Amazing Early 60s Box

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(counts as 2 CDs for shipping)

Complete 60s CD #12201 (Import) $29.98

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Were you among the lucky ones who came of age in the early ’60s? I was. It was a wildly exciting time. Everything seemed fresh and alive—especially all that great new music I heard on the radio and at the record shop. The music, like me, was looking forward, reaching for something. When a song spoke to me, I wanted to play it again and again, sometimes hundreds of times. Rock and roll was young and innocent like me, but it was going through its adolescence, too. In a year or two the Beatles, Rolling Stones and other British Invaders would change the whole ball game. Yes, the early ’60s was my favorite period in pop music. As America transitioned from the Eisenhower era to the days of Camelot, artists like Gene Pitney, Brian Hyland, Brenda Lee and Jay & The Americans were just starting out. Chart mainstays like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin and Paul Anka were riding high, and newcomers like Tony Orlando and Glen Campbell launched chart careers that would stretch well beyond the ’60s. Sue Thompson, Anita Bryant, Bobby Rydell and Johnny Tillotson were in their hit-making prime, while stars like Pat Boone and Steve Lawrence made swan-song chart appearances. It was a wonderfully diverse time, with rock, pop, R&B, country and folk hits (not to mention those zany novelties) all on the charts together. Now, we present a new set that takes you on a nearly four-hour ride that can only be called “AMAZING!” Why “amazing,” you ask? Well, first, this 3-CD import makes every track count. We’re record collectors, and we created this box for other collectors. 80 of these 88 songs were Top 40 hits, but most aren’t the obvious, overplayed choices you’ll find elsewhere. And because collectors appreciate top sound quality, we assigned two of the best sound engineers anywhere to the project. They worked for months, paying close attention to all the details that matter: the best possible sources and EQ, correct fades and speed. Every song was compared to the original vinyl single to give you ONLY the original 45-rpm hit single versions in every case. Why take chances with mediocre mp3 downloads of dubious originality? Best of all, there are 25 CD debuts here, including SIGNIFICANT NEW STEREO on nearly a dozen great songs like “Town Without Pity,” “Venus In Blue Jeans,” “Let The Little Girl Dance” and “Sealed With A Kiss,” to mention just a few. We even included a few important mono debuts. Just try not to drool when reviewing all these in the song list below! Oh, I almost forgot the 10,000-word essay by Greg Adams with fascinating biographical details about all 72 artists heard here. In short, no expense has been spared, no detail overlooked, to bring you, the collector, the most AMAZING sound experience possible as you revisit this seminal period in pop music. Simply a MUST for your collection! – 25 CD DEBUTS! 3 DISCS, 88 TRACKS, NEARLY 4 HOURS OF MUSIC! –
– UNEQUALED SOUND QUALITY... CREATED BY COLLECTORS FOR COLLECTORS –

