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Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years - The Early 60's by Various Artists (CD) [IMPORT - Germany]

"Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years - The Early 60's" (07/13/2004) Oldies Various Artists, Varese (Japan)Audio Remixers: Evren G?knar; Marty Wekser. Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. Photographer: Billy Vera. Arrangers: Joe Rene; Billy Mure; Burt Bacharach; Carole King. There's nothing too obscure or thematically ambitious about this compilation: it's just a 25-song collection of Top Tenners from 1960-63, taken from all corners of the pop-rock spectrum. Maybe it's too predictable for some listeners, particularly collectors who are likely to have much or all of this somewhere else in their library. But on its own terms, it's very good, and in its own way a demonstration that the early '60s were far from a desert for creative rock'n'roll, spawning their share of both great classics and hits that, if not classic, were at least pretty fun. As far as great classics, this disc gives you Little Eva's "The Loco-Motion," Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl," the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved," Del Shannon's "Runaway," Dee Clark's "Raindrops," the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?," and Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby." As far as songs that are at the very least a heck of a lot of a fun, there's Bobby Lewis' "Tossin' and Turnin'," Ernie Maresca's "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)," Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park," Billy Bland's "Let the Little Girl Dance," and Hank Ballard & the Midnighters' "Finger Poppin' Time." You also get teen idols (Jimmy Clanton's "Venus in Blue Jeans," Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man"), instrumental rock (Duane Eddy's "Because They're Young"), and melodrama (Gene Pitney's "Only Love Can Break a Heart"). True, only a couple of these items have escaped incessant oldies rotation, those being the Little Dippers' easy-listening country-pop number "Forever" and, perhaps, Jimmy Charles' soul-tinged ballad "A Million to One." Should your shelves not yet be stuffed with music from the era, though, it's a pretty good sampling of some of the era's better music, annotated with reasonable thoroughness. ~ Richie Unterberger

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Pure 60's: The #1 Hits by Various Artists (CD - 10/15/2002)

"Pure 60's: The #1 Hits" (10/15/2002) Oldies Various Artists, UTVRecorded between 1961 & 1969. This compilation is just what it says: number one hits on the American charts from the 1960s. It has a leg up on some similar anthologies, though, by virtue of its sheer quantity: 26 songs spanning the entire decade, which is pretty good value for a single CD. While it's true the selection is a little arbitrary, on the whole it's really good, and whether you care about chart statistics or not, it's an excellent disc if you're looking for an all-purpose collection of 1960s pop/rock classics. There are many core classics here, spanning rock, soul, pop, and the British Invasion: the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations," Del Shannon's "Runaway," the Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman," Martha & the Vandellas' "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave," Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," the Mamas & the Papas' "Monday, Monday," the Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," the Box Tops' "The Letter," the Troggs' "Wild Thing," the Temptations' "My Girl," and Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." Actually, if there's one complaint, it's that British artists are only represented by those Manfred Mann and Troggs cuts. But even the less-critically canonized, poppy hits here are for the most part indisputable classics: the Turtles' "Happy Together," Tommy James & the Shondells' "Crimson and Clover," the Monkees' "I'm a Believer," the Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Incense and Peppermints," the Association's "Windy," Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe," and more. It's like a double-dozen dose of number one hits from oldies stations without the commercials or any of the clunkers that happened to reach number one by chance. ~ Richie Unterberger

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Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top Ten - The 60's Motown's Greatest Hits by Various Artists (CD - 0

"Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top Ten - The 60's Motown's Greatest Hits" (05/20/2003) Oldies Various Artists, Top Sail ProductionsIncludes liner notes by Bill Dahl. Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. Unknown Contributor Roles: The Contours; Gladys Knight & the Pips; Martha & the Vandellas; Junior Walker & the All-Stars; The Marvelettes; Marvin Gaye; Mary Wells; The Miracles; Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; Tammi Terrell; The Four Tops; The Supremes; The Temptations . This is, at best, an average collection of Motown hits. The only difference between this and a host of similar Motown compilations is Casey Kasem's name attached to it. Among the 20 tracks are the same tried and true bunch: "My Guy," "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)," "Stop in the Name of Love," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." The CD booklet includes photos and quality liner notes by Bill Dahl, but other than that, this is real basic. ~ Al Campbell

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Old School Oldies 2 [10/11]

"Old School: Oldies 2" (10/11/2005) Oldies Various Artists, Thump Records

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The Essential Elvis Presley [RCA/Sony BMG] by Elvis Presley (CD - 01/02/2007)

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#1 Pop Hits Of The 60's And 70's [9/30]

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#1 Pop Hits Of The 60's And 70's [9/30]

"#1 Pop Hits of the 60s & 70s [Madacy Box] [Digipak]" (06/30/2005) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Madacy Distribution

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East Side Story Vol. 2

"Ride Like the Wind [UK]" (10/23/2001) R&B Various Artists, East Side RecordsAll tracks have been digitally remastered.

