20 Collector's Records Of The 50's And 60's Vol. 2 (1989) FLAC [Creepycrawler]

20 Collector's Records Of The 50's And 60's VOL. 2 (1989) FLAC [Creepycrawler]

Year: 1989
Artists: Various
Duration: 48:35

Track listing

01. A Little Bit o' Soul - The Music Explosion - 2:22
02. This Is My Song - Petula Clark - 3:19
03. Searchin' - The Coasters - 2:42
04. Up on the Roof - The Drifters - 2:38
05. A Teenager in Love - Dion & The Belmonts - 2:38
06. The White Cliffs of Dover - The Mystics - 1:52
07. The Tokens - Please Write 2:26
08. I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts - 2:22
09. I Only Want You - The Passions - 2:13
10. Hey Dean Hey Jean - Dean & Jean - 2:38
11. Up On the Bridge - The Chiffons - 2:59
12. Again - The Four Epics - 1:43
13. Your Big Mistake - Reparata & The Delrons - 2:28
14. Judy - The Ray-Vons - 2:03
15. Come Take a Walk with Me - Dion & The Belmonts - 2:21
16. Rockin' Blvd. Street - Ernie Maresca - 2:16
17. Donna Lee - The Demilles - 1:59
18. I Got the Blues - Dion & The Belmonts - 2:46
19. Just for Tonight - The Chiffons - 2:43
20. Marie - The Harps - 2:09

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE INTERNET:

Anyone who embraced the new CD technology when it appeared on the scene in the early 1980s will recall these 1989 releases from Continental Communications Corporation and distributed through Columbia House which, unlike most such CDs at the time, gave you 20 or 21 selections culled mainly from the Laurie Records 22-volume vinyl LP series which began in 1969 and went on through the 1970s. In terms of CD conversions, not all were produced in this format but there seems to have been at least 14 or 15. Another similar small r series was 21 Country Rock & Love Songs Of The 50's & 60's. These all contained a mix of songs familiar enough to attract a buyer's attention with several that had brows wrinkled trying to figure out who the heck THEY were. The sound quality, which was "enhanced" from original tapes, is quite decent, but there are no liner notes, discography or chart details - which was in keeping with most CD releases at the time. All the sides are, however, original renditions.

So what I have done here is re-list the contents to fill you in on those missing details where I'm able:

1. A Little Bit O' Soul - The Music Explosion - # 2 Hot 100 Dec 1968-Jan 1969 - Laurie 3380

2. This Is My Song - Petula Clark - # 2 Adult Contemporary (AC)/#3 Hot 100 March-May 1967 Warner 7002 (written by Charlie Chaplin - from the film A Countess From Hong Kong)

3. Searchin' The Coasters - # 1 R&B for 12 weeks/# 3 Top 100 May-July 1957 - Atco 6087

4. Up On The Roof - The Drifters - # 4 R&B/# 16 Hot 100 Dec 1962-Jan 1963 - Atlantic 2162

5. A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts - # 5 Hot 100 May/June 1959 - Laurie 3027

6. The White Cliffs Of Dover - The Mystics - did not chart in 1960 on Laurie 3058

7. Please Write - The Tokens - did not chart in 1963 on Laurie 3180

8. I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts - # 22 Hot 100 May/June 1958 on Laurie 3013 - their first hit

9. I Only Want You - The Passions - did not chart in 1960 on Audicon 105

10. Hey Jean, Hey Dean - Dean & Jean - # 32 Hot 100 March 1964 on Rust 5075

11. Up On The Bridge - The Chiffons - did not chart in 1968 on Laurie 3460

12. Again - The Four Epics - did not chart in 1963 on Laurie 3155

13. Your Big Mistake - The Delrons - did not chart in 1964 on Laurie 3252 (not clear if this recording included Reparata)

14. Judy - The Ray-Vons - did not chart in 1964 on Laurie 3248

15. Come Take A Walk With Me - Dion & The Belmonts - from the 1963 LP "By Special Request" (Laurie 2016)

16. Rockin' Boulevard Street - Ernie Maresca & The Belmonts - never released as a single - first appeared in the 1979 Laurie LP 4017 "Doo-Wop Gold Volume 2"

17. Donna Lee - The Demilles - did not hart in 1964 on Laurie 3229

18. I Got The Blues - Dion - did not chart in 1965 on Laurie 3303

19. Just For Tonight - The Chiffons - did not chart in 1968 on Laurie 3422 and 3433 as the flip of two different A-sides

20. Marie - The Harps - did not chart in 1964 on Laurie 3239

Not a lot of actual hits here and what there is can be found in any number of later - and better - compilations. But there are some fine Doo-Wop sides and Girl-Group entries that might make this a viable purchase even today for some
devoted collectors.


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