The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 [Import]

The Golden Age Of American Rock & Roll (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B0000009HP
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,271 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Memphis - Lonnie Mack

2. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - The Blue Bells

3. You Belong To Me - The Duprees

4. Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep Last Night - Kenny Dino

5. A Million To One - Jimmy Charles

6. Rockin' In The Jungle - The Eternals

7. Wild Weekend - The Rockin' Rebels

8. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

9. Down The Aisle Of Love - The Quintones

10. Mountain Of Love - Harold Dorman

11. Nag - The Halos

12. Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland

13. There's A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris

14. Get A Job - The Silhouettes

15. You - The Aquatones

16. Buzz Buzz Buzz - The Hollywood Flames

17. I've Had It - The Bell Notes

18. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) - Barbara George

19. Mister Lonely - The Videls

20. In The Still Of The Nite - The Five Satins

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

30 cuts from 1954-1963, comes with lavish full color 12 page book, with The Rivieras, Link Wray, The Duprees and many others.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ACE Records Comes Up With Another Winner, July 21, 2000

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 (Audio CD)

This is an amazingly comprehensive series by the UK's premier reissue label, and like volume one, concentrates on pre-British Invasion rock and roll (1954-1963) with an emphasis on artists who worked with small independent labels. There are lots of hits here (14 of these hit the Top 10), but they are mostly one-hit wonders. Only six of these artists charted more than once in the Top 40 and only two charted more than twice. But all that means is these are not artists who have already been anthologized ad nauseam.

Many of these songs will not be found on other anthologies, such as Jimmy Charles' "A Million to One" (No. 5), The Halos' "Nag" (No. 25), The Hollywood Flames' "Buzz Buzz Buzz" (No. 11), or The Bell Notes' "I've Had It" (No. 6). There are also a handful of singles that never cracked the Top 40, like The Willows' "Church Bells May Ring" and the Gladiolas' "Little Darlin'" (both of which would be made into hits by The Diamonds), and The Videls' "Mister Lonely" (not to be confused with Bobby Vinton's hit "Mr. Lonely").

And there are huge hits here, too. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs' "Stay," The Silhouettes' "Get a Job," and The Hollywood Argyles' "Alley Oop" all went to No. 1--the latter two sold over a million copies each.

Overall, the song selection is great. Seven of these songs (7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 18 and 23) were included in Dave Marsh's book "The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made." And with an unheard of 30 tracks, this collection is sure to satsify all fans of early pop music. As with the previous volume, the booklet is well done with lots of info on the artists and the songs and the sound quality is excellent. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, August 19, 2001

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 (Audio CD)

In this second installment of the benchmark "Golden Age..." series, Ace delves deeper into the vaults to come up with even more rarities than found on volume 1. "You" by the Aquatones, "Oh Julie" from the Crescendos provide some great listening of tunes seldom heard elsewhere. Digging even deeper, Ace has found the likes of Kenny Dino's "Your Ma Said You Cried..." and the Videls' original version of "Mr. Lonely".

As accomplished in the earlier volume, the best tape sources were unearthed for these tracks making for an exceptional listening experience for these long-lost memories of the innocent age of American rock and roll. All tracks appear in mono with the exception of "You Belong To Me". The twelve-page booklet rounds out the piece with interesting notes on the tracks included.

Ace has offered truly a collector's essential with this superb new volume in their outstanding "Golden Age... " series

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is not done better than this, January 15, 2005

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Martijn13Maart1970 (Husavik Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 2: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 (Audio CD)

I am a enthousiastic collector, and have almost all the Time Life rock n roll stuff, as well as Eric Records cds of this era. Although they are essential to any 50s 60s collection, nothing can top ACE series.
I could comment like this on all the 50s remasters of this fabulous record label, not only their other editions, but especially the Golden Age of American Rock n roll. I can not add anything to the positive reviews than simply summing up my personal view:
30 tracks per cd, and sometimes! (Time life is also excellent, but you get 15 per cd!)
excellent booklets with background info (not surpassed by any label).
not the same old songs over again, but many rare and still excellent tracks!
last but not least amazing sound quality.
So although you might have some songs there on other collections, it is for above mentioned points alone worth it to always have an ACE copy as well.