Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 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
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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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