little Old Lady (from
Pasadena) Jan & Dean
Love Grows (Where My
Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse (unusual addition)
Love Takes Time Orleans (another nice surprise)
Love Will Find A Way Pablo Cruise
Lover's Concerto Toys
Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys & the Pips (still the best)
Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (misses prelude)
Mony Mony Tommy James & The Shondells
Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck
My Angel Baby Toby Beau
Never My Love Addrisi Bros (what happened to the
Association's version ??)
(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet Blues Magoos
Old Fashioned Love Song Three Dog Night
One Fine Day Chiffons
Remember (Walkin' in the
Sand) Shangri-La's (audible hiss)
Reunited Peaches & Herb (Arrrrghhhh!!)
Reverend Mr. Black Kingston Trio (another surprise)
Rockin' Soul Hues Corporation (still another surprise)
Sad Sweet Dreamer Sweet Sensations (unusual track)
She'd Rather Be With Me Turtles
Sky High Jig Saw (too bad it's not the long version)
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron Royal Guardsman
Standing in the Shadows of
Love Four Tops
Stormy Classics IV
Summer War (surprise, surprise)
Sunday Will Never Be the
Same Spanky & Our Gang
That's the Way (I Like It) K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Too Late to Turn Back Now Cornelius Bros. & Sister Rose (great-tune)
United We Stand Brotherhood of Man
Way I Feel Tonight Bay City Rollers
Wedding Bell Blues 5TH Dimension
When I Fall in Love Lettermen
When You're in Love with a
Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook
You Little Trustmaker Tymes
You've Lost that Lovin'
Feelin' Righteous Brothers
While I don't always agree with their choice of tracks by specific
artists, they did a fairly good job. It appears that an arm of RCA,
called BMG direct marketing actually put this together for R.D.
Anyway, with postage, this set runs close to $42, which considering
each disc averages 62 1/2 minutes per disc ain't too shabby. How
many times have you paid $12.99+++ for a cd with less than 35 minutes
on it ?? Here you pay approximately $10.25 per disc.
Anyway, I'm satisfied and will keep the set. It's boxed in a single
2 1/2 width jewel box with 2 discs fitting back to back in the center
section & 1 each into the front & back lids. I usually purchase
individual jewel boxes to replace these, but I actually like this
one, which is a variation of those that double cd sets come in,
since it houses 4 instead of the usual 2 in the same space.
If anyone's interested in getting this set, R.D. address is
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y. 10570.
By the way, does anyone read these reviews ?? Does anyone care ??
Should I continue ?? I have a 5 disc set called "Nipper's Greatest
Hits" to review if anyone's interested. Look for it late this week
or early next.
The Cruiser
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| 1273.11 | | SPIDER::EGOLF | John C. Egolf MLO21-3/E87 x223-3481 | Wed Dec 07 1988 14:05 | 4 |
| Yes, keep your "Oldies" reviews comming. When buying from
catalog, its sometimes difficult to know what is on the whole
disc. Your reviews are valued by me.
JCE
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| 1273.12 | yeah! | HAZEL::STARR | Like a fool, fell in love with you... | Wed Dec 07 1988 14:12 | 5 |
| I also concur - keep the reviews coming!
While I'm at it - thanx for taking the time to type in the previous ones!
Alan S.
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| 1273.13 | Re: .10; YES - thanks for taking time to type them in | TOOK::MICHAUD | Jeff Michaud, DECnet-ULTRIX | Wed Dec 07 1988 15:25 | 0 |
| 1273.14 | Oh, All Right....Thanks, Cruise | FOOZLE::GOSSELIN | Ken...AET1-2/8...240-6570 | Wed Dec 07 1988 23:16 | 17 |
| Al, you probably got enough ego gratification from the previous
replies - but I gotta say I like your style, too. I was on the fence
about this offer - thought it would be full of audible hiss. I got
stung by their "World's Greatest Music" offer; think it was their
first CD collection offered. Abysmal - the noise floor competes
with the music even in moderate passages.
Based on your review, I'm going to give "Golden Groups" a whirl
- as you said, it is an unusual collection.
And yes, tell us 'bout Nipper - that's another set I've been wonderin'
about........
Ken
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| 1273.15 | Nipper's Greatest Hits - The 50's | VEEJAY::ECTOR | Quayle/Nixon? Man, are we in trouble! | Thu Dec 08 1988 12:45 | 141 |
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O.k., o.k. - Enough of this ego stroking (it WAS good for me, tho').
I really do need this as justification for dropping $60-$70 in a
single trip to a record store, tho'. Sometimes I think I'd probably
be able to be a real yuppie (ya know, BMW 325i convertible, home
in the hills, etc.), if I didn't spend so much on this great hobby.
But enough of that, too.......onward !!!
This next set - NIPPER'S Greatest Hits, I'm gonna break down into
3 separate reviews. I'll start with The 50's, Vol's 1 & 2 :
Each disc in the set features 20 tracks and really shows how easy
the transition from the death of "tin pan alley" and it's pop-pap
was to Rock & Roll. I really have to hand it to RCA - except for
their continual reissue of Elvis material in every redundant form
possible, they've handled this move to the cd format with all their
other artists (from 1949 through 1979) much better than say, Warner
Bros. and Columbia's early efforts (although CBS is trying to turn
it around). RCA's "Best Buy" budget series are mostly reissues,
but they're carefully, intelligently planned & are remastered with
what can only be called respect....for the music & the artistry.
