Golden Era Of Rock 'n' Roll: 1954-1963 (2004) (3 Cd)

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Label: Universal Music Group
UPC: 00602498620021
Release Date: 4/13/2004
Buy.com Sku: 60630852
Item#: MRHH23
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets ~ Various Artists
2. Gee - The Crows ~ Various Artists
3. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Big Joe Turner ~ Various Artists
4. Sincerely - The Moonglows ~ Various Artists
5. Maybellene - Chuck Berry ~ Various Artists
6. Earth Angel - The Penguins ~ Various Artists
7. Ain't That A Shame - Fats Domino ~ Various Artists
8. Only You - The Platters ~ Various Artists
9. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley ~ Various Artists
10. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard ~ Various Artists
11. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps ~ Various Artists
12. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers ~ Various Artists
13. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee ~ Various Artists
14. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins ~ Various Artists
15. Train Kept A-Rollin', The - Johnny Burnette's Rock 'N' Roll Trio ~ Various Artists
16. Stranded In The Jungle - Cadets ~ Various Artists
17. Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker ~ Various Artists
18. In The Still Of The Night - The Five Saints ~ Various Artists
19. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds ~ Various Artists
20. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers ~ Various Artists
21. Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins ~ Various Artists
Disc 2
Song TitleSample
1. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis ~ Various Artists
2. Mr. Lee - Bobbettes ~ Various Artists
3. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper ~ Various Artists
4. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia ~ Various Artists
5. I'll Come Running Back To You - Sam Cooke ~ Various Artists
6. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly ~ Various Artists
7. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors ~ Various Artists
8. Come Go With Me - The Del Vikings ~ Various Artists
9. Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns ~ Various Artists
10. Tear Drops - Lee Andrews & The Hearts ~ Various Artists
11. Little Star - The Elegants ~ Various Artists
12. Book Of Love - The Monotones ~ Various Artists
13. Tequilla - The Champs ~ Various Artists
14. Believe What You Say - Rick Nelson ~ Various Artists
15. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran ~ Various Artists
16. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy ~ Various Artists
17. Yakety Yak - The Coasters ~ Various Artists
18. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters ~ Various Artists
19. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford ~ Various Artists
20. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos ~ Various Artists
21. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson ~ Various Artists
Disc 3
Song TitleSample
1. What'd I Say - Ray Charles ~ Various Artists
2. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison ~ Various Artists
3. Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny ~ Various Artists
4. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners ~ Various Artists
5. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens ~ Various Artists
6. Walk-Don't Run - The Ventures ~ Various Artists
7. Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison ~ Various Artists
8. Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee ~ Various Artists
9. Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ~ Various Artists
10. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - The Shirelles ~ Various Artists
11. Runaround Sue - Dion ~ Various Artists
12. Runaway - Del Shannon ~ Various Artists
13. Peppermint Twist (Part 1) - Joey Dee & The Starliters ~ Various Artists
14. Blue Moon - The Marcels ~ Various Artists
15. Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds ~ Various Artists
16. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler ~ Various Artists
17. Sherry - The Four Seasons ~ Various Artists
18. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels ~ Various Artists
19. He's So Fine - The Chiffons ~ Various Artists
20. Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys ~ Various Artists



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Includes liner notes by Billy Altman.
Liner Note Author: Billy Altman.
Photographer: Don Nelson.
You'd need a wall full of early rock & roll records to get a truly definitive summary of the best sounds from the music's first decade. That qualification noted, this is about as good a sampling of the most important early rock & roll hits and performers as could be stuffed into a three-CD, 62-song set, and deserves the highest rating even if it can't tell the whole story. Other than Elvis Presley (perhaps not present due to licensing obstacles), it has definitive hits by all the major early rock & roll performers, including Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Eddie Cochran, the Coasters, the Drifters, Jackie Wilson, Ray Charles, the Platters, Brenda Lee, and Roy Orbison. There's still room for a wealth of tracks by doo wop groups who had only one or two hits, from the Crows' "Gee" to the Marcels' "Blue Moon"; instrumental rock from Duane Eddy and the Ventures; rockabilly by Dale Hawkins and Johnny Burnette's Rock & Roll Trio (whose "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" is the only song on the whole set that wasn't a big hit); and New Orleans R&B-rock from Shirley & Lee and Frankie Ford. And there are classic hits by other performers who only got one big smash, like Mickey & Sylvia's "Love Is Strange" and Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City."
If you're inclined to nitpick, there are a few tiny flaws in this anthology's execution. Sam Cooke is represented by his relatively minor early hit "I'll Come Running Back to You," where "You Send Me" would have been the obviously better choice, though it might not have been available for licensing reasons. As on Hip-O's companion set, The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll: 1946-1954, the annotation is on the perfunctory side, failing to supply detailed background information on specific artists and tracks. And the early '60s are covered in far less depth than the mid- to late '50s, missing such vital innovators as the Impressions, James Brown, Phil Spector, and all the early Motown hitmakers, though it does at least sample classics of the girl group style; offer smashes by Dion, Del Shannon, and Gary "U.S." Bonds; and provide a glimpse of future trends with the Four Seasons and the Beach Boys. It's still a superb compilation, however, in which virtually every song is great and important. And you could still play it to someone who knows nothing about rock & roll, and after one listen, he or she would have a pretty good idea of how the music was born and evolved in its pre-Beatles days. ~ Richie Unterberger

Producer: Andy McKaie

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 04/13/2004
Original Release Date : 2004
Catalog ID : 000225102
Label : Hip-O Records
Number of Discs : 3
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00602498620021

  
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