| | Original Artists Hits Of The 50'S CD
The carefully named Original Artists Hits of the 50's delivers what it promises, offering three discs of '50s hits by the artists who made them famous. However, "original artists" doesn't necessarily mean original recordings, and this collection only features about two or three of those per disc. Some of the original recordings include the Del-Vikings' "Come Go with Me," Frankie Avalon's "Venus," Johnny & the Hurricanes' "Red River Rock," and Phil Phillips' "Sea of Love," all of which still sound good. Nevertheless, with just a handful of genuine articles out of 30 tracks, Original Artists Hits of the 50's is a waste of time and money. ~ Heather Phares
The carefully named Original Artists Hits of the 50's delivers what it promises, offering three discs of '50s hits by the artists who made them famous. However, "original artists" doesn't necessarily mean original recordings, and this collection only features about two or three of those per disc. Some of the original recordings include the Del-Vikings' "Come Go with Me," Frankie Avalon's "Venus," Johnny & the Hurricanes' "Red River Rock," and Phil Phillips' "Sea of Love," all of which still sound good. ~ Heather Phares
Madacy's Hits of the 50's collection features a variety of well-known artists from the decade. Much like all the other myriad Madacy collections, Love Songs doesn't feature the original recordings of the featured songs, the exceptions being original versions of Cathy Carr's "Ivory Tower" and Frankie Avalon's "Venus." Though the songs on this collection are performed by the original artists, the songs are new stereo recordings rather than the original recordings; however, never do these new versions compare to the original versions, sounding instead somewhat cheap and kitschy. Featured performances include the Platters' "The Great Pretender," Little Richard's "Keep a Knockin'," Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin," the Drifters' "There Goes My Baby," Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee," and Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," in addition to several others. ~ Jason Birchmeier Original Artists Hits Of The 50'S Music Original Artists Hits Of The 50'S Music Original Artists Hits Of The 50'S Review
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