They have single disc reissues within this series of Sedaka, Como, Lou
Reed, Mancini, Belafonte & Jose Feliciano - so far. I own all of
these and have been more than pleased. Although somewhat redundant,
they've taken this series one step further with the "Nipper's Greatest
Hits" addition to the "Best Buy" Series. Because they've done such
a nice job, with music that has a right to sound less than terrific
(only due to the age of the masters), I feel the need to mention
the name of the remastering engineer - a name to add to Bill Inglot
(Rhino), Steve Hoffman (first MCA, now DUNHILL Compact Classics)
- Joe Lopes. Look for this guy, when you want quality, too.
A guy named Ron Furmanek also did a hell of a job compiling all
5 discs with some music that's been impossible to get for years.
So, what we get now is solid compilations, FANTASTIC sound, and
very complete liner notes in the form of small booklets. Nice price,
great stuff. I paid $9.99 apiece for the discs, you may see them
from anywhere from $7.99-$10.99. Forget the price, if you have a
favorite era, be it the 50's, 60's or 70's - you'll like these discs.
Being older than most of you in the conference, I may have acquired
some odd tastes over the years. I began to have an awareness of
"pop" music probably in '49 at age 4, since my mom had the radio
playing all day long. I'm glad of that, since I got to listen to
Patti Page, Doris Day, Dinah Shore, Lanza, La Rosa, Monte, Como,
Sinatra (who I never really liked until his 70's comeback). From
my dad, who was born in Sicily, I got a classical bent. He used
to buy me records of Tchaikowsky, Stravinsky, etc. I'm getting to
why I love this 2 disc 50's compilation. It ain't rock & roll, it's
pop, country, calypso and everything in between - but it's also
a heck of a lot of fun & brings back memories of those days as a
kid, when I smelled the cake in the oven or felt the cold of the
floor in our cold Chicago apartment, or experienced the heat & humidity
of those lazy summers in the city. These songs help me recapture
some of that:
NIPPER's Greatest Hits - The 50's Volume 1
My Heart Cries For You Dinah Shore
Be My Love Mario Lanza
Slow Poke Pee Wee King & His Golden West
Cowboys
C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) Eartha Kitt
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White Perez Prado & Orchestra
The Cattle Call Eddy Arnold
Dungaree Doll Eddy Fisher
The Rock & Roll Waltz Kay Starr
Heartbreak Hotel Elvis
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Harry Belafonte
Melodie D'Amour (Melody of Love) Ames Brothers
Catch A Falling Star Perry Como
Lazy Mary Lou Monte
Oh Lonesome Me Don Gibson
Send Me The Pillow You Dream On Hank Locklin
Guess Who Jesse Belvin
Makin' Love Floyd Robinson
The Three Bells The Browns
Oh Carol Neil Sedaka
He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves
Volume 2
I'm Movin' On Hank Snow - The Singing Ranger
and His Rainbow Ranch Boys
The Thing Phil Harris
I Get Ideas Tony Martin
Because You're Mine Mario Lanza (slight distortion)
Crying In The Chapel June Valli
Santa Baby Eartha Kitt
Oh! My Pa-pa Eddie Fisher
The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane Ames Brothers
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) Perry Como
Canadian Sunset Hugo Winterhalter (Eddie Heywood
on Piano)
Don't Be Cruel Elvis
Love Is Strange Mickey & Sylvia
Mama Look A BooBoo Harry Belafonte
Four Walls Jim Reeves
Patricia Perez Prado & His Orchestra
The Diary Neil Sedaka
The Wonder of You Ray Peterson
The Battle of Kookamonga Homer & Jethro
(a takeoff on Johnny Horton's "Battle of New Orleans")
Don't You Know Della Reese
Shout (Parts 1 & 2) The Isley Brothers
===================================================================
So, some of you are looking at the titles, saying this stuff doesn't
mix. Yeah, it doesn't - but if you listened to radio in the 50's,
you'd be surprised at how well this all sounds together. Even into
the early 60's, stuff like Exodus by Ferrante & Teicher or "Theme
from the Misfits" by Don Costa's Orchestra was being played between
Rubber Ball by Bobby Vee or The Mountain's High by Dick & Dee Dee.
Yeah, some of this stuff is corny, but - hey, it wasn't that bad
at all.
Canadian Sunset still gives me chills after all these years. Della
Reese singing "Don't You Know" hasn't aged at all. Mario Lanza's
voice was the best in its' day, but listening to him & Tony Martin
back to back, I wonder if it's not the same person. My dad would
say, today, what ever happened to all the nice Italian boys in music.
Sedaka, backed by the Tokens does one of the prettiest tunes ever
with "The Diary." Santa Baby is one my all time favorite Xmas tunes
and continues Eartha Kitt's "golddigger" mystique - great subtle
humor there. Don't buy the soundtrack to "Beetlejuice" for Belafonte's
"Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" - this is the copy you want ! The set
ends with the long version (both parts) of the original party classic
"Shout" by the Isley's - hard to believe that September '59 was
it's peak chart time....another ageless classic.
If you're from my generation or even a tad afterward, give this
collection a try. If you CAN'T handle it - wait til next week. I'll
review the 60's volumes 1 & 2, as the transition continues & settles
down - as the British hit our shores and RCA fights the invasion
with some English-sounding American groups.
The Cruiser
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| 1273.16 | Oh, yeah - I forgot ! | VEEJAY::ECTOR | Quayle/Nixon? Man, are we in trouble! | Fri Dec 09 1988 17:43 | 10 |
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re .15
Volume 1 contains 53:15 minutes
Volume 2 contains 57:00 minutes
The Cruiser
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