Rock Revival

 

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6 LP 6 TC (3TC Alternative Release)
Released 1976
Cat No.: RDS8001-6 (RDC90711-6)
RD Code : ROK (GROK-6A on Box)
Sleeve notes by Stan Britt
Came with Bonus LP/TC  'The Platters' (RDS8007)

"Second time round - the rock 'n' roll sound! And what a comeback it's making! ROCK REVIVAL brings back that electrifying beat - the sounds that grabbed the pop-world of the 50s & 60s. 84 'top of the rocks' - an exceptional offer which really gets you off the ground"

Tracks for this collection were entirely sourced from the Philips catalogue. Co-incidently, the collection has a message "with thanks to Terry Waghorne, Brian Chambers and Fred Dellar for their research". Terry was a friend of mine who I knew from my days at HMV when he supplied imports to the chain, but had no idea he had worked on this project for RD.

Vol.1

 

1 - Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music

2 - Bill Justis - Pipeline

3 - Jerry Lee Lewis with the Nashville Teens - What'd I Say

4 - Rufus Thomas - The Dog

5 - Bruce Channel - Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)

6 - Chuck Berry - Carol

7 - Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working

8 - Contours - Do You Love Me?

9 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Roll Over Beethoven

11 - Hollywood Argyles - Alley Oop

12 - Johnny Preston - Cradle Of Love

13 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Sticks And Stones

14 - Chuck Berry - Rock Cradle Rock

15 - Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven

Vol.2

16 - Charlie Rich - Mohair Sam

17 - Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions

18 - Chuck Berry - Memphis

19 - Champs - Too Much Tequila

20 - Hondells - Little Honda

21 - Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man

22 - Al Brown - Madison

23 - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

24 - Sensations - Let Me In

25 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

26 - Johnny Thunder - Loop De Loop

27 - Chuck Berry - I Can't Believe

28 - Bill Justis - Rebel Rouser

29 - Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby

30 - Fats Domino - You Win Again

Vol.3

31 - Champs - Limbo Rock

32 - Ernie Fields - In The Mood

33 - Bobby Freeman - Do You Wanna Dance

34 - Johnny Preston - Charming Billy

35 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Jenny Jenny

36 - Charlie Rich - Lonely Weekends

37 - Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen

38 - Buddy Knox - Party Doll

39 - Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine

40 - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - But I Do

41 - Fats Domino - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

42 - Champs - Tequila

43 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Corine Corina

Vol.4

44 - The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

45 - Diamonds - Little Darlin'

46 - Chuck Berry - St. Louis To 'Frisco

47 - Joe Dowell - Wooden Heart

48 - Jerry Lee Lewis - High School Confidential

49 - Ray Stevens - Ahab, The Arab

50 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

51 - Freddy Bell And The Bell Boys - Giddy Up A Ding Dong

52 - Chuck Berry - Oh, Baby Doll

53 - Louis Jordan - Caldonia

54 - Clyde McPhatter - Lover Please

55 - Fats Domino - Let The Four Winds Blow

56 - Bill Justis - Raunchy

57 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Too Young

Vol.5

58 - Johnny Preston - Running Bear

59 - Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame

60 - Crew - Cuts - Sh-boom (Life Could Be A Dream)

61 - Lesley Gore - Judy's Turn To Cry

62 - Dickey Lee - I Saw Linda Yesterday

63 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire

64 - Angels - Wow Wow Wee (He's The Boy For Me)

65 - The Big Bopper - Little Red Riding Hood

66 - Fats Domino - Oh What A Price

67 - Angels - My Boyfriend's Back

68 - Platters - The Great Pretender

69 - The Big Bopper - White Lightning

70 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Brown Eyed Handsome Man

71 - Jay & the Techniques - Apples, Peaches & Pumpkin Pie

Vol.6

72 - Fats Domino - I'm Walking

73 - Jerry Lee Lewis - No Particular Place To Go

74 - Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina

75 - Dickey Lee - Patches

76 - Sil Austin - Slow Walk

77 - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love?

78 - Keith - 98.6

79 - Phil Phillips - Sea Of Love

80 - Chuck Berry - The Love I Lost

81 - Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill

82 - Marty Wilde - Hound Dog

83 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Hi - Heel Sneakers

84 - Ray Stevens - Harry The Hairy Ape

85 - Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans

 

Alternate tracks

 

Billy Stewart - Billy's Blues

Bo Diddley - Say Man

Chuck Berry - Maybelline

Dale Hawkins - Susy Q

Dave 'Baby' Cortez - Rinky Dink

Del Shannon - Hats Off To Larry

Del Shannon - Runaway

Frankie Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie

Lesley Gore - It's My Party

Marty Wilde - Donna

Steve Alaimo - She's My Baby

The Monotones  - Book Of Love

The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack

 

CASSETTES

 

1976 ADVERT

MUSIC WEEK NOVEMBER 2. 1974

Readers Digest issues
Rock Revival package
CASHING IN on the current vogue for pop music from the Fifties and Sixties, Reader's Digest has issued a boxed, six-album package entitled Rock Revival. At present only available by direct mail from the company, it contains 84 tracks of predominantly American material originating from the Phonogram, Mercury and Chess labels. Artists featured include Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, The Platters, Bo Diddley, Marty Wilde and Ray Stevens.
Promotional efforts for the collection, which sells at £9.95 are being concentrated in national press advertising, but Reader's Digest will probably include it in its Christmas catalogue as well.
Rock Revival was conceived early this year when Reader's Digest, which has regular contacts with major record companies such as Phonogram, heard that the old rock material was available. Most of the tracks in the package have been issued in Britain on individual, various artists albums such as Do You Wanna Dance? and The Rock 'N' Soul Story.
Reader's Digest has high hopes for the success of Rock Revival, which is being pressed by Phonogram. The giant publishing/merchandising outfit usually carries out exhaustive market research before issuing any multi-album sets, but felt that a collection of old rock material was so assured of heavy sales that it dispensed with this on this preliminary set.
The collection also takes the company further away from the kind of light classical repertoire that has characterised many of its previous forays in the record business. The single artist concept, exemplified recently by its Herb Alpert compilation, remains popular, however, and similar offerings by Andy Williams and the New Seekers are planned for next year.
Another Reader's Digest project for 1975 is an eight-album collection (14 tracks per record) of pop hits from the Fifties right through to 1973 (Popular Music’s Golden Hit Parade). All the major UK record labels except EMI will be contributing material.