Time Life The Rock 'N' Roll Era 1961 [Original recording remastered]

Del Shannon (Artist), Little Caesar and the Romans (Artist), Joey Dee and the Starliters (Artist), Ral Donner (Artist), Chris Kenner (Artist), Shep and the Limelites (Artist), Bobby Lewis (Artist), The Shirelles (Artist), The Jive Five (Artist), Ernie K-Doe (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Time-Life Music / Warner Special Products
• ASIN: B000FPI6MY
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,877 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Various Artists / Rock N' Roll Era: 1961 Label: Time-Life Year: 1987 Track Title 1. Runaway -- Del Shannon 2. I Like It Like That -- Chris Kenner 3. Decicated To The One I Love -- The Shirelles 4. Quarter To Three -- Gary U.S. Bonds 5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight -- The Tokens 6. There's A Moon Out Tonight -- The Capris 7. Blue Moon -- The Marcels 8. Will You Love Me Tomorrow -- The Shirelles 9. Tossin' And Turnin' -- Bobby Lewis 10. Shop Around -- The Miracles 11. My True Story -- The Jive Five 12. Runaround Sue -- Dion 13. Mother-In-Law -- Ernie K-Doe 14. Raindrops -- Dee Clark 15. Peppermint Twist -- Joey Dee & The Starliters 16. Hats Off To Larry -- Del Shannon 17. Those Oldies But Goodies -- Little Ceasar & The Romans 18. Please Mr. Postman -- The Marvelettes 19. Stand By Me -- Ben E. King 20. You Don't Know What You've Got -- Donner, Ral 21. The Mountain's High -- Dick & Dee Dee 22. Daddy's Home -- Shep & The Limelites

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRACK LIST, May 15, 2006

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CD & VIDEO RESEARCHER "festivalcds" (il) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Life The Rock 'N' Roll Era 1961 (Audio CD)

Various Artists / Rock N' Roll Era: 1961
Label: Time-Life
Year: 1987
Track Title
1. Runaway -- Del Shannon
2. I Like It Like That -- Chris Kenner
3. Decicated To The One I Love -- The Shirelles
4. Quarter To Three -- Gary U.S. Bonds
5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight -- The Tokens
6. There's A Moon Out Tonight -- The Capris
7. Blue Moon -- The Marcels
8. Will You Love Me Tomorrow -- The Shirelles
9. Tossin' And Turnin' -- Bobby Lewis
10. Shop Around -- The Miracles
11. My True Story -- The Jive Five
12. Runaround Sue -- Dion
13. Mother-In-Law -- Ernie K-Doe
14. Raindrops -- Dee Clark
15. Peppermint Twist -- Joey Dee & The Starliters
16. Hats Off To Larry -- Del Shannon
17. Those Oldies But Goodies -- Little Ceasar & The Romans
18. Please Mr. Postman -- The Marvelettes
19. Stand By Me -- Ben E. King
20. You Don't Know What You've Got -- Donner, Ral
21. The Mountain's High -- Dick & Dee Dee
22. Daddy's Home -- Shep & The Limelites

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Part Of The Massive Time-Life/Warner Series, October 9, 2007

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Life The Rock 'N' Roll Era 1961 (Audio CD)

The heavily-promoted and massive Time-Life "mail order only" series of CDs of about 12-15 years ago constantly reminded you that "you can't get these in any store" and seemed intent, at the time, to corner the market on everything from the Big Band Era to Pop, Country, R&B, Soul and R&R. In addition to single artist releases, they put out year by year volumes covering the best hits of 1940 to (as far as I can tell) 1969, interspersed with theme releases such as The Unforgetable `50s, The Late `50s, The `60s: Last Dance, and R&B Gems II, among many many more.

Since there was little real competition in terms of sound quality and program notes at the time, I suppose quite a few bought into the hype, although it was an expensive venture since they also charged quite a bit more for each disc than the normal going rate. Now here we are with options like Ace Of London, Eric Records, Jasmine, Bear Family, Collectables, Collector's Choice, Rhino, Varese-Sarabande, Razor & Tie, etc., and suddenly these Time-Life releases are popping up for sale all over the place, and mostly at prices considerable less than when they were first issued.

Rest assured that if the song you are seeking is among the 22 contained contained in this volume (and re-listed by another reviewer) that it is the original rendition, and that the sound quality is impeccable. In addition, you get an insert containing four pages of background notes written by Washington music critic Joe Sasfy, and a complete chart detail/label information discography. In this volume you also get nice photos of The Jive Five, The Miracles, Dick And Dee Dee, Ral Donner, and The Marvelettes.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CD--Time Life-Rock N Roll Era 1961, April 12, 2009

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Jack Gendzel "Rock Fan" (Marblehead, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time Life The Rock 'N' Roll Era 1961 (Audio CD)

A fine collection of nearly 2 dozen of the original rhythm and blues, Doo Wop, and rock and roll hit songs from 1961.
The sound quality of these original recordings is very good.
Well worth the price to relive these great memories.