Flappers, Vamps And Sweet Young Things

Various Artists - Pop - Traditional/Vocal Stylists

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000001HF8
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,079 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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  #28 in	Music > Miscellaneous > Compilations > Decades > 1920-1929
  #67 in	Music > Miscellaneous > Compilations > Decades > 1930-1939
  #97 in	Music > Pop > Compilations > Traditional Vocalists

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life is a Bowl Full of Cherries, March 2, 2001

By	"glhcorp" (TX, USA) - See all my reviews

How can anyone NOT love this sort of historical music? What some of these reviewers who complain about the "squeaky" voices, background noise, and unintentionally funny lyrics misunderstand is that this sort of music MUST be placed in the cultural context of the era in which is was meant to be heard.

These sorts of songs and singers emerged after the entire world was recovering from the horrors and brutality of World War I--a war in which an entire generation (20 million) of young men was killed. These people wanted fun, fun, fun: "Four Wheels, No Brakes" and "Hey Chicken, Here's Your Roost"! The age of youth and consumer culture hit the scene and the United States hasn't looked back! After all, this was the era in which "dating" emerged. Previously, people engaged in courting on front porches. But now, young people's romantic activities moved from the front steps to the back seat!

So maybe the sound is raw, the singers do squeak, and the lyrics seem nothing more than "cute." But this music certainly can't be labeled old-fashioned and in no way is it "innocent." This music is a testament to the times; these songs and singers' styles are historical cultural documents. Have fun with it like the co-eds, flappers, flivvers, and racoon-coated ukulele-toting collegiates did! Our times aren't so very different from theirs.

~~23 Skidoo~~

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Historic Sounds, January 23, 2004

By	Paul Yohe (Uniontown, Pa. United States) - See all my reviews

If you are here reading this you have been doing some home work. I bought this a few weeks ago and it is very good if your into the twenties. This cd has led me to seek out full cd's by some of these artists. My personal favorites are Ruth Etting,Annette Hanshaw and Libby Holman. The cd is well done the sound quality is very good. I was starved for new music and this is all new to me. Fun stuff.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Cat's Pajamas, December 19, 2005

By	J. C Clark "eanna" (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If not for a few clunkers and the weak notes this would be a certain 5 Star collection. You will hear voices unheard elsewhere, songs previously unknown, singers later famous at the beginning of their careers, and vocalists in performances you'll be shocked at. We know that young people have been behaving badly since the beginning of time, but this is the first time they really flaunted it, and the new medium of recorded sound made it easier to join in on the fun. This is jaunty, daring, snappy, well-performed, sophisticated and amazing well-remastered stuff.

I'll keep it brief. For the price, a winner! Enjoy, and be a bit startled at how "hot" the music was waaaay back then! The contemporary musicians may use more graphic language, but they have no monopoly on heat.