Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960

Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032IU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,303 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Talk Too Much

2. Cathy's Clown

3. The Twist

4. Save the Last Dance for Me

5. Running Bear

6. Sweet Nothin's

7. Handy Man

8. Walk, Don't Run

9. Alley-Oop

10. Stay

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good CD despite having only 10 songs - but BUYER BEWARE!, January 24, 2005

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Lord Hasenpfeffer (Red Pill, Rabbit Hole) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 (Audio CD)

In 1988/9 Rhino introduced its superb "Top Rock'n'Roll Hits" (1955-1974) series featuring 20 years of music on 20 CDs at 10 songs per year / per disc. (Hey, neat-o!)

Then in 1993 Rhino reissued the discs in the subset spanning 1960-1969 thus creating two different versions of each in the process. Because these discs are available via Amazon Marketplace, who knows which ones you'll get if you buy them used! If this is important to you, be sure to ask the seller(s) before placing your order(s).

The most obvious visual differences between the two editions are the song titles on both the front covers and the actual CDs. The 1988/9 editions feature mixed-case titles. The 1993 editions feature uppercase titles.

The 1993 editions also have the songs listed on the covers in the same order in which they appear on the discs. The 1988/9 editions list the songs in an almost random order which can be very frustrating while a disc is being played.

The song selections are also different; some moreso than others. For 1960 only tracks 1 and 6 were changed.

1988 (1) Elvis Presley, "It's Now Or Never"
1993 (1) Joe Jones, "You Talk Too Much"

1988 (6) Elvis Presley, "Stuck On You"
1993 (6) Brenda Lee, "Sweet Nothin's"

In this case, I prefer the 1993 edition because Brenda Lee's contribution kicks butt! :) I'd never even heard of it before. Meanwhile, Elvis' two hits are all-too-commonly available on many of the many Elvis compilations which exist.

[Note: To my knowledge, the CDs spanning 1955-1959 and 1970-1974 have not been revised. One may also surmise that Rhino believes rock-n-roll died with the advent of disco since the title used for the discs spanning 1975-on-up is simply "Top Hits" - not to be confused, of course, with Rhino's other, similar series, "Top Pop Hits".]

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tunes that make me wanna dance right NOW !!!, February 5, 2008

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 (Audio CD)

Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1960 gives us ten great rock and roll hits from 1960. The sound is excellent and the artwork is very good. This brings back memories for people who heard these tunes on the radio; and newcomers to this type of music will love it for sure!

Joe Jones kicks it off with his catchy hit "You Talk Too Much." Joe sings this very well with excellent diction; and the musical interlude is catchy and somewhat jazzy as well. The musical arrangement makes good use of the brass and percussion especially.

Listen also for Chubby Checker performing a smash hit, "The Twist." Chubby broke a lot of records when he came out with this tune. "The Twist" practically implores you to dance along with it as the melody is cool, catchy and very rhythmic. I predict that you'll enjoy "The Twist" time and time again; and the background vocalists do a great job of singing in perfect harmony. "The Twist" also uses the percussion very well; what a hit!

The Drifters turn in a romantic, beautiful number with their classic "Save The Last Dance For Me." There is excellent drums and percussion and this adds a subtle Latin twist to the arrangement. The Drifters perform "Save The Last Dance For Me" very well; and this is definitely one of the major highlights of this album.

"Sweet Nothings" by Brenda Lee gets the royal treatment as Brenda delivers this romantically without a superfluous note; and there's also The Hollywood Argyles doing their "Alley Oop." "Alley Oop" is quite catchy and very nicely done; I always enjoy hearing this number.

The CD ends well with "Stay" by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs. Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs perform "Stay" with panache and it's a pretty awesome number. The falsetto singing enhances the natural beauty of the number.

Overall, this is one great album for people who want to remember some great tunes from 1960. Of course, people just becoming familiar with this style of rock and roll will like this, too.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Chart Hits, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1960 (Audio CD)

A good selection of big pop hits from 1960, most in their original forms (only "The Twist" is a rerecorded version, but don't blame the folks at Rhino Records--it's the only available master of the song at this time).