The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 9: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 [Import]

Various Artists (Artist), Joe Barry (Artist), Freddy Cannon (Artist), Dion and the Belmonts (Artist), Charlie Rich (Artist), Dr. Feelgood (Artist), The Chanters (Artist), Little Willie John (Artist), Wanda Jackson (Artist), The Five Keys (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1954
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B000056OZ8
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,390 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #75 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Doo Wop

Track Listings

1. I'm A Fool To Care - Joe Barry

2. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon

3. I Wonder Why - Dion And The Belmonts

4. A Casual Look - The Six Teens

5. Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich

6. Fannie Mae - Buster Brown

7. Shortnin' Bread - Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds

8. I Really Love You - The Stereos

9. Doctor Feel-Good - Dr. Feelgood And The Interns

10. Seventeen - Boyd Bennett And His Rockets

11. Daddy's Home - Shep And The Limelites

12. Bop-A-Lena - Ronnie Self

13. A Wonderful Dream - The Majors

14. Bertha Lou - Clint Miller

15. I'm Movin' On - Matt Lucas

16. Coney Island Baby - The Excellents

17. No, No, No - The Chanters

18. Just Got To Know - Jimmy McCracklin

19. Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am The Japanese Sandman) - The Cellos

20. Fever - Little Willie John

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

30 track compilation contains US Top 100 hits from 1954-1963, in best possible sound. Selections include Jimmy Soul's If You Wanna Be Happy, Shep & The Limelights' Daddy's Home, Joe Jones' You Talk Too Much, as well as tracks by Freddy Cannon, Joe Barry, Dion & The Belmonts, Six Teens, Charlie Rich, Buster Brown, Jimmy McCracklin, Boyd Bennett, Five Keys, Stereos, Wanda Jackson & many others!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aces to Ace, July 29, 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 9: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 (Audio CD)

Highly anticipated, here we are offered the ninth installment in the best CD compilation series on early American rock and roll ever produced. As in the others in the series, there are a few top-10 tunes here but the majority are less well known, lower charting songs including some seldom, if ever, found on CD. Included among the rarities are "A Wonderful Dream" (Majors), "Queen of My Heart" (Rene and Ray) and "Shortin' Bread" (Paul Chaplain).

As has come to be expected, Ace has produced these tracks from the best sources available and their efforts are evident in the overall sound quality. Of the massive 30 total tracks, 6,8,9,24 and 30 are in true stereo with the remainder in mono. The liner notes consist of a 28-page booklet with background notes on each track on the CD and many pictures of the artists and associated promotional material.

Reinforcing their repution with this amazing new volume, we collectors and casual fans alike can relish in this latest superb entry in Ace's reissue-history making series.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best series of vintage rock n roll thusfar, May 11, 2001

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Richard Greene (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 9: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 (Audio CD)

just got volume nine in the series...let it be known that ace records uk is doing by far the best job of any label out there reissuing vintage music. The sound quality is excellent--the packaging is superb--and most importantly, the track selection combines the best of well-known and very obscure. Each volume in this series is extremely enjoyable and highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fine compilation of tunes both major and obscure, January 9, 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: The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll, Volume 9: Hot 100 Hits From 1954-1963 (Audio CD)

The Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 9 gives us a generous thirty track portion of some great early rock and roll songs. The quality of the sound is great and I like the artwork, too.

"I'm A Fool To Care" by Joe Barry gets a great, jazzy arrangement; Joe sings this to perfection and the musical arrangement makes great use of the guitars, percussion and brass. I love it! Freddy Cannon continues the high energy with his hit entitled "Palisades Park." I like the musical special effects and Freddy sings this without a superfluous note. His youthful voice conveys all the right emotions in all of the lyrics, too. Moreover, listen for "I Wonder Why" by Dion And The Belmonts. They harmonize well for this doo wop ballad and they never miss a beat.

Charlie Rich's "Lonely Weekends" shines as brightly as it did when I first heard it; and I like that horn solo, too. Charlie sings this well. "I Really Love You" by The Stereos has a great doo wop beat with a twist of Latin to make this number shine. Man, how they do this number really well.

"Daddy's Home" by Shep and The Limelites is a tune I really enjoy; the lyrics are positive but the ballad has a somewhat somber feel to it--although some people might say that the slow tempo serves to make the ballad more soothing than anything else. In addition, there's also "Coney Island Baby" by The Excellents. This number is classic doo wop and I predict that you will enjoy this number very much.

"Fever" by Little Willie John gets the royal treatment as Little Willie John delivers this sultry ballad with style and a certain amount of romance in his voice that will make the ladies happy to this day. "Tonight (Could Be The Night)" by The Velvets still gets some airplay on the oldies station here; and I really like this number. The Five Keys also score a huge goal with their number entitled "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind." Wow!

We also get the liner notes in the form of a twenty-eight page booklet with note on each track; the artwork is terrific!

This album is great for anyone who appreciates the great sound of doo wop and early rock and roll in America before "The British Invasion." There are hits you'll recognize right away; and there are other songs that got airplay in their time but are more obscure in these times.

I highly recommend this CD.