Hitdossier 60's, Vol. 2 [Import]

1. Kites
2. If I Promise
3. Man In A Shop
4. Without Feeling, Without Mind
5. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep
6. Rice Is Nice
7. Going My Way
8. We Will Be There
9. I'll Wear A Silly Grin
10. Alone Again Or
11. Like To Get To Know You
12. Snowflakes On Amsterdam
13. Captain Of Your Ship
14. I See No Reason Why
15. Big City Lights
16. Hush Not A Word To Mary
17. King Croesus
18. Ciao Baby
19. Waiting For You
20. Love In Copenhagen
See all 48 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - The Hombres
Gimmie Gimmie Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant
Everlasting Love - Robert Knight
Angel Of The Morning - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts
Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Fifth Estate
Morning Girl - The Neon Philharmonic
Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors
Love (Can Make You Happy) - Mercy
No Good To Cry - The Wildweeds
Cinnamon - Derek
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos
Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys

Customer Reviews:

Could not receive the CD.......2007-05-14

Unfortunately, I was unable to get the CD because the post office could not deliver it to me. I complained to Amazon already. I would like to re-order, but I am not sure it will arrive.

Don Bankston
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Bubblegum ditties of the Baby Boomers.......2007-04-14

Here are the obscure recordings of "Flash-in-the-Pan" artists and "hits" of us Baby Boomers! Stuff that was the temporary fodder of Casey Kasum and the "top 40' "Hit" radio stations across the United States in the '60's.

One Hit Wonders that were played over and over in their time then promptly forgotten. They were re'released in the many incarnations of "K-Tel," then forgotten again as these K-Tel records found their way to thriftshops, then landfills.

If you want to reminisce about all that "bubblegum" heard as a child, be more imaginative! Pass this one by and instead purchase The Resident's Third Reich and Roll! Only The Residents could give these "one hit wonders" the ROASTING they DESERVED!

Got me what I wanted..........2007-01-05

OK, I wanted "Then You Can Tell Me Goobye" by the Casinos, and here's a CD that provided it. Very nice. The rest of it? Ehhhh...., could be worse, I guess. Only real disappointment was the version of "Everlasting Love" by Robert Knight. While Knight may have been the original, Carl Carlton certainly recorded what has become the definative version of this song and Knight's pales by comparison. That's the way it works with compilations, you get the good with the bad. Glad I bought it, though!

One Hit Wonders.......2005-09-06

They definately are wonders. Wonderful that is. Great cd, bought for our DJ biz, but it seems to end up in my car alot!
Can't get enough of them!

Back for more.......2005-06-29

Vol. 2 of Bartley's anthology of one-hit wonders isn't quite as consistently good as the first, but it's still a fine balance of obscuros and hard-to-find well-known hits. It was great to have Robert Knight's original '66 version of "Everlasting Love" at my fingertips, for example, as well as Merilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning."
You can find a couple of the hits elsewhere ("Hang On, Sloopy" can be found in several places, while "Expressway to Your Heart" is on the three-CD "The Philly Sound" Philadelphia International collection), but this was, for years, the only CD where you could find the killer white soul shouter "No Good to Cry" by Connecticut band The Wildweeds (now on a killer 2002 collection called "No Good to Cry: The Best of The Wildweeds"). The song, written and sung by the teenage Al Anderson (before his long run with NRBQ and his successful career as a country songwriter), charted big in its home state (where I grew up) and in the South, but just made the upper 80s in Billboard; you fans from the rest of the country will wonder just how the hell this didn't become one of the all-time great chart hits.

I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '60s, Vol. 2

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An excellent collection of songs.
Shame on the KID who put this one together
I know all of the songs!
A gorgeous CD

I Love Rock & Roll: Hits of the '60s, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Priority Records
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ASIN: B000003AJZ
Release Date: 1996-10-24

Tracks:

All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds
Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers
Monday, Monday - The Mamas And The Papas
Get Together - The Youngbloods
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
Do You Love Me - The Contours
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Tossin' & Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean
Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups

Customer Reviews:

An excellent collection of songs........2006-02-01

Being that I was born in the mid-eighties, I did not have the priveledge of growing up listening to music of this sort. When I found this CD among my dad's collection I decided to give it a listen because I recognized some of the songs. I'm very glad I did!

I greatly enjoy almost all of the songs, in particular The Kinks "All Day and All of the Night" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by the Tokens.

