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| 1. Blue Monday (From The Film "The Girl Can't Help It") - Fats Domino | |||
| 2. You Can't Catch Me (From The Film "Mister Rock And Roll") - Chuck Berry | |||
| 3. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash | |||
| 4. Keep A Knockin' - Little Richard | |||
| 5. Why Baby Why - Pat Boone | |||
| 6. Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran | |||
| 7. Wandering Eyes - Charlie Gracie | |||
| 8. A Rose And A Candy Bar - George Hamilton Iv | |||
| 9. I Like Your Kind Of Love - Andy Williams With Peggy Ann Powers | |||
| 10. My Idea Of Love (From The Film `The Girl Can't Help It') - Johnny Olenn And His Band | |||
| 11. Rock The Joint - Bill Haley And His Comets | |||
| 12. Step It Up And Go - Mac Wiseman | |||
| 13. White Silver Sands - Don Rondo | |||
| 14. Ernie - Merle Kilgore | |||
| 15. Party Doll - Roy Brown | |||
| 16. Your True Love - Carl Perkins | |||
| 17. Ninety Nine Ways - Tab Hunter | |||
| 18. Rock And Cry (From The Film "Mister Rock And Roll") - Clyde Mcphatter | |||
| 19. I Knew From The Start (From The Film "Rock Rock Rock!") - The Moonglows | |||
| 20. We Can't Sing Rhythm & Blues - Patience & Prudence | |||
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* Ace's 1957 overview of the London-American label maintains the very high standards set by its predecessors.
* With more than 75% of the tracks being remastered from the original London tapes and all but one of them making their Ace CD debut, this CD is sure to satisfy even the most avid London completist.
* The focus is on rock'n'roll and doo wop this time around. Many of the featured songs were first heard in the numerous rock'n'roll films that made their silver screen debut that year.
* A dozen of our selections made the US Hot 100 while eight breached the UK Top 30 - two notable tallies, considering the ferocity of the competition that year.
* The featured artists read like a mini history of rock'n'roll, from Berry to Cochran to Haley to Little Richard to Jerry Lee and beyond. Incredible to think that, in the UK, you could find all these artists on one label at the same time.
* With the usual comprehensive track-by-track annotation and labels shots of every single track plus period ads and ephemera this is guaranteed to be one of the strongest sellers in the series to date.
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1-Blue MondayFATS DOMINO 2-You an't Catch MeBERRY, Chuck 3-I Walk The LineCASH, Johnny 4-Keep A Knockin'LITTLE RICHARD 5-Why Baby WhyBOONE, Pat 6-Twenty Flight RockCOCHRAN, Eddie 7-Wandering EyesGRACIE, Charlie 8-A Rose And A Candy BarHAMILTON IV, George 9-I Like Your Kind Of LoveWILLIAMS, Andy 10-My Idea Of LoveOLENN, Johnny & HIS BAND 11-Rock The JointHALEY, Bill & HIS COMETS 12-Step It Up And GoWISEMAN, Mac 13-White Silver SandsRONDO, Don 14-ErnieKILGORE, Merle 15-Party DollBROWN, Roy 16-Your True LovePERKINS, Carl 17-Ninety Nine WaysHUNTER, Tab 18-Rock And CryMcPAHTTER, Clyde 19-I Knew From The StartMOONGLOWS 20-We Can't Sing Rhythm & BluesPATIENCE & PRUDENCE 21-Rakin' And Scrapin'BEARD, Dean & CREW CATS 22-That Train Has GoneWILLIS, Chuck 23-Lipstick, Powder And PaintTURNER, Joe 24-The Bullfrog HopNERVOUS NORVUS 25-One More TimeBROWN, Ruth 26-Feelin' LowCHAFFIN, Ernie 27-Tempo's TempoTEMPO, Nino & HIS BAND 28-Great Balls Of FireLEWIS, Jerry Lee
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I would most personally have thought and imagine that most us who enjoy this/our music have been waiting for this most magnificent release and it doesn't really need a review from anybody. I was very pleased and both impressed to read that the intro is from one of my favourite personal reviewers Eric Dunsdon who I follow with great interest each month.
