The Official American Bandstand Library of Rock & Roll

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 9, 2000
• Number of Discs: 8
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00004SYSQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,013 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars These songs have a great beat & you can dance to them, May 29, 2001

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Scott N. Burton (Bridgeport,CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Official American Bandstand Library of Rock & Roll (Audio CD)

"American Bandstand" was certainly a forerunner to the modern day music video-It enabled us to see our favorite performers up close & personal-Dick Clark brought us all the big names:Buddy Holly,Jerry Lee Lewis,Stevie Wonder,The Beach Boys,Jefferson Airplane,Creedence Clearwater Revival,The Jackson Five,Prince,& even Madonna-This set gives you most of the big hits from the 50's to the 80's-With the exception of "The Twist","Worst That Could Happen" & "White Rabbit",all the songs in this collection are the original versions as you remember hearing them on the radio-A definite must purchase for any oldies fan.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here are the track & artist listings!, May 22, 2010

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S. Kelly "Ex-Dj and Music Lover" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Official American Bandstand Library of Rock & Roll (Audio CD)

Great 8 discs, 120 track set covering the history of AB.


CD 1: 50s

1. Rock Around the Clock (We're Gonna) - Bill Haley & His Comets
2. At the Hop - Danny & The Juniors
3. That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
4. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
5. Short Shorts - The Royal Teens
6. It's Just a Matter of Time - Brook Benton
7. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
8. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
9. Come Go With Me - The Del-Vikings
10. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
11. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Platters
12. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
13. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
14. I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee
15. Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis

CD 2: 50s

1. Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
2. Be-Bop-a-Lula - Gene Vincent
3. Wake up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
4. Venus - Frankie Avalon
5. Teenager in Love, A - Dion & The Belmonts
6. Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
7. Come Softly to Me - The Fleetwoods
8. Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
9. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
10. Tall Paul - Annette
11. Tequila - The Champs
12. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson
13. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
14. Hushabye - The Mystics
15. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

CD 3: 60s

1. Twist, The - Chubby Checke
2. I Get Around - The Beach Boys
3. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
4. Worst That Could Happen - The Brooklyn Bridge
5. I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
6. Summer Song, A - Chad & Jeremy
7. It's My Party - Lesley Gore
8. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
9. These Eyes - The Guess Who
10. La-la Means I Love You - The Delfonics
11. Midnight Confessions - The Grass Roots
12. Up up and Away - The 5th Dimension
13. Runaway - Del Shannon
14. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
15. Do You Believe in Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful

CD 4: 60s

1. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
2. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
3. Dance to the Music - Sly & The Family Stone
4. To Sir With Love - Lulu
5. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears
6. Woman, Woman - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
7. Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Chords
8. Hang on Sloopy - The McCoys
9. Happy Together - The Turtles
10. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
11. Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers
12. Kind of a Drag - The Buckinghams
13. My Girl - The Temptations
14. Ferry Cross the Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers
15. Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders/Mark Lindsay

CD 5: 70s
1. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
2. This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole
3. Fire - The Pointer Sisters
4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5. Heart of Glass - Blondie
6. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey
7. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
8. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
9. Last Dance - Donna Summer
10. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
11. Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree - Dawn/Tony Orlando
12. Without You - Harry Nilsson
13. Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
14. Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder
15. Sylvia's Mother - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

CD 6: 70s

1. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
2. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
3. I've Got Love on My Mind - Natalie Cole
4. One Less Bell to Answer - The 5th Dimension
5. Sad Eyes - Robert John
6. Break up to Make Up - The Stylistics
7. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
8. Close the Door - Teddy Pendergrass
9. Let Me Make Love to You - The O'Jays
10. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
11. Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
12. I Don't Want to Be Right, (If Loving You Is Wrong) - Luther Ingram
13. Lady Blue - Leon Russell
14. Wildflower - Skylark
15. I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter

CD 7: 80s

1. Love Come Down - Evelyn "Champagne" King
2. Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) - Billy Ocean
3. Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters
4. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
5. We Built This City - Starship
6. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
7. Mickey - Toni Basil
8. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
9. Talking in Your Sleep - The Romantics
10. She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
11. Broken Wings - Mister Mister
12. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
13. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
14. Don't Rush Me - Taylor Dayne
15. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock Of Seagulls

CD 8: 80s

1. Wake Me up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
2. Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon
3. Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
4. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
5. Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
6. Power of Love, The - Huey Lewis & The News
7. What I Like About You - The Romantics
8. Let's Hear It For the Boy - Denice Williams
9. Rosanna - Toto
10. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
11. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
12. Voices Carry - Til Tuesday
13. 867-5309 (Jenny) - Tommy Tutone
14. 99 Red Balloons - Nena
15. Almost Paradise - Mike Reno/Ann Wilson

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Set!, August 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Official American Bandstand Library of Rock & Roll (Audio CD)

The set from Q Records is wonderful - there are gems from every decade to be found on each CD, and the whole set is a great example of the growth of rock n'roll from the 50s to the 80s. You should buy this set!!!!