I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '50s
Priority Records - Priority Records
Various Artists
Release date: 1996-10-24
Audio CD
50's, Doo Wop, Early Pop/Rock, Oldies Collections, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, R&B, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
1. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - David, Sonny
2. Johnny B. Goode - Berry, Chuck
3. Tutti Frutti - LaBostrie, Dorothy
4. Blue Suede Shoes - Perkins, Carl [Rock
5. R-O-C-K - Haley, Bill
6. Summertime Blues - Capehart, Jerry
7. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Smith, Arthur [1]
8. Chantilly Lace - Richardson, J.P.
9. Kansas City - Leiber, Jerry
10. Rockin' Robin - Thomas, Jimmie
11. Bye Bye Love - Bryant, Felice
12. La Bamba - Valens, Ritchie
13. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Davis, Tex
14. Venus - Marshall, Ed
15. Everyday - Holly, Buddy
16. Come Go with Me - Quick, Clarence E.
17. Oh! Carol - Greenfield, Howard
18. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Harbach, Otto
19. Love Potion No. 9 - Leiber, Jerry
20. Rumble - Grant, Mark
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I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '50s
Date undefinedI grew up listening to these songs when they were new, and own well over fifty '50's-Rock CDs, so I know how these songs sound, and I almost always LIKE digitally remastered songs. (For example, see my review of "Elv1s 30 #1 Hits.") Thus I was quite surprised that something sounded off when I played this CD in a low-fi environment (at water aerobics, through Tivoli Songbook radios that have 2.5 inch speakers).
My guess is that the "Digital Mastering" consisted of eliminating some static by basically eliminating essentially all high pitched sound (probably all sound above about 10 mhz), and boosting the bass. Conceptually the idea sounds good. In practice, it doesn't work for me, because: gone is the zing of the higher guitar notes and vocals, and the most noticeable effect on the bass is higher distortion. This problem is particularly noticeable with "Chantilly Lace."
Perhaps on a bottom-of-the-line boombox (such as GPX or Craig) this "Mastering" actually would sound better than the originals.
For a far better '50s-Rock collection, one need go no further than the "Better Together" CD listed; that CD is: "The Ultimate Rock & Roll Collection: The 50's."
I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '50s
Date undefinedrecieved & was charged for two of these (2 seperate shipments) - returned the duplicate. waiting for credit
I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '50s
Date undefinedOne of the on line reviews I read stated that these tracks were not by the original artists, which made me debate whether or not to return the CD. I decided to give it a try. I really enjoyed it.
Except for one track I believe these are the original artists.
I have my doubts about Love Potion #9. But Summertime Blues and
Rumble make up for it. Also, I don't remember at all Bill Haley's recording of R O C K. Overall it's a good compilation. It's a keeper.
