Customer Reviews

Up on the Roof / Under the Boardwalk

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This has most of the Drifters greatest hits- Up On The Roof, Save The Last Dance For Me, There Goes My Baby, Under The Boardwalk, and On Broadway. Plus all but 3 songs are in stereo, and it has the mono and stereo versions of Up On The Roof (my favorite Drifters song). This is great- and is cheap.

THIS ALBUM CONTAINS 26 ORININAL TRACKS IN MOSTLY THE 45RPM VERSIONS.THE ALBUM IS REALLY TWO ALBUMS IN ONE,AND IS PART OF A TWO CD SET FEATURED ON COLLECTABLES COL0037 6211/6226.YOU WILL LOVE THIS ALBUM.I OWN THE COMPLETE SET DISC2 IS CDLCD6226.

For a young guy who listens to the likes of Midnight Oil, Nirvana, and Outkast among others, take it from me, this is music at its best. Not a real fan of "oldies" music, but there's just something about the Drifters. I was first introduced to this fantastic group through the PBS show Reading Rainbow some 10 yrs ago. The song played was Up on the Roof, and i just couldn't get it out of my head. In fact, I was so enamored by this one song, that I rushed to the music store(this was before the MP3 revolution, so I actually bought a few cds back then) to purchase the first Drifters cd that contained it. Unfortunately, the song on the cd was a different verison than what I had heard on the TV(now u know why I love Mp3s). Don't worry though, this cd has the "better" version of Up on the Roof. And you want to know what? Golly gee Wally, I went ahead and bought it! Thanks Drifters!

My CD case shows 25 tracks including one track of "Up On the Roof". However, the CD itself has 26 tracks with two tracks of "Up On the Roof".

This is a very nice collections of Drifters songs--all the songs a casual Drifters listener would need. But, they aren't the original recordings. If you've listened to these songs enough, you'll notice subtle differences that are just enough to throw the songs off. It's fine for background music, but it's missing part of what made me fall in love with the songs. From the reviews I've read of other Drifters albums, this seems to be a common problem with these older greatest hits collections. If you really care about the version of the songs you're getting, keep shopping.

I think this si a great cd! The Drifters are very talented. Their talent is displayed on this album. I love Under the Boardwalk, Up on the Roof, and On Broadway! These are songs that I grew up on.

I have not yet received this CD, as I have not received the "For Love Of Ivy" DVD.