Autor: furyanimal | Publicado: 2012-05-24T03:03:00-07:00


GREAT BRITISH ROCK &amp; ROLL



Various Artists - As Good As It Gets: Great British Rock &amp; Roll (DCD 2000)840 MB | Full Scans | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 329 MBRock &amp; Roll / British Invasion | TT - 144:07 mins | Label: Disky Communications EU # DO 999892 
This double-CD set lives up to its title, at least as a representative compilation of the period it covers -- no vinyl compilation ever aspired to offer anything like the 64 tracks presented here, all dug out of the EMI vaults. Conceptually this is a killer collection, representing early dawning years of British rock, when acts like Vince Taylor &amp; the Playboys, jazz trombonistDon Lang, and be-bop drummer Tony Crombie and his group the Rockets all competed for the public's attention, and the book was still being written on how to make (or succeed in) rock &amp; roll. It all predates the Beatles as a recording act, though a handful of names came through the transition wrought by the Liverpool quartet and are recognizable today (albeit not always for rock &amp; roll, as in the case of Jim Dale) -- the Shadows, Johnny Kidd &amp; the Pirates, and Adam Faith (who does a killer rendition of "High School Confidential" years before he became a success with a smoother brand of rock &amp; roll) are among those who survived to rock another day. But as obscure as Janice Peters (who sounded like a British version of Jo Ann Campbell) or the Five Chesternuts may be today, the music here is all eminently enjoyable, and on a lot more than a historical basis -- these acts could rock out, and if they weren't as original or creative as the Americans whose sounds they emulated, they did put on a great show. Two acts here, Dickie Pride and Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedos, are a genuine surprise, delivering as good a rock &amp; roll sound as anyone ever heard on this side of the Atlantic. The influences that abound are fascinating, the near-ubiquitous sound of Elvis Presley (and, to a lesser degree, Jerry Lee Lewis) vocally, on the part of most featured singers, vying for prominence with the boogie-woogie-inspired jazz origins of Bill Haley, with some influence also felt from Jerry Lee Lewis' band. Nobody, at least at EMI's various labels, apparently ever considered trying to re-create Chuck Berry's or Bo Diddley's sounds. Speaking of sound, it ranges from the very good to the startlingly excellent, nice and loud with a lot of presence and sharper than the records ever were. There are a few gaps, like the absence of Janice Peters' "A Girl Likes," and it seems a little unnecessary to have included Johnny Kidd &amp; the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over," except to give purchasers at least one familiar hit. But considering that the contents are limited to the EMI vaults, the quality and consistency of the contents across two hours of listening is astonishing. And the notes by Dave Travis are practically worth the purchase price by themselves.



-- Review by Bruce Eder, allmusic.com&nbsp;
TRACKS:Disc One :01. Simon Scott &amp; The Le Roys - Move It Baby02. Vince Taylor &amp; The Playboys - Right Behind You Baby03. Dickie Pride - Slippin 'N' Slidin'04. Johnny Kid &amp; The Pirates - Please Don't Touch05. Jimmy Crawford - Long Stringy Baby06. Dave Sampson &amp; The Hunters - If You Need Me07. The Drifters - Feelin' Fine08. Vince Taylor &amp; The Playboys - I Like Love09. Dean Webb - The Rough And The Smooth10. Janice Peters &amp; The Frank Barber Band - This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'11. Adam Faith - High School Confidential12. Cliff Bennett &amp; The Rebel Rousers - You've Got What I Like13. Dickie Pride - Fabulous Cure14. Bobby Angelo &amp; The Tuxedos - Baby Sittin'15. The Five Chesternuts - Jean Dorothy16. Jim Dale - Crazy For You17. Mike Sagar - Deep Feeling18. The Shadows - Saturday Dance19. Vince Taylor &amp; The Playboys - Brand New Cadillac20. Dickie Pride - Frantic21. Neville Taylor &amp; The Cutters - Crazy Little Daisy22. Ricky James - Bluer Than Blue23. Paul Raven - All Grown Up24. Adam Faith - Ah Poor Little Baby25. Dave Sampson &amp; The Hunters - It's Lonesome26. The Five Chesternuts - Teenage Love27. The Shadows - Bongo Blues28. Vince Eager - No More29. Shane Fenton And The Fentones - I'm A Moody Guy30. Johnny Kid &amp; The Pirates - Shakin' All Over31. Jody Gibson &amp; The Mulskinners - If You Don't Know32. The Drifters - Be-Bop-A-LulaDisc Two:
01. Tony Crombie &amp; His Rockets - Sticks And Stones02. Deep River Boys - Rock-A-Beatin'-Boogie03. The King Brothers - Hop Skip And Jump04. Jim Dale - Don't Let Go05. Don Lang &amp; His Frantic Five - Red Planet Rock06. Lee Lawrence - Don't Nobody Move07. Billy Sproud - Rock Mr. Piper08. Ray Ellington Quartet - That Rock 'N' Rollin' Man09. Tony Crombie &amp; His Rockets - Rock 'N' Roller Coaster10. Don Lang &amp; His Frantic Five - Rock Around The Cookhouse11. Terry Wayne - Slim Jim Tie12. Ken Mackintosh - Raunchy13. Diana Decker - Rock A Boogie Baby14. The King Brothers - Jive15. Don Lang &amp; His Frantic Five - They Call Him Cliff16. Bill Forbes - Once More17. Janice Peters - A Girl Likes18. Tony Crombie &amp; His Rockets - Red For Danger19. Dean Webb - Hey Miss Fannie20. Lee Lawrence - Rock 'N' Roll Opera21. Larry Page - Cool Shake22. Terry Wayne - Matchbox23. The Vipers - No Other Baby24. The King Brothers - Cold Cold Shower25. Don Lang &amp; His Frantic Five - See You Friday26. Tony Crombie &amp; His Rockets - Rock Shuffle Boogie27. Deep River Boys - Rock Around The Clock28. Neville Taylor - Mercy Mercy Percy29. Don Lang &amp; His Frantic Five - Rock Rock Rock30. Toni Eden - Teen Street31. Jim Dale - Be My Girl32. Tony Crombie &amp; His Rockets - Sham RockPlease note that these are hystoric recordings, sometimes recordeddirectly to wax records an such the sound quality is not always optimal.part 1http://filepost.com/files/d41m16dc part 2http://filepost.com/files/4m2abmm6 part 3http://filepost.com/files/mm6d265m



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