Where to start reviewing these tracks I wouldn't really know where to begin with as we start off with Fats Domino, then in comes Chuck Berry followed closely by Johnny Cash and the CD finishes off with Jerry Lee Lewis with both other big names in between plus quite a few other interesting numbers by other artists who although didn't make the big time were also there at the time. What is amazing is that all these releases were on just one record label Decca's, London American something that EMI missed out on even thou they started Liberty Records!
The accompanying booklet is a true work of art and genius of the first order and full credit to Ace Records for actually reproducing a copy of each individual disc and some of them in the older 78 format (quality!), and that is apart from the as always most excellent quality of the sound reproduction of the music. I know that Ace have said that they will, be going backwards, stop here but hopefully they may take a look at 1956, if this release is a success as I am sure that it will be? I haven't stopped playing this little beauty!
Where to start reviewing these tracks I wouldn't really know where to begin with as we start off with Fats Domino, then in comes Chuck Berry followed closely by Johnny Cash and the CD finishes off with Jerry Lee Lewis with both other big names in between plus quite a few other interesting numbers by other artists who although didn't make the big time were also there at the time. What is amazing is that all these releases were on just one record label Decca's, London American something that EMI missed out on even thou they started Liberty Records!
The accompanying booklet is a true work of art and genius of the first order and full credit to Ace Records for actually reproducing a copy of each individual disc and some of them in the older 78 format (quality!), and that is apart from the as always most excellent quality of the sound reproduction of the music. I know that Ace have said that they will, be going backwards, stop here but hopefully they may take a look at 1956, if this release is a success as I am sure that it will be? I haven't stopped playing this little beauty!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Hound Dog 2
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've collected all the CDs in this wonderful series, and just like the rest this is another quality CD with a very well presented booklet.
Bit surprised at some of the 28 tracks included. I appreciate they go for a cross-section and some less obvious ones, but some of the worst ones for me could be someone else's favourite, so it's a personal thing I guess. I'm sure we would all come up with 28 different tracks if we had the choice to dip into all the ones available.
Overall another great CD and excellent book of notes with it.
Bit surprised at some of the 28 tracks included. I appreciate they go for a cross-section and some less obvious ones, but some of the worst ones for me could be someone else's favourite, so it's a personal thing I guess. I'm sure we would all come up with 28 different tracks if we had the choice to dip into all the ones available.
Overall another great CD and excellent book of notes with it.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Mrs. T. A. Papworth
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Firstly the positives, Yet another great sounding, quality compilation by 'Ace' records (the 7th in the series so far). The cd runs 64.12 mins. and comes with a comprehensive 24 page booklet. As for the music - it would be easy, if incorrect to only cite the fantastic music on this cd but in truth I don't think i've listened to a more polarised compilation than this (some of it is SUBLIME, the rest is AWFUL.) In a way it not only shows the diverse range of music that 'London' were releasing but indicates the struggle of the old guard of music to the on slaught of rock n' roll. Overall, I would still recommend buying this cd. It's fantastically produced, and contains some of the worlds most outstanding music and i'll leave it up to you to decide which tracks are outstanding or not.
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A true taste of 1957, the great, the good & the weird
1957 wasn't all about the rock & roll greats of Elvis, the Everlys, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Fats, Jerry Lee & the other giants of the time. Read more
Published 7 months ago by N. Lawrence
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Like the curate's egg
In the booklet Merle Kilgore describes Ernie as "the worst song I wrote".So why wasn't this heap of crap strangled at birth-it makes the Benny Hill one of the same title sound like... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Richard
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The London American Label ~ 1957
Excellent. Best yet. Ace is definitely the King of the re-issue scene. I'm now looking forward to 1956 and 1964 later in the year
Published 15 months ago by Tibby Mike
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Too Many Weak Tracks
I have all the CDs in the series but this is a disappointment. The booklet and sound quality (although I prefer the sound on the One Day CD The London American Story 1957) are up... Read more
Published 15 months ago by John Wells
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