1960's Rock 'n' Roll Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Box set: Cat. no 8P-2-1914-1 (disc 1) - 8P-2-1914-8 (disc 8).

Look carefully at rear covers, this is another Madacy Special. Nearly all re-recorded stereo recordings by soundalikes and not the originals. Only one or two on each CD is original.

Originals are:
1-3, 1-7, 1-9, 2-5, 4-6, 5-2, 6-2, 6-6, 7-7, 8-9, 8-10

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-30 11:11 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Twist
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 451)
cover recording of:
The Twist
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp. and Embassy Music Corporation (from 2016-06 to present)
Chubby Checker4.252:39
2He's a Rebel
engineer:
Larry Levine
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine
instruments:
The Wrecking Crew (1960s-1970s Los Angeles backing band)
background vocals:
Fanita Barrett, Gloria Jones (member of The Blossoms, aka The Dreamers), Jean King, Gracia Nitzsche and Bobby Sheen
background vocals and lead vocals:
Edna Wright
lead vocals:
Darlene Love
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 263)
recording of:
He’s a Rebel
lyricist and composer:
Gene Pitney
publisher:
January Music Corp.
The Crystals2:18
3Duke of EarlGene Chandler22:25
4The End of the World
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Skeeter Davis3.52:40
5Raindrops
Dee Clark2:55
6Sheila
Tommy Roe2:10
7Leader of the PackThe Shangri‐Las52:52
8The Boy From New York City
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 137)
recording of:
The Boy From New York City
writer:
George Davis (US songwriter - singer, doo-wop era) and John Taylor (songwriter & saxophone player John Isaac Taylor)
publisher:
Trio Music Company and フジパシフィックミュージック
The Ad Libs2:58
9Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel2:25
10(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet
The Reflections2:12
11Surf City
cover recording of:
Surf City
writer:
Jan Berry and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Jan & Dean2:31
12My Boyfriend's Back
The Angels2:13
CD 2
CD 3
CD 4
CD 5
CD 6
CD 7
CD 8