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| 1. Linda Lu - Ray Sharpe | |||
| 2. Little By Little - Nappy Brown | |||
| 3. Rama Lama Ding Dong - The Edsels | |||
| 4. Flamingo Express - The Royaltones | |||
| 5. New Orleans - U.S. Bonds | |||
| 6. Maybe - The Chantels | |||
| 7. Drip Drop - Dion DiMucci | |||
| 8. Start Movin' (In My Direction) - Sal Mineo | |||
| 9. Lonely Saturday Night - Don French | |||
| 10. Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton | |||
| 11. Pop Pop Pop Pie - The Sherrys | |||
| 12. Life's Too Short - The Lafayettes | |||
| 13. High School USA - Tommy Facenda | |||
| 14. Glory of Love - The Roommates | |||
| 15. Peanuts - Little Joe & The Thrillers | |||
| 16. Need You - Donnie Owens | |||
| 17. Party Doll - Buddy Knox | |||
| 18. Could This Be Magic - The Dubs | |||
| 19. Killer Joe - The Rocky Fellers | |||
| 20. Barbara - The Temptations | |||
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Product Description
1-Linda LuSHARPE, Ray 2-Little By LittleBROWN, Nappy 3-Rama Lama Ding DongEDSELS 4-Flamingo ExpressROYALTONES 5-New OrleansU.S. BONDS 6-MaybeCHANTELS 7-Drip DropDION 8-Start Movin' (In My Direction)MINEO, Sal 9-Lonely Saturday NightFRENCH, Don 10-Don't Let GoHAMILTON, Roy 11-Pop Pop Pop PieSHERRYS 12-Life's Too ShortLAFAYETTES 13-High School USAFACENDA, Tommy 14-Glory Of LoveROOMMATES 15-PeanutsLITTLE JOE & THE THRILLERS 16-Need YouOWENS, Donnie 17-Party DollKNOX, Buddy 18-Could This Be MagicDUBS 19-Killer JoeROCKY FELLERS 20-BarbaraTEMPTATIONS 21-Peek-A-BooCADILLACS 22-You'll Lose A Good ThingLYNN, Barbara 23-Lucky LadybugBILLY & LILLIE 24-Tears On My PillowLITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS 25-Baby TalkJAN & DEAN 26-Here I StandRIP CHORDS 27-(Do The) Mashed Potatoes (part 1)KENDRICK, Nat & THE SWANS 28-Why Don't You Write MeJACKS 29-Barbara-AnnREGENTS 30-Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)LITTLE CAESAR & THE ROMANS
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Volume 4 of The Golden Age of American Rock and Roll is arguably one of the strongest in the series of 11, as it stands currently. There are some really outstanding tracks here, including ( but not limited to ) US Bonds "New Orleans", Dion's remake of The Drifters' "Drip Drop", Roy Hamilton's fantastic "Don't Let Go", and The Rip Chords often overlooked "Here I Stand". Even Sal Mineo's dreadful attempt to sing "Start Movin'" is of interest, as is The Regents original "Barbara Ann", a generally unenjoyable song which The Beach Boys did little to improve on, a few years later. Good sleeve notes and clear sound reproduction make a strong case for a five-star rating, which - at the price - can scarcely be better anywhere else.
5 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This CD covers a wide range of American Rock 'n' Roll music. I bought it as I run a Rock 'n' Roll Club and particularly wanted a few tracks on this CD. There's a good mix of jivers, strollers, smoochers and doo wop tracks which is great for the club. I personally would have prefered more up tempo jivers, but if you're just after a CD to listen to at home, or in the car, then this CD will give you a bit of everything.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
More Golden Oldies From the UK's Reissue King
21 July 2000
Format:Audio CD
A bit of a drop off in song selection in ACE's volume 4 of this terrific pre-British Invasion (1954-1963) series of American pop/rock music. Each of the first three volumes included several songs that failed to reach the Top 40, but this time it's almost a third of the total--nine to be exact. And in a couple instances (Nappy Brown and the Royalteens), the artist's only Top 40 hit was overlooked in favor of the song included on this anthology. [Although in the case of Brown, his No. 25 hit "Don't Be Angry" does show up on volume 8.] So you're going to get a number of unfamiliar songs like Don French's "Lonely Saturday Night," the Lafayettes "Life's Too Short," and the Roommates' "The Glory of Love."
But as with the other volumes in this series, it's the joy of getting to hear infrequently anthologized gems like Little Caesar's "Those Oldies But Goodies," the Dubs' "This Could Be Magic" and Billie & Lillie's "Lucky Ladybug"; as well as the more familiar hits like Dion's "Drip Drop," Buddy Knox's "Party Doll," and Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Tears on My Pillow." When you add it all up into one generous 30-track CD, you get a more accurate picture of the American popular music landscape of the era than if all you got were the same big hits available on numerous collections.
Almost as much fun as listening to these golden oldies, is reading the 20-plus pages of information about each of the artists and songs. Did you know the Edsels released "Rama Lama Ding Dong" three years before it became a hit in 1961 as "Lama Rama Ding Dong"? [What a difference a title makes!] Atlantic Records released 28 separate versions of Tommy Facenda's 1959 hit "High School USA," each one mentioning actual high schools by name in a specific geographic location throughout the United States. Duane Eddy plays acoustic guitar on Donnie Owens' 1958 hit "Need You." The Rocky Fellers consist of a father and his four sons from the Philippines--their surname is Feller. The Regents first recorded "Barbara Ann" as a demo in 1958. When the song became a hit in 1961, the group had disbanded.
This is fascinating music, and there are intriguing stories behind each song and artist. If this set is a little weaker than its three predecessors, it still is an amazing collection and this series as a whole is unmatched. RECOMMENDED
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A trip into the past
22 Jun 2000
Format:Audio CD
The CD is an excellent example of the songs from this period. While many of the titles were unfamiliar to me, (and they should have been as this was the time of my youth) the ones I knew were well presented. All tracks were clean, clear music - no unwanted noise. I purchased this CD to get a new copy of a specific title and the cost was equivalent to finding this title on a used record. I got everything else as a bonus and am very pleased.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
It is not done better than this
15 Jan 2005
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a enthousiastic collector, and have almost all the Time Life rock n roll stuff, as well as Eric Records cds of this era. Although they are essential to any 50s 60s collection, nothing can top ACE series.
I could comment like this on all the 50s remasters of this fabulous record label, not only their other editions, but especially the Golden Age of American Rock n roll. I can not add anything to the positive reviews than simply summing up my personal view:
30 tracks per cd! (Time life is also excellent, but you get 15 per cd!)
excellent booklets with background info (not surpassed by any label).
not the same old songs over again, but many rare and still excellent tracks!
last but not least amazing sound quality.
So although you might have some songs there on other collections, it is for above mentioned points alone worth it to always have an ACE copy as well.
I could comment like this on all the 50s remasters of this fabulous record label, not only their other editions, but especially the Golden Age of American Rock n roll. I can not add anything to the positive reviews than simply summing up my personal view:
30 tracks per cd! (Time life is also excellent, but you get 15 per cd!)
excellent booklets with background info (not surpassed by any label).
not the same old songs over again, but many rare and still excellent tracks!
last but not least amazing sound quality.
So although you might have some songs there on other collections, it is for above mentioned points alone worth it to always have an ACE copy as well.
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