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Lloyd Price Sings His Big Ten

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His top ten tunes...let's actually make that his big seven out of the ten. Original, not re-recorded like so many are. Great quality and just exactly what you need from this fantastic hit maker of the late 50's. A must for every early rock buff. This is power at it's finest. Let's not forget Lloyd as one of the very best. "Just Because" is the best cut of the bunch, but they are all sensational!

These are the ones you're looking for if you want a piece of rock and roll/R&B history. Lloyd Price was there BEFORE Rock and Roll as we know it began, before Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis but on some parallel with Bill Haley and the Comets coming from a different direction. Elvis' first regional hit was in 1954; Lloyd Price's "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" hit in 1952. (Elvis and many others did their own versions later). My favorite is 1959's "I'm Gonna Get Married". If you buy this great collection of Lloyd's major works, you'll have a lot of good stuff from which to pick YOUR favorite.

Lloyd Price is another product of New Orleans rock & roll(as was Fats Domino-who played piano on some of Lloyd's hits). If you only need his really big hits, this little collection is just the ticket. All 10 songs here are classic rock & roll. A must-have for fans of 50s rock.

LLOYD PRICE-SINGS HIS BIG TEN: Clocking in at well under half an hour, here's an all too typical offering from CURB RECORDS, infamous for releasing meager ten track compilations with shoddy cover art, inaccurate liner notes, and suspect song selection...albeit at a budget price. New Orleans' LLOYD PRICE eventually traded in the raw, earthy style of his early rhythm 'n blues classics LAWDY MISS CLAWDY and OOOH OOOH OOOH for a slicker, more accessible pop sound. He was rewarded with hip across-the-board smashes like PERSONALITY and STAGGER LEE (a resurrected Cresent City staple), both joyous exercises in late 50s radio perfection. Matrimony provided sturdy subject matter for his rollicking showstopper WHERE WERE YOU ON OUR WEDDING DAY and the sophisticated I'M GONNA GET MARRIED, with LADY LUCK and JUST BECAUSE also competing in the "smooth grooves" category. PRICE was an upbeat, charismatic singer who no doubt deserves better than this quickie cash-in...but for those searching out a brief introdction, BIG TEN gathers up all the important hits.

RATING: THREE PRICE TAGS

this CD is a bit over-Priced, to make a bad pun. I like Lloyd, ever since I plunked down 89 cents each for the 45-rpm singles of "Stagger Lee" and "Personality" when they were on the charts. But I am a casual fan. Lloyd is still around on the nostalgia circuit, and that's a good thing. But the two hits already mentioned, along with "I'm Gonna Get Married" are the gems out of these ten, along with "Just Because." The other six tracks are just mildly interesting to me.