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Half a Boy/Half a Man by Destroyers/George Thorogood/George Thorogood & the Destroyers (CD - 04/13/1

"Half a Boy/Half a Man" (04/13/1999) Oldies Destroyers, CMC InternationalFull performer name: George Thorogood & The Destroyers. George Thorogood & The Destroyers: George Thorogood (vocals, guitar); Hank Carter (vocals, guitar, saxophone, keyboards); Bill Blaugh (bass); Jeff Simon (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Waddy Wachtel (guitar). Producers: Terry Manning, The Delaware Destroyers. Despite their renown, Thorogood and his Destroyers are the ultimate bar band. Instead of straining to replicate their beloved blues and rock & roll influences, they incorporate them into a sound that's rootsy but not reverential. As ever, the tunes on HALF A BOY/HALF A MAN are highly functional as party music, designed to be blasted out of jukeboxes and car radios. The straightforward rhythms of the Destroyers are the perfect backing for Thorogood's thick, bold slide guitar work and raspy, auto mechanic vocal style. This man knows where to go for material, dipping into the Willie Dixon songbook for his blues, tapping Solomon Burke for soul, and digging deep for Chuck Berry's little-known minor-key killer "Hellbound Train." While he stretches a touch by covering Nick Lowe for the title tune, Thorogood is squarely in his comfort zone on the frat-rock chestnut "Double Shot of My Baby's Love."

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It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs (CD - 03/31/2009)

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The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons [Rhino 2002] by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (

"The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons [Rhino 2002]" (01/14/2003) Oldies Four Seasons (The), Rhino Records (USA)Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli (vocals); Tommy DeVito (vocals, guitar); Bob Gaudio (vocals, keyboards); Nick Massi (vocals, bass). Additional personnel includes: Joe Long (vocals, guitar, nass); Charlie Calello (bass). Producers include: Bob Crewe, Bob Guadio. Compilation producer: Gary Stewart. Recorded between 1962 & 1978. Includes liner notes by Pat Sierchio. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Frankie Valli (vocals, background vocals); Tommy DeVito (vocals, guitar); Bob Gaudio (vocals, keyboards); Nick Massi, Joe Long (vocals). Audio Remasterers: Dave Schultz; Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot. Liner Note Author: Pat Sierchio. Released in 2002, this excellent 20-track collection, lovingly compiled by the Rhino label, features many of Frankie Valli's finest moments, both as part of the Four Seasons and on his own. While the majority of the disc focuses on the falsetto-voiced singer's string of 1960s hits with his impeccable Jersey boys that made up the Four Seasons, including the energetic, neo-doo-wopper "Sherry" and the optimistic "Let's Hang On (To What We've Got)," it also makes room for solo singles, such as the dreamy "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and the funky theme from "Grease."

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25 All-Time Greatest Hits by Gene Pitney (CD) [IMPORT - Germany]

"25 All-Time Greatest Hits" (03/23/1999) Oldies Pitney, Gene, Varese (Japan)Producers include: Phil Spector, Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold, Gene Pitney, Stan Kahan. Compilation producers: Carey E. Mansfield, Steve Massie, Mike Ragogna. Recorded between 1961 & 1968. Includes liner notes by Mike Ragogna. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Audio Remasterer: Dan Hersch. Liner Note Author: Mike Ragogna. Recording information: 1962-1970. Photographer: Gene Pitney. Arrangers: Alpa; Garry Sherman; Gary Geld; Chuck Sagle; Helen Miller; Howard Greenfield; Teacho Wiltshire; Peter Udell; Burt Bacharach; Charlie Foxx. This takes the highlights of Varese's earlier More Greatest Hits and Rhino's Anthology and sweats it all down to one scintillating single disc with 25 All-Time Greatest Hits. All of Gene Pitney's biggies are here ("24 Hours to Tulsa," "Town Without Pity," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "It Hurts to Be in Love," "Only Love Can Break a Heart," the original "Hello, Mary Lou"), along with rarities like "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart," and it all stands as a monument to Pitney's enormous talent, both as an emotional purveyor of song and a brilliant arranger, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. With 16 Top 40 hits and another ten Top Ten U.K. hits, this becomes the perfect one-stop-shopping must-have to round up a bunch of great Gene Pitney music. ~ Cub Koda

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Rock 'N Roll's Greatest Hits 70's

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Rock 'N Roll's Greatest Hits 70's

"RNR Greatest Hits of the 70's, Vol. 2" (07/18/2000) Rock & Pop Various Artists, Platinum Disc Corp.

