Saturday, October 4, 2025

VA - Rock'n'Roll Rarities from The Deep Vault, Vol. 1-3 [2022] (3 x CDs)

ROCK'N'ROLL

VA - Rock'n'Roll Rarities from The Deep Vault, Vol. 1-3 [2022] (3 x CDs)

If you’ve ever wondered what rock’n’roll sounded like before it got slick, before the charts, the polish, and the stadiums, this set is your backstage pass. Released in 2022 by AMB, Rock’n’Roll Rarities from The Deep Vault is a digital-only release spanning three volumes packed with raw, regional, and often forgotten tracks that still crackle with teenage energy and dancefloor swagger.

These aren’t the usual jukebox staples. Instead, you’ll find deep cuts like Dean Beard’s “Party, Party,” Otis Blackwell’s “Make Ready for Love,” and early David Gates sides that predate his Bread fame. Each disc offers 22–23 tracks, and the sequencing feels like a late-night radio show from a station that never made it past the county line. There’s rockabilly, R&B, doo-wop, and proto-pop, all stitched together with a kind of scrappy charm that’s impossible to fake.

Some tracks come straight from dusty 78s or reel-to-reel tapes, and you can hear it. But that’s part of the magic. These songs weren’t made for perfect fidelity, they were made for movement, for rebellion, for romance. You get the hiss, the hum, the room tone. It’s like flipping through a box of old photographs and finding one that still smells like the diner it was taken in. Three discs of pure crate-digger joy. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Three D's - Arnie's Theme 1:35