The rest of the songs are top-notch "oldies" as well, easily recognizable classics. The only song I don't really care for is "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" by Jan & Dean, though it is still an okay song.

Overall, I would certainly recommend this CD... when you find one both a father and a daughter can easily enjoy together, it must be good.

Shame on the KID who put this one together.......2002-11-18

This is one BAD example of the music of this decade. First, the 60s started on JAN.one but I guess that dosen't count!
If your looking to get a handle on where R+R (all) comes from this turkey an't it.

I know all of the songs!.......2002-01-23

I hate compilation CD's that are supposed to be the best of something but manage to be the best of whatever singles the producer had lying around in the backseat of his car. This CD, however, is what it claims to be. I've never seen a compilation album with so many hits and so many recognizeable tunes. All of these songs are fun to listen to and the few songs you may not recognize are catchy 60-ish sounding riffs anyway. This is, by far, the most versatile CD I own.

A gorgeous CD.......2000-06-23

Hello. It's a real nice collection most of all because it includes some artist i thought I never heard again. Some of them as The Kinks, The Vogues or Jan and Dean aren't easy to find in some other collections. The sound is excelent and the artists are well selected. Congratulations.

Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1

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Dick Bartley Present: One Hit Wonders Vol. 1
Hard to find songs
Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1
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Good Buy

Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032TV
Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

You Were On My Mind - We Five
I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Barry & The Tamerlanes
Last Kiss - Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
The Stripper - David Rose
Do It Again A Little Bit Slower - Jon & Robin & The In Crowd
Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Sounds Orchestral
If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
The Girl From Ipanema - Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
Midnight Mary - Joey Powers
The Cheater - Bob Kuban & The In-Men
More - Kai Winding

Album Description

Nationally syndicated radio show host Dick Bartley has painstakingly compiled this priceless series featuring performers who only enjoyed 15 minutes-or, more accurately, 2:30-of fame on the pop charts during the '60s. Many tracks make their CD debut!

Customer Reviews:

Dick Bartley Present: One Hit Wonders Vol. 1.......2007-01-11

It was a gift. The guy went crazy. It's awssome. I got Vol. 2 as well.

Hard to find songs.......2007-01-10

I was only after one particular song on this cd but found I enjoyed about 4 others songs on it.It doesnt have a lot of songs on it but most are good easy listening.I would look at other volumes in this series.

Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1.......2007-01-09

Very good if you like 60s

review of Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1.......2006-09-01

I am very happy with this product.I enjoy a lot of older music not available in stores. I like the ease of being able to purchase hard to find products on Amazom.

Good Buy.......2006-03-09

I bought this CD primarily because of the song 'You Were On My Mind' by the We Five, and The Rooftop singers. The rest of the CD was good, it was worth the money I paid for it.

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It's More Than Worth The Money
Bring back girl groups.....
Very Entertaining, 60's Pop Driving Music.
This is what pop SHOULD be
soo much fun!

The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1
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Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032TJ
Release Date: 1990-08-07

Tracks:

Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
He's So Fine - The Chiffons
Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
The Boy From New York City - The Ad Libs
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Betty Everett
Sally, Go 'Round The Roses - The Jaynetts
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las
One Fine Day - The Chiffons
Party Lights - Claudine Clark
People Say - The Dixie Cups
He's Got The Power - The Exciters
I Can't Stay Mad At You - Skeeter Davis
I Wanna Love Him So Bad - The Jelly Beans
Dream Baby - Cher
Baby It's You - The Shirelles
Give Him A Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-Las
I Can't Let It Go - Evie Sands

Customer Reviews:

It's More Than Worth The Money.......2007-06-21

"The Best of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1" is a really well-chosen, well-reproduced Rhino compilation of some of the greatest of the girl group sounds from their pop music era, the early 1960s. It lacks some of the most influential groups, those of Berry Gordy's Motown, Phil Spector's Gold Star Studios, and Philadelphia's Cameo, but there's still a wealth of fondly-remembered music here.

As is typical of the period when girl groups were at their height, those Brill Building gnomes have their fingerprints all over this album. There are three Shangri-La songs, "Leader of The Pack," "Remember (Walking in the Sand)," and "Give Him a Great Big Kiss." Credit Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry with the writing; the mysterious George (Shadow) Morton with the production, throbbing motorcycle sounds and big sloppy kisses on the soundtrack. These songs all told little stories, and they lifted the Shangri-Las, four tough-sounding girls-- the Weiss sisters and the Ganser sisters, actually twins-- from Queens, New York well out of the ordinary.