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Doo Wop 45s on CD, Vol. 8 by Various Artists (CD - 03/14/2006)

"Doo Wop 45s on CD, Vol. 8" (03/14/2006) Oldies Various Artists, Collectables RecordsAll tracks have been digitally remastered. Doo Wop 45s on CD, Vol. 8 is a single disc containing 25 tracks that dig a little deeper into the genre and haven't been burned out from years of over-exposure. It's a treat to have access to songs by the Velours, the Timetones, the Starlites, and Lee Andrews & the Hearts that received regional attention but never achieved the national success initially hoped for. These tracks have been remastered from the original tapes, providing superior sound and giving the Doo Wop 45s on CD series that extra edge over similar compilations. ~ Al Campbell

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Now That's What I Call Christmas! [Universal] by Various Artists (CD - 10/23/2001)

"Now That's What I Call Christmas! [Universal]" (10/23/2001) Oldies Various Artists, UTVOne of the advantages to consumers of huge music biz conglomerates is the tremendous music catalogs they amass while swallowing up smaller companies--and thus NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS brings us one of the more comprehensive Christmas collections of recent years. With the notable exception of George Michael's "Last Christmas" (Michael sued Sony a while back and is notable by his absence here), this trawl through some 50 years of Christmas pop unearths quite a few gems. Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas," Frank Sinatra's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas," to name but a few, share digital space with the more contemporary stylings of Britney Spears, Boyz II Men, and the Big Yard Family featuring Shaggy. The latter's "All We Need Is Love" is one of the more affecting contributions here. The overall effect is instant nostalgia and a decidedly warm, fuzzy feeling, and you can't ask for more than that in a Christmas compilation.

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30th Anniversary Collection by Paul Anka (CD - 11/28/1989)

"30th Anniversary Collection" (11/28/1989) Oldies Anka, Paul, Rhino Records (USA)Not many artists can claim a 20-year run of hits, much less be credited with writing the majority of them as well, but Paul Anka can. Starting out as a sawed-off Canadian teen idol, he rocketed to the top of the charts with fare like "Diana," "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," "Lonely Boy," and "Puppy Love" before moving into the '70s with more adult fare like "(You're) Having My Baby" and "My Way." Pop enthusiasts will appreciate this package, even if rock & roll fans shun his work to the very end. ~ Cub Koda

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Smokey Joe's Cafe: Songs of Leiber & Stoller by Original Broadway Cast (CD - 05/23/1995)

"Smokey Joe's Cafe: Songs of Leiber & Stoller" (05/23/1995) Oldies Original Cast, Atlantic TheatrePrincipal cast: Ken Ard, Adrian Bailey, Brenda Braxton, Victor Trent Cook, B.J. Crosby, Pattie Darcy Jones, DeLee Lively, Frederick B. Owens, Michael Park, Louis St. Louis, David Keyes. Producers: Arif Mardin, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller. Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York. Includes liner notes by John Swenson. All songs written or co-written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller except "Spanish Harlem" (Phil Spector/Jerry Leiber). SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. For a decade, from the mid-'50s to the mid-'60s, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were the most successful songwriting team in popular music, writing hits for R&B groups like the Coasters and the Drifters and giving Elvis Presley some of his best material. The songs included "Kansas City," "Love Me," "Poison Ivy," "On Broadway," "Yakety Yak," "Loving You," "Hound Dog," "Love Potion #9," "Jailhouse Rock," "Spanish Harlem," and "Stand by Me." Smokey Joe's Cafe, a musical revue, which opened on Broadway in March 1995 and was still going strong a year later, contained all of those songs and more. The two-CD original Broadway cast album spanned the entire show's 38 songs. On-stage, hearing the songs again was refreshing. On record, the problem was the inevitable comparison with the original recordings. But Leiber and Stoller (who produced with Arif Mardin) took different approaches on the Presley material, not trying to copy him in most instances, and some of the most interesting performances came on the less-well-known songs, which allowed the singers more room for interpretation, such as Brenda Braxton's take on "Don Juan." With their comic narrative style, songs like "Charlie Brown" and "Shopping for Clothes" were naturally theatrical and work in any context. The only wonder is that it took so long for this revue to get to the stage. ~ William Ruhlmann

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The Essential Roy Orbison [3/28] *

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The Essential Roy Orbison [3/28] *

