Well what does one say about this great DVD one of the greatest in this series with some wonderful ultra rare performances from some of the greats.
Eddie Cochran in one of his rarest performances singing "Sitting in the Balcony".The great Bobby Darin singing "Splish Slash" in the 1950's.One of the greatest British Rock N Roll records "Apache" by The Shadows in the great 1960 Video with Jet Harris Smoking a cigarette [so cool then }
Brenda Lee in a stunning original of her huge hit " Sweet Nuthins!.Neil Sedaka with the great "Oh Carol " Original and also even the fantastic 1960 original of " Shout " by The Isley Brothers,surely the birth of Soul.
Also here 2 artists who stole their hits from Elvis."Suspision " by Terry Stafford from 1962.Elvis recorded this for his Pot Luck LP and Stafford beat him to the original single.Then in 1964 Elvis recorded a great version of Chuck Berry's 1950's hit Memphis Tennessee.Elvis planned it as a single but he played it first to his friend Johnny Rivers.Rivers beat Presley to it and scored a massive American hit single.
31 great hits.
1.Bama Lama Bama Lou---------------------------------Little Richard [Some sound faults on this ultra rare track ]
2.Memphis Tennessee-------------------------------------Johnny Rivers
3.Great Balls of Fire---------------------------------------Jerry Lee Lewis
4.Come on Everybody--------------------------------------Eddie Cochran
5.Where or When-------------------------------------------Dion and the Belmonts
6.Mr Lonely-------------------------------------------------Bobby Vinton
7.Yellow Polka Dot Bikini-----------------------------------Brian Hyland
8.Running Bear---------------------------------------------Johnny Preston
9.Apache---------------------------------------------------The Shadows
10.Something Else------------------------------------------Eddie Cochran
11.Bobby Socks to Stocking---------------------------------Frankie Avalon
12.Shout----------------------------------------------------The Isley Brothers
13.Suspicion-------------------------------------------------Terry Stafford
14.Venus-----------------------------------------------------Frankie Avalon
15.A time to cry---------------------------------------------Paul Anka
16.Cookie,Cookie---------------------------------------------Ed Brynes & Connie Stevens
17.Sea Cruise-------------------------------------------------Frankie Ford
18.De De Dinah-----------------------------------------------Frankie Avalon
19.Smoke gets in your eyes-----------------------------------The Platters
20.Sweet Nuthings---------------------------------------------Brenda Lee
21.What do i pay for love--------------------------------------Unknown Artist
22.Almost Grown-----------------------------------------------Chuck Berry
23.We've got Love----------------------------------------------Bobby Rydell
24.Don't Pity Me------------------------------------------------Dion & The Belmonts
25.Spish Splash-------------------------------------------------Bobby Darin
26.Sitting in the Balcony----------------------------------------Eddie Cochran
27.Talahassie Lassie--------------------------------------------Freddie Cannon
28.Great unknown instrumental---------------------------------Unknown Band.
29.Oh Carol-----------------------------------------------------Neil Sedaka
30.I'm a Man----------------------------------------------------Fabian
31.Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen-------------------------------Neil Sedaka