Weekly Album Of The Week #11

This weeks Weekly Album Of The Week is actually two releases and 6 CD's. The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll as well as its companion The Golden Era of Rock 'n' Roll are fantastic complilations that anyone who considers themselves to be a devotee of history/rock needs to listen to. There are people on here that I had never even heard of that are absolutely great!

Some Standouts from the Roots collection:

The original version of Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton is greater than Elvis' version. Little Richard's Boogie is such a raw anbd energetic recording. Work With Me Annie on disk 3 is such a great recording. Check these out at the Roots link above.

Standouts from the Golden Era collection:

This has the typical stuff you would expect (Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and Comets, Big Bopper etc...) but the rare stuff is to die for. Mr. Lee on disc 2 (for some reason amazon.com has the track listed simply as "4") is both angry and sexy; great performance. The Coaster's There Goes My Baby. The Venture's Walk Don't Run. I'll Come Running Back To You by Sam Cooke is great.

Sorry to say not many listenable links at amaon on this one. But check it out at your library or buy it and NO MATTER WHAT MUSIC YOU ARE INTO I GUARANTEE THIS IS ONE PURCHASE YOU WILL NOT REGRET.