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5.0 out of 5 stars
A GREAT INSTRUMENTAL PACKAGE!, 9 Mar 1999
By Ken Rogers - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Teen Beat Vol.4 (Audio CD)
IF you're a lover of great rock'n roll instrumentals this ACE package is the best you'll find. "Bust Out" (Typhoid) by The Busters,"Scratchy" by Travis Womack, "Brontosaurus Stomp" by The Piltdown Men,"Kokomo" by Asia Minor, "Peter Gunn" by Ray Anthony and "Chicken Pickin'" by Lonnie Mack are a few of the hard to find cuts you'll find in this package. Thanks to John Broven and Trevor Churchill at ACE RECORDS in London for their hard work in finding the original master tapes on this material. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PACKAGE AS ONE OF THE BEST YOU'LL FIND FOR EARLY ROCK'N ROLL INSTRUMENTALS.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
More of the lost art of pop instrumentals, 23 Feb 2002
By Zub "Zubenelgenubi" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Teen Beat Vol.4 (Audio CD)
This fourth installment in Ace's classic rock instrumental series thins out a bit on the hits. Less than half of the included tracks made it into the top 100.
On the plus side is the appearance of some monster hits not yet covered in the series - Bill Black's "Smokie" (parts one and two), Bill Justis' "Raunchy" and, in brilliant stereo, Kokomo's "Asia Minor". Some first-time-on-CD tracks are also welcome here such as Hank Levine's "Image" (parts one and two) and "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" from Moe Koffman's Quartette. In amongst the chart failures, at least one track managed to gain some notoriety in its afterlife by virtue of having been rediscovered, namely the Centurians' "Bullwinkle Part II", upon its appearance in the film "Pulp Fiction".
The liner notes provide background on most of the included tracks and artists but in a brave admission, the authors admit to having no information on a couple of the artists included. As usual, sound quality is superior as Ace has produced these tracks from the best available sources. Tracks 16, 20 and 25 are presented in stereo with the remainder in mono. Not quite as strong as previous volumes but still a worthwhile entry in this superb series on early American rock and roll instrumentals.