The Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll - The Follow-Up Hits [IMPORT]

Various Artists (Performer)

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 29, 2008)
• Original Release Date: January 28, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B0010ZVOGS
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,337 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
The latest off-shoot in Ace's successful Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll series presents 30 tracks with a common thread - all of which prevented their performers from becoming one hit wonders by following previous hits into the Billboard Hot 100.

The vast majority of these tracks still did very well indeed - better, in fact, than some of the hits that have featured in the main Golden Age series.

As always, the featured selections have been mastered from the finest sources, and one - the Corsairs' I'll Take You Home - is being released in stereo for the first time. Several have been unavailable for decades, and many of them have never seen any sort of reissue at all.

The kind of copious sleeve notes and booklet illustrations that GA fans have come to expect are 'all present and correct', of course, and the musical content has been subjected to the same quality control that has made the Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll the backbone of the Ace catalogue for more than a decade now.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Golden Age Of American Rock 'n' Roll - The Follow Up Hits, February 15, 2008

By	David F. Arrich (Northern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll - The Follow-Up Hits is a collection of tunes by artists with "follow-up" hits that charted on Billboard's Hot 100 Charts of the 60's. The entire series, now totalling 12 CD's in all, comes with a wonderfully illustrated and very informative 27 page liner booklet covering each of the songs on the CD.

The back liner notes include the Title, Artist, Year Charted, US Label, The US Chart Hit, the UK Label and the Track Length.

I have the entire series and I recommend it for any serious music collector wishing to add more of both the very popular plus the regional hits that charted but got scattered air time.

These are very well done compilations.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Never ending story, February 25, 2008

By	Ronald Van Scherpenzeel (Madrid, Spain) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every time ACE comes out with a new collection of The Golden Age Of
American Rock & Roll series whether it's one of the 11 CD's dedicated
to this title, Teenage Crush series (5), Doo-Wop, Country Special,
Novelty Special or the previous Radio Gold fifth volume, it's always
5 stars worth. On This "Follow Up Hits" compilation there are some songs
that I hear for the first time, although I consider myself a profound
"oldies" connaisseur, and not only just that: some of these "new oldies"
are so incredibly fantastic that I will always keep on collecting them
whenever ACE releases a new one no matter under what title. The absolute
highlight for me is the song called "Laugh" by the Velvets a wonderful
stereo version that reminds me of "Save The Last Dance For Me". When
I read that it was written by Roy Orbison I wasn't surprised although
I am sure that, should he have sung it, it would have gone higher than
just # 90. Besides this beauty there are others: "Shy Girl" by the
Cascades, "This I Swear" by the wonderful Skyliners, "No One Knows" by
Dion, "I'll Take You Home" by the Corsairs (fantastic stereo version),
"Tell Me" by Dick & Dee Dee, the unknown "Age For Love" and "Arrow Of
Love" and last but not least a series of genuine and outstanding
good old rock & rollers like Bobby Freeman's "Betty Lou Got..." ,
The Olympics' "Dance With The Teacher, Chuck Wilson's
"Bettie & Dupree", Ritchie Valens' "That's My Little Suzie" (a real gift), Chris Montez'
Some Kinda Fun, "Do What You Did" by Thurston Harris etc. I could go
on and on but to describe 30 songs takes too much time. Anyway, the
important thing is that there are still hundreds of American Hot 100
songs around that at least in Europe were rather unknown and some not even released
but that thanks to ACE are launched on the market almost 50 years later.
That's why I title this review "A Never Ending Story". I'm already anxious to know what the next compilation will be like!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ace, we collectors will follow you anywhere, February 1, 2008

By	Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (North Plainfield, NJ) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This newest installment in the "specialty" editions of Ace's "Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll" series raises the bar yet again. Here are gathered songs that were a follow-up to, though not necessarily immediately after, a major chart hit. To avoid the stigma of being a one-hit wonder, recording artists had to find a winning formula for a song to keep them on the music buying public's radar. Not an easy task though, as higher expections existed and duplicating a successful sound often came in the form of an inferior sound-alike. While a few artists managed to become even more successful the second time around, for many a second minor hit spelled the end of their life on the pop charts. However, that is not to say these recordings are throwaways. Often, because of their also-ran status they have been unfairly ignored in the reissue market. Ace corrects that situation in fine style here and offers collectors and casual listeners alike the opportunity to hear and appreciate (or dismiss) these mostly hard-to- or out and out impossible-to-find recordings. Among the very generous 30 tracks are new-to-CD (in quality fashion, anyway) tunes such as Don & Juan's "Magic Wand", Jimmy Charles' "The Age For Love" and "Do What You Did" from Thurston Harris. All less successful than their predecessors "What's Your Name", A Million To One" and "Little Bitty Pretty One" respectively but all the more interesting to hear once again, or maybe the first time, now in digital clarity. While any reissue company can throw together a rare music compilation, Ace does it in spectacular fashion with the best in sound quality and accompaniments. Several of the tracks (8-11,18,22,23,28,29) are presented in stereo with track 28 ("I'll Take You Home") having been remixed to stereo from the original multi-tracks. The massive 28-page booklet is crammed with photos and illustrations and backround on each track that makes the reading as engaging as the listening. This new piece is just absolute top-of-the-line and adds another notch on Ace's holster in the reissue market. An absolute must for the collector and a very worthwhile addition to the casual fan's collection.