Cruisin 1956

Cruisin' (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1956
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Increase Records
• ASIN: B000000E9Y
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,464 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Robin Seymour Theme - The Four Lads

2. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry

3. Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens

4. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison

5. Tonite Tonite - The Mello Kings

6. The Great Pretender - The Platters

7. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

8. Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets

9. Oh What A Night - The Dells

10. In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins

11. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

Editorial Reviews

This disc is on Increase Records label.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rock & Roll Radio, October 16, 2008

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Bill Dewey/Reclaiming Quarterly (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cruisin 1956 (Audio CD)

The Cruisin' series hired old-time DJs to recreate vintage rock-n-roll radio shows. Yes, you get commercials, local news, and other chatter between the songs - but that's what's fun about this series compared to all the other re-issues. This one takes you right to the heart of the era. Get a few of these from the 1950s and you have an evening of classic rock-n-roll radio.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you want just songs, the Cruisin' series is NOT for you, April 30, 2011

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Robert (Chevy Chase, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cruisin 1956 (Audio CD)

The very reason that the Cruisin' series exists is to capture the famous Disc Jockeys and the music. The series was created by a distinguished air personality (Ron Jacobs, most notably from KHJ in Los Angeles). This is the way it was back in the 50s & 60s on AM Top 40 Radio. The DJs were as much of the reason to listen as were the songs, in fact, sometimes more. AM Radio was Personality Radio - it was spontaneous, fresh and fun. It wasn't until the 70s when FM Radio started to grow with the 'Underground' Rock sound and the jocks were more subdued and laid back (generally to suggest an herbal influence of sorts, but that's another story for another time). Top 40 Radio split apart some time in the latter 80s and now we have narrow-casting of musical formats with everything pre-programmed - no more DJs picking the songs or doing much that hasn't been pre-determined - it's all safe, sane, and sterile. So my advice is "don't buy the Cruisin' series if you want just songs because these are capsules of an audio entertainment genre that is long gone, never to return" ...

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Radio show, January 9, 2007

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D. Williams (Lafayette, Co.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cruisin 1956 (Audio CD)

The music is there, but you need to wade through a 'beloved' radio show to get to the tunes. Not what was expected but overall OK.