Rock & roll the first 50 years. The mid-'60s [sound recording] : 25 top 10 hits.
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MusicPublisher number: 302 066 614 2 | Varèse SarabandeSeries: Varèse vintagePublication details: Studio City, CA : Varèse Sarabande Records, p2004.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Mid 1960s : 25 top 10 hits
- Rock and roll the first fifty years
- Rock and roll, the first 50 years. The mid-'60s
- Mid '60s : 25 top 10 hits
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Rock & Roll: The First 50 Years | Available | 33111006590703 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
There's nothing out of the way on this compilation, which is, after all, comprised entirely of Top Ten singles from 1964-1966. In fact, eight of them made number one. There's no thematic link, either. All that borne in mind, it's still pretty terrific music for the most part, and a very good value for a single CD, with 25 songs covering most branches of mid-'60s pop/rock. There are British Invasion classics (Donovan's "Sunshine Superman," the Zombies' "Tell Her No," Petula Clark's "Downtown"), girl group smashes (the Dixie Cups' "Chapel of Love," the Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack," Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song [It's in His Kiss]"), soul (Aaron Neville's "Tell It Like It Is," the Capitols' "Cool Jerk," Robert Parker's "Barefootin'"), California pop (the Beach Boys' "California Girls," the Monkees' "I'm a Believer"), commercial folk-rock (the Turtles' "It Ain't Me Babe"), and just plain out-and-out commercial pop/rock (Del Shannon's "Keep Searchin'," the Outsiders' "Time Won't Let Me," Gene Pitney's "It Hurts to Be in Love," the Rivieras' "California Sun"). While none of these could be said to be items you'll never hear on oldies radio, there are at least a few marginally less overexposed items, like Barbara Mason's fetching soul ballad "Yes I'm Ready," the Larks' "The Jerk," and Terry Stafford's Elvis Presley-like "Suspicion." Like other volumes in this series, it's ideal for shoving in the CD player when you feel like hearing oldies without commercials or subpar filler. ~ Richie Unterberger
Compact disc.
Program notes by Bill Dahl inserted.
Title from container.
Help me, Rhonda (The Beach Boys) -- It ain't me babe (The Turtles) -- Tell her no (Zombies) -- Five o'clock world (The Vogues) -- The boy form New York City (The Ad Libs) -- The jerk (The Larks) -- It hurts to be in love (Gene Pitney) -- I'm a believer (The Monkees) -- Suspicion (Terry Stafford) -- The shoop shoop song (It's in his kiss) (Betty Everett) -- Bread and butter (The Newbeats) -- Time won't let me (The Outsiders) -- Hang on sloopy (The McCoys) -- A summer song (Chad & Jeremy) -- Leader of the pack (The Shangri-Las) -- Keep searchin' (We'll follow the sun) (Del Shannon) -- Barefootin' (Robert Parker) -- Chapel of love (The Dixie Cups) -- I got you babe (Sonny & Cher) -- Yes I'm ready (Barbara Mason) -- Cool jerk (The Capitols) -- California Sun (The Rivieras) -- Downtown (Petula Clark) -- Sunshine superman (Donovan) -- Tell it like it is (Aaron Neville).
Various artists.