Roaring Twenties

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B00004TJB2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Charleston

2. Black Bottom

3. I Wanna Be Loved by You

4. Let's Misbehave

5. Collegian

6. Do Do Do

7. Dance, Little Lady

8. Crazy Rhythm

9. Ice Cream

10. Button up Your Overcoat

11. My One and Only

12. Pasadena

13. Nobody's Sweetheart

14. C.O.N.S.T.A.N.O.P.L.E.

15. My Heart Stood Still

16. Clap Yo' Hands

17. Broadway Melody

18. Three O'Clock in the Morning

19. Varsity Drag

20. The Best Things in Life Are Free

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT QUALITY AND SELECTION, December 22, 2003

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Scott C. Gibson (WARREN, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This CD is technically great - NO hisses or surface noises unlike other 1920's compilations. The song selection includes all of the essentials: The Charleston, Black Bottom, Varsity Drag, Button Up Your Overcoat, Pasadena and Miss Annabelle Lee. Pasadena, Varsity Drag, Collegian and Black Bottom are terrific dance songs; the sounds are so clear the bands sound live. The song selection also includes a couple of stodgy songs performed by Paul Whiteman, a favorite punching bag of contemporary Jazz critics for daring to call himself the "King of Jazz". Overall a terrific CD for 20's fans and a good CD to give people something different to listen to besides Rap and Rock.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation and restoration, July 9, 2004

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Jmark2001 (Florida) - See all my reviews

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I have been searching for the recording of Charles King singing, "Broadway melody" for years. Here it is - in an excellent restoration - with just the slightest (and soon unnoticed) hint of surface hiss. What a great performance. Gene Kelly imitated King's phrasing and style when he did the same number in "Singing in the rain." King introduced the song in, "Broadway Melody of 1929." He was a talented Broadway singer who hoped to follow Al Jolson's success in Hollywood. He was memorable in the movie but soon returned to Broadway, found plenty of work, and was eventually forgotten.
There are lots of great numbers here. Hooray to Pearl for bringing this one out.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Late '20s dance music, January 15, 2007

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roaring Twenties (Audio CD)

The very first selection on THE ROARING 'TWENTIES is one of the earliest electrical recordings in existence. "Charleston," by the Savoy Orpheans, recorded in 1925, is an ideal way to begin this musical journey back to the carefree days of that unique decade. What follows is a solid set of tunes, many of which got plenty of exposure on early radio.

Two pages of liner notes are included, as well as such details as recording dates and running times. Top rating for album content, source condition and reproduction quality. THE ROARING 'TWENTIES is a terrific collection of late 1920s popular music.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 73:12