Cruisin 1961

Cruisin' (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1961
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Increase Records
• ASIN: B000000EA8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,872 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Arnie Ginsburg Theme - The 3D's WMEX Tower Of Talent

2. My True Story - The Jive Five

3. Nadine - Chuck Berry

4. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell

5. But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry

6. Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) - Little Caesar And The Romans

7. Tossin' & Turnin' - Bobby Lewis

8. Runaway - Shep & The Limelites

9. Daddy's Home - Del Shannon

10. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey L

11. Peanut Butter - The Marathons

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Ride in the Way-Back Machine - In you own car!, March 21, 2007

By 

D. Reinstein "marindavid" (Fairfax, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cruisin 1961 (Audio CD)

For those of us who were young teens in the Boston area in the 1960's, the radio station to be 'with' (AM, of course) was WMEX -"1510, Color Radio," and the DJ to listen to - especially on Friday and Saturday nights was old 'aching adenoids' Arnie ("Woo-Woo") Ginsberg. Originally released many years ago on cassette and later as a CD, the Cruisin' Series includes this gem - a compilation of one evening's Arnie Ginsberg Show on WMEX in 1961. Other pieces of the Cruisin' collection each have about an hour of play from one station and one DJ in one city during one year. This is the only one from Boston in that era - and it is absolutely fabulous. Like Mr. Peabody and his pet boy Sherman (from "Mr. Peabody's Improbable History" segment of the "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show") going for a ride in their WayBack machine, listening to this CD subtracts 45 from my life for about 50 minutes.... especially when listening to it in the car when driving alone.

This CD is much more than the musical selections which are, in-and-of themselves, great and includes the original (60's)versions of:
- Blue Moon / The Marcels
- My True Story / The Jive Five
- Johnny B. Goode / Chuck Berry
- But I Do / Clarence "Frogman" Henry
- Purple People Eater / Sheb Wooley
- Tossin' and Turnin' / Bobby Lewis
- Runaway / Del Shannon
- Barbara Ann / The Regents
- Ya Ya / Lee Dorsey, and
- Hideaway / Freddie King

But it is MUCH more than the singles that are played. It is Arnie Ginsberg and his 'rap' chatter about upcoming 'hops' (dances), WMEX sponsored contests and especially the commercials from that year for:
- The Heart Fund
- Adventure Car Hop ("... follow Rt. 1 in Saugus.... Home of the Ginsburger!")
- The New Widetrack Pontiac
and many others.

So, it is unlike listening to a CD of oldies. It is more like turning on your radio and being transported back to 1961, however briefly. It feels good to listen to - and can't help but evoke a long lost (or misplaced) memory or two for anyone who heard it back then.

I'm not sure how nifty this will sound to someone who grew up (or not) in the Greater Boston Area - but for any boomer who did, this CD is an absolute MUST.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boston's Best, June 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Cruisin 1961 (Audio CD)

I grew up in the late '50s and early '60s listening to WMEX. This really brings back fond memories. Just hearing Arnie do the "woo-woo" brought a smile to my face. The songs are great, although I wish they had all the songs from the vinyl.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars it's a fake re-edition, January 23, 2011

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Ronald Van Scherpenzeel (Madrid, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cruisin 1961 (Audio CD)

For all of you that possess the original Cruisin' LP series
I don't recommend to buy these CD series because they are different.
First of all, there are 11 songs instead of 12, the playing secuence
is different and some songs aren't even the original ones. Even if
your LP version is scratchy (like mine)it's not worth to change it
for the clear sounding one because it's fake...Sorry