The Rhino CD series "Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits" has proven to be an extroadinary musical journey, showcasing some fine recordings. The year of 1964 proved that changes were in the air, and this volume shows why. Starting off things in this CD is the bouncy-tempo of "Bread And Butter" from the Newbeats; R&B legends the Drifters had one of their biggest hits with "Under The Boardwalk"; the Beach Boys were the country's most popular musical artist, and their smash "I Get Around" went to number one; likewise, Californis boys Jan and Dean kept on with their hit sounds with "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"; rock instrumentals proved very successful, in this album with "Out Of Limits" by the Marketts; Terry Stafford had a top ten hit with "Suspicion", a song that was also recorded by Elvis Presley; girl groups were also delivering hit songs on the radio airwaves, among them were the Dixie Cups with "Chapel Of Love" and the Shangri-La's with "Leader Of The Pack"; the British Invasion exploded in the U.S.A., and English group the Zombies had a big hit with "She's Not There"; one of the all-time great tear-jearkers was "Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. Popular music was everywhere in 1964, and these songs still continue to be favorites.Read full review
This is a great oldies compilation compiled by Billboard and Rhino Records. They used the master recordings instead of re-records, which is why I've made up my mind to try to collect as many as I can, starting with the ones from my favorite era of music - the 1960s. There are two different versions of the series though, so not all the songs listed on the first one, are exactly the same as the ones on the second version. But, I wasn't disappointed about that fact, because I also like the other songs. t
These were good songs on the radio and they be long in my collection too. A hard to fine on the radio now. Good to have.
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Had a great sound
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Definitely original recordings
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