Teenage Crush, Vol. 3 [Import]

Teenage Crush (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 1957
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B000050XGN
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,407 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Suspicion

2. Talk To Me, Talk To Me

3. String Along

4. Heart

5. Rumors

6. The Girl Of My Best Friend

7. Corrina, Corrina

8. Sheila

9. Angela Jones

10. Makin' Love

11. After School

12. Here Comes Summer

13. Raindrops

14. I Wish That We Were Married

15. Midnight Mary

16. Little Band Of Gold

17. Mission Bell

18. Pretty Baby

19. Primrose Lane

20. Pledge Of Love

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The third installment of this series has 28 more big and small chart hits from 1957-1964, exemplifying the most clean-cut aspects of early rock & roll. The adjective "clean-cut" is not a pejorative presumption; it's taken right from the banner on the back sleeve. There are a few teen idols here (Fabian, Johnny Crawford), but actually the sounds take in much more than teen idol rock, covering string-drenched early soul (Little Willie John's "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" and Dee Clark's "Raindrops"), Elvis Presley impersonations (Terry Stafford's "Suspicion" and Ral Donner's "Girl of My Best Friend"), a Buddy Holly impersonation (Tommy Roe's "Sheila"), and group-vocal hits with a dab of doo-wop (the Echoes' "Baby Blue" and Donnie & the Dreamers' "Count Every Star"). Most of the best songs on the disc are mentioned in the preceding sentence, but for collectors, the main attractions might be the relative abundance of high and low chart hits that don't often make it onto compilations, like Donnie Brooks' "Mission Bell," Jerry Wallace's "Primrose Lane," Ken Copeland's "Pledge of Love" (covered in the early '60s by Bobby Fuller), Glen Campbell's original small hit version of "Turn Around, Look at Me" (from a 1961 Crest single), and Kenny Chandler's "Heart" (also a low-charting single for Wayne Newton). It's certainly true that, other than the odd classic, this is certainly innocuous and lightweight fluff. But as such compilations (including some others on Ace) go, it has more variety than most, and can therefore be recommended for those who want to dig into these kinds of sounds and pick up some material to which they might not have been overexposed. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How about 6 stars..., June 10, 2001

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teenage Crush, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

Here we find the third installment in England's Ace Records' "Teenage Crush" series of compilations of pre-British invasion American r'n'r. As the title infers, the songs fall into the "clean-cut" category so there is none of the grittier r'n'b stuff here. Ace continues to outdo itself with its work with this material.

While similar to its "Golden Age of American Rock and Roll" series, there are more higher-charting singles here and therefore more familiar material to the casual listener such as Terry Stafford's "Suspicion", Dee Clark's "Raindrops" and Ray Peterson's "Corrina, Corrina". Beyond the many familiar tunes, there is still a wealth of seldom-found songs here that either only made it into the lower reaches of the pop charts or those that, while very popular in their day, are seldom, if ever, found on CD. Among the great rarities here are Johnny Ferguson's "Angela Jones", Randy Starr's "After School", Gino and Gina's "Pretty Baby" and the Fireflies' "I Can't Say Goodbye" and Glen Campbell's "Turn Around, Look At Me".

As Ace has set the standard, most of these tracks appear in their best-sounding version to be found. Tracks 3,5,8,10,12,13,21,22 and 25 appear in stereo. Two tracks, "Midnight Mary" and "Turn Around..." - in an unusually forthright and refreshing admission for CD producers - are noted as not having been transferred from tape but still sound clean and full. Great liner notes with numerous pics in a 20-page booklet are included as well.

This is a superb effort new offering from the masters of cd reissues at Ace. For this genre, you'd be hard pressed to get a better collection than this.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another gem from London's Ace Records, April 13, 2004

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This review is from: Teenage Crush, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

As someone who has been a collector for nearly 40 years, it is a rare day when I find a oldies compilation containing 9 songs I do not already own. Yet this is the case with "Teenage Crush Volume 3" This marvelous collection contains a whole bunch of tunes you just won't find anywhere else. In fact, there are about a half dozen songs in this collection that were Billboard chart hits that I had never even heard before!! For me, the biggest coup was Glen Campbells original recording of "Turn Around, Look At Me." This 1962 hit is extremely rare. I have only heard the song once and have never ever seen the 45!!! I was also extremely pleased to find James Gilreath's "Little Band of Gold" from 1963 and Ken Copeland's "Pledge of Love" from way back when in 1957. I had never heard either one of these tunes and both were big hits. In all, there are a generous 28 tracks in this collection. Other hard to find songs include Gino and Ginas "Pretty Baby" and Rod Laurens "If I Had A Girl." from 1959. Lauren was being groomed by RCA to be yet another teen idol but that simply never happened. You will also find some of the more familiar songs you remember from the period including Jerry Kellers classic "Here Comes Summer" and Dee Clarks memorable hit "Raindrops". Also included are some terrific group sounds like Ronnie and the Hi-Lites "I Wish That We Were Married" and "Over The Rainbow" by the Demensions. There is also a colorful 20 page booklet that includes information on each song and artist as well as some great promo material from the record companies. Wait until you see Glen Campbell. You would never know him!!! This is another great value from Ace Records. Jump on this one!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is not done better than this, January 15, 2005

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Martijn13Maart1970 (Husavik Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teenage Crush, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

I am a enthousiastic collector, and have almost all the Time Life rock n roll stuff, as well as Eric Records cds of this era. Although they are essential to any 50s 60s collection, nothing can top ACE series.
I could comment like this on all the 50s remasters of this fabulous record label, not only these issues, but especially the Golden Age of American Rock n roll. I can not add anything to the positive reviews than simply summing up my personal view:
28 tracks per cd, and sometimes 30! (Time life is also excellent, but you get 15 per cd!)
excellent booklets with background info (not surpassed by any label).
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, it is for above mentioned points alone worth it to always have an ACE copy as well.