Four Bronx girls, the Chiffons, have "He's So Fine" (the song the Beatles's late George Harrison unwittingly rewrote as "My Sweet Lord"), and "One Fine Day" here: their "Sweet Talking Guy" is in Vol.2. Mind you, I've seen the Chiffons perform, at New York's South Street Seaport, and I can tell you those girls still love to make music. The Shirelles have three songs here: Carole King's famous "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," Burt Bacharach's "Baby It's You," and "I Met Him on a Sunday." I've managed to see Shirley Alston Reeves, their former lead singer too, with backup singers, for sure; and she can still punch them out, I promise you. That New Orleans girl group, the Dixie Cups, has two songs here, the world-famous "Chapel of Love," and the melodic, though lesser-known, "People Say." Both written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, with Phil Spector an additional writing credit on "Chapel;" both produced by Leiber and Stoller. You'll also find two mysterious, haunting songs of the era, the Jaynetts' "Sally Go Round The Roses," and Claudine Clark singing her own "Party Lights." The Ad-Libs' "Boy from New York City," a pure Brill Building product. Betty Everett's "Shoop Shoop Song;" now much better known as "It's in His Kiss," as sung by Cher. Cher's early "Dream Baby" is also here; production is credited to Sonny Bono; but as both these artists began their music careers working for Phil Spector, it sure has Spector's sound, if not his signature.

Many, if not most, listeners will have a few favorites that just aren't here: I wish the Dixie Cups' "Iko Iko," a real African-influenced, New Orleans sound, heard on the soundtrack of that entertaining New Orleans-set movie "The Big Easy," had been included. But what is here is more than worth the money.

Bring back girl groups............2007-03-28

This Cd brought back a lot of memories of the 60's. Listening to them on AM radio in the summer on the beach at Coney Island or seeing them on Ed Sullivan.None of the radio stations play this music anymore. Who wants to pay for satelite? This music made life fun!

Very Entertaining, 60's Pop Driving Music........2007-02-04

This has 18 songs & is roughly 45 minutes long. The sound quality is a bit mediocre at times, but these are quality tunes, & not just the well known big hits. Here you have "People Say," by the Dixie Cups, The Shirelle's "Baby It's You," the Jaynettes"Sally Go Round The Roses." Which sounds half psychodelic before the term became common. There is even a young Cher singing "Dream Baby." This compellation should stir the appetite of even a casual listener to find more tunes from that eclectic era of music.

This is what pop SHOULD be.......2006-05-08

Light, effervescent, fun, and with a ton of musicianship and creativity. Qualities that seem to have gotten lost in pop music for the most part. This is NOT just for baby boomers: this is for anybody who appreciates great melodies, and most of all, music that's sweet, fun, yet stunningly powerful.Even those of us who weren't even born when these songs were on the charts. There's a whole cd full of great stuff here, but the Shangri-La's tracks absolutely make this cd what it is. Leader of the Pack might have been overplayed, but in its day it was an extremely imaginative bit of pop fluff. The Shangri-La's always sounded like what they were: teenage girls having the time of their lives, and that's what makes their music so charming today.The tracks by the Dixie Cups are also absolutely stunning. Their harmonies sound like they're floating on a cloud. Will You Love Me Tomorrow is the most stunning for its maturity.The Cher track is also interesting. I've never personally been a fan of her music, but she sounds great here. The liner notes say that the production on Dream Baby was done by Sonny Bono, but it sounds like a Phil Spector production. All of these songs are gems. Little 2 and 3 minute slices of heavenly pop. The perfect antidote to the overheated, over-produced, over-exposed pop of Britney Spears and the like. Recommended.

soo much fun!.......2006-03-14

We knew some of these songs but not all and we were impressed by the selection and the sound quality of the selections. A great way to look back on a bygone era.

