Rock Instrumental Classics 1: 50's

Rock Instrumental Classics (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 1994)
• Original Release Date: March 22, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000003383
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,553 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rebel Rouser

2. Topsy, Pt. 2

3. Teen Beat

4. Bongo Rock

5. Tequila

6. Poor Boy

7. Guitar Boogie Shuffle

8. The Happy Organ

9. Raunchy

10. Walkin' With Mr. Lee

11. Forty Miles of Bad Road

12. Raw-Hide

13. In the Mood

14. Woo-Hoo

15. Red River Rock

16. Sleepwalk

17. Rumble

18. Harlem Nocturne

Editorial Reviews

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No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: ROCK INSTRUMENTAL CLASSICS
Title: VOL. 1-50'S
Street Release Date: 03/22/1994
Domestic
Genre: OLDIES COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History repeats itself, April 25, 2004

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Fezziwig (Poughkeepsie, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock Instrumental Classics 1: 50's (Audio CD)

When I saw the song list for this CD I was blown away!
It looked exactly like a stack of 45's I remembered having
on my first record changer way back in pre-historic times.
So naturally, since half of them have been have been stolen,
broken, or played to death, I had to have this CD.
I was not disappointed. You won't be either, especially if you
want to hear what rock and roll was like besides the "big names".
The Rhino booklet that is included is very informative about the songs as well as the era.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good ensemble of fifties rock instrumentals, April 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rock Instrumental Classics 1: 50's (Audio CD)

this set includes some outstanding early rock gutiar and other instrument sounds. there is the ferocious and famous rumble by link wray. the outstandingly pensive harlem nocturne by the viscounts and the tremendously influential and compelling sleepwalk by santo and johnny. also the overlooked but excellent bongo rock by preston epps. there are some other enjoyable tracks such as the happy organ by dave baby cortez and red river rock by johnny and the hurricanes. All in all this is more than just a trip down memory lane it is a sampling of some fine and ground breaking 1950s rock instrumentals that include truly jazz topsy by cozy cole. Only one complaint, why no bill black's cumbo tracks such as smokie on this cd?

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Woo hoo!, January 29, 2005

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Instrumental Classics 1: 50's (Audio CD)

This is a great collection of instrumental rock and roll classics from the 1950s. Most of these songs were big hits, and the few that weren't hits should have been hits. This is just about the perfect compilation of '50s rock instrumentals. Anyway, I can't think of anything that they left out. Highly recommended.