Bob Lovely
05-19-2002, 10:03 AM
All,
I just purchased this CD yesterday. It is a real "trip" down memory lane for me in that it drives home the diversity of music played on Top 40 Radio in the late 50's through the early 70's. The mastering is very good, the liner notes and booklet are superb and it includes 30 tracks that crossed over onto the Pop charts from 1956 to 1965. There is a story associated with each track detailing the recording sessions, the artists and the relationships of people in the music business during that era. It is truly amazing how many of these artists died in private plane crashes and auto accidents.
Here's the track line-up:
1) White Lightning--George Jones 1959 (Mono)
2) You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards 1961 (Mono)--recorded at Goldstar using "session musicians". I wonder if any of the Wrecking Crew played on the session?
3) Detroit City--Bobby Bare 1963 (Stereo)--Bill Porter engineered sound. Definite folk influences here.
4) Abilene--George Hamilton IV 1963 (Stereo)--another Porter engineered folk-influenced Top 40 classic.
5) El Paso--Marty Robbins 1959 (Stereo)--I still like the SH mastered Mono version the best.
6) Please Help Me I'm Falling--Hank Locklin 1960 (Stereo)--another RCA, Porter engineered hit.
7) Ring Of Fire--Johnny Cash 1963 (Stereo)--those Mariachi horns...
8) Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean 1963 (Stereo)--can you say Reverb?
9) Walk On By--Leroy Van Dyke 1961 (Stereo)--big Top 40 hit
10) Let's Think About Livin'--Bob Luman 1960 (Stereo)--originally thought to be the next Elvis, Luman had only this one Top 40 hit. Recorded in Nashville using the same musicians as were used in the Everly Bros. sessions.
11) I Fall To Pieces--Patsy Cline 1961 (Stereo)--that Owen Bradley sound.
12) Crazy Arms--Ray Price 1956 (Mono)
13) Don't Let Me Cross Over--Carl Butler 1963 (Stereo)
14) Still-Bill Anderson 1963 (Stereo)--more of a Pop record--very Ray Conniff sounding.
15) Oh Lonesome Me--Don Gibson 1958 (Mono)--Don wrote I Can't Stop Loving You later recorded by Ray Charles, Sweet Dreams recorded by Patsy Cline.
16) Wolverton Mountain--Claude King 1962 (Stereo)
17) Right Or Wrong--Wanda Jackson 1961 (Stereo)--had a Rock n' Roll hit with Let's Have A Party in 1960.
18) He'll Have To Go--Jim Reeves 1960 (Stereo)--definite Bill Portor sound.
19) I Ain't Never--Webb Pierce 1959 (Stereo)--more of a Rock n' Roll record, a real gem. I swear Hank Garland plays guitar on this track.
20) The Battle of New Orleans--Johnny Horton 1959 (Stereo)
21) Waterloo--Stonewall Jackson 1959 (Stereo)
22) Hello Walls--Faron Young 1961 (Mono)--written by Willie Nelson, big Top 40 hit.
23) From A Jack To A King--Ned Miller 1957 (Mono)
24) A Little Bitty Tear--Burl Ives 1961 (Stereo)
25) Flowers On The Wall-Statler Bros. 1965 (Stereo)--song was on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.
26) Alabam--Cowboy Copas 1960 (Mono)
27) Gone--Ferlin Husky 1957 (Mono)--Jordanaires sing back-up.
28) Gonna Find Me A Bluebird--Marvin Rainwater 1957 (Mono)
29) Six Days On The Road--Dave Dudley 1963 (Mono)
30) King Of The Road--Roger Miller 1965 (Stereo)--more like a Pop record that crossed over onto the Country charts, but that the way it worked in those days.
This CD was mastered by Duncan Cowell. I hear tape hiss on a number of the tracks. The RCA tracks sound the best. The Columbia tracks sound good but are awash in long delay reverb as was typical for them at the time.
I highly recommend this CD to those who want to learn more about Top 40 hits from the late 50's to mid 60's....Ace Records CDCHD 845.
