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The Golden Age Of American Rock 'N' Roll 1954-63 Volume 1 - Various
For anyone in their mid-teens in the mid-5Os, and into music, it had to be rock'n'roll - American rock'n roll. There was no British equivalent to the sound. In the UK, it was Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, The Platters, Alan Freed, Radio Luxembourg, Voice Of America. By 1958 rock'n'roll reached the UK. But it was Cliff Richard and Marty Wilde, not Elvis Presley and Dion & the Belmonts. By 1956 there were hundreds of small record companies in the US pouring out rock'n'roll and rhythm and blues records. By 1958 there were thousands, tens of thousands and they were hitting the top ten pop charts. All through this hive of activity the big four UK companies: EMI, Decca, Pye and Philips retained their stranglehold, and so did the Light Programme. Needless to say they couldn't handle this wealth of material and although most US hits were released in England they were never promoted. By 1961, and those mid-teens turning to twenties, along came the Beatles. Capitol's A&R department in America hated them and let them go to small labels like Vee Jay and Swan. America carried on with rock'n'roll, getting ever limper with an array of Bobbies and Frankies watering it down, but the Jive Five, the Elegants, the Capris, Dion etc were still flying the flag. By late 1963 Capitol had finally woken up and the Beatles charted in America in January 1964. That was the end of the era of American rock'n'roll as 50s teenagers knew it.Over the years most of the bigger independent American companies such as Atlantic and Chess have been swallowed up by majors. This 30 track CD celebrates the American hits of the smaller independents from 1954 to 1963. There are 21 Top 10 American hits here, all but one made the Top 30. More importantly, all are mastered off the finest tapes still surviving. Most CDs from other UK reissue companies that cover this ground, have had to resort to disc dubs through lack of knowledge of best sources.
For many years, Original Sound's Oldies but Goodies series was acknowledged as the best source for catching up on the many great early rock & roll hits by artists who had only one (or two, or three, or even a few more) classics to offer. Ace's Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll series, however, has surpassed Oldies but Goodies as the series of choice in the CD age. Even at an import price, they offer better value (with 30 songs each!); they use the best possible available source tapes for remastering; they also offer lengthy, intelligent liner notes and some photos, where Original Sound have historically offered none. Most important, they offer a wealth of great hits from rock & roll's first decade as a widespread phenomenon (1954-1963), some of which are very difficult to find on other recordings, CD or not. There are some huge hits represented, but an equal amount of attention is paid to lower-charting songs that have fallen out of rotation on oldies stations, as well as some slight and/or regional hits that you might not have heard even if you grew up during the era. Volume One, like each installment, reflects the incredible diversity and excitement of rock's first decade: doo wop, primitive rockabilly, girl groups, instrumental rock, proto- soul, pop/rock, and more, ranging from famous one-shots (the Jaynetts' "Sally Go Round the Roses," the Penguins' "Earth Angel") to semi-forgotten treasures like the Fendermen's "Mule Skinner Blues" and Miss Toni Fisher's "The Big Hurt."
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Track List .
1. Denise - Randy & the Rainbows
2. Sally Go Round The Roses - The Jaynetts
3. Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
4. Sixteen Candles - The Crests
5. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
6. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
7. Big Hurt, The - Miss Toni Fisher
8. Thousand Stars, A - Kathy Young w/ The Innocents
9. Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day
10. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
11. Bongo Rock - Preston Epps
12. Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
13. My True Story - The Jive Five
14. Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets
15. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
16. Party Lights - Claudine Clark
17. When We Get Married - The Dreamlovers
18. Cindy's Birthday - Johnny Crawford
19. Let's Dance - Chris Montez
20. Who's That Knocking - The Genies
21. Love You So - Ron Holden
22. Cherry Pie - Skip & Flip
23. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners
24. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
25. Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch
26. Image Of A Girl - The Safaris
27. Smoky Places - The Corsairs
28. Gee Whiz - The Innocents
29. A Little Bit Of Soap - The Jarmels
30. Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens
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Filename
Size
01 - Randy And The Rainbows - Denise.mp3
4.5 MB
02 - The Jaynetts - Sally Go Round The Roses.mp3
7.5 MB
03 - The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues.mp3
5.5 MB
04 - The Crests - Sixteen Candles.mp3
6.5 MB
05 - Curtis Lee - Pretty Little Angel Eyes.mp3
6.3 MB
06 - The Paris Sisters - I Love How You Love Me.mp3
4.8 MB
07 - Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt.mp3
5 MB
08 - Kathy Young And The Innocents - A Thousand Stars.mp3
7.3 MB
09 - Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin.mp3
5.9 MB
10 - The Penguins - Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine).mp3
