Rock 'n' Roll at 50: A Galaxy of Hits from Rock's First Decade

Rock 'n' Roll at 50: A Galaxy of Hits from Rock's First Decade Artist: Various Artists
Label: Shout Factory
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 3


UPC: 826663028324
EAN: 0826663028324
ASIN: B0000TGA2I


Release Date: 2003-11-18

Rock 'n' Roll at 50: A Galaxy of Hits from Rock's First Decade


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Tracks:

  1. Carl Perkins Blue Suede Shoes
  2. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
  3. Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel
  4. The Coasters Charlie Brown
  5. Fats Domino Aint That a Shame
  6. Gene Chandler Duke of Earl
  7. Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On
  8. Manfred Mann Do Wah Diddy Diddy
  9. Mickey And Sylvia Love Is Strange
  10. Dion & The Belmonts A Teenager in Love
  11. Lulu To Sir With Love
  12. Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou
  13. Wilbert Harrison Kansas City
  14. The Five Satins In the Still of the Night
  15. The Turbans When You Dance
  16. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Lady Willpower
  17. Los Bravos Black is Black
  18. Petula Clark Downtown
  19. Bobby Darin Dream Lover
  20. The Cookies - Chains

Tracks:

  1. Danny & The Juniors Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay
  2. Bill Haley And His Comets Shake, Rattle & Roll
  3. The Crickets Thatll be the Day
  4. The Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
  5. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders Game of Love
  6. Bo Diddley Bo Diddley
  7. Brenda Lee Sweet Nothins
  8. Mary Wells My Guy
  9. Tom Jones - Its Not Unusual
  10. The Supremes Come See About Me
  11. The Angels Til
  12. Brian Hyland Sealed With a Kiss
  13. Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode
  14. The Temptations The Way You Do the Things You Do
  15. Roger Miller King of the Road
  16. Lesley Gore You Dont Own Me
  17. The Miracles Shop Around
  18. Four Tops Baby I Need Your Loving
  19. The Shangri-Las Remember (Walkin in the Sand)
  20. Dusty Springfield You Dont Have to Say You Love Me

Tracks:

  1. Lou Christie The Gypsy Cried
  2. The Four Seasons - Sherry
  3. Jewel Akens The Birds and the Bees
  4. The Newbeats Bread and Butter
  5. Roy Head Treat Her Right
  6. The Zombies Shes Not There
  7. The Everly Brothers Let It be Me
  8. Gerry and The Pacemakers Dont Let the Sun Catch You Crying
  9. The Drifters Save the Last Dance for Me
  10. Frankie Ford Sea Cruise
  11. The Beach Boys Fun, Fun, Fun
  12. The Essex Easier Said than Done
  13. Paul & Paula Hey Paula
  14. Dobie Gray The IN Crowd
  15. Jay & The Americans This Magic Moment
  16. Johnny Tillotson Poetry in Motion
  17. Jack Scott My True Love
  18. Jan & Dean Dead Mans Curve
  19. Gene Pitney It Hurts to Be in Love
  20. Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman

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Album Description

We should all look so good at fifty. <P>Rock `n' Roll at 50: A Galaxy of Hits From Rock's First Decade is a three-disc companion to the PBS special airing nationwide beginning in December 2003. The special was produced in cooperation with WQED/Pittsburgh by the same team that created the famed Doo Wop 50 special (the #1 PBS fundraiser of all time). This new box set contains sixty chartbusting hits, from the genesis of rock in the mid-Fifties, through doo-wop, surf music, Motown, Brill Building pop and the British Invasion. <P>The track list is a Who's Who of rock: Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, The Supremes, Roy Orbison and many, many more. <P>With the PBS special airing throughout the holiday season, Rock `n' Roll at 50 makes a perfect gift item for the last-minute shopper! <P>Includes a 40-page booklet--chock-full of photos and track-by-track liner notes--and attractive digibook-style packaging. Every track was a Top 40 hit, and most were Top 10!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A First-Rate Collection from Rock 'n' Roll's Golden Era.......2005-03-04

What's not to like? This sixty-song companion to the PBS documentary is an astonishing testament to rock 'n' roll's golden era. Nearly half of the artists represented here (26 by my count) have been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Beginning with Bill Haley's 1954 hit "Shake Rattle and Roll," these three CDs provide a crash course in everything from doo wop to soul to the British Invasion.

While many of these songs are frequently anthologized, there are a number of surprises. Instead of "My Boyfriend's Back," the Angels are represented by their debut hit from 1961, "'Til." Also, instead of hearing "It's My Party" for the umpteenth time, you get "You Don't Own Me." Lou Christie, who is best remembered for "Two Faces Have I" and "Lighting Strikes," is represented by "The Gypsy Cried." And Jack Scott (who I unfortunately NEVER hear on oldies radio) is represented by his million-selling 1958 hit "My True Love."

I do, however, have a couple issues with this box set. First of all is the sequencing. The songs are not chronological, so on disc-1 you get "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (1964) following "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" (1957), and later on the same disc "Lady Willpower" (1968) follows "When You Dance" (1956). And how does "Lady Willpower" fit the box set title (A GALAXY OF HITS FROM ROCK'S FIRST DECADE)? If the oldest song is from 1954, shouldn't the set end with 1963--or 1964 at the latest? Moreover, 1964 is represented by 14 songs (almost a fourth of the total) and 1965 has the second-most songs with seven. [Also, 1966 has three and 1967, 1968 and 1969 each have one.] I'm not really upset with the emphasis on the mid- to late-sixties selections--as an aging Baby Boomer I think these are great songs--I'm just pointing out that there are twice times as many sixties songs (41), as there are fifties songs (19).

One final concern, with each disc averaging just over fifty minutes in length, the price is a bit steep. But when you look at the quality of music in this collection and the terrific 40-page booklet, this is an amazing collection. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

5 out of 5 stars

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