Bob
:)
I just purchased this CD yesterday. It is a real "trip" down memory lane for me in that it drives home the diversity of music played on Top 40 Radio in the late 50's through the early 70's. The mastering is very good, the liner notes and booklet are superb and it includes 30 tracks that crossed over onto the Pop charts from 1956 to 1965. There is a story associated with each track detailing the recording sessions, the artists and the relationships of people in the music business during that era. It is truly amazing how many of these artists died in private plane crashes and auto accidents.
Here's the track line-up:
1) White Lightning--George Jones 1959 (Mono)
2) You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards 1961 (Mono)--recorded at Goldstar using "session musicians". I wonder if any of the Wrecking Crew played on the session?
3) Detroit City--Bobby Bare 1963 (Stereo)--Bill Porter engineered sound. Definite folk influences here.
4) Abilene--George Hamilton IV 1963 (Stereo)--another Porter engineered folk-influenced Top 40 classic.
5) El Paso--Marty Robbins 1959 (Stereo)--I still like the SH mastered Mono version the best.
6) Please Help Me I'm Falling--Hank Locklin 1960 (Stereo)--another RCA, Porter engineered hit.
7) Ring Of Fire--Johnny Cash 1963 (Stereo)--those Mariachi horns...
8) Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean 1963 (Stereo)--can you say Reverb?
9) Walk On By--Leroy Van Dyke 1961 (Stereo)--big Top 40 hit
10) Let's Think About Livin'--Bob Luman 1960 (Stereo)--originally thought to be the next Elvis, Luman had only this one Top 40 hit. Recorded in Nashville using the same musicians as were used in the Everly Bros. sessions.
11) I Fall To Pieces--Patsy Cline 1961 (Stereo)--that Owen Bradley sound.
12) Crazy Arms--Ray Price 1956 (Mono)
13) Don't Let Me Cross Over--Carl Butler 1963 (Stereo)
14) Still-Bill Anderson 1963 (Stereo)--more of a Pop record--very Ray Conniff sounding.
15) Oh Lonesome Me--Don Gibson 1958 (Mono)--Don wrote I Can't Stop Loving You later recorded by Ray Charles, Sweet Dreams recorded by Patsy Cline.
16) Wolverton Mountain--Claude King 1962 (Stereo)
17) Right Or Wrong--Wanda Jackson 1961 (Stereo)--had a Rock n' Roll hit with Let's Have A Party in 1960.
18) He'll Have To Go--Jim Reeves 1960 (Stereo)--definite Bill Portor sound.
19) I Ain't Never--Webb Pierce 1959 (Stereo)--more of a Rock n' Roll record, a real gem. I swear Hank Garland plays guitar on this track.
20) The Battle of New Orleans--Johnny Horton 1959 (Stereo)
21) Waterloo--Stonewall Jackson 1959 (Stereo)
22) Hello Walls--Faron Young 1961 (Mono)--written by Willie Nelson, big Top 40 hit.
23) From A Jack To A King--Ned Miller 1957 (Mono)
24) A Little Bitty Tear--Burl Ives 1961 (Stereo)
25) Flowers On The Wall-Statler Bros. 1965 (Stereo)--song was on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.
26) Alabam--Cowboy Copas 1960 (Mono)
27) Gone--Ferlin Husky 1957 (Mono)--Jordanaires sing back-up.
28) Gonna Find Me A Bluebird--Marvin Rainwater 1957 (Mono)
29) Six Days On The Road--Dave Dudley 1963 (Mono)
30) King Of The Road--Roger Miller 1965 (Stereo)--more like a Pop record that crossed over onto the Country charts, but that the way it worked in those days.
This CD was mastered by Duncan Cowell. I hear tape hiss on a number of the tracks. The RCA tracks sound the best. The Columbia tracks sound good but are awash in long delay reverb as was typical for them at the time.
I highly recommend this CD to those who want to learn more about Top 40 hits from the late 50's to mid 60's....Ace Records CDCHD 845.
Bob
:)