25 Beach Music Classics

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00009KTXR
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,397 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Love Beach Music

2. Sixty Minute Man

3. Whispers (Gettin' Louder)

4. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)

5. Cool Jerk

6. What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)

7. Hello Stranger

8. Work With Me Annie

9. Get on Up

10. With This Ring

11. Hey! Baby

12. I'm Gonna Miss You

13. Untie Me

14. Gimme Little Sign

15. Backfield in Motion

16. The Cheater

17. Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)

18. Love Makes the World Go Round

19. Come to Me Softly

20. In a Moment

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

From Virginia to Florida along the Atlantic coast, when you hear someone refer to beach music, they're not referring to Jan & Dean and the Beach Boys. They are referring to such buoyant soul gems as \Sixty Minute Man

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Carolina Beach Music fans will not want to miss this one!!!!, May 21, 2004

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Paul Tognetti "The real world is so much more... (Cranston, RI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Beach Music Classics (Audio CD)

Although I have never visited Myrtle Beach or any other beach in the Carolinas for that matter, I have become quite curious about a genre of music known as "Beach Music". In fact, I had never even heard of it until about 10 or 12 years ago. No folks, this Beach Music is not Jan and Dean or the Beach Boys sound. This music emerged after World War II. It began with rhythm and blues and jump blues and evolved over the years. It was really a local phenonmenon in the Carolinas and Virginia region. To learn more about this interesting genre, I suggest you go to beachshag.com where you will find a wealth of information on the subject.
While by no means complete, this terrific 2003 single CD release from Varese Sarabande offers up 25 of the best tunes from the past 50 years. You'll hear the great R&B sounds of The Dominoes "Sixty Minute Man" and Hank Ballard and the Midnighters "Work With Me Annie". Beach music reached the height of its popularity in the 1960's and there is a large representation of tunes from that decade on this disc. Enjoy again classics like "Cool Jerk" by the Capitols, "Hello Stranger" by Barbara Lewis and the rousing party tune "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) by the Swingin' Medallions. Credit engineer Steve Massie for a terrific mastering job on this disc. And there are a few nice surprises on the disc as well. If you have never heard the music of the Embers, you are in for a real treat. The opening track, "I Love Beach Music" appears to be the national anthem of Beach Music. There are a couple of other tunes on this disc that I did not previously own that are surprisingly good. "Come To Me Softly" by Jimmy James and the Vagabonds would remind you very much of a Gerry and the Pacemakers tune. I was particularly impressed by a 1987 tune from O.C. Smith called "Brenda". It really makes me wonder why we did not hear more of this wonderful voice after "Little Green Apples" in 1968.
I had given some consideration to purchasing the 2 CD set "I Love Beach Music" from South Carolina's Ripete Records. But the $32.49 price tag scared me off. I thought this was the better bargain. I stopped short of a five star rating because while the Varese did a respectable job on the 8 page booklet, I would have preferred to see a bit more about the history of Beach Music. But all in all, this is one terrific buy. Highly Recommended.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love Beach Music, May 28, 2004

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Dirk Spencer "Origami Enthusiast" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Beach Music Classics (Audio CD)

As a native of North Carolina and a little town of Havelock, I grew up just 15 minutes from the beach. The cities on the coast include Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, and Emerald Isle. In the old days - 60s - 70s there were dance clubs everywhere and this was the music of choice. The radio stations inland from the beach played beach music year around. Today - those clubs are gone and replaced with hotels and water parks. But I remember those days and know great beach music. This is an awesome CD for those of you re-connecting with your beach-roots or seeking something new to listen to. It's unique, it's smooth and mellow like great jazz or R&B - but you can dance to it. I'm home sick for it and this CD gives me that "fix" till I can get back home again and get sand in my shoes. You'll enjoy this CD!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This CD made me a "Beach Music" fan, January 10, 2008

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This review is from: 25 Beach Music Classics (Audio CD)

This is a great overview of Beach/Shag Music. Though I have only been to Myrtle Beach once, I saw the great Delbert McClinton and a band from New York called Set'Em Up Joe(for NEW beach music, check out their self titled debut CD which I bought right hear on Amazon years ago....) This CD really made me a fan of that kind of R & B.
Greg Durden, Nashville