Track Listing — Disc #1 of 3 · 29 Songs · Various Artists · Complete 60s Records

Track	Title	Artist	Chart Peak	Date	Stereo/Mono

1	WONDERFUL WORLD Rare Stereo	Sam Cooke	#12	5/9/60	Stereo
2	LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE Stereo Debut	Billy Bland	#7	2/15/60	DES Stereo
3	GEORGIA ON MY MIND	Ray Charles	#1	9/26/60	Stereo
4	O DIO MIO Rare English Original Version	Annette	#10	2/22/60	Mono
5	VOLARE	Bobby Rydell	#4	7/18/60	Mono
6	LET'S HAVE A PARTY Stereo Debut	Wanda Jackson	#37	8/29/60	DCS Stereo
7	HANDY MAN	Jimmy Jones	#2	1/11/60	Mono
8	GOOD TIMIN' Single version Stereo Debut	Jimmy Jones	#3	4/18/60	Stereo
9	PUPPY LOVE	Paul Anka	#2	2/22/60	Stereo
10	PAPER ROSES	Anita Bryant	#5	4/11/60	Stereo
11	DUTCHMAN'S GOLD Rare	Walter Brennan	#30	4/25/60	Mono
12	MAMA SANG A SONG CD Debut	Walter Brennan	#38	10/20/62	Stereo
13	CRAZY ARMS CD Debut	Bob Beckham	#36	1/4/60	Stereo
14	HE'LL HAVE TO STAY	Jeanne Black	#4	5/2/60	Stereo
15	HAPPY-GO-LUCKY-ME Stereo Debut	Paul Evans	#10	5/2/60	Stereo
16	FINGER POPPIN' TIME	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	#7	5/2/60	Stereo
17	LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	#6	9/19/60	Stereo
18	A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)	Dinah Washington & Brook Benton	#7	5/23/60	Stereo
19	ALLEY-OOP CD Debut	Dante & The Evergreens	#15	5/30/60	Mono
20	MULE SKINNER BLUES	Fendermen	#5	5/23/60	Mono
21	HOT ROD LINCOLN Stereo Debut	Johnny Bond	#26	8/8/60	Stereo
22	LOVE YOU SO	Ron Holden with The Thunderbirds	#7	4/4/60	Mono
23	IMAGE OF A GIRL	Safaris	#6	6/6/60	Mono
24	IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD	Anita Bryant	#10	7/11/60	Stereo
25	WONDERLAND BY NIGHT CD Debut	Anita Bryant	#18	12/5/60	Stereo
26	MARINA	Rocco Granata & The International Quintet	#31	11/23/59	Mono
27	PINEAPPLE PRINCESS	Annette with The Afterbeats	#11	8/15/60	Stereo
28	CORINNA, CORINNA	Ray Peterson	#9	11/21/60	Mono
29	BABY SITTIN' BOOGIE	Buzz Clifford	#6	1/9/61	Mono

Track Listing — Disc #2 of 3 · 29 Songs · Various Artists · Stereo/Mono Records

Track	Title	Artist	Chart Peak	Date	Stereo/Mono

1	TOWN WITHOUT PITY Stereo Debut	Gene Pitney	#13	10/30/61	Stereo
2	SAD MOVIES (Make Me Cry)	Sue Thompson	#5	9/4/61	Stereo
3	PORTRAIT OF MY LOVE Rare	Steve Lawrence	#9	3/6/61	Stereo
4	YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE Rare Stereo	Clarence Henry	#12	5/15/61	Stereo
5	MY BOOMERANG WON'T COME BACK Stereo Debut U.S. Version	Charlie Drake	#21	1/13/62	Stereo
6	THE STORY OF MY LOVE Stereo Debut	Paul Anka	#16	1/16/61	Stereo
7	AT LAST	Etta James	#47	1/16/61	Stereo
8	I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU	Etta James	–	1961	Stereo
9	UNCHAIN MY HEART Mono Hit Single Version Debut	Ray Charles	#9	11/27/61	Mono
10	YOU CAN HAVE HER	Roy Hamilton	#12	1/30/61	-Stereo
11	STAND BY ME	Ben E. King	#4	5/8/61	Stereo
12	HALFWAY TO PARADISE Original Stereo Single Version	Tony Orlando	#39	5/1/61	Stereo
13	BLESS YOU Rare Mono Hit Single Version	Tony Orlando	#15	8/14/61	Mono
14	LET'S TWIST AGAIN	Chubby Checker	#8	7/3/61	Mono
15	BRISTOL STOMP	Dovells	#2	9/11/61	Mono
16	LET ME IN	Sensations	#4	1/6/62	Mono
17	THE MOUNTAIN'S HIGH	Dick & Dee Dee	#2	7/31/61	Mono
18	TOWER OF STRENGTH	Gene McDaniels	#5	10/2/61	Stereo
19	AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW Mono Hit Single Version Debut	Adam Wade	#10	7/24/61	Mono
20	TOGETHER Original Single Version	Connie Francis	#6	6/26/61	Stereo
21	I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND	Ann-Margret	#17	7/24/61	Stereo
22	DANCE ON LITTLE GIRL	Paul Anka	#10	5/29/61	Stereo
23	TRADE WINDS, TRADE WINDS CD Debut	Aki Aleong	#101	11/13/61	Mono
24	MICHAEL	Highwaymen	#1	7/10/61	Stereo
25	TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME Rare	Glen Campbell	#62	10/30/61	Mono
26	FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY	Jimmy Elledge	#22	11/13/61	Stereo
27	I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR	Eddie Hodges	#12	6/19/61	Mono
28	SPEEDY GONZALES	Pat Boone	#6	6/16/62	Stereo
29	DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR (On The Bedpost Over Night) Rare Stereo Single Version	Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group	#5	8/7/61	Stereo

