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| 1. I'M READY - Fats Domino | |||
| 2. SERMONETTE - Della Reese | |||
| 3. YOU WENT BACK ON YOUR WORD - Clyde McPhatter | |||
| 4. HERE COMES SUMMER - Jerry Keller | |||
| 5. LUTHER PLAYED THE BOOGIE - Johnny Cash | |||
| 6. CHARLIE BROWN - The Coasters | |||
| 7. COME ON A MY HOUSE - Julie London | |||
| 8. RED RIVER ROCK - Johnnny & the Hurricanes | |||
| 9. SWEET ANNIE LAURIE - Sammy Turner And The Twisters | |||
| 10. BACK IN THE USA - Chuck Berry | |||
| 11. I DON'T KNOW - Ruth Brown | |||
| 12. JUST KEEP IT UP (AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS) - Dee Clark | |||
| 13. TEENAGE HEAVEN - Eddie Cochran | |||
| 14. RING-A-ROCKIN' - Neil Sedaka | |||
| 15. A LETTER TO AN ANGEL - Jimmie Clanton And His Rockets | |||
| 16. MACK THE KNIFE - Bobby Darin | |||
| 17. SOME KIND-A EARTHQUAKE (EXTENDED VERSION) - Duane Eddy | |||
| 18. STARRY EYED - Gary Stites | |||
| 19. DIAMOND RING - Jimmy Isle | |||
| 20. MY LIFE - Chuck Willis | |||
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* The latest volume in this critically acclaimed and best selling series moves us backwards, for the first time, into the 1950s and offers another stunning cross-section of hits, flips, flops and rarities that found their way across the Atlantic ocean, for the first time, via the London American label.
* With most tracks specially chosen to complement, rather than duplicate, existing Ace CDs, it's a pleasure to note that only two of the 28 cuts can be found elsewhere in the Ace catalogue.
* As always, Ace's selection is laden with big names of the era and with big Hot 100 hits, some of which actually found their way into the UK Top 40 too. Iconic US labels that this collection draws on include Chess, Sun, Atlantic, Big Top, Ace (MS), Specialty, Jamie and many more.
* In keeping with Ace's mission statement to master from the original tapes that were used to manufacture the London 45s and 78s, wherever they still exist, 20 of the tracks here were sourced from London tapes. The sound you hear here is exactly as you heard it then!
* 2011 will bring three more releases in this series, from 1963, 1958 and 1957, each one laden with more collectors' gold from the greatest ever UK home of classic American music.
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1-I'm ReadyDOMINO, Fats 2-SermonetteREESE, Della 3-You Went Back On Your WordMcPHATTER, Clyde 4-Here Comes SummerKELLER, Jerry 5-Luther Played The BoogieCASH, Johnny 6-Charlie BrownCOASTERS 7-Come On A My HouseLONDON, Julie 8-Red River RockJOHNNY & THE HURRICANES 9-Sweet Anne LaurieTURNER, Sammy 10-Back In The USABERRY, Chuck 11-I Don't KnowBROWN, Ruth 12-Just Keep It Up (And See What Happens)CLARK, Dee 13-Teenage HeavenCOCHRAN, Eddie 14-Ring-A-Rockin'SEDAKA, Neil 15-A Letter To An AngelCLANTON, Jimmy & ACES 16-Mack The KnifeDARIN, Bobby 17-Some Kind-A EarthquakeEDDY, Duane 18-Starry EyedSTITES, Gary 19-Diamond RingISLE, Jimmy 20-My LifeWILLIES, Chuck 21-So High, So LowBAKER, LaVern 22-Say ManDIDDLEY, Bo 23-She Said "Yeah"WILLIAMS, Larry 24-CruisingJIMMIE & THE NIGHT HOPPERS 25-Run, Boy RunCLARK, Sanford 26-Let's Talk About UsLEWIS, Jerry Lee 27-Deck Of CardsMARTINDALE, Wink 28-I'm Moving OnCHARLES, Ray
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By The Wanderer
Having bought and enjoyed all the previous releases in Ace's "The London American Label" series, I have to say that in my opinion this 1959 edition is the best yet. What listeners think of the individual tracks will always be a matter of personal taste, of course. But the marvellous all-mono sound on this CD has to be heard to be believed! I found it so much so that it turned a track like "Here Comes Summer" by Jerry Keller (which I hadn't thought of as being anything special before) into a revelation making me revalue that record in a positive light. And as for a track like "Red River Rock" by Johnny & The Hurricanes, which has been one of my favourites for decades - well, I have never heard it sound better than on this record. Mono, in the quality that Ace has provided here, fills one with spontaneous joy and sets off the foot-tapping! For maximum effect, I suggest listening through earphones the first time. Reviewers of the other London American CDs have mentioned that some of the tracks are quite obscure, but that might be all to the good. At any rate, I found a nice track here that was new to me in "Ring-a-Rockin'" by Neil Sedaka - which sounds quite raunchy by his standards.
The booklet provided with this CD is like an Aladdin's Cave of detailed info for music buffs. For instance, the section referring to Wink Martindale's "Deck of Cards" (the record from which I paraphrased my title for this review) mentions that even though this religious musical monologue is unlikely to be a favourite among most London American fans, its place in the collection is justified by the record having been one of the label's biggest hits and greatest sellers - charting no less than four times in the U.K. between 1959-1963. I should add that I don't care for records of this type either as a rule, but on "The London American Label 1959" even "Deck of Cards" plays well to me!
The booklet provided with this CD is like an Aladdin's Cave of detailed info for music buffs. For instance, the section referring to Wink Martindale's "Deck of Cards" (the record from which I paraphrased my title for this review) mentions that even though this religious musical monologue is unlikely to be a favourite among most London American fans, its place in the collection is justified by the record having been one of the label's biggest hits and greatest sellers - charting no less than four times in the U.K. between 1959-1963. I should add that I don't care for records of this type either as a rule, but on "The London American Label 1959" even "Deck of Cards" plays well to me!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Mrs. T. A. Papworth
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Another brilliant volume in this fantastic 'Ace Records' series. 1959 must have been quite a year for music. This cd shows a good range of musical styles and the quality of these records never dips below 7 out of 10 (many are 10 out of 10). There are too many great songs to mention all of them but my favourites are 'Just keep it up' Dee Clark, 'So high, so low' LaVern Baker, 'Sweet Annie Laurie' by the ever wonderful Sammer Turner and the cherry on top 'Run, boy run' Sanford Clark. Don't take my word for it - buy it now and listen for yourself. Its fantastic.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By M. Stringer
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Just a quickie to advise of the very excellent re-mastering work on this cd. It's one of Ace's best which is praise indeed.
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Fascinating collection.
I love these London American releases, and again another interesting collection of 28 tracks with excellent sleeve notes. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Hound Dog 2
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This album is a real treat
And a great example for wonderful music of a legendary time long gone by.
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Another excellent release from Ace. A good mix of well known original American hits in the UK, and lesser known titles from the States, and accompanied as usual, by an authoritive... Read more
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I remember it well
The latest in Ace's London-American series maintains the high standard of the first three with a mix of the well-known and the relatively obscure. Read more
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