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Girl Groups Vol 2
More from the Great Age of Girl Groups
Back to the 60s
Girl Groups
girls groups

The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B0000032TL
Release Date: 1990-08-07

Tracks:

My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
Sweet Talkin' Guy - The Chiffons
The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
A Lover's Concerto - The Toys
The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget - The Raindrops
You Don't Know - Ellie Greenwich
Chains - The Cookies
Popsicles And Icicles - The Murmaids
The One You Can't Have - THE HONEYS
Tell Him - The Exciters
Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) - The Cookies
I Met Him On A Sunday - The Shirelles
Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward
It Might As Well Rain Until September - Carole King
You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry - The Caravelles
Easier Said Than Done - The Essex
I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
Johnny Get Angry - Joanie Sommers

Customer Reviews:

Girl Groups Vol 2.......2007-06-27

more great sixties music, i play it in the car and sing all the time when i am not playing vol 1

More from the Great Age of Girl Groups.......2007-06-20

Rhino Records finishes what it started with "The Best of the Girl Groups, Vol.2," giving us another good-sounding, good collection of girl group standards, some better-known than others, from the Great Age of the Girl Groups,the early 1960's, before the British Invasion drove the girls from the charts. And once again, the melodic hand of those Brill Building songwriters is much in evidence.

The collection opens with The Angels' hit, "My Boyfriend's Back." This is a pretty white bread-sounding song; and believe me --I've seen them-- the Angels were kind of a white bread group. But the lyric is pretty flavorful: legend says the songwriter, at a diner, just wrote down a waitress's outburst at a guy who'd obviously pushed her too far. "Sweet Talking Guy," by the Chiffons, follows; plenty of Bronx flavor to this one. I've also seen them perform, and let me tell you, these were girls who still got a kick out of singing, and hitting those notes. Then follows a great dancing song, "The Locomotion," sung by Little Eva, whom, legend says, was the maid of Carole King, who wrote it with her usual partner, Gerry Goffin. Carole King also sings "It Might As Well Rain Until September," the only one of her many creations on which she, herself, had the hit. Ellie Greenwich, another Brill Building regular, much better known as a songwriter than performer, sings her own "You Don't Know." The Toys give us a song I particularly loved, and still do, "Lovers Concerto;" legend says the immortal classical composer Friedrich Handel ("Music for the Royal Fireworks") gave them the music for that one. The Cookies contribute two more dance numbers -- those girls could rock: "Chains," and "Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby." Those perennial favorites, the Shirelles, give us "I Met Him on a Sunday." The Exciters give us another good dancing song, "Tell Him," and Essex comes in with another one, "Easier Said Than Done."

Once again, there are no representatives from Motown, Phil Spector's Gold Star Studios, or Philadelphia's Cameo Studios, and that leaves out a lot of great songs. The selection of songs on Vol. 2 is also not quite up to that on the first volume, but it still brings together a lot of songs that a lot of people love, and haven't been able to find. Worth getting if the budget allows.

Back to the 60s.......2007-05-18

Most of these songs are goodies from the 60's...2 or 3 songs were completely unknown to me, but the others made up for it...I know all the words!! (of course I'm over 13....that's why I know all the words!)

Girl Groups.......2007-05-13

Well done, original artists, good fidelity. Well worth the price! Buy and enjoy.

girls groups.......2007-03-08

this is a good grouping of the old time "girl groups", that i remember from years ago. Glad someone made a CD of this type.

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale

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Ted Nugent, please phone home
Cool!
LOVE ULTRA LOUNGE!!
Title a bit of a misnomer but...
I love the Ultra-Lounge series.

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale
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ASIN: B000002TZM
Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

The Theme From Route 66 - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Caravan - The John Buzon Trio
Sexe - Line Renaud
Cool - Lou Busch & His Orchestra
The Beast - Milt Buckner
Theme From 'Our Man Flint' - Elliott Fisher
Spring, Sprang, Sprung - Jack Fascinato
Night Train - Alvino Rey
Harlem Nocturne - Martin Denny
The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams/Fever - Sam Butera
Topsy - Joe Bucci Trio
Like Young - Dave Pell
Street Scene '58 - Lou Busch & His Orchestra
Playboy's Theme - Cy Coleman
A Shot In The Dark - Jimmie Haskell
Shangri-La - Spike Jones New Band
Black Coffee - Julie London
Melancholy Serenade - King Curtis

Customer Reviews:

Ted Nugent, please phone home.......2007-06-25

Ultra-Lounge Bachelor Pad Royale gives us a great selection of steamy romantic hits from the late 1950s and early 1960s that still sound great today! The lush and creative musical arrangements hold your attention rather easily and the quality of the sound is excellent.