Track Listing — Disc #3 of 3 · 30 Songs · Various Artists · Stereo/Mono Records

Track	Title	Artist	Chart Peak	Date	Stereo/Mono

1	GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Rare	Steve Lawrence	#1	11/10/62	Stereo
2	BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA Rare	Eydie Gorme	#7	12/29/62	Stereo
3	A WONDERFUL DREAM Stereo Debut	Majors	#22	8/11/62	DES Stereo
4	I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Rare Original Single Version	Ray Charles	#1	5/5/62	Stereo
5	VENUS IN BLUE JEANS Stereo Debut	Jimmy Clanton	#7	8/18/62	Stereo
6	SEALED WITH A KISS Stereo Debut	Brian Hyland	#3	6/9/62	Stereo
7	GINNY COME LATELY	Brian Hyland	#21	3/10/62	Stereo
8	SHE CRIED	Jay & The Americans	#5	3/17/62	Stereo
9	RHYTHM OF THE RAIN	Cascades	#3	12/29/62	Mono
10	WEST OF THE WALL U.S. CD Debut	Toni Fisher	#37	5/26/62	Mono
11	SHOUT! SHOUT! (Knock Yourself Out)	Ernie Maresca	#6	3/31/62	Stereo
12	LET'S DANCE	Chris Montez	#4	8/4/62	Stereo
13	DO YOU LOVE ME Stereo Debut	Contours	#3	8/25/62	Stereo
14	BRING IT ON HOME TO ME	Sam Cooke	#13	7/7/62	Stereo
15	OH MY ANGEL Rare	Bertha Tillman	#61	5/5/62	Mono
16	REMEMBER THEN	Earls	#24	12/15/62	Stereo
17	IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN'	Johnny Tillotson	#3	5/12/62	Stereo
18	IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN Rare	Brenda Lee	#29	6/30/62	Mono
19	SHUTTERS AND BOARDS Single Version<br>Stereo Debut	Jerry Wallace	#24	11/17/62	Stereo
20	THINGS	Bobby Darin	#3	7/7/62	Stereo
21	LOVE ME TENDER CD Debut	Richard Chamberlain	#21	10/6/62	Stereo
22	ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM	Richard Chamberlain	#14	12/29/62	Stereo
23	ZIP-A-DEE DOO-DAH Stereo Debut	Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans	#8	11/17/62	Stereo
24	HE'S SURE THE BOY I LOVE Stereo Debut	Crystals	#11	12/29/62	Stereo
25	WHAT'S A MATTER BABY (Is It Hurting You)	Timi Yuro	#12	7/14/62	Stereo
26	ANNA (Go To Him) Rare Stereo	Arthur Alexander	#68	10/27/62	Stereo
27	CINDERELLA CD Debut	Jack Ross	#16	3/17/62	Mono
28	WHO STOLE THE KEESHKA? U.S. CD Debut	Matys Brothers	#55	12/29/62	Mono
29	MONSTER MASH	Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers	#1	9/8/62	Stereo
30	THE BALLAD OF THUNDER ROAD	Robert Mitchum	#65	2/24/62	Mono