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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Bim Bam Boom - The El Dorados | |||
| 2. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler | |||
| 3. Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) - Betty Everett | |||
| 4. Oh What a Nite - The Dells | |||
| 5. Hands Off - Priscilla Bowman | |||
| 6. Dimples - John Lee Hooker | |||
| 7. Big Town Playboy - Eddie Taylor | |||
| 8. I Found My Peace of Mind - Pee Wee Crayton | |||
| 9. Wade in the Water - The Harmonizing Four | |||
| 10. Oh Mary Don't You Weep - The Swan Silvertones | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. I'm in the Mood for Love - John Lee Hooker | |||
| 2. 12 Year Old Boy - Elmore James | |||
| 3. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Little Richard | |||
| 4. Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed | |||
| 5. No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon | |||
| 6. Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark | |||
| 7. Moon River - Jerry Butler | |||
| 8. Let It Be Me - Betty Everett | |||
| 9. I'll Be Forever Loving You - The El Dorados | |||
| 10. Rainbow - Gene Chandler | |||
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Gems,
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This review is from: The Story of Vee Jay (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.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Music, Acceptable Sound, A Few Errors,
By Lee C. Grady - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Story of Vee Jay (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:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gems from Vee-Jay,
By Laurence Upton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Story of Vee Jay (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. |
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