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The Best of Bobby Rydell

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If you are looking for the original versions of Bobby Rydell's hits you still haven't found them. I don't know where they found these tracks but they are not the original versions the way I remember them. They must be re-makes and bad ones at that. If you like Bobby Rydell pass this one up.

Warning: These are not Bobby Rydell's original Cameo recordings. In fact, none of Cameo's back catalog (which also includes Chubby Checker, The Orlons, The Dovells, and Dee Dee Sharp, among others) is legitimately available domestically or as an import. As an avid fan of Fifties and Sixties pop music, I have purchased import albums of several of Cameo's artists--including a 1994 Rydell collection called "All the Boppin' Hits" on the Bar Records label. When I compare them to the few original Cameo singles I have it seems to be legit, but this Prestige release is all re-recordings.

Just last month Collectors' Choice Music released a 25-track collection entitled "Bobby Rydell On Capitol." But by the time he began recording for Capitol in 1964, the British Invasion had ended Rydell's reign on the pop charts. Only "Diana" and "I Just Can't Say Goodbye" hit the charts, and that was at No. 98 and No. 94 respectively.

We can only hope that whoever owns the Cameo/Parkway masters will eventually see fit to take the tapes out of the vault and release these artists' music in the original versions they were meant to be heard. In the meantime, this release is a poor substitute for the real thing.

After placing one order over a year earlier, giving up on delivery, then placing a second order and waiting over four months for delivery of this CD, it was a smashing disappointment! These are later recordings of Rydell's great hits, and pale imitations of the originals. What a waste of time and money!

Wonderful collection of songs, poorly remastered and badly recorded. If you love the music, you will hate this album.

These are not the original recordings unless you count the fact that there are few Bobby Rydell hits even on here; in that sense, they ARE originals. The first four or five (and others) were popularized by other singers! What is this crud??!!

The songs on this album are all re-makes. They were recorded many years later than the original versions. The instrumental tracks are predominantly synthesized music done badly. The vocals lack the original emotion and spirit. Oldies should sound like they did as they were heard on the radio. Only the true original recordings bring back those nostalgic memories of days gone by. Buyer beware of oldies compilation CD's. Ask the clerk or write or E-mail the recording company for the music's authenticity.

This was the worst CD that I ever purchased. Remastered? It doesn't even sound like the same person. TOO much base. The original recordings from this era NEVER had that much base. Judging by this recording, I will never buy something that I know is remastered again. If the rating stars had a zero, that is what I would rate this CD. I think if Bobby didn't hear it, he should, I think he would be embarrassed.

This cd is a remake by Bobby of his songs,For years Cameo Parkway held the masters so artists like Bobby and Chubby Checker rerecorded there records how they did this leagally i do not know,but there is no reason to buy this collection when you can buy the Cameo Parkway Collection for a decent price and have all the original master recordings,and Chubbys is out there to.....Bobby is a class act though even to this day if you never knew this story,when Bobby was young his parents would take him to Wildwood,NJ. and he would be singing in the back seat.Bobbys father would ask him to please shut up and stop singing,and said your not a singer,but low and behold Bobby did become a singer and even sang about his Wildwood days.Wildwood NJ is certainly not the same town as the time Bobby sang about it but listening to this song you can relive those days just a little.