Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 [Original recording remastered]

Hard To Find 45s On CD (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1996)
• Original Release Date: November 20, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Eric Records
• ASIN: B000005HOU
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,210 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #16 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > General
  • #23 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Girl Groups
  • #30 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Doo Wop

Track Listings

1. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell

2. I Really Love You - The Stereos

3. Foot Stomping, Part 1 - The Flares

4. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter

5. Dear One - Larry Finnegan

6. I Wish That We Were Married - Ronnie & The Hi-Lites

7. Theme From Dr. Kildare (3 Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain

8. Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell

9. Patches - Dickey Lee

10. Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane

11. I Saw Linda Yesterday - Dickey Lee

12. I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March

13. Young Lovers - Paul & Paula

14. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs

15. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry - The Caravelles

16. Dominique - Singing Nun

17. Popsicles And Icicles - The Murmaids

18. Navy Blue - Diane Renay

19. Diane - The Bachelors

20. Little Honda - The Hondells

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Includes You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry Caravelles; Wooden Heart; Little Red Rented Rowboat Joe Dowell; Dear One Larry Finnegan; Foot Stomping, Part 1 Flares; I Will Follow Him Little Peggy March; The Wedding Julie Rogers, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More great hard-to-find 45's, January 30, 2003

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 (Audio CD)

Volume two continues Eric Records' "Hard To Find 45s..." series culling non-British invasion (with the possibly arguable exception of the Irish Bachelors) charting singles from the early 60s. While all of these tunes were top-30 and about half have appeared at least occasionally in other CD reissues, there is a treasure of seldom- and never-found on CD 45's here. Among the more commonplace tracks are Clyde McPhatter's "Lover Please", Little Peggy March's "I Will Follow Him" and the Murmaids' "Popsicles and Icicles", all top-10 hits. Nestled in amongs these more familiar tracks however are lost gems such as Joe Dowell's "Wooden Heart", Richard Chamberlain's "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight", the theme from his Dr. Kildare show, Paul and Paula's "Young Lovers", their follow-up to the chart-topping "Hey Paula" and Julie Rogers, a British artist whose "The Wedding" is hardly the stuff of the "British Invasion". One truly obscure track, "Little Red Rented Rowboat", a top-30 tune from Joe Dowell whose above-mentioned number one hit is also here, makes its CD debut in this piece. While other CDs of rare 45's are available, Eric does it better than most with the highest quality sound quality and well-researched backround info on the included tracks and artists. Half of the songs here (tracks 1,2,4,7,10,12,13,19-21) appear in stereo with the remainder in clean mono. In every way, this is an outstanding collection of familiar yet not often found tunes interspersed with lots of true rarities from the more innocent golden era of early rock and roll. This piece is highly recommended for both the casual listener and avid collector. Eric records is rapidly setting the standard for such reissues.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars why complain--this is a great album with so much to enjoy, May 21, 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: Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 (Audio CD)

Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 is a very good installment in this CD series of oldies but goodies. This music is wonderful which is why I'm astonished that these tunes ARE harder to find on other CD compilations. However, here they are--finally! The sound quality is excellent and the artwork is very nicely done as well.

Joel Dowell starts things off with a fine hit for him called "Wooden Heart;" this tune is a bit like a polka mixed with pop to make this shine so very brightly! One listen to "Wooden Heart" and you'll easily be hooked; Joe Dowell performs this with great sensitivity and I'm very impressed. The Flares also make a great contribution with their hit entitled "Foot Stomping, Part I;" I first heard "Foot Stomping, Part I" in the movie Hairspray by John Waters and this can be found on the CD soundtrack of that movie just in case you're interested. In addition, Clyde McPhatter performs an excellent interpretation of "Lover Please;" "Lover Please" has a great early `60s beat that is both catchy and rather upbeat. "I Wish That We Were Married" by Ronnie & The Hi-Lites is another major highlight of this album; they sing and play this so very well and they harmonize well, too.

Joe Dowell returns to do his "Little Red Rented Rowboat;" "Little Red Rented Rowboat" is quite a positive tune with lots of energy and Joe does this very well with a female chorus backup. Thank goodness for Joe Dowell--he's an artist that is so overlooked today. Marcie Blane also does "Bobby's Girl" with lots of feeling; and the percussion enhances this ballad while it marks the beat as well. Marcie Blane sings this with all her heart and it's absolutely wonderful to hear and enjoy this tune. Little Peggy March also scores a goal with her "I Will Follow Him;" this number got a lot of airplay when it was released even though today it's somewhat a lost, forgotten hit. "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" is a very pretty tune that will charm you, too.

"Popsicles And Icicles" gets the royal treatment from The Murmaids; they sing and play this so very well and perhaps you'll recognize this number; it's still getting some airplay on the "oldies" radio stations just as it deserves. Similarly "Little Honda" by The Hondells is an excellent number that celebrates the joys of youth and having fun as these young men cruise the town going after girls and enjoying themselves.

In short, Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 has lots of great hits for us to enjoy and I heartily recommend this CD for people who like this genre of music. Enjoy!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Compilation !, December 11, 2000

By 

William Kessler (Scottsdale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 (Audio CD)

The purchase of this compilation is mandatory for the wonderful bonus of Diane Renay's 'Navy Blue' which is very, very hard to find on 45 or any where else for that matter. Eric/Polygram did a superb job in re-mastering these and they sound just fabulous turned up loud and in living stereo (most cuts). The mono cuts are just as good. The Stereos entry as well as Marcie Blane, Little Peggy March, Paul and Paula, The Bachelors (wow!) end off a wonderful visit to my favorite time in popular music, heard for the first time (for me) in true stereo. Hats off and Cudos for this one, I can't explain how nice it was to hear 'Navy Blue' again. If you are a fan of 'jet age' 60's popular music this is a must have for your collection. I want Volume 1 now from '61-'64! By the way, a second added bonus is 'Diane' (in stereo!) by the Bachelors, perhaps the last top 10 'group harmony' single to chart that high, being pushed aside by the new arriving British invasion, which by the summer of '64 was gathering steam.