The CD track set kicks off with "The Theme From Route 66" performed by Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra. The sound is cool, savvy and the melody goes along at just the right pace. The strings and percussion enhance this classic number, too. Great! The next track has The John Buzon Trio performing "Caravan" using the organ as they so often did to embellish the beauty of the number. The percussion hits it all just right and "Caravan" boasts a romantic and relentlessly upbeat melody.

"Cool" by Lou Busch & His Orchestra gives us an awesome rendition of this song from West Side Story; and "The Beast" by Milt Buckner oozes class and a certain type of panache you rarely hear these days. Like John Buzon and his buddies; the arrangement for "The Beast" makes good use of the organ. The piano shines on this number, too.

Alvino Rey's rendition of "Night Train" slinks along with a steamy, naturally romantic style that will prove beyond doubt that this music still retains its high quality control to this very day. Martin Denny was doing a lot of exotica by the late 1950s, but his version of "Harlem Nocturne" is sublime! The chimes work well; and the piano together with the bass make this number an instant classic. Hooray!

Sam Butera and his buddies perform a medley of "The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams/Fever" that leaves you sweating from its hot, hot, hot delivery; and "Street Scene '58" makes great use of the sax to romanticize this tune.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. The last two tracks on this CD are Julie London's "Black Coffee" and "Melancholy Serenade" by King Curtis. Julie sings "Black Coffee" without a single superfluous note; but you should know that although "Melancholy Serenade" gets the royal treatment from King Curtis, this is not the interpretation of this song that I have heard before. Instead of the dramatic and somewhat boisterous use of the horns; King Curtis's rendition places the organ squarely into the spotlight of the arrangement and the single horn tones down this angle drastically. Nevertheless, the arrangement works well.

The liner notes include an informative essay by R. J. Smith; and the song credits and recording dates are there for you, too. The artwork reflects good taste and there are even two drink recipes!

I highly recommend this CD for fans of "lounge music" and for people who want to remember a time when cool music for lovers actually was cool music for lovers.

Enjoy!

Cool!.......2007-05-13

Brought me back to the days of tuxedos, secret agents and private detectives. Cool, very cool.

LOVE ULTRA LOUNGE!!.......2007-05-12

Nothing can be finer that Ultra Lounge - never a bad thing to say.

Title a bit of a misnomer but..........2007-01-27

Hard to see how some of the tracks on this disc fit in with the whole late-night bachelor pad ethos as they are, quite simply, and in the words of the great Stan Freberg, "too loud, man". That said, this is a great CD. The music is fabulous and beautifully re-mastered (Cy Coleman's "Playboy's Theme" is the epitome of bachelor pad cool and, by itself, worth the price of the disc) while RJ Smith's liner notes are, as ever, entertaining, witty and evocative. In fact the whole package is life-affirming, high-quality fun: just the thing to chase those blues away.

I love the Ultra-Lounge series........2006-12-10

The sound quality of the Ultra-Lounge series is excellent, even though the songs were recorded mostly in the 50's and 60's. Capitol Records packs each CD with carefully chosen tracks consistent with the theme of the particular volume in the series. Many of the selections that appear here aren't available elsewhere, either because the original album on which the song appeared is out of print, or because the song was issued as a single and never collected in an album. A few 'previously unreleased' tracks also appear here. This series is a wonderful introduction to the music of a by-gone era, and each album includes detailed notes on each track (artist, writers, date recorded, how released, etc.). I heartily recommend it to anyone who has an interest in this type of music.

Classic Disney, Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic

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Great CD!!!!
Disappointed with these CD series...
Great Idea and a Wonderful CD
This is an awesome album!
Simply Irresistable

Classic Disney, Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic
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ASIN: B000001M26
Release Date: 1995-03-28

Tracks:

