THE INDISPENSABLE DOO WOP VOCAL GROUPS 1934-1962

"Merging the best of gospel, jazz, blues and rock, the rhythm & blues vocal groups were no doubt the cream of American popular music. Belatedly tagged doo wop, astounding African-American groups - both virtuoso and obscure, such as The Ink Spots and The Robins - came together as a founding genre. Their very influential style and artistic power left a tremendous mark on both soul and rock music, as early as some of Elvis Presleys greatest hits like Dont Be Cruel, The Drifters, Dion, The Beach Boys and even Lou Reed, whose rare first 1962 recording is included here. Bruno Blum tells the story of the street corner tradition singers, who became short-lived wonders, thanks to a handful of irresistible tunes. A truly indispensable anthology. Patrick FRMEAUX"

Disc 1
1: Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider - The Mills Brothers
2: That Cat Is High - The Ink Spots
3: My Walking Stick - The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
4: Just A-sittin' and A-rockin' - The Delta Rhythm Boys
5: Serenade to a Poodle - Slim Gaillard and his Trio
6: If It's So Baby - The Robins
7: Gotta Find My Baby - The Ravens
8: Chicken Blues - The Dominoes
9: Hold Me Squeeze Me (Hold Me Tight) - The Orioles
10: Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
11: The Deacon Moves In - Little Esther & The Dominoes
12: It Ain't the Meat - The Swallows
13: One Mint Julep - The Clovers
14: Chili Dog - The Four Tophatters & Archie Bleyer Orchestra
15: Roll, Roll Pretty Baby - The Swallows
16: Let the Boogie Woogie Roll - The Drifters
17: Gee - The Crows
18: Somebody Touched Me - Ruth Brown and Her Rhythmakers
19: Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) - The Penguins
20: Real Gone Mama - The Moonglows
21: Marie - The Four Tunes
22: Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash - The Clovers
23: Sh-boom - The Chords
24: Oop Shoop - Shirley Gunter & The Queens

Disc 2
1: Riot in Cell Block Number 9 (With Richard Berry) - The Robins
2: Only You - The Platters
3: Rubber Biscuit - The Chips
4: Louie Louie - Richard Berry & The Pharaohs
5: I Want You to Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
6: Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires
7: Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires
8: At the Hop - Danny & The Juniors
9: Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes
10: Bad Girl - The Miracles
11: Canadian Sunset - The Impacts
12: Deed and Deed I Do - Bo Diddley
13: I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts
14: Tonight Could Be the Night - The Velvets
15: Blue Moon - The Marcels
16: Heartaches - The Marcels
17: I Really Love You - The Stereos
18: Runaround Sue - Dion
19: Runaround - The Regents
20: Barbara-Ann - The Regents
21: Surfin' - The Beach Boys
22: Nag - The Halos
23: Remember Then - The Earls
24: Merry Go Around - Lou Reed

Disc 3
1: That's When Your Heartaches Begin - The Ink Spots
2: It's Too Soon to Know - The Orioles
3: There's Rain in My Eyes - The Robins
4: My Reverie - The Larks
5: When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano - The Dominoes
6: Dream Girl - Jesse & Marvin
7: I Only Have Eyes for You - The Swallows
8: I - The Velvets
9: Stop Cryin' - Little Esther
10: Crying in the Chapel - The Orioles
11: A Sunday Kind of Love - The Harp Tones
12: Secret Love - The Moonglows
13: Gloria - The Cadillacs
14: Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite - The Spaniels
15: Story Untold - The Nutmegs
16: Smoke from Your Cigarette - The Mellows
17: Close Your Eyes - The Five Keys
18: Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens
19: I'm So Young - The Students
20: Lovers Never Say Goodbye - The Flamingos
21: I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
22: There's a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
23: Shoppin' for Clothes - The Coasters
24: Worried Over You - Keith & Enid

Number of Discs: 3

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