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Frankie Ford- Sea Cruise
The sounds of a sea ship are heard at the start of this. The cut fires out into a classy old-school rock and roll groove from there. This is bouncy and fun. It's a vintage classic. |
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Ricky Nelson - A Long Vacation
This is a stripped back old-time rocker. It's another catchy tune.
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Billy Mure's Supersonic Guitars - By The Beautiful Sea
There is a silly kind of vibe to this thing. It's entertaining. This instrumental definitely feels dated, but it's effective nonetheless.
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Earl Grant - Beyond The Sea
I dig the classy, jazzy groove on this song a lot. The organ and piano lend some different flavors. This is another cool instrumental piece. |
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Karl Hammel, Jr.- Summer Souvenirs
This has a 1950s pop sound meets early rock and roll vibe to it. It's entertaining but a little too vanilla for my tastes. |
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Floyd Brown - Thunderbird Beach
A bouncy rock and roller with vintage textures, this is one of my favorites on this disc. It holds up well even today for me. |
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Vince Maloy - Soda Pop
This old-school rocker is another that has a great energy and groove. It's another highlight of the set for me. I really like the guitar solo on this a lot. It's nothing unusual or unique, but it's tasty. |
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The Ivies - Sunshine
A slow doo wop styled rock and roller, this is not bad, but it's not my kind of thing. |
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Ricky Leigh & The Twins - Seashore Stomp
This has a bit of a rough-around-the-edges element to it. It's old school rock and roll. Somehow it feels a little campy, and that works well. |
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Speedy West - Rippling Waters
This slow moving instrumental has a lot of Hawaiian music built into it. It's packed full of pedal steel guitar. |
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Bobby Gray - There's Gonna Be A Party (On The Beach)
Another fun 50s rocker, this isn't a standout, but it does rock. |
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Chubby Chops & The Twisting Cyclones - Summertime
This song has a lot of cool built into it. It's a bit understated. It reminds me a little of "Love Potion Number Nine." The whole tone and mood of the piece is cool. It's one of my favorites here.
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Pete Cummins & The Redeemers Four - The Surfin' Freeze
Here we get another energetic rock and roller. This has a definite garage rock vibe at play. |
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The Polaras - Breaker
A surf guitar instrumental, this is very classy. Then again, I'm a big fan of surf guitar.
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Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys - Teach'em How To Swim
A rockabilly number, this is pretty stripped back. It has plenty of country music in the mix. |
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Mitchell Torok - Teenie Weenie Bikini
A doo wop styled number, I like the saxophone on this a lot. The whole track sounds dated, but it's fun. |
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Dick Haymes & Eileen Watson - It's A Lovely Day Today
Old time pop music with plenty of jazz in the mix, this is smooth and entertaining.
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The Keil Isles - Sea Cruise
Opening with the sound of a sea port, we get a classy rockabilly rendition of the song that opened the set. I think I prefer this one, but both versions are good. The rocking groove here is just so classy, and I love the guitar sound.
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Joey Dee & The Starliters - Twistin' On A Liner
Rock and roll with contemporary pop music built into, this is bouncy and fun. It's a bit over-produced for my tastes, though. |
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Big Jay Mercer with Joe Anderson & The Groovers - Bermudas
An energetic rock and roller, this is a lot of fun. I love the wailing saxophone, too. |
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Marlon 'Mad Man' Mitchell & The Rocketeers - Bermuda Shorts
This is another on the classy rock and roll side. |
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Harry James & His Orchestra - Sleepy Lagoon
This slow moving jazz number has a healthy helping of classical music stylings in the mix. It's another instrumental track. It feels like it could be the backdrop for a crooner, though. |
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The Strollers feat. Artie Malvin - Moonlight Cocktail
Jazz and pop of the era merge on this tune. It's fun, and delivers up some variety. It's not a highlight for me, but I do like it a lot. |
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Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra - Sail Along Silvery Moon
This instrumental seems to merge old-school rock and roll with jazz trappings. It's another classy piece of music. |
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Myron Lee & The Caddies - Magic In A Summer Night
Vintage country meets rock and roll concepts are on display here. This has some hints of surf guitar, too. |
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The Techniques - Moon Tan
A mid-tempo vintage rock and roller, this has its charms, but I wouldn't consider it a standout. For me the doo-wop vocals don't help because I'm not a fan of that kind of thing. |
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Mina & I Solitari - Tintarella Di Luna
A Latin styled number, this is a fun romp. It has plenty of old-school rock and roll in the mix. It has a playful dropped back section mid-track, too. |
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Helen Dixon - The Breeze (That's Bringing My Honey Back)
I really like the meter on the lead vocal here. This has plenty of jazz and rock and roll in the mix. It's a fun romp that's actually one of the standouts for me. |
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Don Drummond & The Skatalites - Cool Shade
This instrumental is built on a cool jazz jam. This is bouncy and very entertaining. |
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Marvin Rainwater - Hot And Cold
This is a cool retro rocker with a good energy and groove. |
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Jack Scott - Cool Water
More of a stripped back rockabilly ballad type of tune, this makes me think of Elvis Presley to some degree. |
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The Shells - Sippin' Soda
Old time rock and roll of the 1950s doo-wop variety is on the menu here. This is okay, but not a standout. |
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Les Paul & Mary Ford - In The Good Old Summertime
Bouncy and energetic, this is fun stuff. |
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