- Audio CD (26 Nov 2002)
- Label: Pid
- ASIN: B000BRJ2EW
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Bim Bam Boom - The El Dorados | |||
| 2. Duke of Earl - The Spaniels | |||
| 3. Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Betty Everett | |||
| 4. Oh What a Nite | |||
| 5. Hands Off | |||
| 6. Dimples | |||
| 7. Big Town Playboy | |||
| 8. I Found My Peace of Mind | |||
| 9. Wade in the Water | |||
| 10. Mary Don't You Weep - The Swan Silvertones | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. I'm in the Mood for Love - Betty Everett | |||
| 2. 12 Year Old Boy | |||
| 3. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Dee Clark | |||
| 4. Honest I Do | |||
| 5. No More Doggin' - The El Dorados | |||
| 6. Hey Little Girl - Gene Chandler | |||
| 7. Moon River - The Dells | |||
| 8. Let It Be Me | |||
| 9. I'll Be Forever Loving You - The Swan Silvertones | |||
| 10. Rainbow - Billy Boy Arnold | |||
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Two CDs full of wonderful gems from the 1950s and 1960s - gospel, soul, R&B, blues, pop, doo wop, they're all here on this Metro re-issue, in good quality sound, although a few of the tracks have been slightly truncated. A few old chestnuts share space with less familiar but welcome tracks from the El Dorados, Betty Everett, Little Richard with Jimi Hendrix, Elmore James, Rosco Gordon and many others.
The original July 1958 recording of Hank Ballard and the Midnighter's historic The Twist was made in Miami FL for Vee-Jay but unreleased at the time, the song appearing instead on a November 1958 re-recording for Federal, originally as a B-side in 1960. The rarer Vee-Jay recording is listed here, complete with recording date and anecdotal information, but is actually the Federal/King hit recording, presumable due to some kind of licensing error.
The original July 1958 recording of Hank Ballard and the Midnighter's historic The Twist was made in Miami FL for Vee-Jay but unreleased at the time, the song appearing instead on a November 1958 re-recording for Federal, originally as a B-side in 1960. The rarer Vee-Jay recording is listed here, complete with recording date and anecdotal information, but is actually the Federal/King hit recording, presumable due to some kind of licensing error.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great Music, Acceptable Sound, A Few Errors
18 Mar 2009
Format:Audio CD
This is a generous two-disc compilation of some great music from the Vee-Jay label. Some well known blues performers are here, including Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and Elmore James. The real treats for me, however, are the gospel tunes by the Swan Silvertones and Staple Singers. There is some good R&B here as well, though I could do without a couple of overwrought Jerry Butler tunes. The problem I have is that the sound is a little inconsistent, and there are at least a few errors. Another reviewer has already mentioned that the compilers used the wrong version of Hank Ballard's "Twist." They also seem to have used the wrong versions of two Elmore James tunes ("It Hurts Me Too" and "Twelve Year Old Boy"). Instead of the 1957 versions that were issued on Chief and Vee-Jay, this compilation has versions from 1961 that were issued on the Enjoy label. The two songs are listed in the set's discography as dating from 1957, but that's incorrect. It makes me wonder whether there are other errors that I haven't caught . . .
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Gems from Vee-Jay
29 Nov 2005
Format:Audio CD
Two CDs full of wonderful gems from the 1950s and 1960s - gospel, soul, R&B, blues, pop, doo wop, they're all here on this Metro re-issue, in good quality sound, although a few of the tracks have been slightly truncated. A few old chestnuts share space with less familiar but welcome tracks from the El Dorados, Betty Everett, Little Richard with Jimi Hendrix, Elmore James, Rosco Gordon and many others.
The original July 1958 recording of Hank Ballard and the Midnighter's historic The Twist was made in Miami FL for Vee-Jay but unreleased at the time, the song appearing instead on a November 1958 re-recording for Federal, originally as a B-side in 1960. The rarer Vee-Jay recording is listed here, complete with recording date and anecdotal information, but is actually the Federal/King hit recording, presumable due to some kind of licensing error.
The original July 1958 recording of Hank Ballard and the Midnighter's historic The Twist was made in Miami FL for Vee-Jay but unreleased at the time, the song appearing instead on a November 1958 re-recording for Federal, originally as a B-side in 1960. The rarer Vee-Jay recording is listed here, complete with recording date and anecdotal information, but is actually the Federal/King hit recording, presumable due to some kind of licensing error.
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