"The Essential Roy Orbison" (03/28/2006) Oldies Orbison, Roy, Legacy RecordingsRoy Orbison has been in such need of a comprehensive, career-spanning compilation like Legacy's 2006 double-disc The Essential Roy Orbison that it's especially frustrating that it falls short of the mark. Not counting Bear Family's exhaustive 2001 set, which gathered everything Roy recorded between 1955 and 1965, including alternate takes, it is the first multi-disc Orbison compilation since 1988's four-disc box The Legendary Roy Orbison, which was released in the midst of his remarkable comeback that peaked the following year with the posthumous comeback Mystery Girl, which arrived too late to be part of Legendary. So, Orbison's catalog truly was missing a set that spanned from "Ooby Dooby," his first hit for Sun in 1956, all the way to his last charting single, 1992's "I Drove All Night." Essential attempts to do that, touching on every phase of his career -- the early rockabilly for Sun in the '50s, his cinematic hits for Monument in the early '60s, the cult classics for MGM in the late '60s, his '80s comeback -- over the course of 40 tracks. It gets a lot right, particularly on the first disc, which has most of the big hits from "Ooby Dooby" to 1964's "Oh, Pretty Woman," all presented in chronological order. Where things start to go wrong is on the second disc, where the comp suddenly abandons all pretense at chronological order, opening up with four cuts from Mystery Girl (including the hits "You Got It" and "She's a Mystery to Me"), before doubling back to the '60s for five MGM singles -- "Ride Away," "Crawling Back," "Best Friend," "Communication Breakdown," and "Walk On" -- then proceeding to the '80s, first with the Emmylou Harris duet "That Lovin' You Feeling Again" from the Roadie soundtrack, and then with re-recordings of "Running Scared" and "In Dreams," two '60s masterworks that are only available here in these solid but inferior remakes. The jumbled chronology results in a bit of a disconcerting listen, since the production styles don't comfortably sit together, but that would be easier to forgive if "Running Scared" and "In Dreams" were present in their original versions; without them, Essential isn't quite the concise, comprehensive collection it aspires to be. It's a major flaw, but not necessarily a fatal one, since the remainder of the set does offer his biggest hits -- "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)," "Candy Man," "Crying," "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)," "Leah," "Blue Bayou," "It's Over," and "Pretty Paper" among them -- plus a good sampling of his lesser-known work, all in good fidelity. But it comes so close to being truly definitive that the few flaws in selection and sequence stand out all the more. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Playlist: The Very Best of Harold Melvin [Digipak] * by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (CD - 07/08/2

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"Love Songs [Monument/Legacy]" (12/28/2004) Oldies Orbison, Roy, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel: Roy Orbison (vocals, guitar); Jerry Glenn Kennedy, Winfield Scot "Scotty" Moore, Joseph W. Tanner, Thomas E. Martin, Fred Carter, Jr., Hank Garland, Raymond Q. "Ray" Edenton, Billy Sanford, Boudleaux Bryant (guitar); Sheldon Kurland, Wilda Tinsley, Vernal E. Richardson, Roby Ann Story, Martin Kathan, Alline Fentress, Kenneth Goldsmith, Lillian Vannhunt, Michael Semanitzky, Pamela Goldsmith, George Binkley III, Brenton Banks, Cecil Brower (violin); Howard Carpenter (viola); Byron Bach (cello); Boots Randolph (saxophone); Cameron Lavelle Mullins (trumpet); Dana King, Robert E. Bays, Dana King (French horn); William Whitney Pursell (vibraphone); Bob Moore (bass instrument); John W. Greubel, Paul Garrison, Buddy Harman (drums); Anita Kerr Singers (background vocals); Harold Bradley, Wayne Moss (guitar); Charlie McCoy (harmonica); Floyd Cramer, Marvin Hughes (piano); Jerry Arnold (drums). Liner Note Author: Johnny Whiteside. Recording information: Fred Foster Sound Studio, Nashville, TN; RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN. Arrangers: Joseph W. Tanner; Jim Hall. With his geeky, black-rimmed glasses and pasty, pudgy-faced visage, Roy Orbison was never exactly heartthrob material. Nevertheless, his poetic lyrics, quavering tenor, and impassioned vocal delivery made him one of the most romantic singers in pop history. The Orbison addition to Columbia's LOVE SONGS series is an excellent cross-section of the enigmatic performer's aesthetic, capturing the dreamy, yearning essence of his music perfectly. From the opener, "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)," the listener is struck by the singer's ability to blend rich melodies, string-sweetened arrangements, and pop hooks in a powerfully effective way. This distinctive style carries through on the building drama of "Running Scared," the misty-eyed fantasy of "Blue Bayou," and the definitive relationship curtain call, "It's Over." Each gem here achieves the dimensions of a mini-epic (particularly the surreal, aching masterpiece "In Dreams") via swelling strings, backing vocals, and escalating dynamics. Through it all is Orbison's superb, reverb-touched voice that virtually drips with love, heartbreak, loneliness, and longing. Orbison's vocals and music are so closely connected to the more tender emotions, if fact, that this well-selected LOVE SONGS--save a couple important omissions (namely "Pretty Woman" and "Crying")--plays like a greatest-hits collection.

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