Aladdin: A Whole New World - Brad Kane/Lea Salonga
The Lion King: Circle Of Life - Carmen Twillie/Lebo M
Beauty And The Beast: Beauty And The Beast - Angela Lansbury
The Little Mermaid: Under The Sea - Samuel E. Wright
The Lion King: Hakuna Matata - Nathan Lan/Ernie Sabella/Jason Weaver/Joseph Williams
The Little Mermaid: Kiss The Girl - Samuel E. Wright
The Lion King: I Just Can't Wait To Be King - Jason Weaver/Rowan Atkinson/Laura Williams
The Little Mermaid: Poor Unfortunate Fools - Pat Carroll
Mary Poppins: Chim Chim Cher-ee - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews/Karen Dotrice/Matthew Garber
Mary Poppins: Jolly Holiday - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews
Mary Poppins: A Spoonful Of Sugar - Julie Andrews
The Parent Trap: Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills
The Monkey's Uncle: The Monkey's Uncle - Annette Funicello/The Beach Boys
Summer Magic: The Ugly Bug Ball - Burl Ives
Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color: The Spectrum Song - Paul Frees
The Jungle Book: Colonel Hathi's March - J. Pat O'Malley/The Pachyderm Chorus
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: A Whale Of A Tale - Kirk Douglas
Peter Pan: You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! - Bobby Driscoll/Kathryn Beaumont/Paul Collins/Tommy Luske
Cinderella: The Work Song - The Mouse Chorus
Cinderella: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - Ilene Woods
Song Of The South: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - James Baskett
Fantasia: Dance Of The Reed Flutes - Leopold Stokowski
Bambi: Love Is A Song - Donald Novis
Snow White And The Seven Dwarves: Some Day My Prince Will Come - Adriana Caselotti
Mickey Mouse Theme Song: Minnie's Yoo Hoo! - Carl Stalling/Walt Disney

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!!!!.......2006-07-22

I have all 5 CD's and it is an awesome collection! All of my favorite songs are on the 5 CD's and every Disney fan like I am should have this collection!

Disappointed with these CD series..........2005-10-02

There isn't one single song from the 1977 classic "The Rescuers" included in this collection, I don't see why Disney chose not to include any of those songs which are all gorgeous, when they did include unmemorable and weak songs instead, I've seen these CD's with songs that aren't half as good as "Tomorrow is Another Day," "The Journey," "Someone's Waiting for You" or "Rescue Aid Society."

Very disappointing, The Rescuers is a fine Disney classic and it should be included with all of the others.

Great Idea and a Wonderful CD.......2002-02-01

The idea of issuing musical selections from Disney films, features and other areas of their world of entertainment is really quite pleasing. If you love the world that Walt Disney created and has continued on to this day, this CD gives you little musical vignettes across that span of time that are very nostalgic and uplifting. I really love Track 13: THE MONKEY'S UNCLE sung by Annette Funicello and The Beach Boys. Track 4: "Under the Sea" from THE LITTLE MERMAID is just wonderful. This is a great CD.

This is an awesome album!.......2001-12-20

This album is great because it has many songs that everyone in the family can agree upon. Like most teens, my parents aren't too thrilled with what i usually listen to, but with Classic Disney we all sing along while i remember movies from when I was younger, like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, and my parents remember some of their old favorites, like The Parent Trap and originally seeing Peter Pan. This is a must-have for anyone who loves Disney movies and wants to share the songs with their kids or little brothers and sisters.

Simply Irresistable.......2001-11-24

I think that Disney music captures our emotions and what a better way to get them then through a cullmination of the best Disney songs! Volume 1 contains all the newest hits as well as the greatest classics. I urge anyone to buy this cd...it will only open your heart and bring you back to your childhood!

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LOVE IT!
Great for dinner parties
I love the Ultra-Lounge series.
Boreing
Mondo Exellento

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002TWF
Release Date: 1996-02-06

Tracks:

Swamp Fire - Martin Denny
Moon Mist - The Out-Islanders
Caravan - 80 Drums Around The World
Hypnotique - Martin Denny
Atlantis - Les Baxter
Alika - Webley Edwards
Misirlou - Martin Denny
Lust - Bas Sheva
Hana Maui - Chick Floyd & His Orchestra
Voodoo Dreams/Voodoo - Les Baxter
Jungle Madness - Martin Denny
Babalu - Yma Sumac
Simba - Les Baxter
The Girlfriend Of The Whirling Dervish - Martin Denny
Bali Ha'i - Tak Shindo
Pyramid Of The Sun - Les Baxter
Quiet Village - Martin Denny
Wimoweh - Yma Sumac

Customer Reviews:

LOVE IT!.......2007-05-13

Love this kind of music - can't get enough - have most all of the CDs. Excellent New Jersey-based company with excellent foresight and retro-understanding for the best party and jazz combos. Excellent choice for any kind of day or evening, party or relaxation time.

