Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 3 - A Very Special Love

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Eric Records
• ASIN: B00027JYTY
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,853 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Heart Is An Open Book - Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Stereo)

2. Susie Darlin' - Robin Luke

3. Pink Shoe Laces - Dodie Stevens (Original Single Version)

4. Ninety-Nine Ways - Tab Hunter

5. Talkin' To The Blues - Jim Lowe (CD Debut)

6. Just As Much As Ever - Bob Beckham (Stereo) (CD Debut)

7. TILL DEATH DO US PART - BOB BRAUN (STEREO) (CD DEBUT)

8. A Very Special Love - Johnny Nash (CD Debut)

9. Morgen - Ivo Robic (Rare)

10. Over The Rainbow - The Demensions

11. Oh Julie - The Crescendos

12. You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander (Original Single Version)

13. Jamie - Eddie Holland

14. I've Got A Girlfriend - Dale Ward (CD Debut)

15. Ramona - The Blue Diamonds (Stereo)

16. The Way Of A Clown - Teddy Randazzo

17. Top Forty News, Weather & Sports - Mark Dinning (CD Debut)

18. And The Heavens Cried - Ronnie Savoy

19. Letter From Sherry - Dale Ward (Original Single Version) (CD Debut)

20. Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward (Stereo)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nicely done......welcome back Eric Records!!!!!, October 4, 2004

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This review is from: Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 3 - A Very Special Love (Audio CD)

As a collector of 45 rpm records for close to 40 years, I certainly gave my share of business to Eric Records. You see for about 20 years or so Eric was one of America's leading reissue labels. The company dealt primarily in reissue 45's but would occasionally issue an LP. I probably own around 100 Eric reissues. Eric Records was always based in New York and sometime in the late 1990's the company could see the writing on the wall. 45's were no longer a marketable commodity so the company decided to close shop in New York with the intention of moving out to California to reinvent itself as a CD company. Well, several years went by and I heard little or nothing from the company. But now Eric is back and I would agree with the other reviewer that Eric is aiming to become the Ace Records of the United States. That would be a very positive development indeed!
"Teen Time Volume 3: A Very Special Love" is the first of their new CD's I have purchased. And let me tell you it is great. Featuring a very attractive cover and terrific liner notes this disc contains a whole bunch of charted tunes I had never even heard before. Add to that the fact that the sound quality is outstanding and you have a great value here. Every tune on this disc was a hit between the years 1957 and 1963. Among the hard-to-find tunes you will enjoy is Bob Beckham's original recording of "Just As Much As Ever" from 1959. You might recall that Bobby Vinton scored with that song about a decade later. I was also thrilled to find Johnny Nash's "A Very Special Love." I had never even heard the song before and I was not disappointed. Johnny Nash would remind you of Johnny Mathis on that one. Among the more familiar tunes you might enjoy are "My Heart Is An Open Book" from Carl Dobkins Jr. and Robin Ward's "Wonderful Summer" from 1963. It is not very often that I get excited about a new oldies disc. But having heard this one I am going check out any Eric CD I can find. Highly recommended and lots of fun!!!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only label that can match ACE reissues, January 15, 2005

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Martijn13Maart1970 (Husavik Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 3 - A Very Special Love (Audio CD)

I am a enthousiastic collector, and have almost all the Time Life rock n roll stuff, as well as ACE cds of this era.
I could comment like this like I have on ACE editions, or the Eric Records HArd to Find 45s series. Excellent, and must have!
A few points why:
20 tracks per cd (Time life is also excellent, but you get 15 per cd!)
excellent booklets with background info
not the same old songs over again, but many rare and still excellent tracks!
last but not least amazing sound quality.
So although you might have some songs there on other collections like ACE, it is for above mentioned points alone worth it to always have an Eric copy as well.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars and the nostaligia continues..., December 10, 2007

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 3 - A Very Special Love (Audio CD)

Teen Time - The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Volume 3: A Very Special Love is an excellent addition to this CD series of great pop hits from the 1950s and early 1960s. We get loads of wonderful tunes here and the sound quality couldn't be better--even when the tracks are in mono, they're still quite good.

The CD opens with the sweet and peppy "My Heart Is An Open Book" by Carl Dobkins, Jr. The female backup vocals work well and Carl's vocals sound great. He never misses a beat. Tab Hunter's "Ninety-Nine Ways" rocks and rolls easy and sassy both at the same time; and Tab never sounded better! The musical arrangement bolsters Tab's performance as well. I predict that you will enjoy "Ninety-Nine Ways" a whole lot! Tab sings of a man who wants to forget the woman who turned him down even though he loved her.

"Just As Much As Ever" by Bob Beckham swings, rocks and rolls just right with a great beat; this almost feels like a 1940s ballad but don't be fooled--it still fits in here very well. It's also the first time "Just As Much As Ever" appears on any CD--cool!

The Demensions perform a passionate and smooth rendition of the classic "Over The Rainbow;" and the percussion enhances the musical arrangement. The Demensions harmonize very well, too. Listen also for The Blue Diamonds doing their hit called "Ramona;" they sing this without a superfluous note and the melody is unmistakably late 1950s! I especially like "Ramona."

The CD ends with a great hit for Robin Ward; she sings "Wonderful Summer" to perfection and the female backup vocalists make this number all the better.

The liner notes give a lot of info about these great numbers; and the artwork is in very good taste. Excellent!

I highly recommend this CD for any fan of pop music of the 1950s and early 1960s. The sound is great and we get lots of tracks from many different artists. If you like this CD don't hesitate to get all three albums in this series!