Thomas D. (RockerBoomer) from SOUTHAMPTON, NY Reviewed on 11/6/2010...
This is an excellent CD that has the ORIGIONAL versions, not re-recordings, by the ORIGIONAL artists. You won't be disappointed.
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The best single CD of 50s Rock. Well worth the price.
RicR2 | McLean, VA USA | 05/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The best single CD of 50s Rock, and 25 songs too! Well worth the price.
All songs are original hits by original artists.
Of 55 CDs of 1950s songs that I own, this is easily the best.
1/4/06 Update: Whoever put this collection together did more than simply pick songs based on sales charts, because two of my personal favorites that didn't chart very high ("Love Potion No. 9" and "Shout") are included."
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A. Webb | 11/01/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased this CD for a fall get-together of a fun, energetic group of my husband's high school classmates (class of '57). As they all turned 70 years of age this year, I thought a group birthday party/BBQ would be fun. The CD was perfect. I noticed them all singing along at various times during the evening. I think there might have been a little dancing, too. I am totally satisfied with this CD."
There seems to be some misinformation in the track listing a
Dave A. Schacht | McHenry,IL USA | 07/08/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I don't own this,but Amazon seems to have gotten some information wrong in the track listing above.They have the Danny & the Juniors song,"At the Hop" as being by Joan Armatrading.I know that the listings show the author of the song and not the performer (which,by the way,I think is stupid),but Joan Armatrading was an African artist from England who recorded in the '70s & '80s and never had a hit in the U.S.,so I hardly think that she wrote "At the Hop".Also it lists the song,"For Your Love" on this collection.While that song was indeed written by Graham Gouldman,it was a hit for the Yardbirds in 1965 and hardly belongs on a 1950s comp.One of the songs that I noticed missing from this collection (if Amazon's track listing is correct) is "Wake Up Little Susie" by the Everly Brothers (there's probably others,but that was the most glaring omission that I saw).That song was their first #1 hit.Instead,we're left with "Bye Bye Love" which made it to #2.Amazon really needs to do more research before publishing a track listing."