Customer Reviews


2 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
Share your thoughts with other customers
Create your own review
 
 
Only search this product's reviews

The most helpful favorable review
The most helpful critical review


5.0 out of 5 stars Great Teen Idols
The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Volume 3: Teen Idols is thirty-seven minutes and eleven seconds long and was released on March 31, 1998. Even though Frankie Avalon's Venus and Fabian's Tiger are the only two original recordings and the rest are stereo, it is still a great CD. Seven of the songs on this CD went to number one with Love Letters in the Sand by...
Published on December 29, 2008 by Michael Patrick Boyd

versus
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Not the original recordings!
This recording would probably be OK if you had never heard the original recordings. The fine print on the jacket reads "New stereo recordings". I guess someone has decided to tamper with the success of the original recording, because the "remixs" are not all that good and some cuts sound like they may have been re-recorded recently by the remaining...
Published on May 20, 1999


Most Helpful First | Newest First

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Not the original recordings!, May 20, 1999
By A Customer
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Rock & Roll Collection 3: Teen Idols (Audio CD)
This recording would probably be OK if you had never heard the original recordings. The fine print on the jacket reads "New stereo recordings". I guess someone has decided to tamper with the success of the original recording, because the "remixs" are not all that good and some cuts sound like they may have been re-recorded recently by the remaining members of the group.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


5.0 out of 5 stars Great Teen Idols, December 29, 2008
This review is from: Rock & Roll Collection 3: Teen Idols (Audio CD)
The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Volume 3: Teen Idols is thirty-seven minutes and eleven seconds long and was released on March 31, 1998. Even though Frankie Avalon's Venus and Fabian's Tiger are the only two original recordings and the rest are stereo, it is still a great CD. Seven of the songs on this CD went to number one with Love Letters in the Sand by Pat Boone and Venus by Frankie Avalon tied for five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes by Bobby Vee charted in four different categories. The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Volume 3: Teen Idols gets an AAA+++.

Venus-Frankie Avalon
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (five weeks at #1)
#10 U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Sides
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes-Bobby Vee
#3 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
#2 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening
#8 U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Sides
#4 U.S. Cash Box Magazine Top Singles
The Twist-Chubby Checker
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (one week at #1 in 1960 & two weeks at #1 in 1962)
Sheila-Tommy Roe
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (two weeks at #1)
Love Letters in the Sand-Pat Boone
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (five weeks at #1)
#12 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Because They're Young-Duane Eddy
#4 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Poetry In Motion-Johnny Tillotson
#2 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
#27 U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Sides
Runaway-Del Shannon
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (four weeks at #1)
Teen Angel-Mark Dinning
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (two weeks at #1)
#5 U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Sides
Mr. Bass Man-Johnny Cymbal
#16 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Halfway to Paradise-Billy Fury
Lightnin' Strikes-Lou Christie
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Tiger-Fabian
#3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Secretly-Jimmie Rodgers
#3 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
#5 U.S. Country & Western Singles
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


Most Helpful First | Newest First

This product

Rock & Roll Collection 3: Teen Idols
Rock & Roll Collection 3: Teen Idols by Avalon/Rydell/Checker/Boone (Audio CD - 1998)
Used & New from: $1.08
Add to wishlist See buying options