Great for dinner parties.......2007-04-04

It's very mellow, although there are some points where a woman is doing tribal screams or something. I think it's supposed to add to the tropical feel of the disc. It kind of surprised me, and I didn't particularly like that part but overall I really liked the CD. In fact, the whole Ultra-Lounge series is great.

I love the Ultra-Lounge series........2006-12-10

Boreing.......2005-10-08

I was a little dissapointed,very generic,kinda like hawaiian elavator music even the famus Marten Denny Quite Village was not the original it was more somber.

Mondo Exellento.......2005-09-29

I have purchased several of the other Ultra Lounge series, and this one is definately one of my favoites. The exotic sounds are much different than the music on the other compilations, from the different take on Misirlou to the wacky wildness of Jungle Madness. Anyone who is a fan of the Ultra Lounge series should check this out, but be warned, this is mostly an instrumental album.

Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: From the 50's and 60's

Average customer rating:

Don't Waste Your Money
Record the Originals or Don't Bother!
Television's Greatest Hits,Volume 1:From 50's And '60's(TVT)
The best of the bunch
What time is it?

Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: From the 50's and 60's
Television's Greatest Hits (Series)
Manufacturer: Tvt
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000GOI
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Captain Kangaroo (Puffin' Billy)
The Little Rascals
The Flintstones
Woody Woodpecker Show
Bugs Bunny Overture
Casper, The Friendly Ghost
Felix The Cat
Popeye
Yogi Bear
Magilla Gorilla
Top Cat
The Jetsons
Fireball XL-5
Howdy Doody
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
Mr. Ed
The Munsters
The Addams Family
My Three Sons
The Donna Reed Show
Leave It To Beaver
Dennis the Menace
Dobie Gillis
The Patty Duke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Gilligan's Island
McHale's Navy
I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
The Andy Griffith Show
Star Trek
Lost In Space
The Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Superman
Batman
Flipper
Combat
The Rifleman
Bonanza
Branded
F-Troop
Rin Tin Tin
Daniel Boone
The Wild Wild West
The Lone Ranger
Happy Trails
Mission: Impossible
Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Get Smart
Secret Agent Man
Dragnet
Perry Mason
Adam-12
The F.B.I.
Hawaii Five-O
77 Sunset Strip
Surfside 6
Ironside
Mannix
The Mod Squad
The Tonight Show
Late, Late Show (Syncopated Clock)

Customer Reviews:

Don't Waste Your Money.......2005-06-21

If you want the original recordings, don't purchase any volume of Television's Greatest Hits. I've had better luck recording the songs off of my TV with a cassette tape recorder and then dehissing them on my PC. These collections have sterile sounding fake stereo recordings of "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "The Munsters" that just don't sound right to me. If the original recordings don't matter to you, then you may like this CD.

Record the Originals or Don't Bother!.......2005-01-09

Most of these are re-renditions of the originals. Most people shopping for a CD like this would know right away upon hearing the samples that this CD is not what they're looking for.

Who has produced CDs with ALL ORIGINAL recordings? This CD deserves zero stars.

Television's Greatest Hits,Volume 1:From 50's And '60's(TVT).......2005-01-04

Have always dug this collection of them old TV shows from when I was a kid and a even a few before I was born.A total of 65 TV themes,with a duration of 72:17,was originally available as a double lp.Ones that gave me some of those 'special' childhood memories were "The Little Rascals(Good Old Days)","The Flintstones",the "Bugs Bunny Overture","The Munsters"(remember the Herman Munster laugh?),the always corny "Leave It To Beaver" and "Dragnet(Theme And March)" as I remember my dorky history teacher from way back when that recorded this tune off the TV set and repeatedly played during the eighth hour period after school.Believe me,we watched our behavior after an hour of hearing this tune something like forty times in an hour's time.A nice disc to have around as a novelty.

The best of the bunch.......2004-10-03

This is the first of the TV themes CDs and it's the best. Even the old shows I'd never heard of like "Fireball X-L5" have awsome themes. There are a few songs that I'm pretty sure aren't the original recordings (like secret agent man) but are actually a little better, with is unusual.

