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Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 3 - A Very Special Love
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Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 3 - A Very Special Love
Genres: Pop, Rock
 
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The Teen Time series focuses on hard-to-find hits from 1957 to 1964 - the "young years of rock 'n' roll," when jukeboxes were chock full of hits and the future seemed bright and limitless. The later Sixties brought many ch...  more »

     
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All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Teen Time: The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Vol. 3 - A Very Special Love
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Eric Records
Release Date: 7/20/2004
Genres: Pop, Rock
Styles: Oldies, Teen Pop, Oldies & Retro
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 730531152229

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The Teen Time series focuses on hard-to-find hits from 1957 to 1964 - the "young years of rock 'n' roll," when jukeboxes were chock full of hits and the future seemed bright and limitless. The later Sixties brought many changes - some good, some tragic - but these songs still fill our hearts with the carefree joy of that happy "teen time." Teen Time Vol. 3 is a pop lover's paradise, bursting at the seams with big stars like Tab Hunter and Dodie Stevens and cult heroes like Eddie Holland (who later helped author dozens of Motown classics) and Arthur Alexander - the only artist ever covered by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley. Taken from such classic 60's labels as Dot, Decca, and ABC, these tracks - including 14 Top 30 hits - are digitally mastered from the original tapes (either in pristine mono or rich stereo), and many of them appear on CD for the first time anywhere! Includes An 8-page Booklet With Detailed Liner Notes On Each Song.

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And the nostaligia continues...
Matthew G. Sherwin | last seen screaming at Amazon customer service | 12/10/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Teen Time - The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Volume 3: A Very Special Love is an excellent addition to this CD series of great pop hits from the 1950s and early 1960s. We get loads of wonderful tunes here and the sound quality couldn't be better--even when the tracks are in mono, they're still quite good.



The CD opens with the sweet and peppy "My Heart Is An Open Book" by Carl Dobkins, Jr. The female backup vocals work well and Carl's vocals sound great. He never misses a beat. Tab Hunter's "Ninety-Nine Ways" rocks and rolls easy and sassy both at the same time; and Tab never sounded better! The musical arrangement bolsters Tab's performance as well. I predict that you will enjoy "Ninety-Nine Ways" a whole lot! Tab sings of a man who wants to forget the woman who turned him down even though he loved her.



"Just As Much As Ever" by Bob Beckham swings, rocks and rolls just right with a great beat; this almost feels like a 1940s ballad but don't be fooled--it still fits in here very well. It's also the first time "Just As Much As Ever" appears on any CD--cool!



The Demensions perform a passionate and smooth rendition of the classic "Over The Rainbow;" and the percussion enhances the musical arrangement. The Demensions harmonize very well, too. Listen also for The Blue Diamonds doing their hit called "Ramona;" they sing this without a superfluous note and the melody is unmistakably late 1950s! I especially like "Ramona."



The CD ends with a great hit for Robin Ward; she sings "Wonderful Summer" to perfection and the female backup vocalists make this number all the better.



The liner notes give a lot of info about these great numbers; and the artwork is in very good taste. Excellent!



I highly recommend this CD for any fan of pop music of the 1950s and early 1960s. The sound is great and we get lots of tracks from many different artists. If you like this CD don't hesitate to get all three albums in this series!

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