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| 1. ROAD RUNNER - Bo Diddley | |||
| 2. BAD MOTORCYCLE - Storey Sisters | |||
| 3. RAUNCHY - Bill Justis | |||
| 4. SILHOUETTES - The Rays | |||
| 5. HANDY MAN - Jimmy Jones | |||
| 6. IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY - James Ray | |||
| 7. BRISTOL STOMP - The Dovells | |||
| 8. RAININ' IN MY HEART - Slim Harpo | |||
| 9. SHORT FAT FANNIE - Larry Williams | |||
| 10. DINNER WITH DRAC - John Zacherle | |||
| 11. BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN - Timmie Rogers | |||
| 12. LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU - The Righteous Brothers | |||
| 13. IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU - Etta & Harvey | |||
| 14. THINK - The "5" Royales | |||
| 15. LONELY BLUE BOY - Conway Twitty | |||
| 16. BUTTERFLY - Charlie Gracie | |||
| 17. PLEASE MR POSTMAN - The Marvelettes | |||
| 18. LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW - Roy Brown | |||
| 19. WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN - Marvin Rainwater | |||
| 20. LET'S GO TRIPPIN' - Dick Dale & the Del-Tones | |||
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* The latest, eagerly anticipated instalment in Ace's widely-acclaimed, long-running flagship series.
* Volume 12 sustains the standards that have made this a best-selling line. Being Volume 12 doesn't mean Acev are scraping the barrel - new licensing deals mean that they can include some long-desired titles here. If such deals had existed back in 1991, they would probably have included some of these tracks in Volume One!
* Packaged in the way you have come to expect -superbly mastered from the best, carefully selected sources, plus a 28-page full colour booklet with rare illustrations and comprehensive notes.
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VOLUME 12. Another eagerly anticipated instalment in Ace Records's widely-acclaimed, long-running flagship series!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The latest volume in this excellent series provides another selection of fine Hot Hundred hits. Dont expect wall to wall 1950's style rock 'n' roll classics, that isnt what this series has ever been about. You do, indeed have fine rock 'n' roll here, along with top quality popular music , most of it with a beat. The Slim Harpo , James Ray and Steve Alaimo tracks are especially welcome to those who remember those wonderful original 45's and the many apalling UK cover versions that followed them. Roll on the next volume.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This album suffers slightly from having tracks that have been done to death elsewhere; Bill Justis - Raunchy, Jimmy Jones - Handy Man, Marvelettes - Please Mr Postman, Marvin Rainwater - Whole Lotta Woman plus the truly awful 'Dinner with Drac' by John Zacherle. While it is not my favourite in the series Ace continue to give us wonderful sound quality and absolutely brilliant accompanying booklets containing pictures and narrative of immense interest. Rather than the 'Golden Age' of Rock and Roll, I think of the series as the 'History' of Rock and Roll. Seen in this light, I consider that volume 12 is a worthy successor to earlier releases.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
One of the most fascinating things about music is its capacity to generate debate, discussion, different opinions and constructive disagreement. And that in itself is great. Not alone are all opinions equally valid and worthy of consideration, but they also help to keep music alive and vital.
For me this latest release is right up there with the other eleven volumes (plus several `special editions') that we have been enjoying for so many years. Certainly, there are some well known classic tracks (John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Larry Williams, Slim Harpo). That has been the case with every single volume. There are also some comparative rarities (James Ray, Timmy Rogers), together with - at least to me - a few outright obscurities (Velaires, Bobby Gregg, Steve Alaimo). Then again there are those forgotten gems that suddenly, unexpectedly, transport you way-back-when to a halcyon day, long forgotten. This time around these are represented for me by Etta & Harvey, the Five Royales, and the fabulous Jerry `Iceman' Butler. As ever there are a few of those 'irritatingly annoying but infuriatingly catchy' novelty numbers that were such a feature of the charts back in the day - viz; John Zacherle, Three Friends. And finally, rounding things off we get the usual sprinkling of instrumentals (Dick Dale, Bill Justis), and dance numbers (Dovells, Righteous Brothers).
Ace have done such a wonderful job in making music like this readily available, that they have, in effect, raised the bar on themselves. When this series began we were grateful to find anything over ten years old that had not been a top ten hit at least. Now we have become blasé about finding less well-known material relatively easily. Not to mention having it superbly restored & remastered and beautifully presented.
In considering whether to buy this CD or not, may I offer a suggestion? Imagine listening to it in its entirety rather than simply as a series of separate tracks. Taken as a whole it is quite superb, whatever order you play it in. Just like the 7" vinyl singles on our local jukebox could transport my teenage self to places I had never been, so this wonderful CD will take you on your own journey of recollection and re-discovery back to our glorious rock'n'roll musical heritage.
Enjoy it!
For me this latest release is right up there with the other eleven volumes (plus several `special editions') that we have been enjoying for so many years. Certainly, there are some well known classic tracks (John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Larry Williams, Slim Harpo). That has been the case with every single volume. There are also some comparative rarities (James Ray, Timmy Rogers), together with - at least to me - a few outright obscurities (Velaires, Bobby Gregg, Steve Alaimo). Then again there are those forgotten gems that suddenly, unexpectedly, transport you way-back-when to a halcyon day, long forgotten. This time around these are represented for me by Etta & Harvey, the Five Royales, and the fabulous Jerry `Iceman' Butler. As ever there are a few of those 'irritatingly annoying but infuriatingly catchy' novelty numbers that were such a feature of the charts back in the day - viz; John Zacherle, Three Friends. And finally, rounding things off we get the usual sprinkling of instrumentals (Dick Dale, Bill Justis), and dance numbers (Dovells, Righteous Brothers).
Ace have done such a wonderful job in making music like this readily available, that they have, in effect, raised the bar on themselves. When this series began we were grateful to find anything over ten years old that had not been a top ten hit at least. Now we have become blasé about finding less well-known material relatively easily. Not to mention having it superbly restored & remastered and beautifully presented.
In considering whether to buy this CD or not, may I offer a suggestion? Imagine listening to it in its entirety rather than simply as a series of separate tracks. Taken as a whole it is quite superb, whatever order you play it in. Just like the 7" vinyl singles on our local jukebox could transport my teenage self to places I had never been, so this wonderful CD will take you on your own journey of recollection and re-discovery back to our glorious rock'n'roll musical heritage.
Enjoy it!
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Is this it?
While I don't mind having repeats the best thing about this series is the ones you never heard before,But perhaps Ace ought to close this down before they get the idea of pushing... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Richard
A somewhat weak song selection
I have the complete series of the Golden Age of American R&R and probably
this 12th volume has the weakest song selection since most genuine R&R collectors
like me do... Read more
this 12th volume has the weakest song selection since most genuine R&R collectors
like me do... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ronald Van Scherpenzeel
A Worthy Addition to the Series
On paper this disc didn't look very promising: a dozen songs I already had, a handful of possibly good additions to my collection, and a bunch of stuff I never even heard of. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Robert A. Jones
Disappointed!
I waited with anticipation for this latest release and have to admit, that the wait was not worth it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. Taylor
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