Tuesday, June 25, 2019
VA - Loud, Fast & Out Of Control The Wild Sounds Of 50's Rock [1999] (4 x CD's)
LOUD, FAST & OUT OF CONTROL
VA - Loud, Fast & Out Of Control The Wild Sounds Of 50's Rock [1999] (4 x CD's)
The intent of the compilers is to give the 50's music the credibility and relevance it deserves. It is true that 60's and 70's music is filed in stores by artist, and with the exception of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, or Jerry Lee Lewis, 50's music is relegated to oldies bins. In addition, this decade has been associated with Doo Wop, slow ballads (Earth Angel, for example) and Sock Hops. The box presents the music as it was intended: dangerous, rebellious music. To set this tone, the odd discs open with famous audio bites where religious figures, political figures were condemning rock and roll and trying to ban it. The even discs close with these. One you might remember: "Rock and Roll has got to go...We're all through playing Rock & Roll" This soundbite in an imaginative move closes the box completely at the end of disc four. If this is the compilers wish, they can breathe easier. They have accomplished their objective many times over. When one plays these tracks, excitement, and awesome energy emerges. Stagger Lee, La Bamba, and a slew of obscure tracks are deserving of repeated listenings.
The accompanying booklet is well assembled, with lots of liner notes under each track, photos of the artist, and introductory notes that defend the motive of this box. The sound quality is topnotch. But why wouldn't it be with restoration wizard Bill Inglot at the helm. Force fade-outs that were applied to these tracks over the years are gone, so the songs have sharp cold drop offs as was intended. The only beefs one can find, is some songs were left off seemingly due to the fact they don't fit the title of the set (Loud, Fast, and Out of Control). However, Fats Domino's My Blue Heaven, and the Everly Brothers' Wake Up Little Suzie, sound tame when compared with Elvis Presley's Hound Dog which wasn't included. Also, the set does cheat a little bit with Buddy Holly's Brown-Eyed Handsome Man. This song was released posthumously in 1963 on the overdubbed album Reminiscing. Their the Fireballs overdubbed instruments to give it a full studio and stereo sound. The stripped down original with Jerry Allison's drumming now audible was not released until the 1980's on the CD For The First Time Anywhere. Yet, it's on this. Other than these two flaws, the set wonderful and deserves to be put next to the Nuggets box set (Amazon)
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VA - Loud, Fast & Out Of Control The Wild Sounds Of 50's Rock [1999] CD1
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VA - Loud, Fast & Out Of Control The Wild Sounds Of 50's Rock [1999] CD4
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Tracklist
CD1
1. C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
2. B-I-Bickey-BI, Bo-Bo-Go - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
3. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
4. Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette
5. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
6. Leroy - Jack Scott
7. Black Slacks - Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones
8. Sunglasses After Dark - Dwight Pullen
9. Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins
10. Duck Tail - Joe Clay
11. Woo-Hoo - Rock-A-Teens
12. Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
13. I'm Ready - Fats Domino
14. Shake, Rattle, And Roll - Joe Turner & His Blues Kings
15. Jump, Jive An' Wail - Louis Prima
16. Chicken Shack - Amos Miburn
17. Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
18. Rebel-'Rouser - Duane Eddy
19. How Can You Be Mean To Me - Dale Vaughn
20. My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin
21. My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley
22. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin On - Jerry Lee Lewis
23. That Is Rock & Roll - The Coasters
24. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
CD2
1. Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
2. Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson
3. Rave On - Buddy Holly
4. Action Packed - Ronnie Dee
5. Red Hot - Billy Riley The Little Green Men
6. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano
7. The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
8. Hey! Bo-Diddley - Bo Diddley
9. Willie And The Hand Jive - The Johnny Otis Show
10. Hand Clappin' - Red Prysock
11. Flip Flop And Fly - Joe Turner & His Blues Kings
12. Jumps, Giggles And Shouts - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
13. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
14. The Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero
15. I'm Shakin - Little Willie John
16. Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris
17. Bony Moronie - Larry Williams
18. Tallahassee Lassie - Freddie Cannon
19. Claudette - The Everly Brothers
20. Maybellene - Chuck Berry & His Combo
21. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
22. School Of Rock 'N Roll - Gene Summers & His Rebels
23. Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
24. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
25. Voodoo Voodoo - LaVern Baker
26. Rockin' In The Graveyard - Jackie Morningstar
27. Henrietta - Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats
CD3
1. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
2. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
3. Raw-Hide - Link Wray & The Wraymen
4. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
5. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets
6. Rockin' Bones - Ronnie Dawson The Blond Bomber
7. Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
8. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
9. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
10. Oh, Boy! - The Crickets
11. Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino
12. Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
13. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
14. Honey, Don't ! - Carl Perkins
15. Go! Go! Go! - Roy Orbison & Teen Kings
16. Forty Days - Ronnie Hawkins
17. Rocket '88' - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
18. Frenzy - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
19. Koko Joe - Don & Dewey
20. King Kong - Big 'T' Tyler
21. Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith
22. Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll - Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
23. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
24. Rockin' This Joint To-Nite - Kid Thomas
25. Honey Hush - The Johnny Burnette Trio
26. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
27. Crazy Country Hop - Johnny Otis The Johnny Otis Show
28. Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men
CD4
1. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
2. Somethin' Else - Eddie Cochran
3. Crazy Man, Crazy - Bill Haley With Haley's Comets
4. The Train Kept A-Rollin' - The Johnny Burnette Trio Johnny, Dorsey & Paul
5. Number 9 Train - Tarheel Slim
6. Mercy - Lorrie & Larry Collins
7. Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor & His Playboys
8. Slow Down - Larry Williams
9. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
10. I Feel Good - Shirley & Lee
11. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
12. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
13. Tequila - The Champs
14. Charlie Brown - The Coasters
15. All Night Long - Joe Houston Orchestra
16. Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano
17. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
18. My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
19. Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson
20. Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
21. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison & Teen Kings
22. Queen Of The Hop - Bobby Darin
23. Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
24. Love Me - The Phantom
25. Harlem Nocturne - The Viscounts
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Hi,
ReplyDeleteI forgot this fabulous box that is difficult to find today
Excellent review !
Is it possible to have in FLAC?
Thank you
Hi Theeohesees
DeleteOnly in 320 i'm afraid.
Cheers.
Hi,
ReplyDeletetoo bad, thank you anyway for making it available ;)