What time is it?.......2004-06-30

Ah, memories! I remember buying this on vinyl when it first came out in 1985. There are a few tracks on the 2 LP version that were left off of the CD version because of time constraints. The LP version was hosted by Don Pardo. The first track on side one was "Peter Gynt-Morning Suite", where Don Pardo signs on and begins the broadcast day. Side one ends with Don Pardo announcing a "Test of the Emergency Broadcast System" and then playing "Duck and Cover", a Civil Defense Department public service announcement telling kids how to survive a nuclear bomb attack. Side two ends with Don Pardo announcing "We are experiencing technical difficulties, please stand by". Side three ends with the "News Medley", which features Don Pardo introducing a "medley" of TV news reporters saying a line or two. Side four ends with Don Pardo announcing the end of the broadcast day and then playing "Our National Anthem". Everything else on the album version (65 TV themes from the '50s and '60s) is the same as on the CD version. How much you enjoy this CD depends on how much nostalgia you feel for old TV shows. Personally, I love this stuff. It must be pointed out that some of these themes have been rerecorded for this album. It's hard to say how many are rerecordings, but to my ears, over half of them seem to be rerecordings. But I honestly don't mind that. They went to such lengths to make the songs sound as much like the originals as possible, that most people probably won't be able to tell the difference. This is a great trip back to the Golden Age of TV theme songs that is a blast for nostalgia buffs like me.

Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 5: Surf

Average customer rating:

A Fun Surf Collection...!!!
good fun
An accessible introduction to surf rock
Let's go surfin'
Old Rhino collection still the best..

Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 5: Surf
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000338B
Release Date: 1994-03-22

Tracks:

Pipeline - The Chantays
Mr. Moto - The Belairs
Wipe Out - The Surfaris
Underwater - The Frogmen
Misirlou - Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
Diamond Head - The Ventures
Baja - The Astronauts
Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets
Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes
Penetration - The Pyramids
Mr. Rebel - Eddie and The Showmen
Fiberglass Jungle - The Crossfires
K-39 - The Challengers
Point Panic - The Surfaris
Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale And The Del-Tones
Surf Rider - The Lively Ones
Soul Surfer - Johnny Fortune
The Lonely Surfer - Jack Nitzsche

Customer Reviews:

A Fun Surf Collection...!!!.......2007-03-20

Put on your swim trunks, get a nice tall drink, and set your clock back to about 1962...!!! These are fun instrumentals...classic rock instrumentals that everyone that claims to be a rock music enthusiast or expert should be required to know about. Complete your education in rock & roll...get this album and surf the memories....!!! Wipe out!! Enjoy!!

good fun.......2006-07-04

Die-hard Tom Petty/Mike Campbell fans will recognize "Diamond Head" and "Penetration" from previous concert footage/recordings (albeit bootlegs). Alright, I admit that's why I bought this. However, I'm hearing the other items for the first time and I admit I like "Mr. Rebel" and "Wipeout" should be easily recognizable. Sticker on outside of CD promises all lyrics included (in an INSTRUMENTAL album) -- all in all, good fun.

An accessible introduction to surf rock.......2006-01-04

If you wish to know whether or not you are a surf rock fan. Most of the biggest surf rock instrumental classics are included on this compilation. Just about every one of the major artists are included here, such as Dick Dale, the Ventures, and the Challengers. If you are already a diehard surf fanatic, you probably already own most (if not all) of the songs included here, so theres no need to pick this up. However, if you are only a casual fan (or if you need at least one album representing every major rock period in your collection), this is a good purchase. Each one of these songs presents why surf rock was one of the coolest genres ever. Even though its not an extremely varied style, it rocked and rocked hard through an era when many said rock 'n' roll was dead or dying (between when the original wave of rockabilly died out and before the British Invasion). If you enjoy this album, I suggest you pick up Rhino's Dick Dale compilation and if you can track it down their Surf box set. Like many genres which are becoming popular again, you'd have to search through a lot of dull and uninspired artifacts to get to the gold. This sampler represents the best of the best.

Let's go surfin'.......2004-10-27

This is a great album of surf instrumentals from the 1960s. It contains almost all of the best known surf classics, although "Out of Limits" is not here (it's on a different volume of this series). In addition to the classics, there are a few lesser known gems thrown in as well. If you only want to get one album of surf music, you can't go wrong with this one. Highly recommended.

Old Rhino collection still the best.........2002-03-16

on the market at least. Hey Rhino how about a two disc set of Surf instrumentals. While most of the essentials are here there are a few missing. And as some of Rhino's other surf collections demonstrate there are some re-found classics (including the tunes from Pulp Fiction) that now need to be added. Oh well, until some movie soundtrack or commercial sparks the interest of the general public, we geeks will have to wait.l

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