Encyclopedia of Doo Wop 2 [Box set]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005ASMX
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,410 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. My Reverie

2. A Love So True

3. The Plea

4. Picture of Love

5. I Cried

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Disc: 2

1. I Belong to You

2. Oh Happy Day

3. Bermuda Shorts

4. These Golden Rings

5. Little Boy and Girl

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Disc: 3

1. Baby Oh Baby

2. Dance Girl

3. Little Darling

4. Madly

5. I Laughed

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Disc: 4

1. In My Heart

2. The Gleam in Your Eye

3. Shadows

4. Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am the Japanese Sandman)

5. I Love No One But You

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Editorial Reviews

100 vintage doo-wop tracks drawn from a bunch of different labels, PLUS Phil Groia's long-sought-after, out-of-print book, They All Sang on the Corner , together in one 4-CD package! The book's regarded as a classic in the field, and the music's not bad, either- My Reverie Larks; Bermuda Shorts Delroys; Baby Oh Baby Shells; Can I Come Over Tonight Velours; In My Heart Timetones; Whispering Sorrows Nutmegs, and more from the Jesters, Continentals, Cameos, Tokens, Capris, Chimes, Pyramids, Ladders, Parktowns, Moonglows, Five Satins, Jive Five, Lee Andrews & the Hearts, Classics, Debonaires and many others. Another bonanza for doo- wop collectors!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great find for hard-core doo-wop fans, January 21, 2002

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Casey Dunn (Chicago, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Doo Wop 2 (Audio CD)

I have been a doo-wop nut since 1972 and this set has opened my eyes to many gems I had never heard before! Sure, there are a few clunkers like always but overall this collection is great, mellow early rhythm and blues heaven. Best of all it almost always stays true to the Doo-Wop five voice vocal harmony ideal. Along with 78's, LP's, 45's and many, many CD's I have the three Rhino boxes and can tell you that this box set is a real find! Compared to the Rhino boxes this set is almost as good as #1, at least as good as #2 and definitely better than #3! Great wooden box packaging! The music is mostly east coast, which I consider a plus. The booklet of "liner notes" is great but is only the beginning, in that this "encyclopedia" comes with a very good paperback book, too. It's called "They All Sang On The Corner" and stands alone as a great Doo-Wop reference. I have owned "Doo-Wop: The Forgotten Third Of Rock 'n Roll" for many years now and I still enjoyed "They All Sang ...". The price of this set is pretty steep and will keep all but the true fanatics away but I have forgotten the cost and enjoyed this four-disc set immensely! In fact, I'm buying another one right now as a gift!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Collection, March 16, 2007

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James Lunenfeld "doowop enthusiast" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Doo Wop 2 (Audio CD)

The Encyclopedia of Doowop, Vol 2 has some well known and some rare group harmony songs of the 1950s. It is a good mix of ballads and up-tempo songs performed by some great groups. I would recommend this collection to any fan of this genre.