The Golden Age of American Popular Music: Hard-to-Get Hot 100 Hits From 1956-1965 [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B000FP2GS4
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,411 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) - THE FOUR PREPS

2. Bless You - TONY ORLANDO

3. Gotta Travel On - BILLY GRAMMER

4. Hey - Da - Da - Dow - THE DOLPHINS

5. My Lucky Love - DOUG FRANKLIN with THE BLUENOTES

6. My Dad - PAUL PETERSEN

7. See You In September - THE TEMPOS

8. Red Roses For A Blue Lady - VIC DANA

9. My Own True Love - THE DUPREES

10. Just As Much As Ever - BOB BECKHAM

11. Graduation Day - THE ROVER BOYS featuring BILLY ALBERT

12. Moonlight Serenade - THE RIVIERAS

13. Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry) - DICKY DOO & THE DON’TS

14. Hey! Little Girl - THE TECHNIQUES

15. Teasin’ - THE QUAKER CITY BOYS

16. Just Like In The Movies - THE UPBEATS

17. (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree - DORSEY BURNETTE

18. Forever - THE LITTLE DIPPERS

19. Wishing For Your Love - THE VOXPOPPERS

20. As If I Didn’t Know - ADAM WADE

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Another twist for Ace U.K.'s ever-popular Golden Age series as they move from ‘pop’ music to ‘popular’ music.

"The Golden Age Of American Rock’n’Roll" has been Ace’s top-selling series since its inception in 1991. They have released 10 volumes, plus four spin-off special editions.

This new series, subtitled "Golden Memories" will focus on the more MOR hits in the strict timeframe of 1956 – 1965. The formula remains the same, with hits, obscurities and plenty of tracks appearing on CD for the first time.

The sound quality will be superb, as always, and each volume will include a lavishly illustrated colour booklet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The other side of the rock 'n' roll era, July 27, 2006

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Mark Pruett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Age of American Popular Music: Hard-to-Get Hot 100 Hits From 1956-1965 (Audio CD)

Ace is tagging this release as an offshoot of their Golden Age of American Rock 'n' Roll series, but the blurb for the disc on their website reveals that not everyone on the Ace team was behind it. Too much white bread, some feared, too much metronome.

They shouldn't have worried. Thanks to AMERICAN GRAFFITI and its offspring, many assume that the pre-Beatle era consisted only of Elvis, Buddy, Chuck, the Flamingos, and a few others. (Only one of the above tunes appeared on that movie's soundtrack.) But it's good to remind ourselves that there was a time when Elvis's only serious competition was Pat Boone.

A fellow who runs an oldies shop in Portland once told me that rock 'n' roll, in his view, was "anything teenagers listened to." This makes sense to me. (In my experience, it was also music that my parents were unlikely to listen to.)

Ace isn't the first to retrieve obscure 50s and 60s pop, and even the title of the release gives a nod to Eric's series HARD-TO-FIND 45's ON CD, which has done a good job covering much of the same turf. Still, few can beat Ace for thoroughness (their CD booklets are among the best in the industry) and sound quality. Hats off to this UK label for acknowledging Gene McDaniels, Dorsey Burnette, the Four Preps, Jerry Wallace, and the other disparate artists whose records shared space on the jukebox with the greats of rock 'n' roll.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best ACE compilation ever!, March 23, 2007

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Ronald Van Scherpenzeel (Madrid, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Age of American Popular Music: Hard-to-Get Hot 100 Hits From 1956-1965 (Audio CD)

I luckily own the complete ACE series on Golden Age of American Rock
& Roll, that means 10 CD's + the special editions on Country and Novelty
which make it 12 + the 4 CD's called "Teenage Crush" Vol, 1,2,3 and 4.
This special Golden American Popular Hits is the best of them all.
First, because the song selection is out of sight since quite a few
songs (hits) never made it to Europe (I call them "new oldies"),second
reason because of its quality, that always have been unbeatable on all
ACE records, but this time at least 13 songs are in wonderful full
stereo including recordings from 1959. Third and lastly, many of these
songs were never available on any other Rock and Roll compilation not
even in the USA. Thanks to this UK label (ACE)a lot of dreams have
come true especially for people like me who were kids during those
wonderful years (decade from 1955 till 1965).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ace Does It Again, December 17, 2006

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Glenn Johnson "TOP 40 ADDICT" (Kentucky, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Golden Age of American Popular Music: Hard-to-Get Hot 100 Hits From 1956-1965 (Audio CD)

28 hits from the American Hot 100 chart (not 100 hits as some people seem to think). I hope this is a new series rather than just a one off. There are still more rare songs from the US chart I need.

Good stuff.