Rock & roll and television advertising share virtually the same birthday. In the United Kingdom, commercial television launched in September 1955 – and just a few months later Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and Fats Domino launched the rock & roll bombardment. Enjoy this excellent 3 disc compilation including The Platters’ “The Great Pretender”, Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me” and Dean Martin’s “Volare”.
CD 1
1. C’Mon Everybody ~ Eddie Cochran
2. At Last ~ Etta James
3. Rawhide ~ Frankie Laine
4. Misirlou Twist ~ Dick Dale
5. Stand By Me ~ Ben E. King
6. Fallin’ ~ Connie Francis
7. Memories Are Made Of This ~ Dean Martin
8. Wondrous Place ~ Billy Fury
9. Oops ~ Doris Day
10. Wake Up Little Susie ~ The Everly Brothers
11. Soul Bossa Nova ~ Quincy Jones
12. On The Rebound ~ Floyd Cramer
13. Money (That’s What I Want) ~ Barrett Strong
14. Here Comes Summer ~ Jerry Keller
15. La Mer (Beyond The Sea) ~ Bobby Darin
16. Cocktails For Two ~ Spike Jones
17. Wonderful World ~ Sam Cooke
18. Oh Marie ~ Louis Prima
19. Love Me Tender ~ Elvis Presley
20. The Stripper ~ David Rose
CD 2
1. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien ~ Edith Piaf
2. Little Bitty Pretty One ~ Thurston Harris
3. Take Five ~ Dave Brubeck
4. Everyday ~ Buddy Holly
5. It Don’t Mean A Thing ~ Louis Armstrong
6. I Just Want To Make Love To You ~ Etta James
7. The Wanderer ~ Dion
8. Lollipop ~ The Chordettes
9. I’m Sorry ~ Brenda Lee
10. Comin’ Home Baby ~ Mel Torme
11. Guaglione ~ Perez Prado
12. Sway ~ Dean Martin
13. Mess Around ~ Ray Charles
14. A Swingin’ Safari ~ Bert Kaempfert
15. The Great Pretender ~ The Platters
16. You Always Hurt The One You Love ~ Mills Brothers
17. What’s That Smells Like Fish ~ Blind Boy Fuller
18. Don’t Fence Me In ~ Bing Crosby
19. Don’t You Just Know It ~ Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & The Clowns
20. You Send Me ~ Sam Cooke
CD 3
1. Welcome To My World ~ Jim Reeves
2. Volare ~ Dean Martin
3. Boum! ~ Charles Trenet
4. Do You Love Me ~ The Contours
5. Green Onions ~ Booker T. & The M.G.s
6. Tutti Frutti ~ Little Richard
7. Apache ~ The Shadows
8. Spring Cleaning ~ Fats Waller
9. The Ugly Duckling ~ Danny Kaye
10. Chicken Fat ~ Robert Preston
11. Unsquare Dance ~ Dave Brubeck
12. Happy Go Lucky Me ~ George Formby
13. Someone To Watch Over Me ~ Ella Fitzgerald
14. Manish Boy ~ Muddy Waters
15. The Hole In The Ground ~ Bernard Cribbins
16. Car Song ~ Woody Guthrie
17. Whoopin’ The Blues ~ Sonny Terry
18. Make Yourself Comfortable ~ Sarah Vaughan
19. Boom Boom ~ John Lee Hooker
20. When You’re Smiling ~ Louis Armstrong