02 Wayne Parker - Ginger 2:05

03 Three D's - Squeeze 2:12

04 Three D's With Pal Mal And Arnie Ginsburg - Pal Mal Rock 2:29

05 Bob Silva & The Silvatones - Roses Are Blooming 2:02

06 Bob Silva & The Silvatones - Weepin' and Wailin' 2:10

07 Joe Therrien Jr. - I Ain't Gonna Be Around 2:01

08 Ricky Coyne & The Guitar Rockers - Rollin' Pin Mim 1:46

09 Leigh Howell & The Uniques - Movin' Too Slow 2:24

10 Bobby Kent & The Kentones - Don't Go Away 2:12

11 Mel Mcgonnigle - Rattle Shakin' Mama 2:24

12 Frankie Rose & The Imperials - Long Tall Sally 2:03

13 Johnny Lee & The Eldorados - Linda Lee 2:37

14 Phaetons - I Love My Baby 2:53

15 Ricky Vance & The Ramrods - Wild Little Willy 2:19

16 Downbeats - Sweet Little Jane 2:06

17 Lou & The Monarchs - Sarah Lee 2:52

18 Monarchs - Chopsticks Rock 1:26

19 Miles Connor - I Don't Need You No More 2:22

20 Satellites - Linda Jean 2:00

21 Satellites - Rockateen 1:36

22 Alan Barnicoat - Savage 2:11

23 Howie & The Chrystals - Rockin'hall 2:20

24 Johnny Balboni Aka Johnny Bell - Flip Flop & Fly 1:52

25 Bobby Taylor & The Viscount Four - Pretty Baby 2:30

26 Bobby Mansfield & His Dusters - A Pretty Girl 2:11

27 El Maradas - Marada Rock 2:48

28 El Maradas - Frantic 2:36

29 Bob Madden & The Boppers - Boppers Boogie 2:58

30 Ralph Madden & The Boppers - Tough Mama 2:47

31 Bob Riley & The Atoms - Rock'n'roll Mama 2:07

32 Bob Riley & The Atoms - Four Button Suit 1:43

33 Freddie Cannon - Arnie's Theme 0:31

34 Spindrifts - Cha Cha Doo 2:35


CD2

01 Bobby Mansfield & The Dusters - Rock at The Hop 2:31

02 Rocky Coyne & The Guitar Rockers - I Want You to Know 2:00

03 Jackie Clark - Walkie Walkie 2:23

04 Bobby Mansfield & The Dusters - Bye Bye Baby 2:17

05 Jaguars - It's Cool 2:04

06 Niterockers - Oh Baby 2:37

07 Rhythm Rockers - Rock 'n' Roll Boogie (Unissued) 2:43

08 Chisholm Brothers - Honey Don't 2:16

09 Bob Cleary & His Bopcats - Go Cat Go (Unissued) 2:21

10 Frankie St. John & The Starfires - She's Long and Tall 2:17

11 Lee Curtin - Hot Dog 1:55

12 Armadillos - Diddy Bop (Unissued) 1:55

13 Steve Colt - The Girl Can't Help it (Unissued) 1:47

14 Howie Landy & The Galaxies - Rumble Rock (Unissued) 1:39

15 Belvederes - Rumble Rock (Unissued) 2:37

16 Jack Lincoln Coughlin - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on (Unissued) 2:31

17 Jupiters - Royal Tab Rock (Unissued) 2:03

18 George Dapper Cromwell - Washed Up 2:16

19 Paul Chaplain - Shortnin' Bread 1:55

20 Johnny Mann & The Tornados - Chick-A-Lou 2:09

21 Blends - Snake Walk 3:09

22 Rhythm Rockerss - Thinkin' About You 2:22

23 Steve Colt & The Del-Mingos - Hop, Skip and Jump 2:07

24 Three D's - Crazy Little Woman 2:03

25 Chuck Edwards - She's Not Home 2:08

26 Artie Holmes - Wee Willie Wiggle (Unissued) 1:56

27 Bob Silva & The Silva-Tones - That's All I Want From You (Unissued) 2:04

28 Little Jimmy Merritt - Fancy Free 2:45

29 Unknowns - I'm in Love Again (Unissued) 1:48

30 Frankie Rose & The Imperials - Wicked Woman (Unissued) 2:13

31 Frankie St. John - Real Dynamite Lady 2:43

32 Angels - Angel Express 2:08


CD3

01 Brenton Herlihy & The Ramblers - Reform School Baby (Unissued) 2:22

02 Jimmy Rhodes & The Dusters - I Wanna Go 2:26

03 Bobby Darvell - Geronimo Stomp 1:52

04 Bucaneers - Oh Why 2:09

05 Blue Echoes - It's Witchcraft 2:27

06 Johnny Bell - The Third Degree 2:09

07 Phaetons - Fling 2:10

08 Russ Kendall - Boston Baby (Unissued) 1:50

09 Uniques - Rock 'n' Rudolph 1:44

10 Jackie Dallas - Lorraine 2:06

11 Artie Holmes - Hey Little Cindy (Unissued) 2:05

12 Rhythm Masterss - Janie Janie (Unissued) 1:53

13 Jaguarss - St. Louis Blues (Unissued) 0:43

14 Jaguars - St. Louis Blues (False Start) 2:16

15 Joe Therrien Jr. - Rockabilly Boogie 2:23

16 Billy Bo & The Arrows - Chatter (Unissued) 2:34

17 Terry & The Pirates - Short Shorts (Unissued) 2:24

18 Belveders - Eagle Bounce 1:42

19 Rhythm Rockers - Just Rockin' 2:27

20 Paul Champlain - Nicotine 1:42

21 Dusters - She's Mine 2:07

22 Nite Rockers - Nite Rock 2:17

23 Jack Lincoln Coughlin - Crazy Arms (Unissued) 2:34

24 Angels - Buckshot 2:42

25 Steve Colt - Devil is A Woman in Disguise (Unissued) 1:44

26 Bobby James & The Dristells - Let's Go 1:53

27 Smokey Stover - Let's Have A Ball 2:06

28 Ricky Coyne - Kaw-Liga 2:30

29 Little Jimmy Merritt - Honky Tonk Angel 2:06

30 Starlites - Sentimental Journey 2:33

31 Roddy & Joy - She's Gonna Be Mine 2:14

32 Herbie Lee III - Champagne Charlene 2:34

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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5 comments:

  1. They'll never be done for false advertising - I've never heard of any of them - so thanks BB

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    1. Hi Dr Robert.
      Your comment nails the spirit of the set.
      No jukebox hits, just raw, unvarnished magic from the margins. Obscurities and forgotten sides.
      Cheers.

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  2. Sometimes, it boggles my mind just how much music there is out there. I really do know so little, it's humbling. Thanks for this, BB.

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    1. Thanks, Richie Muster.
      This set is a reminder that the musical universe is vast, layered, and often hidden in plain sight. These aren’t the hits we grew up with, they’re the ones that slipped through the cracks.
      the more we uncover, the more we realize how much there is still to hear.
      Cheers.

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    2. "the more we uncover, the more we realize how much there is still to hear." Never a truer word spoken, BB. Nicely.

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