Search - Various Artists :: Treasured Tunes, Vol. 2

Stardust Dreams

09/02/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This second volume in the Stardust Productions series continues the mix of readily-available tunes to some that fall into the hard-to-find category. Again, the sound quality is adequate and there are a couple of pages of liner notes to fill you in on the selections included.

The hidden gems in this volume are: the Dot Records cover of the smash 1958 # 1 by Danny & The Juniors, At The Hop, which in their case went to # 21 Billboard Pop Top 100 by Pat Noone's younger brother, recording under the name Nick Todd; Love Bug Crawl by Jimmy Edwards ()# 28 Top 100 in early 1958); The Shag Is Totally Cool by Billy Graves (a 1959 # 53 Pop Hot 100); Hey Little Lucy (Dont'cha Put No Lipstick On) by Conway Twitty (# 87 Hot 100 in May 1959 on MGM); Pop Pop Pop Pie by The Sherrys (# 25 R&B/# 35 Hot 100 in late 1962 - no mean feat for a small label like Guyden); and Pied Piper by Crispian St. Peters (# 4 Hot 100 in July 1966)."